While the summer has come and almost gone and the students are arriving back in Burlington by the truckload, it is once again time to let everyone know what we’ve been up to in Japhy Ryder land.  It has been a busy summer and looks to be a fantastic winter/fall!

The first and possibly most important piece of news is that the digital release of our newest album If the Haves are Willing is finally scheduled for 10/04/10 with Halogen Records.  We released the CD’s ourselves in late June and have been working frantically to get the digital edition ready for the streets.  There will be shows celebrating the worldwide digital release, as well as a few other surprises to be announced later this fall.

Over the past few months our guitarist Zack has been feverishly working on the new studio album from his band the Zack Dupont Band.  This is the first full band album he has put together that features his silky smooth songwriting.  His debut album Paths was released last year to a roar of public praises.  For the new record he has been working with producer Jared Slomoff as well as some of the best musicians in Vermont.  Look out for this one when it drops!

Speaking of studio work, just this past weekend we had the privilege of returning to The Tank which is our favorite studio here in Burlington with our dear friend and former pianist Jon Goneau.  Jon made a special trip up to Burlington for this late night session while back on the east coast.  While we still have no idea what will become of the recording from this session,  it was fantastic having Jon back with us.  More info will be made available as we decide how and when to use these tracks.

While on the topic of Jon Goneau, there are outtakes from the recording of No Consequence that are slowly being mixed/mastered for inclusion in the digital extended edition release tentatively slated for Spring 2011.  When the main tracks were done for that album, the beer started flowing and we kept playing.  Out of this extra 4-5 hours of improvised goodness we’ll be compiling an EP for exclusive digital release.

The last bit of news for now is a coming remix contest.  Within the next month or so we’ll be launching a contest to remix a track from If the Haves are Willing.  The best remixes will land themselves on an EP to be released digitally.  Other prizes and information will be made available once we’ve finalized the details.

Here are a few of the pictures taken at the Tank with Jon.

Lastly, we have a video shot back in April at Nectar’s.  It’s of a song called Heavy and features our buddy Sam from Otis Grove on the organ.

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