retrograde

OCTOBER 2008

New Name. New Songs. New Show.



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RETROGRADE BECOMES RUN THE RED LIGHT



It's official! We've changed our name to Run The Red Light.



VISIT RUN THE RED LIGHT ON MYSPACE



The new name signifies a shift in the sound, lyrics, and themes. The newest songs are progressing in a different direction from retrograde -- more simple, ambient, and melody-driven.



This change has been a long time coming. After an exhausting push to write, record, promote and tour the last retrograde album "This Frequency We Share," we found ourselves at a bit of a crossroads. Through all the effort we lost sight of what was most important to us -- the thing that got us started -- the music.



Over the last year, we re-approached our sound, songs and lyrics with help from our new friend and producer Gabriel Wilson of The Listening (www.thelistening.com). It hasn't been an easy or an efficient process. There have been many distractions along the way including school and work which were huge factors -- but we've finally made it to mixing stages with the new material and have been working on a new live set.



We're still working it all out, but our first show as RUN THE RED LIGHT is TODAY. We'll be playing 3 shows this week in BC and Alberta finishing with the Western Canadian Music Awards showcase in Edmonton. Dates are below. Our  apologies  for the late notice, but we've been going on all cylinders preparing the new stuff for this mini-tour.



And last but not least, you can check out a few quick samples from the studio at the new website (which is under construction): http://www.runtheredlight.ca



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TOUR



The first chance you'll have to hear our new songs will be live on a mini-tour starting TODAY! We're playing in Kamloops, Calgary, and Edmonton. If everything works out as planned (fingers crossed), we'll be traveling with a new energy-efficient LED lighting setup. New name, new songs, new show. Madness.



The tour dates are:



KAMLOOPS

Wednesday, October 15th

Cactus Jacks

With: Whitfield

Set time: 9pm



CALGARY

Thursday, October 16th

The Gateway - SAIT

With: Whitfield

Set time: 10pm



EDMONTON

Saturday, October 18th

The Urban Lounge

Western Canadian Music Awards Showcase

Set time: 10pm sharp.



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MYSPACE



Yep, we're on myspace:

http://www.myspace.com/runtheredlight

More will happen here in the future. But come say hello.



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That's all for now. We hope you can come see us this week, otherwise drop us a line and say hello.



From now on, all future email outs will be from Run The Red Light. We'll be in touch soon with new recordings, a new (more complete) website, and much more.



Thanks so much for your support.



Best,

Ben, Toby, Brendan & Mark.



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AUGUST 2008

New Double Album



Hey everyone,



After being out of touch for a long time, we are excited to share this news with you.



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NEW DOUBLE ALBUM : B-SIDES & DEMOS 1997-2007



After searching through boxes of archives, we are excited to announce the release of a double album entitled "B-sides & Demos 1997-2007." The collection contains 26 previously unreleased tracks recorded over the last 10 years. Some of the songs will have been heard on tour, others are completely unknown studio tracks. Toby has worked very hard remastering every song, and in some cases remixing. We've had fun putting this together, and we hope you enjoy checking out these rare tracks. You can preview some tracks from "B-sides & Demos 1997-2007" at www.retrograde.ca.



The complete double album containing 26 tracks is now available as a digital music download for $14 CDN at retrograde's online store.



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NEW DIGITAL MUSIC DOWNLOADS



All retrograde albums are now available as digital music downloads from our online store. They are better quality and cheaper than iTunes -- and there are no extra charges for taxes or shipping. Plus, you get the music instantly.



The entire retrograde catalogue is now available as digital downloads at the new digital music section of retrograde's online store.



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FACEBOOK, iLIKE & LAST.FM



We finally set up a facebook page. Join here:



And, turns out that people have been setting up retrograde things online in a few places:



iLike

iLike Facebook App

Last.fm



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NEW RECORDING & NEW NAME



As some of you know, we are currently (slowly) working on new material under a new name. The new material features a bit of a different musical direction, and after a decade under the name retrograde, it's time for a fresh start. Most of the new material was recorded in Portland with a very talented producer called Gabriel Wilson - and we're really excited to share it with you in the coming months.



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MERCHANDISE SALE - 50% OFF



With a new name to be announced shortly, all hardcopy CDs and clothing are 50% off while supplies last!

Not many shirts left at all.



Visit retrograde's online store.



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That's all for now. Thanks for reading/listening, stay in touch .



Best,

Ben, Brendan, Toby, Mark