New Release!

Sample 01. The Sound of Ice Melting
Sample 02. Scarlet Lake
Sample 03. Tomorrowland
Sample 04. Sweet Bird of Truth
Sample 05. A Minor Prize
Sample 06. Lady of the Broom
Sample 07. Glitter Palms
Sample 08. How Clouds Dream
Sample 09. The Anklet of City Lights
Sample 10. Risperidone
Sample 11. The Free Conversation
Sample 12. Dark Motel

09. The Anklet of City Lights [2:38]

Marc Mabberly first played this tune to me in 1996, and I struggled to string some words together for it off and on for 10 years. We recorded the bass, rhythm guitar, and drums live in Todd Mason's basement in 1999. In 2003 I laid down the lead guitar, and then in 2007 the xylophone, Rachael played saw, and the for the next little while I had everyone that came over sing on the chorus when I finally had the words I could commit to.

DDP in Railway Club

w/ Make Love, Buffaloswans

9 PM, Tuesday, February 3 · $8/6 (members) at the door
Railway Club · 579 Dunsmuir Street, Vancouver BC

Live performance in Victoria!

Lee Hutzulak: guitar/vox
Rachael Wadham: keyboard/saw/junk
Russell Sholberg: upright bass
Stephen Lyons: drums
Spencer Davis: guitar

8 PM, Saturday, November 29 · $7 at the door
Fort Street Cafe · 742 Fort Street, Victoria BC · 250.382.3130

Scarlet Lake CD release party!

Lee Hutzulak + Solder and Sons present a CD launch for:

Dixie's Death Pool Scarlet Lake

8 PM, Thursday, August 7 · $7 show, $15 w/CD
Solder and Sons · 247 Main Street, Vancouver BC · 604.315.7198

Bio

Active from 1991–2001 as Dixie's Death Pool, Lee Hutzulak worked with an ever changing line-up to produce miniature studio epics, characterized by a startling variety of atmospheres, evocative vocals, melodies, and quirky pop hooks. Originally from Calgary, AB, DDP flourished in Victoria BC from 1993–2000, releasing Bluebird in 1995, and Beauty Sleep in 1999. Moving from Victoria to Vancouver in 2000 was the beginning of the end for DDP, and after the release of Soon in 2001 the live ensemble pretty much ceased to exist. With his key songwriting collaborators in far away places or otherwise occupied Lee continued working in the home studio, both solo and with guests, releasing Princess Builder in 2003 and Angel Trumpets Clicking Death in 2005 under his own name. During this time Hutzulak largely abandoned the song, instead expanding his sonic vocabulary with electro-acoustic improv in a number of projects. Some of these are still active today: Collapsing Lung, Attn: Diamond Shoppers, Spectrum Interview, Heartwarmongering, Hi Dozo, Action Vacuum, The Vertical Narrative, and Infinity Mattress. With Scarlet Lake Lee is again wrestling the intersection of sound and song, improvisation and composition. The new record features unreleased recordings from the time of and directly after Bluebird as well as a couple new tunes. Some songs on Scarlet Lake are exactly as they were originally recorded and mixed, while others have been overdubbed, torn apart and re imagined utilizing possibilities time and technology have afforded.

Also see: myspace.com/dixiesdeathpool