Demitasse is Joe Reyes & Eric Sanden
released April 15, 2014
All instruments played by Joe Reyes and Erik Sanden
Wilton - bass and electric guitar on the coda of "Fambly"
credits:
Produced by Joe Reyes
Recorded at El Jeff Studios, San Antonio, TX
Mastered by Matt Agoglia at Masterdisk, NY
Photos by Oscar Sanden
Layout by Ramin Samandari
Vinyl Album:
10 song album pressed in Holland on 180 gram blue vinyl with lyric insert and a CD inside.
Includes unlimited streaming of Blue Medicine via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. Edition of 100.
CD:
Comes expertly shrink wrapped in a delightfully clean plastic jewel box, with photos by Oscar Sanden and a secret message.
Includes unlimited streaming of Blue Medicine via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
Album Highlights & Reviews:
Demitasse picked by NPR as one of the top 100 bands to see at SXSW, March 2014
“Demitasse is second to none. Out of sadness, both artists created a work of unconventional beauty that, no matter how artsy it gets, never loses its strong melodies and edgy humor.”
-- Enrique Lopetegui, San Antonio Current, January 29, 2014
“Throughout Blue Medicine, it remains clear that these dudes are better than ever at crafting perfectly fractured spare pop.” -- Tiny Mix Tapes May 28, 2014
“Both musicians boast impressive credentials — Reyes as a Grammy award winning guitarist and multi-instrumentalist, Sanden as a composer who’s won widespread acclaim.” - Blurt August 2014
“The songs are deeply personal, quirky and impressive. The sense of immediacy in the music is real. Sanden delivered his most heartfelt, relaxed vocal performance yet.”
-- Hector Saldaña, San Antonio Express-News Jan 19, 2014
On stealing a copy of Blue Medicine: “I took it and my ears had an erection lasting 4 hours and I did NOT call my physician, I am a rebel and a Demitasse groupie”
-- Brent Barry, NBA star and former slamdunk champion, March 6 2014
On Blue Medicine: “Expressing a profoundly touching feeling of extreme sadness and regret, this beautifully spare and low-key little jewel makes for a very poignant listen. An exceptionally lovely and affecting beaut.” -- Joe Wawrzyniak, Jersey Beat, March 2014
“Blue Medicine represents the songwriting pair’s most exposed, emotionally spry and career-topping effort. The album’s 10 tracks take listeners through a passage of injury and cleansing, laid bare in Blue Medicine’s minimal recording style. --- Matt Steib, SA Current April 9, 2014
“Demitasse's debut is a warm, modest-scoped meditation on loss and despair. The 10 songs find character in unvarnished acoustic guitar/piano instrumentation and range-testing vocals that give up surety in exchange for honest expression… the heightened levels of intimacy and introspection never flag.” --- Greg Beets, Austin Chronicle, April 25, 2014
