Welcome to the Asylum Arts News Archive! We have copied old news items here, to make room for the new stuff. Please realize that some links listed on this page (such as those leading to the site formerly known as MP3.com) may no longer work.

03.15.05

Audio Terrorist’s new release, “Fracture” is now available on cdBaby.com! The culmination of a 10-year project, this CD is sure to please old fans and new listeners alike. Downloads will shortly be available in the iTunes Music Store.

03.04.05

Tuesday July 12th has been set as the Street Date for Cuir Bleu’s album, Blue Leather. We are booking summer performance dates for Cuir Bleu to accompany the release. Please contact us for press kits or booking information.

02.05.05

Fracture, Audio Terrorist’s first CD release on the Asylum Arts label, is in the final stages of production. Mastered by Bobby Cochran of Laughing Coyote Studios, this promises to be the band’s cleanest release to date. Street date is set for the ides of March, so be sure to keep your eyes on CD-Baby and iTunes to request your copy.

01.20.05

The studio move is complete! Asylum Arts has settled into  lovely North Berkeley, and is back up and ready for action! Currently underway are Audio Terrorist’s Fracture CD and two projects for Cuir Bleu: the album (working title: Blue Leather) and a dance remix EP.

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December 25, 2004

Bobby has finished mastering all of the Fracture tracks. Happy X-Mas A.T.!

November 24, 2004

At long last the Audio Terrorist album “Fracture” is being mastered by Bobby Cochran of Hands Upon Black Earth fame. We expect a spring release. Cuir Bleu’s album went back for a few more rounds of arranging and they have a new song “Brass Pole” that may become the title track. Again we expect this release to be in the spring for summer performance dates. Stay Tuned.

July 18, 2004

Asylum Arts will be releasing a new album and DVD of Audio Terrorist and Cuir Bleu in the fall. Exact dates are still to be hammered out but stay tuned. The A.T. album is called “Fracture One” and Cuir Bleu’s has the working title “Sex Toy”.

July 15, 2004

Audio Terrorist.com is back from a server crash. We are in the process of uploading the original sites which may take a few days.

March 30, 2004

AudioTerrorist.com will be back in 3-5 days. For those who have tried to land on the audioterrorist.com site while it was down, thanks for bearing with us through interminable technical difficulties!

March 14, 2004

Welcome (back) to Asylum Arts! After over a year, we have finally updated this site, though it is still a work in progress - so please bear with us and come back often to check up on it. If you find we are missing important information, or have something to add, please let us know.

3.07.04

Check out Cuir Bleu’s single, “Slip Away” on musicresearch.com! to participate in mrc’s online survey, go to the site and click on musiclover survey. enter your information, get a password, and you’re good to go! click on the photo of Pixie to listen to and rate slip away... and then be sure to check out our friends, lee presson and the nails and avalon rising, who also have songs posted. support your local bands!

Sept 22 2002

Cuir Bleu will be appearing on Frank Moore's Shaman's Den show Sunday Sept 29th at 8pm. To view the show you need to go to www.luver.com and select the "Listen to Luver" link. Watching the show requires that you install RealPlayer onto your computer. More details can be found at www.mp3.com/cuirbleu

We have recieved the mastered tracks for Hands Upon Black Earth's debut CD 1.0B5 and will be working to have the CD available for release by mid October.

Eric Wenger has gone to Paris to be at the release party for his new music video DVD "Insideout". The release covers a wide range of styles from video collage to 3D animation. In addition production has begun on Eric's first feature featuring the lead singer of Audio Terrorist...more on that later...

Cuir Bleu was back in the studio over the weekend and has finished the bed tracks for 9 songs. Vocals, mixing and mastering of the songs will continue over the fall and winter months for a Spring release of their yet to be titled debut CD.

Lastly, the tracks for the much delayed and last Audio Terrorist release "Spaces" are being worked over for a release in late fall 2002.

July 8 2002

Of International Note! This lovely photo of Kalib and Pixie (Cuir Bleu) will be in the Summer 2002 issue of SKIN TWO, London's high-class fetish magazine! SKIN TWO Chairman and photographer Tim Woodward took the shot at San Francisco's, You Do VooDoo Ball. The magazine (Issue #40) will go on sale shortly and can be found in the States at Borders, Stormy Leather, and Tower Records. If you haven't checked it out yet, this makes another great reason to!

June 29 2002

Let the wild rumpus begin! Cuir Bleu is back in the studio working on an EP of remixes for club release. Collaborating on this project is Numina recording artist, Bobby Cochran (Hands Upon Black Earth), whose music also appears in The Cleo Dubois video, Tie Me Up.

May 27 2002

It's Honeymoon time for Cuir Bleu! This is to confirm the popular rumors: yes, Kalib and Pixie tied the knot! Frank Moore presided as Minister, and the wedding ceremony was broadcast live last night on Frank's Internet show, The Shaman's Den, on www.LUVeR.com.

Mar 29 2002

The waiting is over! Last night was the preview and champagne reception for Cleo Dubois' new BDSM video, "Tie Me Up! Bondage Tips and Torments." Cuir Bleu’s Kalib helped to score this piece: taking on some of the audio editing, recording percussion and voiceovers, and providing some original music from Asylum Arts bands Audio Terrorist and Cuir Bleu. In addition, Ariane provided production assistance. The final video is nearing its release date, and the preview was well received and enjoyed. From what we've seen, it looks like "Tie Me Up" is on its way to becoming a fetish community hit.

Mar 12 2002

"Feisto - a video by Frank Moore", has been released by Inter-Relations. The soundtrack for this video was produced by Frank Moore and Kalib, and can be found at www.eroplay.com. The score was based on the piece Tans-Erotic Birth, recorded in 2001 by Frank, Kalib and Annie Sprinkle.

Mar 3 2002

Eric Wenger is back in his studio, working on a new music video which incorporates his newest video creation software in conjunction with Bryce, his original 3D landscape application. So far, the project has a feel reminiscent of the video, Planetary Traveler.

Feb 15 2002

New Release! "2001 Oblivion" is a British compilation CD featuring the song Tans-Erotic Birth by Frank Moore, Kalib, and Annie Sprinkle. Other artists featured on this CD include Spintronics, Portasound, and Neil Campbell. Word has it that Tans-Erotic has done well on Yugoslavian radio!

Feb 1 2002

We have just finished a round of recording drums and percussion for a new video project due out later in the year. It was a crash 40+ hour gig over two weeks in what time we had to spare from other projects (aka our free time) so we are quite burnt.

We eagerly anticipate the remixed version of Cuir Bleu's single, Blue Leather later on in the month from an engineer in L.A. We'll keep everyone informed as to the promotional aspects of this release - so keep posted!

Jan 28 2002

Three out of four Cuir Bleu tracks have entered the top 40 on mp3.com's charts and we've sold a few CDs. Not bad for the first demo of this up and coming band! Two tracks, Take a Picture and Blue Leather, are being reviewed and considered for inclusion by MusicResearch.com We'll be sure to keep everyone posted!

January 20 2002

Rumor has it that Annie J and Kalib may be working on a new release of Audio Terrorist's single, Night People. This is one of a few projects the two are considering, and we look forward to sharing the news as it comes!

Jan 10 2002

Too bare to share? Asylum Arts artist Eric Wenger has released a wonderful new music video using his V-Track and ArtMatic programs. Dance sequences were taped at such diverse locations as the 2001 Burning Man event in Black Rock City, Nevada and San Francisco's Folsom Street Fair.The debut run of this video at San Francisco's 2002 Mac World Convention, caused a bit of a ripple as one event participant was apparently scandalized by the nude breasts being shown. Ah well, I guess you really *can't* please everyone after all... for more info on Eric's V-Track, ArtMatic and other electronic music-related software, check out www.uisoftware.com .

Dec 21 2001

Asylum Arts featured band, Cuir Bleu released it's first demo CD in time for Yule. This demo contains four tracks: Take a Picture, Slip Away, Blue Leather, and I'm Your Lover. Congratulations are in order! Be sure to check out www.MP3.com/cuirblue for free downloadable MP3s.

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