SALON DU MONDE, FREMONT: THE SOUNDTRACK
Now available for purchase via Metalabel: The Official Salon Du Monde Soundtrack Album
Your wildest dreams have come true.
Now available exclusively via the Metalabel platform: A physical cassette and digital release from artists featured on the Substack-based television show Salon Du Monde, Fremont1.
Have you ever tried doing something for which you were totally ill-equipped but you did it anyways? Maybe some call this “living life”.
Have you ever risked something for nothing? Some people call this “living life”.
Have you ever been the best and nothing could possibly stop you? I guess some people call this “living life”.
Have you ever created a TV show and released a soundtrack? Now that’s what I call “clean livin’”.
This soundtrack is a sonically adventurous mix of indie, instrumentals, ambient, spoken word, and genres heretofore unimagined. All artists were complicit accompaniment to a program heretofore unimaginable.
Songs available on the soundtrack were written, performed and produced by the following contributing artists:
Eric Pan, Nolan Green, FogChaser, Peter Blasevick, Britta Pejic, Angel L. Martinez, Minor Fossil, Gadzooks Marchmain, olivia rafferty, Red Pants, Miter
See the release for the full track listing.
Cassette art and design by the incredible d.w.
Cassette insert/zine language from the indomitable Steve Goldberg, Jules, and Kevin Alexander.
Also, huge shoutout to additional amazing Salon Du Monde, Fremont contributors:
Jimmy Doom, Alex Dobrenko`, Alexander Ipfelkofer, Jason McBride, Aaron Zonka and Taegan MacLean.
I can’t say enough about how grateful I am to all of these folks, as well as all that have supported, liked and watched the show. I feel really proud of this release and the entire thing—primarily due to the quality of the work being presented. If nothing else, it’s confirmed my theories around the abundance of talent and the ever-shining creative spirit of humanity.
This project was enabled by the Substack network. The physical and digital release is enabled by Metalabel. Stay tuned to Yancey Strickler and Metalabel for more about this release soon.
No cassette player? You can find a number of new and used Walkman style players costing from $20 to $200 online. Also, with purchase of the soundtrack, you’ll be able to immediately download MP3s containing all of the tracks. MP3s are playable on iPods, smartwatches, phones, computers (both laptop and desktop), iPads, as well as other antiquated and contemporary digital devices.
The packaging—which doubles a zine—includes the following language:
LABELABEL Statement of Intent
by Miter and Angel L. Martinez
The goals here are simple: We’ll remake the industry by decentralizing power and building non-hierarchical structures where everyone thrives. We will create an audience of ourselves and our fans, because we are numerous. Our millions of Marshall stacks and speaker systems are so loud, that they cannot be ignored.
Salon Du Monde, Fremont Review
If I left right now, it would take me 33 minutes by car to get to Salon du Monde in Fremont, California. With 106 reviews, Yelp gives the salon an aggregate of 3.5 out of 5 stars. In terms of grades, that would be either a C+ or B-. That's also about what to expect from this collection of original music, none of which can be heard while getting your nails done or a bikini wax. Yet. As soon as you cough up some dough to expedite the next cassette tape pressing of this above-average music compilation, I will personally drive it over to the salon, along with a boombox, and get my junk waxed and acrylics for my nails.
Did Ryan (aka Miter) ask me to do this? Not in so many words, but it was implied. If all goes according to plan, I will give both Salon du Monde: Fremont, the album, and the location glowing 5-star reviews.
And the holidays are coming up soon, so I suggest you buy at least ten copies.
Salon du Monde, Fremont: The Early Years
By Jules
Of course I had my ear to the ground when "Salon du Monde" first aired. I was at the first screening and it just blew me away. It was that first Substack gig that everyone says they went to, but only a select few saw the genius of this thing from day one, and we know who was really in the room.
After the screening I turned to Miter, producer and talent wrangler, and said: "This reminds me of those late-night TV shows from the '90s that were on when you got back from the pub on a Friday night, hammered, but with just enough motor skills remaining to turn on the TV. You know - "Crapstone Villas", "Max Headroom", "Adam & Joe", "Pond Life", "Stella Street", "Duckman"..."
Miter's eyes narrowed. He looked at me intently and said: "I haven't heard of any of those shows."
Britain and America. Two countries separated by the same language.
Red Pants Review
Red Pants' sound is both fuzzy and clear. Noisy and subdued. It’s lo-fi. It’s shoegaze-ish. Think early Sonic Youth, early Yo La Tengo, or anytime Galaxie 500. There are plenty of 90s influences, but the sound is very much 2024, with everything economical and in just the right amounts.
The edges are rough but not too harsh. The lyrics are wistful. The riffs are alternately jangly and jagged but never abrasive.
The resulting mix is a catchy, pop-centric sound that reveals more of itself with each play.
All for now…
Your pal,
RS
Cassettes will ship in June and the actual tapes will be orange!! All episodes now streaming for free at miter.substack.com
Such a fantastic collaborative expression of art you've masterminded here; I'm grateful to have gotten to be a part of it. Ready for the next one!
Bravo!