Since starting DESA in 2002, we have released two full length albums and a handful of EP's. This is nowhere near as productive as we'd like to be, but with the music industry being as it is, and with the absence of a steady record label behind us, it's incredibly difficult to get CDs into stores even within 6 months of recording the songs. On top of that, the potential to make any kind of profit on CD sales as an indie band is pretty much nil, not that we really ever expected to. To combat this predicament, we're happy to announce the first in a series of EP's we will release online for free!You can pick up the songs for free via over at desadesadesa.com. The band only asks "that you send them to as many of your friends as possible."
This first 3-song installment is called "Sirens and Safety Glass" and was recorded live last weekend at Grizzly Studios (where we recorded Demonstrates Birth and Year in a Red Room). The session went incredibly fast, and we're excited to start playing these songs at shows. We plan on doing another session this Summer with Matt Embree at the Elizabethan in Seal Beach so we should have another EP online pretty soon.
Contributed by stevejonestherealbon. Posted by adam on Friday, April 20, 2007 at 4:15 PM (EDT)
Oakland's Desa has launched the first in what they promise will be a series of free digital EPs.
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Someone (April 20, 2007)
I've never heard these guys, but I like free stuff. And because they asked nicely, I'l probably push it on someone else as well.
istapledmyfoot (April 20, 2007)
blaming the music industry for not being successful is so hot right now. 1+ Reply
Banal242 (April 20, 2007)
I would like to thank this band for coming to their senses by no longer calling themselves Link 80. 3+ Replies
Someone (April 20, 2007)
Seriously though, these guys are some of the nicest dudes you will ever meet.
Kursk (May 19, 2007)
I saw this up and disregarded it about a month ago and for some reason stumbled upon it again and downloaded the songs, and they are actually rather good. Is this band related to Link 80 in some manner that I am missing? Because that's a huge change from that to this and for the better, Link 80 was crap. | Features
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That's dope. I just ordered "Arriving Alive"yesterday, finally.
Yeah I know I suck.
-Dante