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~To read more go to http://members.aol.com/Anubis37/news.html Post progressive/World Fusion band ANUBIS SPIRE signs with STATUE RECORDS. For_Immediate_Release: Post progressive/World Fusion band ANUBIS SPIRE signs with STATUE RECORDS. ANUBIS SPIRE has signed a worldwide licensing, manufacturing, retail distribution and commercial radio promo contract with L.A.'s Statue Records, the west coast's largest independent label. Statue Records will be releasing the band's debut CD "Old Lions (in the world of snarling sheep)" on the STATUE label and providing retail store placement, commercial radio promotion and digital media downloads. ANUBIS SPIRE'S principle songwriter and guitarist, Bill MacKechnie, said "We're happy to have Statue onboard. The non-exclusive contract will allow us to continue to be in control of our rights and recorded output while allowing Statue's retail and distribution clout to bring our music to a whole new level of visibility and directly to those fans who buy music exclusively 'off the shelf' at retail outlets. We're also excited about finally getting a shot at commercial radio airplay. We do extremely well on indie, college and internet stations, but commercial radio has been a hard nut to crack. Statue's commitment to working their releases 'the old fashioned way' by hitting the phones, street and knocking on radio station doors is just what we need at this point in the plan. We look forward to making this partnership a success." Check Statue's website for the dates of online as well as retail availability. Related URLS: http://www.statuerecords.com http://AnubisSpire.com ### Keyboardist David Sweet joins ANUBIS SPIRE. For immediate release/ February 5-2004 Post progressive/world fusion band ANUBIS SPIRE is pleased to announce that songwriter, composer and keyboardist David Sweet has joined the new lineup for the recording of their long delayed second CD: CHILDREN OF A FOREIGN FAITH. Dave not only brings to the band his formidable keyboard skills, but his considerable experience in independent music production. David comes from an eclectic musical background which has included forays into space music, electronic, progressive rock and even a stint in a hard-core punk band. He has released two self-produced CDs of instrumental space music for ELECTRONIC MUSIC RESEARCH LABORATORIES, his own company. He and ANUBIS SPIRE lead guitarist Bill MacKechnie had previously worked together on musical projects at Bill's infamous barn-slash-recording complex, RANDOM BULLET STUDIOS, in the early nineties. In addition to providing the keyboard tracks for the band, Dave will be working along with Bill on the arranging and production of the new material. He joins the band at a great time. ANUBIS SPIRE is currently enjoying increasing media attention for their recent work on independent movie and DVD soundtracks like, "LED ZEPPELIN: The Making of a Supergroup", for the UK's CHROME DREAMS company. Their debut CD "Old Lions (in the world of snarling sheep)" continues to be added to radio playlists, countless stores and digital download sites around the globe. Due to personnel problems the long awaited follow up to "Old Lions" has gone through a painfully slow evolution while Bill searched for the right musicians to bring the revised CHILDREN OF A FOREIGN FAITH project to fruition. Now that David has joined the band, the recording of the new album is well on it's way and a release date for the album will be announced within the next few months. Related URLS: ANUBIS SPIRE: AnubisSpire.com ELECTRONIC MUSIC RESEARCH LABS: www.e-musiclabs.com BILL MACKECHNIE: BillMacKechnie.com ### **** ANUBIS SPIRE music is featured in a new LED ZEPPELIN DVD!! ANUBIS SPIRE has provided the majority of music for the soundtrack of the UK company CHROME DREAM'S new DVD documentary "LED ZEPPELIN: The making of a supergroup". The DVD not only includes previously unseen footage of the band but in-depth interviews with many of the Zep entourage and earlier bandmates, including original members of the Yardbirds, Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty and others. Here's a blurb from the back cover: " On 'LED ZEPPELIN: The Making of a Supergroup' we take you behind the music to discover what it took for this unlikely foursome to become one of the biggest selling groups of all time. Packed with interviews this documentary film takes you where the cameras never previously preyed to achieve an uncensored look at a truly legendary band. *The complete and unauthorized Biography of Led Zeppelin* Over 40 minutes of in-depth interviews* Exclusive and previously unseen film footage* DVD special features include interactive trivia quiz and Led Zeppelin Discography*" The official global release date is December 8th and as soon as it's available at the online stores like AMAZON.COM we'll post the links. Some of our songs included in the film are: MORE WEIGHT, IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME, HASN'T IT..., UNDERNEATH THE ROSWELL SUN, AMIDA RISING, MAY THIS BE FOREVER, OLD LIONS (in the world of snarling sheep), TALISMAN OF THE DREAMER and more. It's a neat DVD but watching the opening sequence where Robert Plant swaggers on stage to the crunch of MORE WEIGHT is just TOO cool! (for us anyway! :-) Check it out... Note: In EUROPE the DVD is being sold and listed as: LED ZEPPELIN: The Making of a Legend. You can order it at: Amazon.co.uk: DVD: Led Zeppelin - The Making Of A Legend (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000TEVTW/qid=1070929476/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_18_1/026-6994893-7534869) or one of the almost 500 sellers in this google search: Google Search: "Led Zeppelin:The Making of a legend" According to CHROME DREAMS, the US release date is today and as soon as it's up on the stateside stores we'll post the links. ~~That's it for this update! Hope you all have a GREAT holiday season! PEACE, Kathy Stewart Artist Relations RANDOM BULLET RECORDS