Shameless Records Canada

We are happy to announce the release of “2010–1982”, and welcome Chris Wynters to the Shameless family. Chris is long time and founding member of Captain Tractor, a Canadian legend out of Edmonton from the 90’s into the new millenium. This is Chris’s second solo effort and we are happy to be working with him.

The evolution of this record is so great. In the beginning was Chris and his mates recording a lot of songs; a lot of 1980’s cover songs, along with the original material Chris has written over the past few years. But what do you do with all those diverse songs? Perhaps a double album. Well that became too ambitious. A split album? What does that mean in the modern age? How about one great record that takes turns between original and cover? Perfect. Six great songs written by Chris, and six great, if not pleasantly obscure-but-cool, cover songs from the 80’s.

Chris is a great artist. His contributions and producer are all over the Shameless catalog. His footprint on the theatre community in Edmonton, as well as the music community, is huge. And there is a new Captain Tractor record in the works. We are really pleased to be associated with a pillar of strength in our town. Welcome, Chris.

You can’t fight progress. Cliche one, down. Change is for the better. Two down. If it ain’t broke… three down.

When Greg Amundson, the creative force behind Hector Fector, felt compelled enough to shed the band moniker and record under his own name, well, some cliches flew through our minds. The name was already out there, why change it? Well he had good reasons. Was the music changing? Did he hate the old band? No, none of it true. So we argued that we would prefer him to stick with HF. But the real artistic types, they are driven inside in a way we shouldn’t mess with. So we relented.

Greg creates and records with a relentless sincerity, and almost uncomfortable passion for himself and those around him. Those who seem to tap in to a great conscience, a melodic drift, that the rest of those don’t have access to – well it makes us uncomfortable. It also makes things really exciting.

So we are excited to present the new record by Greg Amundson, “White, White”. It is a cohesive, thematic, experimental record which is spiritual on many levels, to the writer and the listener. It breaks ranks with the honed folk-rock-pop of the Shameless brethern and wanders down electronic wavelengths with broad strokes of earnest.

It is far more the true presentation of Greg than Hector Fector ever could be. Why would we stand in the way of that?

“White, White” is available for order now, and online within weeks. Check out the local release show and the initial press as well:

CD Release Show
Saturday July 10 9pm
The Haven Social Club
Edmonton AB
tix at door
w/ guests

Interview with Amy Fung for Prairie Artsters (audio clip):
http://prairieartsters.blogspot.com/2010/07/audio-interview-with-greg-amundson.html

Vue Weekly:
http://vueweekly.com/music/story/breaking_free/

The Edmonton Journal:
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/technology/Amundson%20goes%20solo/3254212/story.html

(photos by Rebecca McKay)