Iowa Native Releases Album of Original Electronic Songs

SoundClick artist Vanilla Shadoe has published his first music CD, in conjuction with lulu.com.

(PRWEB) January 6, 2006 -- Too late for the party at both the PC Demoscene and MP3.com, electronic artist Vanilla Shadoe (known offline as Archie Mangold) developed a sound that has been compared to Joy Electric. He is pleased to release his first album, The Shadoe Sessions, in conjunction with Lulu (www.lulu.com), the world’s fastest-growing provider of print-on-demand books and music.

The Shadoe Sessions is a collection of original songs that first appeared on SoundClick, the #1 artist music community. It includes acoustic guitar and piano mixes, as well as an early Electronica version of his first SoundClick hit, “I’m Back.” A spoken word track opens the album.

“You can think of it as mood music,” Mangold said. “Play ‘Shadoeland’ if you’re angry, ‘Hanging Around,’ if you’re melancholy, or ‘I’m Back’ if you’re positive or hopeful. Or play the album straight through to hear an artist develop.”

This Oskaloosa, IA native created his online alias by combining the names of rapper Vanilla Ice and radio DJ Shadoe Stevens. Inspired by the song sequencers at hornet.org, he developed his music to express his creativity.

“I found Soundclick to be the most user-friendly and supportive of all the online music sites,” Mangold said. “I first heard of Lulu through the This Week in Tech podcast, and I appreciate the opportunity to self-publish.”

The album is released under a Creative Commons license for non-commercial use.

Links to album:   http://www.lulu.com/content/212061

About Author
Archie Mangold was born in Illinois and moved to Iowa in 1984. He began composing with PlayerPro in 1999 and opened his Soundclick site in early 2004. He holds Bachelor’s Degrees in English (University of Northern Iowa, 1996) and Communicatiions/Journalism (William Penn University, 2005).

About Lulu
Founded in 2002, Lulu is the world’s fastest-growing print-on-demand marketplace for digital do-it-yourselfers. Please see www.lulu.com for more information.

About SoundClick
Founded in 1997, SoundClick is a music website that features both signed and unsigned bands. See www.soundclick.com for more information.

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