8Earth Records
01/16/06 ARTIST NEWS

"Ryan successfully dips into the pools of reggae, jazz, world-beat, and ethereal to create a lush landscape of sound, touching on everything from positive underlying political themes to simple tales of love."
Frank Stein / Review Editor Sentimentalist Magazine (available at Barnes & Noble / Borders until FEB '07)

8Earth Records & Patrick Ryan are welcoming 2006 with open arms. Anticipating another huge year, Patrick Ryan's KNOWLEDGE has been shaking up the underground music scene. We have many more national reviews coming up in the next couple of months. Relix Magazine, WonkaVision, Synthesis Mangazine, Alarm, and Honest Tune will all be running Patrick Ryan KNOWLEDGE reviews in the next couple months. All magazines are available at Barnes & Noble & Borders stores nationally. Be on the lookout for Patrick Ryan being featured in Relix Magazine's "On The Verge" segment in JAN/FEB '06. This segment is highly recognized for national bands & artists that are blowing up in their specific genre.

Just to keep everyone up to date, 8Earth Records & Patrick Ryan will be securing spots for Summer '06 Festival Tour shows. Make sure to check out the web-site for all updated news. We will also be filming & wrapping up production on the music video for "Only Love - Pass it on" at the end of JAN '06 for distribution to FUSE, MTV2, Austin City Limits, and MI-TV. Make sure to tune in to thousands of Podcasting Radio Stations that are featuring Patrick Ryan. They include Maxium Radio, Relix Radio/Cold Turkey, Homegrown Music Network, New Artist Online, Blender Podcast, NORML Podcast, & thousands more. 8Earth Records would like to thank these fine national publications: Campus Circle (Los Angeles, CA), Relix Magazine (NY), Entertainment News & Views (TX), Sea of Tranquility (NY), PlayLouder (London UK), Maximum Ink, (Madison, WI), Smother.Net (Virginia), Defy Magazine, Sentimentalist Magazine (NY), Improvijazziation (Washington), Accent (FL), Heads Magazine (Canada), Crossover (Germany), Music Street Journal, Venus Magazine (Chicago), Midwest Record Recap, Ink 19 (FL), Magnet (PA), High Times, are just some of publications that will be reviewing KNOWLEDGE in the next couple months.

While we are in the process of finalizing our distribution deal, KNOLWEDGE is available for purchase at www.8earthrecords.com, www.towerrecords.com, www.cdbaby.com, www.bestbuy.com, or thousands of these fine digital music partners: iTunes, MSN Music, Wal-Mart (Liquid Audio), Virgin Digital, Napster, Sony Connect, AOL MusicNet, Yahoo Music, Starbucks, AT&T Wireless, eMusic, Loudeye. KNOLWEDGE has been added to NORMLcast Satellite Radio, AIROS / UNDERCURRENTS Syndicated Radio (broadcasting on such quality stations as: KALX - Berkeley, CA / KCSB - Santa Barbara, CA / KOOP - Austin, TX), "Only Love - pass it on" is featured on True Talent Management's (Beverly Hills, CA) Industry Sampler Compilation Disc, "Nothing You Can Do" is featured on MAGNET Magazine's VOL 38 CD Sampler, & WonkaVision CD Sampler. Your CMJ charting (college/ commercial/ public/ satellite) radio stations will be heavily rotating the LP, so please be on the look out for current news and artist info.

"Lyrically it's quite topical and telling, ranging through a variety of themes that we all can relate to on some level. An overall vibe that is psychedelic in nature, Knowledge grabs your attention from the first moment despite its chill atmosphere."
- J-Sin (Smother.Net / Virginia)