chuck person's eccojams vol 1 - curatorial club - cass - 7$
The KGB Man comes correct again.
55+ minutes of wonk'd re-edits from Sega-haze alter ego Chuck Person. Screwed & fucked re-edits of everything from Toto's "Africa" to "Castles in the Sky" to 2Pac to Bobby Womack. Gonzo digital tweakery that'd spin the spunnest spunion.
Chuck Persons- Angel by The Report|TCC
amino acid orchestra - stones beneath your feet - self released - cdr - 6$
golden retriever - 2 - self released- cdr - 8$
matt carlson & jonathan sielaff
bill orcutt - way down south - palilalia - lp - 16$
One-sided LP. Originally a tour only release, but now repressed in only slightly larger quantities... Recorded May 22, 2010 at High Street Project, Christchurch, New Zealand. Clear vinyl with silkscreened cover art.
parson sound - parson sound - subliminal sounds - 3xlp - 50$
tuluum shimmering - khual yaang: to summon the spirits - self released - dvdr - 7$ sold out
A 19min film by Tuluum Shimmering with 3 different soundtracks recorded live in the presence of the film.
highly recommend
yuko x chino - crate of knives - slave x one recordings - cdr - 6$
cosmozone - inner space outer space - ginjoha - cass - 8$
Debut cassette of "Cosmo zone" by minoru fukuda of new figure of Galactica drone. He is worshiping space doctor Carl Edward Sagan and Blade Runner.
buchikamashi - yutairidatsu - ginjoha - cass - 8$
This is a debut album of the Japanese psychedelic drone unit. "YUTAIRIDATSU" of the album title is the meaning of the astral projection. and work which had a strong hypnosis effect!!
taiyoutou - japan and japanese - ginjoha - cass - 8$
TAIYOUTOU is a unit to make each pavilion sound about Osaka World Exposition 1970.
Japanese Government Pavilion " Japan and Japanese "Designed after the EXPO'70 emblem,
this pavilion will present many aspects of Japan and Japanese from three viewpoints - past, present and future.
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yoshihiro swasaki - ginjo onsen - ginjoha - cass - 8$
The new album of YS is Nu Age music inspired of the Onsen of heaven!!!!!!
YS : Kyoto native Japanese techno/electronic music artist Yoshihiro Sawasaki has started his musical career in 1993 .In 1994,his friend and one of the most famous Japanese techno artist Ken Ishii has recommended Yoshihiro to send the demo tape to R&S Records (Belgium) and it was soon released from Apollo/ R&S as a self-titled single"MeditationYS".
taiyoutou - joy of being beautiful - ginjoha - cass - 8$
TAIYOUTOU is a unit to make each pavilion sound about Osaka World Exposition 1970.
Takara Pavilion" Joy of Being Beautiful "This Pavillion. made of steel pipes, will feature our dream for better living. Designer:Kisho Kurokawa
taiyoutou - enlighten thru - ginjoha - cass - 8$
TAIYOUTOU is a unit to make each pavilion sound about Osaka World Exposition 1970.
Ricoh Pavilion"Enlighten Thru" .The structure of the giant cylindrical building itself series as a screen for animated pictures, and under the theme "Enlighten Thru EXPO'70" it presents 3 eye - The eye of Earth - The Eye of Heaven - The Eye of the Spirit.
taiyoutou - symbol zone - ginjoha - cass - 8$
TAIYOUTOU is a unit to make each pavilion sound about Osaka World Exposition 1970.This album is a theme in the center of an international exposition called "symbol zone"including a Taro Okamoto's Taiyou-no tou(solar tower.)
sky dripping venom - in krasnozem - synth series – ruralfaune– cdr - 8$
Post-pyschedelic kraut_jams and moody experimentations by Nick Forté (Christmas Decorations, Felipe and Forté - Schematic & Kranky labels...) Kosmic rocks and musical meteors. Just great.
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dream safari / ophibre - split - synth series – ruralfaune– cdr - 8$
Astral voyages in the deep minds by two explorators of the "new new age scene" . One in the dark, one in the light. Previous releases on ExBx, Digitalis / Earjerk, Housecraft...
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stellar om source - heartlands suite - synth series – ruralfaune– cdr - 8$
Beautiful & fragile recordings by the stateless visionary icon Christelle Gualdi.
Neo-kösmic oceanic waves and deep synth meditations. Actually on tour with 2/3 Emeralds
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drifts - future light cone - synth series – ruralfaune– 3" cdr - 6$
Econo-synth action unit. Claustrophobic space jams and post-urban sounds. 2/3rds of Bladder Stalks / Scumbag Relations related
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yuko x chino - sensory deprivation techniques – ruralfaune– cdr - 8$
New album for the Sasqrotch member Danny No/Fi. Sticky guitarz, distorted vocals and heavy pounded beats
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expo 70 - psychic funeral – ruralfaune– 2x3"cdr - 8$
Double 3"cdr set set de Justin Wright, new cantor of the US psychedelism, with this time an introspective voyage in the inner worlds of our Consciousness
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innercity - visions from dream state - synth series – ruralfaune– cdr - 8$
An animated semiotic drive on the subways of post industrialized languages. A new age order.
Modular release with the Upstairs (OPN) cdr and theTaped Sounds split tape. 3 different covers available for each copy
-ruralfaune
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magina - nazca lines - synth series – ruralfaune– 3"cdr - 8$
Unique digital capsule of melodic memorabilia on keyboards. Obsolete and old-fashioned technology to create a retro-futuristic voyage. Worldwide edition of this newcoming portuguese artist
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mark bradley - godspeed - synth series – ruralfaune– cdr - 8$
Faltermeyered and puzzled beats melted in some peculiar rhythmics. Strangely calming, strangely hypnotic.
Singular works from MB. Quite different from his previous works and a new direction with suffocated minimal beats. Rhythmic
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marc-henri arfeux - blossom - synth series – ruralfaune– cdr - 8$
MHA is a french novelist, poet & philosophy teacher. A musical project exploring the mystery of the world in connection to perception, emotion and its metaphysic enigma.
A journey through french avant-garde and synthetic minimalism. File under GRM (Groupe de recherche musicale, founded by Pierre Henry)
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queen elephantine - 8 XI 08 live in brooklyn– faunasbbatha– cdr - 8$
Heavy riffs and dark psychedelic atmospheres from Brooklyn.
An absolute heavy tantric doom, like molten lava flowing down a mountain. Slow yet unstoppable, consuming everything in its path...
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the driftwood manor - the same figure, leaving– ruralfaune– cdr - 8$
Beautiful irish folk between melancholia and springlike feelings. A pastoral atmosphere with poetic lyrics by David Colohan of Agitated Radio Pilot
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sparkling wide pressure - in a new mouth– ruralfaune– cdr - 8$
Following stellar releases on Digitalis, Students of Decay, Stunned...
Beautiful drifting melodies and haunted guitar figures. A patchwork quilt of drone influenced sound snippets, subtle synth undulations and strange ethereal vocal lines..
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blood on tape/pet coffins - split - anathema sound - cass - 6$
This split presents a meeting of two stellar, young ambient projects that deserve your ears. Texas’ Blood on Tape is a duo comprised of Kevin O’Sullivan and David Gonzalez. Inspired by distant and peaceful lands in Bolivia, their composition combines melancholy synths, reverb-drenched guitars, and pastoral field recordings for an experience that coasts gently and soothes unequivocally. Indiana’s Pet Coffins is the solo work of Philip Egierski. His piece begins with jarring, dissonant chimes that eventually give way to a dense and melodic sound world full of whispering acoustic guitar strums and ethereal vocal drones. Both acts iterate that there is mystery in beauty and vice versa. With full color artwork, inserts, and labels by Matt Yacoub.
-anathema
flea apparitions - transparent black- anathema sound - cass - 6$
Lorne Zeman is back with his lengthiest and most complex work to date. Transparent Black features eight separate pieces that showcase different approaches to what Zeman does best: warp your mind and distort your senses with sound. Voices whisper unintelligible phrases in your ear, creeping synths and guitars tell the tales of specters and lost in the night, tapes spew forth the sounds of the damned, and unholy feedback rears its ugly head to destroy any and all nuances in the mix. It all amounts to a twisted, post-apocalyptic fever dream that could only come out of a Rust Belt city like Pittsburgh. Features a full color artwork collaboration by Zeman and Matt Yacoub.
-anathema
andreas brandal - liber null - anathema sound - cass - 6$
Norway’s twilight traveler Andreas Brandal is a sound craftsman of the highest order, using anything and everything as his source material. Liber Null is his harrowing descent into total aural blackness inspired by occult rituals and chaos magic. Creaks of old furniture, hum of the wilderness, static from old cassettes—all of it is buried deep within a bubbling sonic stew that boils over with the slow burn of synth, guitar, and some of the most menacing trumpet drones you’ll ever hear. Listen close and repeatedly, if you dare, as bleak, new flourishes continue reveal themselves and the ancient spirits threaten to take you down even further. With full color artwork, inserts, and labels by Matt Yacoub.
-anathema
pummeler - jungle olympics- anathema sound - cass - 6$
After a string of releases on Small Doses, Digitalis Ltd., and Stunned, Denmark’s Mikkel Valentin Dunkerley adds another dead soldier to his arsenal of scorchers. Dunkerley considers Jungle Olympics to be his harshest work to date and he’s not kidding. Layer upon layer of heavily distorted guitar, electronics, field recordings, and effected vocals collide, compete, and ultimately envelop one another in a wild, frenzied fashion perfectly befitting the release title. Yet, through all the racket and clamor, a subtle, droning melody permeates and anchors each piece—leaving you hypnotized and begging for more. With full color artwork, inserts, and labels by Matt Yacoub.
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age of wire and string - música de ir ao o cu - anathema sound - cass - 6$
Headquartered in Newcastle, England, this worldly trio is the meeting of three tremendously-accomplished musical minds. Featuring Peter Nicholson on cello, Neil Davidson on guitar, and Jamie Allen (whose circuitMusic we released in 2008) on electronics, Música de ir ao o cu puts forth two masterful slabs of improvisation. Subtlety is the name of the game, with each piece constantly teetering on edge. Still, each player finds perfect moments to go shine through as hacksawed strings, motorik rhythms, and cyborg voices erupt into expertly calculated chaos. The end result is a work that’s utterly freeing, soulful, and downright exhilarating to behold. With full color artwork, inserts, and labels by Matt Yacoub.
-anathema
cliffsides - singularity - anathema sound - cass - 6$
Now firmly rooted in Brooklyn, Ryan McGill’s (Bones of Seabirds) melodic synth project continues to take full flight. Performed entirely on the Roland Juno 60 analog polysynth, this is one of McGill’s most lush and expansive releases thus far. Both pieces that make up Singularity stretch toward the furthest depths of the galaxy and bathe the listener in a wash of gorgeous melody that’s fit to make hearts flutter and spines chill. It’s immaculately composed, perfectly executed, and sure to deliver you straight to the light at the end of the tunnel. With full color artwork, inserts, and labels by Matt Yacoub.
-anathema
copper glove - live trash- cavelife - cass - 7$
Disgusting attempts at basement party beats
succumb to machines being strangled. Killer.
terrors - ceaseless fall - bathetic records - cass - 7$
Bright light entered my bedroom and a beautiful young ghost slipped this into my hand and then ran down my stairs, giggling. I never have trouble sleeping anymore.
-bathetic
pine smoke lodge / gitche-anahmi-bezheu - untitled - calypso hum - cass - 7$
“Pine Smoke Lodge builds a lush wall of ethereal sounds, whereas Gitche-Anahmi-Bezheu envelops the listener in a cloud of swirling, meditative bliss. Edition of 40.”
ch
v/a - fake sound routine - i just live here - 2xcass - 14$
Fake Sound Routine is a variety of interpretations on the
minimal techno genre, spanning all ends of the spectrum.
Starting on the far end with some sparse synth blipping,
archaically sequenced lo-fi beats, rhythmic electronic
gurgling, and mechanic pulsing, working up to three sound
trance territory,repetitive bliss lock downs, and ending
in the polished synthetic mental loop zone. Over three hours
of material from: Night Burger,Container, Dog Synth, Lazer
Poodle, Leslie Keffer + Scott Martin,Ketchup Packet, Outmode,
Psychic Franklin, G Blaise, The Party System, Manganese
Nodules, Work/Death, Unicorn Hard-On, Dave Smolen, Super
Giant Slolum, Bee Mask and DMT Stallynz, and Lazy Magnet.
Comes in side by side cassette case with triple silkscreened
covers and insert.
archers by the sea - eagle kiss - blackest rainbow – cass - 7$
New cassette from Vincent of "V" and The Pistol Cosmos, we previously released "V"s The Chanting Path a few years ago to some great reviews, so its a pleasure to be working with Vincent once again with this new project. Five untitled pieces opening with a mediative guitar meandering, leading into more powerful heavy distorted pieces and right back through to a superb final track of layered instrumentation with beautiful distant vocal flowing in and out of the hypnotic sounds laid across the almost 16 minute finale. Full colour covers, limited to 100.
-br
lobster priest - cat food - blackest rainbow – cass - 7$
Super lo-fi psychedelic stoner jams from this Newcastle crew that features members of BONG, Masterslave, Basillica and many more... they have had a bunch of releases on the Fuckin' Amateurs label, as well as a mind melting self released cassette entitled 'Turkish Wedding' which I luckily managed to score back in 2008, the title track features on this brand new limited cassette. This is as raw as they come and pro dubbed from the cassette master...
-br
sparkling wide pressure -dreams by water - kimberly dawn recordings - 3" cdr - 4$
Lost in the haze of summer recollections.
Regaining connections.
More experiments with a restricted palette.
Presented in a numbered edition of 50 hand stamped 3" cdrs
-kd
dream beverly hills - être amoureux d'une pussy sisters - young girl records - cass - 7$
Acid & nostalgic lo-fi techno dance music by Yves Billet.
(c-10) with 2x mini A4 poster.
faceA: Veiller tard
faceB: Nos années Tom Sweetlove (1)
wonder wheel - natural selection - hobo cult - cass - 7$
Paul A. Rosales, Wonder Wheel's creative mastermind, gave me the keys to the mansion when he said I could do a compilation album of his material. His back catalog now includes 34 albums, all of which was recorded in only 6 years! After a couple days of intensive listening, I selected some of my favorites from 2006-2009, which include home-recording gurus R. Stevie Moore and Ines Navarro. Avid enthusiast of his unique take on outsider synth pop, I was thrilled to wander the echoing halls of his lo-fi pop gems, filled with flowing 80's AM radio melodies, bouncing delayed vocals, shoegazing guitar fuzz, minimal beatbox cacophony and arpeggiated randomness. When you start listening to the music, you are instantly pulled into a whirl pool of teenage desire, angst and ecstasy. This is some dreamy, yet propulsive music with a lot of heart. The songs read like an open diary with encrypted messages. You get a feeling of what it could mean, but in the end, you just want to listen to his music over and over to try and understand this puzzling haze. Addictive sounds for the masses, with a refreshingly new approach to catchy writing. Some songs barely hold together, sounds just bouncing off each other... but that's the beauty of it. The ramshackle structures that keep you asking for more. Although, in recent years, Paul has been pushing the enveloppe with a cleaner and more distinctive arpeggiated synth palette, widening his musical focus in the fields of sound art and electroacoustic experiments (download Untouchables). Also being released this summer, Wonder Wheel I, another compilation album which will be out on vinyl, cd and digital download from the fine folks at Care In The Community Recordings (UK). There will be collaborative songs with Pradada and Ines Navarro appearing on that album. Stay tuned for more information on Wonder Wheel by visiting these links:
-hobocult
hobo cubes & aradia - split - hobo cult - cass - 7$
Hobo Cubes sculpts an invisible totem of crystal clear discovery and leads the path to Axis Mundi.
Aradia rises from the kistvaen and treads the dirty road to the Temple, occasionally stopping by shimmering waters.
50 Copies / C-44
-hobocult
hobo cubes - GIO - hobo cult - cass - 7$
GIO is a collection of 7 pieces.Lo-Fi Origins. Minimal Explorations.
Poetic Interpretations. Stopping Time.
C-30 / 40 Copies
Download Link Included
-hobocult
magic beach & asss - split - hobo cult - cass - 7$
For their first release, Magic Beach (Hobo Cubes & Monkey King / GOA) embark on a drugged out hiking trip up a cosmic mountain... looking for the hidden truth at the Cloud Temple. Electronic waves merge with distorted guitar feedback and loop into an ever evolving haze of stoner dreams. Noisy vocal mantras and high god guitar shredding float above heavy tribal drums. A definite kraut burner!
ASSS (from Portland), move away from their drone inducing drumming to subtler electronic treatments that will fill your blood with a meditative liquid, slowly bubbling as different effects pop into the mix. Their weird vocals and heavy cello-drone will make you wanna spread a thick layer of hashish on your brain and smoke it.
-hobocult
bernardino femminielli - la montaña del capricornio - hobo cult - cass - 7$
Bernardino Femminielli embarks on a galactic quest to seek out the unreachable zones of your psyche with his new opus: La Montaña del Capricornio. His 60 minute travelogue emanates good vibes with flowing arpeggiators and oceans of new age synths. The second half of the tape delves deep into darker territories... heavy asteroid type drones and water sounds bubble up into fragmented pieces and evolve into oscillating spaceships. The must have album of 2010!
-hobocult
panabrite & hobo cubes - split - hobo cult - cass - 7$
Panabrite dives deep into the colorful and pulsating underworlds of the sea with his fourth release: Sub-Aquatic Meditation. Bouncy synth melodies and beautiful arps serve as a perfect soundtrack to your early morning journey into a free floating water paradise. A great tape for Library Music enthusiasts... speaking of which, you can download some great rips from Panabrite's vinyl collection on his blog Lunar Atrium.
Hobo Cubes gravitates towards spacey soundscapes with hints of tropical bliss. Driving arps and fluid drones merge nicely with the weird sounds layered above it all. Great follow up to his previous cd: Hypnotic Infinitum. Next up: split C-44 with Aradia, split cd with Pwin ∆∆ Teaks & a solo C-40 on Rotifer Cassettes.
C-60 / 100 Copies
Download Link Included
-hobocult
hobo cubes & pwin ∆∆ teaks - hobo cult - cdr - 8$
Hobo Cubes & Pwin ∆∆ Teaks gear up for a trip into psychosis...
Hobo Cubes launches a chillwave dub attack & electronic dark storm while
Pwin ∆∆ Teaks floats in a night of hypnagogic dementia.
60 Copies / CD-R
-hobocult
velvet chrome - thunder shield - hobo cult - cdr - 8$
VC blast off with 6 new jams made especially for the show at La Brique with
Black Vatican. Spacey down-tempo diamonds cross paths with noise fueled guitar burners. Drone machines & beatbox rythms merge with ritualistic vocals.
-hobocult
cherry blossoms with josephine foster - 23 productions - cdr - 8$
Josephine Foster bravely travelled to Nashville to seek out the legendary southern folk song and cosmic kazoo medicine show known as the Cherry Blossoms. Eventually Josephine did track them down and soon (as one could only dream of...) the sprawling jams did spin and the heartfelt social songs did ring. Josephine stayed on for a nice long spell recording and living among the Cherry Blossoms for a couple weeks. Many months later, I came through Nashville on my annual pilgrimage, and when John Allingham and Peggy Snow (voices and authors of most Cherry Blossoms songs) gave me a cdr documenting their favorite audio snapshots of Josephine's visit, I was thrilled to hear how organically Peggy and John's songs mix with Josephine's songs and weave in between and throughout the sprawling backporch Cherry Blossom jams. As usual, the Cherry Blossom's ramshakle eight piece band wheezes and whirs through the skeletons of their compositions, bending time and tone until complete chaos is just around the corner. Then typically, the stoned percussion wizard or the holwing antics of Peggy Snow will eventually shuffle everyone back into place as they begin to charge forward into some frenzy that only Hasil Adkins or Henry Flynt could have dreamt of. This dynamic album manages to cover many of the moods of this complex musical organism. From blue mountain meditations, hard cider country swing, still southern nights with all the windows open, backporch hillbilly hysterics wrap around campfire prayers... you may never get another chance to hear Americana quite like this again.
-skullsofheaven
charlie nothing + dingulator ®™ pat. pend. - destijl records -cass - 6$
charlie nothing & dingulator was one of the seemingly myriad 80s charlie nothing cassettes and it's inclusion was, in part, intended within a 2cd anthology that we'd planned but the amount of material is too great and the moments therein are too grand to even dream of an edit.
although this is fairly late in mr nothing's oeuvre, we can't think of a more fully realized statement regarding the scope of his playing recycled automotive steel guitars and the performing of his big dingulator song sweet (or suite, as it were, a concept of his that implied all songs were but one song) than a reissue of this 1985 manifesto-like piece.
what you are about to hear, is dingulation ..
-destijl
various - my friend rain - sublime frequencies - cd & dvd- 20$
My Friend Rain -- A film by Robert Millis (color/38 minutes). Filmed throughout Southeast Asia by Robert Millis between 2002-2004, My Friend Rain is an abstract homage to the endless monsoon cycles of rebirth and destruction. Dreamy musical segments, fleeting glimpses, odd sounds, temple shrines, tropical backdrops, decay, death, languid afternoon rains, and mysterious celebratory events take the viewer from soaked mornings in the lowlands of the Irrawaddy Delta to humid nights on the streets of Isan province. Two tracks originally released on Millis' Leaf Music, Drunks, Distant Drums CD from 2002 can now be witnessed for the first time in this film: an amazing elephant mahout playing a song on a leaf with his mouth and a Burmese marionette orchestra musician performing expertly on tuned drums. The overall experience is an impressionistic collage of sight and sound captured live and in the moment on location in Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Myanmar. Along with the DVD which features 12 minutes of extra footage and deleted scenes, the package includes a bonus CD with the film's soundtrack of traditional and popular music culled from live performance, cassette and LP archives. Some of the soundtrack highlights: a gorgeous Thai Luk Thung track by Waiphot Phetsuphan, a classic Khmer performance by Pan Ron, one of the Queens of Cambodian music, and an epic Burmese pop rendition of the Bee Gee's "How Do You Mend A Broken Heart," alongside folk performers, street musicians and a traditional Burmese orchestra. Robert Millis, original co-founder of both Climax Golden Twins and AFCGT, also co-produced the Victrola Favorites: Artifacts From Bygone Days (DTD 011CD) book/CD project on Dust-to-Digital and is a frequent contributor to the Sublime Frequencies label. DVD/CD comes in a 2-disc jewel box with a full-color insert. DVD is NTSC format, region free.
-sublime frequencies
saturn finger - saturn finger - crier dans les musees - cdr - 8$
Debut release for Saturn Finger (Enfer Boréal + Uton), recorded during winter 2007 / 2008, previously released as a very limited tour cdr during their last France / UK / Netherlands tour.
Psychedelic drone, mystic chants, shamanistic percussion...those tracks were made looking a the far east where both SF members spent some time wandering and listening.
Artwork by James Livingston from Black Horizons.
-cdm
blue sabbath black cheer & irr. app. (ext.) - skeletal impostion - gnarled forest – cass - 6$
This is nothing short of perfect mood music for breaching the walls of reality. This is music for that dark hallway you have to walk down from time to time, every step an uncomfortable one. Feelings of unease and vague fear permeate both sides of this cassette. Sounds fall, trip up and collapse in on each other. Nothing is what it seems to be; everything changes in the darkness into the unfamiliar and alien.
This is the first of three planned collaborations between WM. Rage, Stan Reed and Matthew Waldron (this cassette will be followed at some point by an LP and a CD of all new material). Overall, the raw materials for these pieces sound like they have come from the boys in Blue Sabbath Black Cheer, but the construction of the music has Waldron’s signature all over it. Skeletal Imposition has more in common with older irr. app. (ext.) releases like Perekluchenie than with Waldron’s more recent albums, however.
“Skeletal Imposition Pt 1” is a fuzzy, grainy journey through the darker corners of sonic spectrum. Layers of dust clog up electronic noise, waves of sinister rhythms and blankets of unsettling drones give way to strange screams and moans, none of which sound like any living creature but perhaps something else that couls only be found in a story by H.P. Lovecraft or William Hope Hodgson. On the second part of “Skeletal Imposition,” a beast has arrived and guttural, animal vocals howl, trying to communicate across an unfathomable void. The sense of dread that I feel is very, very strong.
This is a terrifying record and a great introduction to this series of collaborations. This sort of dark mood music gets under my skin and leaves a powerful impression. It is not dark ambience; this is as far from that clichéd and dull genre as possible. I have only played this in daylight so far because I do not trust that I would be safe with it once the sun sets."
-John Kealy / Brainwashed.com
jason leinwand - s/t –sloow tapes – zine - 8$
Awesome collection of psychedelic collage art by this Brooklyn based artist. A collection of mushrooms, skulls, aliens and eastern symbolism. As Jason says: “My work is about Being. Bright, colorful, paper collages functioning as the Mandala or the Yantra: a meditational tool aimed at self-discovery, spiritual awakening, and devotion to the Divine Being. Navigating Consciousness through laser beams, Shakti, and joy. Confronting Fear by maintaining a rigorous process, Kali, and death. Experiencing Harmony from symmetry, UFO’s, and the cosmos. Densely layered patterns, shapes, and line hold together deep, symmetrical spaces where mind and body potential is revealed and explored. In either case, an attempt to create a magic Sacred Space where our primordial questions about Being, co-exist with comic books, science fiction, Timothy Leary and Terrance McKenna. A magic Sacred Space where the divine mother goddess can just as easily caress and nurture you as ferociously rip your face off.” Full-colour cover and 18 pages b&w.
-sloow
sir plastic crime wave - into the depths –sloow tapes – cass - 8$
Solo recordings by Steve Krakow aka Sir Plastic Crime Wave. Loose smoke rings of heavy psychedelic guitar streams under rabbit’s moon on route to the mellow side of nowhere descending into whispering raagini drone and banjo dream-mirror. 80 copies
-sloow
modulator ESP - new horizons –sloow tapes – cass - 8$
Dark brooding synth exploring analogue space with Jez Creek (also active in Astrogator, Cerberus and Quadra) behind the knobs. Time dissolves in these hallucinatory fugues invoking the unnatural dimensions of Klaus Schulze’s seventies work across the emerald pond. 70 copies.
-sloow
hiiragi fukuda - my turntable is slow –sloow tapes – cass - 8$
New late night nomadic travels by Hiiragi Fukuda (Doronco Gumo), who’s ‘Oya wa Touhoku, Oto Kumoi’ turned quite a few heads. ‘My Turntable is Slow’ mixes pop and psychedelia to new highs by way of Tokyo delay. These songs are like dancing shadows reflected in opium clouded jade. 90 copies.
-sloow
david russell & ay - split - polar envy -cass - 7$
leavenworth & reverend rhodes - split - soundesign - cdr - 7$
stone baby - broken wings and bandages – phantom limb recordings - cdr - 6$
wasteland jazz unit - shivering reflections - house of alchemy – cdr – 8$
Mind-fry right from the get-go. Saxophone and clarinet so blasted and slathered you'll likely need a HAZMAT suit just to handle the disc. Subtle like a piano on yr chest. These are NOW sounds. RIGHT NOW. Art by Katheryn Richards.
-house of alchemy
dry valleys - illuminating gaze - 2am tapes - cass - 6$
Dry Valleys is a somewhat new name but from the handful of releases so far, is proving a force to be reckoned with. On Illuminating Gaze, vast drone atmospherics glisten and shine on infinite planes of haunting beauty, nostalgically summoning faded, half forgotten dreamworlds. Highly focused material that reveals more vivid detail with each pass. Limited to 45 copies. Chrome tapes.-2am tapes
the zero map & joe breitenbach - split - 2am tapes - cass - 6$
nodolby - 2am tapes - cass - 6$
pink desert - unsteady - 2am tapes - cass - 6$
swanox - dawnrunner - nnf - cass - 5$
Anthony Swanox has been shadow-walking the greater west coast for a half-decade-plus at this point by our count, operating in various capacities, from helming the moss-cult micro-label Caligula Recordings to contributing percussion for live Sudden Oak actions to his own erratic stream of tranced private modes under the Swanox moniker. Past CDRs and tapes were bathed in a blacker light, crawling through various doom-haunted ambient sludge parking lots, but Dawnrunner hitchhikes down a markedly different road. The album opens with a hot springs soak in glowing, long-form new age ritual electricity before slowly dissolving into a patchwork of mumbly, loner drone-folk and hypnotized dusk hikes through fields of wet ferns. There’s an inner peace vibe to many of the B side pieces that’s never been heard in a Swanox sound-structure before, and the evolution feels brave. A strange collection of questing songs from a rad west coast lifer. Pro-dubbed cassettes in cases with cool photo portrait covers of Swanox’s brother, smoking by a beamer in the forest. Take the ride. Edition of 100.
-nnf
various - been here all my days - mississippi - lp -14$
"Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, George Mitchell recorded extensively in the South. Mitchell concentrated mainly on local blues traditions, recording some famous bluesmen and many otherwise ignored artists. The George Mitchell Collection was originally released as a series of forty-five EPs on Fat Possum; this LP contains our favorite fourteen tracks. This LP represents songs from many well-known blues musicians such as Fred McDowell, Furry Lewis and Joe Calicott as well as some from criminally under-represented artists like Jessie Mae Hemphill, Rosa Lee Hill and John Lee Ziegler. Comes with a short booklet of photos, discographical notes and recollections."
-mississippi
dog lady - plague of elegance - durable stimuli - cass - 6$
slasher risk - lace tape - durable stimuli - cass - 6$
warm climate - camouflage on the river wretched - stunned records - cass - 7$
Even those familiar with Warm Climate’s last decade of underground madness will find ‘Camouflage on the River Wretched’ a most combustible cocktail. Shaken, stirred, or molotov – any preference? No matter, it’s all going to be pleasantly poured down the hatch when Warm Climate’s iconoclastic bandleader Seth Kasselman grips microphone and guitar. Moving along from 2009’s pop dementia sleeper-hit ‘Edible Homes’, now Warm Climate explores dark urban noir, graffiti-speckled rock n’ roll, and mysterious cinematic narrative. Sounds about right for a group who was publicly declared “Best Band in L.A.” to the hearty agreement of the audience at this year’s Bottled Smoke Festival. Hell, Warm Climate IS Los Angeles, or at least one especially crucial aspect of its tremendous Voice. In all its befuddling and inscrutable glory, the city itself seeks purest expression through the genius minds who roam its Escher-like sprawl. Warm Climate has deftly responded to the schizoid urges of L.A. in good measure: with an incredible music that will be remembered long after the cars, buildings, and sea of people. Special edition of 222 pro-dubbed & imprinted c36 tapes w/ double-sided jcard and insert.
-stunned
dire wolves- jams and the giant peace - stunned records - cass - 7$
Now here is the summer album we’ve been absolutely craving. ‘Jams and the Giant Peace’ is the kind of psychedelic monster that immediately transports us back to being seventeen again, cruising around town invincible and high while blowing the car’s factory-installed speakers to shreds. When the shop owners and neighbors demand to know who’s responsible for all the sudden ruckus, tell them Pittsburgh-based trio Dire Wolves just got to the party. And they aren’t leaving until every cymbal crash & scorching chord has been loosed. Along the way curveballs are thrown of classic Kraut/Japanese psych, liberated studio deck manipulation, and free-sound meltdown. This is simply par for these dude’s course. Twist one up and take that top off, summer’s best jams are just beginning to drop. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c36 tapes with double-sided color jcard.
-stunned
armali lari - ma tu la pasta la vò? - stunned records - cass - 7$
Sicilian duo Armali Lari first introduced their sound to Stunned as “camera music for informal people,” a distinction we found quite the understatement upon actually hearing the stuff. More accurately, this “camera” is a dizzying kaleidoscope that never halts its colored tumble, and we hope the “informal people” mentioned have a penchant for the insane. From moment one, we were proudly counted among the target audience Armali Lari suggests, because a work like ‘Ma tu la pasta la vò?’ is an unhinged paradox worth picking apart over and over again. A fascinating embroidery is woven from the simple array of largely acoustic instruments employed by Armali Lari’s Francisco Calandrino & Nicola Giunta. Their all-inclusive angle results in our whole sensorium being whisked to an environment wildly infused with humor, abandon, and mischief — a place we don’t want to scoot from anytime soon. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c40 tapes w/ double-sided jcard and insert.
-stunned
donato epiro - supercontinent - stunned records - cass - 7$
‘Supercontinent’ is Donato Epiro’s freshest hypnotic adventure, and a glimpse into some future tropical world where lysergic acid rain waters the neon foliage. Animatronic apes and mechanical birds flock around Donato as he expertly fashions his sonic hieroglyphs, while sibilant rhythms and humid chants pour freely into the deviant ceremony from all sides. Join the intoxicating celebration, and play this tape whenever you need a little break from the continent you’re currently standing upon. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c30 tapes w/ double-sided jcard and insert.
-stunned
rambutan - dream of a future desert - stunned records - cass - 7$
It’s no accident that this is Rambutan’s third entry in Stunned’s catalog, and hopefully it won’t be his last. Appearing to have slowed the prolific pace of his 2009 solo offerings, we were starting to wonder what’s been brewing in Eric Hardiman’s cauldron for 2010. Then this luminous hour was slipped our way, and we instantly realized what the wait was about. ‘Dream of a Future Desert’ is Rambutan’s personal zeitgeist of ethereal texture-craft and his definitive statement of the year. With an evolved ear for deep sonorous spaces, Hardiman maneuvers his glistening guitar & honeydripping synth lines into an overall manifestation of desert mirage and articulation of oasis air. Epic in scope and mesmerizing in its holographic nature, ‘Dream of a Future Desert’ presents itself as an absolutely essential chapter in Rambutan’s inimitable discography. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c60 tapes w/ double-sided jcard and insert.
-stunned
josh burke - sense palace - nna - cass - 7$
New works from Chicago, IL bliss mogul Josh Burke. Reminiscent of his previous moniker Sky Limousine, Burke creates a tapestry of relaxation utilizing guitar and various electronics to bathe the listener in a familiar haze of peaceful and pensive sound.
-nna
various - burlington, vermont - nna - 8xcass - 35$
NNA is very proud to present our first cassette boxed set. "Burlington, Vermont" is a collection of 8 of our favorite artists from our town up North that represents the small, eclectic, and diverse group of underground music being created in 2010. The sounds on "Burlington, Vermont" span a wide range of styles, ranging from synth pop, to drone, to harsh noise, to outsider cassette music and beyond. A c15 tape from each of the following artists: Greg Davis, Ryan Power, Toby Aronson, A Snake In The Garden, Chubby Wonder, tooth ache., Lawrence Welks & Our Bear To Cross, and Cosmic Matrix. Housed in a large vinyl snapcase with cardstock insert.
-nna
pulse emitter - cosmic images - expansive - cd - 10$
"Cosmic Images is Pulse Emitter's deepest and most personal work to date. Combining his growling modular synthesizer patterns with sweeping keyboard motifs, the beauty and vastness of the universe is evoked in five movements, each based on nebulas, galaxies, etc. The sections morph into one another for one epic prog synth journey. CD in jewel case, mastered by Timothy Stollenwerk, art by Daniel Lopatin. The first release on Daryl Groetsch's private press label, Expansive."
dino felipe - luck chairs - melted mailbox - lp - 11$
1-sided LP with etched B-side
Recorded 2003-2005. Remastered + upholstered 2006.
Part of Melted Mailbox Series One, limited to 700 copies
arrington de dionyso - the true folk sound of arrington de dionyso - melted mailbox - lp - 11$ sold out
1-sided LP with etched B-side
Part of Melted Mailbox Series One, limited to 700 copies
carlos giffoni - untitled - melted mailbox - lp - 11$
1-sided LP with etched B-side
Recorded live and edited in Bushwick, Brooklyn in 2005/2006.
Part of Melted Mailbox Series One, limited to 700 copies
OOO - railroad - melted mailbox - lp - 11$
Part of Melted Mailbox Series One, limited to 700 copies. B side is etched
keith fullerton whitman - biprosia (parts 1 & 2) - melted mailbox - lp - 14$ sold out
Recorded 9/17/02 (field recording) and 3/6/05 through 4/17/05 (guitars + cymbal) in Somerville, Glasgow, Budapest, Middlebury and Washington DC.
Assembled 2/4/06 through 2/6/06 in the Reckankomplex Mathlab, Somerville.
Part of the Melted Mailbox Series One, limited to 700 copies
cyrus gengras / m. geddes gengras- family split – ruralfaune– cdr - 8$
A family split. Two brothers, two musical visions, different but so complementary to understand the subtlety of this family apart from the standards. Cyrus incarnates a folkier side while M. Geddes shows an analogic and more experimental side
-ruralfaune
tuluum shimmering / plurals - split - dead pilot records - cdr - 8$
Oh how far we've come! Hot on the heels of the massive split from Archers by the Sea and Pine Smoke Lodge comes the 7th installment in the series! Pairing up Plurals with Tuluum Shimmering.
Plurals need no introduction by now. "Ocset Refund" is a track I heard come to life live a few months back in a small pub in High Wycombe. I remember being totally paralyzed by it then just as much as I am now. Plurals have mastered the art of hypnotics with synths and howls and keep bettering themselves with each release. "Ocset Refund" is a piece that definitely brings images of stars, planets, and solar systems to mind; almost like you are falling through space down to earth with it's desperateness. The piece ends with a huge wave of blissful synths which are very calming in comparison to the rest of the tracks sheer intensity.
Tuluum Shimmering has a string of limited cassette releases to his name, all with fantastic zoned out names and artwork to suit the music perfectly. Tuluum combines elements of new age, ritualistic tribal sounds and psychedelic drone. This may well be the most far out psyche jam ever on Dead Pilot. It's fantastically uplifting and playfully melodic and rhythmic as it builds from chiming passages to walls of bright glare that end so abruptly that you bought out of your trance with quite a thump.
Packaged in stickered black digipak with eye popping artwork by Ekca Liena with hand numbered insert and hand stamped disc. Limited to 100 copies.
-deadpilot
pine smoke lodge / archers by the sea - split - dead pilot records - cdr - 8$
light of shipwreck - the night sky burns a hole in us all - peasant magik - cdr - 7$
Every time you think you know everything Delaware has to offer, it throws something like Ben Fleury-Steiner at you. Think AMREP. But instead of being founded in the States mid 80s, Hazelmyer was from New Zealand and maybe a decade younger. Make sense? Pro-pressed CDRs. Vellum covers and obi, designed by James Livingston of Black Horizons.
-pm
hot air balloone ride - take it on the other side- everyone else has a record label so why can't i? - 3" cdr - 5$
I recommend not buying this unless you know exactly what you might be getting into…
-everyone else
sean mccann - fountains - roll over rover - 2xcdr - 7$
Tranquil recordings. Two-disk set. Collages on watercolored paper, with fountain transparency. Limited to 90 copies.-ror
warmth - privacy from god - black horizons - cass - 9$
After a long silence we are all treated to a new Warmth release. Steev took his time on this release, as is it intended to be a proper full length. Packed full of subtly and barely there sounds, static and mechanical in nature. This work is dynamic, beautiful, and haunting, emotional yet showing complete restraint, and hopefully not the last we will hear from this project. A near perfect expression of minimalism through sound. Packaged in a clear plastic clam shell, with silver offset printing on black vellum paper for layered effect. Edition of 100 copies on hi-bias chrome tapes with silver labels. Click here to view a larger picture of the design.
-black horizons
michael jantz & kabyzdoh obtruhamchi - bouts-rimйs - sturmundrug - cdr - 6$
Sturmundrugs is proud of starting is musical life introducing to you a phenomenal album from two of the most interesting and original musicians of the new psychedelic international scene. Michael Jantz (aka Black Eagle Child) and Kabyzdoh Obtruhamchi join their incredible visionary souls for giving us a cyber jam where dilated electric guitars dialogues live together infernal percussive moments, distant voices and electronic vintage sounds bringing us in an empty space without time for an impressive spacey trip in which you could lose your minds.
All it's closed in an handmade package for a limited edition of 120 copies.
Take it now!
black eagle child - poland - sturmundrug - cdr - 6$
After the warped visions of his collaboration album together Kabizdoh Obtruhamchi, Michael Jantz returns to the subtle atmospheres of his solo music with this second album on sturmundrugs records. Acoustic guitar, with touches of accordion, glockenspiel, manipulated voice, piano flute, and scant field-recordings, for a collection of more intimate pieces written and partly improvised over the course of 2009. Blissful.
skin graft / pimlo - terminal alcoholic / the mountain - durable stimuli - cdr - 6$
Skin Graft andPimlo. After my performance at the first (and only?) Saturday Morning Bartunes show, Wyatt came up to me and said something about how feedback is a dying art and we need to keep it alive. He told me he had been messing around with mixer feedback and I got the idea for this split. I thought it would be cool to hear how two dudes of varying harshness levels handle the same instrument. The product is stark.
-ds
enfer boreal - break the illusion - blackest rainbow –cdr -9$
New disc from Maxime Primault who has been making music under the Enfer Boreal name for a few years now and has a nice little discography with releases on labels such as Digitalis, Tape Drift, 267 Lattajjaa and Stunned Records. This three track disc is bookended by two shorter pieces, with the epic middle track hitting in at 25 minutes. Opener 'Fingers Cut' blurs wildly psychedelic electric fusions with hazy feedback bliss outs. The epic title track follows which sounds like being underwater with neon lamps drowning beneath you with fantastic high riff-ery blazing throughout. 'Dusty Map' closes the disc with a whirring somewhat darker drone zone with almost industrial sound sparking away in the background, this dark industrial sound surpasses with a lulling guitar meditation and completes the album perfectly. Limited to 69 copies in parchment paper covers with new photography by myself.
-br
sacrum - s/t - blackest rainbow –cdr -9$
First release from the trio of Robert Horton, Lisa Cameron and Douglas Ferguson. 'Parakeets Of Doom' opens for the disc and musically its as far out and weird as its title, churning twangs, background blues jams and an underlying percussive bassy rumble. 'This Transmission Is Fucked' again equally has a vibe that its title clearly sums up, here the trio melt into one metallic rust almost 18 minute disaster... certain moments sound like thick metal panels are literally being sliced in two. The release finishes with the epic 33 minute 'Somewhere In Oakland (Horizontal Mix--', opens with a freakish blend of music box and wavering underlying dark fuzz and drone, the drone gets bassier throughout with string wig-outs and more gentle strumming laid over at various moments, with percussion and various other instruments entering play throughtout this final opus from the trio... A great release of odd improvisation and multi-instrumental blurts from start to finish. Hand stamped CDRs in full colour covers, with insert, limited to 70 copies.
-br
eyeballs - the invisible castle - blackest rainbow –cd -12$
Richard Dawson's project that debuted on Blackest Rainbow earlier this year, which was followed by CDRs on Bells Hill, Low Point and Dead Pilot, and another release on Blackest Rainbow, a split cassette with fellow UK droner Gareth Hardwick. The Invisible Castle is far more intense, and in some ways heavier than the previous releases on BR, but retains Dawson's own dark take on the world of psychedelic drone music, and this is a proper drone release, clocking in an hour for the full piece. Limited to 1000 copies in pro-printed wallets.
-br
the blue tree - s/t - blackest rainbow – cdr -9$
Debut release for this collaborative project between Andrew Paine (frequent Richard Youngs collaborator, and Sonic Oyster head honcho) and Matthew Shaw (the man behind Apollolaan Records). Six tracks of experimental excursions into far off plains of weird-ed out crisp autumnal psyche, blending piano, guitar, distroted vocals, earthy drones and much more. Limited to 100 copies in digipak with professionally printed full colour stickers on the front and back of photographs of The Blue Tree.
-br
best coast - where the boys are - blackest rainbow – cd -9$
Reissue of the long sold out cassette only debut from Bethany Cosentino (formerly of Pocahaunted). These five tracks were released in an edition of only 200 copies on cassette back in the Summer of 2009 on Blackest Rainbow. Here these 5 tracks clocking in at a total of 14 sweet minutes are reissued just in time for Bethany's first visit to the UK and Europe. Copies of the cassette have been extremely hard to come by with Best Coast's growing popularity following a series of excellent 7"s on PPM, Group Tightener, Art Fag, Black Iris and Atelier Ciseaux, so the time definitely seemed right for this reissue. This will be the very first Best Coast CD! Glass mastered CD edition of only 1000 copies packaged in pro-printed CD wallet with new artwork featuring beach loving 80s kids.
-br
bong - gilgamesh lives - blackest rainbow –cd -12$
Amazing new live jams from Newcastle's BONG. Two long tracks of stoned slow motion drums, guitar, bass and sitar... This is a great follow up to their previous split LP we put out earlier in the year, edition of 1000 copies is bleak pro-printed card sleeve with cover artwork by Chris from Gnod and back artwork by the band.
-br
earthsurfers - ryderz of the wyld wave - deep tapes - cass - 6$
earthsurfers is teddy skupien and alex gray.
recorded in ted’s garage in oxnard, ca in 2009. nardcore/weed/beer influenced skate trash/thrash punk tape with sludgy riffage. perfect for shredding a pool in the summer time.
an ode back to the days of 805 punk/hardcore heaviness, mixed with blistering doom vibes, shows/tapes are sure to be short, deadly spurts of pure brutality.
limited to 100 pro-dubbed/imprinted tapes in b&w paper sleeves designed by teddy & al.
-deep tapes
julia ladense & heart heart- damn - afternoon modeling - cass - 4$
Harsh guitar abstractions and tape manipulations
c60
mark mcguire - tidings / amethyst waves - weird forest - 2xlp - 20$
mark mcguire - tidings / amethyst waves - weird forest - cd - 10$
Trying to put the last 15 years of music into context, you’d be hard pressed to get anyone to agree on a single thing. If anything, this period has been a collective convergence of all things cool-sounding: naïve experimentalism, academic composition, art-rock synthesis, electronic nihilism/flagellation, and, well, everything else. Mark McGuire could muddy anyones interpretation of the contemporary canon with his buddies in the triadic mega-unit, Emeralds, his collaborative outings in Sun Watcher and Skyramps (with Daniel “Oneohtrix Point Never” Lopatin), and his prolific, yet well-executed, solo work. ”Have you heard his shredability, incomprehensible astral traveling and meditative neutron stasis on any of those solo jams, the dude must be ancient!?” Truth is, Mark Mcguire is a youngin’, not a refugee of the ’70s. Nor is he mining unfamiliar territory; he produces something old and familiar, yet it sounds so fresh and necessary for today.
Originally released as limited edition cassettes and masterfully cleaned up for this definitive release by James Plotkin, Tidings/Amethyst Wavesfinds McGuire packing 60+ minutes with trance-inducing, melodic guitar intricacies, an occasional wall-of-squall reminiscent of Mizutani riding a thunder horse, and filaments of a drifting stratosphere where organic synthed-out solos are nestled in tight. With this release, Mark McGuire has hatched a true American Euro-vision utilizing major shifts in the ‘music as language’ paradigm. No joke, this is where Wyld Stallyns is heading in the year 2398 A.G. and Tidings/Amethyst Waves is as essential as anything in the Emeralds catalog.
-wf
outer space / raglani - split - nihilist records - lp - 18$
An incredible journey into the inner-space of analog synthesis. Soothing, pleasant, hypnotic and manic are thoughts of the day. This cosmic oozing mess of layered sequencers as swirling syrupy frequencies come raining down. Raglani serves up some sickly sweet synthy songs and Outer Space forge a thick gooey side long track of psychedelic electronic mind muck. John is in another band called Emeralds.Guest appearance by C.Spencer Yeh on Raglani's "Heart Of Glass" adding a slice of nice on the violin. Artwork and layout by Jeremy Kannapell.
Edition of 500 copies in pro-press full color jackets and insert. For fans of early Tangerine Dream, Kraftwerk & Nik Pascal.
-nihilist
kane pour - wasp in the silver orbitstream - rotifer - cass - 6$
Slightly slimmer audio tape only reissue of the vhs + cs joint release with Vanishing Hour Revival. Side A was recorded live at Daacha Gallery, winter '09. Side B comes from a studio session at the old Rotifer locale. All recorded straight to tape on a Marantz field unit. Mesmerizing jams, of Kane's most celestial approach.
-rotifer
seziki tetrasheaf - clannad matsoyu- rotifer - cass - 6$
Broadened bodies, verging manias.
-rotifer
exploded star sad servant/misner space- rotifer - cass - 6$
side A:
A pure, concentrated 25 minute high channeled directly from Artem Bezukladnkov (Heart Museum, Kema).
side B:
Heavy second winds pick up, soaring vocals ingrained in deep currents.
Individually collaged covers on confetti cardstock. Polka dot stickers on black type II tapes.
-rotifer
gitche-anahmi-bezheu - 'bamboo cruise under liquid shade' - rotifer - cass - 6$
Lounge & drift delight. A familiar relaxation with presented strings.
-rotifer
tuluum shimmering - flowers are offered'- rotifer - cass - 6$
Long awaited release originally intended for Vanishing Hour Revival. Of the last token to be had from this righteous triumph. Instant glaze emanation. Absolute, open form. Cover artwork by Evan Galbicka.
-rotifer
christopher riggs - 5:00, 3:00 - rotifer - cass - 6$
Part of a series of eight c30s where each fifteen minute side is evenly divided in a different way. Side A contains 3 five minute pieces while side B contains 5 three minute pieces. A single tape limits every piece to the same set of 3-4 sounds. 8 tapes = 8 sets of sounds. Piping creaks sway back and forth, tearing through distinct conversation. Other parts out now on Midori and Rigg's label, Holy Cheever Church.
-rotifer
coventry music - vapor canaries - rotifer - cass - 6$
Lucid discoveries turn short trips into an incessant quest.
Just can't get enough of these guys.
-rotifer
peat raamur - huayna capac - rotifer - cass - 6$
Puffed spirits. Huayna cerebrational cleansing.
-rotifer
perspectives - prismism - rotifer - cass - 6$
Spouting fluctuations. Prismatic views, fortuned accounts. Hand-cut fabric J cards. Painted tapes.
-rotifer
grasshopper - classic jazzmoods - pizza night - cass - 7$
Grasshopper is Jesse DeRosa and Josh Millrod's behemoth answer to "jazz infused" experimental electronic music. Using trumpets, EVI, and a modest amount of electronics the duo warp classical and traditional instrument sound sources into otherworldly drones and peaking waves of pulsating electric mire. Grasshopper has shared stages with the likes of Graveyards, John Wiese, Noveller, Ducktails, Nonhorse, Ghost Moth, John Fell Ryan, Grey Skull, Theo Angell and Telecult Powers among others. The two have performed in classical ensembles across the U.S. as well as in Canada, Western Europe, Scandinavia, and Africa.
-pn
bob bellerue - les fin du monde - hermitage - cass - 7$
pleased to present this very awesome cassette by
Bob Bellerue(halfnormal/redglaer/anarchymoon) two prefectly recorded pieces of feedback laced metal drones(??).hard to tell exactly what the sound sources are, but you will be rewarded through multiple listenings
of this tape...reminds me of organum ,but with a more urban punk attitude . Black & white artwork /black cassettes
-hermitage
strangebrew - dreamflute - hermitage - cass - 7$
2nd tape by this ypsilanti artist
recorded at hermitage HQ thru the tape mangler tape echo. utilizing her
unique use of thumb pianos/amplified springs/voice/bells as only beerhour can project=often times harsh&dreamlike sound from a one of kind mind (under the influence of mexican beer of course!) color art...
-hermitage
leeches - 5- hermitage - cass - 7$
so yea, 5th tape just before their 1st ever performance
at th "C.A.I.D" in Detroit ,sees leeches moving into new territory than previous outings , more relaxed & yet more weird tape & sax wrangling w/ primitve electronics moving far out & gone...
-hermitage
rusted wreck - dead metals - hermitage - cass - 7$
2nd mail collaboration between
A.C. & Rafa(for noise sake) taped junk metals & minimal electronics
this time more brutal & murking sounding=suffocating sound !!!
-hermitage
a.c. - broken bones - hermitage - cass - 7$
all tape manipulations:tapeloops,primitive tape echo devices,tape loops of tape loops, warped beyond recognition ...almost "macro" like sounding tape destruction of various sound sources: junk metal/industrial synth action & found cassettes...
-hermitage
a.c. - synth tapes vol. 9 - hermitage - cass - 7$
9th collection of all analog Synth compositions .long running series of cassettes using many different types of synthesizers & tape decks . a boxset of all 10 volumes will be issued in the near future...
-hermitage
blueprint for mars - s/t - hermitage - cass - 7$
\possibly thee strangest tape ever used on hermitagetapes: new group featuring Weird Gary, Weird Lisa,& Weird Andrew=harsh walls/cold industrial beats/ beautiful & terrifing vocals/analog synths/etc.
drunken mayhem style WEIRDNESS
-hermitage
paradox #11 - american tapes - cd & zine -12$
charlatan - romances - tranquilty tapes - cass - 7$
The lothario has been unmasked and Brad Rose’s (The North Sea, ALTAR EAGLE) Charlatan is free to spread melodic synth glory outside the confines of mystery. On one of the most widely available releases from the project to date, Rose explores and indulges in many avenues of romance and beauty through sound. A brilliant balance is achieved as moods drift smoothly from warm and embraced to pensive and isolated. Some tracks shimmer like finely tuned pop gems, while others contently soak in the ether and allow tones and field recordings to sink in extra deep. All in all, this is the perfect summer excursion, serving some ice cold bliss to help fight the heat. On pro-dubbed, imprinted cassettes with artwork by Caroline Teagle.
-tt
afterlife/bedroom - split - tranquilty tapes - cass - 7$
Two Brooklyn synth duos send oscillations across the borough in three-part suites. Ryan McGill (Cliffsides) and Franklin Teagle’s Afterlife gets the ball rolling with an epic journey that glides through gentle sequencing, bubbling abstractions, and nostalgic melodies. Steadfastly adhering to the code of repetition and ultra-subtle dynamics, each piece gradually pushes toward deeper levels of entrancement. On the project’s debut, Michael Chau (Liquid Days) and Jeremy Mills’ Bedroom answers from high atop the clouds with pure Eno-inspired tone float. With remarkable focus and a knack for dramatic, sweeping melodies, the duo shifts eloquently from minimal passages to ones dense with cosmic atmosphere. Each piece unfolds like a tale from a distant plane and is packed with intense beauty. Jump into the vortex and stay awhile. On pro-dubbed, imprinted cassettes with artwork by Caroline Teagle.
-tt
pak -shampoo - stenze quo - cass - 6$
New solo album of L. Pakradooni, in which she creates landscapes of tapeloop frenzy, fuzzy vocals and synth warps. In her live sets PAK makes magical compositions out of a pile of loop cassettes, which she knows by heart and layers up to heavy, almost songlike structures. "Shampoo" has this quality, but also features more quiet, intimate parts.
A beautiful cassette, loaded with found sounds and stories of the past and future. PAK lives in Providence, Rhode Island.
orange C15 in stencilprinted cover
-sq
dolphins into the future & marcel türkowsky - split - stenze quo - cass - 6$ sold out
Two outstanding figures in the tape music scene of Antwerp and Berlin join to fill a side each of this release. Türkowsky contributes a piece that documents a live performance at Teufelsberg on 20th December 2009, an atmospheric long track played on 7 gongs, memory tapes, environment, bodies & secrets. The Dolphins side is made of two prose poems and a prologue - three shimmering pearls of underwater sound poetry.
silkscreened C26 in stencilprinted cover
-sq
dj cool brocoli & dj bongo man - summer mix tape - stenze quo - cass - 6$ sold out
summer is here! 90 minutes of heatwave jams by these two Music City inhabitants. On the A-side Brocoli is mixing primal hip hop gems on the edge between disco and rap. Slick productions including spaced out synth bubbles and sharp lyrics meet rough recordings of drunk kids practicing in the studio. The lyrical aspect makes it a super intense listen! On the B-side Bongo Man serves us his ever magical eclectic mix of sweet world music. He is a true missionary of the good times dance floor and this mix again shows his ability in guiding us through diverse styles in a smooth and suprising flow. African no wave, ecstatic Congolaise guitars, obscure dub pearls and more rarely heard sounds!
C90 in stencilprinted cover + tracklist
-sq
container - container - stenze quo - cass - 6$
Two "minimal techno" tracks by Philadelphia's Ren Schofield (of God Willing, Form A Log and the I Just Live Here label). Stressing the monotone with an itch.
A rave banger on the A-side and a static pulse on the flip.
C20 in stencilprinted cover
-sq
bertin - mini - stenze quo - cass - 6$
An album of 9 miniatures by Bertin van Vliet out of Nijmegen. The minimalistic theme goes through in the titles of the songs, which are simply listings of the instruments used. Bertin is situated somehow within the electronic music entertainers with a twist, which makes me think of the early recordings of Felix Kubin or even Bruce Haack. Allthough, on "mini" the tunes are more reduced and instrumental.
silkscreened C26 in stencilprinted cover
-sq
uneven universe - silk fur and flesh - tapes by holly - cass - 6$
outer space - arbor - lp – 16$
John Elliott’s Outer Space project is a laboratory for electronic investigation. Acting as a continuance of the studies of mid 20th century electronic music composers such as Nik Pascal and Laurie Spiegel, Elliott’s music is deeply indebted to the inner workings of the electric signal. Acting almost as a meditation, through the simple gesture of translation Elliott’s process begins to reveal itself as electricity is converted into acoustic pressure and potential; the melody of physics. The six recordings on the album are each a microcosmic view into Elliott’s practice; a keystone, illuminating his solo practice as well as his work as a member of Emeralds. Composed and recorded over the past three years without the use of digital synthesizers and arpeggiation; a record closely connected to a personal path, attempting to make sense, to understand one’s journey. Mastered by Keith Fullerton Whitman; pressed in an edition of 650 copies on clear vinyl with full color gloss covers and heavy stock printed euro-style inner sleeves.
-arbor
svarte greiner - penpals forever (& ever) - digitalis recordings - lp - 18$
Svarte Greiner is the nom de plume of Deaf Center's Erik K. Skodvin. Hailing from Norway, his solo efforts are always stripped bare, white-knuckle sojourns through dark, haunted ambient sonic corridors. "Penpals Forever (and Ever)" is the imaginary tale of a long dead Baroque painter and his telekinetic correspondence with a flightless bird. It feels archaic; experimental death marches circa 1622. Like Guercino's Et in Arcadia Ego, once the end is realized there's nowhere left to go. It's beyond our experience and sometimes you never recover from the shock.
Despite its rather cheery title, "Penpals Forever (and Ever)," is another step toward the abyss. Musically sparse, Svarte Greiner finds new channels connecting desolate landscapes through ethereal nightmares. It is music best served cold. Chattering, looping guitar lines that feel like muscle being separated from bone slowly build into aching piles of aural dissonance. It's painful to a point. Recorded voices speak a language you can't understand underneath ominous, echoing single notes. Distant metal fragments scrape the dirt from detuned strings while a nefarious feathered minstrel bows dying instruments in the background. No hope left, death is just around the corner.
As it ever was, Svarte Greiner is again weaving something deliciously sinister. This is music that is uncomfortably bare. Within its blood-stained confines there is nowhere to hide. Skodvin's tangled, gnarled tale goes back and forth into infinity until it becomes clear that the flightless bird in question lives inside your skull. Drowning slowly into one's own twisted mind, "Penpals" is the soundtrack of loss; the procession of fears gradually becoming so overbearing that you can't escape your own demons.
**The first side (first two tracks) were originally issued on the "Penpals Forever" cassette on Digitalis in 2008, limited to 180 copies. Both tracks have been completely remastered. The remaining pieces are all new and exclusive to this release**
brother raven - VSS-30 - digitalis recordings - lp - 15$
In 2010, the ride never seems to stop so if you want to get off you've just got to jump head first. Brother Raven, the Seattle-based duo of Jason Anderson (Spare Death Icon, Gift Tapes, etc) and Jamie Potter (ex-Bonus, Million Mists, etc) are taking synthesizer-based music into new and unexpected realms. Anderson and Potter are total time travelers, searching out old, forgotten methods and sounds and taking them into a square-wave future. "VSS-30" is rooted in its namesake's primitive synthesis but is forward-thinking enough to take the listener on a tripped-out cosmic space walk.
"VSS-30" picks up where the duo's previous release on Digitalis (2009's cassette, "Nellie") left off. It's a continuation of those ritualistic astral projects but with more polish and unexpected surprises. The opening piece, "Space," acts as a segue into this new, expanded universe. Washed-out drones greet you at the gates, advancing methodically until noisy blasts and sonar-infused rhythms bring the facade crashing down. Once the first beat drops, though, "VSS-30" has arrived. Disco flirtation and blooped-out nowhere hooks rise between the waves. It's almost pop music, but not quite and falls apart just as fast as it arrives.
As with all their music, Brother Raven's sound is 100% improvised and always recorded to tape. That added warmth keeps their space-age intonations from getting distant or cold. The flip-side of the record dials things in and shows just how much focus and restraint the duo possess. More blitzed beats push things along at a reliable pace, underscored by repetitive tones leading into candy-striped, totally sweet synthesizer loops. "VSS-30" seems, on the surface, to be all over the map but it's absolutely cohesive and flows like a perfect pink stream.
There's no doubt that there's been dozens upon dozens of new synth-based bands and artists coming out of the woodwork over the last couple of years, but Brother Raven have shown over and over that they've got a head above most. "VSS-30" is an impressive, fully-realized piece of work that cements their place on the astral plane.
Vinyl only edition of 300 copies housed in silkscreened jackets. Please note that the b-side label of the record is stamped, not the a-side.
-digitalis
eleh - repose - important records - lp - 20$
Circle Two: Coastal Rotation For Dune Loop is a new 17 minute composition debuted at 2010's Mutek festival in Montreal. This piece completes the Retreat/Return trilogy with Repose.
Side B is an etching matching the print made for Circle Two: Coastal Rotation For Dune Loop.
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jd emmanuel - wizards - important records - lp - 15$
With so much being made of current practitioners of the Kosmiche/New Age vibe here's your opportunity to hear an original. Original copies hardly ever surface and even the 2007
repress commands quite a fee on internet auction sites. This straight analog pressing sounds as close to the original master tapes as you can get. 500 made.
Pressed at RTI.
"If you have been wondering what all the fuss about "private press new age" is, go here to find out. Your mind shall be subtly blown..." Fader
Wizards was my first deep trance electronic music album. This album was inspired by Terry Riley , one of the earliest people ever to compose and perform long, extended, cyclic pieces in the electronic format. This music was composed and performed in '81 and '82.
I consider this album my best work.
The instrumentation is three Sequencial Circuits PRO-1s, Crumar Traveler One and a Yamaha SK-20, all real time recording to a Teac 4-track reel-to-reel. I mixed the four tracks to a Teac A-7300 Master 2-Track tape recorder using a DeltaLab DL-2 to create the delay track. In 2006, I used a Tascam 34B 4-track to remaster all my master tapes to digital master of 196 KHz/24 bit .WAV files using Soundforge 8 software.
The original Wizards LP was published in the Summer of 1982 with the black and white cover. The initial tracks had not names and were call Movements I-V. Several years later sales had slowed down, in an effort to improve sales we tried the color cover and I created names for each track, as shown on the samples.
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J.D. Emmanuel
spiritualized - ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space - plain recordings- lp - 24$
Originally released in 1997 (on the same day as Radiohead's OK Computer), Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space is the third album from Jason Pierce's post-Spacemen 3 project, and his most brilliant work to date. A hypnotic, narcotic, psychedelic gospel album full of confessional songs about heartbreak and drug abuse. This record is a flat out masterpiece that received a 10.0 rating from Pitchfork. 180 gram vinyl housed in full-color innersleeves.-plain
altar eagle - mechanical gardens - type - lp - 19$ sold out
Brad Rose (aka The North Sea) is probably the last person you’d expect to see at the helm of a pop album. A folk record – maybe, a noise record – sure, but pop? Probably not. Yet that’s exactly what he and his wife Eden Hemming have done with ‘Mechanical Gardens’. The altar eagle sound might not come as much of a shock for those cassette collectors who have managed to source copies of the duo’s now rare debut EPs, but for the rest of the world it should serve as a radical change in direction for one of experimental music’s most valuable sons.
The ear-splitting noise that enticed listeners on ‘Bloodlines’ is all but forgotten as Brad and Eden pick through shimmering dream-pop and cold-wave electronics with the greatest of ease. The quality is assured within minutes of the gorgeous Slowdive-esque opener ‘Battlegrounds’. Anchored by Eden’s humming, ethereal vocal tones, the song is a glorious statement of intent and while the band go into clubbier directions on the second half, this song is a gateway to their sound.
Possibly the biggest surprise on ‘Mechanical Gardens’ is the sound shift which occurs mid-way through the record, as the bubbling bliss of ‘B’Nai B’Rith Girls’ gives way to the abrasive electro growl of ‘Monsters’. Influenced in part by Eden’s long-time love affair with techno and Brad’s recent obsession with synthesizers, the duo strike a perfect middle ground between crumbling experimentation and pop excess. This is rarely better explored than on ‘Spy Movie’, a track that somehow combines the supposedly warring sounds of Juan Atkins and early My Bloody Valentine.
On ‘Mechanical Gardens’ Brad and Eden have created an album that revels in its grab-bag of influences, but somehow they have managed to emerge with a sound that is totally singular. It’s pop music for sure, but uncynical, atypical and hugely enjoyable.
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lou reed - metal machine music - sister ray – 2xlp – 25$
"180 gram and double gatefold vinyl. This LP contains a stereo reproduction of the original quadrophonic master, playable on home theater systems. Program ends in a locked groove, just like the original. This is the one and only official re-mastered Metal Machine Music reissue, supervised and approved by Lou himself. The original. The one that started it all. Noise rock -- industrial rock. Underground for years, it survived on the power of an idea. No key, no vocals, no set rhythm.... hhhmmmmm feedback forever. Supervised by Lou Reed and faithfully remastered to the last squeal. The out-of-print 'Quad' has been replicated for a perfect vinyl version playable on your stereo turntable with the original rear sections moved to the center of the front left/right speakers. It's worth getting a turntable to hear this. We worked from digital transfers (96k 24bit) made from the original analogue masters. The original label supplied us with these files and photo copies of the analogue reels including copies of Bob Ludwig's mastering notes. An act of love for an act of sound."
-sisterray
hunter gracchus / the kommissar hjuler und frau - split - blackest rainbow – lp -19$
"Meeting of melted minds on this split LP featuring Sheffield based long time local buddies Hunter Gracchus and Germany based performance and musical duo of Kommissar Hjuler Und Frau (aka Mama Baer). The Hunter Gracchus have released an ever growing catalogue of super well received releases for the likes of Chironex, Golden Lab, Recollections of Knulp and Chocolate Monk. They also collaborated with Part Wild Horses Mane On Both Sides and Chora as Le Drapeau Noir, as well as performing solo and in other fantastic far out acts such as Vampire Blues, Harappian Night Recordings and Blue Yodel, as well as two thirds of the trio running the excellent Singing Knives label and all working full time. I have to admit, I have no idea how they can manage to do all this, pretty damn impressive. Their side is an amazing live recording from La Planta, Argentina entitled 'Mujeres De La Boca', and if you've ever been to their Furniture Makers practice space, it sounds like Hunter Gracchus somehow managed to transport its entire contents of obscure musical objects over there with their peculiar brains to record some of the best live shit they've produced so far... a really great side long free playing improvised weird out with screwed up voices, skronky blurts and freestyle tribal percussion. Kommissar Hjuler Und Frau have been releasing material for quite some time on their own Der Schöne Hjuler-Memorial-Fond label, including a host of obscenely limited CDRs, cassettes and records. On top of that they've found the time to release some truly astounding genre blending avant craziness on Ultra Eczema, Scumbag and Blossoming Noise. For this split LP, KHJ & F's 'Zwei Einenperson (Pt. 2)', is a manic 22 minute side of avant garde experi-mentalism, with Kommissar Hjuler shredding electric guitar strings and destroying tapes while Mama Baer's insane vocal fluctuates between the erotic and pure demonic screaming. This recording of Kommissar Hjuler und Frau was made in March 2009 when working on the set for the performance of Zwei Eineperson. This was presented live at the vernissage of Mama Baer's and Kommissar Hjuler's exhibition Geteilter Raum at Kunstraum Winterthur, Switzerland on 2nd April 2009. A CD-R with several parts from their work on this set was previously released on their SHMF label in a very small edition. This is the re-issue of part 2 from their recordings, live in their living room. Edition of 500 on heavyweight vinyl with pro printed jackets, and insert."
beggin your pardon miss joan - edges - blackest rainbow –cd -12$
"Edges will be the first widely available release by Beggin' Your Pardon Miss Joan. It is a collection of several old songs from previous highly-limited releases on Centre of the Wood, Dead Pilot and Reverb Worship, plus five new tracks. The project is from the minds of Lex and Vanessa Panayi. Some of you may recognize Lex, as he also plays under the name of Guanaco ±, whose LP Sky Burials was released earlier this year on BR. On this 9-track CD, there are moments comparable to some of the material on the aforementioned LP, but at times its approach is more singer-songwriter based with more vocals, as well as merging autumnal psychedelic string picking excursions and traditional folk guitar meanderings. A really gorgeous collection of songs. Edition of 500, full color pro-printed card wallets."
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various - menagerie #2 - blackest rainbow –lp & mag -23$
"The second compilation compiled and conceived by London-based illustrator Jake Blanchard continues on its strength of eclectic audio vibes paired with visual glory by an array of excellent artists. Eight artists were given a track and their finished artwork is based around their assigned track. With the previous CD release of Menagerie #1, there was only 100 copies available with the zine. But with this new issue, every single copy comes with a super-slick, pro-printed, full-colour zine of artwork from: Jake Blanchard, Pete Fowler, Will Sweeney, Andrew Rae, Sarah King, Solange Gularte, James Trimmer/Mirt, and Mat Pringle. This time the audio is appearing on vinyl only, with exclusive tracks from: Moon Duo, Natural Snow Buildings, Wand (aka Wooden Wand), The See See, Seadog, Joanne Robertson & Matthew Ashworth, Married In Berdichev, and Akron/Family. The pro-printed sleeve features artwork by Jake Blanchard. Heavyweight vinyl, with full colour labels. Edition of 500. Joint release between Blackest Rainbow, and Jake's new Tor Press label for zines and music."
-br
twinsistermoon - then fell ashes - blackest rainbow –lp -19$
"Brand new full length vinyl LP from Natural Snow Buildings' Mehdi Ameziane solo project. This is the third Twinsistermoon release since 2009's The Hollow Mountain LP and Bride of Spirits 7" which were both released on the excellent Dull Knife label. Following on from these two gems, various obscure self released items and CDs on Digitalis and Students of Decay, Ameziane's sound has grown somewhat darker at times with this LP featuring nearly 50 minutes of brand new material. The A-side features 6 tracks, where as the B side is complemented with a huge, almost 25 minute track. The opening track 'Black Nebulae' is a gorgeously textured psychedelic drone-based piece, followed by a short, quieter, guitar plucked piece with vocals, but no words, entitled '1976'. 'Ghost That Was Your Life' is a stunning beautiful layered guitar piece with Ameziane's astounding beautiful vocals shining through. 'Big Sand' opens as one of the darker pieces, with an occult feeling to its sound, swirling vocal drones, almost like a choir at times, and in come those stunning warm and distinctive gutar sounds with layered ghostly sound scapes, that haunt much of Ameziane's solo and NSB recordings. Half way through this track it fades into layered field recordings, drones, and distant chimes, the sound of this track at this point just has a real melancholy vintage sound, the last two minutes are again a change of sound with a slow plucking of guitar strings. 'Desert Prophecy' returns of the sound of just Ameziane and his guitar, with some lo-fi electric riffing distortion in the background. It's pretty incredible to hear this and think that it's from 2010, and not from the 60s or 70s. The sixth and final track on the first side is 'Trailer', another beautiful somewhat lighter folk sound, which is interesting considering the following is the album's title track, 'Then The Ashes Fell', a side long track which is a considerably darker and heavier track than much of the rest of the LP, but it weaves in some beautiful lighter more reflective moments. Pro printed covers and labels. Heavyweight vinyl."
-br
mv & ee with the golden road - no floor tour - blackest rainbow - 8xcass - 55$
Brand new deluxe box set from MV & EE featuring 8 shows from their No Floor Tour in USA & Canada in April 2010. The line up for this tour was MV & EE with Mick Flower (Vibracathedral Orchestra / Flower-Corsano Duo) and John Moloney (Sunburned Hand of the Man). There's also guest appearance from J. Mascis (Dinosaur Jr), Eric Chenaux and Doc Dunn. The 8 shows were from Hadley (MA), Ridgewood (NY), Oberlin (OH), Detroit (MI), Toronto (ON), Montreal (QC), Saratoga Springs (NY), and Boston (MA). Housed in an old style tape pack box (keepin' it in the Road Trips family), pro dubbed tapes with printed shells, full colour cover artwork by Jake Blanchard, and a full colour pro-printed 16 page A6 size booklet. Edition of only 150 copies.
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michael hurley - first songs - folkways - lp - 17$
"Michael Hurley is one of the most beloved cult figures of the Greenwich Village folk scene and his songs have been recorded by everyone from the Holy Modal Rounders and the Youngbloods, to Vetiver and Cat Power. First Songs, recorded in 1964 when Hurley was only 22 years old, shows that his charming, bumming, hippie, wino persona was fully formed at an early age. The album features the first recorded versions of such Snock classics as 'The Werewolf Song' and 'Captain Kidd.' Reissued on LP for the first time ever, with deluxe packaging including faithful reproductions of the original jacket and insert."
inner city - cop killer - rotifer - cass - 6$
Beats gleaming through every bullet hole.
andreas brandal - underground - rotifer - cass - 6$
basked unit - pouring tally - rotifer - cass - 6$
eyes like saucers - parmalee, tribute to a dog – ikuisuus – cd - 8$
[iku-016 / rur079]
_parmalee, tribute to a dog_ is the follow-up to eyes like saucers' _still living in the desert..._ and the aan/e.l.s. collaboration, _kristallivirta_. oddly evocative of early folkways and nonesuch "field recordings,"_parmalee..._ explores the potentialities of autistic, automatic-composition through the employment of relatively primitive acoustic instrumentation and primitive electronics (homemade oscillators, fuzz, and casiotone). the resulting product is a unique foray into structurally defiant, yet intrinsically organic electro-acoustic music.
blood on tape - the terror of solitudes - stunned records - cass - 7$
Following acclaimed releases on Anathema Sound, Reverb Worship, and their own Softland City imprint, Blood on Tape return here with a work of slow-burning beauty and subtle menace. Side A begins with delicate tones of acoustic guitar, harmonium, voice, and percussion traveling an unhurried journey of celebration toward a bit more electric B-Side. Using Borges’ Book of Imaginary Beings as a conceptual launch-point, this tape’s back half is an improvisational surge of six-string quake & purifying feedback. Embodying a briefly-burning comet, ‘The Terror of Solitudes’ concludes without a speck of dust or debris; just the lingering pure energy of a duo in dynamic communion. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c34 tapes w/ double-sided jcard and insert.
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jeremy kelly - it sounds different in the dark- stunned records - cass - 7$
Jeremy Kelly’s previous albums on Digitalis and Tape Drift contain gutsy undercurrents & explosive centers that hold our attention like nothing else out there. Stunned is glad to announce that ‘It Sounds Different In the Dark’ is a similar drop through the blissfully unknown with our trusted guide JK. It doesn’t take long before we realize that sense of direction & determinacy are exchanged for sheer disorientation in Jeremy’s world. Exhilaratingly torn between poles of all possible guitar forms, it matters little what is up, down, straight or crooked within the first few minutes. After all, this is in the Dark — an excursion for the daring listener who desires something quite different in their audio diet. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c31 tapes w/ double-sided jcard and insert.
-stunned
alberorovesciato - crown, mineral & sacred well (the skorpio tape) - stunned records - cass - 7$
Crown, Mineral & Sacred Well: alchemical antidotes to planetary toxicity. Our heroes Alberorovesciato combine these ancient elements in a half-hour ritual of percussive glossolalia, summoning assistance from outer realms. Now Skorpio is back, and he’s way pissed about this oily fuckin mess everywhere. Seriously, humans. If you can’t plug your holes, stop drilling them. Skorpio knows. He stopped needing oil a few millennium ago. Now he survives purely on the ecstatic anti-rhythms of freedom that Francesco Cavaliere & Marco Lampis have been celebrating with Alberorovesciato since Stunned no. 21. Thanks for making the call guys, and welcome home Skorpio. Do whatever it takes to make yourself clean & comfortable here. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c30 tapes w/ double-sided jcard and
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roped off - blows glass in space / discovers a new angle - stunned records - cass - 7$
Forces to be reckoned with in their own right as farmers of prime Delaware sound crop, Mike Haley (Wether, 905 Tapes) and Dave Doyen (2:00AM Tapes, Vales) tag team a set of bent synthesizers on this c40, bringing their new duo Roped Off into snarling maturity. We presume that blowing glass in space leads one to smoke something especially dank out of that glass in space. Let’s further assume that the discovery of a new angle was not only novel, but an inevitable consequence of these actions. No matter how it’s sliced, or slices through the listener, it’s an entirely unpredictable ride in the opposite direction of a safe synth reality. These boyz mean biz. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c40 tapes w/ double-sided jcard and insert.
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granitkorridor - v - stunned records - cass - 7$
Deep zones of bowed-bass infinitude assist our anti-kinetic midnight vigils with Granitkorridor’s 2nd release on Stunned and 5th overall chapter in his ongoing saga. Elevation into “V” discovers its maker hovering with tremendous patience like a god of thunder, expanding his sonic domain to an ocean’s breadth. Seducing us through chambers of refreshingly minimal décor, Granitkorridor draws every unnecessary particle away from the space, leaving little behind but the unmistakable afterglow of a drone master. Limited edition 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c58 tapes w/ double-sided jcard and insert.
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a.m. shiner / musculus - a.m.. radio / microfiche - stunned records - cass - 7$
With eyes dilated as wide as the bandwidth’s spectrum, A.M. uses his Radio to wrest open abandoned frequencies on the dial. Bidding brain & body adieu, Shiner slips inside to play, joining metallic ghost voices as they surf through a strangely erotic vacuum. Weird new Canadian crew Musculus similarly reaps the generative union between flesh & electromagnetic possibility on this split’s flip. Their microfiche machines hum like monks on night watch, murky mantras preceded by 4th-dimensional feminine counterparts who emerge from a motorized surround. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c68 tapes w/ double-sided jcard and insert.
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connector — steel/rust - stunned records - cass - 7$
Carnal energy meets primal masculinity meets 360 tons of public-art-installation STEEL. Entering the belly of this beast for two separate midnight sessions, Bryce Loy (Abaddon Records) and Peter Lamons scratch and beat the RUST nearly clean off their instrument of creation/object of destruction. This is Connector — both the name of the experimental percussion project of Bryce & Peter’s, debuting on this cassette, as well as the name of a Richard Serra mega-sculpture erected last year in the belly of yet another beast: Orange County, California. The Connector duo’s pacing and control is tremendous within Serra’s massive acoustical space over both their 25-minute sides. The intimate sounds of crickets, heaving breath, and torqued steel moans are given just as much footing as vocal eruptions & volcanic percussions upon the 66-foot-tall sculpture sides. No electricity. No effects. Just the quickening of sweat, absorption of metallic shock, and shedding of blood in a thrilling attempt to locate one of the deepest ancestral rites — discovery though smashing shit up. Special edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c50 tapes with double-sided jcard and foldout color insert.
-stunned
sundrips - through obversion - digitalis recordings - cass - 7$
i've been to canada many times. hell, half of my family still lives up there and i can tell you one thing it isn't: tropical. sorry brothers & sisters in the great white north, that's just not how it flies. well, sundrips would beg to differ it seems. this montreal-based duo craft hypnotic song structures that will heat you up even during the depths of those canadian winters.
armed mainly with a synthesizer and guitar, sundrips are doing a fine job of carving out their own space amongst the cosmos. "through obversion" is filled with four concise rainbow shots toward oblivion. accented with droning vocals and various tape loops, these songs are like statues to the sun gods. dreamlike arpeggios and heavily-delayed guitar notes wind together tightening around your skull. in the end you're floating somewhere outside the clouds, sucking down as much of the pure, prismatic air as you can. edition of 75, pro-dubbed.
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nathan mclaughlin - echolocation #2- digitalis recordings - cass - 7$
alright friends, this one goes deep. REAL deep. nathan mclaughlin (half of the excellent loud & sad, who you will hear more about later this year) offers up the second volume of his "echolocation" trilogy (vol. 3 coming on gift tapes this fall while vol. 1 remains up-in-the-air) and we are all the better for it. deftly composed electronics bind together effortlessly with ghost drones of the highest order. this is music that is simultaneously beautiful and disjointed. mclaughlin is an expert at knowing the perfect placement for each movement and each fluid note.
"echolocation" is split into six separate pieces, but they all form together to form a much greater whole. this isn't a single continous composition, but the pieces fit together expertly. fuzzy tones generator from decaying radio waves and field recordings sit alongside delicate drones without interfering with each other. at times i'm reminded of some eloy's "shanti" record or dick raajimakers longer tape pieces, but "echolocation" is something that is wholly mclaughlin's own. exquisite.edition of 75, pro-dubbed.
-digitalis
headboggle - banjo signal generator as advertised- digitalis recordings - cass - 7$
the boggling continues fresh out of the bowels of the san francisco space program. "banjo signal generator as advertised" keeps the psychedelic synth scrapes brewing and brewing until everyone is buried underneath his electronic portal clouds. inside this howling vortex of bubbling electronics come unexpected shifts of composed guitar melodies that fade away as quickly as they arrived. in its wake, the synth waves dial it in and intensify until petering out into a sample of your favorite piano spooks of all time.
but as i've come to expect, headboggle shows up for a live rendition next making me jones heavy to see this spectacle in person. minimalist electronic sculptures battle it out with the crowd's voices, the latter adding an unexpected bonus to the proceedings. it's some haunted spliff. headboggle never sounds like anything but headboggle and ends up stuck in your skull for days on end. you just have to keep going back to it, trying to figure out what the hell happened while you were out. edition of 75, pro-dubbed.
-digitalis
afterlife - bodies in motion- digitalis recordings - cass - 7$
if this is what the afterlife is like maybe i should start believing in that shit. but really the duo of ryan mcgill (cliffsides) and franklin teagle (meditations) stretches their wings and fly even further on their latest declaration finding the visceral symmetry in subtle shifts and simple composition. dual synthscapes that line the sky with their warm, glowing major chord changes and galactic leads. its music that is easy to grasp on the surface, but deeper listening reveals something even more magical.
of course, on the flip they go straight-up mid-80s sci-fi with abandon. this is not fucking kitsch, it's fucking awesome. minimal beats provide the backbone for rising-and-falling notes and pitchbends. it's exactly what i think of when i heard the phrase "bodies in motion." everything devolves in the end, becoming a spastic mass of elegiac tones that get buried underneath washes of square waves and noise. sort of a poetic end if you ask me. edition of 80, pro-dubbed.
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dense reduction - fictive agriculture- digitalis recordings - cass - 7$
travis bird and evan lindorff-ellery caught my attention straight away on their first trio of releases on the label they run together, notice recordings. "fictive agriculture" finds them spewing new organic sonar trails through hazy concrete forests. this is music that requires repeated listens to fully digest all the layers. things start off minimal and almost-melodic before bursting into a blown-out, churning mess. things go back & forth, covered in tape hiss and full of tonal warmth. it's like unsuspectingly tuning into lost radio transmissions from the past half-century, sending out maydays from a distant planet.
the flipside opens things up a bit with some harmonic sand castles from the start. eventually the tide rolls in and smashes the whole thing into bits, but the cleansing is all well and good because bleak, dissonant electronic triumph emerges from the ashes. it coalesces into a feedback labyrinth, unsafe for those with delicate ears. edition of 75, pro-dubbed.
-digitalis
planets around the sun - gold- digitalis recordings - cass - 7$
back the fuck up and freak the fuck out. planets around the sun are another epic cog in the music vistas of portland, maine. made up from members of cursillistas/herbcraft, tempera, white light and others in the l'animaux tryst family, planets' sonics feel like religious offerings to a long-forgotten stellar godforms. it's huge, sprawling and absolutely magickal.
acoustic drones flicker like organic spires in the distance. the group's combined voices singing through heavy rays like sirens beckoning you home. the build-up is incredible. minimal, nearly-tribal drums push the movement to another level entirely as it enters into its cathartic, critical mass before breaking down and decaying back into the earth. left behind are the strums of guitars and industrial, percussive blasts that couldn't be contained in the fallout. edition of 80.
-digitalis
white leopards - s/t - digitalis recordings - cass - 7$
this white leopards tape has been a long-time coming but will prove worth the wait in the end. win chavez exists on his own plane out in the city of angels, a wizard with analog prowess. on this tape chavez blurs the line between composition and improvisation, never allowing the listener to be sure where this music is coming from but always sure of its ability to lodge itself deep inside his or her psyche.
this isn't just your standard-fair schulze/schnitzler worship session. chavez ignites his own scree, spewing out concise synthetic concoctions that skirt the line between the darkness & light. sinewaves flow underneath, creating smooth rivers to build oscillating sawtooth masses on. hints of bliss shine through and warped voices try to speak-out from the lurch as the whole thing becomes a spectral, whirring idol. edition of 75.
-digitalis
michael james tapscott "sunny california OST- digitalis recordings - cass - 7$
if i could only be serenaded by one person for the rest of my days, i'd choose michael tapscott in a heartbeat. the odawas vocalist's talent is something to die for. that voice... cannot be beat. but what tapscott brings on his debut solo release under his own name is far more than just that voice. this is the soundtrack to theshort film of the same name by neil blakemore and follows in the ocean-drift steps of the last odawas record, "the blue depths." melodic synthesizer passages float lightly on simple, seductive drum machine beats and acoustic guitar lines. erratic, almost-harsh electronica even makes an appearance as tapscott uses all his tricks to crystalize the theme of the film. every turn finds a new path, all of which lead back to the central precipice.
"sunny california" is a place rife with beauty and sadness and as tapscott as our guide, we're bound to find something to treasure. edition of 100.
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knit prism/w.a. munson - split - digitalis recordings - cass - 7$
this split from knit prism and black eagle child-spinoff w.a munson finds its solace in the greath white north. ontario's knit prism aka michael pouw has been churning out gem after gem lately and this split follows-up on his gift tape quite nicely. hazy drones bleed into glassine accompaniment, shards falling like hypnotic crystal rain. pouw cuts and pastes like a master, fusing together something ancestral with an aim to the future. his piece is equal parts old, dusty relic and computer-age synth dream. pouw's a master craftsman and knit prism is just getting started.
munson returns from hiatus and eschews the momentum of black eagle child to dive straight back into the deep end of the pool. somebody asked me if he's using a heavily-effected guitar or a synth and i honestly have no idea and could really care less. munson is playing for keeps. over the first half, munson is searching. underneath hiss and fuzz, time-worn melodies play-out even if they're completely unsure of the destination. but midway is his come-to-jesus moment. the fog and haze clear and we're left with a beautiful, modern hymnal. tones and melodies that remind me of boards of canada suck you in without fail. equal parts earnest and heartbroken, its a place i could stay for a good, long while. edition of 75.
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mohave triangles- astral holograms - digitalis recordings - cass - 7$
it's always exciting when somebody you've never heard of comes along and blows your mind. such is the case with the fantastically-named mohave triangles. hailing from the depths of north carolina, MT cuts to the chase with thick, crunchy synthesizer drones. side a is over-the-top, always at 11, always in the red. he covers the full spectrum, lighting up carolina all the way. perfect listening with your morning coffee - it'll wake up your senses and start the day off right.
the flip-side reverses that approach, descending into midnight without a map and ending up lost in the backwoods with nothing but a full-moon and a thousand mosquitoes for a guide. drink the sludge and swallow it down and at the end you're rewarded with a short cosmic journey on lsd-wings. edition of 70.
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ricardo donoso - deterrence- digitalis recordings - cass - 7$
i think ricardo donoso has to be one of boston's best-kept secrets. when he's not performing as 1/2 of perispirit (recent tape on hospital) or in the avant black metal outfit, ehnare, he runs his semate productions label. in other words, donoso is busy and responsible for a lot of excellent things. his solo work is no exception.
on "deterrence," donoso finds his peak. generated with guitar, analog synth, piano, tapes & contact mics, this is an album of layers. each repeat listen finds new elements and new sounds floating deep in the mix. donoso's interest in game theory and behavioral psychology are the theme to which the music wraps itself around. by the time the final pieace, "mutually assured destruction," reaches its inevitable climax, the listener is left to pick up the pieces. in these slow-decaying sounds are the roots of introspection. listen closely and make your own choices. edition of 80.
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red electric rainbow - harmonic sail- digitalis recordings - cass - 7$
chicago in august is going the place you're going to want to be. well, at least during the weekend of the 22nd as the neon marshmallow festival takes over the city. one of the co-organizers of said fest is daniel smith AKA red electric rainbow. after a slew of under-the-radar-but-totally-great releases on his own neon blossom label, smith brings his haunted paradise down I-55 and into the digitalis realm.
"harmonic sail" won't fail to brighten spirits and enchant. endless, reverb-soaked keyboards runs fly up & down the scales, sounding like the opening to the gates of heaven. smith adds some mid-range crunch, like he wants to break into some kind of garage-inspired solo but can't quite get off the ground. it blends together in perfect harmony. the tape closes out with the short and sweet "ocean mist," the pefect polyphonic bring down after the title track's (both parts) glorious ride. edition of 75
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mass ornament - fyxe- digitalis recordings - cass - 7$
it's been a while, but it's finally time for the latest feather in eden hemming's cap to be plucked. "fyxe" follows-up 2008's "bewilderness" on her own teosinte label. but forget what you know because this is the next level and where it goes from here, i can only guess.
"fyxe" is heavy. it's deep. from the opening, bass-heavy electronics and wordless vocal loops of "polygon angel" you know you're in for a treat. the rise of altar eagle has led to more vocal-heavy compositions in hemming's solo wares, but for my money that's no bad thing. discordant, almost-lost guitar structures provide the bass for more soaring. there's a harsher side, too, with found objects fed through a continous circuit of reverbs and delays to create aural moonscapes devoid of tonality. metallic drones pierce the dust while she suffers through, dropping vocals from a perch above. at any minute everything could fall apart. it's a beautiful thing. edition of 75.
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secret colors - dreamersss- digitalis recordings - cass - 7$
the first time i heard matt lawson's (aka secret colors) "infinite wandering" tape, i was hooked. this is my summer soundtrack and should also be yours. blissed-out keys and time-warped, sun-soaked guitars greet you at the gates and trail you throughout your journey through "dreamersss." rising melodies blanket your ears in a delicate crystalline haze, pouring fluorescent pink rain down your throat and in your eyes. what a fucking world.
minimal beats take you straight to the beach under overcast skies. synths blurt out the punchline and glockenspiel serenades bring it all back home. there's something increasingly reflective and nostalgic about lawson's approach. he records on a warm sonic landscape that adds depth and even a bit of gnarl to his deceptively catchy songs. in all, secret colors never disappoints and keeps your head bobbing under the sun. edition of 80, pro-dubbed & imprinted
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chubby wolf - ornitheology- digitalis recordings - cass - 7$
chubby wolf is the nom de plume of celer's dani long and though she tragically left us last year, her stunning music lives on to keep her voice growing. "ornitheology" has been in the vaults for sometime but the time finally felt right to let this sprawling mass of phosphorescent beauty spread its delicate wings.
listening to long's solo works it becomes obvious how potent her contributions to celer really were. this is subtle, devastating music. crisp drones that flourish like moonflowers at midnight, sending off sensous queues to your synapses and taking you places far into the sky. we are all lucky that there is still an exquisite mountain of chubby wolf offerings waiting for their day in the sun. "ornitheology" is only the beginning. edition of 125, pro-dubbed & imprinted.
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sam goldberg & mark mcguire - tour split - pizza / wagon - cass - 8$
"recorded March 2010 at home
PIZZA WAGON #4
SPRING TOUR 2010"