Blood on Tape/Pet Coffins split C38 $6(USA)/$7(Canada)/$8(World)
”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 sooths 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. Edition of 75.”

Flea Apparitions – ‘Transparent Black’ C50 $6(USA)/$7(Canada)/$8(World) ”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. Edition of 60.”

Andreas Brandal – ‘Liber Null’ C29 $6(USA)/$7(Canada)/$8(World)
”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. Edition of 60.”

Pummeler – ‘Jungle Olympics’ C32 $6(USA)/$7(Canada)/$8(World)
”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. Edition of 60.”

Age of Wire and String – ‘Música de ir ao o cu’ C23 $6(USA)/$7(Canada)/$8(World)
”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. Edition of 60.”

Cliffsides – ‘Singularity’ C31 $6(USA)/$7(Canada)/$8(World)
”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. Edition of 60.”

Special Rate: Purchase all three new releases for $30(USA)/$32(Canada)/$38(World)

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synth003 SKY DRIPPING VENOM - 'In Krasnozem' CDr 6/7€
"ltd75. 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."

synth004 DREAM SAFARI/OPHIBRE split CDr 6/7€
"ltd60. 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..."

synth005 STELLAR OM SOURCE - 'Heartlands Suite' CDr 6/7€
"ltd100. 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."

synth006 DRIFTS - 'Future Light Cone' 3"CDr 5€
"ltd60. Econo-synth action unit. Claustrophobic space jams and post-urban sounds. 2/3rds of Bladder Stalks / Scumbag Relations related."

YUKO X CHINO - 'Sensory Deprivation Techniques' CDr 6/7€
"ltd64. New album for the Sasqrotch member Danny No/Fi. Sticky guitarz, distorted vocals and heavy pounded beats."

rur076 CYRUS GENGRAS/M. GEDDES GENGRAS - 'Family split' 2CDr
"ltd72. 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."

rur077 RURALFAUNE COLLECTIVE - 'I' 3"CDr 5€
"unltd. Recording of the first show in june 2008. Something between noise, robedoorlike incantations and schizophrenic drums. Featuring Monks of the Balhill, Sorch'enn, Xochipilli..."

rur078 EXPO70 - 'Psychic Funeral' 2x3"CDr
"ltd75. 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."

rur079 EYES LIKE SAUCERS - 'Parmalee, tribute to a dog' CD 10€
"co-released w/Ikuisuus ltd500. Artisan of the indefinable musics, Jeff Knoch (ex-Urdog) explores the gallery of the displaced instruments (harmonium, glockenspiel, Farfisa..) for a tribute with his companion of always, his dog Parmalee. An obsessional trip into space folk drones."

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INFINITE LIGHT - 'HAGIOGRAPHY/BHADRAPAD POORNIMA' 2xC42 10£(UK)/11£(EU)/12£(WORLD)
"Double tape of hypnopompic psychedelic late night times recorded in one evening from solo guitarist, north-west conduit, Infinite Light. Entirely recorded live from dusk 'til dawn in one night, September 2009. 84 minutes of twilight guitar, tape loop murmur, warbling falsetto wordless vocals, gong like metal bowls, bridge-less one-string violin, bell, cymbal, & radio static. Side A: A side length reverbed slow-burning psych-ballad of dictaphone speakered fuzzed-guitar tipping into saturation, unhinged treble-heavy solos, and hypnopompic vocals. Side B: Sculpted extranous noise through transistor radio amplification. Heavily fuzzed, saturated, no-fidelity guitar ripps through a loose revisiting of 'Exegesis*', with chorale vocals of reverbed intimacy and throbbing chords. Mantric gong rings synchronise and phase in & out with a one note guitar riff-cycle. Side C: An instantoeus lightning rod of eleven minute garage rock satori during a moment of fatigue-heavy enlightment, Bell ringing tape-looped into ambient lo fidelity and electrical murmur. Meditative guitar finger picked, cycling over primitive, shrieking, one string violin. Cymbal rings over sparse unamplified electric guitar and hymnal phrases. Side D: Drifting radio static washing over gong-like temple percussion. Short, throbbing, tape loop pulsing under tambourine and vocal ritual music. Somnabulist finger-picked psych-folk ballad of reverbed contemplative treble and singing. Moonlight three chord paean to late-night lunar romance. Edition of 80, sprayed Green and Azure tapes in a back to back double tape box, with artwork featuring two photos from solitary walks in North Wales, 2006. *The original guitar only take appears on the Winebox Press 'Solo Guitar' boxset, release summer 2009."

WHOLE VOYALD INFINITE LIGHT - 'POLYHYMNIA' C42 5£(UK)/6£(EU)/7£(WORLD)
"Three new pieces recorded summer 2009, with the Duo of Jon Collin ( Serfs, Vampire Blues, etc.) & Infinite Light, expanded by Sheffield free thinker Ross Parfitt. Side A: Chorale-like falsetto vocals of elegiac hidden words, meditative reverbed-guitar shadow play, cymbal swells, and long breathes of negitive space. Side B, track 1: w/ Ross Parfitt: Low patient bass drums and gong-like cymbals swell, tambourine and dual guitar lines unravel, & falsetto vocals interleave, and the guitars find their axis. Side B, track 2: Near no-fidelity two chord guitar shimmers under vocals as distant reverbed solo playing comes into focus. Edition of 60 emerald spray-painted tapes w/ woodcut painting cover by Manchester artist Fliss Horrocks."

SERFS/INFINITE LIGHT - 'THE FLOOR IT NEEDS SWEEPING/STARRY EYED MOONLIGHT' C7 Cassingle 3£(UK)/4£(EU)/5£(WORLD)
"Two late night zoned guitar reworkings of popular songs from yester-year. SERFS rip apart slowhand's guitar solo with holy grail reverbed into oblivian, over their own muzaked dual guitar reading of G. Harrison's original white album weeper. INFINITE LIGHT plays homage to vincent van goth with fuzzed out & reverbed, dictaphone speakered, guitar solos over a late night "gold weekend" broadcast of an American AM radio hit. Edition of 40 Lemon Yellow spray-painted tapes w/ sleeve art imagined and painted by Manchester's David Bailey, of It's Mount Pleasant."

A WAKE - 'FROM THE BIRD' C35 5£(UK)/6£(EU)/7£(WORLD)
"Two sides of no-fidelity discordant guitars from Manchester duo Nick Mitchell and Fliss Horrocks: Two guitars compressed into treble-kicking wailing wall of near indistinguishability, heads down endless boogie of fragmentary non-riffs, wah, dissonance, and white heat, that veers into feedback soaked drift, captured late summer 2009. Edition of 60 black spray-painted tapes w sleeve art by A Wake's own Fliss Horrocks."

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Mister Fuckhead & Company - 'C93' cassette $6
"Approximate running time 91 minutes (Solid Red C93, black and white J cards, black and white printed labels, in a red backed norelco case, limited to 93 copies). The initial idea for this project started with a brass group on April Fool's Day that just did reverb-laden drones. Other ideas presented themselves from there on. Later, various incarnations of the Mister Fuckhead Ensemble, Mister Fuckhead & Friends etc. incorporated junk metal scrape, chains, vacuums, glass, drills, guitar, keyboards, field recordings, classical samples, and tape loops. "c93" is a live document from the last 2 years or so; edited, and revitalized. Contributors featured are travis travis (ONO), Daniel Burke (Illusion of Safety), Michael Kendrick (Lovely Little Girls, ex-Rope, Redemer, etc), Mike Krause (Death Factory), Dave Purdie (Silver Abuse, Satan2000), Richard Syska (Dummy Antenna), Andy Ortmann (Panicsville), Bruce Lamont (Yakuza), Right-Eye Rita, Brian Klein, Christopher ILTH (Daily Void, ex-Functional Blackouts), Alejandro Morales (PISSPISSPISSMOANMOANMOAN), Rik Garrett, Rupert Glimm, Bobby Danger (Black Bear Combo), and Allison Lake (Pommel)." HERE

Daughters of the Sun – ‘Ancient of the Ancients’ C28 $6(US)/$7(CAN)/$8(WORLD)
”The peaceful side of the word 'primordial' is not often mentioned when discussing music, but it does exist and if it didn't exist before, it will with the release of Daughters of the Sun's Ancient of the Ancients. Texturally, the two swathes of music splitting this album evoke an antediluvian pre-dawn, when wildness and stillness were on in the same. The Daughters begin and end Ancient with passages constructed with flutes, chimes and ostensible field recordings that tend to teem and effervesce around the throbbing tribal eruptions at the heart of the cassette.” HERE

RC1: Easy Rider - 'The Golden Fairest Part I' C40 $6(US)
RC2: Easy Rider - 'The Golden Fairest Part II' C40 $6(US)
"edition of 50. New development from Vienna's Stefan Kushima. Airy two part pilgrimage through lulling soils. Cover artwork by Stefan."

RC3: Al Qaeda - 'Another Family Visit' C16 $6(US)
"edition of 60. Gentle salute from California's praised organization. Civilized gestures."

RC4: Peat Raamur/Perspectives split C18 $6(US)
"edition of 50. Peat and Perspectives first appearance."

RC5: Abolicao - 'Versazi Yenisei C16 $6(US)
"edition of 40. Deep gusts from inlands satiating harvest. Painted fabric j-cards. Artwork by Jeffry Astin."

Buy all 5 for $25

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905.100: V/A 'DEAF IN THE VALLEY' 2xC30 & Art Zine Box-Set $18(US)/$20(CAN)/$24(WORLD)
"deaf in the valley is an assemblage of killer sight and sounds from fifteen amazing artists who dabble in both crafts. the release consists of two pro-dubbed 30 minute cassettes and a full-color offset printed zine, all packaged in a brown kraft box with clear plastic lid, limited to 200 numbered copies. each artists involved contributed one page of artwork and one track from either a solo project or a group they are in." those included are

THURSTON MOORE, JOHN OLSON / LOST ANCHORS, JOE DENARDO / GROWING, CHRIS POTTINGER / COTTON MUSEUM, CHRISTOPHER FORGUES / KITES, WITCHBEAM / TELECULT POWERS, HEATH MOERLAND / SICK LLAMA, DENNIS TYFUS / VOM GRILL, BRENT EYESTONE / AUGHRA, DAN DLUGOSIELSKI / MOSSY THROATS, BRITT BROWN / ACID WASH, DANIEL LA PORTE / EARTH CROWN, JOE BREITENBACH, JEREMY BRADLEY EARL / THE CREEPS, KEVIN MCELENEY / DROUGHTER

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GUANO PADANO self titled CD $10
"Alessandro Stefanna assembled group with guests including the guy who whistled on all the Morricone tracks, Chris Speed. Totally essential modern Western soundtracks. Check out the Mp3s."

GRUBBS/LYTTON/WOOLEY - 'Seven Store Mountain' CD $10
"Massively evolving drone/improv/free jazz composition. Paul Lytton is a legend and David Grubbs and Nathan Wooley are on their way to equal status. We're very proud to be releasing this."

MERZBOW - 'Bird Series Volume Ten' CD $10
"Volume ten in a 13 part series."

HOLY SONS - 'Criminals Return' CD $10
"Full length from Grails/Om guru Emil Amos."

MOUNTAINHOOD - 'The River b/w The Road' 7" $10
"Each cover is exquisitely handmade. So nice, in fact, that this is a deal at $10. This follows his sold out and sought after Time Lag & Ecstatic Yod releases. See the release page for a link to photos of each and every cover. Get it now before it hits the online auction realm."

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Feather Headdress - 'W.E.E,D.' cassette $7
"With their penchant for weaving together field recordings of music, television shows, video-games, and smoke-outs, Feather Headdress has crafted bastardized hip-hop beats and additive noise experiences for years. Formed in the summer of 2007, Feather Headdress recorded their first full-length record - W.E.E,D. - in a barn in Greshlamas, Oregon. Since then, Feather Headdress has recorded two EPs - Wannanana and Unsane Flown Flossing - and a second full length album - They're Crumbelievable. Feather Headdress is the brain child of Erik Gage and Chris Uehlein of Gnar Tapes & Shit."

A. Flint Jamison - 'Gnar Flint' cassette $10
"This is mostly a tape about age-appropriate accountability. It asks two questions: what is a new version of punk? And: how does that interface with growing old? This tape comes in an awesome hand made wooden box."

Starving Weirdos - 'Live in Portland' cassette $7
" We have been playing together for as many as 7 or 8 years. " a wild and desperate style music band. Obstinate recluses attracted to mystery, we’ve left our native lands. In favor of wilds and embedded as such, in California’s pacific-northwest. Staring into the future. Strange senses beguiling us, with a strange love. This band is totally sick and makes totally awesome ear melting head dripping songs. We here at gnar tapes love this gnar tapes release, it was created in our home town Portland Oregon at this really cool bar/ restaurant in located in the alley way of the Berbati's Pan downtown. This tape is completely live."

Feather Headdress - 'Tumtimes' cassette $7
"Tum Times is some times the best thing you've put in the music machine in a while. Eventually times run out and things get tough when times is tough. As many people of the east Gresham Youth Center made this album out to be a strike of failure from the duo the group sprayed them with new blamnangang beats that made them a strong force in the hifi pop ground and a positive future in the beat making circuit of PDX . The tracks include some rare hits that haven't been made available to the public until now! "constantly dracula" tells the tale of a man that can only be described in what is heard in the song itself. "Nee Haw-Wuppa" is another class A song that will shed your skin down to your roasted toe nails. This is one of the Gnar Tapes classics surely to remind you of your chubby bosses balls peeking through his river shorts for a soft "hello". *( japanese translation insert made available)"

Breakfast Mountain - 'Young Fluff Partner' cassette $7
"Zach Osterlund the mastermind beat composer of Portland Oregon is one of our good friends we met playing house shows in the southeast brooklyn neighborhood at the old REYNOLDS HOUSE. "Osterlund has one of the best albums of 2009 in my opinion." quotes Kyle Gregory (Guitar technician of Haunted House Studios). Osterlund does a remix of one of Portland's dancetrance hyperfever thunder ice house band Guidance Counselor titled "B-ball hands remix". This tape is worth your 7$ in the first track "Jolly Roller Skate" brings in a tight mix of ambience and spartananus beats that make you mad for a big sip of O.E. Also, this is one of our best looking tapes yet. Love it."

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(TD 21) M. Geddes Gengras - 'Aural Mimesis' C60 $7(US)
"You may know him as half of the Antique Brothers, a quarter of Pocahaunted, or a third of Robedoor, but however you slice things up, they're always better when Ged's involved. Following great releases on Stunned and Digitalis, this tape is the heaviest and most fully realized piece of music Ged has made yet. Topping all expectations by a few thousand miles, We have yet to hear a better record this year. Ged works an alchemical magic here, using modular synth and more traditional instruments to carry us to dizzying new levels of bliss. Undeniably heavy and dark, but also subtle, melodic, and sonically rich. Two complex 30-minute pieces designed for maximum hypnosis that will have you addicted in no time flat. Essential in every sense. Edition of 100, pro-dubbed on purple cassettes."

(TD 23) Andreas Brandal - 'Jernvognen' CDr $7(US)
"Established sound artist and drone/noise musician Andreas Brandal graces us with this release from deep in the heart of Norway. Dark and ominous, with deep doom-laden bass tones, powerful drones, and beautiful hints of noise lurking in every corner. Inspired by an old Norwegian crime/ghost story (translated to the "The Iron Wagon"), Brandal's command here is staggering, displaying a control over each sound, and wrapping it all up with an organic feel and sustained attention to compositional dynamics throughout. The immersive sounds are at turns soothing, frightening and probing, suggesting a journey into the abyss, but guided by the confident hands of a sheer master."

(TD 25) Hunting Rituals/Rambutan - 'Spirit Wok' split CDr $7(US)
"Canada meets the US in this split pairing from Ontario's Scott Cloud (Hunting Rituals) and upstate New York's Eric Hardiman (Rambutan). Hunting Rituals have demonstrated over the last few years a creative and aesthetic consistency near unmatched in the underground noise/psych/diy scene. Each release Cloud drops into the aether is a gift from some warped and beautiful planet outside of our solar system, and the HR track here is a prime example. Rambutan follows up on recent releases on Digitalis and Stunned with 3 tracks inspired by Cloud's example. Taken together as one dose of aural medicine, the two sides of this split add up to a massive, spacious, and blurry juggernaut of sound that will both heal and transport."

3 for $17 - EMAIL

FOSSILS - 'Young Guns' 1-sided LP $16(US)/$19(Canada)/$22(World)
"Hailing from Hamilton, Ontario, the free improv freak unit Fossils have unleashed about a billion limited-run releases documenting their weird journey since 2005. Built on mystery, busted electronics, internal machine feedback, treated tapes & amplified junk, Fossils paint abstract new visions on steel cave walls. The 2009 Fossils players include David Payne, Steve Smith (Thousand Year Frog), Daniel Farr (The Living Stump) & featuring the saxophone stylings of Rob Michalchuk (Poor Little Music label). Young Guns was recorded sometime 2008 at mjc hq. Ketchup Cavern's first jazz record. Numbered edition of 119, color paste-on/screenprinted artwork, handmade sleeve. No computers used in production or design. Mastered from cassette for maximum audio fidelity. Thurston Moore in Exclaim: "...and one of my favourite Canadian bands is called Fossils; check them out."

ROBEDOOR - 'Pagan Drugs' 7" $7(N America)/$9(World)
Pair of dungeon bummers recorded in the trio formation at the same east L.A. hillside studio where the Raiders LP/CS was tracked. Deeper into the isolation, down to the resin, a long lost walk through dog alley. Written/taped/mixed from Feb-April 2009. Edition of 538: 433 black vinyl, 100 white vinyl, 5 black/white marble. Includes MP3 download card (192 kbps)."

SISSY SPACEK - 'Gutter Splint' 1-sided 7" $7(N America)/$9(World)
"22 songs in three and a half minutes. Edition of 184, mastered at 45 RPM for maximum fidelity/enjoyment, broken-photocopier packaging. Charlie Mumma, Drums / Corydon Ronnau, Vocals / John Wiese, Electronics. Recorded PDX/LA November 2008."

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CLH012 Avant Reindeer – ‘Good Samaritan’ CDr $9(US)
”Good Samaritan is a 3 song, 26 minute drone piece that was recorded and performed by Alisa Rodriguez using just a guitar, some pedals and a 4-track. Limited to 25 spray-painted CD-Rs packaged in a hand-made cardboard case wrapped in vellum with printed marquetry. 18 have a silver-printed insert, 7 have a photo.”

CLH015 The Sublevel Arkestra – ‘Canal Construction And Anal Destruction With Guitars In Qatar’ CDr $8(US)
”This album is quite a mind-boggle to listen to. It documents the first and only live performance of The Sublevel Arkestra. Recorded in super low fidelity, The Sublevel Arkestra performed an ear-aching, psyched-out and insane show that thrived on feedback. Limited to 10 scribbled-on CD-Rs packaged in an origami paper sleeve, spray-painted in black and orange with a circular cut-out in the cover, revealing the actual album cover.”

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dd013 a range of greatdividing. C30 $8(australia)/$9.5(world)
”A new cassette compilation/sampler from the Australian ‘greatdividing’ label. 9 tracks of new and archival recordings from 1989 – 2009 with individually hand stamped black on white covers. Tracks include two previously unreleased tracks from early 90’s Sydney underground band 3 Toed Sloth (w/ tom feedtime on drums) the band put out a self released LP in ’91 that the label has also resurrected . One track from Exiles From Clowntown who put out a 7” on the label earlier in the year that has got a bit of attention. As well as a bag of other related stuff from Rock Boycott, The Yellow Steed, Shoptoprockers, and Deep Brain Thrombosis. The sound ranges from lo-fi to ok-fi and from srtaight out rockin’ to ‘free rock’ to ‘noise’ Ed. of 50.” HERE

(kimdawn015) The Old Rig - 'Ghost Hats' 3"CDr $4
"Two keyboard mashers gear up with static scanning hats to see what they can overhear. Pieces of conversation are lost inside a sea of churning synthetic whirl. Moments of calm are balanced by complete fuzz-outs. Space investigations of the other side. Presented in a numbered edition of 30 hand stamped 3" cdrs."

(kimdawn016) Geoffrey Sexton - 'Mountain Made of Clouds' 3"CDr $4
"With his first widely available musical work, Geoffrey Sexton is quick to establish himself as a strong voice within the world of contemporary avant guard composers. Primarily working with bowed guitar, Sexton creates a sonic cloud out of dissonant tones and tension filled melody. Resolution is only hinted at... Presented in a numbered edition of 40 hand stamped 3" cdrs in a 4 page mini-booklet filled with Geoffrey's haunting photographs."

(kimdawn017) Medroxy Progesterone Acetate - 'Durga on the Wings of Abomination' 3"CDr $4
"It's a privilege to work with a visionary artist such as MPA. If you haven't checked out one of his releases before, you're in for a treat. Expect harsh, mind-penetrating tones and lots of subliminal whisperings. MPA has a unique vision that is always realized in precise detail. On this occasion MPA is joined by April Lawson and the Dawgranch Children's Choir on vocals. Presented in a numbered edition of 50 hand stamped 3" cdrs."

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Nice guys finish last, and Daryl Groetsch is a real nice guy. That means he gets no fucking respect. But it also means he’ll be there when everyone else is washed-out and tossed-up. Prolific - but not ridiculously so - Groestch releases a steady stream of unrelentingly-progressive works under his synth moniker Pulse Emitter, wielding a commitment to instrument and aesthetic like a martial artist in the face of so many Ultimate Noise Fighter goons. There is no championship, only survival and self-betterment.

‘Oppressive Nature’ is a watershed for the Pulse Emitter, marking his most explicit confrontation with the darkness on the ground having returned to earth. Implicit in the triptych of the cover silhouettes, this entails movement from wood to town to country – various levels of construction, but construction nonetheless – where metaphysical mechanics offer an instructive abstraction. This pessimism entails generous helpings of static wash and high-frequency garble striping the first track (the disc has five untitled tracks, though this seems more a convenience than a necessity) and on into the second, but permeates the entire disc as a certain small-scale/local hush, like the cosmic lights which looked so chaotic from above-afar now appear slow and solitude cosmicomic pulses (tracks four and five). Segments two and three come off more stylized and thus inclined toward past constructions, but the weight of the low-ends and thinness of the highs suggest a futile grounding, soon an abandoned post. Doing well to announce his modular synth rather than the affect of titles, Groetsch gets to the crux of the matter: organic and heat-treated, these tones offer (deliberate) pits, pocks, perils, persuasions which other narrative pieces would patently elide but which here forms the very aesthetic of the sound. Pro CD comes in a Stumptown arigato pak. (Digitalis CD, $13 HERE)

Magic Castles – ‘Songs of the Forest’ C51 $6(USA)/$7(Canada)/$8(World)
"Songs of the Forest", the Castles' first release on the Moon Glyph imprint, is a study in delicate psychedelia. Throughout the album, the group harnesses sounds that harken to the mid-Sixties experimentalism. From beginning to end, it is a collection that houses surprises, such as the killer organ riff buried deep in "The Mole People" and the unexpected trombone in "Songs of the Forest" to name only a few. Recorded between the witching hour and three a.m. over the course of several months, this autumnal record is a revivalist showcase that straddles audacity and restraint with aplomb. Play it and float along.” ed. of 100 HERE

CD/CDr/7" Distro (and some used) sale: "The decade is coming to an end and to prepare to the big plans for DNT in 2010, we need to clear a lot of space (and raise a lot of funds). Please EMAIL a list of what you want to order. List 1 or 2 alternatives in case some items are sold out. Larger price breaks if you buy 10+ items. These prices have been greatly reduced, so take advantage of this deal while you can... Christmas is just around the corner..." HERE

CAREFREE ETURNUM – ‘Deep Cleaning with Roger Linn’ C52
”Carefree Eturnum is the solo project of Ian Murphy, known for being one half of Gryn Brvs and numerous other noise based projects like Hobo Sonn. Ian slides back into pure drone basics with this release, delivering two sides of drifting tape echoes, organic percussion and gentle shimmering feedback. One to keep an eye out for at this years Colour out of Space. Limited to 20 copies.”

SECOND FAMILY BAND – ‘Dream Release’ C33
”Another incredible offering from the SFB camp, documenting their huge collective burnouts .side A begins with a Murky laidback basement jam which quickly morphs into a psychedelic banjo romp, and ends with the incredible tropical sounding shamanic title track. The flip sides drugged up guitar solo and loose percussion keeps the pace for another of the band’s sonic meditations, which all accumulates into the last track’s laid back Dub Vibes, perfectly suited for heaviest smokers soundtrack. limited to 40 copies.”

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LOD 006 T. Hannum - ‘Mount of All Lands’ 3” CD $5(US)/$6(World)
”Two vocal pieces recorded in 2008 finally released on 3" CD in a limited artists edition w/ artwork by SCOTT TRELEAVEN. T. Hannum is one half of LOCRIAN, normally behind a pile of keyboards and tapes, here only his voice is used. These tracks were edited into a soundtrack for the video installation "Back + Forth" in S. Treleaven's exhibition at Kavi Gupta Gallery in Chicago, IL that opens 10/31 (where LOCRIAN will perform their soundtrack to the video "7 Last Words”). "Ascend" is the harsher of the two tracks, and introduces the theme of white noise and humming vocalizations while "Descend" grafts a cloudscape to the experience layering hazes of vocal tones. No instruments but voice were used on this recording. Full immersion. Edition of 60, color double sided inserts.” HERE

crystal visions $6
"deep tapes no.1. aural visions of crystal shards, soft as a pillow, to float skyward, through, the universe. limited to 50 handmade copies with full color artwork."

balance $4
"deep tapes no.2. debut deep magic tape. 20 minutes of magic. limited to 20 handmade copies with full color artwork."

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Beru - 'What Would I Do Without You' C48 $6
”On her cassette debut as Beru, Jessica Collins unravels a new American folk. What Would I Do Without You is both touched and untouched by tradition, mending the pieces of the world around her in collage. I first saw her destroying drums in the skronk-prov band Cat People, took a photo, and she unknowingly became the logo for TRHP. But as Beru, the LA-via-Georgia songwriter disembodies dub-noise, haunted gospel and improvised folk in loving, sinister ways. Her pastoral drones journey heavenward and pull the silver lining to Earth, collecting songs in the chaos. Limited edition of 100 pro-dubbed and imprinted c48 tapes with artwork by Kevin Phillips printed on vellum paper.”

Mothguts - 'III' CDr $6
”There is a sanctum filled with crimson bile. With bleeding ears and bleeding eyes, a devil jazz quartet lures you up the stairs. It’s a chaotic Anal Cunt-fueled path of destruction that, at times, actually swings. Taking cues from extreme free-jazz outfits like Painkiller and Last Exit, New Jersey’s Mothguts is what happens when jazz shanks a metal vokillist and replaces him with a squalling saxophonist. In this case, it’s Anthony Ware (sax), Mike Noordzy (bass), Ben Ross (drums) and Chris Welcome (guitar). III includes such future hits as “Knife Rape,” “The Nacht Time Is The Racht Time” and “Jizz Factory.” Limited edition of 150 pro-printed CDRs with heavy cardstock cover housed in vinyl jacket. First 50 copies come with a Mothguts sticker.”

Robe. - 'Remains Of A Burning World' C76 $6
”When Dante stood in the dark wood, perhaps contemplating his final evening, Virgil came to his side and shown him Inferno. Standing at its gates, Dante must have immediately seen the souls stirred by the storms beyond Limbo. Remains of a Burning World is that storm, an unrelenting, swarming gust of unforgiving doom. The duo of Robe. have repeatedly proven themselves masters of evil drone with releases on Small Doses, Blackest Rainbow, House of Alchemy and their own Tragic Creature. More than any other Robe. release, Remains is the duo’s most considered, methodically stretching worn carcasses with ease rather than a full assault. Limited edition of 100 pro-dubbed and imprinted c76 tapes with full color jcard and vellum insert.”

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Walter Gross – ‘LA Pink Filth’ CDr $10
”With an uncompromisingly truthful introduction about America’s modern crime rates, the album accurately presents just what type of musician Walter Gross is: an individual, a visionary, an artist willing to attempt to take a certain style or a specific pattern and completely invert it in order to create something excellent that has rarely been heard before. In short, “LA Pink Filth” explores the boundaries of IDM composition methods and displays a gritty, sometimes downright filthy audio underbelly unlike any other. With strong doses of epileptic energy and bit-crushed homemade feeling, all leading to the powerful, distinctive ambiance of "Pray," this is an album that neither you nor your secret desires of comfortable urbanization will ever forget. We promise. Album is limited to 150.” HERE

Second Family Band - 'Vernal Mystery Hour' C60 $7
"It only takes one minute to pull a tooth, but it took the Second Family hours to celebrate the return of the sun. This tape offers one hour of highlights from our Vernal Equinox proceedings. The finest in American technicolor fantasia."

Second Family Band - 'Wisconsin Gospel Vol 5' CDr $8
"A healthy serving of our Solstice 2008 gathering. A continuous decadent spiral of trance and burn. Large group mind confusion manifesting in stuttering prog movements and heathen space ritual, all covered in the wild pulpit-burning incantations and instrument molesting of Fr. Karen Eliot."

Second Family Band - 'Incidental Music from "Run Up the Voodoo"' 3" CDr $6
"Sickening segments of audio used during bleary-eyed late night fright fest. 20+ minutes of dense, vertigo-inducing, candlelit psychedelia derived from desperate prayers to keep the house ghosts happy."

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ROR014 - Rover Encyclopedia #3 - 'Sideways Hole' CDr $4/6
"The third installment of the ongoing series of live Rover recordings.
All acoustic pieces played in the depths of a large concrete tunnel. Very spacious and relaxing. Three extended tracks featuring Stewart Adams on acoustic/slide guitar, Alex Gray (Dreamcolour/Deep Magic) on banjo, Sean McCann on viola and bowed banjo, and Dave McPeters on bowed upright bass and slide guitar. Limited to 48 copies."

ROR016 - Waterside Gala - 'Composure & Recreation' C13 $4/6
"New sax/keyboard-driven project from Sean McCann and Kellen Shipley. Sustained, dry, jazz-influenced recordings. Full color artwork and painted tapes. Limited to 60 copies."

ROR017 - Sean McCann - 'Phylum Sigh' CD $7/9
"Remastered CD issue of sold out tape. Includes extended mixes and an additional song. Full-color art, shrink-wrapped. 9 songs, 63 minutes. Limited to 200 copies."

ROR018 - Bats In The Belfry - 'Because You're Blue' CDr $4/6
"Bats' new EP. Six lo-fi folk songs recorded on tape at home in Oakland, CA. Adding cellist Elana Santana and trumpeter Kate Linhardt to the recipe, these raw recordings extend the band's soaring pop melodies. Limited to 100 copies."

Orders of multiple items will receive a copy of Sean McCann - "Background Sound Four" C62

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