Bound by clique and culture to the state of Noise, Bob Bellerue (Redglaer, Kilt, Anarchymoon boss) and Jarrett Silberman (Young People, Skull Skull) cross well into the neighboring sovereignty of “experimental” with their ‘Amplified Piano Duets’. Reminiscent of the austerity found in works of no-input mixer, these piano-fed sounds strike a familiar harsh mix of monophonic mass and amphetamine frequency, vitally restricted only by the limits of the instrument; the use of piano is in all but the most important way superfluous. Vacant electrical murmur not just fills but becomes the sonic space, the ground against which these wrenched generations are figured. Mechanical, over-heated and over-fueled, the sounds constantly reflect on the theme – the acoustic grandeur of piano aggressively distorted through electronic amplification – as when a resonant whole becomes a silted storm of gray noise or the gentle rubbing of strings becomes anabolic honks like the chatter of cellular phones. Tragically-unetched, this one-sided 12” comes paired with a CDr of the complete session (recorded live at Il Corral, late 2006), broken down into three pieces which are otherwise dissected and reassembled for the vinyl, effectively producing a fourth track. In comparing the two, the vinyl is more of an appropriation, as the Noisier, more dynamic fluctuations of each bout in the CDr sessions are normalized into the smoother, schematic presentation of the edit. Between these two poles, we witness the struggle of sound versus design, not only in the act of conception with all its performative limitations and emergent horizons, but on into editorial post-production and addressing the envelope of this document. Both discs come in a heavy sleeve with underwhelming paste-on Xerox art. Edition of 200. (Anarchymoon LP and CDr, $13 HERE)

The Rita - 'Retrospective Data' DVD $14(CAN)/$16(US)/$19(World)
"A data DVD containing the lossless files from the masters from the original retrospective on harsh head rituals, plus Shin O.C.D. Accompanied by twelve 5.5x8.5 index cards with art work and original release information offset printed on card stock. All packaged in a heavy duty 6x9 4mil zip lock bag. This is a real DVD, not a DVD-R. Limited to 300 copies." HERE

Walter Gross and Julia LaDense – ‘So Fucken Ghetto/Sin’ 2xC62 $6.5
”Walter Gross teams up with Julia LaDense to bring about So Fucken Ghetto - deadly hip hop in your face booty dropping ass poppin shake that fucken finger in your face like I give a fuck and just wait for side b. And when your done with that you have Sin a series of tape collages like looking out a window of a car and watching beats drivel past one by one - an unusual but enlightening take on Walter Gross' mastermind. Just to be fair we include the latest WG zine complete with photo and words drudging deep into the unknown. Limited to 50 - double cassette - handmade packaging by Walter Gross.” HERE

pillars of heaven/fences split 8" lathe dose84
"a long time coming this one. an 8? lathe record hand cut by mr. peter king in new zealand. two different takes on drone. pillars of heaven puts forth a bright, shimmering texture with a hopeful feel, while fences take a strangely melodic but darker, pulsating approach on the flip side. edition of 52 copies packaged in a 3-color, hand screened cover."

grain belt s/t CD dose75
"harsh noise and metal abuse from minneapolis. grain belt is a trio comprised of the people behind the wince, baculum, and willful projects. three tracks each recorded at a live show. edition of 200 copies. co-released by phage tapes and white centipede noise."

namazu dantai - 'under manchurian soil' 3"CDr dose83
"excellent harsh noise wall material from the man behind the izanami’s labour pains project. crackling, crumbling sounds build to a shredding crescendo. edition of 62 copies."

disgust - 'time ruins everything...' 3"CDr dose82
"hate. fucking hate. power electronics from thor j, and m. chami (koufar, bachier gemayel). disgust pretty much describes it. edition of 84 copies with an insert."

teeth collection - 'live' CDr dose76
"this disc tracks matthew reis for five straight days on a 2007 tour. harsher sounds, metal work, and feedback abound.the five sets clock in at over an hour. great material from one of the most underrated noisers around. edition of 72 copies."

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New label Rotifer Cassettes introduces itself with a pair of tapes from the new project Easyrider by the Austrian Stefan Kushima. Moving excitedly between genres in a wry, Taped Sounds/James Ferraro manner, the combined 80 minutes of these two C40s feels at times insincere and wanting of user re/mis-appropriation, despite the Santana double album cohesion which holds them together. Yet the ears need only that much longer to refocus to a new strata of listening where the tracks ‘make sense’. Colors and tones regularly peak in a mélange of drone which hangs like deep blue vapor above these little tunes. Synthetic tones seem to warp in a continuum from a VHS deep-space waste cloud. Busy, baud-y patterns reveal an other’s polyphony beneath the informatics. Most definitely a ton of work – for creator and listener alike – this set offers maximal relistens and an impressive breadth of applications, from deep focus to quasi-ambience. Sprayed/labeled tapes come with full color, heavystock insert and J-card. Limited to 50 copies each. Recommended.

Rotifer tape number three is also a pair of tracks, though with a significantly altered approach. To be interpreted any number of ways – from the mundane to the sinister – the two parts of ‘Another Family Visit’ are two pretty vacant meditations by this three-piece California band. Similar I suppose to the earlier works of Double Leopards minus the harsh patches, Al Qaeda’s presentation is resonant yet immediate, with delicate melodic figures which imprint from behind reverberation and the hum of oscillation. The synthesizer which swells up reframes the focal points of the suite, and would not feel out of place in the cold fantasy at work in Oneohtrix Point Never. At the same time quite brief – it’s a C16 - the continuity between sides refine the sound without getting lost in its reproductions, and maintains an organic feel from start to finish. Sprayed tapes with full color, heavystock insert and J-card. Limited to 60. (Rotifer cassette, $6 HERE)

FORDELL REDEARCH UNIT - 'HATER' CDr

FOSSILS - 'SUPER UNKNOWN/ZIPPER EXAM' C60

DIOS PROJECT - 'EPHEMERAL WOMEN' C20

DEAD LABOUR PROCESS/RETAIL UNIT - 'BEARERS OF BAD TIME' split CDr

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STUMP-07. Fuck Montreal – ‘Winter Mange’ 7" EP $3.5
“Winter Mange" is Fuck Montreal's debut vinyl release after countless previous releases on just about every other kind of media available (tape, cdr, vhs, who knows what else?), and it's a stunner. Over 14 minutes of music is crammed onto this small platter, taking full advantage of a format that is too often relegated to carrying 4 minutes of music...TOTAL. This is rare music - it comes from a space that you or I can't know...it has always been here, and will still be around for download after everyone's gone. There is nothing in the way except the sound. This 7" record has been pressed in an edition of 300 with the first 100 on RED vinyl (mailorder only). The sleeves have been printed and hand-painted by the band and come with a hand-numbered insert.”

STUMP-08. Banned Books/Granny Frost/Hoop Dreams/Fuck Montreal – ‘Holiday 4-Way’ split $3.5
”I asked these bands to come up with a Christmas song, original or otherwise, and they all delivered on a level about 6 stories higher than I had ever hoped. Banned Books kicks things off with a punk song about what might or might not happen with the snowman sitting in your front yard. Granny Frost turns up the bass fuzz for a scathing (and non-sequitur) take on the holiday season. Hoop Dreams rocks from the perspective of Joseph, step-father of Jesus, and Fuck Montreal close it out with their rendition of "Do You Hear What I Hear?". Front cover art by the enigmatic MC Nugget, back cover by the H.A.N.S.! I sincerely hope you all enjoy. This 7" record is been pressed in an edition of 300 with the first 100 on RED vinyl (mailorder only). There are three "colorways": all 100 red vinyl have a green sleeve, 50 black vinyl have a green sleeve, and 150 black vinyl have a red sleeve (all sleeves hand-numbered). If you're getting more than one (and really, why not?) just let me know in the paypal comments box which kind you'd like.”

STUMP-09. Julia Ladense – ‘Punk Is Fashion’ CDr $2
”Track one is named Vintage Clothing and track 2 is named Anarchy in the UK. Track one was recorded in Portland, Oregon using a broken television and some other fuckery. Track two was recorded in Jamaica Plain, MA - using cassette recorders and contact mics. Phillip helped on track one and Seamus helped on track two. Special thanks to Norm for letting me fuck up his television. We believe in true punk rock - we shop at Urban Outfitters and read Nylon magazine. Spray-painted CDRs are housed in oversized black 7” pocket sleeves with screenprinted art front and back in multicolor ink. 15 copies made.”

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RC11: DONATO EPIRO/ARCHERS BY THE SEA split C21
"side A: Blusterous whirrs, scratched bows climb sharply to reveal gentle strums below. Lush strains escort lobes to full abyssal descent. side B: Raft tales from long ago. Dusky stream voyage to a chiming daydream awakening." HERE

Locrian - 'Territories' CD
"Locrian have completed their new collaborative studio album, entitled Territories. The album was recorded in January 2009 at Phantom Manor Studios in Chicago, IL and features numerous collaborators including Andrew Scherer (Velnias), Mark Solotroff (Bloodyminded), Bruce Lamont (Yakuza), and Blake Judd (Nachtmystium). The album will also be a collaboration between four labels from three countries: At War With False Noise (UK), Basses Frequences (France), Bloodlust! (USA), and Small Doses (USA). Territories is Locrian's second studio album and is slated for a March 1st release. André Foisy and Terence Hannum have spent the last several years honing the Locrian sound. They’ve taken elements from noise, power electronics, drone, and black metal to come up with a truly unique sound reflecting the sprawling urban decay surrounding them in Chicago. After nearly two dozen releases, they’ve found themselves in the world of Territories. For this release, Locrian has pulled out all the stops and fleshed out the band with the help of Mark Solotroff (Bloodyminded, Anatomy of Habit) on vocals and synthesizers, Blake Judd (Nachtmystium) on guitar, Bruce Lamont (Yakuza) on saxophone and vocals, and Andrew Scherer (Velnias) on drums. The results of this massive collaborative effort are apparent from the moment the album starts. The textures run darker and deeper; the vocals--sometimes three layers deep--seem to be conjured from the decrepit muck of a failed civilization; the feedback takes on a more pronounced presence; and the big band allows for full-on black metal assaults that burst out of the tortured drones Locrian have come to be known for. Truly a case of the whole being greater than the sum of the parts, Territories may well be the most fully realized form of Locrian’s dystopic vision." HERE

Yes it’s been three years since the last entry in the Three Inches aside, negligible as the format it addresses. The topic is the schizophrenia of little discs, which strikes me as the best way to address the compelling ‘Sullo Scaffale’ by Spade & Archer. Unlike the seven inch, which holds a long and varied material history – transmitting single recordings when longer sessions were unaffordable, fitting juke boxes, “establishing” a band on vinyl when full-lengths were too expensive – the 3” CDr appeared more as an afterthought, as modernly superfluous as a “business card”, and so its DIY appeal has offered little guidance toward its use. Some are used as a single stage for one long-form track – a sensible approach, as this would otherwise consume an entire side of LP without the instrumental selling points LPs so often require. Others still treat it as an EP format, also a logical inheritance of the 10” EP (where is the 4” CDr by the way?). However, a third approach is commonly taken, yet still appears repeatedly as a compositional outlier as it seeks to include an LP worth of tracks in half the time. This rarely translates to such however, as few songs worth speaking of are ready to be simply split in half.

Like iridescence, ‘Sullo Scaffale’ offers eleven blotched striations between 40 seconds and four and a half minutes. And like iridescence, the drastic variety in sounds offers a wildly varied experience dependent on the angle at which the surface is approached. My first listen to the disc was on headphones in a busy café; my first impulse was to peg it post-rock oscillating between the more traditional math of Don Caballero (“Judge and Jury”, “Window Business”) and the beatier incarnations of 65 Days of Static (“Yeti”, “The Short Lines”). Unlike the lo-fi tradition of 20-digit tracks in an album, all strung along by the same unifying epoxy, Spade & Archer produces a clean, big sound which does not take its texture for granted. Mechanistic guitars of rusty texture, bass digs deep grooves more ominous than funk, and percussion fades from ecstatic jazz to downbeat beats and back. Yet we also receive hints of middle-period electronica ala Ui (“Bell Crawl”, “Cool Breeze”), and subsequent listen at home, through monitors, reveals a very different interface, more Massive Attack/UNKLE trip hop with only a negative space of rock ornaments (“Fifteen Stories High”, “Yeti Guen”). In the end, the most remarkable aspect of this genre trouble is that it emerges (with little exception) from one pair of hands. Stamped disc comes in a clamshell with glossy photo-paper inserts. (Auris Apothecary 3” CDr, $6 HERE)

Cruise Family - 'Nightspeed' C30 & digital €8
"Years have passed since the environs of planet earth were freed to take up evacuation positions consequently. A number of people used this opportunity successfully. Process with the evolutionary light, communicate now! Use Nightspeed by Cruise Family as FREE files and as tape for 8 euros included shipping on the entire planet." HERE

Félicia Atkinson - 'Lakes and losses' CDr €6
"Félicia Atkinson is a sound and visual artist and performer born in 1981 in Paris. She uses lo-fi material to draw, improvise music, make little sculptures… She curently resides in Brussels , Belgium. She has played alone and in collaboration with musicians such as David Daniell, Sylvain Chauveau, Paul Labrecque, Stretchandrelax, on many places like in NYC (knitting factory), Brooklyn (monkey town), Tokyo (o'nest), Paris (la fondation cartier)... Her first solo album, " La La La" was realeased on the japanese label SPEKK in 2008. Lakes and losses is Félicia Atkinson second solo album recorded at home with harp, guitar, electrnoics and voice. It's a sad mantra in six parts about the mutation of the seasons and the heart. Have you ever heard a goddess singing at the top of a mountain?" HERE

[2AM09] Namazu Dantai - 'Black Lily In A White Pond' C20
"New HNW project from Sascha Mandler (Izanami’s Labour Pains, Palatial). Thick brutal noise walls with just enough subtle variation to keep you amused and abused. Beautiful artwork provided by Mike Haley of Wether. Limited to 30 copies."

[2AM08] Joe Breitenbach - 'Outlander' C20
"Those who aren’t familiar with Joe Breitenbach’s work really should be. No matter what name he’s releasing under (Methadrone, Gallows, and my sources tell me he’s got another few hidden up his sleeve) his releases are consistantly great; this tape being no exception. Side A is a gorgeous white powdery textured drifter decorated with christmas light synth patterns. Side B is wet black muck washed down with a bubbly orange soda. Limited to 50 copies."

[2AM07] Wether - 'Horses' C20
"Mike Haley of 905 Tapes fame dishes out another serving of crushing, apocalyptic tape destruction. Piles of oppressive low end rumble relent only briefly, giving way to bursts of sonic dust before it starts all over again. It’s like being trampled to death in a collapsing building. Brutal. Limited to 50 copies."

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fire island, AK – ‘A Loss of Days’ C31 $6
”abdonment, stagnation, inertia, loss against the slow tread of time, saying “sorry” over and over to the night, “I carried my heart in my hand,” (S.P.M.). silver cassettes in norelco case with letter-stamped black-cardstock j-card + insert. Numbered edition of 30.”

fire island, AK – ‘Thee Vastness Ov’ C46 $6
”magick, transferrence, immanence, not looking into the void but rather becoming the void. edition of 12, matte photographic artwork + insert, numbered editions. “

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Your Drugs My Money/Les Aus (Feat. Lydia Lunch and Jacob Anodide) oms-b 014 C40
"Your Drugs My Money is an improv collective with members in Los Angeles CA, San Francisco CA, Copenhagen, Greenville NC., and Chicago IL. Recorded, March 2008 in Portland, OR. A week long session yielded 4 tracks; 3 unlike anything executed before by the group. Using tape loops, drums, keys, vocal experimentation, and electronics to create a lofi movement of harmonies and rhythms. These songs have a raw tribal industrial vibe. In more of the tradition of what you may have heard from YDMM in the past is one long(but not too long) slow moving track, full of tape manipulations, organic loops, and metallic shimmers. edition of 100. Les Aus is duo (for the most part) from Barcelona. Hacking their way through a number of releases over the years. Tracks that are on this cassette have been record from 2005 to 2008 and can be interpreted as some kind of missing link between eps and lps released over this span of time. 'Projeccions' is assisted by Jacob Anodide on guitar and 'Still Searching' features lyrics and vocals by Lydia Lunch. Pro dubbed and printed cassette shells."

Nü Sensae oms-b 021 C16
"edition of 100. Nü Sensae is a punk band from Vancouver B.C. This is a recording of a live show in Portland Or. in 2008. Recorded by Sean Sumler on a sony VOC mono tape deck. Pro dubbed in stereo and printed cassette shells."

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Late primitivism and trash worship cut-through with new and old electronic effects. ‘Born Into It’ is a definitive (final?) statement in six two, sometimes three, sometimes four person tracks. So far as we could exclude the very band in question as though they just now appeared on the scene, the most recent long-player by Social Junk is a skillful mashup of the most iconic outposts covering the outsider’s map. Eaglerock vocal séance wrestling with the clatter of Melbourne charms on a foundation of Iowa City beats. The spirit of their native Kentucky is barely detectable beneath the middle-range of Flatbush blasé. Yet over and above this genetic ideal type, the deft use of electronics in production and post- reshapes the entire sonic map like a palimpsest re-cut to a construct a sharp digital minimalism. Bursts of saxophone and untrammeled vocals appear in unemotive wafts (“Those Final Seconds”); rich acoustic textures stretch out and unfiltered percussion jams in a corner of the spectrum (“Someone Upstairs”); but again these subtle creases of the sound fabric contain the true depth of these tracks, adding an extra layer to the already tremendous index of contemporary sound. As it flexes, it looks at itself, and from different angles guides you to see what it sees. Mastered skillfully by Pete Swanson. CD is an ‘Arts & Crafts’ edition in a screened Arigato pack; also available deluxe with an added tape. Recommended. (Digitalis CD, $13/18 HERE)

[mt73cs] Vestigial Limb Now, Voyager C30 $7(US)/$9(world)
"for the past few years, ray shinn has slowly been developing and refining his approach to dynamic, old-school 90's style noise blast over several consistent tape releases. this is the next step, progressing from his 'katyn spring' masterpiece -- a 30 minute collage work incorporating layers of psychedelic electronics, junk-noise clatter, tape and lp manipulations, and a ever-present bass guitar undertone. a unique statement for the era. edition of 125, full color double-sided covers and glossy labels."

[mt74cs] Copper Glove Dead Space/No Power C25 $7(US)/$9(world)
"you know door. if you don't, you'll have to after this. equal parts 60's diy electronics and post-apocalyptic industrial survival (see also: 'city limits,' future kill'), this is his penultimate work; eight tracks, no two alike. from minimal rhythms to electro-industrial-noise and back, always with an element of tension. take this into your bunker. edition of 125, black and white glossy double-sided covers and labels featuring artwork by door."

[mt75cs] Wether Human Parka C20 $7(US)/$9(world)
"from the 905 tapes camp in delaware comes this frozen creeper -- a subconscious current of mind / movement / action over both sides; slow burning phased tones that practically unfold themselves. haley is in deep focus here, channeling something otherworldly into these sides. edition of 125, full color double-sided covers and glossy labels."

[mt76cs] Larval Hairs Aedes Flashback double C45 $12(US)/$14(world)
"two parts form a hole; four side-long tracks of slowly evolving, ultrasonic minimal tones intended for simultaneous play on separate systems -- only with intent listening and isolated concentration does the detail of these works really become apparent. a new project of mr. scumbag relations. edition of 100, full color double-sided covers and glossy labels."

[mt77cs] Emuul - 'On the Origin of Motion' C28 $7(US)/$9(world)
"seattle's kyle iman has released a steady string of tapes in the last few months -- all for notable labels such as digitalis, stunned, and blackest rainbow. this is another shining example of his evolving style; melodic, and subtle synth compositions with light guitar accompaniment. with all the right influences, each track creates it's own environment. edition of 100, full color double-sided covers and glossy labels."

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Mark Solotroff - 'Archive01' CD
"BloodLust! is pleased to finally announce the first release in the Mark Solotroff "Archive" series. In the planning stages for over two years, this series of seven CDs will cover all of Solotroff's solo output, released under his own name in 1995 and 1996. All of these recordings were originally released on cassette by a small group of labels, including BloodLust!, G.R.O.S.S. [Japan], Less Than Zero [Italy], Old Europa Cafe [Italy], and Slaughter Productions [Italy]. Each release will include bonus material, consisting of either compilation tracks from the same labels, or newly created remixes. At the time that these recordings were made, Solotroff had switched gears between Intrinsic Action and BLOODYMINDED and he had recently completed the recording of the first 50 analog synthesizer-based Super Eight Loop cassettes. This small body of work gave Solotroff the opportunity to put away the synths and to try something different. In 1995, the idea of using guitar effect pedals as ones primary "instrument" in making heavy noise was still fairly novel, and Solotroff made use of an arsenal of distortion, delay, flanger, phaser, and other pedals, running either radio frequencies [scanner or shortwave] or his voice through the complex chain of FX. The results fit squarely into what was, at the time, being discussed as a new American noise style that was developing away from the power-electronics scene, and which eventually evolved into the harsh noise subgenre of today. For the first entry in the series, the lead track is taken from Side-A of the very first BloodLust release, "Instrumental Demonstration Of Death-Noise" [B!000 - 1995], a cassette that was released in a numbered limited edition of 100 copies. The bonus track is remixed from an edit of that material. The second entry in the series will be drawn from Side-B of the same cassette and it will feature a similar remix. The packaging for these releases is based upon the format established with the two Mark Solotroff + Sshe Retina Stimulants CDs that were released by BloodLust! in 2008 [B!101 + B!102], and the entire series will follow this unifying template. These are professionally duplicated CDs, with single panel, double-sided inserts, featuring color artwork; in jewel boxes with shrinkwrap; released in 2010. Distributed by Revolver USA."

The Fortieth Day - 'Pelusium: 540 AD' CD
"The Fortieth Day is the duo of Isidro Reyes and Mark Solotroff, both key players in the power-electronics outfit BLOODYMINDED, a unit known for its confrontational live shows. The two also record primitive minimal-synth music, exclusively for Wierd Records [NYC], as A Vague Disquiet. In The Fortieth Day, Reyes and Solotroff utilize guitar, bass, and synth to improvise "sustained, withering blasts of high-pitched noise that are as distinct from one another as spotlights sweeping across the night sky; jackhammer clatter, jet-engine whines, and forlorn keyboard melodies dart in and out of those huge sounds with the grace and impunity of plovers picking a crocodile's teeth" [Bill Meyer, Chicago Reader]. This CD contains the remastered, 58-minute-long version of the "Pelusium: 540 AD" recordings, previously released in 2007 on cassette by Cipher Productions [Australia], in a handsome limited edition of 100 copies. Drawn from the last of the first wave [2005-2007] of recording sessions made by Reyes and Solotroff, this release sees the duo delving deeper into a heavier drone mode, allowing thick walls of bass and guitar noise to envelop the mix, creating a contrast for the occasional loop, melody, or slothful beat to rise to the surface. These recordings were re-mastered for the digital platform but allowing for true cassette saturation to work its magic. These are professionally duplicated CDs, with single panel, double-sided inserts, featuring black and white artwork; in jewel boxes with shrinkwrap; released in 2010. Distributed by Revolver USA. The Fortieth Day will celebrate the release of "Pelusium: 540 AD" with a rare show at The Empty Bottle in Chicago, Illinois, on Tuesday February 2, 2010, in collaboration with video artist Lisa Slodki, AKA Noise Crush."

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Jonathan Delehanty – ‘Prisms Opposed to Prudence’ C22 $6(US)/$7(CAN)/$8(World)
”Somewhere, in some alternative reality, there is a film to correspond with Jonathan Delehanty's "Prisms Opposed to Prudence" - an art-house movie heavy on beautiful imagery, light on narrativity (like a good art-house flick should be). "Prisms", Moon Glyph's 7th release, began as Delehanty's response to a near failing grade he'd earned in a Philosophy of Music class at a local university. But what started as an act of revenge, crystallized into a korg-damaged opus that can be described as a noise-baroque cycle of synth auto-didacticism.”

Dante & the Lobster – ‘Wonders’ C40 $6(US)/$7(CAN)/$8(World)
”For Moon Glyph's eighth release, the label offers up Dante & the Lobster's "Wonders. Appropriately titled, this selection seems to bounce along on a sense of wonderment. Aurally, any of these songs would not sound out of place on a Nuggets compilation, each featuring boyish harmonies and the jangling guitars so prominent in the mid-Sixties. There are moments on this record that might remind listeners almost simultaneously of the Troggs, Comus, the Yardbirds, the 13th Floor Elevators and the Chocolate Watch Band - an impressive feat of psychedelic pop amalgamation.”

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LOD 007: 'NEW RITES: Drawings by Terence Hannum' $5(US)/$7(World)
"Negative rituals involving amplifiers, hooded figures, candelabras, and other symbolism come together in these drawings that focus on the nexus between music and ritual by Locrian band member T. Hannum. 24 pages / Black & White / Black & Black. In a Limited Edition of 75 / 8.5" x 5.5" HERE

PENELOPE JOY & JASPER TX – ‘Waverley Cemetery (Sydney)’ CS $8/$12(AU)
”On our first ever cassette, Sweden's Jasper TX has crafted a delicate 15-minute piece inspired by the austere, haunting words of poet Penelope Joy. Hand-numbered edition of 100 pro-dubbed cassettes.” HERE

Aupier represent the noise-rock genre on ‘No Is’ with pitch-perfect comportment of in-the-red static and manic composure, yet appeal outside of the genre’s faithful (in other words, to people like me) by virtue of the vital combination of discretion in composition – each instrument represents itself in resisting that oft-misguided “freedom” – and captured in high fidelity, bringing out all the color and depth to be found in this hedonistic style. Twelve tracks lumber on 34 minutes with a drinker’s stomach; drums pound out reasonable orders, guitars wheedle footpaths in a necessarily-thorny bramble, and the ever-growing vocal presence appears less trapped than liberated, enthusing the harmony of the collaboration with each successive step. Hand-numbered to 40 copies, available 5€ from For Noise’s Sake HERE.

By comparison, the 79+ minutes of ‘229 2299: Girls Against Shit’ remind us that Shit And Shine do sadism like no one else. Always half-off the dais, the band reflexively assail the listener as much as they entertain. Indeed, it is only by the deep appeal of their deep riffing that they regularly entice the ear to return to the foot of their stage. At the same time deserving of a third modifier (industrial-noise-rock?), the eternal return of locked-groove compulsion turn the first 9 minute track from brutal fucking to fucking brutal, not relenting but changing position only so often over the next hour of delirium. The rhythms shift from grind to disco and back but the aggression never lets up. Vocals are often present, but buried and bleared under blistering post-production. Such effects further serve to isolate the band from genre as deconstruction is not allowed to subside into the in-the-moment. Typical title comedy ensues – “I’m MAKING my LUNCH!!”, “People Like You… REALLY!”, “Shit No!” - and without representation in the music. By design, there are no highlights and there are no low-lights, but it in the end still it falls out emphatically on this side of "shit!" CD by Riot Season for £12 HERE.

SISSY SPACEK – 'Fortune' 7” (Gilgongo #32) $5(USA)
"An on going project of prolific artist John Wiese, SISSY SPACEK has taken many forms: intricate collages of the small, quiet, details that trickle through in between “sound”, drums spliced and severed, 18 piece “noise” orchestras, performances that included nothing but the act of shattering glass as source sound to ones that result in broken basses and bleeding throats, etc. You never know how overblown and explosive or incredibly quiet and intricate one specific release might be. On “Fortune”, Wiese has assembled a trio with Charlie Mumma (drums) and Corydon Ronnau (vocals): crafting 26 songs of grind-core noise (like a Crossed Out playing with malfunctioning gear). Corresponding singles also released on A Dear Girl Called Wendy (Italy) and Ketchup Plate (Canada)."

JAMES FELLA/TIMELOAD FOWL split LP (Gilgongo #31) $14(USA)
"James Fella (Soft Shoulder, Tent/City) offers a live recording from MAy 2009: Shifted sax, crackling electronics and skeletal guitar drifting across 18 minutes of crowded, Ye Olde Bike Saviors Co-Op living room sound. Debut vinyl release from Timeload Fowl, sound / noise project of the already established visual artist, R. Sawyer of San Luis Obispo: grim, bleak, but secretly meditative and beautiful. Includes a collaboration with James that offers more of a thick brutal / buried approach. Short run LP, art by R. Sawyer (Rainbath Art)."

PIGEON RELIGION - 'Dead Boss' 7" (Gilgongo $30) $5
"One of two simultaneously released debut 7”s from AZ’s Pigeon Religion, the other being on Parts Unknown. Wrecked and abstract punk, which if you want to exclusively live in the distant past: a bit of a Flipper, later Black Flag and Birthday Party hybrid of sorts, a mess that works it way through all senses. This band has played about 70 times in their first year as a band: clearing out venues with 45 minute renditions of new tracks, clearing out intestines with combinations of extreme volume and strobe lights that have constant speed changes, blowing away virtually every band that they open for as they come through town and turning living rooms and basements into 1am destruction zones on a regular basis. Co-released with Jarson International. "

GAY BEAST s/t 7" (Gilgongo #24) $5
"Released on the heels of an incredible second full length on Skin Graft (“Second Wave”), this single offers a classic /ancient / much loved gem from early in their existence (called “Multi-Purpose Anti-Form”), and an incredible hectic dual cover / splice (Dymaxion and The Need) on the tail end of the B-side. Noisey and spastic, yet much more so complex and intricate, somewhere between Devo and Scissor Girls, but with a specific and special energy that is uncompromising and legit. Beautiful four color tri-fold out covers done by the Beast’s Dan Luedtke."

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905.98: FORM A LOG + TOTEM MOLD GROWTH SPLIT C20 $5(US)/$6(CAN)/$7(WORLD)
"alert! bizarro happenings going down here. tape-slayers form a log, the newish philadelphia trio of ren (god willing), noah (social junk), and rick (the new flesh), mingle and injure analog loop-dee-loops in heteroclite formation. remember that scene from khan with the brain bugs? so do i. more tiny blips on the radar from totem mold growth, bouncing insect language off the walls to see what sticks. so weird it just might work!"

905.97: V/A - "BRAINS ON BACKWASH II: EXILE ON BRAIN STREET" C94 COMPILATION $5(US)/$6(CAN)/$7(WORLD)
"installment two of the brains on backwash compilations. twenty three tracks loaded and layered with no gaps to stop the motion. this time around the gems are dropped by a snake in the garden, roman wolfe, blue sabbath black cheer, sorc'henn, cold turkey, dr. quinn medicine woman, century plants, john pyle, andreas brandal, kgb man, heat conference, david russell, regosphere, teeth collection & concrete arteries, pillars of heaven, being, mike khoury & jason shearer, mutant ape, expo 70, grasshopper, josh lay, ajilvsga, and fossil night suit."

905.96: BIG CHINA & LITTLE TROUBLE - 'THE WHITE TIGER' C30 $5(US)/$6(CAN)/$7(WORLD)
"first in-person jams from the duo of brent eyestone (aughra) and mike haley's (wehter) carpenter-classic worship BC/LT project. previous cassette, lp, and disc releases from the two of us were over the mail and a bit more subdued. these tracks are more like half of a city block exploding in a ball of green flame. is the elevator going up or down? feels like down."

905.95: HEAD BOGGLE + HOLLOW BONEZ SPLIT C30 $5(US)/$6(CAN)/$7(WORLD)
"boggle is back. caffeinated synth workings recorded live in 2007 at electronic puppenhorten artsf using micromoog, analog and homemade electronics. the dude can't be stopped. teaming up is fellow "hb" initialed hollow bonez, utilizing his own homemade tools to produce equally boggling circumstances. home brewed. heated brains. hb!"

905.94: BOYZ S/T C20 $5(US)/$6(CAN)/$7(WORLD)
"back in november arabian blade and family treasures rolled down to delaware to play a gig, which was pretty fucking epic by the way. the next day ab's donovan fazzino and i broke out out our flower electronics little boy blue synthesizers for a boyz-only session. out of that knob-twisting, cross-patching sit down came these two solar molars. the boyz are back in town for the first time, all over again."

all/any 5: $25

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GNOD - 'SCIENCE & INDUSTRY' CS NNF184
"blistering, blasted opus from this manchester chain gang, the best recordings we've ever heard by them. touring europe in april, keep an ear to the ground."

SUN ARAW - 'SUN ARK' 7" NNF183
"latest missive from our favorite film archiver finds him shimmying in a fresh direction. first post-long beach recordings, hungry ghosts in the karaoke machine."

TOPPING BOTTOMS - 'TOWERS OF SPINES' CS NNF182
"killer weirdo tokyo crew drop a block of PSF-damaged warehouse guitar strobe light sludge. in insane art-packing by Create Evil chief Ryo."

DEEP MAGIC - 'SOLAR MEDITATIONS' CS NNF181
"loooong form stargazing anthems by Dreamcolour drummer/champ Alex Gray.\ previous tapes looked up at the sky but this C90 monster floats into the clouds and slow-motion atomizes. to be enjoyed in multiple sittings."

BLANK REALM - 'HEATLESS ARK' LP NNF176
"overdue vinyl debut by this consistently killer Brisbane crew finds them more form-destroying and ambitious than ever before. outsider psych rabble burned through an art-punk eyeball. comes alone OR with a fantastic companion cassette album, DIRTY ARK. paypal accordingly."

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