CATALOG
cc030 - cardboard sax/wasteland jazz unit split 12" (lmd to 300) $11ppd us/$13ppd canada+mexico/$18ppd world
CARDBOARD SAX is Holly (Uneven Universe), Dan (Uneven Universe, Haunted Castles, Body Morph), and Olson (Wolf Eyes, Graveyards, Dead Machines) on saxs and electronics. Amazing use of space and restraint on this killer LP debut. Haunting excursions into the dark basement sax damage happening across Michigan these days. Perfect recording and a great example to introduce this trio to the world outside the midwest.
cc031 - 1913 flood collective 6xcs-30 boxset (lmd to 113) $20ppd/$22ppd world
The Great Dayton Flood of 1913 was the greatest natural disaster in Ohio history. More than 360 people died and 20,000 some homes were destroyed. Driving around Dayton, it feels like we never quite recovered from that disaster. Buildings are falling apart and the city looks like a barren wasteland. A year in the making, this six cassette boxset features twelve Dayton acts playing dark, creeping pieces. Harsh noise by Being, musique concrete by Teeth Collection, dark synth's by Plasmic Formations, drone by Fields Of Blood... seriously there is something in this comp for everyone.
cc041 - water "counterintelligence" cs-40 (lmd to 40) $6ppd/$8ppd world
Second tape from this mysterious Boston/NYC duo. Samples laid down to form new sounds. Kind of like Girl Talk but without being all hipster and using popular songs. Stuff like Tom Waits, Tangerine Dream and Miles Davis. Their last tape was "Quite cunning" according to The Wire (Jan 2010 - size matters), and I guess this follows along that line. Seriously good stuff that I highly recommend. If you ever liked Steve Fisk's solo stuff, this is for you.
cc035 - pbk "the deadened stream of eve" cs-46 (lmd to 60) $6ppd/$8ppd world
Michigan is not a lovely place. I have found myself lost in parts of Detroit where packs of dogs roam the streets. One such time, a group of about five circled my car and began barking. Not wishing to hit them, I accelerated slowly and they rushed to the front of my car meeting it head on. It took me a few minutes to figure out how to get out of the situation: finally, I had to throw my car in reverse so they would run to the back of my car, and once they had done so, put it back in drive and get the hell out of wherever I was. To me, that is how Michigan is, at least the dying cities. It's fucked up and dangerous, even though it was probably cute at one time. I feel like the air holds that feeling that I had when I was nervous and trying to avoid causing harm to any living creature. But for Michigan noise artists, they're used to it. The abandoned cities and their lonely streets filled with fear are evident in every release I listen to. This is no exception.
cc036 - vestigial limb "katyn spring" cs-30 (lmd to 40) $6ppd/$8ppd world
Sitting here and listening to the Vestigial Limb master for the fortieth time, I find myself having a difficult time trying to describe it. Everything I write ends up with the phrase "from hell" tacked on to the end. But that is what this tape is. A dark journey into slow dark folk loops, tape manipulations and dense layers building up into an all around evil feeling. I am positive that Ray Shinn could make beautiful drone music that everyone would eat up. Not to say this isn't beautiful, it is. It's just twisted and scary and the soundtrack to how I want my world to end.
cc039 - peter j woods "read this. don't read this" cs-20 (lmd to 55) $6ppd/$8ppd world
This is probably the best I have ever heard Peter J Woods sound, it just happens to be a coincidence that I am releasing this tape. I feel like he's really come into his own lately and this release is no exception. It seems as if he has taken inspiration from his influences to create something familiar yet entirely unique to what is happening in the noise scene currently. The two pieces on this release are beautiful examples of an artist using sound in subtle, captivating and exciting ways.
cc029 - charlie turner "incomplete tape ii" cs-40 (lmd to 40) $6ppd/$8ppd world
Five killer tracks recorded by St Louis' Charlie Turner in 2009. The first time I saw Charlie, I was amazed by how simple his set up was. I think it was just a miniKorg and a pedal. He's added some more effects to his aresenal, but I believe he stands in the forefront of the "less is better" harsh thinking.
cc034 - water "dialysis" cs-40 (lmd to 60) $6ppd/$8ppd world
This tape is messed up. Completely composed of samples, it's unlike anything I have ever released or ever thought I would release. The second I heard the master, I was overwhelmed with how great it was. Recommended if you like: Eno/Byrne, The Books. Really mellow and beautiful yet catchy and fun at times. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
cc027 - wether "chinese grasp" cs-20 (lmd to 40) $6ppd/$8ppd world
Mike Haley lays down two sides of blackened drone and harsh industrial squall. Dark and slowly manipulating loops start the A side as buried walls of feedback creep up on the listener. Side B is a killer drone with background scrapes and other manipulations.
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The Deadened Stream of Eve was recorded in late June while PBK was reflecting on the demise of the GM factories of Flint, photos he had taken that weekend of his city as a ghost town, and the killings and protests in Iran. It's a really heavy release, in an emotional sense. Synth tones slither and die and emptiness is personified through audio. So much goes on throughout this release and it is hard to choose what to mention, but the general feeling of dread never goes away, and that's what makes me keep going back to this release as the summer slowly dies and the skies start to turn grey.
On Side A, tapes and record manipulation create an intensely strange atmosphere while static groundcover and some looped vocal samples make way for drums and dark drones. The noise answer to freak folk? Doubtful, but something I hope to hear a lot more of over the next few years.
Side B has organ tones while distortion and abused metal manipulations creep over them to leave a desolate path of destruction and filth.
The A side finds Mr Woods in a stark and dismal setting. A slow industrial-type beat (like a sleep deprived Swans) that gets some killer panning treatment before some amazing textured harsh moments filter in. This piece seems completely controlled while evolving slowly into darker territories.
On the B side, crushing lows fill the first half of this piece as distorted vocals make their presence known. I can not begin to articulate how great the vocals sound on this side. Unlike the first tape, this side starts off a bit harsh and slowly mellows out into a beautiful subtle creeper of an end.
Includes listening instructions. Well worth a read in order to help you enjoy the experience of this album even more.
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