Posts Tagged ‘ Hooker Vision ’
Grant Evans talks name change, new tape on Hooker Vision
A curious post arrived on Nova Scotian Arms’ blogspot last week titled “A Farewell to Arms,” in which Grant Evans announced that he shall no longer be recording under the familiar moniker. The announcement arrived following the debut vinyl offering from Evans under the NSA banner, “Cult Spectrum” via Digitalis earlier this year. But...
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Afterlife’s debut LP, “Celestial Habitat,” Out Now on Hooker Vision
Afterlife is the Brooklyn (via Georgia) duo of Franklin Teagle and Ryan McGill. The two joined forces a few years back and have been spitting their cybernetic wares on an excellent run of tapes. Now, thanks to Grant & Rachel Evans’ Hooker Vision label, they have leveled up and bring their skyward circuitry to...
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Nuojuva / Olli Aarni
Finnish sound artist Olli Aarni captured the attention of more than a few heads this past year with his Riioraa / Viime Talvi release on Sweat Lodge Guru, a double cassette reissue of his earliest recorded works under the alias Ous Mal, and his Ylitse tape on Avant Archive under his own name. These releases...
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Brainworlds / Expo ’70, “Abnormal Vergence” tape
“Abnormal Vergence” is a gem of a cassette from the always delightful Hooker Vision imprint, presented in the classic psych-drone split format: one lengthy side-long jam from each of the participants.
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Calypso Borealis, “Ore Bowal” tape
Rafael Romero recommended this tape to me recently; it is a striking and underrated release that over the course of its development creates a multi-dimensional and immersive world of sound for the listener; it is particularly expressive of a sense of muted sadness.
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My year in music, 2011
I put this off long enough. I already did an extensive year-end round up at my day-blog, so if you’ve read that, you probably realize that I listened to an immense amount of music and that I loved a lot of it. You might also notice that this list might prove to me to...
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Villages, “Grey East” tape
Ah Villages, now here’s a tape that I can really get into.
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Label Spotlight: Hooker Vision
Hooker Vision is the only sliver of experimental music you’re going to find operating in Lagrange, Georgia but that probably comes as no surprise. Originally started by Grant Evans (Nova Scotian Arms) and now co-run by his wife, Rachel Evans (Motion Sickness of Time Travel), HV is quietly carving out its own niche in...
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