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more digitalis summer jams
hey everyone,
first, there was steve gunn:
ace014: steve gunn "sundowner" cd $13 / $18 cd+cdr edition
Steve Gunn is probably best known as a key component to the mighty GHQ with Marcia Bassett (Double Leopards) and Pete Nolan (Magik Markers), but his solo efforts have been even more impressive. With a couple limited & hard-to-find CDRs under his belt and a few offerings under the moniker Moongang, Gunn is ready to step out of the shadows and into the spotlight with his first proper CD. This music is finely tuned and expertly crafted by Gunn's capable hands, showing his skill not only as a guitarist, but as a songwriter as well.
"Sundowner" may short & sweet, but it has an epic feeling. Gunn reaches deep into the vaults to line the walls with hypnotic acoustic guitar dirges, organic drones, and banjo ditties. And unlike any of his previous work, he also unleashes his voice on three songs, showing that not only can he play with the best of them, he can sing too. When he's not wowing the listener racing around the fretboard, his simple but effective vocal hooks are sinking themselves deep into the confines of your memory.
Limited to 500 copies in 2-color black gatefold jackets.
**NOTE: Special 2-disc edition features bonus CDR with collaborative tracks between Steve Gunn and a) Marcia Bassett & Tom Carter b) Marc Orleans (Sunburned) c) Heidi Diehl (Vanishing Voice). It is strictly limited to 100 handstamped & handnumbered copies**
here: http://www.digitalisindustries.com/catalog_ace.html
then there were tapes:
ltd#18: leo fabriek + mariska baars + rutger zuydervelt + wouter van veldhoven "live edits" c34 $7/$9
most people will probably recognize the main projects that this group of dutch artists are involved in: julie mittens, machinefabriek, & soccer Committee. so it's pretty exciting when they all get together to make music.
"live edits" collects two side-long tracks from two separate sessions, both in march of this year. beautiful drones that flicker like powerflashes in the distance unfold slowly. using an array of instrumentation such as harmonium, guitar, voice, & taperecorders, the group keep things simple. these recordings glow. they are warm and inviting, but never lose sight of the golden sun that beams from the horizon. stunning music. pics & audio: http://www.digitalisindustries.com/ltd18.html
ltd#19: svarte greiner "penpals forever" c31 $7/$9
i've become a huge, huge fan of svarte greiner over the past few years. from his debut album on type, "knive," to his recent vinyl-only offering, "til seters," erik k. skodvin has tapped into something that is simultaneously desolate and dark, but also completely stunning. his music is a stripped bare down to its bleached-white bones.
"penpals forever" has a title that certainly sounds innocent and unasssuming, but don't be fooled: skodvin is weaving something sinister. two side-long sacrifices for guitar, improvised in oslo in the grey pitches of dusk. this is svarte greiner exorcising demons. packaged with exquisite black-on-silver artwork designed by skodvin. limited to 180 copies. pics & audio: http://www.digitalisindustries.com/ltd19.html
ltd#21: goodwillies "greenmachines for all the childrens" c30 $7/$9
tim goodwillie is the man with a plan. as 1/3 of the mighty (VxPxC), he's got something just for you, just in time for summer. this tape unleashes some ass-shakin' synthesized rhythms - full of fluff and overcooked grooves. goodwillie smokes the greenweed for the greenmachines and makes his pro-one purr. distortion laden beats suck all the air out of the room. it just grows and grows and grows.
"greenmachines for all the childrens" is a final document from the streets of los angeles before these sweet pioneers relocate back home and join us in the midwest. as the goodwillies embark toward kansas city, we welcome them with open arms. limited to 50 handnumbered copies with silkscreened handmade paper covers. pics & audio: http://www.digitalisindustries.com/ltd21.html
ltd#23: sea zombies "it died in africa" c41 $8/$10
the first incarnation of sea zombies was entombed at bottled smoke in 2007. that one-off performance featured john xela, jefre cantu-ledesma, gregg kowalsky, jed bindeman, & myself. but the original intent of the project was always as a duo between xela & the north sea, with assorted special guests thrown into the mix in various places. it seemed appropriate, then, that the first ever sea zombies release consisted of stripped-down duo recordings. both tracks were launched into the stratosphere during xela's boozed-out visit to tulsa in march of 2008. much blackness was birthed. much ginger beer was consumed.
"it died in africa" is the first thing we recorded during that fitful week in early spring. accompanied by dudes in africa sermonizing in french, walls of synthesized ruins were blown to bits with oscillating shards of burned-out glass. thick and syrupy and ready for consumption. packaged in oversized black envelopes with gold lettering which house the tape (with black-on-gold cover), insert, and a different african tarot card with each copy. limited to 100 handnumbered copies. more pics: http://www.digitalisindustries.com/ltd23.html
as always: http://www.digitalisindustries.com/digi_ltd.html
all steve gunn pre-orders are shipped (and many have already arrived - chuzzah!). milton cross pre-orders are the next to go out, followed soonish by valerio cosi & uton. we hope to have the evening fires and duncan bruce + lee noyes CDRs finished in the next week or so. the next tapes will likely be tricorn & queue & andrew coltrane.
also, non-digitalis news... the north sea/xela split LP, "electronic music vol. 1" will be released in the next few weeks on RITE and available through boomkat.com. we'll have a very small number of copies available as well. it's the first in an ongoing series of limited, split LPs between xela and myself. there should be some ajilvsga LPs on RITE in the near future as well. and speaking of ajilvsga, i've got limited copies of two of our recent tapes available for $7 each PPD worldwide - "white path/red path" on peasant magik and "white sky monster" on open range. email me if you want 'em!
much love,
brad
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at 27 June, 2008 10:45,
Just a heads up, Steve Gunn special edition cart link is adding the Scott Tuma release. The less-special edition is working properly.
at 27 June, 2008 12:10,
at 28 June, 2008 13:59,
at 28 June, 2008 15:51,
you need to bring some ego love to the digi, aww yeah.
at 01 July, 2008 13:27,
ego love forthcoming... as soon as i remember where i packed my guitars!
Jeremy and Cy are headed out here again next week! a meeting of the digi-minded? an epic recording session? or just a chance to watch 'Lost' for a week straight? only time will tell.