30 June, 2009
New from Tipped Bowler Tapes

Li Jianhong/ Lovers with Cloisonne Bracelet / TBT009

Hangzhou's Li Jianhong has been performing alone and in the duo
D!O!D!O!D! for several years, but he only caught Western ears last year
with the monumental /San Sheng Shi/, released by Philadelphia's Archive
CD. Oceanic and desolate, /Lovers with Cloisonn//e Bracelet/ cements Li
as a distinctive voice in modern noise. The two halves of this record
are an ideal introduction to Li's music: "Lovers in Misery" offers a
restrained, electric swell; "Time in the Mirror" wallows in
Hototogisu-an guitar hell. Without sacrificing pacing for density, Li
has crafted an album that decimates the retrograde psychedelic guitar
landscape and trivializes the petty violence of much harsh noise.

Edition of 350 180 gm. LPs in heavy-stock linen-paper sleeves
hand-screened, cut, and glued by Reuben Little of 43^rd Parallel Press.

Mrtyu / Ornate Shroud / TBT010 and SAB006

Hopefully Mrtyu requires little introduction, because the project evades
easy description. An odd compound of Vedic imagery, metal misanthropy,
and violin agony, this music moves away from any particular fan base in
pursuit of its distant, darkened idols. /Ornate Shroud/ is Mrtyu's
most potent spawn to date. Hewing closer to song form than previous
releases, the album conceals Antony Milton's violent guitar and violin
work behind Mrtyu's characteristic murk. Its pieces transition from
jagged riffs to eerie ambient scrapes through wooly feedback,
approaching the uncanny. Although the year is yet young, 2009 will
likely not produce a bleaker aggraga record.

Edition of 350 180 gm. LPs in heavy-stock linen-paper sleeves
hand-screened, cut, and glued by Reuben Little of 43^rd Parallel
Press. Available from Tipped Bowler in the US and Faunasabbatha in
France.

Prices: $17/ $31 for both US ppd. $27/$45 for both international

blogpost :: by John Ganiard   comments (1)


at 09 July, 2009 18:06, Blogger Albany Sonic Arts Collective said...
These rule. Heavily. Buy em!!!  
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