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some digitalis news
hey everyone,
just a little news & small distro update...
so we're about ready to drop two new CDs, both of which have been in the works for a bit and both of which we're extremely excited about. now, both CDs couldn't be more different but are both fuggin great.
first up is the second album from japan's GREEN BLOSSOMS. their first CDR from a few years ago on pseudoarcana was an instant favorite of ours, but this one - "whiskey leaves" (digi054) - is another beast entirely. this duo of anthony guerra & aiko kogo will be a welcome addition to fans of tenniscoats, tujiko noriko & the like. fractured folk songs with familiar melodies and breezy instrumentation are the perfect antidote for the heat of summer. after one listen, you find yourself singing along to kogo's vocals. the songs are deceptively simple, but insanely catchy all the same. this short & sweet album will find itself in your CD player on repeat instantly. trust me.
sound sample #1: "hana-akari"
sound sample #2: "whiskey leaves"
"whiskey leaves" will be available in two different editions in mid/late july. regular CD edition of 500 copies, and CD + 3" CDR edition of 75 copies that features a 3" CDR of two extended, ghostly songs made from blissed-out aiko vocals and synth, packaged in handmade sleeves.
second is a brand new full-length CD from portland's own PULSE EMITTER. been a fan of daryl groetsch's synthetic concoctions for years now, so i'm thrilled to offer up this modular synth masterpiece. "oppressive nature"(ACE024) is a 40 minute excursion into cities that will soon be lost and overrun. the thematic idea here is wilderness inevitable reclamation of the concrete jungles we've amassed. and nature always wins. on "oppressive nature," we find groetsch highly focused and dialed in. heavy saw waves weave a chaotic mass of urban debris, smoothed over and sanded by the sine waves of time. there is something about "oppressive nature" that feels like a modern-day epic.
sound sample: track 2 (untitled)
"oppressive nature" will be available in mid/late july in a CD edition of 500 copies in stumptown-style chipboard cases.
if you want to pre-order either of these titles, get in touch .
also, we have a small number of copies of the new split cassette on anathema sound between the north sea and bones of seabirds. this c64 is an edition of 80 and features two north sea tracks that were recorded in late 08 and early 09. i view these pieces as the starting point for what has now become my next record for type. tape is available for $6 US/$7 CAN/$8 WORLD.
working on the next tape batch as well which will feature enfer boreal, sovetskaya gone (dbl tape), the shitty listener, ossining (s.gone+the north sea), m geddes gengras, & more. next CDs after these two will be the double dose of barn owl solo: brand new albums from elm ("nemcatacoa") and evan caminiti ("psychic mud shrine"). these two are absolute beasts.
much love,
brad
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