foxy digitalis

De Stijl on the radio

2010-04-28T19:31:00.000-07:00

Free Form Freakout, a weekly radio show on KMSU in Mankato, recently aired a one-hour feature on De Stijl Records from Minneapolis. In addition to playing various selections from the De Stijl catalog, the show included an interview with Clint Simonson from the label, which serves as a nice extension to the interview featured here on Foxy Digitalis.

You can click here to listen to a stream of this show.

For more information you can check out the Free Form Freakout blog or head over to the De Stijl website.

032010 message _ end of hibernation

2010-04-04T10:31:00.000-07:00

032010 message _ end of hibernation

new synth age / new rural / new sabbat

SYNTH012 INNERCITY "Visions from dream state"
limited 70

An animated semiotic drive on the subways of post industrialized languages. A new age order.

SYNTH011 MAGINA "Nazca Lines" 3"CDR
limited 40 - non-portuguese edition

Unique digital capsule of melodic memorabilia on keyboards. Obsolete and old-fashioned technology to create a retro-futuristic voyage.

SYNTH010 MARK BRADLEY "Godspeed" CDR
limited 60

Faltermeyered and puzzled beats melted in some peculiar rhythmics. Strangely calming, strangely hypnotic.

SYNTH008 EASY RIDER "Eternia beach" Cassette + CDR
limited 56 + 15

Born in the milked sands of Eternity. Dreamy-influenced synth figures of a lost new new age.

SYNTH007 MARC-HENRI ARFEUX "Blossom" CDR
limited 100

MHA is a french novelist, poet & philosophy teacher. A musical project exploring the mystery of the world in connection to perception, emotion and its metaphysic enigma. A journey through french avant-garde and synthetic minimalism.

SYNTH006 DRIFTS "Future light cone" 3"CDR
limited 60

Econo-synth action unit. Claustrophobic space jams and post-urban sounds. 2/3rds of Bladder Stalks / Scumbag Relations related.

SYNTH005 STELLAR OM SOURCE "Heartlands Suite" CDR
~~limited 100~~ SOLD OUT

Beautiful & fragile recordings by the stateless visionary icon Christelle Gualdi. Neo-kösmic spacetravels and deep synth meditations.

SYNTH004 DREAM SAFARI / OPHIBRE "Split" CDR
limited 60 (very few copies left)

Astral voyages in the deep minds. One in the dark, one in the light.

SYNTH003 SKY DRIPPING VENOM "In Krasnozem" CDR
limited 75

Post-pyschedelic kraut_jams and moody experimentations by Nick Forté. Kosmic rocks and musical meteors.

SYNTH002 ROB FUNKHOUSER "This is why Robots are taking over"
limited 60

Vintage sci-fi modulations and spacey 80ies synth experimentations.

SYNTH001 LUNAR MIASMA "Monophonic ritual"

limited 60 (one copy left !)

Deep soundscapes and blackholed manipulations. Analogue drone beasts.

SYNTH000 ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER "Young Beidnahga"

limited 50 _ Special reissue for march european tour

Smooth synthage continuous trepanation.

Originally released as rur062

FAUNASABBATHA

SAB020 QUEEN ELEPHANTINE "8 XI 08 Live in Brooklyn" cs48 or cdr limited 70

Heavy riffs and dark psychedelic atmospheres from Brooklyn.
An absolute heavy tantric doom, like molten lava flowing down a mountain. Slow yet unstoppable, consuming everything in its path...

RURALFAUNE

RUR086 THE DRIFTWOOD MANOR "The Same Figure, leaving" cdr limited 50

Beautiful irish folk between melancholia and springlike feelings. A pastoral atmosphere from Eddie Kennan

RUR085 SPARKLING WIDE PRESSURE "In a new Mouth" cdr limited 60

Following stellar releases on Digitalis, Students of Decay, Stunned...

Beautiful drifting melodies and haunted guitar figures. A patchwork quilt of drone influenced sound snippets, subtle synth undulations and strange ethereal vocal lines...

RUR083 DYLAN ETTINGER "Cutters" LP co-released w/Digitalis Industries LP limited 150

The come back of the king of pop
Already sold out at source, please check the availability at every good retailer and reserve your copy . Lps will be available mid-april.

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For samples, musical extracts, please visit :

www.myspace.com/disquesruralfaune

www.myspace.com/ruralfaunesynthseries

www.myspace.com/faunasabbatha
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ORDERING INFO

All the titles can be ordered directly via Paypal

Please email ruralfaune@neuf.fr to reserve your item (s)

An email will be sent within 48 hours with Paypal ordering instructions

Releases pricing :
Postpaid (priority airmail anywhere in the world)

3"cdr / cassette : 5€
CDR : 7€
Prices depends on ordered quantity !

Mailorders, distros, record stores, please get in touch for wholesale prices.
For those which ordered the Dylan Ettinger lp, everything could be sent in one go ( in few days )

Please allow 2-3 weeks for your parcel to arrive, i am my own machine

NEW TAPE: Mortuus Auris & The Black Hand - Freiheit ist immer Freiheit der Andersdenkenden

2010-04-03T10:03:00.000-07:00

Foxy contributor and Digitalis Ltd artist Peter Taylor releases his third full length effort under the Mortuus Auris guise.

http://stunnedrecords.blogspot.com/2010/03/stunned-no-76.html

Stunned Records says:

The last time we heard from Mortuus Auris & The Black Hand, the London cipher-weaver spun a most quixotic tapestry alluding to a nearby Other (Stunned no. 46). This next chapter raises the tension ever higher, thoroughly exploring ancillary avenues of nocturnal field recording & alien found sound. "Freiheit ist immer Freiheit der Andersdenkenden" is an amalgamation of organic and inorganic energies fused into a beautiful, breathing contradiction. Special recording & editing techniques employed over its hour align the sacred geometries uncovered in spider webs, fishing nets, and tantric sex positions. The luminous sub-dimension revealed by such transgressive use of tech might take some getting used to; its' presence suggestive of a Contact experience right under our own skins. Hand-numbered edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c60 tapes with double-sided color jcard and insert.

There are five other great releases for your ears...

http://stunnedrecords.blogspot.com/

digitalis tapes for spring

2010-04-02T08:46:00.000-07:00

hey everyone,

spring weather here is fucking ruling... been trying to stay on top of emails and stuff while sitting on the porch. love you, wifi connection. anyway, a quick hit mini-batch to start things off right - there's a bigger batch of tapes coming in the next month-ish, but these three beauties are ready to go now:

ltd#132: jouurney "dancers in the time-flux" c24 $7 US / $8 CAN/MEX / $9 INTL

synthetic dreams blossom underneath perfect french skies, offering arpeggiated gifts to a sun god that never even existed in the first place. each step is liquid and melodic to a degree, looking for another avenue to paint in electric blue. on this debut our french explorer wants to cruise the high seas on a blast of square waves.

this time-flux is a warm place to be. jouurney's quixotic sounds have you floating in and out of consciousness, submerged beneath nobody drones and pink sunsets. of course, everything gets thrown out of whack for the last two minutes and the blitzed out beats and cacaphonic synth mayhem that ensues. it's an exclamation point for sure. edition of 72, pro-dubbed & imprinted.

ltd#136: sorc'henn "shadow is ov silver, phantom is ov gold" c56 $7 US / $8 CAN/MEX / $9 INTL

sorc'henn is the twisted brainchild of laurent boulouard and on "shadow is ov silver, phantom is ov gold" he's determined to invade your dreams and paint them all black. sickly organ drones proliferate every corner in this darkened soundworld. sometimes they're stretched and overrun by diamond-cut guitar riffage other times they're turned into the soundtrack to the worst funhouse imaginable.

there are few artists around who can turn their music into something so completely haunted like boulouard. he takes it to a different place. it's the most sinister church music imaginable. dampened chimes over ghostly voices creep into your psyche until you'd rather be dead than posessed. it's so fucking eerie it gets buried uner your skin. but in the end, "shadow/phantom" reminds me why i love sorc'henn so much: he takes you places you'd never go on your own and in that sense it's almost divine. almost. edition of 72, pro-dubbed & imprinted.

ltd#138: indian weapons "parousia" c30 $7 US / $8 CAN/MEX / $9 INTL

the salutations are over and everyone is wide awake. indian weapons is the new duo of yours truly and nathan young. of course there are similarities to ajilvsga, but this is something different, something new. organics are in fully supply. acoustic instrumentation is melded with oscillators and filters and processed into a delicious abyss. it's an attempt to meld the mangled into something less deconstructive and more composed. there's still a lot of crunch, but with melodicas singing and violins floundering on a bed of synthesized chaos, it finds its way behind the mask. and then somehow it became about derrida. edition of 80, pro-dubbed & imprinted.

get all three for $20 US/$22 CANMEX/$25 INTL. paypal to brad@digitalisindustries.com. shoot me an email w/ any questions.

hear some samples, see some pics here: http://www.digitalisindustries.com/digi_ltd.html

ALSO! in moving some boxes over the weekend, i unearthed 4 copies of the imaginary softwoods 2LP that were reserved and never paid for. so if you missed out on the original pressing and want to grab one, email me. they're $25 US/$29 CANMEX/$37 INTL. they're available on a first come, first serve basis - so get in touch!

next up will be heather woods broderick's "from the ground," originally issued on CD on preservation - now on vinyl via digitalis (w/ an extra track). the ossining LP should be ready soon as well. the next tape batch includes the likes of red electric rainbow, michael james tapscott (of odawas),white leopards, mohave triangles and more.

much love,

brad

New Emeralds Video by Raglani/Kannapell

2010-03-21T13:18:00.000-07:00

Emeralds "Geode" by Raglani/Kannapell from joseph raglani on Vimeo.

The track Geode from Emeralds S/T 2010 release out now on CD - Hanson Records, LP - Wagon/Gneiss Things.

The video was shot on a Sony VX2000. Edited in iMovie.

The footage consists of liquid light/light refraction projections from three separate occasions, by Kannapell and Raglani. Michael Ferrer assisted on one occasion.

Friends of Digitalis on the Radio

2010-03-11T12:48:00.000-08:00

Some friends of Digitalis will be on the radio! Check it out:

Soundwave specials with Pefkin, Hanna Tuulikki & Ben Reynolds

News of two special edition of John Cavanagh's Soundwave....
This weekend's edition of the show in its regular timeslots will feature Pefkin in session. Yes, Gayle Brogan, Madame Boa herself, is playing live on the eve of her new album release on Digitalis. She'll be joined for the session by Hanna Tuulikki (Nalle, Family Elan) and John Cavanagh (Phosphene, ex-Electroscope) and will also choose a selection of her favourite records. Endless fun is guaranteed and exotic dancers will perform with pythons in the background, but as this is radio, you'll just have to imagine them!
The show is broadcast four times online by Radio Six International from Friday evening (12th) - Monday evening (15th). See www.radiosix.com for details and to listen in the format of your choice. The Soundwave is also relayed by five other stations in New Zealand, the United States, Netherlands, England and Singapore. See the Soundwave playlists page for full details: http://www.phosphene.debrett.net/soundwave.htm

Meanwhile on Saturday 13th, Radio Six International celebrates ten years since it first began streaming audio online. There are programmes to mark this throughout the day and from 8-10pm GMT/UT, there'll be a special 2 hour edition of the Soundwave, which will also go out in New Zealand. The other stations which take the Soundwave will get this show when it's broadcast in our regular slots in the weeks ahead as two one hour programmes, but you can catch it live on Saturday when Hanna Tuulikki and Ben Reynolds will play live and there'll be archive session tracks and interviews too.

I hope you can join us.

Chill wave, bra

2010-03-09T19:44:00.000-08:00

TWO NEW DIGICDS: ACRE & J. HANSON

2010-03-08T14:50:00.000-08:00

hey everyone,

hard at work as ever, got two new CDs ready for your enjoyment.

as always, head here to scope pics/hear samples: http://www.digitalisindustries.com/rec_index.html

descriptomatic:

ACE023: ACRE "Sacrifice" CD - $13 PPD Worldwide

This album has been a long, long time coming but the wait has most certainly been worth it. Aaron Davis has been firing missile after missile as ACRE for some years now, but nothing else stands out as his defining moment quite like "Sacrifice." This opus was in the pipeline for years, being etched out of silver and rising from pile of ash after pile of ash. It's absolutely monumental, totally epic in scope. Each thick slab of heavy droning sibilance is a testament to Davis' vision and attention to detail. It will suck you in immediately and stick to you like glue.

Notably there are no synthesizers or guitars anywhere on "Sacrifice." When you hear the density of sound and variety in the sonic textures blowing out your speakers, that seems utterly impossible. Yet, here we are. As the opening blasts of "Badlands" echo through your skull at 100 mph, the horizon seems lost in a thick, white haze. Everything else stops and shuts down. Subtle shifts in trajectory are barely noticeable at first, but by the end of the journey you've landed on a completely different plane. Surface to air, infinite flight; all achieved just over 14 minutes. It's not all a blown-out, straight-to-the-skull masterpiece. "Live Take" feels positively smooth and silky in comparison. Reverberating tones drenched in pure light bleed nothing but efferevesence and life. Everything feels exactly in the spot it should be, there's no detritus or collateral damage to speak of. Davis runs a tight ship, only letting things bolt for the door and scream over the edge when its absolutely necessary.

In the end, the biggest thing about "Sacrifice" is just how massive it feels. From the beginning, its string of endless symphonic hypnosis. There are lingering connections to David Tudor and Norman McLaren fighting their way to the surface throughout. ACRE's compositions are as precise as ever here, each note and each path carefully chosen and dropped into place. No synths. No guitars. No laptops. No looping. Yeah. It's time to start dropping bombs.

Edition of 500 in neon-green gatefold jackets printed by Stumptown.

ACE031: J. Hanson "Boolean Blues" CD - $13 PPD Worldwide

Josh Hanson is another of Portland, Oregon's underappreciated sons. Having come up through the ranks of long-time, long-forgotten faves Hochenkeit, he also spent time as a member of The Davis Redford Trio. But Hanson's path diverges into a totally different sphere nowadays, spinning solo modular synth exploits to the stars. Influenced not just by the likes of Subotnick and Cluster but also various types of Eastern sounds, Hanson is looking forward, trying to find new pathways in electronic music. Using a homebuilt synth, Hanson is like a magician that keeps you looking one direction while he's cooking up something special from out of left-field. "Boolean Blues" is psychedelic and mathematical all once

Starting with the pulsing and surprisingly catchy "Shut Your Fucking Krout," you are instantly sucked in as a listener. The revolving synth melodies are in your face, never trying to hide behind a veil of reverb of fuzz. "Catshit and Sandalwood" works as two separate tracks, conjoined at birth and held together through piercing synthetic bleeps. Again, there's a softness and melody here that hook you straight off, but the heavy doses of electronic mayhem that go along with it are what keep things uneasy. It's like a warning bell going off so often you have no idea if there's hell on the way. That feeling comes to a head on the centerpiece, "Swat Valley Driver." This is where the psychedelia really kicks in. After a methodic exercise in control backed by a minimal, analog beat, you are greeted with heavy Indian influences. No, of course there's no sitars or tanpuras, but Hanson twists his synth into spitting out racing analog ragas. It's fucking exquisite, all the while backed by black bass lines. "Peace in Sumeria" continues the theme but moves a little bit West, getting lost in translation all the way.

What is perhaps most amazing about "Boolean Blues" is that even though at its heart it's a synth album, wholly electronic, it feels like so much more. It's full of warm tones and rich visions. It's a trip in every sense of the word.

Edition of 500 in gatefold jackets printed by Stumptown, designed by Brad Rose.

both of these have been a long-time coming (a good year or so), so it feels real good to finally have them out. hoping some kind of album release show in portland will come together, but i dunno! would be rad, though. dylan ettinger's "cutters" should be available at distros before the end of the month and a 3-tape batch as well (indian weapons, sorc'henn, & jouurney). scott tuma's "dandelion" LP will be available soon, too. we'll have limited copies on hand, but as always overseas customers should grip it from boomkat.

much love,

brad

Homophobia in Hatemail vol. 1

2010-02-24T20:58:00.001-08:00

Ahhh, gotta love it when some stupid band/label sends out shitty promos blindly, not bothering to figure out what kind of music/content a publication covers, and then get all upset when said shitty promo gets treated as it deserves. The Blue Hook, obviously god's gift to the world shitty bar bands, come on down! Yes, being a homophobic douchebag is a great way to get your band's name out there. Right on, fellas - excellent marketing. I always love when people insist they're not pissed off or upset about something and then spend the next hour of their time explaining why they're not pissed off or upset. Good stuff. You might fool a fourth-grader with that.

Sir Andrew Murcock Livingston,

We at the blue hook thought it was only fair, that we got to have as much fun as you did writing that review. For a Zen Buddist with a love for meditation I sensed a lot of anger and maybe a little PMS. Enjoy.

From the desk of the National Reviews of Reviewers Society:

0 out of 10, ouch, I thought reviews at least got a one for spelling their band name correctly. Mr. Livingston starts the review with the kind of hate language a seventh grade boy hanging with his friends in the lunchroom would use. He starts with a truly unique lead, by making a generalized rant about his hatred towards record label cover letters. Managing to use up 50% of his 45 word review on something
that has nothing to do with the album he's reviewing. While it may be a valid point, perhaps it would be better served on a blog somewhere or perhaps as a post on the facebook group "Music Reviewers and Fart humor ". We enter his piece midway through the second verse with really only one conclusion, he is clearly pissed at his life and the world and is having a bad day. He uses the adjective "limpy, weak bar
band rock" to inaccurately describe a CD with songs in several genres, multiple heavy grind it out Rock and Blues songs and features several Mandolin tracks, Trombone, Violin, Sax, 12 String and a big muff (The nastiest of all distortion pedals). Atypical of the traditional bar band rock. As the second verse continues, Murcock really starts to gather some momentum, lashing one razor sharp insult after another. It is here, where he has his one moment of truth and the only thing worth reading.

"I've never heard vocals pushed more to the front of any album ever. And the faux-vocal strains are so bad you can hear every ounce of throat pleading for recognition of integrity."

An astute observation, eliquently stated, he shows a glimpse of what he could become, or perhaps once was, an actual writer. He intuitively exaggerates his hatred, adding drama, and extra pizzazz to an
otherwise worthless piece of shit review. He comes across as a person who listened to the first two songs, and decided to bullshit his way to an ultimate low point in his journalism career. He continues to lay on the cheese and bury himself deeper in a hole filled with the bitterness of a has been and the inspiration level of a coat hanger. He continues to masturbate his ego till he explodes on himself in
delirium.

Overall, one leaves the review feeling shallow and naughty, wishing they had never experienced such a thing, and regretting that last click of the mouse. Still unclear of who's worse, the band or the reviewer, the reader leaves confused and dumber than he was 2 minutes ago. As such I am recommending that The National Reviews of Reviewers Society revoke Mr. Murcock's license. The best score I can award in
good conscious is -3 out of 10. Thank you for your time.

PS - We really loved your photo. The cocksuckers cramp and dick broom is top notch!

Well done Adrian Szozda! Your scathing critique provides far more entertainment than your generic, utterly forgettable band ever will. Pat yourself on the back a few more times for your unbelievable cleverness and witty reply (dick jokes! ZOMG!). May your bigotry and homophobia take you far. You are obviously one of life's winners.

The Bubbly Blue LIVE: Philip Jeck, Janek Schaefer, Hauschka, Hildur Gudnadottir etc

2010-02-22T09:46:00.001-08:00

The Bubbly Blue and Green is a four-day festival of eclectic 'water music' influenced by shipwrecks, rivers, waves and lighthouses.Housed in the halls of Kings Place, the festival runs from the 24th to 27th February 2010 and features Philip Jeck, Janek Schaefer, Hauschka, Hildur Gudnadottir, ISAN, Samphire Band, The Sleeping Years, Iarla O'Lionaird, The London Snorkelling Team, Paper Cinema andThe Willkommen Orchestra.
Tickets are on sale with very limited SAVER SEATS available online at £9.50 for all concerts.Kings Place, 90 York Way, London, N1 9AG

The Bubbly Blue and Green:
Wednesday - Hall One 8pm
Touch recording artist Philip Jeck is an awarding winning turntablist feted for collaborations with the likes of Gavin Bryars. Using dusty vinyl records and processed Dansette record players the Liverpudlian conjures a galaxy of poignant, immersive textures - not least on An Ark for the Listener, a new work inspired by Gerard Manley Hopkins’ poem The Wreck Of The Deutschland.
Innovative sound designer and sonic artist Janek Schaefer has made music using everything from three-armed record-players to voice-activated devices circulated through the Royal Mail. Tonight he performs ‘Phoenix & Phaedra holding patterns’ his latest composition for FM transmitter, 9 portable radios, surround PA, and an empty stage, as we motor along the waterways of our sonic imagination.Hear a rehearsal Philip Jeck’s work in progress version of An Ark for the Listener. More on Janek Schaefer ‘Phoenix & Phaedra holding patterns’ HERE.

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Thursday - Hall One 8pm
Hauschka is the alias of Dusseldorf keyboardist Volker Bertelman. His critically acclaimed albums on the 130701 imprint evince a playfully accessible approach to the often austere realm of the prepared piano. Haushka is joined tonight by gifted Icelandic cellist Hildur Gudnadottir to essay a major new, aquatically themed commission. ISAN’s Robin Saville and Antony Ryan may reside in distinct, watery locales (Southend, Essex and Orrefors, Sweden respectively) but their collaboration proceeds regardless. This is a rare live outing for the pair, currently working on the latest of their fluid, Eno-esque albums for Berlin’s Morr Music label. ISAN’s performance will include the debut of the Drispsophone and Hauschka

--------------------------------------------------- Friday - Hall One 8pm
Molly Nyman and Harry Escott are BIFA-nominated film composers. With their 12-piece Samphire Band they present highlights from their repertoire, much of it inspired by the British coastline. The band will perform a live score to a film called 'The Lighthouse' and it is a animated film about a little girl who lives with her father in a lighthouse and has been made by the award winning filmmaker Pedro Serrazina. The Samphire Band will be joined by guest singer Kristin McClements to perform four sea songs arranged specially for the event. They will also be performing the Shifty Suite along with a film created by Nick Hornby.Dale Grundle grew up on the Ulster coast. Water was a recurring leitmotif of his former band the Catchers and latest incarnation The Sleeping Years. Accompanied by members of both - and the newly convened Arctic Circle Brass Ensemble - Grundle will perform songs in special arrangements by John Jermy and the late Nick Drake collaborator Robert Kirby. the previous work of Pedro Serrazina; The Sleeping Years.
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Saturday - Hall Two 5.30pm (Tickets from £6.50)
Highly original theatre company Paper Cinema, what happens at the accidental meeting of inkblots, photocopies, cardboard, angle-poise lamps, the occasional table, video technology, a laptop and a banana box? A cast of hand-drawn paper cut-outs are magically brought to life by the Paper Cinema.Highly original theatre company Paper Cinema make watery narratives using projections of intricate marionettes against a white screen, accompanied by improvised live music. King Pest is an adaptation of the short story by Edgar Allan Poe, tells the tale of two sailors who flee London seeking refuge in a sealed off plague town. The Night Flyer is a tale of crossing the night, of stolen freedoms and dreams, lost birds and invisible serpents, mysterious trains and a very special girl. The Paper Cinema is live video animation featuring the hand-drawn marionettes of Nicholas Rawling.Watch Paper Cinema in action.

Icelandic cellist Hildur Gudnadottir has collaborated with the likes of Throbbing Gristle, Múm and Haushka. She released her debut solo album in 2007. An electronic-tinged follow-up, Without Sinking, appeared in 2009 on the Touch label.

Iarla O'Lionaird's solo albums, Seven Steps To Mercy and Invisible Fields (Realworld) showcased a truly extraordinary singing voice. The former Afro-Celt Soundsystem member's solo work draws on a rich Irish Sean-Nos (‘old-style') tradition and contemporary electronica, with rivers and nature prominent. Iarla will be joined by Graham Henderson founding member of Moving Hearts (Piano) and Keith Donald (Saxes). (Presented in association with Note).
Hall One 9pm
The London Snorkelling Team is the brainchild of soundtrack composer and erstwhile Bjork remixer, Tom Haines. He and his sub-aquatic bandmates make cabaret music they “imagined happening in the 1950s”, using brass, cocktail drums and glockenspiels.

Comprising affiliates of popular Brighton label the Willkommen Collective, the Wilkommen Orchestra will be playing the songs of Shoreline, The Sons of Noel & Adrian, The Miserable Rich and The Climbers repertoires (a new Willkommen and friends project featuring members of The Leisure Society) all arranged especially for the occasion. It'll be the first time any of The Climbers songs have been played live, ahead of the debut album release in the Spring. Recent high profile shows for the Willkommen Collective bands including supporting Laura Marling at the Royal Festival Hall, Efterklang at the Barbican as well as both Sons of Noel and Adrian and Shoreline touring with Mumford & Sons.
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The Bubbly Blue and Green24th - 27th February 2010
Produced by the Arctic Circle

Presented in association with The Line Of Best Fit / Note

http://www.philipjeck.com/

http://www.audioh.com/

http://www.myspace.com/hauschka

http://www.myspace.com/isanmusic

http://www.myspace.com/mollyharry

http://www.myspace.com/thesleepingyears

http://www.thepapercinema.com/

http://www.myspace.com/hildurness

http://www.myspace.com/iarlamusic

http://www.myspace.com/thelondonsnorkellingteam

http://www.myspace.com/willkommencollective

Download a Bubbly Blue and Green 13 track MP3 sampler with exclusive tracks from Philip Jeck, ISAN, Sone Institute, Simon Scott and the London Snorkelling Team: http://www.jointhecircle.net/documents/BBAG.zip

DIGITALIS OLYMPICS: NEW TAPES 2010

2010-02-21T10:45:00.000-08:00

hey everyone,

watching tons of winter olympics (curling obsession) and having a folding/assembling olympics of our own. good times. so here we go, first batch of 2010, gold, silver, bronze, etc:

ltd#58: blue sabbath black fiji "wankers" c40 $7 US / $8 CANMEX / $9 INTL

and here the insanity begins. french transplanted duo blue sabbath black fiji have no limits. they don't know when to dial it back, they don't know when to turn it down and because of that, we're all getting fried whether we like it or not. "wankers" has been stewing for a while but finally is getting let out from its cage to wreak havoc on unsuspecting listeners. mindbender baby, let's floor it.

squealing feedback with cut-to-bits beats and trashcan percussion go into some futuristic tribal bounce. on the back end you're left wondering how in the fuck did i get here? unexpected guitar hooks skronk into the foreground, jumping the tracks laid down by minimal electronic beats. sometimes this shit even gets pretty, which really throws you for a loop. it's one fucked-up dream sequence that never wants to end. always searching for the loudest path, blue sabbah black fiji are unlike anyone else and thank your lucky stars for that. edition of 80.

ltd#84: sacred basil "tuvan annex" c30 $7 US / $8 CANMEX / $9 INTL

i've long been a fan of collaborations, tape trading style or otherwise. sacred basil is the trio of nicholas barker (tempera), matt lajoie (cursillistas) and jordan spencer (gorman) and their collective talents are lighting up the skies. "tuvan annex" starts of shimmering and peaceful but it's a total ruse. guitar lines get washed into an oscillating oblivion and everything gets bathed in a heavy dose of noise swash. it's like being stuck in a tornado, desperately searching for a way out. the shimmer returns but with full-on density and triumph. each shift feels in the zone. blissed guitars and electronics join together, siamese twins moving in perfect harmony. contemplative, sparsely used notes flicker like a lightbulb about to give up hoping to make one final impression before crossing the great divide. there's something almost heartbreaking about it all.

but those aren't the only paths being crossed - not at all. rickety, looping acoustic guitars thrum their way forward with barely-audible background beats and electronic backwash. it's like being lost when nobody wants to admit their mistake. it's unsettling but worthwhile as it finally comes together and everything gets sucked to the bottom in a massive, exquisite whirlpool of sound. love those collaborations. edition of 90.

ltd#122: celer "rags of contentment" c75 $7 US / $8 CANMEX / $9 INTL

another subtle masterpiece, another broken heart. celer delivers over and over again until you can barely stand it. there's so much happening underneath the surface of those sprawling pieces that it's impossible to take it all in, impossible not to get totally, utterly lost. with each rise and fall, your breathing will slow to a crawl. "rags of contement" will soothe you, almost to the point of losing consciousness. sit back, close yourself and drift as far away as you can. this is stunning, beautifully composed music stretching to infinity. edition of 150. SOLD OUT

ltd#125: ALTAR EAGLE "vintage cats" c26 $7 US / $8 CANMEX / $9 INTL

chapter two is finally written, leading into the homefront. four new songs, blissed hooks, bigger beats, singing like there's no tomorrow. all the bases covered, there's layers of noise and drone hints as well. with nods to bond and gaga, it's all coming together. time to dance.

killer art by phil french. edition of 150 chrome tapes.

ltd#127: s.r. hess "demise" c21 $7 US / $8 CANMEX / $9 INTL

steven r. hess has been around for ages, most notably operating as part of the incredible duo, on, with sylvain chauveau (type records) as well as work in haptic, dropp ensemble and others. hess is a chicago mainstay. thick, dusty drones highlight the bulk of "demise." subtle crackling feels like these are radio transmissions from a distange age. it all breaks down, though, and the almost-pure sine tones echo and weave their way between your muscles, finding a way into the deep tissue. this is a dense, sonic massage. hess is a heavyweight, providing one hell of a soundtrack to your favorite metal ghosts. edition of 85 copies.

ltd#128: pine smoke lodge "twelve faces of the smoke mask" c36 $7 US / $8 CANMEX / $9 INTL

the woods up near portland, maine are getting baked in the sun and resulting in piles of reflective, organic sonics. pine smoke lodge have been hitting it hard lately with killers on stunned, blackest rainbow and their own existential cloth label. it's been one hell of a ride. junkyard tribal percussion bombs out the basement so the wailing drones can sleep in comfort. metallic shards ring out while wind instruments scream at the sun. this all leads into emanations as thick as the winter snow pack. this is heavy. really fucking heavy. they turn things back on themselves on the flipside, pitching their voices through reverb-laden caves and drowning everything under the ice.

pine smoke lodge are finding their groove right now and the places they're going to take it? who the fuck knows. but latch on for the ride because it's a beautiful place to be. drink it down. edition of 70 copies. SOLD OUT

ltd#129: dylan ettinger "interstellar pleasures" c27 $7 US / $8 CANMEX / $9 INTL

ettinger's winding things up to start off 2010. first he's dropped some incredible jammers on his on el tule label and then there's this, his ode to klaus schulze and all things kosmische (and these babies will lead directly into his opus, "cutters"). but hot damn these puppies ARE interstellar. liquid keyboard excursions borne from sun spots soar and drift through neon-tinged skies. hypnotic anthems bobbing and weaving through static drones. each shift in modus takes ettinger through sunken tunnels and into a boiling aural river. this music flows. it never feels mechanical or totally synthetic. at times it reminds of julian lynch's blissed-out live sets, just free and delightful.

if the first two months of 2010 are any indication, dylan ettinger is going to be one of the main players this year. dude is going astral. edition of 85. SOLD OUT

ltd#134: holy family "anoint" c25 $7 US / $8 CANMEX / $9 INTL

this one is for the gold, all the way and all the time. holy family is the modular synth duo of lawrence english and john chantler (room40 extraordinaires). and you know what's coming. it opens onto a putrid, rotting corpse hanging from the bedchamber. chantler & english aren't fuckign around. their synths sound like they're dying, every note stretched to the point of breaking oscillating into the ground. this is not child's play.

before you know it your blood stops flowing, turned into a molasses. faint echoes try to scratch their way to the surface, totally buried alive. every so often you think you hear a melody whirring from behind, but everything gets swallowed back down into this deep, dark pit. intense. incredible. edition of 125.

package deals available, just get in touch. the second edition of 50 of the EAGLE ALTAR/bugskull split is also ready to go now, so grab those while they're hot.

as always: http://www.digitalisindustries.com/digi_ltd.html

good times ahead: acre "sacrifice" CD and j. hanson's "boolean blues" CD will be out in a 7-10 days. both are killer mind-melters. modular synthesis and heavy drones. dylan ettinger's "cutters" LP is close as well, co-released with ruralfaune this will likely only be available from distros/mailorders. we'll let you know. scott tuma's "dandelion" LP will be released march 15th (CD later). we'll have copies of the vinyl available, but overseas customers should grab it from boomkat to save a bundle. i also have VERY LIMITED numbers (like 4) of the "dandelion" art edition available. it comes with an individual print from artist chris koelle (who designed the cover) among other goodies. they're $50 - get in touch if you're interested. onward in 2010 - so many good things happening! now back to the olympics... USA woooo!

much love,

brad

Free Diogenes Foxy D Compilation

2010-02-18T06:32:00.000-08:00

to accompany the diogenes interview, they've set up a nice little preview comp for foxy d readers to scope out some killer tracks... wahey:

give it a listen here.

Free Compilation

2010-02-06T16:10:00.001-08:00

There is a free compilation featuring bands like Blue Sabbath Black Fiji and Foot Village here that looks pretty cool. I haven't even listened to it yet so let me know what you think.

Speaking, as we were, of minimal wave

2010-02-04T00:25:00.000-08:00

Soft Abuse on the radio

2010-01-31T06:46:00.000-08:00

Free Form Freakout, a weekly radio show on KMSU in Mankato, recently aired a one-hour feature on Soft Abuse Records. The show included an interview with Chris Berry from the label and a number of songs from artists throughout their catalog, including selections from various Jewelled Antler-related projects.

You can click here to stream this show.

For more information you can check out the Free Form Freakout blog or head over to the Soft Abuse website.

D. Perron

new kimdawn batch! (Inhibitionists, Endless Endless Endless)

2010-01-27T05:04:00.000-08:00

ordering info and sound samples at http://www.kimdawn.blogspot.com/

(kimdawn021) Inhibitionists - Pfeiffer at the Gates of Hawn (3" cdr)
These are abstracted tonal mazes provided by Denmark's strangest sonic alchemist, Inhibitionists (aka Christian Kann from A Beard of Snails fame). Expertly crafted pathways of textural complexity give way to reveal a moist core. It's a dream vacation on darker pathways- lanterns not provided. Weird nods to 60's psych and pop actresses give no immediate answers as this music exists on another plane entirely -where going to the movies is like washing your face with wet cement. Available in a numbered edition of 50 hand stamped 3" cdrs. $4 postage paid anywhere

(kimdawn023) Endless Endless Endless - Things I Saw (3" cdr)
Endless Endless Endless rip through your fragile psyche to reveal a multifaceted world of pure color and tone. This east coast duo wields guitars, gameboy, and vocals to create their own unique drifting dream world of pure discovery. I'm delighted to be able to present this unique statement which is the perfect complement to their recent self released album, Black Talisman (see the glowing Aquarius write up for more testimonial proof). Perfect journey music. Artwork and custom tiny laser etched talisman by the artists. Available in a numbered edition of 50 hand stamped 3" cdrs. $4 postage paid anywhere

Tape Drift enters 2010!

2010-01-20T21:08:00.001-08:00

Wanted to let you all know about the first batch of Tape Drift Records releases for 2010. We're tremendously excited about these 4 releases, and hope you'll consider supporting the label.

All releases are $7ppd in the US, and there's a special sale running - all 4 new releases together for $24ppd in the US. Please email for international rates. (hardiman04@gmail.com)

For better pictures, and other label releases, check out www.tapedrift.com

Thanks!

TD 22 thenumber46 - bleach and ammonia C52. Fearlessly exploring new worlds of sound, thenumber46 push and coax feedback systems, physically and psychologically, into ultimate audible terrains, extracting sonic extremes from their instruments and themselves. Consisting of Suzanne Thorpe on flute and electronics and Philip White on electronic feedback, the duo improvise on the precipice of unpredictable sounds, exploiting the volatile and explosive in their music. Thorpe was a founding member of Mercury Rev, plays in The Wounded Knees, and can be heard from time-to-time with J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr., all three of whom she played with at 2009's ATP in England. White’s performances center on a non-linear feedback system with mixer and several homemade circuits. Edition of 100 pro-dubbed yellow cassettes.

TD24 Zanzibar Snails – Vitiligo cdr. March 09 recordings from this phenomenal and mysterious Texas group with the ability to hypnotize listeners and create a swirling vortex of magical sound. Occupying some nether territory between collective improv, grainy atmosphere building, and structured chaos, Zanzibar Snails follow in the tradition of the great Texas psych dreamers in their quest for exploration. Vitiligo is the disease than turns the black man white (the most famous case being the macabre Michael Jackson), and the word accentuates the close relationship between darkness and light, luminescence and void, order and entropy. The first Zanzibar full-length to feature vocalist/sound sculptress Sarah Alexander. Amazing silkscreened gatefold sleeves (designed and screened by Nevada Hill) in stamped vellum envelopes.

TD26 Thresholders – Protective Instincts cdr. Noise, drone, psych, pop, doom, and lo-fi crunch collide in this first collaborative effort between Derek Rogers and Eric Hardiman (Rambutan, Century Plants, Burnt Hills). After releasing a searing split tape on the always excellent Existential Cloth Recordings, new frontiers of sonic strategies and challenges laid the framework for this successful long-distance collaboration. Layered sounds that build and decay, walls of dissonance, and waves of texture crash against each other only to collapse under their own weight: forty-five minutes of heavy and intensely zoned-out sounds. Expect 2010 to be the year Thresholders storm the barn and burn it to the ground.

TD 30 Padna – There are so many fish in heaven, Pt. IV cdr. After being blown away by Padna releases on the Stunned label this past year, we had no choice but to get in touch with Nat Hawks and beg for a Tape Drift release. Nat was more than happy to offer up this amazing project, part of a series of performance pieces in which he uses intentionally scratched cds as the primary sound source. The trademark Padna attention to detail is on sharp display, and like everything else he’s done, the end result is personal, warm, and immediate. Sound floats in and out of the airspace, glitches and skips become musical phrases, and before long you’ll begin to discover the internal logic of this new language. Hawks has a direct line to some cosmic source, and this masterful composition will allow you to tap into its power. We’re mighty proud to be releasing this one. Includes liner note insert by Padna.

DIGITALIS SAYS SO LONG 2009

2009-12-29T09:10:00.000-08:00

hey everyone,

WOO! last update of the year and holy crap is it a big one... 2009 has been awesome, but 2010 and all its futuristic glory is going to be even better. MORE VINYL! but before we get on to that, one last drop from the end of the decade:

ltd#102: EAGLE ALTAR/bugskull split c23 $7 US / $8 CAN/MEX / $9 INTL

finally done, this little split guy has been on the books for a while. EAGLE ALTAR offers up a thanksgeever slice of synthed out space. barely methodic, crawling along linear lines we search for hooks in the frozen undergrowth. hypnotic on some level, but always a good time.

bugskull gives us three dishes from the "communication" sessions that had to be cut from the final album to fit it on vinyl. more glowing electronic reverie that fades into the background, turning it into pure, psyched-up magic. good times again. edition of 100, pro-dubbed.

ltd#109: andrew coltrane "conflict" c30 $7 US / $8 CAN/MEX / $9 INTL

AC brings his bag of toys back to oklahoma, but this time goes back in time and pulls out a total war bomb from the archives. heavy electronics and thick, bleeding walls of synth skronk are just what you need after a long weekend of drinking with the fam. it feels like there's some serious guitar riffing trying to find its way out of this electronic hell, but half the time there's no fucking telling what's going on here. it's everything all at once. coltrane goes to eleven. i don't even know. sax blasts come in from the deep, sourcing new megacreatures that don't just want your blood, they want your fucken soul.

rusted factories breaking down never sounded so damn good. hell, if this isn't cathartic, i don't know what is. edition of 70, pro-dubbed.

ltd#114: ophibre "basil forests" c45 $7 US / $8 CAN/MEX / $9 INTL

ophibre is the main project of benjamin rossignol and "basil forests" is another impressive chapter in an ever-growing collection of killer releases. baseline electronics permeate your skull, ripping open a seam just wide enough for the shimmering guitar drones to sink in. it starts of slow and methodic, but eventually builds into a spiralling mess of sound. this sucker gets pretty fucken heavy even with the high frequencies peeling all that rust off yr brain. thick slabs of molasses will salve your wounds, but rossignol has no interest in letting you off that easy. big, meaty drones bring it all back home and settle you in for a long night of hell. aw yeah. edition of 70, pro-dubbed.

ltd#116: america reads "towers open fire" c30 $7 US / $8 CAN/MEX / $9 INTL

now this, THIS is a junkyard i want to get lost in. america reads was another killer discovery of 2009 and another one to expect some seriously great damage from. "towers open fire" takes the cake so far. solar explorations taken to their prismatic core like drone diamonds shimmering underneath the constant glare. the side-long tracks slowly unfold, puncturing the crystal divide with their metallic sheen. it's definitely in the hypnotic realm.

at times, america reads plays on the more subtle side using delicate sounds that pulse and fall like feathers floating in the air after an attack. it feels a little uneasy, but it's all the better for it. distorted cracks infiltrate adding a layer of harshness to the mess. it's like hearing the synapses of your brain all going off at once, desperately searching for equilibrium. stunning. once you reach the summit, though, you find there's nothing left but ruins. it's an absolute revelation. edition of 72, pro-dubbed.

ltd#117: niggas with guitars "continent gods" c30 $7 US / $8 CAN/MEX / $9 INTL

no better way to end the year with a new tape of washed-out goodness from my favorite new band of the 2009. straight outta smokeland, these cats are making their own waves and doing it right. this isn't more tropical bullshit, but real sunkissed treachery looking for someone to love. NWG's simple synth loops create melodies that are the stuff dreams are made of. there is something so incredibly catchy about what they're doing that it stays with you for days. bright and blissed, each repeating pattern is another nail in your underwater coffin.

everything goes fluorescent in the end. this is music that is a straight line of continous hooks, pulled in tight and thrown off-balance just enough to keep you guessing. "continent gods" plays out like a long-lost opus from the distant past, slightly worn and wholly familiar. i don't want to say it's perfect, but it is damn near close. edition of 72, pro-dubbed.

ltd#119: knit prism "perception" c20 $7 US / $8 CAN/MEX / $9 INTL

if anyone's asking, i feel like 2010 is going to be a stellar year for mike pouw's fantastic knit prism project (not to mention his awesome, awesome label: house of sun). but let me step back for a minute... "perception" is a quick, magical exercise. missed opportunities are pushed into sonics and wrapped in a layer of murk and hiss that keeps the final answers shrouded in some semblance of mystery. each tone is stretched to its limit, creating spacious, oddly beautiful spectral pieces. it's an easy place to get lost.

once pouw has you totally enveloped in this aural maze, he hits you with a blast of straight-up cold. there's a smattering of bleeps and bloops that act as a focal point to keep your path in line, but they're constantly being washed over in a dark, dreary storm. it's a great contrast and pulled off beautifully. "perception" will lead you in. edition of 65, pro-dubbed.

ltd#120: "air rings vol. 1" 4-way split 2x c40 $12 US / $14 CAN/MEX / $16 INTL

a new series of 4-way split tapes of nothing but synth music. no guitars found here. suffice to say, pretty damn excited about these puppies. volume one features a side each from each raven brother, oklahoma flight, and our favorite resident LA goon. in other words, tape one has spare death icon planting sparkling palms and blasting off toward jupiter while charlatan hints at new ground to foray and busts a cold one. tape two, though, smooths things over with sovetskaya gone searching for bliss in bright green clouds and million mists settles the score on a bed of well-composed synthetic syrup. just what you need for these cold winter days. edition of 100, pro-dubbed.

ltd#121: emuul "egeiro" c42 $7 US / $8 CAN/MEX / $9 INTL

emuul's debut, "the ghostwood estates," was a codeine-drenched feast, and on his latest exploit "egeiro," you are wrapped even tighter in your cellophane blanket. minimal synth drones float lazily through the air creating endless sonic vectors. the brainchild of kyle iman, these sprawling pieces show an incredible restraint all the while sucking the listener deep under their collective spell.

both side-long tracks fit together perfectly. crackling tones deviate from the ghost notes underneath adding texture and references points if you're lost in the fog. this builds into an intense meditation that grows and grows until finally being killed by the sun. flip it over and you've got melancholy on phased waves of glass growing darker by the minute. beautiful. each soundscape is carefully constructed, artfully executed and soaked in the best stuff available. edition of 72, pro-dubbed.

check 'em and hear loads of samples of each: http://www.digitalisindustries.com/digi_ltd.html

order 'em straight up: http://www.digitalisindustries.com/catalog_ltd.html

as always, the batch is available for $52 US / $61 CANMEX / $70 INTL while everything's in stock. just get in touch. we also have a very small number of restocks of bugskull’s “communication” and tarentel’s “live edits: italy/switzerland.” jump on those if you’ve been wanting them.

NEXT UP: on the vinyl front, new lps from higuma, roll the dice, & dylan ettinger. the josh hanson and steven r. smith CDs are close too. next tapes from the likes of celer, ALTAR EAGLE, secret colors, pine smoke lodge, & more. 2010 is gonna fucken rule.

much love,

brad

new kimdawn batch! (SWP, snma, Cruudeuces)

2009-12-05T14:25:00.000-08:00

This is one of the more diverse batches I've put out. I'm really happy with everything, and I hope you maybe take a chance on something you might not be familiar with...
Paypal buttons and sound samples at http://kimdawn.blogsp ot.com/

Sparkling Wide Pressure -Dreams by Water (3"cdr)
Lost in the haze of summer recollections.
Regaining connections.
More experiments with a restricted palette.
Presented in a numbered edition of 50 hand stamped 3" cdrs. $4 postage paid anywhere

snma -Glow Bleg Maze (3"cdr)
This is a big time squiggle fest from former TN resident Jay Schleidt (current man behind the massive noisearchive.org/darbolistic rex label). As snma, Jay gives you no ground to stand on as he leads you throw the bleg maze. Lots of negative space and a strong singular vision makes this stand out from the current noise crowd and feel more like a work of sound art from another era. There is still plenty of blown out scuzz, but it's paced and spaced in a mode totally unique to itself. Confusing in a delightful fashion. Presented in a numbered edition of 50 hand stamped 3" cdrs. $4 postage paid anywhere

Cruudeuces -Strange Magic (3"cdr)
Cruudeuces provide the perfect sound track for made up midnight rituals in your living room. This is the kind of creep-drone that feels absolutely perfect in its combination of warmth and darkness. This disc won my heart with its strangely caustic yet comforting sounds and I'm proud to present it to you. Catch them while you can and watch out for upcoming releases on Tape Drift and Wet Merchants. Presented in a numbered edition of 50 hand stamped 3" cdrs. $4 postage paid anywhere

Emuul & Mortuus Auris. 2 Digitalis artists go head to head on Stunned

2009-11-10T02:49:00.000-08:00

New Split Cassette from Emuul / Mortuus Auris & the Black Hand. On Stunned.

Sold out at source. A few are left and available for US: $7.50 inc p&p UK: £4.50 inc p&p

email , mortuusauris@googlemail.com

www.myspace.com/mortuusauris

Two deep-earth journeyers knock heads on this mega-split and out spills an hour and twenty of the good shit. SIDE A: Mortuus Auris & the Black Hand rev things into motion, and by motion we meant of the perpetual, unrelenting sort. We can think of very few projects like this that are able to so effortlessly corral together such widely variant bits upon bits of trans-terrestrial energy. Never is the ear overwhelmed, but from behind the psychic veil march out characters strange and rarely glimpsed with an eerily patient formality. ‘Omicida Della Regina’ reaches zenith after carefully examining each of these composite forms in turn. Their sounds are unrecognizably alien, yet somehow exclusive to our human experience on Earth. Is the Other they hint at to be embraced or repelled? Can’t decide? Hit rewind and buy a little more time. SIDE B: The white & black key strikes of a Fender Rhodes blur into grey-speckled piano comas here on Kyle Iman’s second release under the Emuul tag. When Kyle first told us he was developing ‘Songs for a Solo Piano’, our ears already began to tingle and it was still weeks before the master was to arrive. At this point it might as well be admitted publically Stunned’s absolute fetish for anything piano. Whether Emuul knew this or not, he still delivered a final forty-minute side that exceeded any fetishistic expectations. Maybe we weren’t prepared for its spaciousness, its bejeweled drift that articulates so much while speaking so little. Keyed contemplations like these allow the listener to plough their own mindfield beside the composition’s skilled soliloquy. For this reason and more we eagerly welcome Seattle’s Emuul aboard. This split c80 is a limited edition of 100 pro-dubbed & imprinted tapes with collaged double-sided jcard and cardstock insert.

In-between field recordings, heavy processing and deep, deep hauntology, Mortuus Auris & The Black Hand deliver something queerly warped here. Memories of sound ideas collide like notebook ink bleeding across sentences, loops linger and stop. What’s unclear here is what’s actually present and what could be seeping through from cassette’s depths. This is as beautiful as it is untogether. ROCKAROLLA, SCOTT MCKEATING

Anathema Sound: Six New Cassettes

2009-11-04T13:26:00.000-08:00

Six new cassettes are available now from Anathema Sound:

Blood on Tape/Pet Coffins - Split c38
AS23: Edition of 75
$6 USA/$7 Canada/$8 World

This split presents a meeting of two stellar, young ambient projects that deserve your ears. Texas’ Blood on Tape is a duo comprised of Kevin O’Sullivan and David Gonzalez. Inspired by distant and peaceful lands in Bolivia, their composition combines melancholy synths, reverb-drenched guitars, and pastoral field recordings for an experience that coasts gently and sooths unequivocally. Indiana’s Pet Coffins is the solo work of Philip Egierski. His piece begins with jarring, dissonant chimes that eventually give way to a dense and melodic sound world full of whispering acoustic guitar strums and ethereal vocal drones. Both acts iterate that there is mystery in beauty and vice versa. With full color artwork, inserts, and labels by Matt Yacoub.

Flea Apparitions - Transparent Black c50
AS22: Edition of 60
$6 USA/$7 Canada/$8 World

Lorne Zeman is back with his lengthiest and most complex work to date. Transparent Black features eight separate pieces that showcase different approaches to what Zeman does best: warp your mind and distort your senses with sound. Voices whisper unintelligible phrases in your ear, creeping synths and guitars tell the tales of specters and lost in the night, tapes spew forth the sounds of the damned, and unholy feedback rears its ugly head to destroy any and all nuances in the mix. It all amounts to a twisted, post-apocalyptic fever dream that could only come out of a Rust Belt city like Pittsburgh. Features a full color artwork collaboration by Zeman and Matt Yacoub.

Andreas Brandal - Liber Null c29
AS21: Edition of 60
$6 USA/$7 Canada/$8 World

Norway’s twilight traveler Andreas Brandal is a sound craftsman of the highest order, using anything and everything as his source material. Liber Null is his harrowing descent into total aural blackness inspired by occult rituals and chaos magic. Creaks of old furniture, hum of the wilderness, static from old cassettes—all of it is buried deep within a bubbling sonic stew that boils over with the slow burn of synth, guitar, and some of the most menacing trumpet drones you’ll ever hear. Listen close and repeatedly, if you dare, as bleak, new flourishes continue reveal themselves and the ancient spirits threaten to take you down even further. With full color artwork, inserts, and labels by Matt Yacoub.

Pummeler - Jungle Olympics c32
AS20: Edition of 60
$6 USA/$7 Canada/$8 World

After a string of releases on Small Doses, Digitalis Ltd., and Stunned, Denmark’s Mikkel Valentin Dunkerley adds another dead soldier to his arsenal of scorchers. Dunkerley considers Jungle Olympics to be his harshest work to date and he’s not kidding. Layer upon layer of heavily distorted guitar, electronics, field recordings, and effected vocals collide, compete, and ultimately envelop one another in a wild, frenzied fashion perfectly befitting the release title. Yet, through all the racket and clamor, a subtle, droning melody permeates and anchors each piece—leaving you hypnotized and begging for more. With full color artwork, inserts, and labels by Matt Yacoub.

Age of Wire and String - Musica de ir ao o cu c23
AS19: Edition of 60
$6 USA/$7 Canada/$8 World

Headquartered in Newcastle, England, this worldly trio is the meeting of three tremendously-accomplished musical minds. Featuring Peter Nicholson on cello, Neil Davidson on guitar, and Jamie Allen (whose circuitMusic we released in 2008) on electronics, Musica de ir ao o cu puts forth two masterful slabs of improvisation. Subtlety is the name of the game, with each piece constantly teetering on edge. Still, each player finds perfect moments to go shine through as hacksawed strings, motorik rhythms, and cyborg voices erupt into expertly calculated chaos. The end result is a work that’s utterly freeing, soulful, and downright exhilarating to behold. With full color artwork, inserts, and labels by Matt Yacoub.

Cliffsides - Singularity c31
AS18: Edition of 60
$6 USA/$7 Canada/$8 World

Now firmly rooted in Brooklyn, Ryan McGill’s (Bones of Seabirds) melodic synth project continues to take full flight. Performed entirely on the Roland Juno 60 analog polysynth, this is one of McGill’s most lush and expansive releases thus far. Both pieces that make up Singularity stretch toward the furthest depths of the galaxy and bathe the listener in a wash of gorgeous melody that’s fit to make hearts flutter and spines chill. It’s immaculately composed, perfectly executed, and sure to deliver you straight to the light at the end of the tunnel. With full color artwork, inserts, and labels by Matt Yacoub.

Special rate for all six autumn releases:
$30 USA/$32 Canada/$38 World

For purchasing or further info, please visit:
http://anathemasound.blogspot.com

Tape Drift Tuesday

2009-10-27T19:50:00.000-07:00

Three new Tape Drift releases, out today. Super excited about all three. Shoot me an email if you'd like to purchase anything (hardiman04@gmail.com). Everything's $7ppd in the US, with a special sale offer of 3 for $17 this time. Email for international rates...

(TD 21) M. Geddes Gengras - "Aural Mimesis" C60. You may know him as half of the Antique Brothers, a quarter of Pocahaunted, or a third of Robedoor, but however you slice things up, they're always better when Ged's involved. Following great releases on Stunned and Digitalis, this tape is the heaviest and most fully realized piece of music Ged has made yet. Topping all expectations by a few thousand miles, We have yet to hear a better record this year. Ged works an alchemical magic here, using modular synth and more traditional instruments to carry us to dizzying new levels of bliss. Undeniably heavy and dark, but also subtle, melodic, and sonically rich. Two complex 30-minute pieces designed for maximum hypnosis that will have you addicted in no time flat. Essential in every sense. Edition of 100, pro-dubbed on purple cassettes.

(TD 23) Andreas Brandal - "Jernvognen" cdr. Established sound artist and drone/noise musician Andreas Brandal graces us with this release from deep in the heart of Norway. Dark and ominous, with deep doom-laden bass tones, powerful drones, and beautiful hints of noise lurking in every corner. Inspired by an old Norwegian crime/ghost story (translated to the "The Iron Wagon"), Brandal's command here is staggering, displaying a control over each sound, and wrapping it all up with an organic feel and sustained attention to compositional dynamics throughout. The immersive sounds are at turns soothing, frightening and probing, suggesting a journey into the abyss, but guided by the confident hands of a sheer master.

(TD 25) Hunting Rituals / Rambutan - "Spirit Wok" split cdr. Canada meets the US in this split pairing from Ontario's Scott Cloud (Hunting Rituals) and upstate New York's Eric Hardiman (Rambutan). Hunting Rituals have demonstrated over the last few years a creative and aesthetic consistency near unmatched in the underground noise/psych/diy scene. Each release Cloud drops into the aether is a gift from some warped and beautiful planet outside of our solar system, and the HR track here is a prime example. Rambutan follows up on recent releases on Digitalis and Stunned with 3 tracks inspired by Cloud's example. Taken together as one dose of aural medicine, the two sides of this split add up to a massive, spacious, and blurry juggernaut of sound that will both heal and transport.

DIGITALIS OKTOBERFESST

2009-10-23T12:54:00.001-07:00

hey everyone,

alright alright fall is in full blast and my heels have been dragging. it's all good though. cranking out some new jams finally, this batch is brought to you by delicious pumpkin beer that put us over the hump to life:

ltd#61: bigger insides "hunters gathering" c27 $7 US / $8 CAN/MEX / $9 INTL

it's definitely time to throw a party and bigger insides is your guest dj for the night. we first met chris thorne many moons ago when he appeared on "gold leaf branches" (as snake oil) and then reconnected recently as his new band, tan dollar, and new solo project (THIS) were spreading their collective wings. so what's the skinny?

minimal beats and insanely catchy casios and synths battling it out in a neon pit of doom. except there's really not any doom, but sun-specked skies and silver streams. as it hops along, you feel as though you're being whisked away on a hot air balloon ride toward the pink horizon. thorne's ability to create songs that are full of pop hooks yet disjointed and feel as though they could fall apart at any second is a gift. bigger insides: ready to throw down. edition of 70, pro-dubbed.

ltd#106: cliffisdes "lucid dreams" c33 $7 US / $8 CAN/MEX / $9 INTL

there couldn't be a better title for cliffsides' mini-opus than "lucid dreams" it sums up the entire sound and feeling of this tape perfectly. if you're ready to take a long and winding journey, this is your trip. cliffsides is the alter ego of bones of seabirds' ryan mcgill. where BOS is the darkness, cliffsides is the light.

methodic juno rumblings and soaring synth lines trap your consciousness in a bottle and blast it into the farthest reachest of the universe. arpeggios burn like solar flares, etched into glass forever. when mcgill gets this sucker really purring, you'll be zoning out for days and days. edition of 70, pro-dubbed.

ltd#111: pink priest "east camden" c20 $7 US / $8 CAN/MEX / $9 INTL

pink priest sheds his summer skin and heads home for another kick at the can. "east camden" is drenched in sepia-toned nostalgia like your favorite childhood blanket, held together by the flimsiest thread. keyboards bathe in rivers of fuzz with buried melodies reaching out from their dirt beds. put the industrial revolution to sleep, folks, and sing the night away.

"east camden" picks up where his previous digitalis effort left off. it's a familiar path trekked with new intentions and hopes. everything here is gasping for one last breath. edition of 80, pro-dubbed. art by danielle nemet.

ltd#113: drekka "ancestral cave sequence" c40 $7 US / $8 CAN/MEX / $9 INTL

back when i started digitalis in 2003, bluesanct was one of the labels i admired most. michael anderson's catalog had no boundaries, but always traversed in interesting fare. at the top of the mountain is his solo wares as drekka. "ancestral cave sequence" is one of his most cryptic efforts yet.

crackling folk textures and bent strings shine out from the reverb-laden soundscape mazes. vocals and violin escape the murk with their melancholic melodies fighting off the static to cement themselves in your mind. electronics get washed in but the strings are never far off. everything here feels so delicate, so fragile. "ancestral cave sequence" is a ghostly orchestra leading you away, serenading you into the gloaming. anderson has really unlocked something stunning. edition of 80, pro-dubbed w/ silver-on-clearblue imprinting.

ltd#118: golden cup "kaleidopea" c20 $7 US / $8 CAN/MEX / $9 INTL

sometimes, persistence really pays off in the end. jooklo-contributor luca massolin worked for ages on putting together a release for digitalis and just when it seemed like it might not come together, this absolute gem turned up. "kaleidopea" is as accomplished as golden cup has ever been. chattering walls of synth debris find the perfect balance between foreign and familiar leading you down diamond paths. just when it feels like everything is closing in around you, massolin breaks out the guitar and you're in a different place entirely. again, it's all in the balance.

on the flipside things really cook as the inimitable sachiko adds her voice to the mix. hypnotic synth underpinnings are the perfect canvas for massolin's delay-strewn guitar and sachiko's incredible voice. as the synth repeats over and over it leaves plenty of room for the guitar and voice to interact and suck you under. it's disjointed enough to keep you from totally drifting away, each off-kilter moment snapping you back to reality, but overall the effect is pretty goddamn mesmerising. eventually we all settle down and get lost in the waves. unbelievable. edition of 80, pro-dubbed. gold-on-red silkscreened covers.

as always, package dealz available - email me (all roads lead to brad@digitalisindustries.com ). smaller package deals available, just drop us a note.

as always, scope 'em here (pics, audio, et al): http://www.digitalisindustries.com/digi_ltd.html

ALSO NEW ON ARTS & CRAFTS:

ace030: myrmyr "the amber sea" CD $13

Myrmyr is the duo of Agnes Szelag and Marielle Jakobsons (aka Darwinsbitch). They create electroacoustic songs on many instruments such as violin, cello, voice, bass, gezhong, piano, and accordian. When those instruments aren't enough, they invite friends to play with them and write scores for conducted improvisations. Their scores are often conceptually or process-driven, resulting in their unique style of electroacoustic music, reminiscent of Scandinavian free folk, lullabies, dramatic film scores, and electronic improvised music.

"The Amber Sea" is their debut album and is the story of amber, inspired by the mythology, Baltic folklore, and geology of this magical gem. The album traces the story of how amber is created, with material from intimate lullabies and free form ballads to epic orchestral oceans.

A whole host of guest musicians populate the world of "The Amber Sea" playing instruments ranging from trombone, clarinets, vibraphone, flutes, harmonium, voice and more. It's an absolute collective effort.

Edition of 500 in gatefold jackets printed by Stumptown, designed by Agnes.

pics and audio HERE: http://www.digitalisindustries.com/ace030.html

alright so what's in the pipeline? the cursillistas LPs start shipping next week. RIGHT ON. after that, vinyl from roll the dice, imaginary softwoods, & higuma. sparkling wide pressure and mira cook in there too. oh and the new scott tuma, "dandelion," will make its way in early 2010. the album is DONE.

much love,

brad

NEW PEYOTE TAPES

2009-10-22T13:18:00.000-07:00

Indigenous Capsules

Box

Peyote Tapes 06/Object In Hand

CDR Box w/Print Set

Amplifier worship, synth noise and field recordings from Soundpressings/Object in Hand label head Danny Mitchell and Ajilvsga/Peyote Tape’s Nathan Young. Comes in a jewelry box with a set of prints from Soundpressings. Release is edition of 50 with 50 prints total, different 5 in each box. No two boxes are the same. Hand drawn to spec covers by Soundpressings.

$7 PPD US

$9 PPD INT

Order: paypal peyotetapes at hotmail dot com

Godseye

Book of Lies Vol. 1

Peyote Tapes 05

C30 Pro-dubbed and imprinted Chrome High Bias Type II Tapes

Minimal and cold electronics with occult poetry from members of ALTER EAGLE, Mass Ornament, Ajilvsga, Tulsa-Digitalis Coven. Dedicated to Ruth White. Edition of 75.

$7 PPD US

$9 PPD INT

Order: paypal peyotetapes at hotmail dot com

Dead Black Arms

Hands of Elijah

Peyote Tapes 04

C30 Pro-dubbed and imprinted Chrome High Bias Type II Tapes

After a couple of releases on the excellent Stunned label as the Doom Riot and Dead Black Arms, and big ups from the Fader’s Freakscene Blog, Claus Haxholm returns with this offering of harsh blackened drone worship conjured through metal, earth and electricity. Total dread. Edition of 100.

$7 PPD US

$9 PPD INT

Order: paypal peyotetapes at hotmail dot com

MYRMYR 'AMBER SEA' Tour

2009-10-07T14:35:00.000-07:00

so, myrmyr are one of the bay area's best kept secrets at the moment, but it's all gonna change soon. this duo of agnes szelag and marielle jakobsons (aka darwinsbitch) create electronacoustic soundscapes inspired by their shared Baltic heritage. how fucking cool is that? imagine eastern european folk music from the year 2050 and you're heading in the right direction.

their debut album, "the amber sea," will be available soon on digitalis, and in the meantime they're heading out on the road in support of it. so if you're in the east coast, go see 'em and pick up their album. you can't go wrong!

Oct 21 2009 8:00P
w/Jozef van Wissem & HMS Beagle @ Firehouse Gallery Burlington, Vermont

Oct 23 2009 8:00P
Portland, Maine @ Apohadion w/TBA Portland, Maine

Oct 24 2009 8:00P
w/ Baba Yaga & Architecture of the Sun w/ Glass Shivers @ SPECTACLE, Boston Boston, Massachusetts

Oct 27 2009 8:00P
w/Christy&Emily, Kyle Bobby Dunn @ Monkeytown Brooklyn, New York

Oct 28 2009 8:00P
w/Liz Meredith&Jon Somers & Ayako Kataoka @ the Windup Space Baltimore, Maryland

Oct 30 2009 8:00P
Philly @ Green Line Cafe w/TBA Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Nov 1 2009 8:00P
Pyramid Atlantic Arts Center, DC w/TBA Silver Spring, MD, Washington DC

check out myrmyr on myspace for some sound samples!