Showing posts with label new age. Show all posts
Showing posts with label new age. Show all posts

Thursday, July 1, 2010

Four new CDrs


Decided to move away from a "tape only" format, partially because I'm a little bit frightened to rip more after my Nakamichi ate one of my 1958-2009 cassettes, and also because it seems kind of dumb to limit oneself when there's so much good material out there to provide. Here's a recent acquisition from the High Spirits label via Amethyst Sunset, one of the best new distros around. Haven't seen these for sale (or even mentioned) anywhere else, and two of them are sold out from there already. Take your chance now to pick up the ones they still have! They're well worth it.

There's no tracklisting on any of these... just the name and title. Pretty spartan.

Outer Space - Wrecked Math
John Elliott of Emeralds and probably someone else (don't know who for this release) slingin synth like no one's business.

Steve Kenney - Smoke Dogg
The past member of Isis & Werewolves (with Dilloway), constant close collaborator with Nate Young, and all around chill motherfucker has a special surprise for you on track 3 of this release.

Radio People - The Rumor
Sam Goldberg, the Grog + Pizza man, eschews his usual somber guitar and organ work for some neat ambient abstract synthesizer.

Mark McGuire - High Above The City
The man who needs no introduction. Supposedly this is a reissue, or something, with an extra track, but who honestly knows. Mystery.

Monday, May 10, 2010

1958-2009


Back again after a long hiatus. These two tapes are loving tributes to the much-maligned king of pop, produced by the heads behind the always wonderful Ekhein and Jugular Forest labels. Fantastic melancholy synth from the consistently good new-new age scene.

1958-2009 - 1958-2009

1958-2009 - II

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Sam Goldberg - The Trip


Hoooooooly shit. Holy shit holy shit holy shit. You gotta download this. Grogshop Sam takes his synth on an incredible ride over three cassettes, meant to played simultaneously.


the trip is intended to be listened to on three separate stereo cassette players. begin with the loop playing and begin side A about one minute after. then, start side C about one minute after. as the non-loop cassettes end, flip them and play them immediately. also, feel free to try playing these cassettes in various other combinations of order, volume + speed.


Of course, you're downloading mp3s, not playing this on three cassette decks. Fortunately, getting this to sound as intended is perhaps easier on a computer. All you need is to open multiple instances of your media player like so (three will do, usually), open the mp3 files, and play them as instructed... or not. Play them however you want. It sounds absolutely amazing when done by the numbers though. 11 copies on Pizza Night.

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Friday, January 15, 2010

Astronaut / 1994 split

Some awesome synth tinkling and rainy sound featuring Dan Lopatin who is of course Oneohtrix Point Never. 48 copies on Housecraft.

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Thursday, November 12, 2009

Steve Young - Michael Jordan


2008 release from the master of deep space / currently of Young Tapes formerly of JK Tapes, the wonderful Peter F. Side A begins with a lovely synth melody lightly dusted with a trace of melancholy, one of the more beautiful things I've heard in the past few years. Side B pairs a day on the coast with soft swishing lines, abruptly started and re-started in mid sequence yet never in a jarring manner. 40 copies on Arbor with zine.

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