Tarentel: Home Ruckus Double Sided Double Air

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Sello: Type
Estilo: Post-rock, Experimental, Psychedelic, Drone, Ambient
Para fans de: Landing, Labradford, Eluvium, The Dead Texan, Stars Of The Lid...

‘Home Ruckus : Double-Sided Air’ is the latest emission from San Francisco’s shape-shifting Post Post Rockers Tarentel and is one of their most thoughtful moments to date. With references to the clattering percussion of Chris Corsano, the droning ambience of Mirror or Stars of the Lid and the almost spiritual improv of Sunburned Hand of the Man the band have totally sidestepped their previous sound and found a fresh and desperately involving voice. Made up of two tracks, both part of one all-encompassing whole these are home-recorded gems, improvised without being directionless and experimental without losing sight of the fact that people might want to listen to the music. Strictly limited to 500 copies, this is the perfect follow-up to the band’s long-sold out Home Ruckus LP on the Root Strata label, and is sure to be snapped up by eager fans very quickly. Cosmic!

V/A - Bound With Skin

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Sello: Skulls Of Heaven
Estilo: Psych-Folk, Psych-Rock, Experimental, Drone

Tracklisting:

1-1	Tomutonttu	Samman Aikaan Toisaalla (9:58)
1-2	Skaters, The	.:-:-:. (10:56)
1-3	Ashtray Navigations	The Winking Halogen Devil/Lazy Screens/Bunnys With Bullets In Their Mouthes (13:26)
1-4	Zodiac Mountain	Hinge Hex (8:33)
1-5	Wooden Wand & Vanishing Voice, The	Djin Rummy: The Poetry Of Lunacy (7:35)
2-1	Pengo	Moats (9:22)
2-2	Maths Balance Volumes	Elegy For Breeze Von Goodyear/The Gravediggers Dance (8:20)
2-3	Brothers Of The Occult Sisterhood	<<.!.>> (12:08)
2-4	White Dog (2)	Answers Never Questioned (9:20)
2-5	Armpit	Grunge King (9:25)
3-1	Fursaxa & Zaïmph	Sword Forest (11:54)
3-2	Axolotl	Anola (For ERA) (8:01)
3-3	Astral Social Club	Uroo Uroo Uroo (11:00)
3-4	Excepter	Cruel Sensation (5:41)
3-5	PW Best	Sundogs (13:33)
4-1	Uton	Universumista Soremenpaihin (8:07)
4-2	Watersports	Elemog (5:07)
4-3	Anla Courtis	A-642170/43 (8:09)
4-4	Pan To Scratch	The Southern Gate (10:04)
4-5	Taikuri Tali	Kello Rittui (7:09)
5-1	Wolfskull	Builder (9:33)
5-2	United Bible Studies	The Black Lighthouse (11:33)
5-3	Kyrgyz	Ghosts Of The Winter Run (12:14)
5-4	Navy Black	Kids Are The New Pets (5:20)
5-5	Clixcx	Ygrycsil (11:16)

(skull001) V/A - Bound with Skin ( 5 X CD compilation) {an experiment in social obfuscation and dynamic metaphysical acoustics} After three whole years of shifting plans and unusual exchanges, Skulls of Heaven is proud to finally present: Bound with Skin 5 X CD compilation. In the Summer of 2004 we started asking our favorite artists to send us some of their most challenging and unusual work, with the only guideline being that their piece had to be 6 - 13 minutes long. After all this time, we receivd many submissions, and here we have compiled the 25 best, most unsual and stimulating sounds. What results is 5 very unique and disturbing CDs, each in black slip (each with art by Shayde Sartin). Bound with cardstock obi strip and leather cord. With a balance of these humors and your good fortunes to feast here, witness our accumulation of great sonic dilemma... such as:: The spliced tribal frenzies of the Tomutonttu, raw and intimate portraits of the Skaters astral beginings, triptych portrayals of the Ashtray Navigations, a split journey backwards down the Zodiac Mountain, and fucked wwvv more than a non-horse could carry. and // Synth fried elegies from the sick as Pengo, a post apocalypse waltz with the Maths Balance Volumes, until the fried and breaking cast of Brothers of the Occult Sisterhood bare down, to hear the first howling death of the White Dog, and the unhinged knighthood of the Armpit responds. while // reUniting the elemetal forces here called Zaimph and Fursaxa, Axolotl scribed sensations for era, a further triolgy from albion's Astral Social Club, the seer describes the tight rope lunacy of Exceptor, and the sounding of the great solar call by ghq and pelt veteran warrior master PW Best until // Uton opens a forth still universe, where Watersports lay bathing in soothing stasis, Anla Courtis plays a solar shaman's lullaby, courting the southern realm by the spirits of Pan to Scratch, and the earthbound mantras of Taikuri Tali where // now ends the great sonic architecture of the Wolfskull, with haunted lighthouse rituals and United Bible Studies, Kyrgyz buzzing meditations posted scripture to the silence, as silence captures Navy Black, and Clixcx revolts at their own analog prophecy. __._,_.___ Limited to 500

Kuupuu - Unilintu

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Sello: Dekorder
Estilo: Free-Folk, Avant-Folk, Psych-Folk, Drone
Para fans de: Islaja, Terracid, Thuja, Fursaxa, Kemialliset Ystävät

About half a year ago, in the exact same publication, I was raving about the first compilation LP of Kuupuu tracks that were reissued by the Dekorder label from Germany. “Unilintu” follows that compilation and revives some more (maybe even all) of the previously “lost” tracks by Jonna Karanka that she released on CD-Rs and one cassette. The 12 tracks on “Unilintu” are culled from the same releases as the ones on its predecessor “Yökehrä”. Judging from the info provided by the label, the tunes on “Unilintu” represent the more solemn side of Karanka´s output. While there is some truth to that, the overall innocence of her music evens out any uneasiness that could arise while listening to Kuupuu.

That said, pieces like “Myrskylaulu” which was taken from the most recent CD-R “Kulta Sulta” are pretty spooky. You hear some thunder in the background and Karanka´s double-tracked voice over a picked guitar melody, and the mood seems not as positive as on some of her other tracks. The same goes for the instantly following piano piece “Onnenkuelaa”. It´s a good thing that there are also tracks like the nature sound filled “Linnut”, the deeply meditative “Lintupolku” or the acapella track “Taivaankotiin” that are more soothing for the soul.

Overall, it´s impossible to say that either “Yökehrä” or “Unilintu” is the better of the two releases. Both LPs taken together can definitely considered classic releases from the Finnish underground that seems to have slown down a bit regarding the speed with which releases had been put out in 2005 and the first half of 2006. While listening to “Unilintu”, it becomes more and more obvious that those lo-fi CD-Rs and the cassette with Kuupuu tracks just had to be saved from being forgotten. The only thing that´s missing now is new material by Kuupuu. 9/10 -- Stephan Bauer (20 February, 2007)

White Rainbow - Prism Of Eternal Now

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Sello: Kranky
Estilo: Post-rock, Psychedelic, Experimental, Ambient
Para fans de: Yume Bitsu, Jackie-O-Motherfucker, Landing, Raccoo-oo-oon, Growing, Dirty Projectors, Windy & Carl

Tracklist:
1. Pulses
2. Middle
3. For Terry
4. Mystic Prism
5. April 25th 11:14PM
6. Warm Clicked Fruit
7. Guitars
8. Waves
9. Awakening

After years of outer space exploration in Yume Bitsu and Surface of Eceyon, as well as stints as a hired gun for a multitude of artists including Dirty Projectors, Jackie-O Motherfucker and Devendra Banhart, Adam Forkner decided to turn his focus inward and began to record solo material. And focus he did, working at a dizzying pace that culminated in the production of the 5CD/1DVD White Rainbow Box (2006 Marriage Records). The remarkable thing about that album was not that it was 4.5 hours long, but that the overwhelming majority of it was of extraordinary quality and not mere filler.

With the release of …Eternal Now, White Rainbow has surpassed typical solo project territory and is now a virtual elemental force. At a somewhat brief 71 minutes, his kranky debut pulses and flows with mantric chants, clattering percussions, sighing sustains and guitar leads unashamed of their scorching transcendence. He breathes new life into archaic sub-genres such as progrock, new age, and hippie folk incantations, while never stooping to the negative aspects of any of them, and at the same time remaining a step ahead of the technologically crippled and virtuosuo-less looper pedal scene. Prism of Eternal Now leaves behind the bounds of gravity for a free floating meditational headtrip of inner space exploration.

Note: the vinyl edition of ‘Prism..” is available via Marriage Records

context: White Rainbow is the solo moniker of Adam Forkner. He runs the Yarnlazer cd-r label with Honey Owens [Valet]. He works, lives and plays in Portland, Oregon, a small rural village near the bustling metropolis of Astoria.

track listing: 1. Pulses 2. Middle 3. For Terry 4. Mystic Prism 5. April 25th 11:14PM 6. Warm Clicked Fruit 7. Guitars 8. Waves 9. Awakening

quotes: "The real treasure in Adam Forkner's work is his innate ability to capture the perfect tone of sounds, whether it be a flanged guitar or an ancient drum machine." indieworkshop

"Warm synths and reverbed-out layers of guitar pave a solid foundation for drum loops, vocal tracks, and various other instruments to weave in and out of at their own pace. Tinymixtapes

"Each movement of ambient sound and melodic drone becomes impossible to dissect. It becomes a part of your memories." Tinymixtapes

The North Sea - On the Endless Golden Skyway

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Sello: Black Petal
Estilo: Folk, Experimental, Psychedelic
Para fans de: Fursaxa, Charalambides, Vibracathedral Orchestra, Jackie-O-Motherfucker, Sunburned Hand Of The Man

This is much more song-based than previous North Sea cds, Brad's breathy post-midnight drawl amid the lovely lazy string sounds, with autoharp being added to the usual bouzouki, banjo and guitar. This is made even more special by the appearance of the wonderful valerio Cosi on saxophone.

Visitations - Visitations

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Sello: Time Lag
Estilo: Acid-Folk/Psychedelic
Para fans de: Charalambides, James Blackshaw, Wooden Wand, Fursaxa, MV & EE

Well, here you have it. Maine's cosmic mystery trio captured in vinyl for eternity, just for you... while everyone & their mother seems to have some sort of bedroom folk/psych project going these days, you'd be hard pressed to find another unit as pure in spirit & process as these here bodies/buddies. One of those rare vortexes of creation existing totally apart from all hype, pressure or pretense; in other words, timeless. Always balanced on that fine and beautiful line between cosmic joke & aching depth. A simple & unadorned unfurling of strummed & fingered instruments, heartaching female vocals, woodland creatures, earthy male vocals, contrasting half-written & totally spontaneous songs, twisting lyrics, haunted melancholy, lysergic joy, and a heavy dose of spooked New England lore. In a way, the recording scene itself is an almost perfect parallel to the sounds & vibes captured here: three shadowy figures laugh & sing around a dim campfire. No one's slept in days. They're nestled amidst ancient stone buildings, creeping foliage and mounds of exotic flowers. The sun is setting over the mountains. But it's all frozen in time. The clouds aren't moving. And that campfire, it's a microphone, isn't it? And all those flowers: plastic. The stone: paint. Is it all fake? Well, it is an ancient stone church. And those three really are making some very sweet sounds. In fact, it's almost hyper-real. Almost impossibly so... is that reel-to-reel rolling? Yes, it sure is.