spent far more time than i should have, but what the hell… mega digi preview podcast featuring tracks from upcoming tapes, cds, & lps… yeeowz.
July 23, 2009
July 22, 2009
from the archives: the amputease
one of the best bandnames ever… ripped this a while ago and am just now getting around to uploading it. i don’t remember much about the amputease except the EF tapes/cock ESP figurehead, emil hagstrom, was one of the main culprits in the project. “sick jazz” is about the most apt descriptoin of this tape i can think of. lots of sax skronk and junkyard clang with bits and pieces of analog treachery thrown in. i’ll tell you what it really reminds me of is some andrew coltrane’s stuff, esp. as cold turkey. dig in on this one.
dug up some new boxes of tapes recently, unearthed some pretty nice stuff from my past (including a couple projects i totally forgot about i.e. icehaus), so expect some of that damage on DSQ soon. also found some other great tapes on other labels including the first ever pluxus release – a tape on the great swedish label, slowball (also found a ‘best of phlegm’ tape which was jonas svenious, who ran slowball, band… i think the ‘best of’ was going to be on cactus gum but the label died before it came out. not sure. haven’t talked to jonas in 12 years!). found some cool bobby j stuff, too. todd ledford was a god. between him & kevin rivard, i dunno who i wish i could get in touch with more. ha!
July 21, 2009
preview mp3s of new tapes etc
got around to uploading the sample tracks for all the new tapes when they launch next week, but figured DSQ readers would appreciate an advance look-in:
ltd#59: m. geddes gengras “triptych of the divine & blackened arts” c53 (limited to 80)
excerpt #1
excerpt #2
ltd#81: sovetskaya gone “live in the darkness, die in the light” c20+c34 (art edition limited to 25/regular limited to 60)
sample #1
sample #2
ltd#92: a wake s/t c40 (limited to 70 copies)
photosynthetic regime
ltd#93: the shitty listener “constant stranger” c47 (limited to 90 copies)
i call you up
i know it shows
ltd#97: ossining tba c25 (limited to 70 copies)
excerpt
ltd#98: tonal wasteland “desolate” c30 (limited to 40 copies)
windswept (excerpt)
ltd#99: enfer boreal “sea of tranquility/sea of darkness” c45 (limited to 75 copies)
excerpt
and a little bonus sample here of seht’s forthcoming opus (FIRST VINYL RELEASE!), “HRRY.” i can’t tell you how excited i am about this album… some serious next level shit: LISTEN
as always if you want to pre-order anything, just get in touch.
July 20, 2009
news update
big news is the release of ajilvsga’s first LP, “from the muddy banks of the arkansas.” check out more info HERE. it’s available from the label or from me/digitalis (got our copies in today!). also of note is the imminent LP reissue of ajilvsga’s “RED CROW.” this tape was our smallest run ever (13 copies), so we’re pretty thrilled to get it out on vinyl. it’ll be on amethyst sunset, limited to 100, and i think they’re taking pre-orders. all my copies are spoken for, so hit up the label!
up in the next 10-14 days will be some new digi ltd tapes… the big’n is the epic double cassette from digi/dsq favorite, sovetskaya gone. we’ll have an art edition of 20-25 packaged in repurposed film canisters and a regular edition of 60-65. also s.gone related is the debut of ossining, the new project from yours truly & sovetskaya. heavy, blissed synth action. stoked to finally get some of it out there. other tapes are from the shitty listener – jason honea of child readers/jewelled antler fame with a string of haunted, beautiful songs; enfer boreal – maxime primault shows why he’s france’s greatest weapon; m. geddes gengras – nearly an hour of epic modular synth explorations from this member of antique bros, robedoor, vibes, etc; body morph – new scrunge from dan exbx; a wake - awesome psych workouts from these former members of beach fuzz.
be on the lookout for new vinyl from seht (the “HRRY” LP + 3″ CDr is a deep, dark journey through early electronica and musique concrete) and the first album from BUGSKULL in nearly 7 years. the seht release is limited to 150 copies, BUGSKULL is 300. also in vinyl news is the impending release this fall of cursillistas brand new album, “joint chiefs.” following-up on “wasp stings the last bitter flavor,” the now-duo of matt and dawn tredge up muddy waters and dark emanations unlike anything previous. think barn owl meets the dust bowl meets peyote music. we’re doing a special edition that includes a bonus cassette, free download of the album before it comes out, pin, & i don’t know what else that will ONLY be available for pre-order sometime in august. it’s gonna rule.
dial square soldiers on… next will be the north sea, pink priest, & tough times (which combines the two).
July 10, 2009
DSQ013; DSQ014
DSQ013: lexus fur “swimming in the ocean” c33
solo jaunt from 1/3 of youth studies. smooth synthetic drones dipped in a dose of sunkissed rays. edition of 16
SOLD OUT
DSQ014: little knives “ancients” c26
pre-/post- ajilvsga methodics churning up electronic mayhem with harmonium drones. from the past, soon to be relit. edition of 19.
SOLD OUT
July 7, 2009
notes on upcoming DSQs
alright, just want to post a little info on some of the upcoming tapes we’ve got planned. i’ve been getting emails asking questions about some of these projects and such, so i figured i’d take a little opportunity here to give some info.
little knives
harmonium & electronics duo recordings from tulsa circa 2007. look for this project to be rekindled with a different line-up, possibly.
pink city children, alphabet planet, lexus fur, youth studies, ciliates
all from the same weirdo ‘collective’ (for lack of a better term). a bunch of kids in rural OK that are completely blowing my mind.
tough times
the north sea + pink priest joining forces for midwestern/southern exploits.
white crime
another alternate personality of ALTAR EAGLE, though this has nowhere near the same vibe. percussion + bass+ vocals. debut coming on teosinte in july.
ossining
the north sea + sovetskaya gone joining forces like a couple of mad men.
July 6, 2009
odds & ends pt. 2
well, not so much odds & ends as a mini-distro update, but yeah. just got copies of the new north sea / bones of seabirds split c64 on anathema sound. they look friggin awesome. super stoked about this release as it features some of the most recent north sea recordings. total synth excess, kind of the starting point for what ended up becoming the next north sea LP for type (coming next year).
email me if you want one.
July 3, 2009
odds & ends
well, one anyway… just going through a box of tapes & CDRs and found 5 copies of the north sea’s “submarine museum” on stunned, if anyone is interested. email me.
update: they have all been claimed.
sparkling wide pressure on teosinte
eden just dropped her third release on teosinte and it’s a barn-burner. SCOPE IT. i think her next tape will be the debut of WHITE CRIME.
dubbing lexus fur and little knives DSQs now.
