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back in stock as of
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first in stock on
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threads:
lo-fi
minimalism-drones

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aa records (usa) #aa dead machines lathe

dead machinesdead machines” lathe-cut record

  • (no tracklisting)
dead machines == john olson (wolf eyes) & tovah olson (wooden wand & the vanishing voice)
aa records press release...

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 $11.76

back in stock as of
april 25th, 2012

first in stock on
april 2nd, 2009


threads:
modern-psych
live-electronic
lo-fi

arbor (usa) #arbor 097 lp

dead machinesplays invasion of the body snatchers” one-sided long playing record

  • plays invasion of the body snatchers (20:10)
january 2009 release ; the follow-up to john & tovah’s “plays kwaidan” single, featuring the duo “covering” the film-score in question via their array of live-electronics ...
arbor press release...
arbor97 dead machines - "plays invasion of the body snatchers" 1 sided lp

michigan heavy domestic-electronic couple dead machines always create records that confuse and intrigue. they are the forefathers of broken gear / appliance / wind instrument basement jamming and have their niche dug deep. “invasion” exists on the borders of existence- room ambiance is present, but the sounds are totally alien. twisting mixer feedback and found sound source into a twisted collage of life outside the “pod”: harsh and awakening, but at times giving way to the trance of the machine lull. don’t fall asleep.

in an edition of 450 lps with full color pro-printed cardboard sleeves with art by john olson.

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back in stock as of
february 18th, 2009

first in stock on
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threads:
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lo-fi
modern-psych

eclipse (usa) #ecl 049 lp

dead machineslive at tzompantli” long playing record

  • live at tzompantli (1)

  • live at tzompantli (2)
eclipse press release...
dead machines - live at tzompantli lp (eclipse, 2006)

the a side was recorded at the first no fun festival in march 2004 (brooklyn) and features a little comedy to start with and then things get heavy...and the second side is the very first vg kids/wolf den ypsi street level throwdown....our set was live on a 6 color shirt screen press and nate brought a fog machine that blasted out the room and into the parking lot night of the vg complex...near the end you can hear people chucklin cause its absurd..that night was also the first "offical" sick llama, and mi debut of failing lights...great night....dm had a weird 7 small speaker set up on the heads of the press and spun it slighty for that dead-universe dying electronic creeping blast sound....."

printed covers with the back cover featuring a demented john olson collage - killer!

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march 21st, 2012

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threads:
lo-fi

hanson (usa) #hn 142 cs

dead machinesminister to a mind diseased” cassette

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hanson press release...
hub and wife deliver another assault of fluttering dead electronics... moving more quickly than most dm releases...gutted horrorbleness sketched by psychic sickness. could be the soundtrack to harry harrison's deathworld if they ever made it into a movie. sick sci-fi horror nastiness!

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july 1st, 2010

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threads:
electro-acoustic-composition
harsh-noise

ideal (sweden) #ideal 049 ep

dead machinesplays kwaidan” seven inch single record

  • untitled (1) (4:52)

  • untitled (2) (5:53)
2007 release ; surprisingly clean / concise outing from john & tovah olson, purportedly a riff on kobayashi’s mid-60s quartet of ghost stories ...

compared to later recordings (often mired in murk, dripped across entire lp sides) this is something of a “young person’s guide” to their work, and as such it’s possible my all-time favorite ...
ideal press release...

dead machines
»plays kwaidan«

cat. no. ideal049
year 2007
format 7"
info 600 copies on black vinyl in b/w cover with full color insert

i asked john to write something about this but he never got around to do so. dylan's fest in the uk came between i think. however, this is a heavily psychedelic drone trip from john & tovah olson from detroit. dark soundtrack muzak that will rule your skull... intense but laid back... the best recording i heard from the dead machines, no doubt. it comes packed in a beautiful b/w cover with a full colour inlay. and -it's limited to 600 copies. act fast baby.

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minimalism-drones
machine-music

meudiademorte (germany) #mddm 09 cs

dead machineseaten by time” cassette

  • eaten by time
john & tovah olson, at it again w/their “caveman electronics”...
meudiademorte press release...
mddm09:

second edition in a little bit different looking.

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back in stock as of
december 15th, 2008

first in stock on
december 14th, 2007


threads:
free-improvisation
minimalism-drones
harsh-noise

tovinator (usa) #tovinator-7 lp

the jasonslive on fryday the 13th” one-sided long playing record

  • live on fryday the 13th
tovinator press release...
another pe paul / gspot specialty. this is tovah olson = synth, tapes, can/haunted dan (haunted castle, uneven universe) = electronics / & pe paul on ?????? screams, strangeness, raw house party michigan ambiance. recorded in the dark over the summer on friday the 13th. tovah got busted cause she wore a freddy k shirt with a jason mask...what a clash! hear the air frizzle & fry with buzzing electronics while paul screams and gags for some reason or another.

one-sided black vinyl lp with handpainted art by the tovinater herself. edition of 90.

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new to stock as of
july 26th, 2007


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modern-psych

ypsilanti (usa) #yps 27 lp

dead machinesdead end at olson st.” long playing record

  • untitled (1)

  • untitled (2)
2006 release; white-vinyl lp from olsons tovah & john, running through their horns/electronic paces at something of a fever-pitch...
ypsilanti press release...
brand new lp/one side live at raven matts over the winter and another inzane studios inzanity. full color covers, white vinyl. killer classy looking thing / horrible sounds from beyond.

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