pussygutt “gathering strengths” long playing record

• gathering strengths • silence within (20:00)
  
  
• gathering strengths • spirit walker (15:06)

olde english spelling bee press release...

oesb-19 pussygutt "gathering strengths" lp  third full-length release from this boise, idaho duo following two critically acclaimed efforts - the "sea of sand" double-lp on oesb and "she hid behind her veil" cd on 20 buck spin. pussygutt continue to develop their unique brand of doom soundtrack heaviness on gathering strengths, which features two side-long compositions titled "silence within" & "spirit walker". clarinets, violin, and cello are all prominent - lending this album even more of an avant-classical feel than previous efforts. the band calls this album "an esoteric meditation on soul and nature" and they cite alvin lucier, henry gorecki, and arvo part as primary influences for these recordings - along with the funeral doom of groups like nortt, catacombs, and celestiial. packaged in heavy duty covers silkscreened by monoroid, limited and numbered edition of 550 copies.

pussygutt “sea of sand” double long playing record set

• west (creature)
  
  
• winter lights
  
  
• pavour nocturnus
  
  
• daemon lover

olde english spelling bee press release...

oesb-09 pussygutt "sea of sand" double lp 'pussygut' is an old western slang term for the violin or fiddle -- as the strings used to be made from cat intestines. pussygutt is the duo of blake green and brittany mcconnell from boise, idaho. they have created a distinctive flavor of outsider 'doom' with unique instrumentation that coincidentally features lots of violin (brittany is a classically-trained violinist), along with synths, gongs, bowed cymbals, crystal goblets, organ, drums, clay pots, forest sounds, ducks, various electronics, tons of feedback and humming bass-amp, and as if all that's not enough, there's a secret weapon up their collective sleeve -- the tractor!! the group holed up for nine months in their studio experimenting and composing the four side-long pieces for this double album. they are joined on sea of sand by seattle's garek druss (of a story of rats and ear venom) as collaborator/3rd member. garek contributed his experiments with field recordings, repetition, electronics, and sound-collage to the proceedings. the music? extremely heavy. deeply weird. a friend of the band coined the term 'soundtrack ficianarcoleptics' to describe who this album will most appeal to and indeed, the entire album is largely cinematic in its approach. the 'riffs' & drums mostly stay hidden in their caves, venturing outside on a few brief excursions to catch some moonlight and provide punctuation to the drones and other assimilated madness. limited edition of 550 hand-assembled copies.

alter “dusk-dawn” long playing record

• dusk (16:23)
  
  
• dawn (15:40)

wolverspent press release...

wolverspent-01 alter "dusk-dawn" lp debut release on pussygutt's private imprint "wolvserpent" - a solo work by blake green of pussygutt - limited to 300 hand-numbered copies in wraparound silkscreened sleeves. a seriously epic doom-pop masterwork here in the mist a bell is tolling and the crow sounds his dire warning. the funeral shroud adorns its lifeless bearer. alter creeps like the fog of a thousand weeping brides, a serenade of gothic tragedy consumed by loss and battered by countless defeats. alter, one half of the bleak doom ghosts pussygutt, sings a lament of sorrow under a cold full moon. a mystical tale of dark, dreary sadness told by candlelight in the graveyard of centuries past. succumb to despair and taste thy grief everlasting. dave adelson, 20-buck spin