ophibre / rambutan “sand base b/w thulium” cassette

• ophibre "sand base"
  
  
• rambutan "thulium"

linda aubry bullock “ray of dark” compact disc

• ray of dark (11:12)
  
• stage evil (8:39)
  
• line's dead (9:41)
  
• navigational madness (10:42)
  
• the story of mike (3:23)
  
• a specific gravity (4:52)

sedimental press release...

linda aubry bullock: ray of dark sedcd056 | released in 2010 | ltd edition 500 copies  fifty-minute compact disc housed in our unique plastic-free four color panel card stock sleeve with spine.   linda aubry bullock’s subtle emergence on to the boston experimental music scene in 2002 was a smile inducing surprise for those of us who knew her solely as a visual artist. it was quickly apparent however, that this was no novelty as she excelled in a range of projects with her unyielding analog electronic contributions. after seeing bullock perform many times over the years and then hearing the menacing piece “ray of dark” on the rare frequency radio program in august of 2008, we were inspired to commission her to submit a full length’s disc of material for a long overdue debut release. while lab does fly solo, she truly thrives in collaborative settings, several with her partner the composer mike bullock, and he appears here with twilight of the century. what we love about her work is its directness and purity. her electronics recall certain bleak atmospheres and sensibilities of many mid-80s post industrial artists: menacing, pulsating, and droning. her work is not overt or obvious though, instead inserting its way into your system like a deadly parasite or virus. the order of material on the disc was skillfully assembled to work as a whole in this way and we recommend listening to it rather loudly with the shades drawn. artist statement: twilight of the century is a collaboration between century plants (eric hardiman and ray hare) and rise set twilight (linda aubry bullock and michael t. bullock). the first 4 tracks are our reaction pieces to this performance - material taken from twilight of the century's performance on july 31, 2008 in albany, ny.  the other two pieces on this album, while not directly involving totc are related to the time that the group was forming. i feel that a specific gravity is the shadow self of totc. it was recorded by michael t.bullock during a residency at steim in amsterdam, nl in june 2009. if i drew a venn diagram, the center would contain the story of mike, the sets being friendship, family, and places. it was inspired by a recording of seth cluett and jennifer eberhart as they were conjecturing on the origins of mtb. artist bio: linda aubry bullock's earliest memories include being fascinated with the sound of humming transformers, birds, and the drone of the distant television. after music composition studies at berklee college of music (ma) and bennington college (mfa), she developed a career primarily in the visual arts: porcelain, and painting. she currently creates stop motion videos under the name orangecookie image and sound. linda also performs and composes electronic music via field recordings, harp, and other sources, and has played in many settings domestically and internationally. in addition to twilight of the century, linda is part of the multimedia duo rise set twilight with michael t. bullock. layering analog and digital feedback, phonography, and projections, rise set twilight creates immersive performance installations. rise set twilight has performed at cable# festival in nantes, france; empac in troy, ny; and free103point9's radio festival nyc.  she is also a member of the new england phonographers union, a group that performs using unprocessed field recordings. ... fossils from the sun is ray hare rambutan is eric hardiman all tracks mastered by bhob rainey photos by lab paris, 2008 thanks to susanna bolle of the radio program rare frequency (wzbc newton 90.3 fm) where the piece, ray of dark premiered on 08/07/08. and thanks my totc bandmates, mike, ray, and eric .

locrian / century plants “dissolvers” long playing record

• century plants - fading out
  
• century plants - delirium
  
  
• locrian - on a calcified shore
  
• locrian - omega vapors

tape drift press release...

locrian / century plants - "dissolvers" lp tape drift’s first excursion into vinyl presents this massive split lp from two duos, one from chicago, one upstate new york. these groups have been honing their unique and personal brands of sound for years, and both approach the task in similar ways, drawing equally from noise, drone, psych, kraut, minimalism, and metal influences. each band offers up their best recorded work yet here, raising the stakes another huge notch. the locrian side demonstrates their phenomenal range, and beautifully adds to their well established oeuvre with new and complex elements. century plants make their first appearance on wax, and show how far they’ve progressed in a few short years, bringing two subtly dark tracks that build in intensity. a slow burner, this lp is the rare split that sounds like a unified whole, and the pairing makes perfect sense.  intense building waves of sound, dense drones, feedback, power electronics, noise, psychedelic guitars, swirling synths and vox are all in the mix in ways only these two bands could pull off.  a dark, dense, and ominous record, dissolvers is also deeply cloaked in mystery and spaciousness. mastered by james plotkin for maximum heavy spectral sound, this is a must own record for noise, drone, psych, and metal heads alike. with design by terence hannum of locrian, and art by scott treleaven, the lp is packaged in a black jacket with silkscreened silver leaf ink, and a special double-sided color insert.