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to celebrate the release of the new failing lights "s/t" disc on intransitive, we are running a "4 for the price of 3" incentive on all in-stock intransitive cd releases *!!!* simply place an order for any 3 intransitive discs, making sure to mention in the comments field which title you want as your 4th and voila, we'll include it free of charge !!! act fast, as the incentive is limited to the inventory on hand ...

previous artist: spiny anteaters		there are 3 titles featuring spiral joy band in stock. they are listed below.		next artist: spirit of ‘76

$12.29

new to stock as of
january 20th, 2007

threads:
modern-psych

best of 2007 !!!

soopa (portugal) #soopa spiral cd

spiral joy band / john w. fail “pores in the porch and puddles beneath” compact disc recordable

elegy for wooden ladders (11:05)
down from the skies (38:20)
imperceptible unwavering (8:26)

click the play button to hear an excerpt of "imperceptible unwavering"

three extended “armchair ethnomusicology” studies from pelt members mike gangloff and mikel dimmick, with cenotaph boss john w. fail; each contribute a wealth of stasis-heavy droning acoustic string timbres - surreal cosmic emanations; definitely something you’ll want to soak in...

soopa press release...

spiral joy band with john w. fail

mikel gangloff: esraj, fiddle
john w. fail: israj
mikel dimmick: flute, bowls, sruti & electronics

the spiral joy band was formed in 2001 as a hook up between pelt members mikel dimmick and mike gangloff, and karl precoda (last days of may, the dream syndicate). until now they have privileged live performances over recorded works, and these performances have typically featured extended drone works for acoustic instruments much like pelt's recent work on "(untitled)" and "pearls from the river".

instruments used and abused include tibetan prayer bowls, gongs, sruti box, esraj, tanpura, shenai, and tongue drum, as well as a range of more conventional western paraphernalia.

on "pores in the porch and puddles beneath", dimmick and gangloff are joined by glasgow-based american expatriate john w. fail for three lenghty excursions into dynamic drone structures, with thick layers of violin, esraj and sruti box interspersed with occasional punctuations on prayer bowl and electronics.

the opener, "elegy for wooden ladders", is the most dissonant piece of the three, with apparently random flashes of esraj and violin which gradually evolve and interlock, bringing the track to an agitated outcome. "down from the skies" clocks in at almost 40 minutes, and is a perfect combination of the twin guidelines of spiral joy band's music: a long hillbilly fiddle intro by gangloff is gradually overridden by dissonant drones from dimmick and fail on electronics, prayer bowl and esraj, until the americana elements that originated the track are all but submerged in a wave of asian-sounding drone and clattering esraj, with a majestic sruti box drone-chord rounding off the track. the final track, "impercetible, unwavering" is the most static of the three, a thick sruti box drone supporting the strings, who constantly go in and out of phase with each other; about a minute from the end, the drone bedrock is suddenly removed, leaving only the throbbing strings, which eventually fall into silence.

$26.88

back in stock as of
march 15th, 2010

first in stock on
june 18th, 2009

threads:
modern-psych
minimalism-drones

uzu audio (canada) #uzu 002 lp

spiral joy band “pleasure is the headlight” double long playing record set

i see the black diamond as she starts off for hell, the bell is ringing “hell bound, hell bound”
an’ now the devil sent a dispatch to the engineer & tell him to pull his throttle wide open ...
... and hit damnation switch in the black shade of midnight & make a fast run for hell
a big crowd down there drinking jumpsteady
some drinking moonshine, some drinking white mule & red horse

click the play button to hear an excerpt of "i see the black diamond ..."

may 2009 release ; long-awaited double-lp from the klang industries house band of mikel dimmick, mike gangloff, nathan bowles, amy shea, and assorted friends & hangers-on ...

starting off w/ an immense, side-long gong-bath (listen to the sound-sample) the band conjure up a bunch of different modes, from near-stasis, to scrabbly, string-laced group-mind activities, coming across as the brain-child of the theater of eternal music and the incredible string band ...

absolutely gorgeous gatefold double-lp edition from kris burwash’s uzu audio ; the cartoony cover only acts as a smokescreen for the deep, deep vibes contained within (the inner “gongs on the beach” layout is much more telling - see below) ; highly recommended !!!

uzu audio press release...

spiral joy band - pleasure is the headlight (uzu 002)

featuring two members of the most excellent pelt, the spiral joy band swells forth from blacksburg, virginia, with a follow up to their album "wake of the dying sun king" on vhf records. this double lp set features recordings from two eras of the spiral joy band. the first is from 2005, the second 2007. a cacophony of gongs, bowls, bells, chimes, electronics, fiddle, bowed cymbals, esraj, harmonium, srutiand electronics played by mikel dimmik, michael gangloff, amy shea and nathan bowles, along with a guest or two, here and there.

"pleasure is the headlight" features 5 tracks in total spread over 4 sides. the first three being long trance inducing meditations recorded in blacksburg and ironto. the fourth side features unique recordings, the first is a solo wind chime performance recorded in a gift shop, featuring the murmur of confused patrons and what is likely some truly wonderful am radio piped in over the store's stereo system. the second track is a slow hazy day at the beach, with gongs, seagulls, and the gentle roar of the ocean.

pressed on 180 gram black vinyl and limited to about 400 copies, this album comes in a custom gatefold jacket with letter pressed cover art and silk screened inside art.

$13.42

back in stock as of
january 26th, 2010

first in stock on
april 26th, 2007

threads:
modern-psych

vhf (usa) #vhf 094 cd

spiral joy band “lullabies for jeff dean” compact disc

lullaby 1
lullaby 2
lullaby 3

click the play button to hear an excerpt of "lullaby 2"

vhf press release...

vhf#94 spiral joy band lullabies for jeff dean cd

debut cd by this long running but until now undocumented virginia group. founded in 2001 by pelt members mikel dimmick and mike gangloff with karl precoda (last days of may, the dream syndicate), the joy band concentrates on live performances featuring marathon unorthodox drone treatises for acoustic instruments, including tibetan singing bowl, gong, sruti, and esraj.

the bowed, rolled, and (usually) gently struck metal percussion anchors the sound with rich, resonating tones. the music is a cousin to pelt's explorations on (untitled) (vhf#90) and keyhole & keyhole ii (both on eclipse).

lullaby 1 is almost entirely built on the gongs and bowls, a slowly building narcoleptic trip. the 41 minute epic lullaby 2 begins with gangloff on esraj, building up a trance before the shenais and sharply struck gongs take over at the climax of the piece. lullaby 3 throws some surprisingly melodic and active piano into the mix, evoking a long-form version of popol vuh's "die nacht der seele."

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spiny anteaters

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spirit of ‘76

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