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previous artist: stars like fleas		there are 9 titles featuring stars of the lid in stock. they are listed below.		next artist: starving weirdos

$12.61

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kranky (usa) #krank 150 lp

brian mcbride “the effective disconnect” long playing record

mélodrames télégraphiés (in b major 7th) part 1 (5:26)
mélodrames télégraphiés (in b major 7th) part 2 (4:13)
girl nap (3:51)
several tries (in an unelevated style) (7:45)
supposed essay on the piano (b major piano adagietto) (4:10)
toil theme part 1 (2:30)
toil theme part 2 (2:44)
toil theme part 3 (2:27)
beekeepers vs warfare chemicals (4:13)
i know that you don't like the future like i do (3:09)
chamber minuet (2:44)

october 2010 release ; second solo outing from stars of the lid’s brian mcbride, an orchestral suite composed as the score to george langworthy & maryam heinen’s 2009 film “vanishing of the bees” ... just as fulfilling as an sotl album proper ; fans will be in heaven ...

kranky press release...

artist: brian mcbride
title: the effective disconnect
catalog #: krank150
release date: october 25, 2010

from brian mcbride:

when george and myriam approached me to compose for their film they suggested i concentrate on four different themes: the gloriousness of the bees, the endurance and hardships of traditional beekeepers, pesticides and the holistic nature of non-industrial agriculture. i was especially intrigued with the idea of combining some of their mournful aspirations with something more serene.

composing began in may of 2009. i had decided to start fresh not using anything that i had already recorded. preparing the music for the film, i knew that i needed to provide more built-in changes in the structure of the pieces to give george and myriam more flexibility. as i worked, i purposely distanced myself from the more continuous architecture employed in my previous recordings in favor of several mini-suites. in the thinking about the music, i hoped that the pieces would do justice to the ‘gloriousness of the bees’ theme, striving for a more overt hopeful quality. but old traditions die-hard and the hopeful side of the music was eventually more subsumed by the lamentable.

i should also mention that if you have seen the film, this record will not contain all the music used and scored for this film.

i am incredibly honored to be a part of this project even if the final compositions turned out to be more appropriate for a different and more forlorn film. i know you have a lot to think about in this world but if you care about food or the world around us, you deserve to at least consider the arguments within this honest and real piece of film-making.

$12.61

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march 2nd, 2011

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april 4th, 2006

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kranky (usa) #krank 088 cd

brian mcbride “when the detail lost its freedom” compact disc

overture (for other halfs) (6:38)
piano abg (4:33)
a gathering to lead me when you're gone (6:13)
prelude (1:44)
our last moment in song (6:03)
retenir (5:47)
i will (5:44)
stringer to light feed frenzy (4:47)
the guilt of uncomplicated thoughts (7:51)
for those who hesitate (5:23)
silent motels (3:56)
latent sonatas (4:36)

kranky press release...

artist: brian mcbride
title: when the detail lost its freedom
catalog #: krank088
formats available: cd
release date: october 31, 2005

as one half of stars of the lid, brian mcbride has contributed to the essential drift music of our time. when the detail lost its freedom was recorded mainly on an asr x keyboard sampler. the instruments recorded were guitar, piano, vocals, harmonica, trumpet and strings. there were no synthesizers or keyboards used in the creation of the album. there's a lot of sampling in the sense of capturing a tone, isolating its tuning, and playing it on the keys of a piano. guitars become piano-esque. room noise becomes room noise played on a keyboard. and you can actually make out some guitars.

when the detail lost its freedom is a collection of individual pieces and therefore released from the lid's uninterrupted architecture. the album was recorded somewhere in between los angeles and chicago, always at home, in random moments of duress over the last four years. the final mix was arranged from december 2004 to january 2005. music guests included two singing ladies, an ex-wife and a fiancee, two guitarists, notably mike linnen who did the soundtracks for all the real girls, manic, george washington, and undertow, the morgan park (chicago) step-up trumpet section and violinist eden batki, referred to as the inland empire symphony quartet on the credits.

when the detail lost its freedom is a recording that sheds light on the notion of "picking up the pieces and moving on." it is a record of brian mcbride "getting it out" in the midst of some overwhelming situations, a recording made during a move from chicago to los angeles. the strong emotions the recording sessions tried to channel do bring a sense of awkwardness here that made it through to the finished product.

as mcbride describes the recording process: "in retrospect, it probably has to do with some of my weaker moments. which is all fancy code for: it was therapy during a divorce and a move to a city which thrives on sucking the life of out people's souls." as with stars of the lid's recordings there is a synthesis of different instruments or maybe a reinvention through some gross mutation (of different guitars, violins, trumpets, harmonicas) - which then become the pooled tones for extended, and melodic development. what you get are nacreous songs that pack a real emotional wallop, are reminiscent of stars of the lid (and lots more), and that earn a space on your shelf all to themselves.

"it's a lovely album..." - harold budd

$15.12

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march 2nd, 2011

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october 29th, 2004

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kranky (usa) #krank 072 cd

the dead texan “the dead texan” compact disc and digital versatile disc set

the 6 million dollar sandwich (3:02)
glen's goo (4:07)
a chronicle of early failures pt. 1 (5:43)
a chronicle of early failures pt. 2 (5:47)
taco me manque (2:37)
aegina airlines (2:48)
when i see scissors
i cannot help but think of you (3:59)
girth rides a (horse)+ (2:33)
la ballade d'alain georges (6:23)
beatrice pt. 2 (4:04)
the struggle (5:28)

solo outing from 1/2 of stars of the lid (the adam half), released as a combination cd-album and dvd-video (the album with animated videos.) personally i think the album stands on its own two feet... the dvd feels more like an aside than anything else. fans of stars of the lid will already be familiar with the sound-world...

kranky press release...

artist: the dead texan
title: the dead texan
catalog #: krank072
formats available: cd-dvd
release date: october 4, 2004

the dead texan contains music from adam wiltzie (stars of the lid, aix em klemm) on compact disc and a dvd containing music videos by adam wiltzie and video artist christina vantzos. the eleven tracks on the dead texan are sonatas to stars of the lid's noctambulant fugues. or as adam wiltzie describes them, mini symphonies.

the presence of piano and strings are reminiscent of zbigniew preisner's soundtrack work and the feel is suggestive of george delerue's early 60s soundtracks, but the surreal smear of guitars is wiltzie's unmistakable contribution.

wiltzie has been living in brussels, belgium for the past few years. a decidedly european, filmic sensibility wafts through the dead texan as a song title like "la ballade de alain georges" (with its reference to the 1940s french actor) and snatches of dialogue indicate. tracks vary from the flowing, transparent melody on "a chronicle of early failures - part 2" to delicate and fleeting vignettes. combined with the creation of the seven video segments that accompany the dead texan, the tracks appear and depart as brief chamber pieces yet still fit into a greater whole.

the dead texan is just a continuation of mr. wiltzie's nocturnal musical fumblings. many of these songs would have been beginnings to new sotl tracks, but he felt as if they were too aggressive for the new lid record, which is still being recorded as we go to press.

christina vantzos is a filmmaker and video artist whose work has been shown in film, music and art festivals in baltimore, kansas city, chicago and brussels. she has accompanied musicians as a vj and is working on a video documentary on teenage life in scotland.

the work of christina vantzos and adam wiltzie together on the video pieces for the dead texan moves from animation to tranquil video capturing the interplay of water and light. although wiltzie began composing and recording the music on his own, the process of combining music with video eventually became a truly collaborative one.

the composition of the music and the creation of the videos became simultaneous. both mediums played off the other until audio and visual came to support each other seamlessly. the dvd is divided into seven sections which add up to a half hour's viewing time.

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august 23rd, 2004

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kranky (usa) #krank 059 cd

stars of the lid “avec laudanum” compact disc

the atomium part one (5:32)
the atomium part two (10:43)
the atomium part three (6:16)
dust breeding (1.316)+ (9:08)
i will surround you (10:28)

kranky press release...

artist: stars of the lid
title: avec laudenum
catalog #: krank059
formats available: cd
release date: october 21, 2002

avec laudenum was originally released on the belgian sub rosa label in 2000. adam wiltzie and brian mcbride recorded the album via mail and by the time it was released wiltzie had moved from austin, tx to brussells. kranky is making this recording widely available for the first time in north america at domestic prices.

this reissue follows the band's ambitious double cd/triple lp set the tired sounds of stars of the lid. avec laudenum marked a decided expansion of the stars of the lid drone methodology. the duo's use of guitars and samplers was more compositionaly directed, creating long, exquisitely stretched out melodies.

$15.12

back in stock as of
march 2nd, 2011

first in stock on
august 23rd, 2004

threads:
modern-psych
minimalism-drones
modern-composition

kranky (usa) #krank 050 cd

stars of the lid “the tired sounds of ...” double compact disc set

requiem for dying mothers, part 1 (6:37)
requiem for dying mothers, part 2 (7:37)
down 3 (5:46)
austin texas mental hospital, part 1 (2:48)
austin texas mental hospital, part 2 (12:18)
austin texas mental hospital, part 3 (5:47)
broken harbors, part 1 (3:31)
broken harbors, part 2 (6:47)
broken harbors, part 3 (9:16)
mullholland (6:49)
the lonely people (are getting lonelier) (10:05)
gasfarming (3:18)
piano aquieu (10:56)
fac 21 (3:08)
ballad of distances, part 1 (3:36)
ballad of distances, part 2 (3:00)
a lovesong (for cubs)+, part 1 (6:45)
a lovesong (for cubs)+, part 2 (8:05)
a lovesong (for cubs)+, part 3 (7:45)

cd version ... but why even bother when there’s a triple lp version as well (unless you don’t have/access to a turntable, in which case i’ll simply look the other way... for now...)

kranky press release...

artist: stars of the lid
title: the tired sounds of
catalog #: krank050
formats available: 2xcd / 3xlp
release date: october 29, 2001

long overdue new release from nocturnal lullabye giants stars of the lid finds brian mcbride and adam wiltzie expanding their sound palette to include strings, horns and piano in addition to guitars and field recordings.

"the tired sounds of..." shows a continued trend toward more overt melodic structures seen on their previous avec laudenum album. six suites stretch across two cds and six sides of vinyl combining atmosphere, texture and melody. neo-psychedelia, contemporary classical, ambient, minimalist, maximalist, drug enhancer, drug substitute.

stars of the lid are all these things.
stars of the lid are none of these things.
stars of the lid are not about outer space, they are about inner space.

$12.61

back in stock as of
march 2nd, 2011

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august 23rd, 2004

threads:
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kranky (usa) #krank 028 cd

stars of the lid / john mccafferty “per aspera ad astra” compact disc

low level (listening) part 1 (6:22)
low level (listening) part 2 (8:42)
low level (listening) part 3 (5:29)
anchor states part 1 (4:27)
anchor states part 2 (8:51)
anchor states part 3 (6:46)

kranky press release...

artist: stars of the lid / john mccafferty
title: per aspera ad astra
catalog #: krank028
formats available: cd / lp
release date: november 18, 1998

in a unique collaboration, kranky is proud to present per aspera ad astra, the pairing of the tonal feedback duo stars of the lid and new york city minimalist line painter jon mccafferty.

mccafferty (best known for the cover art for r.e.m.'s green album) approached stars of the lid in the summer of 1995 while the band was on tour with fellow texans bedhead. mccafferty has done a series of paintings influenced by stars of the lid's music for nitrous oxide album. in an attempt to blur the distinctions between mediums, member adam wiltzie has incorporated the sounds of mccafferty painting in his studio to the music.

in arranging this recording, the acts of the visual artist have become sound worthy - they determine a context and become music.

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march 2nd, 2011

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august 23rd, 2004

threads:
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kranky (usa) #krank 020 cd

stars of the lid “gravitational pull vs. the desire for an aquatic life” compact disc

the better angels of our nation (3:56)
cantus ii; in memory of warren wiltzie (19:03)
jan. 69 (9:23)
lactate's moment (12:19)
be little with me (6:27)

kranky press release...

artist: stars of the lid
title: gravitational pull vs. the desire for an aquatic life
catalog #: krank020
formats available: cd
release date: october 14, 1997

reissue of the very limited lp that was on sedimental label, with additional material added.

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march 2nd, 2011

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august 23rd, 2002

threads:
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modern-composition

kranky (usa) #krank 015 cd

stars of the lid “the ballasted orchestra” compact disc

central texas (3:43)
sun drugs (12:20)
down ii (1:22)
taphead (12:34)
fucked up (3:57 am) (8:32)
music for twin peaks episode #30 part i (8:01)
music for twin peaks episode #30 part ii (13:32)
the artificial pine arch song (18:00)

kranky press release...

artist: stars of the lid
title: the ballasted orchestra
catalog #: krank015
formats available: cd
release date: march 10, 1997

cd version of the new album by this texas outfit, following 2 released on sedimental. purely droning ambiance.

"...finds stars of the lid adding harmonica and didgeridoo to an arsenal of sound sources that already includes guitars, effects and field recordings."

$5.04

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march 18th, 2011

first in stock on
october 29th, 2004

threads:
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guitar-themed
electro-acoustic-improvisation
electro-acoustic-composition
digital-musics

kranky (usa) #krank 077 cd

“kompilation” double compact disc set

stars of the lid - even if you're never awake (version) (8:18)
keith fullerton whitman - stereo music for serge modular synthesizer (excerpt) (5:43)
pan•american - what do they dream? (9:09)
autistic daughters - the glasshouse and the gift-horse (6:33)
christina carter - silhouette (7:20)
greg davis - campestral (textured) (5:27)
growing - primitive associations / great mass above (12:36)
dead texan, the - when i see scissors i can't help but think of you (4:06)
tom carter - monument ii (edit) (7:40)
loscil - sickbay (6:11)
charalambides - joy shapes (10:59)
brent gutzeit - piano motor skills #2 (edit) (8:52)
strategy (3) - drumsolo's delight (5:31)
pan•american - inside elevation (5:07)
keith fullerton whitman - schnee (7:12)
clear horizon - for days (7:16)
out hud - dad, there's a little thing called too much information (7:30)
fontanelle - monday morning (7:15)
jessica bailiff - swallowed (4:02)
christmas decorations - build a house (3:30)
stars of the lid - requiem for dying mothers, part 2 (7:38)

you’ve come a long way, baby...

2004-2005 roster-spanning double-cd overview from by far the most consistently appealing american record label since vanguard (ok... maybe finnadar)... yes, the price is correct, this is a double disc priced at $4.81. no reason to sleep on this one (at least until after you’ve acquired a copy and are all set for appreciation in your favorite chair/isolation tank).

i’ve got two pieces on here, one is the “psych” song from “antithesis”, the other is a rough version of a piece that will appear in a mildly transfigured state on “multiples”. plus you get an alternate version of one of greg’s “somnia” pieces, a brand-spanking new stars of the lid epic, and a smattering of jams from the last 10-odd kranky releases.

there’s never been a better time for the sort of horizontal-application sound-research that the kranky-label excels in...

kranky press release...

artist: various
title: kompilation
catalog #: krank077
formats available: 2xcd
release date: nov. 1, 2004

we'll provide the context — two compact discs filled with twenty one tracks. over 148 minutes of music. brand new music from pan•american. a preview of forthcoming albums from stars of the lid and keith fullerton whitman. an exclusive mix of an album track by greg davis. all priced cheap at less than the cost of a cd ep.

it's been years since there's been a kranky sampler (and that one came out in europe only) so it's time to show what we've been up to for the last few years. way back when compilations like pillows and prayers and wanna buy a bridge? inspired us to check out tons of bands. hopefully kompilation can perform the same function for today's fans.

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