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 best of 2008 !!! 
vhf (usa) #vhf 105 cd

sunroof! “panzer division lou reed” compact disc

  • slew plateaus #1 (19:16)
  • etoile sauvage (7:20)
  • slew plateaus #2 (17:08)
  • stairways and terraces descending one beyond another in a stupefying state of exhaustion (8:39)
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vhf#105 sunroof! panzer division lou reed cd

beneath the usual lovely psychedelic artwork on the cover of panzer division lou reed lurks sunroof’s most explosive and assaultive record ever. the key track here in the sunroof! evolution is the opening “slew plateaus #1,” with mick flower (vibracathedral orchestra) on guitar and john moloney (sunburned hand of the man) on drums. this live shot of electricity gradually ramps up from matt bower and mick flower’s dueling guitars to when moloney’s drums come crashing in after about six minutes, leading to a furious crescendo that lasts for the remainder of the 19 minute track.

“slew plateaus #2” is a lengthy collaboration with underground gadabout mattin, whose previous collabs with tony conrad, bruce russell, eddie prevost et al hopefully prepared him for the mb wrecking ball which is delivered here. the other two cuts are absolutely blistering demolition work, which in spite of their visceral impact, reach a state of zen-like stasis after a couple of minutes, ala the best of mb’s work with hototogisu.

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 best of 2005 !!! 
vhf (usa) #vhf 091 cd

sunroof! “silver bear mist” double compact disc set

  • white stairs (2:54)
  • briar patch (5:11)
  • bear melt (4:13)
  • buried in the sky (8:07)
  • mariuana suicide (13:12)
  • blizzard emblem treaty (13:12)
  • sky blue sword (20:09)

  • be sure to boogie (11:02)
  • great empty display shelves (15:00)
  • placed before the burning green forest (19:37)
  • luminous kite (7:07)
  • stacked diamonds (13:53)
  • trampled dawns (6:46)
fall 2005 release from sunroof!.. which seems to be just matt bower and mick flower at this point ...
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vhf#91 sunroof! silver bear mist 2xcd

an epic double cd of inimitable buzz from the long running sunroof! team, silver bear mist is the first sunroof! in two years. recorded over a period where matt bower concentrated on his duo hototogisu (with marcia bassett of double lepoards), "silver bear mist" backtracks from recent joints like the collagy "ussa," "splat," and "wings over america," and the last major sunroof! release - the krautrock-ish "cloudz" (vhf#75) - to revel in thick billowing fuzz bombs.

aided by vibracathedral orchestra's mick flower and us duo the skaters, mb lets rip on "rockers" like the tibetan-oriented "buried in the sky" and the immense "sky blue sword."

disc 2 mixes it up a bit, with the unexpectedly docile "stacked diamonds" featuring the skaters, alongside the scouring surge of mb leads on "be sure to boogie" and "luminous kite."

13 tracks, 140 mins.

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vhf (usa) #vhf 072 cd

youngsbower “relayer” compact disc

  • eagle like a fly (5:59)
  • pink sky blossom (3:17)
  • iridescent hosedown (5:49)
  • welding the sea (3:23)
  • moonlight ice rink (4:29)
  • stream entrant (3:29)
  • new martian sun tunnel (5:10)
  • helicopter kachina (3:39)
  • hoedown modulation (2:32)
  • opaline retrieval (3:17)
  • fly like an eagle (7:26)
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vhf#72 youngsbower relayer cd

second collaboration between these two stalwart titans of the true uk underground, coming 8 years after their first pairing on the site/realm lp. relayer (the title no doubt a nod to the odd resemblance of 7 year old rosalie bower's cover art to another lp of the same title) throws out the live methodology of the lp for a dense set of layered studio recordings.

like the music of bower's sunroof! group, the tracks are rainbows of colors and textures with string drone, percussion, bleeps, and the unidentifiable competing in a mix devoid of the traditional "lead with backing" schema. many tracks have the kind of welcoming electronic bed seldom heard since the demise of harmonia, with ring modulated fuzz bleeping away over a chugging, but non-oppressive beat. elsewhere, there's youngs' riley-style organ ping-pong, a little virtuoso kalimba, thick wads of analog synth....you know where this is going.

so tightly edited and accessible that this would be the perfect summer top-down cd, but what with it being released in november, you'll have to keep it safe until the thaw.

10 tracks, 48 minutes.

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vhf (usa) #vhf 060 cd

sunroof! “bliss” double compact disc set

  • gold carnation legacy

  • columbine kisses 1 (5:44)
  • columbine kisses 2 (5:47)
  • chirrups of certain being (18:10)
  • gold carnation legacy (6:13)
  • star sound (4:03)
  • distoria (5:03)
  • bells (4:44)
  • cloud generator in the blue sky of china 1 (7:35)
  • cloud generator in the blue sky of china 2 (8:25)
  • * (6:52)

  • embroidered birdsong nearly meadows

  • dirty joke from outer space (14:23)
  • dance of the blessed spirits (4:14)
  • her peacocks fly amain (10:53)
  • djfos 2 (6:06)
  • bitterne storm over minfield (9:40)
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vhf#60 sunroof! bliss dbl cd

somewhat delayed yet unstoppable annual collection from long in the tooth uk viber matthew bower and friends (who here include neil campbell, young rosalie bower, richard youngs, and jazzfinger). the atmosphere here is mostly spaced and buzzing with instruments and voices hovering and floating in the dense mix, the tunes all running together like some sort of alien shortwave broadcast. disc 1 takes off from where last year's found star sound left us, with a mix of fuzzy guitar and organ rhythms jousting with voice, bowed strings, and unidentifiable percussion in a dense fog. disc 2 is a headlong rush into newish territory, with analog synth vs. birdsong, child's voice vs. sawing violin, chug vs. fizz, etc. there are many tracks on both discs that have subtle (and overt) melodic and rhythmic undercurrents that suggest some sort of alternate fuzz/hiss-dominated universe version of say, harmonia or richter band. probably a coincidence, but very, very appealing.

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vhf (usa) #vhf 041 cd

sunroof! “delicate autobahn under construction” double compact disc set

  • misty spring morning
  • valentine
  • stately metal trees
  • jacking off making airplane noises
  • silver pennies
  • the last lemur

  • schooner trapped in ice
  • grey felt village
  • prince of thieves #2
  • drive by #1
  • shiney tunnel
  • cleopatra's wedding gift
  • twilight theme park
  • drive by #2
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vhf#41 sunroof! delicate autobahn under construction 2xcd

first release from new matthew bower group, following the retirement of skullflower and total. working mostly as a trio with bower, john godbert and neil cambell, sunroof mines territory similar to total but with a more group-oriented, communal trance orientation. taking cues from minimalist composers, indian music, and assorted folk musics, sunroof uses guitar, violin, hand percussion, and reeds to build up layer upon layer of stratospheric bliss. the unhurried and slowly unfolding delivery of most of the music makes it suitable for both foreground and background uses. on top of the layers of sound floats bower’s unmistakable, sometimes gentle, sometimes excoriating electric guitar.

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