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a silent place (italy) #asp 20 cd

the north sea “archaic spines” compact disc

  • splendor (7:57)
  • oh velveteen (3:49)
  • silent order of the shrouded tombs (12:22)
  • we salute the sandblasted turrets (2:48)
  • the feather'd king, the bluejay queen (13:16)
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asp20
the north sea: 'archaic spines'
cd

the north sea changes course on archaic spines, opting to focus solely on a single instrument rather than an entire arsenal. archaic spines is, for all intents and purposes, composed and improvised entirely on an irish bouzouki, though played with a certain degree of indian and middle eastern influence.

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folk

a silent place (italy) #asp 17 cd

the golden oaks “autumn testament” compact disc

  • autumn testament (5:50)
  • candles dangling from boxwood branches (14:42)
  • arise! arise! (2:14)
  • hushed by bells (14:39)
  • a fog has lifted (10:06)
gorgeous flowing folk-drones from brad “the north sea” rose & keith “hush arbors” wood - highly recommended if you’re feeling the earlier “bedroom” six organs of admittance sets ...
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asp17
the golden oaks (north sea + hush arbors): 'autumn testament'
cd

comprised of brad rose (the north sea) and keith wood (hush arbors), the golden oaks features road show magicians springing forth candles from wooded sanctuaries. composed via the postal system, autumn testament is a hymn to the season of red, gold, and orange. a canopy of leaves shelters the proceedings from the fog that threatens to obscure these sounds. this is a glorious combination of organic grace, blessed by the forests of past centuries and those still in their infant stages. the trees will put tears in your eyes!

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february 13th, 2012

first in stock on
september 28th, 2009

threads:
analogue-synth
modern-psych
lo-fi
minimalism-drones

black horizons (usa) #bh-27 cs

the north sea “royal arsenal” c20 cassette

  • honeyrunner

  • still going hungry
september 2009 release ; grimy synth burble from brad rose, bathed in only the finest essential oils & herbs ...
black horizons press release...

bh-27 the north sea - royal arsenal c20

two ten minute tracks come smeared across this tape from brad rose's the north sea. drone music, slowly shifting, and peppered with acoustic folk-oriented instruments and percussion, hinting at this artist's background, but obviously looking forward to a drastic change in sound that is obvious from his recent releases under this project as well as activity in ajilvsga.

color digital printing on a royal arsenal of metallic vellums ; silver, gold, plum, purple. 2-panel j-card, 1 panel of real marble, an internal horizontal obi, and silver labels. edition of 100 on hi-bias chrome tapes.

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june 24th, 2011

first in stock on
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minimalism-drones
guitar-themed

gift tapes (usa) #gt 022 cs

concessionaires “skyline” c30 cassette

  • lampyridae

  • imagined flight
june 2010 release ; lovely, tonal creepers from brad rose & pete fosco, reminiscent of the best 70s “underwater” french libraries ...
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concessionaires - skyline, gt022, c30, edition of 150

synth/guitar duo project consisting of brad rose (the north sea) and pete fosco. their debut release unveils massive cathedrals of melodic sound that push/pull the listener through cavern-like underworlds into open, pale-blue, impressionistic skyscapes. two side-length meditative improvisations, perfect listening for shimmering summer afternoons.

all cassettes are pro-dubbed, imprinted, loaded with high bias tape, packaged in regular size norelco cases, w/ 2-sided color cardstock j-card insert that includes artist name and album title.

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new to stock as of
september 15th, 2010

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electro-acoustic-composition

prairie fire (canada) #pf 020 cs

gremlynz / ajilvsga “split” c30 cassette

  • gremlynz - bad omens & shit

  • ajilvsga - knee prints along the river banks
september 2010 release ; split tape offering ::

1). straight grime-fest from brad & nathan ; one of the harsher bits in their oeuvre ...

2). muted gas-cloud from william cody watson ...

... all stuffed in a nice, zombie-addled j-card, with a pro-duped tape inside ... grody.
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gremlynz/ajilvsga – split c30 cassette pf 020

scratch another (or a couple off the to do list). this one pairs william cody watson (pink priest) as gremlynz and brad rose (north sea & alter eagle) and nathan young (alms) as ajilvsga. thick slabby scabby noise drones make this a winner. this alters brain functions – don’t surprised if you’re suddenly living in abandoned car underneath a bridge after spinning this. kids using sound files to get high is no myth, here’s proof.

ed. of 85

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december 15th, 2011

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private chronology (usa) #pc 05 cs

the north sea “last great november” c40 cassette

  • city view
  • pearl

  • renaissance
  • keystone process revealed
  • greenwood remains
may 2011 release ; “five pieces on synthesizer and harmonium” from (foxy) digitalis (industries) mastermind brad rose, heard here working a series of beat-free pile-ups of rising electronic sound that harken back to his earliest work ...
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private chronology 05
the north sea - last great november (c40)

a new tape of measured synth divinations by the man from digitalis industries. divorced somewhat from the blackened eruptions of the north sea's prior releases, the pieces herein offer more than the occasional warm wash of light amidst bleak, grinding oscillations, and with harmonium on the assist, even. a well-paced and balanced mix of auto-oscillations and hand-played keyboardwerk that points the way to an exciting new direction for this project.

pro-dubbed and imprinted edition of 100.

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april 11th, 2012

first in stock on
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threads:
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minimalism-drones
analogue-synth

type (uk) #type 065 lp

the north sea “bloodlines” long playing record

  • bloodlines (5:53)
  • missed court dates (11:02)
  • acquiesce (1:38)
  • reunion (8:14)

  • save yourselves (10:08)
  • counting down the days (10:42)
  • revelation (5:24)
july 2010 release ; lovely work from brad rose’s the north sea project ...

blackened gaze for days, centering around an ominous analogue haze & cyclic chord patterns ...
type press release...
“bloodlines” by the north sea

a devastating work of ominous electronic mayhem from tulsa's brad rose.

brad rose is an artist who is notoriously hard to pigeonhole. he might spend his days running the esteemed digitalis imprint (sidelining the wonderful foxy digitalis webzine) but his nights are wiled away chiselling at the petrified corpse of experimental music. donating sounds to ajilvsga, altar eagle, sea zombies and ossining (among many, many others) he has somehow found time to fashion a new solo work for type and it could hardly be further removed from his last outing.

‘bloodlines’ is an album rooted in synthesis – the kind of busted power electronics that emerged in the early 80s with ramleh, throbbing gristle and whitehouse. this is not however simply a noise album – brad has anchored his sound in this explorative mode, but uses his expertise to take it far beyond murk, grit and fractured teeth. with the help of zelienople drummer mike weis (who accompanies the entire record on percussion) the record is a gloriously spacious excursion, with the fizzing radiophonic blips, drones and tones set against gongs, scrapes and clanks. the sounds are dark and often punishing – torturous and occasionally frightening, but brad somehow manages to offset it with an occasional flourish of beauty or calm.

the record is cut into two distinct acts (split lovingly for vinyl listening) and each ‘song’ blends into the next giving a true album experience. ‘bloodlines’ is not a simple collection of pieces but a distinct narrative from beginning to end. as it tumbles from 50s sci fi synth tones into haunting off-world terror there is a sense of purpose and most of all, place. brad has created a record that might not be an easy listening experience, but is one which grows on every successive play. it is truly deep and intensely troubling music.

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threads:
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modern-psych

type (uk) #type 065 cd

the north sea “bloodlines” compact disc

  • bloodlines (5:53)
  • missed court dates (11:02)
  • acquiesce (1:38)
  • reunion (8:14)
  • save yourselves (10:08)
  • counting down the days (10:42)
  • revelation (5:24)
july 2010 release ; lovely work from brad rose’s the north sea project ...

blackened gaze for days, centering around an ominous analogue haze & cyclic chord patterns ...
type press release...

“bloodlines” by the north sea

a devastating work of ominous electronic mayhem from tulsa's brad rose.

brad rose is an artist who is notoriously hard to pigeonhole. he might spend his days running the esteemed digitalis imprint (sidelining the wonderful foxy digitalis webzine) but his nights are wiled away chiselling at the petrified corpse of experimental music. donating sounds to ajilvsga, altar eagle, sea zombies and ossining (among many, many others) he has somehow found time to fashion a new solo work for type and it could hardly be further removed from his last outing.

‘bloodlines’ is an album rooted in synthesis – the kind of busted power electronics that emerged in the early 80s with ramleh, throbbing gristle and whitehouse. this is not however simply a noise album – brad has anchored his sound in this explorative mode, but uses his expertise to take it far beyond murk, grit and fractured teeth. with the help of zelienople drummer mike weis (who accompanies the entire record on percussion) the record is a gloriously spacious excursion, with the fizzing radiophonic blips, drones and tones set against gongs, scrapes and clanks. the sounds are dark and often punishing – torturous and occasionally frightening, but brad somehow manages to offset it with an occasional flourish of beauty or calm.

the record is cut into two distinct acts (split lovingly for vinyl listening) and each ‘song’ blends into the next giving a true album experience. ‘bloodlines’ is not a simple collection of pieces but a distinct narrative from beginning to end. as it tumbles from 50s sci fi synth tones into haunting off-world terror there is a sense of purpose and most of all, place. brad has created a record that might not be an easy listening experience, but is one which grows on every successive play. it is truly deep and intensely troubling music.

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type (uk) #type 021 lp

the north sea “exquisite idols” long playing record

  • eternal birds
  • guiwenneth of the green grass
  • we conquered the golden age

  • take it from me brother moses
  • cover me with knives
  • children of the ashes
  • and then the solstice disappeared
  • feather-cloaked silver priestess
now available on vinyl !!!
type press release...
the north sea : exquisite idols

the first 'proper' album from free-folk's international man of mystery brad rose. the tulsa resident managed to peel himself away from ugly betty re-runs for long enough to record eight skewed slices of sing-along outsider pop. get slightly drunk, and enjoy...

brad rose is easily one of the free-folk movements busiest exponents, splitting his time somehow between running the digitalis and foxglove labels, the foxydigitalis webzine and writing his own music under a variety of different monikers with a host of collaborators (ajilvsga, eastern fox squirrels, alligator crystal moth, corsican paintbrush, sea zombies).

through all this pain and suffering at the hands of a busy and now somewhat hip scene he has managed to put together a brand new album which elegantly follows a hugely acclaimed collaboration with uks rameses iii night of the ankou. however, whereas night of the ankou explored both acts occasional leanings towards ambience and drone, exquisite idols instead shows rose digging deep into the dusty vaults of his american heritage and drumming up an album dripping with blues, folk and free experimentation. this is folk music as played from a snow-drift in tulsa, in a mid-west wasteland or a forgotten forest drenched in moonlight, it is personal, secluded and almost lonely, but rose never allows the melancholy to take over.

from the jubilant opening crackles of eternal birds right up until the rockin stomp of feather-cloaked silver priestess there is the distinct feeling that although this might be labeled as free folk, theres a barn somewhere full of like-minded drunkards waiting eagerly to get dancing on them there hay-bails. just flip to the rip-roaring folk stomp of take it from me brother moses, take a swig of moonshine and let your feet do the talking.

exquisite idols is an album steeped in tradition yet its greatness comes from rose’s ability to absorb other cultures so easily there are traces of indian traditional music, greek music and more, all hidden within the cacophony of banjo, guitar and clanging percussion. this is what sets him apart from his contemporaries and makes his music so absorbing this might be the least sacred devotional music ever made.

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type (uk) #type 021 cd

the north sea “exquisite idols” compact disc

  • eternal birds
  • guiwenneth of the green grass
  • we conquered the golden age
  • take it from me brother moses
  • cover me with knives
  • children of the ashes
  • and then the solstice disappeared
  • feather-cloaked silver priestess
type press release...
the north sea : exquisite idols

the first 'proper' album from free-folk's international man of mystery brad rose. the tulsa resident managed to peel himself away from ugly betty re-runs for long enough to record eight skewed slices of sing-along outsider pop. get slightly drunk, and enjoy...

brad rose is easily one of the free-folk movements busiest exponents, splitting his time somehow between running the digitalis and foxglove labels, the foxydigitalis webzine and writing his own music under a variety of different monikers with a host of collaborators (ajilvsga, eastern fox squirrels, alligator crystal moth, corsican paintbrush, sea zombies).

through all this pain and suffering at the hands of a busy and now somewhat hip scene he has managed to put together a brand new album which elegantly follows a hugely acclaimed collaboration with uks rameses iii night of the ankou. however, whereas night of the ankou explored both acts occasional leanings towards ambience and drone, exquisite idols instead shows rose digging deep into the dusty vaults of his american heritage and drumming up an album dripping with blues, folk and free experimentation. this is folk music as played from a snow-drift in tulsa, in a mid-west wasteland or a forgotten forest drenched in moonlight, it is personal, secluded and almost lonely, but rose never allows the melancholy to take over.

from the jubilant opening crackles of eternal birds right up until the rockin stomp of feather-cloaked silver priestess there is the distinct feeling that although this might be labeled as free folk, theres a barn somewhere full of like-minded drunkards waiting eagerly to get dancing on them there hay-bails. just flip to the rip-roaring folk stomp of take it from me brother moses, take a swig of moonshine and let your feet do the talking.

exquisite idols is an album steeped in tradition yet its greatness comes from rose’s ability to absorb other cultures so easily there are traces of indian traditional music, greek music and more, all hidden within the cacophony of banjo, guitar and clanging percussion. this is what sets him apart from his contemporaries and makes his music so absorbing this might be the least sacred devotional music ever made.

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threads:
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type (uk) #type 012 cd

the north sea / rameses iii “night of the ankou” compact disc

  • death of the ankou (17:56)
  • night blossoms written in sanskrit (18:01)
  • return of the ankou (xela remix) (7:45)
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the north sea & rameses iii : night of the ankou

experimental folk meets gorgeous ambient drones in this earth shaking album. includes an exclusive xela remix!

night of the ankou is an immense collaboration between london based psychedelic-ambient three piece rameses iii and tulsa's finest free folk rebel brad rose aka the north sea. rose might be better known as the brains behind digitalis, a multi-media wyrd folk empire acting as a cdr label, magazine, book publisher and full blown label but it is his own musical compositions that remain at the core of whatever he turns his hand to. both artists had crossed paths before this releasing on similar labels, with rameses iii even issuing a limited edition cdr for brad's own foxglove imprint, so it was only a matter of time before the two decided to join forces. as with so many overseas collaborations these days, the two acts have never actually met in person ' instead they worked by re-moulding each others tracks, working their own ideas into the skeletons of that of the other, and the result is mesmerising.

opening track 'death of the ankou' is a hypnotic journey into the instrumental ambience explored by such acts as popol vuh or stars of the lid, yet adds a sense of cinematic adventure which could be compared to type's very own deaf center. we are transported quite promptly into a spiritual, oriental world of water, bamboo, beauty and restraint which is simultaneously calming and beguiling. the second piece, entitled 'night blossoms written in sanskrit' is different; the ambience is filled out by echoing guitar, and the mood goes from peaceful and spiritual to truly triumphant. it would even be possible to compare this track to the later work of slowdive ' it has that same blissful, life affirming quality which makes you remember why you loved music in the first place!

the disc is polished off by a remix from the type records boss himself xela, and pulls together the ideas explored in the first two tracks, adding elements of his own signature production which will serve as a good taster for his forthcoming third album. drones and bowed guitar squeals are spread densely over light percussion, harp and other-wordly sounds to produce something unusual but hugely enjoyable.

this maybe type's first foray into the weird world of psychedelic folk music, but given the deep ambience and mysterious cinematic beauty of 'night of the ankou', it is a match made in heaven.

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