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$15.12

new to stock as of
april 7th, 2008

threads:
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circuit-bending
experimental-instruments
modern-psych
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a silent place (italy) #asp 05 lp

tom carter / vanessa arn “what is here for ?” long playing record

points before vanishing
means to another

a silent place press release...

asp05
tom carter & vanessa arn: 'what is here for?'
lp

limited edition of 515 copies. contains two long and deep duo cuts of univibe-era lap steel/ electronic tone generator improvisation, one side recorded live and stamped w/ the indelible mark (ie, the #15 bus rumbling by) of bullbabe studios, austin tx (the odor of sweat, lone star, and barbeque is palpable). the sounds: monolithic serenity infused with a deep breath from the void, as peaceful and violent as a mountain range. a shame that this configuration is so underrepresented in the discography, as the mesh of t&v's playing is so instantly seismic...

tom carter is best known for his work with charalambides, which he co-founded with longtime creative partner christina carter in 1991. since 2002, carter has also undertaken solo work and collaborations. his 2003 solo tour, centered around the seminal brattleboro freefolk festival, featured unaccompanied solo shows and musical excursions (on stage and tape) with bardo pond, thurston moore, dredd foole, the mvee medicine show, ian nagoski, tower recordings, and double leopards, among others.

vanessa arn became a member of boston/california/texas group primordial undermind soon after tom's brief tenure in the group. the potential for mountainous difference tones between the lap steel and the triwave tone generator (a custom built synthesizer) was immediately apparent to all parties, and tom suggested a collaboration (which was greatly assisted by the fact that tom and vanessa were at the time next door neighbors). a sole performance and a handful of recordings ensued and the results are here for your perusal.

$90.78

back in stock as of
november 12th, 2009

first in stock on
august 3rd, 2009

threads:
modern-psych
concert-recordings
free-improvisation
lo-fi

best of 2009 !!!

alt.vinyl (uk) #av 013 cs
blackest rainbow (uk) #brr-120 cs

mv&ee “road trips • live road 2002-2009 • mv & ee’s anti-temperance bands! • born to jam • grand excursions from the garden heroine” dodecatuple cassette boxed set

the mv & ee medicine show 'citybillies'
brooklyn, ny 5/23/02 (unreleased)
mv & ee with the bummer road 'the suncatcher blossoms a novatone'
tonic, nyc 7/18/2005 (unreleased)
mv & ee with the bummer road 'abstarct blues and egyptian mud'
campfire sounds, acr, ny 7/15/06 (unreleased)
mv & ee with the bummer road 'pastis king'
paris, november 11th, 2006 (unreleased)
mv & ee with the golden road 'barn joint'
red barn, amherst, ma, 10/16/07 (feat. j mascis and tom carter) (1st official release)
mv & ee with the golden road 'lobstora vs tone crabs'
floristree auditorium baltimore, md, 6/14/08 (unreleased)
mv & ee with the wolfpack 'yurt aspects/rural centrifuge'
wickermania festival, the yurt, goshen, ma 8/2/08 / tinderbox, brattleboro, vt, 8/3/08 (unreleased)
mv & ee with jeremy earl '"he's on tonight, saddleback"/"multiple gravitrons"
cakeshop, nyc, 1/20/09 (unreleased)
mv & ee with the wolfpack 'mamma zooed'
the triple, richmond, va, 1/23/09 (unreleased)
mv & ee 'smoked bossier'
art space, shreveport, la, 1/29/09 (unreleased)
mv & ee with the golden road 'sequential circuits'
vintage by the pound, toronto, on, canada, 2/7/09 (unreleased)
mv & ee 'pete's pix vol. 2'
2004 - 2006 (tracks from cambridge uk, colour out of space, thurston's atp, oxford, london, and more. features nemo, chris corsano, samara, willie, jiggs, sparrow, simoes) (unreleased).

july 2009 release ; frankly ridiculous 12-tape “bible” of live recordings from matt valentine & erika elder, recorded over the past 7-odd years by the duo, in cahoots with pretty much a who’s who from their extended orbit / family / genealogy / lineage :: tim barnes, samara lubelski, willie lane, nemo bidstrup, tom carter, j. mascis, sloow bart, jeremy “woods” earl, chris corsano, and many others ...

the whole thing is presented in an “audiobook” style fold-out vinyl case ; each tape is silk-screened with the relevant dates / info, and there’s a four-page legend explaining who played on what, where it was recorded, and who by ... entirely impressive both as a group effort / hug from the band to / from their “taper’s pit” and as a documentary of the pair’s musical evolution ... highly recommended !!!

ps. note to domestic (i.e. us-based) customers - these are already here in the states - shipping will only be a scant $4 or so via media mail. just thought i’d point that out. been seeing these out for sale in the u.k. for around £47 / $80 (yep, that’s the exchange rate right now !!!) - but always with a shipping tariff of £12 / $20 to the states ... something to think about ...

alt.vinyl press release...

mv & ee - road trips 12 x cassette box set
blackest rainbow/alt.vinyl

limited to 250 copies. pro-dubbed cassettes in presentation case.

the box set documents the mv & ee live experience in various incarnations between 2002 and 2009. the music is entirely unreleased material (with the exception of guitar barn featuring j mascis and tom carter, which was issued as a bootleg cdr in the heroine style, but was actually unofficial). highlights include a 2002 mv & ee medicine show performance, the guitar barn jam with j mascis and tom carter, a new band, mv & ee with the wolfpack, a recent set with jeremy earl of woods, as well as classic bummer road and golden road jams.

the box set will be presented chronologically and culminates in a pete's pix vol. 2 featuring 7 tracks from various dates mainly in the uk (including tracks from the thurston moore curated atp in 2006, and dylan nyoukis' 2006 colour out of space fest - both of which feature chris corsano).

$12.48

new to stock as of
february 18th, 2009

threads:
modern-psych
guitar-themed
minimalism-drones

eclipse (usa) #ecl 020 lp

tom carter “root king” long playing record

root king
lighthouse
not held

... bright flash of long-form guitar from charalambides’ tom carter ...

eclipse press release...

tom carter - root king lp

second solo release (first if cdrs don't count) by charalambides member tom carter. white les paul copy, lap steel, and a purloined bell collection layered into three long tracks of string moan and slithering hum. a manifesto of grounding during an uprooted time, an attempt to bend in the wind. a slice of a long winter and a momentary flash of cranially pooled guitar sound suddenly scattered by unexpected freedom. a guitar album (mostly).

- tom carter.

really great lp pressed in an edition of 533 copies with printed sleeves and very nice artwork by tom carter.

$12.96

new to stock as of
december 4th, 2007

threads:
modern-psych
experimental-instruments
electro-acoustic-improvisation

important (usa) #imprec 159 cd

sky city “sky city” compact disc

are you on the solar ark or not
the sky is crying
its after the end of the world
a visit to sky city

important press release...

sky city - sky city
imprec159 - cd

sky city features tom carter (charalambides), robert horton, lisa cameron & lee ann cameron. lisa cameron is a drummer and percussionist from austin, texas, whom tom carter has played with in the past. lisa creates exquisite noise by vibrating snares and cymbals with feedback. when she heard tom carter and robert horton’s lunar eclipse, she wanted to record with them. lisa and vocalist lee ann cameron drove from austin to the bay area and a session was planned. in the meantime, tom was journeying in new mexico and drove by a road sign to sky city, so he had found the name for the new group.

the day of the session, lisa and lee ann drove from san francisco, picked up tom in oakland and arrived at the studio on the hill. lisa had somehow left her equipment in sf. as they drove up, i heard tom say, “that’s so texas.” then the magic started.

lisa asked, “do you have a cymbal?”
“yes”
“an extra contact microphone?”
“yes.”
“a snare?”
“yes.”
“some strips of metal?”
“yes.”
then we walked over the abyss together into sky city.

sky city is psychedelic space music with all the atoms of surfaces freed to inter and counter react. noise in the outer dimension. horton’s homemade inventions, carter’s lyrical ebow guitar lines. the walking on the moon vocals of lee ann cameron. the vibration of material planes by lisa cameron. the broken blues of the boot (horton’s oldest instrument 4 strings on a piece of wood the shape of italy). sun ra ark and neil young’s arc put through a digital blender and reconstituted for space travel. the magical musical thing (mmt) a toy synthesizer from the 70’s. a great drawing on the inside cover by natacha robinson. a chance for music induced time travel to parallel worlds and an opportunity to recieve a collect call for the future from sky city.

$12.96

back in stock as of
december 4th, 2007

first in stock on
february 2nd, 2007

threads:
modern-psych
free-improvisation
jewelled-antler

important (usa) #imprec 104 cd

mudsuckers “mudsuckers” compact disc

endocrine disrupters (17:35)
here come the mud dragons (9:09)
longjaw mudsuckers (11:07)
electric sunflower (6:06)
sweet (16:41)

important press release...

swamp noise drone. feedback is layered like mud on the carcass of song structure. robert uses primitive cassette manipulation as well as digital processing to thicken the sound into a swamp. think credence clearwater revival without the one chord they knew. on three of the songs, pete uses his analog reel-to-reel wall-of-sound processing apparatus. longjaw mudsuckers was inspired by a mid-eighties cassette where merzbow mixed john hudak’s nature sounds into a screaming mass of sonic debris. robert recorded a stream after the huge new year’s day storm and pete plugged it into his system, making it sound at times like a stream, an ocean, and robots whispering mechanical secrets.

this cd contains some of the first recordings of tom carter’s circuit bending. individual attributes of gabe mindel’s guitar roar, tom carter’s ebow laptop whirl, and horton’s clanky homemades merge into the mud stew. driving the swirl are samples of boogie woogie piano, riffs from the session, and pounding drums of guests michael donnelly and doug “moonshine” jin. the last number, sweet, conjures the bar room sound of kansas city, 1920, but recorded inside a thermonuclear reactor. the sounds created are so raw and tormented it’s hard to believe they were having a good time. must have something to do with the times, the war and the general vacuity of that season’s holidays.

how did these recordings happen? during the torrential rains of december 2005, caused by global warming, robert horton invited tom carter, gabe and pete of the yellow swans, and glenn donaldson up the hill to his home in el cerrito for food, drink, and music-making. as it turned out, pete and glenn couldn’t make it, so gabe, tom, and robert vibrated the peaceful el cerrito neighborhood to mud. we had beer, wine and much feedback. the turbulence of the sounds matched the late december weather. the following week when pete came over to overdub his sounds, robert had found an article on mudsuckers in the berkeley daily planet. the headline was “mudsuckers may be ugly, but they have value.” a band was born.

a mudsucker is a fish that’s mostly a mouth, which spends its whole life on one patch of mudflat. scientists use these fish to monitor carcinogens, endocrine disrupters, and other toxic chemicals in coastal waters. the group’s name as well as some of the song titles were taken from this article. the second song, here come the mud dragons was a phrase spoken by three kids splashing in the mud in a local park. another song electric sunflower, was named by glenn donaldson in an email explaining why he couldn’t be at the session.

$12.61

back in stock as of
march 2nd, 2011

first in stock on
november 1st, 2007

threads:
modern-psych

kranky (usa) #krank 113 cd

charalambides “likeness” compact disc

uncloudy day (11:02)
do you see? (7:21)
figs and oranges (5:51)
memory takes hold (13:24)
the good life (4:35)
saddle up the pony (7:15)
feather in the air (7:15)
walking through the graveyard (3:35)
what you do for money (8:56)

kranky press release...

artist: charalambides
title: likeness
catalog #: krank113
formats available: cd
release date: october 29, 2007

likeness is the newest release from the duo of tom and christina carter. recorded over a period of several weeks during the spring of 2006, the album is a return to the spontaneous composition of previous charalambides records such as houston and union. with the exception of "the good life", which appeared in a primitive version on the wholly other cdr home, all of the tracks on this release sprung forth after 'record' was pressed, and were fleshed out via overdubs, editing, and a malfunctioning space echo over the course of the next few months.

lyrical content largely derives from public domain american popular song from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, edited, rearranged, and largely deconstructed by christina into abstract 'protest' songs for the century at hand. musically, the album departs from the warm psych of a vintage burden in favor of the lush and layered vocal strata of christina's later solo works, and a chillier, more abrasive guitar sound that favors the velvets over the byrds.

though containing much of the compositional concision that gave a vintage burden much of its appeal, the sound here just as frequently turns the corner into the abstract echoing spaces that characterize the more discordant sounds of charalambides at the dawn of their kranky residency.

$15.12

back in stock as of
march 2nd, 2011

first in stock on
may 19th, 2005

threads:
modern-psych
lo-fi

kranky (usa) #krank 080 cd

charalambides “our bed is green” double compact disc set

tea (4:35)
the treadmill (1:52)
take the pointing finger for the moon (6:39)
pas el agoa (5:10)
black pope (2:36)
bid you goodnite (1:50)
i don't know you (3:49)
stuttgart (4:19)
silver reeds (3:24)
our bed is green (4:12)
faze her (3:57)
dead bee (3:28)
regret (3:35)
neutron decay (2:40)
c.g. (3:16)
the core (3:21)
coming out (3:48)
strange matter (3:52)
20 hours (2:06)
cosmic string (6:04)
dorothy (1:10)
i don't know what to sing (1:04)
the bottle (2:04)
the hair on my head (is brown) (1:26)
same old routine (8:00)
final (2:53)

reissue of arguably the ‘bides best (and first) record, originally realeased k7-only back in the first year of the band’s existence (prior to their involvement with siltbreeze) which they then reissued on their own wholly other label in 1995... here is it again, finally in a non-finite edition, restored to it’s initial length and released as a double-disc set.

it’s certainly one of the key points in the lengthy discography of the band, which i believe is now defunct (tom, christina, jason, and heather all have solo projects.) - it’s wall of haze thrown up in haste, slowly broken down over the course of the hour-plus radiation session. tantalizing in its inclusivity - you certainly feel like you’re in the room with them, if not in their mind(s) ...

kranky press release...

artist: charalambides
title: our bed is green
catalog #: krank080
formats available: 2xcd
release date: april 4, 2005

originally released on one cassette by the band in 1992 and later reissued as a limited edition compact disc on their wholly other label, our bed is green was the first release by charalambides. kranky is proud to add this album to our charalambides reissue series, placing all of the original cassette (with the exception of two cover songs) on a double cd set. time lag reissued the album on vinyl in fall 2004. this is more than a historical document, the continuing relevance of the music is self-explanatory.

our bed is green was the debut release from charalambides. formed in 1991 by tom carter (who was playing in the heavy psych combo the mike gunn at the time) and christina carter to take part in improvisational sessions at a local houston club, the band was asked to play live on ktru. instead, they recorded our bed is green.

although no band is totally sui generis, anyone who heard the debut recordings by charalambides in 1992 could have been forgiven for thinking that of the duo. our bed is green was a recording that roped in folk, improvisation, psychedelia, blues and gospel into a crackling sound world utterly unlike anything else. ranging across a 90 minute cassette and produced at home on four track, the music had only the means of production in common with the so-called lo fi scene of the time. on their debut charalambides achieved the distinct otherness they retain to this day.

$12.61

back in stock as of
march 2nd, 2011

first in stock on
august 23rd, 2004

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minimalism-drones

kranky (usa) #krank 070 cd

tom carter “monument” compact disc

monument 1 (memorial)
monument 2

beautiful (borderline-onkyo at times) solo lapsteel & reverb overtone-set from charlambides’ tom carter. an astounding amount of mood-variety from such a (seemingly) simple setup. to draw comparisons to other contemporary artists working in similar fields: loren mazzacane connors with a dash of keiji haino (specifically nijimu’s “era of sad wings”), maybe even a bit of paul panhuysen or rafael toral. definitely john cipollina and manuel gottsching...

kranky press release...

artist: tom carter
title: monument
catalog #: krank070
formats available: cd
release date: june 21, 2004

monument is a recording of guitar music from tom carter of charalambides and is the second in a series of charalambides-related reissues by kranky. the two tracks of solo lap steel guitar were recorded live to dat by tom carter a few days before a live performance in march, 2001. monument was originally released by wholly other in an edition of 55 cd-rs. the first track, "monument 1 (memorial)," is slightly longer than two minutes and barely reveals itself. the second, "monument 2," is 47 minutes in length and considerably more expansive and louder than the opening cut. the album was made using lap steel guitar, glass slides, digitech tsr-12 stereo reverb, a rat distortion pedal and craftsman screwdrivers.tom carter is best known for his work with charalambides, which he co-founded with longtime creative partner christiina carter in 1991. since 2002, carter has also undertaken solo work and collaborations. his 2003 solo tour, centered around the seminal brattleboro freefolk festival, featured unaccompanied solo shows and musical excursions (on stage and tape) with bardo pond, thurston moore, dredd foole, the mvee medicine show, ian nagoski, tower recordings, and double leopards, among others.

$12.01

new to stock as of
may 14th, 2007

threads:
modern-psych

music fellowship (usa) #mf 15 cd

spiderwebs / mike tamburo / matthew mcdowell / r. keenan lawler “strands formerly braided” compact disc

spiderwebs - new zodiac powder finger
mike tamburo & matthew mcdowell - uncontrollable mr. lechte
keenan lawler - life expectancy of a rose

music fellowship press release...

spiderwebs / mike tamburo & matthew mcdowell / keenan lawler
strands formerly braided cd [mf15]

when you unbraid your hair, the strands remain curled and contorted for some time. the act of braiding the strands together affects the structure and fibers of the hair, taking days or even weeks for the hair to relax back into its natural position. this relationship between strands in a braid is similar to relationships between people. each interaction, especially ones with close friends, affects and influences the interactions you have later on. thus, strands formerly braided is a fitting title for this edition of the music fellowship's triptych series because the three featured artists have a long history of improvisation and collaboration.

spiderwebs is the duo of tom carter and sandy ewen. carter is best known for his work with the landmark drone group charalambides, which he formed with longtime creative partner christina carter. since 2002, carter has begun collaborating with a wide range of other artists, from his work with 60’s australian folk poet and songwriter, pip proud, to his improvisations with psychedelic stoner rock band bardo pond. for this release, he teams with sandy ewen who has a long history of improvisation as well, from her membership in houston's meca improvisational ensemble to her performances in the nameless sound collective concert series and austin's no idea festival.

mike tamburo has been a member of the pittsburgh avant garde music scene as an integral part of crystalline drumless drone rock structures of meisha and the more-free flowing ethnic apocalypse music of arco flute foundation, as well as countless spontaneous performances and post-gathering improv sessions. for this recording, we present one the best efforts of these spontaneous performances, reteaming tamburo with matthew mcdowell of arco flute foundation for a minimalist, pacific 23-minute drone.

for over a decade, louisville's r. keenan lawler has been quietly evolving a highly personal and exploratory language on the resonator guitar which has been called "cosmic, monolithic and deeply american". his music is informed by sources ranging from carnatic classical, charles ives, albert ayler, blues, minimalism and non western trance musics. although primarily a solo performer he is best known for his collaborative work. the keyhole ii album he recorded with pelt and metal worker eric clark is one of pelt's most beautiful and memorable recordings, and the recording of his guitar playing in a sewer pipe in louisville is featured on matmos' the civil war. he has also performed or collaborated with a wide range of musicians including rhys chatham, john butcher, charalambides, my morning jacket, kevin drumm, and lukas ligeti. for this release, we present an exclusive recording from lawler, featuring his trademark national steel resonator guitar and his unique method of playing with sound.

$6.72

back in stock as of
october 11th, 2011

first in stock on
february 23rd, 2011

threads:
modern-psych
minimalism-drones
guitar-themed
concert-recordings

best of 2011 !!!

northern spy (usa) #ns 008 cs

messages / tom carter / zaïmph / loren connors / margarida garcia “clandestine series • cassette #one” c24 cassette

messages - indian landmark (6:12)
tom carter - august is all (5:46)
zaïmph - tobacco flowers (5:03)
loren connors & margarida garcia - live at union pool (6:33)

february 2011 release ; really quite nice , guitar-centric compilation set from the young turks @ northern spy (brooklyn-based label, borne from the ashes of a house-cleaning over @ esp-disk’) ...

four exclusive pieces ; first tres warren & taketo shimada drop an excellent electronic raagini & drone-warble piece reaching almost taj mahal travelers-ian peaks, followed by a lux solo guitar piece from charalambides’ tom carter .... on the flip, marcia bassett imports a fine wash of ebow’ed square-wave interlock w/ distant vocals, then things close out with a gorgeously muted, distant unfurl of guitar & acoustic bass from loren connors & margarida garcia ...

tape comes as a pro-duped / imprinted job (maroon text on black shells ; nice touch) inna norelco with a proper, double-sided j-card (detail below) ; highly recommended !!!

northern spy press release...

clandestine series cassette # one

high quality chrome cassettes with printed jcards
featuring artwork by margarida garcia
limited to 15o copies

northern-spy records reveals its first release in a new cassette series entitled “clandestine.” limited to 150 copies, pro dubbed on chrome tape cassettes, it’s like a secret dossier passed ‘neath the canopy of a linden tree on a cold autumn day. four artists offer a release that’s not so much cloak and dagger as uncovering forward directions in music. from the opening drones and understated beats of messages through the fret-board perambulations of tom carter (whose full-length project, eleven twenty-nine, is forthcoming from n-spy). side two is no less revealing as psychedelic drone virtuoso zaimph (marcia bassett) shares a side with avant-folk legend loren connors during a live encounter at union pool with bassist margarida garcia (whose artwork also graces the cover).

$16.81

back in stock as of
october 11th, 2011

first in stock on
may 9th, 2011

threads:
guitar-themed
modern-psych
minimalism-drones

best of 2011 !!!

northern spy (usa) #ns 007 lp

tom carter / marc orleans “eleven twenty-nine” long playing record

eyes of jewels, mirrored bodies (9:07)
leaf in a whirlwind (8:06)
eyes on a cabbage head (2:53)
wake up crazy (4:51)
let the good work go on (15:47)

june 2011 release ; killer set, debuting the guitar duo of charalambides’ tom carter & juneau / sunburned’s marc orleans ...

... the attached blurbage wants you to think this is all (sub)-urban blues ; personally, i’m hearing something much closer to the zenith-ascension & raga blend(ing)s of clark hutchinson band & even the more guitar-centric bits in the popol vuh canon ...

either way, no doubt in my mind that these are visionary players both, equally at ease pealing off “travelogue” lineage modal / pedal-point interplay, acoustic lap-steel / resonator glissandi, and even some heavy, amp-worship zones that point towards a blend of loren mazzacane connor’s bedroom confessionals & hendrix’ octaviated space-madrigals (listen to the sound-sample for a taste of the latter) ...

northern spy press release...

artist: eleven twenty-nine
title: eleven twenty-nine
catalog #: nslp 007
genre: rock, blues / psych format: lp

street date: 6/14/2011

taken from the blues parlance for the length of a one year prison sentence, eleven twenty-nine is the new project of tom carter and marc orleans. their first self-titled album releases a sound that has done hard-time in the blues, from two performers who have constantly pushed the limits of rock guitar.

tom, a latter day carter family member via texas’ charalambides, has explored a psychedelic-brand of guitar instrumentals. between his band and solo work, he has released some 20 albums, all garnering high praise. while marc, a slick-fingered guitar-slinger, has imprinted on legions of fans the sounds of helix, juneau and the sunburned hand of man. together they deliver an album steeped in the soul and depth of blues while moving forward into an enigmatic free-improv rock.

$7.92

new to stock as of
september 15th, 2010

threads:
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modern-psych
concert-recordings
minimalism-drones

prairie fire (canada) #pf 019 cs

tom carter “numinous” c40 cassette

beauty draws the seed
numinous

september 2010 release ; two “hot live t.c. jams” from the charalambides guitarist, flying solo across a pair of dates in montréal & brooklyn ... ecstatic monochord rumble w/ exalted soloing ; kind of the perfect format for zenith-ascension & exactly the sort of thing tom excels at ... killer tape.

prairie fire press release...

tom carter – numinous c40 cassette pf 019

when we began planning for future prairie fire releases, tom was at the top of our wish list. needless to say that we’re pretty excited to be able to release two hot live t.c. jams to fire off our fall release parade. recorded in brooklyn and montreal, these tracks (beauty draws the seed & numinous) offer some of the best solo psych guitar i have heard in loooong time.

ed. of 100

$16.51

new to stock as of
september 19th, 2007

threads:
modern-psych
experimental-instruments
guitar-themed
minimalism-drones
free-improvisation

preservation (australia) #pre 013 cd

tom carter / robert horton “monsters of felt” compact disc

corsican hash (4:46)
monsters of felt (17:18)
tapebugs remember (6:35)
heavenly breakfast (13:31)
tombstone mind (4:06)

third album from the duo of charalambides’ tom carter & simultaneously everywhere/everyman robert horton, with guests michael shannon, brad & eden rose, and henry kuntz ...

i’d comment more on just how damn prolific these guys have been over the past few years if their output wasn’t so solid / surprising / non-repetitive and (let’s face it) ... great. tom’s elegiac guitar and robert’s experimental instruments / jerry-rigged electronic warble are certainly made to augment each other; that each piece here works a different mentality (gauzy drones, eastern-leaning acoustic improv, tape-machine meltdowns...) so well is testament to their versatility as musicians...

excellent stuff; no matter if this is your first time hearing these dudes or your 100th...
nice australian edition in a fold-out poster-sleeve...

preservation press release...

tom carter & robert horton
monsters of felt
preservation

robert horton’s musical exploits are diverse, heady and spans over three decades. from his early punk days to joining various groups in pursuit of free jazz, drone and even psychedelic hillbilly, horton is happily hard to pin down. he also makes his own instruments. one found regularly across the 30-plus releases he’s been involved with since 2005 is the ‘boot’, a four-stringed instrument that plays like an otherworldly dobro or slide guitar.

tom carter has been a lightning rod-like figure for the american psychedelic, folk and experimental underground scenes since forming one of the country’s central cosmic travellers in charalambides. over the past 5 years carter has spread his wings into solo work and collaborations with the likes of bardo pond, tower recordings and sonic youth’s thurston moore. however, it’s the pairing with robert horton that emerges most frequently in his busy schedule, as they continue to foster their pairing into a singular kind of chemistry.

their most developed work thus far, monsters of felt hits a mesmerising zone both urgent and lulling at once. the radiating undertow of horton’s sonic manipulations – including sound sources from cassettes, field recordings, computer, bass and the ‘boot’ – accompanies carter’s re-routing of american guitar traditions into mantras of trance and white light. the set also features appearances from kindred spirits and free-folk favourites brad and eden rose, along with eastern instrument journeymen henry kuntz and michael shannon. it all adds up to monsters of felt being yet another exciting and compelling step for two most intrepid musicians.

$15.12

back in stock as of
september 15th, 2010

first in stock on
july 23rd, 2010

threads:
modern-psych
guitar-themed
lo-fi

root strata (usa) #rs-72 lp

common eider, king eider “worn” long playing record

the rabbits will come again
when we sewed skins
ennui
they want to dig for gold but all they will find is blood (cell phone mix)
puppies
earth liver

june 2010 release ; lovely set from rob fisk’s ceke, with a “quiet/storm” dynamic throughout that yields some fine moments of whisper-to-a-scream blare (including the almost “pathétique” -esque moment in the sound-sample there) ...

comes as a giant fold-out poster wrapped around a silk-screened lp sleeve ; quite special ...

root strata press release...

common eider, king eider
worn
rs72

now expanded to a four piece, common eider, king eider have crafted yet another blast of high end wind chill that whips threw the empty spaces in your skull.. more stories of flora & fauna that hang beautifully in dynamic rooms of piano, strings, voices and stargazing guitar explosions born of layer after layer of feedback. this ghost world is all gray and black, with a high condensation of loss penetrating throughout. moonlight occasionally lights the path, but for the most part prepare to be lost in the woods. liz harris (grouper) and tom carter (charalambides) on the tracks ‘ennui’ and ‘earth liver’ add to the overall sense of dread.

$15.12

new to stock as of
april 24th, 2009

threads:
modern-psych
electro-acoustic-improvisation

secret eye (usa) #ab-oc-41 cd

kemialliset ystävät “harmaa laguuni” compact disc

tervehdys, roskasakki!
menneisyyden tulevaisuudessa
lempijuoma: talo
riisilla ja rusinoilla
laguunin muotoinen laulu
synti muissa maailmoissa
toivon halvaannuttamat

2008 release ; tour-edition set from jan anderzen & co., heavier on the electronic bleep than in prior/recent ky outings, with even a few stray patches of off-kilter beat-box action (listen to the sound-sample) ...

secret eye press release...

[ab-oc-41] kemialliset ystävät - harmaa laguuni cd

new kyy featuring performances from quite a few of our favorite finnish noisemakers, including members of avarus, kiila and es. also - tom + christina of charlambidies guest! all exclusive tracks, this was released for kemialliset ystävät's 2008 usa tour. limited tour-only release...and not available in stores! eat up. fast.

$5.04

back in stock as of
march 18th, 2011

first in stock on
october 29th, 2004

threads:
modern-psych
minimalism-drones
modern-composition
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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george cartwright

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