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previous record label: arbiter		there are 15 titles on arbor cdr in stock. they are listed below.		next record label: archeomb

$13.27

new to stock as of
august 4th, 2008

threads:
electro-acoustic-composition
minimalism-drones

arbor cdr (usa) #arbor 100 lp

treetops “permission b/w when i was younger” long playing record

permission

we must have our man
when i was younger

youth
pure grey
reconsider

click the play button to hear an excerpt of "youth"

july 2008 release ; really quite nice lp of fuzzy, distorted organ swells from arbor cdr boss mike “treetops” pollard, following hot on the heels of his recent ecstatic peace! tape ...

arbor cdr press release...

arbor100 treetops - "permission / when i was younger" lp

spirited youth and the intense magnification of focused energies chart the recent zones for treetops. utilizing tapes, casio keyboards, vocals and a variety of other sources, the path to earth bound nature drone is firmly rooted in electricity. like the combination of the glacial drifts of massive rocks and the movements of air, the sources meld into blissed out meditative drones: ceremonial music rising into the future to get out of the past. infinite ancients; constantly progressing, constantly evolving.

mastered by pete swanson (d. yellow swans); in an edition of 300 copies in proprinted foldover sleeves featuring photography by kyle parker (infinite body). the b-side features a remastered and extended version of the “when i was younger” 2xc10 (arbor69) from last winter.

$10.92

back in stock as of
august 4th, 2008

first in stock on
february 16th, 2008

threads:
harsh-noise
lo-fi

arbor cdr (usa) #arbor 073 cs

god willing “cleansing hours” c14 cassette and c16 cassette boxed set

(no tracklisting)

arbor cdr press release...

arbor73 god willing - "cleansing hours" c14+c16

scum crew member ren schofield plays true to his posses title with this sludge noise opus. pure overdriven electricity oscillates steadfastly while fighting the battle for sonic purity. sk-1 tones chug toward the cliff of oblivion demanding submission from strangled guitar strums trying to reach the surface (a cause inevitably resulting in failure). spattering waves of crossed frequencies construct an unscalable wall of crushing distorted drones; beauty lies beneath if you can dig that deep. good vibrations.

in an edition of 100 double tape sets in clear plastic album style cases with double sided sky/carpet collages and printed labels.

$13.27

new to stock as of
august 4th, 2008

arbor cdr (usa) #arbor 072 lp

acre “monolith” long playing record

monolith (1) (11:10)
monolith (2) (12:50)

click the play button to hear an excerpt of "monolith (2)"

july 2008 release ; static tone generation from aaron “acre” davis ... blissful minimal creep ala eleh & eliane radigue sourced to simple feedback-generation circuits. the wave of the future, in many respects ...

arbor cdr press release...

arbor72 acre - "monolith" lp

portland's tone wrangler aaron davis (aka acre) has been blasting the world with his massive-but-barely-there feedback swells for quite some time with releases on black horizons, jk, and more. his first lp offering brings about the acre essence quite well. massive walls of shoe-gazed feedback are some how tamed into smooth, quintessential drones. this is not the sound of synthesizers or keyboards, but a single tone being modified and replicated into a monolithic piece. stasis so strong it is hard to realize the power of these two side long tracks until they end, forcing silence back upon the listener: direct hypnosis and transcendental zoning.

in an edition of 200 records in pro-printed fold over sleeves.

$6.64

new to stock as of
august 4th, 2008

threads:
analogue-synth
minimalism-drones
modern-psych

arbor cdr (usa) #arbor 070 cs

steve hauschildt “rapt for liquid minister” c20 cassette

indoor travel
rapt for liquid minister
cybernetic inevitable

july 2008 release ; solo tape from emeralds member steve hauschildt ...

arbor cdr press release...

arbor70 steve hauschildt - "rapt for liquid minister" c20

still-moving loops repeat and build themselves in deep washes of aural hallucination. steve is known for his work in ohio synth-drone unit emeralds. like the other output from the emeralds crew, it is hard to believe that today’s best synth music is being made by twenty year old dudes from the cleveland suburbs, but they seriously just have it figured out. steve’s smooth and densely layered drones, heavy in kraut influence, are as huge as any of his contemporaries and as rich as his predecessors. vocal incantations reminiscent of “way their crept” era grouper place steve’s compositions on another level. deeply thoughtful and knowledgeable zones floating in and out of reality.

in an edition of 150 labeled tapes with full color cardstock j-cards.

$10.92

back in stock as of
august 4th, 2008

first in stock on
february 16th, 2008

threads:
free-jazz
guitar-themed

arbor cdr (usa) #arbor 054 lp

traum “built for nothing” one-sided long playing record

built for nothing

click the play button to hear an excerpt of "built for nothing"

february 2008 release ; a one-sided lp featuring the duo of lambsbread’s zac davis (guitar) and graveyards’ ben hall (drums) - zac’s joe morris idolatry comes across as clean as his tone, but the best comparison i can make (which has been made time & time again - i know - but it’s apt ... ) is to the derek bailey / jamie muir “dart drug” lp on incus ...

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arbor54 traum - "built for nothing" 1 sided lp

suburban michigan is a breeding ground where every weirdo has a label, a band, and a handful of secret/under the radar collaborative projects. here graveyards' ben hall and lambsbread's zac davis create a monolithic one sider influenced by too many private press jazz records and abstract instrumentalism.

davis turns in his effect pedals for nothing; pure clean tones plucked up and down scales and bridges so uniquely that it is easy to confuse the guitar for a sax. ben hall drums like a man with four arms; constant rattling trap tapping and assorted pots and pans clattering, flowing completely smoothly. a perfect union of sound.in an edition of 300 copies in screened chipboard sleeves by anthony decanini.

$6.64

back in stock as of
august 4th, 2008

first in stock on
october 2nd, 2007

threads:
modern-psych

arbor cdr (usa) #arbor 048 cd

soft shoulder “untitled” compact disc recordable

clap and cough
slumber party in a grime hut

arbor cdr press release...

arbor 48 soft shoulder - "untitled" cd-r

tempe, arizona is a creative hotspot over run with positive youth and a supportive community. soft shoulder is the in house posi-punk band comprised of james, james, and ashley of the clatter crew tent city. on this release they turn in their catchy hooks and traditional structure for two 15+ minute improvised pieces that fall somewhere between tc and graveyards. total washed out summertime drones for the punk dudes or sunshine thrash for the noise dudes.

in an edition of 100 numbered copies with stamped discs and an insert within a cardstock print bound with neon nineties nylon bracelets.

$6.64

back in stock as of
august 4th, 2008

first in stock on
november 10th, 2007

threads:
modern-psych
free-improvisation

arbor cdr (usa) #arbor 046 ep

youth of the beast “lantern” seven inch single record

lantern is destroyed
will follow grackle

arbor cdr press release...

arbor46 youth of the beast - "lantern" 7"

youth of the beast is pure primitive electronics, suffocating saxophone scrawl and epic percussion. acting as the solo output for raccoo-oo-oon’s andy spore, this record is yotb’s first vinyl offering following up a few tapes on night people and fuck it tapes. blistering vocal screeches and mixer feedback blasts meld with stray tones as brass wails and drums are pounded. spore is a master of channeling the spirits right into the basement where he crafts his jams, creating a captivating mass of noise and psychedelic signals crossing for a painfully beautiful 10 minutes. breathless sax solos and massive tribal percussion interspersed throughout. the sum of all these parts is something intense, unknown; an ever evolving sonic creature as bleak as it is restless.

in an edition of 315 records with epic xeroxed double sided/double foldover (you’ll understand it when you see it) sleeves and printed labels by spore.

$6.64

back in stock as of
august 4th, 2008

first in stock on
october 2nd, 2007

threads:
harsh-noise
art-punk

arbor cdr (usa) #arbor 043 ep

shearing pinx / silver daggers “split” seven inch single record

shearing pinx - gold sleeper
shearing pinx - baton
shearing pinx - slaughterhaus
silver daggers - the joys of being solitude w/dialog (at the smell)
silver daggers - life freedom-style in all it’s pride + glory

arbor cdr press release...

arbor43 shearing pinx / silver daggers split 7"

time to tell all the ’77 dudes to get hip to the ’07 sound. vancouver’s shearing pinx and los angeles’ silver daggers are north america’s ambassadors for the new wave of skronk/thrash/post-whatever punk.

the pinx play angular, expertly timed, staccato waves of noise and punk. two long songs sandwiching one short one in typical pinx fashion.

the daggers (experts of interpreting animal sounds w/ regular rock instruments) create utterly epic art-punk jams complete with swirling synths and horns based around solid drumming and guitar/bass interplay.

one track was recorded live at the smell, coming complete with mosh philosophies, while the second track recalls david byrne’s “boombox experiments” circa stop making sense. be sure to check out their new record on load!

in an edition of 400 numbered copies on concrete grey vinyl w/ hand stamped labels in 2 color silkscreen cardstock sleeves and a long insert.

$13.27

back in stock as of
august 4th, 2008

first in stock on
october 2nd, 2007

threads:
modern-psych
harsh-noise
minimalism-drones

arbor cdr (usa) #arbor 041 lp

warmth “warmth” long playing record

(no tracklisting)

arbor cdr press release...

arbor41 warmth lp

even though warmth main man steev thompson still appears to be incommunicado totally epic recordings continue to surface. before roxanne jean police was officially over and steev still lived in chicago, he joined up with another then chicago resident branden diven of quilts/american grizzly records. the jams that were created filled a couple of cdrs and the warmth side of the split with quintana roo on not not fun.

this lp consists of a remixed and edited version of the original cdr running at just under 45 minutes. forgotten smog floats through a northside basement. sounds emanate but their source is totally unrecognizable. quiet growing tonal blobs erupt into washes of aural color. a complete union of samplers, synths, vocals, guitar, organs, percussion, and electronics merge to create the sounds contained within; a loss of individual existence. completely serene.

in an edition of 300 lps on creamy yellow vinyl with hand stamped labels in pro-printed and screened fold over sleeves with art by roy tatum and an insert by steev.

$6.64

back in stock as of
august 4th, 2008

first in stock on
october 2nd, 2007

threads:
modern-psych
minimalism-drones

arbor cdr (usa) #arbor 035 ep

robedoor / yellow swans “split” seven inch single record

robedoor - tremor deliverance
yellow swans - untitled

arbor cdr press release...

arbor35 robedoor / yellow swans - split 7"

it’s about time that two of the west coast’s best units share a slab of vinyl together. this is an epic coupling. la’s robedoor (an obvious arbor favorite) present what might be their best work yet, “tremor deliverance”. synths and subdued vocals weave together into an ornamental sound tapestry with heavy middle eastern influence. total satyagraha. portland’s yellow swans are constantly touring (just now embarking on a multi-month european jaunt) and spreading the word of sonic liberation. their untitled piece is a wall of sound, totally alive and growing, infinitely large. in an edition of 500 copies with printed labels and silkscreened art by shawn reed of raccoo-oo-oon.

$6.64

new to stock as of
august 4th, 2008

threads:
guitar-themed
minimalism-drones
lo-fi
modern-psych

arbor cdr (usa) #arbor 028 ep

zaïmph “zaïmph” seven inch single record

bird of prey (7:54)
inclination (5:48)

click the play button to hear an excerpt of "bird of prey"

july 2008 release ; new music from marcia bassett ... two static, wordless vocal-led pieces (somewhat surprisingly she’s got a nico-esque tenor) including a beautiful 8-minute guitar / violin burner (listen to the sound-sample) and a piano-loop take. markedly different from the usual guitar/pedal noise/drone attack of her previous work ; closer to her role in ghq ... highly recommended !!!

arbor cdr press release...

arbor28 zaimph 7"

in the past marcia bassett (of double leopards, ghq) has proved her versaitility under the zaimph name; from the depraved feedback and tone fury of her “sexual infinity” cd on hospital productions to her delicate electric guitar and vocals waves on the “mirage of the other” lp on gypsy sphinx.

this untitled 7” release further proves this fact by recalling her earliest roots in the siltbreeze band un: vocal mantras and delicate strumming are placed over a hypnotically evolving base of looped piano, feedback, and strings. the end result is something beautiful that twists the lines of classification, picking up little points of reference from her past bands and laying out a path towards the future.

in an edition of 500 7”s in proprinted full color foldover sleeves with art by marcia. mastered by josh stevenson.

$13.27

back in stock as of
august 4th, 2008

first in stock on
october 2nd, 2007

threads:
modern-psych
minimalism-drones
free-improvisation

arbor cdr (usa) #arbor 020 lp
not not fun (usa) #nnf 091 lp

black monk “flowstone” long playing record

murmur
untitled
flowstone

arbor cdr press release...

arbor20 / nnf091 black monk - "flowstone" lp

flowstoned and dethroned, finally. last year’s bored/burning summer spell of eagle rock entropy birthed a numb drum ‘n drones duo dubbed black monk. the aesthetic of inept, free-punk drumming and red-eyed, void-surfing low-end infinity found output on two micro-limited cassette releases (one on buried valley, one on zac/lambsbread’s maim & disfigure) and one weedian live show (in tempe, az) and then the scholars split to separate coasts.

fortunately for us/you, flowstone comes crawling outta the caverns of a babeless summer on a slab of black wax, collecting their out-of-print murmur cs and half the v cs, plus an unreleased side-long wastoid-land of subterranean percussion and roaring magma. just in time for 2012.

black vinyl lps in stark pro-printed fold-over covers plus a poster of arcane team scribble by bm. limited to 270. co-released with not not fun.

$6.64

back in stock as of
august 4th, 2008

first in stock on
october 2nd, 2007

threads:
free-improvisation
harsh-noise
modern-psych

arbor cdr (usa) #arbor 019 cd

binges “return to whatever” compact disc recordable

live at permanent records, chicago, 3/17/07
live at the practice space, ames iowa, 4/25/07

arbor cdr press release...

arbor19 binges - "return to whatever" cd-r

binges are a hometown favorite here in chicago. up until this point their music has existed to the public in one form: the live set. for the benefit of those outside of chicago, the duo, comprised of drummer chris robert and guitar/bass/drum/mic/tape dude anthony decanini, recently teamed up with midwestern raccoo-oo-oon to cover the west coast with their syncopated improvisations. it is only fitting that their first release be made up of live material (recorded to dat tape and mastered with the utmost care).

decanini creates a vast number of growing and receding loops from his guitar, bass, contact mic, tapes, and other sources which act as the perfect foil to robert’s percussion (a serious thing to behold). it isn’t so much one person acting as the leader as much as the two creating an absolute sonic union of sounds blurring the line between free jazz and noise.

in an edition of 200 screened cdrs in screened sleeves.

$6.64

back in stock as of
august 4th, 2008

first in stock on
november 10th, 2007

threads:
modern-psych
minimalism-drones
lo-fi

arbor cdr (usa) #arbor 017 ep

axolotl / inca ore “split” seven inch single record

axolotl - inner voices
axolotl - nerve language
inca ore - perfection from supremacists: instruction on radiant disintegration: act of life

october 2007 release; a split 7” between axolotl (two pieces of deconstructed violin, vocals, & electronics) and inca ore (harp and voice).

arbor cdr press release...

arbor17 axolotl / inca ore- split 7"

karl bauer and eva saelens (axolotl and inca ore respectively) are two like minded bay area psychers operating on two opposing levels. axolotl marks the a side with skyward streaking drones and ethereal loops tinged and focused, ringing with the joyous bliss of upward passage. an endless array of vocals, electronics, and violin looping and looping, building and growing: stasis. inca ore makes her craft from an earth bound level. oneness with her surroundings, roots firmly planted. eerie incantations and meandering harp play foreground to layer upon layer of looped vocals and murky ambience, charting your way towards forever.

in an edition of 450 white purity colored 7”s in black and white pro-printed collage fold-over sleeves by eva with a numbered insert.

$6.64

back in stock as of
august 4th, 2008

first in stock on
october 2nd, 2007

threads:
modern-psych

arbor cdr (usa) #arbor 011 cd

tent/city “tent/city” compact disc recordable

(no tracklisting)

arbor cdr press release...

arbor11 tent/city cd-r

past the desert smoke and arid dust trails of arizona lies an oasis of broken folk. occupied by tent/city, this area is like a river of creativity and blessed drones. six artful dwellers armed with instruments ranging from pots and pans to synths and guitars, pianos and flutes, have the perfect recipe for clattery commune psych. taken out of their natural habitat and thrown into the studio they offer these five tracks to the coyote spirit.

the first three tracks act as studies focusing on different pairings of the featured instrumentation. this culminates in the fourth track, an epic 12 minute long jam full of rotted synth, flute prayers, electric guitar with hints of the raccoon’s good blessing, all over a foundation of unwavering percussion.

in an edition of 90 triangle stickered cd-rs with an insert all in a hand sewn paisley pouch complete with button clasp.

previous record label:
arbiter

...and that's everything on arbor cdr in stock.
(why not take a look at the previous and next labels?)

next record label:
archeomb

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