locrian “falling towers b/w after the torchlight” c40 cassette

• falling towers (8:37)
  
• after the torchlight (11:02)
  
  
• thgilhcrot eht retfa (11:02)
  
• srewot gnillaf (8:37)

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bh-39 locrian - falling towers / after the torchlight c40 i'm very pleased to present this new release from locrian, adding to their impressively solid discography. it sees them as a three-piece with the addition of mr. lemos, and a bit of a thickening up of their now trademark sound on these two tracks. shards of guitar improv, blackened howls, buzzing electronics and a constant progression through many chilling and evil zones. audio is played in reverse on b-side, for perfect sound symmetry. silver ink on black with silver and blue glitter metallic paper. j-card is 7-panels. edition of 200 copies on hi-bias chrome tapes.

aemae “and tongueless, i can conjure you at will” c20 cassette

• and tongueless, i can conjure you at will
  
  
• the roughest jewel in your glittering crown

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bh-37 aemae – and tongueless, i can conjure you at will c20 over the last few years brandon nickel has been honing his sound and making a name for himself with the, as of recent, very impressive isounderscore label. not afraid to embrace technology, aemae sounds is at times restrained, and at times a whirling maelstrom of ones and zeros, yet always carefully constructed, each release taking months of editing and re-editing. here the sound falls into the later, more intense mode of aemae, and a fitting way to retire the name, as mr. nickel is using his own name to perform under. comprised of edited live material, yet the heightened composure is still evident. the a-side is a lot of gear, screaming at each other more or less really, digital mulch. the flip offers a slightly more restrained sound, and could be visually compared to a sheer obsidian cliff on a foreign planet where the air is ten times the density of our own planet, the geological formation slowly rising along the horizon until it falls off the edge. silver offset ink on metallic black stock, 2-panel j-card. edition of 111 copies on hi-bias chrome tapes.

six heads “the popeye scat b/w good times” c40 cassette

• the popeye scat
  
  
• good times

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bh-33 six heads - the popeye scat c40 this cassette moves with surprising fragility and restraint for a six member experimental project, the sound infected with a surrealist vibe, not too dissimilar to the audio equivalent of a tanguy painting, or maybe mlehst on quaaludes. floating through blue green vapors, only occasionally does concrete reality come to the forefront. two sidelong tracks filled with alien instrumentation, and title appropriate tape collage. few releases and some high profile collaborating make this a release to investigate further. color digital printed three panel transparent j-card, and a one panel unique art for each copy, floating orchids over rainbow blood on gray cardstock. silver labels, black hi-bias chrome tapes. edition of 100.

grasslung “in bad fields” c20 cassette

• in bad fields (1)
  
  
• in bad fields (2)

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bh-29 grasslung – in bad fields c20 two new tracks of brutal synth minimalism from jonas asher, the man behind grasslung and also the excellent phaserprone. this release finds him operating under a tense, fearful, and lonely sound environment, a trait hinted at on older releases, but i feel realized to an even fuller extent here. this is his first work off his own label, and the packaging was something that i felt was very important for this release in particular, given the peerless visual aesthetic the artist has already set forth; obis, letterpressing, diecuts, etc. all packaging is offset printed in silver ink, on metallic black cardstock. there is an obi, with 3 asymmetric cut outs done by hand, as well as a 2-panel j-card with more curved edges. labels are blank silver, and each copy comes with a blackened nail. edition of 100 copies on hi-bias chrome tapes.

the north sea “royal arsenal” c20 cassette

• honeyrunner
  
  
• still going hungry

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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.