sean mccann “lower decks” c29 cassette

• wards
  
• turn away outside
  
• birthday live loop
  
  
• kellogg
  
• may 29th pt.2

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ek32-sean mccann "lower decks" c29 a collection of early recordings by san fransisco's prolific sean mccann. oddly enough, these recordings sound as well executed and lush as some of his most recent work.  anging from crystal clear drones to delicate piano pieces, field recordings you can't help but place somewhere familiar from your own youth and some of his most dense guitar work on tape yet . all in all a perfect reason to take a moment and look back on a simpler time.

earth crown “nw wrld” c24 cassette

• look past the ruins
  
• the garden
  
  
•  peaking through the hole i & ii
  
• selling the charge

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ek30-earth crown c-24 sounds from hell. bleak optimism through electricity. baltimore's earth crown pushes the ugliest sounds into surprisingly musical realms on this release. my favorite yet. very pleased with this one. 3 panel layout with hand-drawn artwork by the man himself. taking steps forward from the very bottom. edition of 75 copies.

cloaked light “a passing through” c30 cassette

• yellow sunlit garden
  
• wandering away
  
• three bird watchers
  
  
• triangle lake

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ek29-cloaked light "a passing through" c30 barely there melodies drawing you in when you least expect it. a wonderful progression in sound by peter friel (young tapes). recordings with a very subtle charm and genuine intent. finally a future to look forward to. edition of 75 copies

migrations in rust “seasons cast in pearl” c20 cassette

• seasons cast in pearl
  
  
• bathed

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ek27-migrations in rust "seasons cast in pearl" c20 gorgeous drone works by new york's jesse allen (cowards, cathode terror secretion).  in my opinion his finest work under the migrations in rust moniker. perfect organic tones interweaving with no recognizable beginning or end. losing track of time through sound. edition of 75 copies.

earn “away” c20 cassette

• introduction
  
• wax man
  
• running on soft feet
  
  
• much the same
  
• away

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ek26-earn "away" c20 recorded in early spring.  originally intended as a tour-only release for east coast dates with work/death and pedestrian deposit.  without a doubt my most delicate and bare recordings.  recorded during a time of transition and worry.  realizing wherever you are you'll always be "away" from someone or something. expanded edition of 75 copies.

mark lord “lowest condition of survival” c30 cassette

• untitled (1) (13:48)
  
• untitled (2) (15:00)

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ek24-mark lord "lowest condition of survival" c30 second full-length release under the new moniker of christopher forgues (previously kites). strange, pulsating end-time sounds coming from of every direction. the soundtrack to a collapsing past, present and future. cover art by the man himself. limited to 75 copies.

rale “twelve hours of the night” double c20 cassette boxed set

• untitled (1) (9:40)
  
  
• untitled (2) (9:40)
  
  
• untitled (3) (9:35)
  
  
• untitled (4) (9:45)

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ek23-rale "twelve hours of the night" 2xc20 four sides of slow motion modular warmth courtesy of william hutson. isolated melodies rising and falling from a level plain. put you ear to the door and close your eyes. housed in oversize vinyl cases with color artwork by the man himself. limited to 75 copies.

ten thousand things “though darkness divides us” c23 cassette

• untitled (1) (11:25)
  
  
• untitled (2) (9:28)

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ek22-ten thousand things "though darkness divides us" c23 tense, string-heavy ambiance from the providence, ri duo of scott reber (work/death) and geoff mullen (rare youth label). sounds residing somewhere between day and night, hard and soft, everything and nothing. pinning the listener down without a single detail lost in the process. limited to 75 copies.