DISCHARGE June 2013 Issue 2
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DISCHARGE June 2013 Issue 2
Based out of Montclair NJ’s the Meatlocker we cover bands that come through our doors and informing about our underground scene from punk crust to experimental avant garde noise acts and the art that relates to it that shapes our scene.
Credits Dawn Foster, Tim Corbell, Ian Swanson, Heidi Hussa, Linda Chen, Dawn Foster, Tim Corbell, Ian Swanson, Heidi Hussa, Linda Chen, Dawn Foster, Tim Corbell, Ian Swanson, Heidi Hussa, Linda Chen, Dawn Foster, Tim Corbell, Ian Swanson, Heidi Hussa, Linda Chen
Contributors Vice, Kitty Play, Austin Now, Jeff Globeil, Scott Williams, IMA, High Gravity Shows, Vice, Kitty Play, Austin Now, Jeff Globeil, Scott Williams, IMA, High Gravity Shows,
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Contents Opinion Truly Subterranean: Cigarette Heaven by Sean Austin
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Local Interview with Scott Harris of Blast Gallery 18 Show Listing 23 Discharge 8
Cover Sounds
The Enigmatic World of Wild Torus 26
In My Collection with Tyler Burns
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New Releases 16
Wrap Up Screaming Females 42
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truly subterranean
Cigarette
Heaven By Sean austin/huge pupils
We had played at the Handsome Woman in Willimantic, CT the night before with Florida=Death, Fat History Month, Ovlov, & Hell Rules. I was still reeling from the energy of that show so around 11AM the next morning I posted this on our Facebook: “We want to play another show tonight. If anyone can help us out we will play a cover song of your choice. Not a joke. Plz respond.” After some back and forth
not doin things yet…we are hang-
“Ooh, That Smell” by Lynyrd
and don’t know where you’re
between us and “Babysunghx-
ing and raging in there though….
Skynyrd (which I ended up sing-
going, IT’S FUCKING SCARY.
ing Tapes” (John from Parenting,
if u feel like playing to basically
ing thru a wall of filtered delay).
We were following the GPS down
Spreaders, Super Always, and
the 4 or 5 heads that are “living”
10 hours later with two friends
roads on inclines so deep that it
many more) we locked the show
there…lol girls in love and parent-
(re: hostages) in tow, we found
looked like we were gonna fall off
down. They said:
ing will play too…lol pretend its
ourselves somewhat lost DEEP
a cliff. After about 15 minutes of
a sbow”
in the woods of Sussex County.
trying to call the contact number
If you’ve never driven up to
we were given (John’s) we started
Cigarette Heaven let me tell you,
to wonder if this was some kind
if you haven’t been there before
of sick (re: brilliant) joke someone
”Actually in all seriousness ….we got a housespot in Sussex nj
We were given and address in
coming in Jan…its open now, just
Wantage, NJ and asked to play
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We started to wonder if this was some kind of sick (brilliant) joke someone had pulled on us.
had pulled on us. We were sitting
house that we sus-
on our asses trying to figure our
pected to be Cigarette
what the fuck we were doing
Heaven looked like
in the middle of the woods far
the Texas Chainsaw
from home at 10:30 on a Sunday
Massacre house. I didn’t
night. Eventually another car
really care about get-
pulled up and a kid with a floppy
ting myself hacked to bits and
mohawk and rapist glasses (Alex
having my bones used to make
Cumming) stuck his head out the
coffee tables and lamps (it’s al-
window and said,
ways been kind of a dream), but
“Hey are you here for the show?” “Yeah man, we’re havin’ a little trouble finding the place, who’s
I felt shitty that I was potentially about to get another carload of people slaughtered and eaten. Our car drove up first and as we
anyone was home, so I tried call-
We ended up playing first but
ing John one more time and then
stayed all night because Girls in
decided to knock on the door.
Love, Parenting, and Super Al-
As I knocked everyone stayed in
ways ended up being exactly the
the cars with the engines running
kinds of bands we wanted to play
(some friends!), and after hearing
with and needed to be friends
two interior doors open and shut
with. Cigarette Heaven ended up
again, a big, tall, longhaired and
being our favorite place to play,
bearded mountain-man wearing
and one of my favorite places to
a flannel shirt answered the door.
to simply BE. LONG LIVE THE MOUNTAIN.
your contact here?”
climbed up the driveway slowly, we passed a windowless van full
That was Thom. We had arrived
To which Alex replied “…YOU!”
of dolls and other assorted junk.
at Cigarette Heaven. We were
It was fucked up. All the lights
home.
Now I felt bad, because the
were off and it didn’t look like
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IN MY COLLECTION THIS MONTH: Tyler Burns
Special edition Futurama Poster parodying Back to the Future from my girlfriend
I do home recordings for my band Daido Loori and this old mixing console is a great mix of analog and digital
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These gasmasks came from an abandoned asylum in Greystone Park, NJ
The greatest record I own, Quietus by Antithesis of Light. It’s a rare pressing from Russia.
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Sounds
NEW RELEASES Heavy Rotation
!!! Thr!!!er
Half Japanese Gentlemen / Not Beasts
Thirteen years and five LPs into
Fire Records' 4xLP reissue of
!!!'s output, the mostly well-
Half Japanese's ½ Gentlemen /
turned but low-impact Thr!!!er
Not Beasts demonstrates how
has all the hallmarks of the
the Fair brothers' caveman
Brooklyn punk-funk band-- wiry,
racket anticipated the work of
kinked guitars, ropy bass lines,
acts such as Daniel Johnston and
popping handclaps, chanting
Beat Happening; it's a brilliant
choruses, and falsetto outbursts--
mix of loud punk blasts, shape-
minus a crucial one: abandon. -Brian Howe
less rants, heartfelt confessions,
Melvins Everybody Loves Sausages
Guided By Voice English Little League
and minimal experiments. -Marc Masters
English Little League is Guided
The covers album Everybody
by Voices’ fourth LP since their
Loves Sausages is a tour through
comeback, meaning they’ve now
the Melvin’s most beloved songs,
made as many post-hiatus LPs
hitting most of the expected
as they managed during their
bases (Venom, Throbbing Gristle)
“classic era.” Amidst the booming
with a few surprises (Queen,
arena-rockers, swift power-pop,
Roxy Music). Mudoney’s Mark
proggy bluster, and wads of
Arm, Jello Biafra, Neurosis’ Scott
bubblegum, it marks the first ap-
Kelly, J.G. Thirwell, Clem Burke of
pearance of recordings from Bob
Blondie, and others, offer guest
Pollard’s new home-studio. -Paul
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Sounds
Heavy Rotation
Akron/Family Sub Verses Akron/Family’s seventh album
Thickly Painted Walls / Every Slut Could Be A Star
is heavy on the anthems but also reveals Akron/Family as a surprisingly typical rock troupe
A side “colgate fate” by Thickly
that rallies around cutting guitar
Painted Walls
figures and frenzied drum work.
yoyoyo. this is a man expressing
- Andrew Gaerig
feelings about suburbia, slutz, murder, parties, bitches clappin like seals, overpaid CEOs & more. i also heard the devil. B side “whyte flyte” by Every Slut Could Be A Star
At the Drive-In Acrobatic Tenement / Relationship of Command
this a poem 2 music. it speaks of tickling titties, liking SARS, &
Mikal Cronin MCII
At the Drive-In stuck around long
such thingz. there was some nice
enough to have an unequivocal
guttural soundz & fuzzy noise. ur
On Mikal Cronin’s first album for
impact and burned out be-
about to get fucked up.
Merge, the Ty Segall collaborator balances the “power” and
fore they could wear out their
“pop” elements of his sound with
welcome. Now, without much
aplomb, while sounding utterly
fanfare, the charismatic El Paso
out of sync internally. It’s pop
post-hardcore band are reissu-
poetry for the aloof, and Cronin’s
ing their 1996 debut Acrobatic
most fully realized, beautifully
Tenement and their 2000 swan
arranged, well-crafted work to
song Relationship of Command.
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An Interview with
Scott Harris
The Owner of
Blast Gallery
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Local always done this postcard art where he does illustrations and will do
By Jane Anderson/onefive4gallery
anywhere from 1 to 20 of them in a day, and then would send them to
Happy New Year! I start off every interview the same way, each time:
his friends and also just keep them going. Now, over the last 10 years,
Give me your thirty-second bio.
he’s mined that subject matter and blow them up into either rugs or
I studied painting at the Hartford Art School at the University of Hart-
larger-scale pieces. So we’re doing a show of plus or minus 14 of his
ford and graduated in 1990. Then spent 20 years or so just bouncing
pieces.
around to different careers and ended up doing mostly graphic design
Like, carpeting.
work over the last 10 or 15 years.
Yeah, welcome – mat sized rugs that hang on the wall but have these
About a year ago, my wife and I decided we were more interested
absurd illustrations of his made into the rugs. Because he lives out in
in starting something, a local business, that would get us involved in
California, and I believe might be on the road somewhere, he’s going
the community, tapping into our passion for art, and bring what we
to connect with us via Skype and do a little Q&A with the crowd at
saw was not existing in our little suburban setting – bringing more interesting art and a hangout place to our town. So back in April we started BLAST, an art gallery and also a store. And right now, we’re in the process of moving next door and changing that space into an art gallery, store and also a coffee shop. Are you gaining some square footage, then? Yes, a lot of square footage. The original space, part of what attracted us to it, is this super small building, just eight-feet wide—a long, narrow space. It was just a self-contained building squeezed between two others with a very distinctive round window in front. There were years of driving past it and thinking it was such a cool, strange spot. What could it be? What could we do there? And that drove the, “Ok, let’s start a business. What could the business be?” And it became an art gallery. It was fun, but it was always tight. If we had 15 people in there it felt packed to the brim. And now we’re in a much, much bigger, comfier setting where there will be actual seats and tables. People can hang out, it’ll have Wifi, and we’re having really great coffee and pastries, but still treating it like a serious art gallery and having a full roster of shows lined up for 2012. Great! When is your grand opening in the new space? This coming Saturday [January 7, 2012]. The first show is Mark Mothersbaugh, the lead singer of DEVO, and we’re doing a show of these rugs that he does. For years, ever since he started the band, he’s
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Local very quickly. We didn’t have a long, drawn-out business plan for what we were doing at all. So we had no idea, and we just had a certain number of artists on our wish list thinking, “Oh, wouldn’t it be cool…” I had no idea that if you track somebody down, just contact them, and try to arrange a show, often it’s been a positive experience. People have been willing, and we have been able to make these things happen where we thought we were shooting very high, but we were able to pull it off. The first show we opened was Jad Fair from the band Half Japanese, and that was back in April 2011. I was always a fan of his music and his art, and found his contact information through his email. This the opening.
was a week after we got the lease, and he was immediately positive and said yeah. Actually, he was about to leave on a tour of Europe
I saw on your website where it
and said it would be easier if he could just send the art. So we ended
said, rugs, and I thought there
up having the art for the first show before we completed the whole
was some art terminology that I
space.
just didn’t know about!
Wow!
No. You can buy them to hang on
We bring these sorts of artists that are sometimes more on the eclectic side, or have more of a cult following, and bring them into this suburban town
your wall, or you can buy them
That’s how we’ve been going since. One has led to another, and then
to use as a rug. I know that if I
pursuing different people we think would be right for the gallery and
get one of his pieces, it’ll be on
would be really interesting to bring to the town. Because the other fun
the wall.
thing is, we bring these sorts of artists that are sometimes more on the eclectic side, or have more of a cult following, and bring them into
Mark Mothersbaugh, that’s kind
this suburban town.
of a big deal, you know, one of the guys from DEVO. Who hasn’t
The last show in the old place was Daniel Johnston, and we screened
heard of DEVO? And then I’ve seen that you’ve had some really great names in your space, having only been open since April. How do you find these people? That’s been one of the most fun and surprising things about it. When we first started the gallery, we really loved the building, talked to the real estate agents and within a day, it was moving
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the documentary about him at a movie theater up the street. It was just so great because we were really showing that movie to people that were being introduced to not only him, but really that whole world of cassette culture, indie, unusual artists. To a more mainstream audience, it was really eye opening, and everybody was just blown away by it. You know, you mentioned your wish list of artists. Who’s number one on that wish list? Well, in terms of people that we have not yet been able to book… I want to do a show of David Lynch’s artwork, and I haven’t yet closed that deal. Also, not for his art, but Russell Simmons runs the Rush Art Foundation, where they develop younger, inner-city artists, and we are trying to see if we could maybe offer our space…having a solo show here could be something that a young artist could win as a prize. I was pursuing Bob Pollard from Guided by Voices because he does this great collage art, but I think he’s busy with the band for 2012, so that didn’t happen. When you originally drew up your wish list, did you already manage to book the person that was number one on that first list? In all ways, we’re not nearly that organized. What I mean by drawing up a wish list, it’s just in my head and out in the ether, so it’s a constantly evolving wish list. I hear you! What makes an artist really attractive to you, to invite them to come to BLAST? I think Daniel Johnston and the last show would probably be a great example of an artist that creates and is living in their whole entire world. So rather than just saying, “Those are watercolor paintings,” or, “These are minimalist, geometric paintings,” you’re brought into a whole world where an artist has developed his own language, a history. Discharge discharge 21
Local We also look for artists that are surprising within the setting that
So why don’t you have your own radio show?
we’re in, because we’re just on a main street in a suburb, so we want
When I first set it up, I thought for sure that I would, but then it was
stuff where people are going to come in and think, “Oh, this is art?”
enough that other people were filling in. I’ve done shows, but I don’t
Because some of the art comes from people that are working in things
have a regular show that I do right now. At some point I’m hoping may-
that wouldn’t necessarily be thought of as “high art.” We got a show
be… but I feel like I’m always doing lots of stuff to keep the business
from a tattoo artist, and a comic book artist. A lot of times we’ve
going. I do dream of settling in
ended up with art from people
and being able to do a radio show
that are musicians.
at some point more regularly.
I saw that you guys also have a
Between the gallery and the radio
radio station BLAST LIVE!
station and the new café and all
We started that just for fun, and
the expansion with BLAST, what’s
we still are building what that
your dream for the gallery?
could be. We have a steaming
Part of our hope for the next year
radio station, and that has been
is that it can become even more
a great way of collaborating with
of a hub within the community.
people from all over because
We have a lot more space to do
to do the dj-ing, really anybody
other kinds of creative things. We
with a computer could do it.
can have some music happening
We’ve got one guy who we have
in the spot and do screenings of
never met face-to-face, but have
different films. In terms of the art
only met through Facebook and
itself, hopefully we’ll just continue
through the gallery, who does a
the conversation that we’ve set up
show every Tuesday and lives in
where we’re bringing unusual and
West Virginia. We have another
unexpected things and hopefully
guy who runs a show from up in
turning people on. That’s one of
Maine. Once you have a radio
the fun things that I’ve always
station going, there’s 24 hours
found. Whether it’s an artist or a
a day and 7 days a week to fill,
musician or a writer, usually once
so we program it with music, like
you start to get in to something
an eight-hour mix, that’ll run any
new, it always opens up another
time that someone isn’t doing a
world of things to learn about.
live show. When we were mounting one of the shows in the gallery, we had someone come in and sort of work as a dj and just talk to us for a few hours while we were there at night, hanging the show, talk about the show. We’ve used
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THIS MONTH’S
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MOUNT ANALOG Screaming Females Harbour Permanent Makeup Thickly Painted Walls Candle Hoax
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wrap up
Screaming Females at the Meatlocker written By estaban sanchez // fake walls New Brunswick’s finest Screaming Females made an appearance at Montclair’s Meat Locker this past Saturday, May 15th. The New Brunswick group performed probably their best and longest set I’ve seen them play yet. They recently just finished recording their follow-up to 2009’s Power Move. No word on a title or release date for their new LP yet, but you can read more about it at their blog. The indie/punk trio head out on a full US tour tomorrow, which concludes with a full week of dates with NJ’s own Ted Leo. You can find all of those dates on their Myspace.
Sparta’s Future Future were also on Saturday nights bill. The group is currently one of the best undiscovered bands coming out of NJ yet. Their song “10,000 Ft of Snow” is featured on our Sounds of NJ compilation, which just came out today. Be sure to download the song for free. Also, check out all of their upcoming shows here. Old Wives and Baby Pilot opened the show as well. ^ (l-r) King Mike, Jarrett Dougherty, Marissa Paternoster
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Pizza & Drone
in Poughkeepsie
written By Jennifer Gutman // Chronogram
Pizza came in shifts at My Place Pizza in Poughkeepsie last Monday. The owner, Patrick Fitzgerald, was only making fresh pies in between sets. For the rest of the night, he was nestled into one of his classic red pizza parlor booths along with the other 20 or so people who were gathered in the back of the dark narrow room.
This wasn’t your typical night of music in the Hudson Valley. There were no swanky cocktails (it’s BYOB if you’re so inclined) or even a stage to separate the musicians from the crowd. The show wasn’t publicized much beyond a Facebook event page. But when you walked into the back of the dark parlor, the excitement for the music to come was palpable. Fitzgerald, tall, dark, and lean in a Frank Zappa sort of way, bought the 35-year-old building last summer, and he’s been hosting shows since October. A musician himself, Fitzgerald was looking for a way to combine his work with his passion, and, since most other pizza places close early in the business district of Poughkeepsie, he saw the potential of keeping his place open late and filling it with musicians looking for a space to play. “I like to let things develop as they may,” says Fitzgerald. “We say yes to whoever says they can put on a show here.” This makes for diverse and unpredictable line-ups, often within a given night, as was the case this past Monday. My partner Tom and I arrived a little after the 7:15 starting time, so we missed the opening band, Candle Hoax, a guy by the name of Jake Becvar making really pretty, shoegazy instrumental melodies. (I know it’s pretty because I listened to the songs on his bandcamp page.) The first band that went on after we got there was Thickly Painted Walls, who played a 20-minute long aggressive noise set that opened with a scatting trumpet and ended on some gentle notes, but was harsh and largely inaccessible in between. A super highenergy shred punk band touring from Florida came next. Permanent
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wrap up Makeup, a trio made up of two guitarists and a fiery red-haired female drummer, shared that they were worried they wouldn’t sweat after leaving Florida, but worked up a good one during this performance. The real show stealer, though, was the closing act, Harbour, a lo-fi drone duo. Damian Cleary’s electric-guitar mastery was matched by Jonas Bers’s string work on his stand-up bass, which he crafted out of a white PVC pipe. When Bers wasn’t playing the pipe, he worked a series of pedals and mixers. The resulting reverb was oceanic—achieving waves in sound that mimicked the motions of the tides. Some moments were rip-tide thrilling, others like the lullaby of idling waters. “I was entranced literally by that,” says Fitzgerald of the Harbour performance. “That was totally awesome.” And he didn’t have to look far to find it. Bers is a Rosendale resident, as was Cleary until his recent move to Connecticut. “I believe the local music we have is just as good as anything you hear anywhere,” says Fitzgerald, who has been living in the Hudson Valley for 20 years. “I like to celebrate what’s real to me, and what’s real to me is the people I see in real life—not people who do things way far away.” This means even giving musicians who are still crafting their skills the opportunity to play. “Sometimes you have to go through learning and
We bring these sorts of artists that are sometimes more on the eclectic side, or have more of a cult following, and bring them into this suburban town
people at different stages, and that’s beautiful as well,” says Fitzgerald. “I embrace it all and get the benefits of the unexpected.” The Harbour show was free, which is SOP at My Place Pizza. Some bands charge a cover, in which case all of the money goes to the band, not to Fitzgerald. You can just give him a couple of dollars for a slice.
Patrick Fitzgerald, owner of My Place Pizza
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climb
Mount Analog Mount Analog made my day.
ing for me! Donnie and Joe Em-
have to order online. It is great
Perhaps the best record store on
erson on tape! Never expected
being able to have a local store
the west coast, and for sure in
to see that!
that sells items that are usually
all of Los Angeles. The product is not only vinyl and cd but cassettes as well! I know many stores sell tapes, no biggie. But I was amazed to find new and rare albums on cassette tape... not exciting for most, but amaz-
They also sell the rad tarot deck cards and items from Wild Un-
hard to find and that take forever to receive in the mail.
known, which is originally what
The vibe is very cool and the
brought me into the store. How-
products range from gorgeous
ever I am so glad I went, I found
tarot decks, to black magic
rare albums by artists I usually
books, to rare and obscure music
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that makes this store so unique
great records. i feel that I could
and distinctive from the rest. It is
walk out with just about any
obvious that each item is care-
record and it would probably be
fully handpicked by the staff and
good. We are very lucky to have
I love that next to most items is
this place and the people that
a handwritten description. It is
work there are dead cool. I’ve
obvious that everything there the
already dropped a few hundred
staff is passionate about.
bucks and I’ve only been in a few
FInally an actual physical place to find cool/weird stuff. This place isn’t for every taste. It’s a bit more curated. Meaning you won’t necessarily find the new hit pop records but for us record junkies it’s an oasis from Amoeba! Great selection of
times. Amazing record store that feels and looks like the kind of record store I’d open up if given the chance. I only discovered this record store last month and I love it to death. Amazed by the long out of print vinyl that they carry
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in their used bins and the great
Detroit techno house records
chase. I have no issues with them
shape that it’s in. On top of that,
can be purchased and even
letting the staff hold onto my
they carry numerous new vinyl
the big boy, Amoeba Records
Cali Driver’s License / ID to lis-
releases from various artists and
doesn’t carry much suff like this
ten their turntables as turntable
labels.
in Hollywood.
needles can be quite expensive
Everything from goth/industrial,
They have turntables for their
old Wax Trax / Nettwerk, cur-
customers to listen to vinyl
rent minimal electro, to current
before deciding to make a pur-
and can walk off on their own (I should know because I’ve learned first hand the awful truth of my turntable needles disap-
pearing in a blink of an eye). The staff is friend, well knowledgeable and you won’t find any High Fidelity Jack Black characters behind the counter! The staff and owners have given me great recommendations and have lead me to discover great stuff that I’d not have taken the chance and purchased on my own at other record stores (case being the 2012 CD or vinyl release by Silent Servant). The store specializes mainly in vinyl and cassettes and you won’t find many compact discs here. That’s okay because the vinyl and cassette purchases that I’ve made here have gone a long way so far and I hold closer to heart as it’s nice holding vinyl and newly released cassettes again. I have to give a shout out to the cassette only label Living Tapes as the 3 Living Tapes that I’ve purchased from Mount Analog are amazing and special already. Thanks guys for opening up closer to home.
Photos of Mahssa and Mount Analog by Becka Diamond
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Co-owner Mahssa Taghinia's Top 13
1. Raime – Quarter Turns Over A Living Line (Blackest Ever Black) 2. Dariush Dolat-Shahi – Electronic Music, Tar and Sehtar LP (Pre-Cert Home Entertainment) 3. Vatican Shadow LIVE with Demdike Stare, Andy Stott, Silent Servant and Kangding Ray (Sept. 2012 in Los Angeles) 4. Tod Dockstader – Electronic Volume 1 (Mordant Music) 5. Lindsay Thornburg X Pendleton Los Ojos Cloak (to die for clothing item of the year!) 6. Suzanne Ciani – Lixiviation (Finders Keepers Records) 7. Long Island Electrical Systems record label (label of the year!) 8. Wild Unknown Tarot Deck (designed by artist Kim Krans)
The stock is perfectly curated, and the woman in charge of this epic selection is co-owner and head buyer, Mahssa Taghinia. She was an obvious choice when I decided to feature end of year lists. Check out her list below, and definitely make a point to check out the shop when in LA. Mount Analog is located at 5906 1/2 Figueroa Street, Los Angeles.
9. Andy Stott – Luxury Problems (Modern Love) 10. Silent Servant – Negative Fascination (Hospital Productions) 11. Berberian Sound (Warp Films) 12. DJing with my label mates Andy Votel and Doug Shipton @ L’Usine, in Geneva, Switzerland (February 2012) 13. And #1 for me this year (#13, in 13:13 land), is opening my record
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