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Wymond Miles Call by Night 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
track listing: Summer Rains (4:44) Protection (2:14) Solomon’s Song (3:05) Call by Night (2:37) Bride of the Lamb (2:17) Divided in Two (4:01) Rear View Mirror (3:16) Stand Before Me (4:27) Devil’s Blue Eyes (4:12)
Key Information / Selling Points: Hometown / Key Markets: • San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Austin Selling Points / Key Press: • New solo record by the guitarist of The Fresh & Onlys • Engineered by Phil Manley of The Fucking Champs and Trans Am • Last album covered by Interview magazine, Self-Titled, Consequence of Sound, Impose, and more Wymond Miles was raised in the working-class small towns of the American West. On Call by Night, the singer’s latest widescreen opus, Miles masterfully evokes that lost landscape, all while grappling with issues of fatherhood, privacy, PTSD, violence, and dissipated romance. The album adds a critical new chapter to the Fresh & Onlys guitarist’s story as an artist, and reasserts him as a major voice in contemporary songwriting. Call by Night sees Miles building a noticeably bigger sound than on his previous solo records, while simultaneously standing as his most intimate work. It’s a record explicitly written for the fidelity of the vinyl format, with louder songs beginning each album side and quieter songs at the interior. His attention to sequencing paid off; the album flows like a piece of classic cinema, and sounds like it’s splashed across a drive-in screen in 70mm. Recorded using vintage gear by Phil Manley (The Fucking Champs, Trans Am) at El Studio in San Francisco and Miles’ Garden Chamber home studio, the record is a treasure of tube-amp warmth, and a landmark in the songwriter’s catalog. Miles wrote most of Call by Night on piano, and while the wall-of-sound guitar and cinematic synth playing that helped define his earlier efforts is still present, the beating heart of the songs is left more open thanks to his new method. Where previous full-lengths were cloaked in distinct aesthetic choices, this record exists outside of any stylistic restraints. “Divided in Two,” the lead single, considers dignity, class, honor, and father-son relationships through the devastating lens of PTSD, all set to a sardonic flag-waving waltz, with martial percussive bomb blasts. The title track explores the enduring aesthetic of British psych-folk. Other songs dip into the traditions of gospel music, sea shanties, and even big-box power ballads, using antique instruments and Miles’ unique perspective on the modern world to forge a new collection of entries for the American songbook. Miles has said the songs on Call by Night mark his “more definitive commitment to seek, listen, and give voice to an enduring muse.” If that’s true, then the muse has obviously been singing to him loud and clear.
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Related Catalog: SBR-056 The Fresh & Onlys Secret Walls 12" EP SBR-070 Wymond Miles Earth Has Doors 12" EP SBR-080 Wymond Miles Under the Pale Moon CD/LP SBR-106 Wymond Miles Cut Yourself Free CD/LP SBR-108 Wymond Miles Passion Plays 7" RiYL: Scott Walker, Roxy Music, Hunky Dory-era David Bowie catalog #: SBR-153 genre: Alternative/Folk Release Date: 7-8-2016 available formats: cd, lp UPC-cd: 616892395942 UPC-lp: 616892395843 territory restrictions: None Vinyl is not returnable Box Lot: cd 30 / lp 40 label contact: Sacred Bones Records 67 West St., Suite 221 Brooklyn, NY 11222 info@sacredbonesrecords.com www.sacredbonesrecords.com
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Eric Copeland Black Bubblegum Black Bubblegum is the newest LP from Eric Copeland, and we are not kidding when we emphasize it sounds like nothing he has done in the past. The title of the record says it all: chewy, sticky pop that doesn’t taste quite like any chewy, sticky pop you’ve had before. Recorded at Copeland’s old practice space in South Williamsburg, Black Bubblegum contains songs with more conventional sounds and songwriting than any of his previous releases. While there are similarities with Copeland’s earlier work in the drum patterns, major scales and vocals, Black Bubblegum moves away from his trademark psychedelic dub towards strange and fantastical pop; imagine Arthur Russell going into the studio with the Ramones. Wanting to take a more “handson” approach to these recordings, Copeland exchanged sample-driven tech and hardware for keyboards, guitars and effect pedals, creating a new sound that is oddly easy to digest despite its rejection of melody in favour of discord and dissonance. For a long time, Copeland considered this collection of songs to be recordings which would never be heard. This invariably influenced certain decisions made during the creation of Black Bubblegum, blessing Copeland with the unique freedom that comes from making music never intended to be heard, let alone released. When asked to please jot down what influenced this new album and sound, Eric replied ”glam holes, glitter dreams, money troubles, apocalypse paranoia, one hit wonders, manifest destiny, my family’s westward migration, body troubles (was passing kidney stones almost the entire time), LGBT disco parties, Jonathan Richman, Missing Foundation, Neil Diamond, New Orleans, poverty, getting pushed out of another Brooklyn neighbourhood... No Beach Boys, no Beatles, no Buddha... More Bad News Bears.” Eric Copeland has been sound clashing at full volume for over twenty years, first carving out a named for himself as one third of the legendary NY-via-Providence band Black Dice. A wildly prolific solo artist, Copeland has played shit houses, party palaces and seemingly everything in between all over the world. A long time Brooklyn, resident, Eric recently relocated to where the L Train does not run - Palma de Mallorca, Spain. While maintaining a relatively humble and low key presence in a highly competitive musical world, he has releases a prolific amount of music every year through indie labels such as L.I.E.S., Escho (Iceage), PPM (No Age), Paw Tracks (Animal Collective) and DFA.
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DFA2499 LP, CD, Digital July 8, 2016 829732249910 829732249927 Vinyl is non-returnable. LP Box Lot: 6 CD Box Lot: 30 Territory Restrictions: Available to the US & Canada only Genre: Indie, Electronic RIYL: Arthur Russel, The Ramones, Jonathan Richman, Mac DeMarco
01. Kids In A Coma 02. Rip It 03. Fuck It Up 04. Honorable Mentions 05. Blue Honey 06. On 07. Cannibal World 08. Don’t Beat Your Baby 09. Radio Weapons 10. Get My Own
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ARTIST: Tangents TITLE: Stateless CATALOG: TRR267 RELEASE DATE: July 8, 2016 FORMAT: CD / LP / Digital UPC CD: 656605326726 UPC LP: 656605326719 BOX LOT: CD: 35 / LP: 18 TERRITORY RESTRICTIONS: NONE VINYL IS NON-RETURNABLE TRACK LISTING 1. Jindabyne (7:07) 2. Oberon (12:46) 3. Masist Cau (6:40) 4. Directrix (1:40) 5. N-mission (6:22) 6. Along The Forest Floor (5:18) 7. Maze Crescent – Part I (6:20) 8. Maze Crescent – Part II (3:38) DIGITAL BONUS TRACK 9. Jindabyne (Four Tet Remix) (7:08) 10. Dank Memes & Things (the Cheech Diva's evensong in the time of orange skinned Camachos and shrill DM Masons) (6:15) 11. N-mission (Rabit Remix) (3:48) SALES POINTS The new album by “one of Australia’s finest and most interesting new experimental rock bands” LP and Digital formats include digital bonus remixes by FOUR TET, RABIT, and BUNDY K. BROWN
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BIO Stateless is the second full-length album of genre-hopping post-everything experimentalists Tangents. In a delectable hybrid of styles, Stateless cuts up and weaves together rich instrumental passages from the multi-talented ensemble of musicians whose collective resumé spans decent swathes of recent experimental music history: British electronic music producer Ollie Bown (Icarus, Not Applicable); Adrian Lim-Klumpes (Triosk, 3ofMillions) on piano, Rhodes, vibraphone and marimba; Peter Hollo (FourPlay String Quartet) on cello; and the duo Spartak (free improviser Evan Dorrian and singer/producer Shoeb Ahmad on drums and guitar respectively). Sparse metal-coated drum hits stumble over glistening reverse vibes, Saharan guitar licks, Fender feedback and washes of filtered piano. Moments of acoustic jazz surface, flowing into stoic upbeat anthems, drenched with multilayered patterns of glitched strings. The vinyl format of Stateless includes a digital download coupon, featuring exclusive bonus remixes by Four Tet, Rabit, and Bundy K. Brown (Tortoise, Directions).
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Omni Deluxe TRACKLIST
1. Afterlife
6. Cold Vermouth
2. Wednesday Wedding
7. Eyes On The Floor
3. Wire
8. Siam
4. Earrings
9. Plane
5. Jungle Jenny
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Omni - the band, not the hotel - are from the former home of the Braves: Atlanta. Playing lo-fi pop that channels the spectre of the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, Omni brings you back to an era where any sane person was reeling from the unfulfilled promise of the Space Age and Age of Aquarius bleeding into the looming threat of "Morning in America.” Omni distills the buzz and grit that snakes through the best of Television, Devo, and Pylon into surprisingly danceable, hook-laden slabs of raw, angular, sonic bliss. It ’s still the summer of '78, and pushing the roots of rock & roll to its limits remains in vogue. "Deluxe" ser ves as a fresh reminder that rock music can work outside of blues rooted, formulaic progressions without playing it safe behind a wall of effects. Arty enough to impress record enthusiasts, yet melodically attractive enough to transcend to those who’ve never asked: “’Sister Midnight ’ or ‘Red Money ’?” “Deluxe” is a decidedly hometown affair, recorded by Nathaniel Higgins (Carnivores) in their Atlanta practice space & mastered by Travis Thatcher. Released by Trouble In Mind Records on compact disc & vinyl (basic black & limited purple vinyl). LP - UPC
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RELEASE INFO Catalogue Number: TIM111 Format: LP, LP-C1, CD Release Date: July 8th, 2016 UPC-LP: 630125984000 UPC-LP-C1: 630125984017 UPC-CD: 630125983980 Territor y Restrictions: None Genre: Indie / Alternative / Post-punk RIYL: Deerhunter / Pylon / Television / Protomartyr / Parquet Courts / Talking Heads
Vinyl is not returnable Box Lot LP: 30 Box Lot CD: 100 POINTS OF INTEREST - Debut album from this Atlanta, Georgia group - Guitarist Frankie Broyles was a former member of Deerhunter - Bassist Philip Frobos was a member of Carnivores (”Best of What ’s Next ” - Past Magazine 2009)
LABEL CONTACT TROUBLE IN MIND RECORDS P.O. BOX 30079 Chicago, IL 60630-1340 troubleinmindrecs@gmail.com www.troubleinmindrecs.com
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Command Your Weather release date : July 8, 2016 catalog # : JNR204 available formats : CD / LP
L P U P C : 714270690129
genre : Metal box lot quantity : 25 CD / 12 LP packaging : wallet / jacket
vinyl non-returnable. track listing :
1. Last Legs 2. Regulars 3. Father’s Day 4. Blacker Holes 5. Popular Demand 6. Own Throats 7. Send Help 8. Diagnostic Front
C D U P C : 714270690112
overview :
Recorded in Joshua Tree, CA, “Command Your Weather” sees Big Business return to its original two-man lineup of Jared Warren and Coady Willis. It's a haunting dream about the struggle for dominance of will over the power and unpredictability of nature. Or it's just a really great rock record, it depends on how weird you're willing to get. But you've never had so much fun being crushed in the cogs of the universe's great machine, that much is for sure! I mean, there's no law against having a couple cold beers while we all burn in the fire of time, am I right?!
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Recorded by Dave Curran of UNSANE/PIGS/BIG BUSINESS' previous record fame. Founded in 2003 in Seattle, WA., Big Business has spent the last 13 years touring the world and making records. In 2006 Jared and Coady joined forces with the Melvins and moved to Los Angeles. Performing as members of the Melvins and staying autonomous as their own band, they have been there ever since.
joyful noise recordings 1043 Virginia Ave. Suite 208 Indianapolis, IN 46203 joyfulnoiserecordings.com info@joyfulnoiserecordings.com
Release date: 7/08/16 File Under: Avant / Classical Territory Restrictions: Only available to North America, South America
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TRACKLISTING 1. Contain (Astoria Version) 2. A Single Hope 3. Drifting to Void on All Sides 4. The Nearness 5. Set to Lapse 6. Power Colour Spirit Animal 7. Arrive, Arrive 8. A Circle Without Having to Curve 9. An Ocean Only You Could See 10. Purpose (Is No Country) 11. It Need Not be Hopeless 12. Innermost 13. Contain (Cedar Version)
‘Centres’ is the stunning new album from Vancouver-based vocalist / composer Ian William Craig, and his first release for FatCat (Max Richter, Hauschka, Dustin O’Halloran, Jóhann Jóhannsson, etc) following two critically lauded back to back albums for Recital Program. Ian William Craig is a trained operatic vocalist who combines his voice with analogue synthesizers, reel-to-reel machines, and faulty tape decks to create sublime cascades of unpredictable decay and beauty. Though classically trained and grounded in the choral tradition, Craig’s early albums were centered significantly around the piano, with his voice merely a marginal presence. But in recent years his practice has come to focus increasingly around his powerful voice, as can be witnessed on ‘Centres’. Fundamentally distressed yet texturally lush, ‘Centres’ is an immensely deep, rich and rewarding listen. It was recorded in an assortment of studio and other locations across his Vancouver hometown: in concert halls and classrooms; train-yards and live rooms, as well as Craig’s own home. It was created using a mixture of sources synthesizer, Hammond organ, guitar, accordion, wire recorder, loop station, Craig’s array of re-purposed tape decks and “cassette choir”. The songs were created manipulating tape loops through two or three decks at once to create strange deteriorating delays with different colors. Craig would then circuit-bend the bias to create odd kinds of distortion, or bend the sound back into itself so it feeds back in unpredictable ways. Continually honing and pushing this process, the album shows a quite brilliant attention to textural detail. Morphing, swirling, scouring, shimmering, it continually expands and contracts around you. Forging a harmonically gorgeous and utterly immersive listening experience, it pulls you from the rousing, slow-build of the opening ‘Contain (Astoria Version)’ through the standout ‘A Single Hope’, with its huge bass and Hammond organ swells, and through shifting cloud-zones of ‘Drifting to Void on All Sides’ or ‘Power Colour Spirit Animal’, the Nico-esque accordion opening of ‘The Nearness’, and back to the cyclical ending of ‘Contain (Cedar Version)’, one of the cleanest and sparest tracks here - pared back to the purity of a single voice and guitar. ‘Centres” is a stunning album that stands with a similarly unique sense of vision and integrity as the likes of William Basinski or Colin Stetson.
Key Points *Previous album lauded in Rolling Stone’s Best Avant Albums, NY Times Top Album Pick, MOJO’s Best Abums, The Quietus’ Best Albums ”the match of any of Sigur Ros’ excursions into inner-space” - The Guradian “ultimately sounding like a collaboration between between Bon Iver and William Basinski. - Rolling Stone “...gorgeously unsettling layers of soaring vocals and distant fuzz—like a union Antony Hegarty and Leyland Kirby” - AdHoc
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ABOUT THIS RECORD It’s difficult to follow the fragmented life and musicianship of Matt Schneider. His twofold path has always embraced both an abiding love for Chet Atkins and Nashville session virtuosity, and a begrudging though fruitful flirtation with Chicago’s post-rock underground and middleground. In his native McHenry County as a young teenager, he was a guitar phenom, an engine of local pride who played old-timey anthems and oldies for an audience of delighted townies in a button-up shirt and short dweeby haircut. The press took note and his clipping book is filled with adulatory front page praise lavished on his performances at Dobbyn’s House along the Fox River. That he made it through high school is due in part to the fact that he provided the soundtrack for many of his teacher’s drunken evenings and they let him slide through. In a parallel universe he was roped into playing with bands like Adhesive and Filament (two different bands who shared members and lovers) who had more in common with Seam and Tortoise than Chester or Les. Finally out of high school in 1998, Schneider hadn’t lost his zeal for the Nashville studio system and during a several week trip there that summer he found more of a ghost town than a warm welcome for a burgeoning session player; Chicago’s fecund melting pot of jazz and rock was far more inviting. He moved to Wicker Park with his Adhesive bandmates and a succession of acts followed: The Exciting Trio, then Toe (where he and Griffin Rodriguez replaced, respectively, Jeff Parker and Doug McCombs of Tortoise), and then ex-Codeine Doug Scharin’s large fusion ensemble HiM. After touring Europe with HiM, Schneider returned to basics: he retreated to his mother’s empty house in Marengo, Illinois and woodshedded for six months. He recalls “I wanted to learn the instrument.” Maintaining his convoluted trajectory, Schneider never quite returns to the road, rather he burrows in Chicago, creating ever more complicated methods and tunings for his acoustic guitar while otherwise focusing on his children and his carpentry. He becomes, in a classic sense, the best kept secret of Chicago music. Encountering his playing, stalwart performers are consistently stunned. Without ensconcing his work in dubious spirituality he channels something somehow simultaneously poetic and mathematical, like Kepler’s “music” of the spheres. Each composition is instantaneous, improvised and launched from the aether fully formed, making sense only in relation to the spontaneously formed rules of interaction… Songs aren’t so much finite concepts but endless ragas that he taps in and out of; consequently these pieces cannot be entered mid-stream, the listener must participate in the universe as it’s created in order to live in it. His reputation is such that top collaborators need not be sought, but are intrinsically curious to participate. On these recordings, he is joined by Dan Bitney (of Tortoise fame), Matt Lux (Iron & Wine), and Sam Wagster (Cairo Gang). Producer and engineer Brian Sulpizio (Health & Beauty) records and mixes. It is possibly the sixth recording by the ever-shifting entity called Moon Bros (named for turn of the century engineers at the Moon Bros. Carriage Company) but the first three have all been lost, likely forever, possibily irretrievable from a broken CD-R in the bottom of a box of tools and flotsam hardware. Only Dancehall Sound and Frijolillo made the jump to internet download-ability, and only These Stars has ever seen wide, intentional release. Will you hear more about Matt Schneider? Yes, but whether in the context of the great and unknown, or the at-last recognized, remains to be seen.
TRACK LIST 01 These Stars
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06 Wool Blankets
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PRESS QUOTES "Schneider’s song structures seem so loose and spontaneous that they must, you think, be improvised, while the dexterity and effortless lyricism of his playing attests to untold hours of woodshedding, to the point that such tossed off virtuosity has become his standard." – Tiny Mix Tapes "… u n p r e d i c t a b l e … l o v e l y… e l a b o r a t e constellations of fingerstyle guitar." – Chicago Reader
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Release Date JULY 8, 2016
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Catalog Number WV142
Genre FOLK / INDIE
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sugar candy mountain 666
release date : July 8, 2016 catalog # : JNRSPEC-PIAPTK198
L P U P C : 714270689932
available formats : LP / CD genre : Psych Rock box lot quantity : 10 LP / 25 CD
L P - C 1 U P C : 714270689949 PINK COLOR VINYL
packaging : jacket / wallet vinyl non-returnable. C D U P C : 792808665429
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1. Windows 2. Change 3. 666 4. Atlas 5. Tired 6. Being 7. Time 8. Eye On You 9. Who I Am 10. Summer Of Our Discontent
overview : LA/Joshua Tree based Sugar Candy Mountain deliver carefully built psychedelic odes in the style of Jacco Gardner and Tame Impala. Their newest album 666 feels like something unearthed from a box of records found in your dad’s garage, glowing wistfully with vintage inspired tones, rambling organs, fuzzed out guitars, shimmering keys and sprawling drums. Ash Reiter’s woolly voice croons with the icy warmth of Francoise Hardy, while Will Halsey’s tender Lennon-esque vocals uncoil with easy languor. Recorded with Jason Quever of Papercuts, the bands sophomore album sits comfortably between 60’s Laurel Canyon bliss and more modern production of Dave Fridmann (Flaming Lips/Tame Impala). 666 is the band’s first record after deciding to retire Ash Reiter’s eponymous solo project to focus solely on Sugar Candy Mountain. With this shift Ash became more heavily invested in writing for the project. On 666 the band moves away from the grandiose production of their previous album, Mystic Hits, on which some songs featured over two hundred instrument tracks. The majority of basic tracking was done on Jason Quever’s 16 track Ampex tape machine through a Neve console, and completed at the bands home studio. Under Quever’s guiding hand, production on 666 is significantly simplified, favoring featuring strong melodies over the wildly playful orchestrations of Mystic Hits. Quever is also significantly featured on the record as a player, with his influence distinctly coloring the album.
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GORDI CLEVER DISGUISE CATALOG #: JAG287 RELEASE DATE: JULY 8, 2016 FORMAT: 12”/DIGITAL LP BOX LOT: 40 GENRE: ALTERNATIVE/INDIE POP KEY MARKETS: NEW YORK CITY, LOS ANGELES, CHICAGO, SEATTLE, SAN FRANCISCO/BAY AREA, MINNEAPOLIS TERRITORY RESTRICTIONS: NOT AVAILABLE IN AUSTRALIA OR SOUTHEAST ASIA VINYL NOT RETURNABLE
ABOUT THE ALBUM Where is this generation's “In Your Eyes”? Our “Come Talk To Me”? You know, that song to blast as we passionately raise the boombox high over our heads outside our beloved’s window. It’s been a while since we had one of those songs — something expansive and elegant; big-pop that feels personal and tender. Let us humbly offer the music of Sydney’s Gordi — 22-year-old Sophie Payten. Her debut EP, Clever Disguise, gets at it both ways — massive and personal music that doesn’t concede an inch of artistic vision. First single, “Can We Work It Out” has the big, worldly drums of those aforementioned Peter Gabriel classics and a towering, multi-layered vocal chorus that will instantaneously sear itself into your memory. The soft gallop and airy melody of opener “Nothing’s As It Seems” feels like bittersweet sunset of a four-day weekend on the water. Clever Disguise was created with producers Alex Somers (Sigur Ros) and Francois Tetaz (Gotye). And if it’s merely an aperitif for what Gordi has coming up, we’re in for a magnificent show.
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SIDE A: 1. Nothing’s As It Seems 2. Taken Blame 3. Can We Work It Out
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SIDE B: 4. So Here We Are 5. Wanting 6. Can We Work It Out (Piano Version) Vinyl Only
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SELLING POINTS - Gordi has been celebrated by Triple J in Australia - Early support from Stereogum who named “Can We Work It Out” one of their “80 Favorite Songs of 2015” - Her cover of Courtney Barnett’s “Avant Gardener” has tallied over 10k Soundcloud streams and nearly 200k Spotify streams in roughly one month - She will be touring US visiting NY, LA, Chicago, Minneapolis and Sasquatch Festival in May/June 2016
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MINUS THE BEAR I N T E R P R E TA C I O N E S D E L O S O Minus the Bear’s sophomore album Menos El Oso was a significant departure from their debut full-length Highly Refined Pirates. The playful guitar-tapping, fluid production, and nostalgia-bating melodies were
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largely excised for air-tight drums, glitchy guitar samples, and an overall
1. Drilling (P.O.S. REDO)
air that was more of a futurist interpretation of sepia-toned noir than their
2. Memphis & 53rd (FOG REMIX)
predecessor’s contemporary Polaroid romanticism. It was an album that
3. Fulfill the Dream (OLD ITALY REMIX TYONDAI BRAXTON)
already sounded like a dark, stuttering remix of their previous efforts. But
4. This Ain’t A Surfin’ Movie (IQU 06 MIX)
Minus the Bear was still—in both spirit and instrumentation—a rock
5. The Fix (PLAN B REMIX)
band, and those staccato riffs and dance beats practically begged to be
6. Hooray (DARK BABY REMIX)
re-examined from behind the producer’s console. So the band enlisted a
7. The Game Needed Me (THE OKTOPUS REMIX)
team of underground remix artists to reinvent each of Menos El Oso’s
8. Pachuca Sunrise (ALIAS REMIX)
eleven tracks. The resulting Interpretaciones Del Oso is a wild and imaginative ride through a dizzying array of sonic reconstructions. P.O.S. makes “Drilling” a club banger; FOG turns “Memphis & 53rd” into the kind of murky gloom churned out by reclusive black metalhead Xasthur; Dälek producer Oktopus transforms “The Game Needed Me” into a dreamy druggy daze; Battles’ Tyondai Braxton deconstructs “Fulfill The Dream” into a send-up of classic Warp Records IDM. As part of their 20th anniversary celebratory series, Suicide Squeeze is proud to offer a limited vinyl repress of Interpretaciones Del Oso on 1000 copies of Taos-colored vinyl with updated artwork, printed inner sleeves, and a download card.
9. Michio’s Death Drive (MICHIO AKA MONOSTEREO REMIX) 10. El Torrente (J. CLARK REMIX) 11. The Pig War (O, HUNTER REMIX) Catalog #: SSQ062 Street Date: July 8, 2016 Genre: Alternative Format: LP No Export Restrictions Packaging: Single LP Turquoise and Gold swirl color vinyl 1xLP LP Box Lot Qty: 50 UPC-LP: 803238006215 Vinyl Non-returnable
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TROUBLE IN MIND
TIM106
Beef Jerk
Tragic TRACKLIST
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Rhythm Infection Train French Dish Move Into the Ocean Soup of the Onion Beef Jerk Stor y Aisle Ten Stay At Home Dads
9. Reissue 10. Another Drop 11. Footy 12. Stayin’ In 13. Caravan Park 14. Last Chiko Roll 15. Cotton RELEASE BIO RELEASE INFO
Beef Jerk have been keeping a low profile on the fringes of the Sydney, Australia underground for some time now, quietly lurking about since their formation in 2012 finding time here & there
Catalogue Number: TIM106
to practice & sometimes record some tunes. The band’s self-released “Schooners” single popped
Format: LP
up in 2013, a (ver y literal) ode to drinking beers & mucking about, but greater things were afoot.
Release Date: July 8th, 2016
The band set about polishing up old demos into what would become their debut LP “ Tragic”,
UPC-LP: 630125984260
self-released in a small run by the band in 2015 & re -released for a deservedly wider audience
Territor y Restrictions: None
by Trouble In Mind in 2016. The band often get lumped in with the Australian “dolewave” scene - a joke title referring to bands of the jangling pop variety whose lyrics often touch on the more mundane aspects of
Genre: Indie / Alternative / Pop RIYL: Dick Diver, Courtney Barnett, Feelies, Modern Lovers, Lowlife, The Fall
modern life in Australia. Beef Jerk’s principal songwriter ’s Jack Lee & Mikey Branson certainly
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write tunes that seem to fit that mold, but upon further investigation & attention, reveal an
Box Lot LP: 30
intelligent, deeper, & poetic understanding of working class culture in Australia. On the sur face, many of the songs might seem like jokey throwaways, but the lyrical content of tunes like
POINTS OF INTEREST
“Footy ” tackles rising gentrification in Sydney, “ Train” examines the self-loathing & endless mundanity of the futile workday commute. “Stay At Home Dads” might be the most immediate & jarring of all the album’s fifteen tunes, with it’s chorus of “don’t touch kids...” it’s an affecting
- domestic re-release of this debut LP from this Sydney, AU band. - songriter Jack Lee is a published author & poet
short story about an alchoholic father who’s lost his kids in a divorce, rather than a smirking joke about pedophilia. “ Tragic” revels in these odes; simultaneously championing & critiquing
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the seedier side of Australian culture & the human condition, stacking them on top of
TROUBLE IN MIND RECORDS
ramshackle riff after riff. Beef Jerk have created an album for those bruised & battered by life,
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but who carry on, despite the sting of broken dreams.
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“ Tragic” is re -released by Trouble In Mind with all-new artwork, and includes a download
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saqqara mastabas Libras
release date : July 8, 2016 catalog # : JNR194 available formats : LP
L P U P C : 714270689840
genre : Indie, electronic, experimental box lot quantity : 10 LP packaging : jacket
vinyl non-returnable. track listing :
overview :
1. Walking Through The False Door
01:38
2. Fixed By The Tiny Talons Of The Vulture Goddess
03:03
3. No Escape For The Serfs On The Surf
05:20
4. Uto On The Upswing
02:19
5. Parade Of The Prisoner Priests On Parade
01:40
6. Smoking On The Mountain, Embalming In The Valley
05:28
7. The Failure (Of The Fencing Of The Underground Apart 03:50 From The Apartments’ Part) 8. Unknown Term For Butcher
03:07
9. The Cosmetician's Knife
04:03
Matthew Friedberger of Fiery Furnaces + Bob D’Amico of Fiery Furnaces / Sebadoh
Somehow, condemned to the underworld/whateverworld, they sustained the light for millennia/millennials. Keeping their Ka-Ba intact and entire they always knew the Power and the Pleasure of the Sun God/Some Guy would grant (though they never fill out the forms) them so-called Eternal Creativity (i.e., QQreativity) if they could just complete the journey and Rise Above! Following their righteous path, they ignited Fiery Furnaces (FEE-ery Fur-Nace-es-EH) and stumbled the inner steps of the Sebadjoser pyramid to finally reach the Night Light! The two ancient souls/old people from Under Earth had sublated their fate and became Children/Mature Students of the Upper Light—Hermopolis Magna became Matthew Friedberger and Waan’Ubyee Shemayet became Bob D’Amico. They are now proud makers of Joyful Noise (insert plug here) made possible by their Outlet to Eternity—the SAQQARA MASTABAS. The album is called Libras because the music is scaly. Like Serpent Scales? Yes, Like Serpent Scales on social media! The music stays true to the various ancient serpent scales and runs them up and down the half-step pyramids: half-step Pyramid Vibrations, i.e. cool tunes, i.e. QQool tunes. It thinks! The album is called Libras because the music is well-balanced. Or not well balanced: whichever is better at the given moment as made manifest by the Movement of the Moon, i.e. the Serpent in the Sky. We hear the Serpent in the Sky. We heart the Serpent in the Sky! By the way, the Hieroglyph for “Libras” is a Couple of Zebras. Libras was recorded in 2013 according to the Incorrect Calendar: we number our days by means of Moon Mathematics, as you might guess: in other words, Serpent Scales: for further information, listen to the tracks. The mighty train tracks on aka A Couple of Zebras: this is the train to Babylon says the Long Island Railroad! Tomb Times are Arriving—on Track 6! So Libras was made in so-called ‘2013’ in the middle of Paris and the bottom of Brooklyn. Obviously then, it was made under the influence of the Nubian Nantiquities (remember your Iiaison) languishing in the Louvre. But more than that: it was obviously made under the influence of Atlantis which as everybody knows is sunk in the sea less than 1 tiny nautical mile from the terminus of Bay 13th St. and the Belt Parkway! Yes: that’s exactly where it is. Didn’t you know? The Magnetic Moon Mathematics Music of Old Dynasty Atlantis, if not quite reborn, has at least Crocodile-d to the surface, eyes peeping out, nostrils sucking up as it were. Where? There: on the flood-formed island of Libras by Saqqara Mastabas. Hail Atlantis! So SM invites you, entreats you, begs you for goodness sake to stay on the south side of your soul: promenade down Atlantis Avenue listening to Libras [the sign of a couple of zebras].
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DJ Katapila “Trotro” 12” Single + Bonus Tracks
1. Trotro 05:00! 2. Trotro (Instramental) 05:00! 3. Gbe Ohe Coco 02:45! 4. Kotulo 04:45
!! There’s no other producer in West Africa like DJ Katapila. His album Trotro, reissued in March on Awesome Tapes From Africa, demonstrates a wild combination of breakneck rhythms steeped in his native Ga traditional dances. But the spiritual affinity his music share with the minimal sounds of early house and techno have not gone unnoticed by listeners worldwide. Ghana’s tireless producer and DJ, aka Ishmael Abbey, singularly consolidates flavors. As new sounds wind their way from West African neighbors into urban Ghana—particularly the hectic and humid metropolis Accra— Katapila has absorbed and analyzed their insidious influence on local dancers and filtered them into his own works. The result is astonishing.! Two of the tracks here haven’t been on wax before. This 12” single made specially for DJs and collectors adds to the lore of Katapila’s days-long DJ sets and intensely original and (slightly bananas) FruityLoops-crafted minimalist productions. The two previouslyunreleased tracks build on Katapila’s international oeuvre significantly, painting a broader picture of what the iconoclastic road warrior dj-producer has been doing the past few years: making his own kind of electronic music that’s both deeply personal and wildly international.! The multi-layered vocal madness on the original mix of Katapila’s song “Trotro” gives way to the previously-unreleased “Kotulo.” On this track, Katapila interlocks the iconic 808 cowbell sample with his inimitable toasting and you can see this track tectonically disturbing a dance floor. The B-side features “Trotro (Instrumental),” honing in on the sonic details that make Katapila’s ode to Accra’s intense public transport system so compelling. Second unreleased track, “Gbe Ohe Coco,” pushing the boundaries of his extant works with relentless layer after layer building on top of relentless techno. As with all of his songs, Ghanaian traditional dance rhythms form the backbone, as the undulating toms subtly create movement towards an imaginary horizon at the edge of the party. AWESOME TAPES FROM AFRICA! PO BOX 986! NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10009
CATALOG #: ATFA022! RELEASE DATE: 7/8/16! Format: LP 12” single! LP BOX LOT: 25! UNITS PER SET: 1xLP! GENRE: WORLD! KEY MARKETS: NYC, LA, San Francisco, Chicago, Seattle, Detroit! VINYL NOT RETURNABLE! TERRITORY RESTRICTIONS: NONE!
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Selling Points:! -Two previously unreleased tracks! -Follows up critically acclaimed Trotro LP! -Special pressing for DJs! -“…recalls the raw, dark minimalism of the Detroit house producer Omar-S.” —NY Times! - “...it speaks to the multitude of musical and cultural influences that have been exported and imported to the city over time.”—Pitchfork!
Soviet Soviet Nice
01. Royal Casino 02. Restless 03. Marksman 04. First Man, Then Machine
05. Lokomotiv 06. Cobretto 07. White Details 08. S.Y. 09. Bulgary
RELEASE BIO Post-punk leaning trio Soviet Soviet was born in 2008 on the Adriatic coast of Italy by guitarist Alessandro Costantini, vocalist/bassist Andrea Giometti and drummer Alessandro Ferri. In 2009, they gained notoriety in Europe with a handful of self-released singles and incessant touring. Pitchfork caught wind and said the band “... take a broad view of the genre (post-punk), ignoring timestamps and geographic restrictions to assemble a specimen uniquely theirs,” and their influences seemed to suggest “...a passing familiarity with post-punk's steely derivatives, including French and Italian Cold Wave…” The self-released singles were then turned into a nine track compilation titled Nice and re-released digitally by Italian label Tannen in 2011. In the same year, the trio Immediately followed up with the Summer, Jesus EP. In 2013, felte released their debut album titled Fate. felte is now reissuing these two releases leading into the band’s sophomore album, Endless, also to be released on felte in October 2016.
LABEL CONTACT Felte info@feltesounds.com http://felte.net
RELEASE INFO Label: felte Catalogue Number: FLT-030 Format: LP Release Date(s): July 08, 2016 UPC-LP: 616892368946 Genre: Post-Punk, hints of French/Italian Coldwave FIYL: Wire, Eagulls, Holograms, Gary Numan/Tubeway Army Territory Restrictions: Italy Box Lot: LP = 50 Vinyl is Non-Returnable
POINTS OF INTEREST • 500 copies made • Reissue of this compilation of self-released track from 2009 • Sophomore album due in October 2016 on felte • Past support from Stereogum, Pitchfork, Fader and more
ALSO AVAILABLE FROM SOVIET SOVIET Fate (LP/CD) [FLT-012] Summer, Jesus EP (12”) [FLT-031]
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Soviet Soviet Summer, Jesus EP
01. Contradiction 02. Prince, Prostitutes 03. Human Nature
04. Warmata 05. The Beasts Are Brave 06. Aztec Aztec
RELEASE BIO Post-punk leaning trio Soviet Soviet was born in 2008 on the Adriatic coast of Italy by guitarist Alessandro Costantini, vocalist/bassist Andrea Giometti and drummer Alessandro Ferri. In 2009, they gained notoriety in Europe with a handful of self-released singles and incessant touring. Pitchfork caught wind and said the band “... take a broad view of the genre (post-punk), ignoring timestamps and geographic restrictions to assemble a specimen uniquely theirs,” and their influences seemed to suggest “...a passing familiarity with post-punk's steely derivatives, including French and Italian Cold Wave…” The self-released singles were then turned into a nine track compilation titled Nice and re-released digitally by Italian label Tannen in 2011. In the same year, the trio Immediately followed up with the Summer, Jesus EP. In 2013, felte released their debut album titled Fate. felte is now reissuing these two releases leading into the band’s sophomore album, Endless, also to be released on felte in October 2016.
RELEASE INFO Label: felte Catalogue Number: FLT-031 Format: 12” Release Date(s): July 08, 2016 UPC-LP: 616892369141 Genre: Post-Punk, hints of French/Italian Coldwave FIYL: Wire, Eagulls, Holograms, Gary Numan/Tubeway Army Territory Restrictions: Italy Box Lot: LP = 50 Vinyl is Non-Returnable
LABEL CONTACT Felte info@feltesounds.com http://felte.net
POINTS OF INTEREST • Limited to 500 copies • Reissue of this EP originally released in 2011 • Sophomore album due in October 2016 on felte • Past support from Stereogum, Pitchfork, Fader and more
ALSO AVAILABLE FROM SOVIET SOVIET Fate (LP/CD) [FLT-012] Nice (LP) [FLT-030]
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MODEST MOUSE / 764-HERO WHENEVER YOU SEE FIT The mid-‘90s were an interesting time in Seattle. The city had just experienced its brief period in the rock n roll limelight, but it was still a lonely outpost in a largely ignored corner of the United States. Touring
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bands were reluctant to make the trek up from San Francisco, or across the
1. Whenever You See Fit
mountains from Denver, or from across the Great Plains from Minneapolis.
2. Whenever You See Fit (DJ Dynomite D mix)
There were barely any all-ages venues to play in town. Bands like Modest Mouse and 764-Hero helped fill the rainy void with a relentless schedule of
3. Whenever You See Fit (Sientific American mix)
writing and playing out. That creative thirst and no-one’s-watching mentality prompted a lot of artistic exploration and experimentation, a phenomenon best captured on the collaborative single “Whenever You See Fit”. Marrying Modest Mouse’s jagged blowouts with 764-Hero’s pensive songwriting, the track slowly came together over the course of a tour together, with the bands taking the stage together nightly and dueling over a few fleshed out chords. The resulting 15-minute marriage of sparse pop and guitar sturm-and-drang perfectly captured the wistful artistry and punk turbulence of Northwest indie rock at the close of the century. As part of their 20th anniversary celebratory series, Suicide Squeeze is proud to offer a vinyl repress of “Whenever You See Fit” with updated artwork by esteemed designer Jesse LeDoux. The 12” single—also featuring remixes by DJ Dynamite D and Scientific American on side B—is limited to 1000 copies on half blue and half yellow wax, includes a download coupon, and will be the first time the record has been available on colored vinyl.
Catalog #: SSQ008 Street Date: July 8, 2016 Genre: Alternative Format: 12" No Export Restrictions Packaging: Single LP Half Blue and Half Yellow vinyl color 1xLP LP Box Lot Qty: 50 UPC-LP: 803238000817 Vinyl Non-returnable
+ HOMETOWN: SEATTLE, WA. & PORTLAND, OR. + PART OF THE SUICIDE SQUEEZE 20TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION SERIES + FIRST TIME ON COLOR VINYL + UPDATED ARTWORK BY GRAMMY NOMINATED DESIGNER JESSE LEDOUX + 12" LIMITED EDITION PRESSING OF 1000 (HALF BLUE and HALF YELLOW COLOR VINYL) + 12" COMES W/ DL COUPON + PRESS CAMPAIGN THROUGH RIOT ACT MEDIA
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KING TUFF WILD DESIRE Kyle Thomas’s work under the name King Tuff is a far cry from his primary gigs belting out stoner rock wails with Witch and conjuring lilting freak-folk with Feathers. With King Tuff, Thomas
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1. Wild Desire 2. Hole In My Head
delivers no-nonsense, über-posi, guitar-driven pop. His 2008 album Was Dead was a hit among fans of jubilant, fuzzed out rock n’ roll, including the bigwigs at Sub Pop Records, who promptly snatched up King Tuff and Thomas’s related project Happy Birthday. While the world waits for King Tuff to whip out
Catalog # SSQ101 Street Date: July 8, 2016 Packaging: 7” vinyl Box Lot Qty: 100 Genre: Alternative NON-RETURNABLE
another full-length dose of righteous tunes, they can find temporary satiation with the two-song Wild Desire 7” on Suicide Squeeze. Both the title track and B-side “Hole In My Head” revel in the sound of guitar jangle and unmitigated stokedness cranked into the red. As part of their 20th anniversary celebratory series, Suicide Squeeze is proud to offer a limited repress of the Wild Desire 7" on 500 copies of white vinyl with a download coupon.
+ HOMETOWN: LOS ANGELES, CA + PART OF THE SUICIDE SQUEEZE 20TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION SERIES + 7" LIMITED EDITION PRESSING OF 500 ON WHITE VINYL + 7” COMES W/ DL COUPON + PRESS CAMPAIGN THROUGH RIOT ACT MEDIA
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THE S E ARMS ARE SN A K ES TAIL SWALLOWER & DOVE Seattle’s art-core outfit These Arms Are Snakes never really fit in anywhere. Over the course of their 2003 debut EP they vacillated between epileptic fits of ‘90s DIY post-hardcore, woozy narcotic jam-outs, fortified classic rock riffage, and slow-churning cataclysmic dirges. The band continued on a path made even more confusing but undeniably invigorating by the jarring synth hooks and four-on-the-floor pulse of their first album Oxeneers and the prog-rock forays of their sophomore full-length Easter. When it came time to record their final album Tail Swallower & Dove, the band was less interested in charting out new territories and more focused on turning their myriad of approaches into one cohesive sound. From the chugging thrust and Heldon-esque breakdown of dueling synth and guitars on “Woolen Heirs”, to the jagged noise rock of “Red
TRACKLISTING 1. Woolen Heirs 2. Prince Squid 3. Red Line Season 4. Lucifer 5. Ethric Double 6. Seven Curtains 7. Long and Lonely Step 8. Lead Beater 9. Cavity Carousel 10. Briggs
Line Season”, to the 8-bit sludge of “Lucifer”, to the climactic twang-and-crunch of side closers “Ethric Double” and “Briggs”, These Arms Are Snakes managed to retain their broad palette of sound while reigning it all in to a cohesive style that continues to defy categorization. As part of their 20th anniversary celebratory series, Suicide Squeeze is proud to offer a limited vinyl repress of Tail Swallower & Dove on 1000 copies of Renal Failure-colored vinyl with expanded gatefold artwork and a download card.
+ HOMETOWN: SEATTLE, WA.
Catalog #: SSQ078 Street Date: July 8, 2016 Genre: Alternative Format: LP No Export Restrictions Packaging: Single LP w/ Gatefold jacket Renal Failure color vinyl 1xLP LP Box Lot Qty: 50 UPC-LP: 803238007816 Vinyl Non-returnable
+ PART OF THE SUICIDE SQUEEZE 20TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION SERIES + UPDATED ARTWORK BY RYAN FREDERIKSEN + LP LIMITED EDITION PRESSING OF 1000 ON RENAL FAILURE COLOR VINYL + LP COMES IN A GATEFOLD JACKET W/ UV GLOSS + LP COMES W/ DL COUPON AND PRINTED INNER SLEEVES + PRESS CAMPAIGN THROUGH RIOT ACT MEDIA
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PEDRO THE LION PROGRESS Pedro the Lion’s first full-length It’s Hard to Find a Friend and subsequent EP The Only Reason I Feel Secure cultivated a dedicated fanbase for songwriter David Bazan’s bittersweet melodies, somnambulist instrumentation, sparse
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arrangements, and introspective lyrics. When Pedro the Lion issued their
1. June 18, 1976
second album Winners Never Quit, fans were challenged with a concept
2. April 6, 2039
record with a heightened pulse, bolder guitars, and a long-form narrative that
3. Of Up And Coming Monarchs (Radio Session)
replaced Bazan’s trademark truncated parables. Any concerns that Pedro the Lion were heading into more turbulent waters were quelled by the Progress EP
4. Letter From A Concerned Follower (Radio Session)
released by Suicide Squeeze Records three months later. “June 18, 1976”, a humble minor-key ballad that follows an unwed mother’s postpartum tragedy, harkens back to somber simplicity of earlier tracks like “Secret of the Easy Yoke”. Companion track “April 6, 2039” is a lush marriage of Pedro the Lion’s singer-songwriter predilections with newfound electronic components. The song would later turn up as “Progress” on the Control album. The CD version
Catalog # SSQ011 Street Date: July 8, 2016 Packaging: 2x7” vinyl in gatefold jacket Box Lot Qty: 100 Genre: Alternative NON-RETURNABLE
of the EP contained acoustic renditions of classics “Of Up and Coming Monarchs” and “Letter From a Concerned Follower”. As part of their 20th anniversary celebratory series, Suicide Squeeze is proud to offer a limited expanded vinyl repress of Progress containing all four songs from the CD version of the EP. The Progress 7” has also been given brand new gatefold packaging from esteemed designer Jesse LeDoux. The EP is limited to 1000 copies on pink-and-blue swirl vinyl and includes a download card.
+ HOMETOWN: SEATTLE, WA. + PART OF THE SUICIDE SQUEEZE 20TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION SERIES + NEW ARTWORK BY GRAMMY NOMINATED DESIGNER JESSE LEDOUX + 2x7" LIMITED EDITION PRESSING OF 1000 ON PINK AND BLUE SWIRL VINYL + 2x7" COMES IN A GATEFOLD JACKET + 2x7” COMES W/ DL COUPON + PRESS CAMPAIGN THROUGH RIOT ACT MEDIA
Suicide Squeeze Records PO Box 80511, Seattle, WA. 98108 www.suicidesqueeze.net
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APARNA NANCHERLA JUST PUTTING IT OUT THERE 1. Intro - Expectations 2. First Thing’s First 3. How Did We Get Here 4. Thoughts on Sustenance 5. Traveling Bird 6. I Bring Up The Weather 7. Clothes For Discussion 8. City Of Strangels 9. Blessed To Be Stressed 10. New Yawk City! 11. Work - Home Edition 12. Work - Office Edition 13. Almost Dating 14. Inner Monoluge
ABOUT THE ALBUM
CATALOG #: BBR001 RELEASE DATE: JULY 8, 2016 FORMAT: CD/DIGITAL
Just Putting This Out There retains a warm, broad appeal as it progresses, inviting listeners into Nancherla’s own personal headspace. Her frank discussion of mental illness is both self-effacing and revealing. “Marc Maron and Maria Bamford created an open playing field to talk about that stuff,” Nancherla praises. “It’s raw and confessional, but they also make it brilliantly funny and relatable.”
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Aparna Nancherla never considered recording an album before Tig Notaro encouraged her to take the plunge. The two first met at 2009’s Notaro-curated inaugural Bentzen Ball in D.C.; six years later Nancherla opened for Notaro’s historic New York Comedy Festival performance. The latter bared her mastectomy scars onstage at The Town Hall Theater, an experience Nancherla describes as “amazingly powerful.” When Notaro decided to launch her own Bentzen Ball Records, Nancherla was the first comedian invited to join the new label. Nancherla puts bold, incisive twists on food, travel, technology and more on debut Just Putting This Out There. As her trademark one-liner “Don’t you think any pizza can be a personal one if you cry while you eat it?” illustrates, Nancherla subverts live comedy’s traditional setuppunchline structure to comment on the very art form she pursues. She not only embraces substance over style, she mines unexpected substance from style itself.
- PRESS QUOTES “Aparna Nancherla can put a room in stitches” - The Washington Post “...in the style of the great Maria Bamford, this gentle-seeming stand-up can pack a punch.” Vulture’s 50 Comedians You Should Know in 2015 “The deadpan comic on every comedy nerd’s radar.” - Marie Claire’s 50 Funniest Women In Comedy
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SELLING POINTS - Aparna Nancherla is a prolific comedian known for her acerbic wit and self-deprecating style, current writer for “Late Show with Seth Meyers” - First record out on Tig Notaro’s comedy imprint, Bentzen Ball Records
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New Zealand’s Ghost Wave return with their sophomore album Radio Norfolk. Following on from 2013’s Ages the groups’ latest sees the duo explore deeper into their psychedelic sound, while adding a more electronic focus to their sunny warped songs that mix the sound of Flying Nun bands of the ‘80s, the British explosion of the ‘60s and the wayfaring dubs of Lee "Scratch" Perry. On top of this, they aptly brought on the talents of Spaceman 3’s Sonic Boom to master the record.
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Honeypunch Who’s Doin The Talkin Blues Signal ‘79 Don’t Ask Why All U Do Is Kill Julia Knows Snow Cone Descent If It Were Up To Me Spaceman Playin Lines
LABEL CONTACT: Flying Nun Records USA: Josh Burgess josh@flyingnun.co.nz info@flyingnun.co.nz
From the lead single, Blues Signal ’79 on, Radio Norfolk is a series of trippy, psych hooks filled with clashes of keys, organs, and percussion. Ghost Wave started life in 2012 as the brainchild of Matthew L. Paul (Vocals, Guitar). What was a initially a project relegated to a small room in Auckland, New Zealand over time the sonic chemistry he was cooking up caught the attention of fellow music maker and soon-to-be collaborator Eammon Logan (Drums). Together they self-recorded what came to be their selftitled EP and followed this up with 2013’s debut album Ages. Inspired by skate vids, persian rugs and the music of Little Richard, you could simply characterize Ghost Wave by jangly guitars underpinned by motor-style rhythms and a unique melodic sensibility. Yet, with Radio Norfolk they have gone further than that, creating something even more captivating and intriguing. In their own words it’s “ …the countdown to the meltdown.” “….songs for a real summer’s summer, one of those idyllic ones you see in faded photos from the 60s with surfboards and oversized sunglasses.” – Pitchfork on Ages
The Features, perhaps more than anybody, were the band that provided the stylistic delineation between punk and post-punk in the Auckland, New Zealand scene. The band formed in late 1979, led by Jed Town (guitar) and James Pinker (drums). Both were members of The Superettes with Paul Kean (later The Bats), and when Kean left to join Toy Love they pulled in Karel Van Bergen (vocals, ex-Primmers), and Chris Orange (bass, ex-Terrorways) to complete the line-up. FEATURES – X-FEATURES JULY 8, 2016 CATLOGUE: FN564 FILE UNDER: PUNK, NZ, INDIE WORLD EXCL. AUSTRALIA + NZ + EUROPE LP BARCODE:
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Drawing from the likes of Public Image Ltd, Wire, the emerging New York no-wave movement and Town's passion for late period Beatles, the Features offered a far more experimental and jagged sound than most of their peers and were instantly popular, drawing strong crowds at the assorted hall gigs that were increasingly regular weekend events in the city. Their first release was the single 'City Scenes' on the new Propeller label, which reached number No.32 in the New Zealand charts in June 1980. The label was created by Simon Grigg especially for the band, who then entered Harlequin Studios, where they recorded eight tracks for a proposed album. “The Features changed everything for me…..I found myself obsessed with this four piece, a band who, at the tail end of the increasingly conservative Auckland punk scene, were perhaps the only one that offered up a viable musical path beyond the deadend that punk had become so quickly.” – Simon Grigg After a visit to Hamilton, Features headed south in August, playing in Wellington and Christchurch, where they were forced to return home after all their band gear was stolen. In late September, 1980, Jed Town left for Sydney (eventually forming Flying Nun’s Fetus Productions) thus effectively ending the band, however four songs from the Harlequin sessions were mixed by James Pinker and Simon Grigg. These were issued as the numbered limited edition The Perfect Features Exposed 12-inch EP. Features are repeatedly named as a primary influence by many acts that followed them, breaking down, as they did, the barriers that had been constructed by the first and second waves of New Zealand punk. Jed Town and Chris Orange have since performed several times as The X-Features.
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