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villages - stockholm [c66]
villages is asheville, nc sound artist ross gentry.
presented here are 3 lengthy and well-crafted pieces that build and swell with dense instrumentation. the 30+ minute piece on the B side begins with a gripping acoustic guitar melody that dissolves and beautifully fades into a calm drone zone, staying there for a while. perfect for the upcoming winter weather. features a 20 inch fold-out vellum insert with art by ross.
II by villages
edition of 50 type II tapes
$8 / $9 / $11 ||| usa / canada / world
sparkling wide pressure -
previous openings [c32]
now is as good a time as ever to get familiar with sparkling wide pressure, if you're not already a believer. with a growing spread of releases over many great labels, SWP finds yet another home in the diatom bath. presented here are 3 tracks delivered through a variety of instruments and field recordings possessing both melody and abstraction. two big themes of the tape are moving and sonic memories of past homes.
"crestland I" by sparkling wide pressure
edition of 70 type II tapes
$7 / $8 / $10 ||| usa / canada / world
giant giants -
a place i'd like to meet you [c30]
giant giants is reid weigner: drummer for hello hugo and asheville, nc resident. his debut solo tape, 'a place i'd like to meet you', manages to remain super chill with it's minimal and occasionally glitchy synth layers while also exploring some pretty intense and dynamic percussive territory. "so i feel entranced..."
mastered by m. geddes gengras.
preview it here.
$7 / $8 / $10 ||| usa / canada / world
wet dream / liquid dinner -
bedtyme stories [c30]
first tape release from wet dream, now 'merryl'. recorded in asheville at a live show; you can feel the presence of the audience. liquid dinner is kristopher keith helton (OOTTHHEERR). he brings us a dark and noisy cut-up composition that serves as a great contrast to the 'other side.'
mastered by m. geddes gengras
$7 / $8 / $10 ||| usa / canada / world
(semicircle - s/t [c30]
(sentimental love songs by andrew mcfarland.
it is folky/rockin'/atmospheric and very nostalgic sounding.
co-released with quality faucet records in athens, ga
$5 / $6 / $8 ||| usa / canada / world
axxa/abraxas - shape shifting [c42] $7 / $8 / $10 ||| usa / canada / world
wet dream / liquid dinner -
bedtyme stories [c30]
first tape release from wet dream, now 'merryl'. recorded in asheville at a live show; you can feel the presence of the audience. liquid dinner is kristopher keith helton (OOTTHHEERR). he brings us a dark and noisy cut-up composition that serves as a great contrast to the 'other side.'
mastered by m. geddes gengras
$7 / $8 / $10 ||| usa / canada / world
(semicircle - s/t [c30]
(sentimental love songs by andrew mcfarland.
it is folky/rockin'/atmospheric and very nostalgic sounding.
co-released with quality faucet records in athens, ga
$5 / $6 / $8 ||| usa / canada / world
hello hugo - double angelo [c30]
say hello to hello hugo's first EP.
a great debut of instrumental rock, jazzy time-signatures, and down-tempo soundscapes.
last copies.
