Wednesday
10Mar2010

FRANK ZAPPA RADIO - BEAT THE BOOTS!

Wednesday
10Mar2010

Musicians hitting up the venues!

Click on name to hear music & see tour dates.

Bonobo (electronica, DJ, club)

Daedelus (electronica, rock, experimental)

The Death Set (experimental-punk)

Does It Offend Yeah! (electro-rock-pop)

Dub Trio (rock, metal, dub)

Trevor Dunn (experimental, avant garde, jazz, rock, improv) 

Wednesday
10Mar2010

Today Begins The WHITE MICE Maxximum Ganjahovahdrive Tour!

Today Begins The WHITE MICE Maxximum Ganjahovahdrive Tour

The White Mice Maxximum Ganjahovahdrive Tour 2010 kicks off today in the band's locale of Providence, Rhode Island. From there the blood encrusted, furry savages will infest and pillage the country for the next month and a half, bringing their vomitous, psychotically-entrancing apocalyptic hymns about Cheesus and such to the masses, including a massive headfuckfest in the southwest, as they invade SXSW for a plethora of shows.

 
When asked to describe their sound In a recent Hellbound.ca interview, WHITE MICE drummer Phallusturd Scrowleak spouts "Diehearearrock is what wee call it. Grate music to Commit Sin to, others might attempt name us butt there is only one true name, of which can only be produced by the screaming flatulence of 666 demons breaking winds of 666 different tones and can only be heard by the whoreshippers of Cheesus Miced the lard and slaviour."

Maxximum Ganjahovahdrive Tour 2010:
3/10/2010 AS220 - Providence, RI w/ Fuzz Orchestra, Stress Ape
3/14/2010 Now That's Class - Cleveland, OH w/ Tinsel Teeth, Liturgy, Stress Ape,
3/15/2010 The Mopery - Chicago, IL w/ Liturgy, Tinsel Teeth, Cacaw
3/16/2010 Camp Concentration - St. Louis, MO w/ Tinsel Teeth, Liturgy
3/17/2010 The Conservatory - Oklahoma City, OK w/ Tinsel Teeth, Liturgy, Black Cobra
3/18/2010 Mouse of Tinnitus - Denton, TX w/ Tinsel Teeth, Liturgy, Nite Shadez
3/19/2010 1111 - Austin, TX Saucedo - 4PMouseparty
3/19/2010 Headhunter's - Austin, TX | SXSW 20 Buck Spin/Profound Lore showcase w/ Liturgy, Endless Blockade, Coffinworm, Salome, Yakuza
3/19/2010 "2 AM @ Lamar Bridge" - Austin, TX
3/20/2010 Okay Mountain - Austin, TX
3/20/2010 Club 1880 - Austin, TX | Load Rec's Showcase w/ Tinsel Teeth, Drunkdriver, Todd, Pigeon Religion and more
3/21/2010 Brofest 2010 - Doublewide Bar - Dallas, TX w/ Tinsel Teeth, Liturgy +many more
3/22/2010 Ambitious Loser Fest - OZ Cafe -  Wichita, KS
3/23/2010 Rhinoceropolis - Denver, CO
3/25/2010 V.A.C. - Boise, ID w/ Uzula, Micro Babies, For Fuck’s Sake
3/26/2010 The Josephine - Seattle, WA
3/28/2010 The Know - Portland, OR w/ Lesbian
3/29/2010 The Tube - Portland, OR w/ The Ramjac, Lesbian
3/30/2010 The Hub - Sacramento, CA w/ Mom, Nuclear Death Wish
3/31/2010 21 Grand - Oakland, CA w/ Lesbian, Nuclear Death Wish
4/01/2010 Hemlock Tavern - San Francisco, CA w/ Lesbian, Nuclear Death Wish, CCR Headcleaner
4/02/2010 Women of Crenshaw - Los Angeles, CA
4/03/2010 Mountain Bar - Los Angeles, CA w/ Lesbian
4/04/2010 The Tribe - Phoenix, AZ w/ Pigeon Religion, Melted Cassettes
4/05/2010 tba - Tucson, Az
4/06/2010 Mohawk - Austin, TX
4/07/2010 Super Happy Funland - Houston, TX w/ Useless Children, Golden Axe
4/08/2010 Schiller Street - Little Rock, AR
4/09/2010 Little Hamilton Collective - Nashville, TN w/ MLU, Suffering Bastard, No Compassion, Laser Slut
4/10/2010 CFBG’s - Greensboro, NC w/ Mutant League, Three Brained Robot, Suffering Bastard
4/11/2010 The Juggling Gypsy - Wilmington, NC w/ Suffering Bastard, Food World, Caucasians, Khnum
4/12/2010 The Nightlight - Chapel Hill, NC w/ Suffering Bastard, Cheezface, Ex-Monkeys, Nuss
4/13/2010 The Triple - Richmond, VA w/ Suffering Bastard
4/14/2010 *TBA - Philadelphia w/ Suffering Bastard
4/15/2010 Sidebar - Baltimore, MD w/ Suffering Bastard, Fourth Horseman
4/16/2010 Shea Stadium - Brooklyn, NY w/ Liturgy, Suffering Bastard
4/19/2010 Charlie's Kitchen - Boston, MA w/ MLU, Rotten Apples, Crazy Dreams
4/20/2010 17 Mules - Providence, RI w/ Useless Children, MLU, Holy Sheet and more
 
The WHITE MICE's recent release Ganjahovahdose [their 6th official full-length, amidst a sea of other splits, EPs and releases] was their debut for gourmet underground noisemonger 20 Buck Spin. Mixed by Ken “HiWatt” Marshall (Skinny Puppy), the unclassifiable beast of a release has since raped the media and thrill-seeking noisemetal purists' playlists, supporting the crew's constant live savagery since it's latter 2009 release, making this springtime tour the ultimate breeding ground for all to succumb to the bestial delight of these disease spreading vermin.

Wednesday
10Mar2010

Germany's Ván Records is proud to announces the unleashing of Foulest Semen Of A Sheltered Elite, the third full-length from THE RUINS OF BEVERAST, to North American audiences this spring!

THE RUINS OF BEVERAST: Official North American Release Date
 
Germany's Ván Records is proud to announces the unleashing of Foulest Semen Of A Sheltered Elite, the third full-length from THE RUINS OF BEVERAST, to North American audiences this spring. The album was released in Europe mid-September 2009, and immediately became the most critically-acclaimed TROB album to date. Now with the help of Ván countrymen AFM Records' North American distribution, TROB's devouring work will be properly distributed to North American audiences.
 
THE RUINS OF BEVERAST is the solo project of Alexander von Meilenwald, known as the ultra-fast, maniacally technical drummer of famed German horde Nagelfar, as well as being a live and/or session member of Truppensturm, Abusus, Verdunkeln and other kult acts. The band has constantly astounded audiences on every release - including 2004's Unlock The Shrine, 2006's Rain Upon The Impure, a split EP with Urfaust and a 4-way split LP with Deathgate Arkanum, Nihil Nocturne and Anti - each album showcasing more forward-thinking progression and more creatively constructed aggression than the last.
 
Meilenwald fully self-constructs every element of TROB, taking the veracity and creativity of his brutal percussion, axemanship and synth-laden atmospheres to otherworldly levels on Foulest Semen Of A Sheltered Elite, and pushing the album to the limits with a massive play time of nearly an hour and twenty minutes! The end result is far more involved and intriguing than a simple black metal release; the thunderous, explosive, unnerving, epic and brilliantly frightening album is easily one of the most flooring and unique releases in recent metal history.
  
Foulest Semen Of A Sheltered Elite track listing:

01. I Raised This Stone As A Ghastly Memorial 10:32

02. Alu 0:51

03. God's Ensanguined Bestiaries 8:33

04. Mount Sinai Moloch 12:28

05. Transcending Saturnine Iericho Skies 0:47

06. Kain's Countenance Fell 8:38

07. The Restless Mills 12:10

08. Theriak - Baal - Theriak 1:22

09. Blood Vaults (II - Our Despots Cleanse The Levant) 9:19

10. Arcane Pharmakon Messiah 15:15



Wednesday
10Mar2010

High Places and Mi Ami play Rickshaw Stop 3/24 - San Francisco, CA

High Places-On Giving Up
http://thrilljockey.com/assets/freedownload/High_Places-On_Giving_Up.mp3


 
More On High Places vs. Mankind:
High Places vs. Mankind is the second long-playing album from Mary Pearson and Rob Barber. The title accurately suggests the album will take a slightly altered course from the "goodness as growth reflected in nature" motif of the band's eponymous debut (Thrill Jockey, September 2008). Instead, Mary and Rob are tackling the complex, gigantic subject of being human and what it's like to interact with other human beings. The album's subject matter covers a wide range; from romantic relationships to overcoming addiction, aging, and finally death in the closing track "When It Comes."

A digital single released on Halloween entitled "I Was Born" (perhaps ironically addressing the subject of birth as a precursor to the album?) demonstrated Rob and Mary using more standard instrumentation than the two had employed in the past. In High Places vs. Mankind, guitars play an important role, and here the band has often kept them sounding like guitars. Mary's vocals are less effected and more present. But many aspects of the High Places sound and aesthetic remain intact. One hears dance rhythms, stereo effects, accessible melodies, dub influence, and as always, a love of layering and of combining the unexpected into something cohesive and new.

FREE DOWNLOAD:
Mi Ami - Cut Men



Wednesday
10Mar2010

Sideways Through Sound MP3 store is GO!!

Hello Folks, just a quick message to let you all know that after months of trials and tribulations the Sideways Through Sound MP3 store went live at the weekend.  I am of course overjoyed to be finally unveiling this labour of love and obsession to you all...
 
You will see what all the commotion has been about recently if you go to:
 
www.sidewaysthroughsound.com.au
 
So if you are a musician / label and you are not hosted on the site yet, please contact me so I can get some paperwork to you.   Otherwise please take some time to explore the site, sign up, become a customer :)
 
All feedback is gratefully received, just be gentle ok...
 
best
 
Mark 

  
Sideways Through Sound on 2SER 107.3 every Wednesday 21:00 Sydney Australia time
 
or listen on-line at: www.2ser.com/stream
 



Monday
08Mar2010

Three Lobed Recordings - Most Recent Releases!

TLR 054: steve gunn —boerum palace LP + download

TLR 054: steve gunn — boerum palace

LP released november 17, 2009 in a limited edition of 823 copies.

 

steve gunn’s prodigous talent for fusing traditional american song structures with a raga influence is almost criminally unheralded. gunn’s songcraft is so strong and his playing style so effortlessly beautiful that folks should be shouting his name from every tall building and mountaintop. it is with such high esteem for the man’s work that three lobed recordings is humbled by the association and thrilled to announce the release of boerum palace by steve gunn. without any doubt, boerum palace is a staggering accomplishment and is certainly gunn’s most assured and confident work to date.

native philadelphian gunn has been a stalwart of the american experimental scene for closing in on a decade. he is known by many for his contributions as one half of the core duo behind GHQ (with marcia bassett) as well as for his many other affiliations with underground luminaries such as tom carter, the magik markers and marc orleans. gunn has slowly cultivated his own solo work alongside his other obligations and involvements. after a few early CDR and cassette releases under the moniker “moongang,” gunn gravitated towards performing and releasing music in his own name, culminating in the exceptional sundowner (digitalis industries, 2008). sundowner was, to that point, the most potent burst of gunn’s songwriting abilities and remarkable playing abilities. following sundowner, gunn bunkered down to further hone his songwriting and boerum palace represents the overwhelming products of that effort.

boerum palace represents steve gunn’s first full-length release on vinyl and second album. the album starts off with a headlong rush into the hypnotic “mr. franklin” (a downloadable MP3 of which can be found here). gunn’s fluid playing style, especially as portrayed withing this track, provides ample space for the development of infectious musical themes. the track ends in a dextrous duel between gunn’s guitar and guest marc orleans’ (of d. charles speer & the helix, sunburned hand of the man) vicious pedal steel. the album mixes gunn’s long-form blues / raga / psych explorations alongside briefer cuts that equally display his songcraft. these tracks, such as “variation ii” and “jadin’s dream,” demonstrate that gunn is equally confident with shorter or longer compositions. gunn's voice is joined by an ethereal turn from the vanishing voice’s heidi diehl on the album’s central and haunting “house of knowledge.” the track opens with a building central guitar theme. this theme allows gunn to layer on further guitar explorations. the tone set by these musical themes builds into the duo’s vocal delivery that delivers volumes despite being uttered in gentle tones. other highlights include “cryin’ eyes,” an inspired reworking of j.j. cale’s “crying eyes” featuring backing instrumentation from marc orleans, and the richly textured album finale “mustapha’s exit.”

TLR 072: d. charles speer & the helix — distillation LP + download

TLR 072: d. chalres speer & the helix — distillation

LP released november 17, 2009 in a limited edition of 891 copies. 

it is a tremendous understatement to say that it is with grand excitement that three lobed recordings is proud to announce the release of distillation by d. charles speer & the helix. for the last couple of years we have been continually excited by each of the fruits that have resulted from speer/helix collaboration. for our money, last year's after hours album was one of the best released by anyone. distillation only ups the ante from that prior full length by elaborating upon some of the musical themes from the late 2008 “in madagascar” 7”. the resulting album presents a tightly focused modern honky tonk quintet more than happy to blur the lines between country, psychedelia and the overall american musical tradition.

consisting on this album of d. charles speer (aka dave shuford from the no neck blues band and enos slaughter), hans chew (last seen providing some ripping piano accompaniment on "fishtown flower" from jack rose's the black dirt sessions), marc orleans (enos slaughter, sunburned hand of the man), jason meagher (no neck blues band, coachfingers) and rob gregory (the suntanama), the helix are a seriously experienced and talented crew. distillation was recorded over time between the winter and summer of 2008 at the band’s home away from home, meagher’s black dirt studios in westtown, new york. margot bianca guests on backing vocals on a few of the album’s tracks.

the album starts off in monstrously infectious form with the leadoff track, “mason dixon crime” (a downloadable MP3 of which can be found here). the track’s propulsive, rolling rhythm, dueling guitars and soaring chorus offer the perfect foil to speer’s ever-present baritone vocals. to those new to the band, “mason dixon crime” provides the perfect introduction to speer’s captivating narrative gift. he is a singer who is capable of simultaneously spinning a masterful tale using a delivery that leaves the listener feeling like there is something hidden and secret being held just out of sight. other prime examples of this gift are evident throughout “open season” and its soaring climax, the plaintive “time changes things” and the swaggering album-closing “shorty (a bastard cat).” while speer’s vocal range is one of the band’s calling cards, the helix also features the unique voice of hans chew’s blazing piano. while chew aims for the fences throughout the rollicking “hardwood floors”, he really gets cut loose (and to spend some time on lead vocal duty) on the seriously jamming “life insurance.” one would be remiss to think that the helix is a one (or two) voice affair though – it is a totally solid full ensemble presentation as is evidenced by the jaunty full band workouts presented within both the instrumental “helical” and the rockin’, rollin’ and beer swillin’ “gravedigger.”

Three Lobed Recordings

Monday
08Mar2010

"HONEST STRINGS: A TRIBUTE TO THE LIFE AND WORK OF JACK ROSE" DOWNLOAD COMPILATION COMING SOON!

"HONEST STRINGS: A TRIBUTE TO THE LIFE AND WORK OF JACK ROSE" DOWNLOAD COMPILATION COMING SOON!

"We've lost one of the good ones. Jack Rose 1971 - 2009 - Play in Peace my friend, we are listening." Sir Richard Bishop

"It should come as no secret to anyone who reads these updates that we were pretty shocked about the December passing of our friend Jack Rose.  While it has been tough around here and actions are no substitute for the man himself, we have been busy curating a download-only tribute "album" to Jack.  This compilation is monstrous and insanely full of good material - it's a very fitting tribute to the man.  We are currently putting some finishing technical touches on this one as we type this message but the compilation, "Honest Strings: A Tribute To The Life And Word Of Jack Rose," will be up within the next couple of week exclusively from the download portion of the Thrill Jockey site, FINA.  We will send out another message on this list as soon as the compilation is available for sale.  This compilation will cost $15, an absolute bargain for what you are getting, and 100% of the purchase price will go to Jack's estate.  The compilation itself is, get this, six and a half hours long.  Yes, you read that right.  The list of featured artists is absolutely bonkers, too.  Here it is, in no particular order."

Bardo Pond
D. Charles Speer
MV & EE
Rick Tomlinson
Un
Heather Leigh
Stuart Leslie Braithwaite
Nathan Bowles
Joseph Mattson - reading from "Empty The Sun"
Sunburned Hand Of The Man
Scott Verrastro / Nathan Bowles
Pelt
No Neck Blues Band
Cian Nugent
James Toth, Kerry Kennedy and Jason Meagher
Cath & Phil Tyler
Black Twig Pickers
Spiral Joy Band
Byron Coley with Son of Earth
Alvarius B
Hans Chew
Six Organs Of Admittance
Pigeons
Kohoutek
Chris Forsyth
Hush Arbors
Zaika with Paul Flaherty
Spectre Folk
Zaika with Loren Connors
Steve Gunn
Bill Nace
Luther Dickinson
C. Joynes
Danny Paul Grody
Elisa Ambrogio
Jenks Miller
Coach Fingers
Charlie Parr & Mike Gangloff
Lloyd Thayer
Langtry

Monday
08Mar2010

FEAR FALLS BURNING - 2 new cd reissues out now!!!


Fear Falls Burning - The Rainbow Mirrors A Burning Heart
(cd reissue, japanese sleeve + obi - tonefloat)




Fear Falls Burning - Woes Of The Desolate Mourner
(cd reissue, japanese sleeve + obi - tonefloat)




“The first batch of FFB-reissues was gratefully welcomed by Dirk Serries’ growing legion of fans as a second chance to catch up with the very first releases of his guitar drone project. Tonefloat now proudly presents the second installment of the ongoing effort of making these long-gone vinyl-classics available again. making full use of the additional storage space of a cd, even owners of the originals will find plenty of intriguing new details in tracks they thought they knew by heart:”

The Rainbow Mirrors A Burning Heart features the complete live album + a 30 minutes unreleased studio track.  Woes Of The Desolate Mourner features the complete unedited 7″ version (approx. 20 minutes) + a 50-minutes live concert at Sju Jazz Club in Utrecht.

Now available at tonefloat

Monday
08Mar2010

Conspiracy Records

"Builds on Black Boned Angels initial premise of 'do nothing, very loud, for a long time, better than other people'. Perhaps the best example thus far and in spite of the obviously extreme-metal reference points, these two 'songs' (yes, they ARE songs) come across as decidedly 'beautiful'. More than a passing nod to Judas Priest also. Limited to 500 copies: 300 on black, 125 on solid orange and 75 on clear green."

"Dirk Serries (Fear Falls Burning) and Justin Broadrick (Final) are both musicians with an impressive discography that spans over 2 decades. They both emerged from the same underground scene in the early eighties, releasing small print tape releases, often on the same labels. When they finally met for the first time in 2007 on a Jesu / Fear Falls Burning European tour they hit it on straight away. Their common love and interest in the avant-garde drone, experimental music scene resulted in Final's stunning contribution to the epic 'Once We All Walk Through Solid Objects' 5lp set by Fear Falls Burning. A full-length collaborative album was only a matter of time. About a year in the making this collaborative album showcases Final and Fear Falls Burning's ability to expand the drone genre with allowing power chords, figurative plucking and electronic-esque soundscapes to lead the 4 songs on this album. The collaboration is much more than just a sum of both their projects together but it realizes an entity on its own. In your face, metal-esque and avant-garde at the same time, Final and Fear Falls Burning took the leap forward in creating a intriguing variation on drone music. This lp is limited to 500 copies (75 on clear, 125 on silver and 300 on black)"

This is a pack containing the 3 Keelhaul picture discs of S/T, II and Subject To Change Without Notice. All lp's are limited to 300 copies. We will have 50 of each lp available when the Keelhaul tour starts, if the band has any unsold copies after the tour they will be available here as well.

Conspiracy Records

Monday
08Mar2010

The Devil Makes Three to announce a new run of never ending tour dates that will take them from the West Coast to the Midwest to Canada, playing with Merle Haggard and at Bonnaroo!

After a string of successful solo dates, Pete Bernhard
joins up with the rest of The Devil Makes Three to announce
a new run of never ending tour dates that will take them from
the West Coast to the Midwest to Canada, playing with Merle Haggard and at Bonnaroo!
 
And they're just getting started...
 
The Devil Makes Three have recorded their episode for the first season of  
IFC's Dinner With the Band, set to air on May 4!
Episodes with Sharon Jones, YACHT, Les Savy Fav, Final Fantasty and Kid Sister & Flosstradamus
are in the bag and we can't wait to see what delicious morses and tasty jams
are in store for the Devil Makes Three.
 
For a quick glimpse at how amazing the Devil Makes Three are live,
check out a brand new live + in the woods video of the band performing "The Johnson Family" HERE.  
 
Full dates below!
 
 
The Devil Makes Three Tour Dates
Marc 19 - Brick by Brick - San Diego, CA
Mar 20 - The Troubadour - LA, CA
Mar 21 - Soho - Santa Barbara, CA
Mar 23 - The Phoenix Theatre - Petaluma, CA
Mar 24 - The Historic Ashland Armory - Ashland, CA
Mar 25 - WOW Hall - Eugene, OR
Mar 26 - WOW Hall - Eugene, OR
Mar 27 - Wonder Ballroom - Portland, OR
Mar 28 - El Corazon - Seattle, WA
Mar 30 - The Railway Club - Vancouver, BC
Apr 1 - The Marquee Room - Calgary, AB
Apr 2 - The Pawn Shop - Edmonton, AB
Apr 3 - Lydia's Pub - Saskatoon, SK
Apr 5 - The Park Theatre - Winnipeg, MB
Apr 8 - The Double Door - Chicago, IL
Apr 9 - First Ave - Minneapolis, MN
Apr 10 - First Ave - Minneapolis, MN
Apr 11 - High Noon - Madison, WI
Apr 23 - The Catalyst - Santa Cruz, CA
Apr 24 - The Catalyst - Santa Cruz, CA
Apr 25 - Pozo Saloon - Pozo, CA supporting Merle Haggard
June 10 - Bonnaroo Music - Manchester, TN

With more dates to come throughout 2010!
 
Watch and Listen to more from The Devil Makes Three
For more woodland fun, check out the live video for "All Hail" HERE!
Check out the Devil Makes Three performing "Do Wrong Right" LIVE on KEXP HERE
and live again on Oregon Public Radio performing "Help Yourself" HERE!

Monday
08Mar2010

James Blackshaw completes new album - coming out this Summer! 2010 Tour Dates!

12 string visionary James Blackshaw has completed work on his second release for M. Gira's Young God label. The album is entitled "All Is Falling" and features one long piece in eight movements. It'll be released June/July 2010

"All Is Falling"  was recorded, mixed and mastered by John Hannon and James Blackshaw at No Recording Studio, December 2009 - January 2010.

Personnel comprises:

James Blackshaw:  electric 12-string guitar, piano, glockenspiel, voice, percussion

Charlotte Glasson: violin, flute, alto saxophone, glockenspiel

Fran Bury: violin, voice

Daniel Madav: cello

 

JAMES BLACKSHAW TOUR DATES:

Mar 11 2010 8:00P
La Centrifugeuse Pau
Mar 26 2010 8:00P
SPRAWL PRESENTS... JAMES BLACKSHAW ENSEMBLE at Cafe Oto (please read description!) London
May 7 2010 8:00P
All Tomorrow’s Parties [curated by Matt Groening] Minehead
May 10 2010 8:00P
HAUSCHKA, JAMES BLACKSHAW ENSEMBLE & NANCY ELIZABETH @ The Barbican London
May 12 2010 8:00P
HAUSCHKA, JAMES BLACKSHAW & NANCY ELIZABETH @ The Junction Cambridge
May 13 2010 8:00P
HAUSCHKA, JAMES BLACKSHAW & NANCY ELIZABETH @ St George’s Bristol
May 14 2010 8:00P
HAUSCHKA, JAMES BLACKSHAW & NANCY ELIZABETH @ Holywell Music Room Oxford
May 15 2010 8:00P
HAUSCHKA, JAMES BLACKSHAW & NANCY ELIZABETH @ Band On The Wall Manchester
May 16 2010 8:00P
HAUSCHKA, JAMES BLACKSHAW & NANCY ELIZABETH @ Roxy Art House Edinburgh

Monday
08Mar2010

IKUISUUS: NEW RELEASES!

  • BOOK OF SHADOWS: Prayer Wheel cdr


  • BOOK OF SHADOWS: Prayer Wheel CDR:

    The Prayer Wheel, like this CDR, spins prayers into the ether. Book of
    Shadows combines psychedelia, experimental music, and the pursuit of
    spiritual understanding, all performed together in the eternal present.

    For the Prayer Wheel release Sharon and Carlton Crutcher are joined by
    longtime guitarists Aaron Bennack, Jonathan Horne (Plutonium Farmers),
    and Douglas Ferguson. Also appearing on this release are percussionist
    Johnny McCollom of the Primordial Undermind, theremin player and film
    projectionist for the Butthole Surfers, Lori Varga, Ralph White of the
    Bad Livers on Kalimba, Eric Archer and Matt Thies from Numbers on the
    Mast, on guitars and electronics, and Jason Travis and Amanda
    Boutourline, multi-instrumentalists from The Ghost and Swift Moths.


    RENATO CIUNFRINI & BOB MARSH: Rosa cdr 

  • RENATO CIUNFRINI & BOB MARSH: Rosa - CDR:

    Rose bloomed by a long distance collaboration between Bob Marsh and
    Renato Ciunfrini who first virtually met on the web in 2007 and then
    physically in 2008 for a tour in Italy. This is their first release as
    a duo.

    Renato Ciunfrini : bass clarinet, clarinet, sopranino sax, alto sax,
    electric bass, theremin, electronics

    Bob Marsh : voice, electronics

    www.myspace.com/renatociunfrini

    www.myspace.com/bobisadoctor


    CLAYPIPE / PONY PAYROLL BONES / BALDER- : 3-way split cs 

CLAYPIPE / PONY PAYROLL BONES / BALDER-: 3-way split TAPE:

CLAYPIPE: "claypipe are 2 dudes who sit in a circle with their
instruments in front of them, after a few puffs on a claypipe & a
couple swigs of whisky they close their eyes & get into the groove of
the universe & sway & hum & pluck & saw. sometimes the recordings are
outside, sometimes the recordings are inside, inside/outside, outside
in, inside out, reformed hippies, remembering a lost new zealand from
the 70s/80s, sigh." - CJA
http://www.last.fm/music/Claypipe

PONY PAYROLL BONES: PonY PayRoLL Bones is about being alone and being
gone. Anybody can be a haunted house. Your body is a shelter for a
ghost/or ghosts.
http://www.myspace.com/ponybones

BALDER- : Collection of home recordings based around nostalgia,
sci-fi/fantasy felt as a kid.
http://www.myspace.com/balderdashproject
COLOR RABBIT / TRETETAM: split TAPE:

Color Rabbit:
More improvised sounds coming through the channeling of Color Rabbit.
These rabbit tracks are a more simple and minimilist approach than his
past releases, but will still take you on colorful rides.
http://www.myspace.com/colorrabbit

Tretetam:
You are invited to take the door marked ‘Unknown’ into the layered
hazed of Tretetam’s second release on Ikuisuus. All denominations have
congregated underneath a slate gray ocean to discuss the cause of the
universe and the purpose of ones self. Gentle days drift by while
dusty memories and vague dreams release the sounds of broken
conversations and lost childhood. Tretetam’s side of this split is a
blend of found sounds, home field recordings, and a strange eel
orchestra attempting a de-accompaniment.
http://www.myspace.com/tretetam

  • New release: 

    MONKS OF MALASPINA - Volume One LP 
  •  
  • MONKS OF MALASPINA: Volume One LP :
    The MONKS OF MALASPINA debut release is a phantastical psychedelic
    mystery musical filled with dark woods wonder and honey comb clouds
    over sparkling fjords from deep within the mountains of Canada's
    British Columbia. Highway 101 ends here, or like this new record,
    begins. Members of the band call up roots from First Nation relations
    with Jesuit missionaries co-mingled with a diverse offspring from a
    free love commune started in the 1970's. Most of the music on this
    record is gloriously strange with a capella outbursts both finely
    tuned and guttural. Decomposing abstract rock anthems stretch out
    alongside primitive beat-boxing. There are more familiar sounding
    songs as well giving the whole album an aura of storytelling magic,
    like it is all based on some fabulous old book. M.O.M. was produced
    and arranged by Theo Angell who lead the group into some pretty
    tripped out improvisations. Quotes Theo: "The film, I mean the album,
    is like an abstract musical of sorts. There are some lyric-less
    'soungs' where Raven meets Hanuman for instance and they tangle in an
    epic battle in the sky. Or the one where they try to conjure up the
    feeling of a month of rain in their mind. The world of the Monks is
    populated by a drinking man-beast who is missing a foot and a bear who
    ravishes the garden and fruit trees of the Cryptic Master and the
    Kinetic Gardener of Ronanda. Some of the songs address particular
    members of the band, "Forthwith Lorraine" for instance. "Taking Off
    Your Feet" is a re-occuring theme, by which they mean trippin' the way
    out or getting seriously unsettled. They've really come up with their
    own syntax and insider myths where even the humor is mystical in
    nature. They're an odd group of C.O.P. s (children of hippies) with
    very little outside references. I played this for someone and they
    said it reminded them of the Holy Modal Rounder's 'Moray Eel' album.
    Besides using their voices they also play the autoharp and guitars, as
    well as "the staff". I tried to get them to play a live show but they
    insist on recording the sequel first. We'll see. I told them they were
    Fjord Folk." The Monks of Malaspina are Sofar Lorraine, Pournt
    Falster, Freel Bequelle, Frist Clupps and Thlowlth Fissure. The album
    was engineered by Dreetmont Accel with mastering by Josh Stevenson.

    http://www.myspace.com/monksofmalaspin
http://www.ikuisuus.net

Monday
08Mar2010

Melvins - 2010 Tour Dates!

Melvins (metal, hard rock, sludge, alternative-metal)

TOUR DATES

Jun 1 2010 8:00P
Casbah San Diego, California
Jun 2 2010 8:00P
The Clubhouse Tempe, Arizona
Jun 3 2010 8:00P
Launch Pad Albuquerque, New Mexico
Jun 5 2010 8:00P
Emo’s Austin, Texas
Jun 7 2010 8:00P
Warehouse Live Houston, Texas
Jun 8 2010 8:00P
Spanish Moon Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jun 9 2010 8:00P
One Eyed Jacks New Orleans, Louisiana
Jun 10 2010 8:00P
Bottle Tree Birmingham, Alabama
Jun 12 2010 8:00P
Bonnaroo Festival Manchester, Tennessee
Jun 14 2010 8:00P
40 Watt Club Athens, Georgia
Jun 16 2010 8:00P
9:30 Club Washington D.C., Washington DC
Jun 17 2010 8:00P
T.L.A. Philladelphia, Pennsylvania
Jun 18 2010 8:00P
Webster Hall NYC, New York
Jun 19 2010 8:00P
Music Hall Of Williamsburg Brooklyn
Jun 20 2010 8:00P
Paradise Boston, Massachusetts
Jun 21 2010 8:00P
Paradise Boston
Jun 23 2010 8:00P
Grog Shop Cleveland
Jun 24 2010 8:00P
Small’s Detroit, Michigan
Jun 25 2010 8:00P
Double Door Chicago, Illinois
Jun 26 2010 8:00P
High Noon Saloon Madison, Wisconsin
Jun 27 2010 8:00P
House Of Bricks Des Moines, Iowa
Jun 29 2010 8:00P
Ogden Theatre Denver, Colorado
Jul 2 2010 8:00P
Sled Island Festival Calgary, Alberta
Jul 3 2010 8:00P
Sled Island Festival Calgary, Alberta
Jul 5 2010 8:00P
Rickshaw Theatre Vancouver
Jul 6 2010 8:00P
Showbox At The Market Seattle, Washington
Jul 7 2010 8:00P
John Henrys Eugene, Oregon
Jul 9 2010 8:00P
Blank Club San Jose, California

 

Saturday
06Mar2010

UPDATED: ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE MARCH/APRIL 2010 TOUR DATES!

Current Tours

Date Venue City State With
Wed 03/17/10 Rusty Spurs Austin TX official SXSW showcase
Fri 03/19/10 Club 1808 Austin TX official SXSW showcase
Fri 03/19/10 Design Within Reach Austin TX SXSW - The Everloving Party, The Entrance Band
Sat 03/20/10 Autocinema Las Torres Monterrey Mexico
Sun 03/21/10 Plush Tucson AZ Over-Gain Opitmal Death
Mon 03/22/10 Casbah San Diego CA Over-Gain Opitmal Death
Tue 03/23/10 Spaceland Los Angeles CA Over-Gain Optimal Death, Nice Nice
Wed 03/24/10 Bottom of the Hill San Francisco CA Over-Gain Opitmal Death
Fri 03/26/10 Mississippi Studios Portland OR Over-Gain Opitmal Death, SubArachnoid
Sat 03/27/10 Biltmore Cabaret Vancouver BC Over-Gain Opitmal Death
Sun 03/28/10 Sunset Tavern Seattle WA Over-Gain Opitmal Death
Wed 03/31/10 7th Street Entry Minneapolis MN Over-Gain Opitmal Death, COCK ESP
Thu 04/01/10 The Picador Iowa City IA Over-Gain Opitmal Death
Fri 04/02/10 Empty Bottle Chicago IL Over-Gain Opitmal Death
Sat 04/03/10 Crofoot Ballroom - Pike Room Pontiac MI Over-Gain Opitmal Death
Sun 04/04/10 El Mocambo Toronto ON Over-Gain Opitmal Death
Mon 04/05/10 La Sala Rossa Montreal PQ Over-Gain Opitmal Death
Tue 04/06/10 Middle East Upstairs Cambridge MA Over-Gain Opitmal Death
Wed 04/07/10 Knitting Factory - Brooklyn Brooklyn NY Over-Gain Opitmal Death
Thu 04/08/10 DC9 Washington DC Over-Gain Opitmal Death
Fri 04/09/10 Johnny Brendas Philadelphia PA Over-Gain Opitmal Death
Sat 04/10/10 Ottobar Baltimore MD Over-Gain Opitmal Death
Sun 04/11/10 Local 506 Chapel Hill NC Over-Gain Opitmal Death
Mon 04/12/10 Pilot Light Knoxville TN Over-Gain Opitmal Death
Tue 04/13/10 Grey Eagle Tavern Asheville NC Over-Gain Opitmal Death
Wed 04/14/10 Cosmic Charlie's Lexington KY Over-Gain Opitmal Death
Thu 04/15/10 Hi-Tone Cafe Memphis TN Over-Gain Opitmal Death
Fri 04/16/10 The Loft Dallas TX Over-Gain Opitmal Death
Sat 04/17/10 Emos Alternative Lounge Austin TX Over-Gain Opitmal Death
Saturday
06Mar2010

ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. & OGOD US & Canadian Tour 2010

Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. :
Tsuyama Atsushi : monster bass, vocal, acoustic guitar, cosmic joker
Higashi Hiroshi : synthesizer, guitar, chorus, dancin'king
Shimura Koji : drums, latino cool
Kawabata Makoto : guitar, chorus, speed guru

Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O.

Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O.OGOD (Over-Gain Opitmal Death) (over the top-psychedelic-rock-INSANITY!)

OGOD


Saturday
06Mar2010

Musicians hitting up the venues! Tour Dates!

Click on name to hear music & see tour dates.

Joe Buck (country-punk-rock-blues....scary shit!!!...from Hank III's band)

Bogulta (Japanese electro-punk-experimental)

Birushanah (metal, experimental from Japan)

Benjamin Biolay (French pop)

mu-neujohn (progressive, psychedelic rock from Japan)
 

Friday
05Mar2010

Musicians hitting up the venues! Tour Dates!

Click on name to hear music & see tour dates.

Zs (experimental, jazz, avant-garde)


YACHT
(electronica, indie)

YOB (metal, psychedelic, doom)

Yolz In The Sky (crazed dance-punk from Japan)

12th Planet (dub, electronica)

Th' Legendary Shack Shakers (country-punk-blues-rock)

These Are Powers (noise-pop, punk)

Friday
05Mar2010

The brilliant new album from Ulaan Khol will be available 9 March via CD / DL!

The brilliant new album from Ulaan Khol will be available 9 March via CD / DL from Soft Abuse.
 
At times recalling Neil Young's score for Jarmusch's Dead Man, III is Steven R. Smith's (Hala Strana, Thuja, Jewelled Antler Collective) masterstroke. Not only does this work tie together the three Ulaan Khol releases into a cohesive whole, it also stands alone as a groundbreaking, breathtaking amalgam of heavy Komische & basement psychedelic freak-outs. 
 
"'III' is as immediate as a truck with failed brakes crashing through your living room wall. The third and final installment of a trilogy entitled Ceremony, its opening moments rage and wail, with distorted guitars pulling out in front of the drums like hellhounds that have slipped their master's leesh. But this isn't a mono-dimensional freak-out. Smith paces himself, pulling back into brooding drones and pensive picking before lashing out once more. As befits a journey that's taken three discs to unfold, it ends with a grand gesture; the final melody is as epic as Roy Montgomery's mid-'90s work, and it unfurls over a landscape of blasted wah-wah licks and feeback that somehow reconcile The Stooges and Popul Vuh." - Bill Meyer, Signal to Noise
 
Find out more info here :
http://softabuse.com/artists/ulaan_khol.html
http://softabuse.com/catalog/SAB038.html
 
 We've created a limited run of wooden boxes to house / contain all three of the Ulaan Khol releases (the "Ceremony" series).  There are a limited number of these & they're being sold at cost (er, below cost), and we think they look pretty rad.  

 

BIOGRAPHY: Steven R. Smith

 

Extending beyond the Eastern European-inspired folk recordings of Hala Strana and the long-form basement psychedelic grandeur of Crown of Marches, Steven R. Smith presents this latest endeavor, one alternately true to his personal musical lineage and expansive beyond pre-existing creations. As Ulaan Khol, Smith has planned a massive three part suite ('Ceremony') to explore an expansive free form, feedback-heavy sound that marries Fushitsusha with VU's White Light/White Heat.

DISCOGRAPHY
 
I CD (2008, Soft Abuse)
II CD (2008, Soft Abuse)
III CD (2010, Soft Abuse)

 

Wednesday
03Mar2010

GRAILS - 2010 Tour Dates!

photo by melchior-ferradou - Paris, 09

TOUR DATES:

Mar 23 2010 8:00P
Doug Fir Portland, Oregon
May 4 2010 8:00P
Tivoli Utrecht, NL
May 5 2010 8:00P
Stuk Leuven, BE
May 6 2010 8:00P
UT Connewitz Leipzig, DE
May 7 2010 8:00P
Klub 007 Prague, CZ
May 8 2010 8:00P
Friction Festival Berlin, DE
May 9 2010 8:00P
Sfentona Club Athens, GR
May 11 2010 8:00P
The Luminaire London, UK
May 12 2010 8:00P
Hare and Hound Birmingham, UK
May 13 2010 8:00P
Ruby Lounge Manchester, UK
May 14 2010 8:00P
Nice N Sleazy Glasgow, UK
May 16 2010 8:00P
ATP Minehead, UK