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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) 

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.

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

 



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 



TLR 054: steve gunn —boerum palace LP + download

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

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

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)

Now available at tonefloat

"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

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:

• BOOK OF SHADOWS: Prayer Wheel cdr
  
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• 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 
  
  

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 
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• 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

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

TOUR DATES

Current Tours

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

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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)
 

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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)

photo by melchior-ferradou - Paris, 09

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