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7"s/Zines/Misc.:
Last Updated 2:00 PM PT 2/12/12
*************************************************** YEK KOO "Oh Woman / Flame Creation" 7" $5
"Helga Fassonaki (of Metal Rouge) returns as Yek Koo with her first new release since last years 'I Saw Myself' on Stunned Records. Gone are the horizontal string-sprawl epics of past, replaced by a new density and compositional focus. Dictaphone guitar-swirl and declamatory vocal preaching atop loping nod-out rhythm samples, you could almost say Yek Koo has gone pop….until the b-side hits: a sheet of live industrial slamming recorded at LA's now defunct spiritual hub, the Echo Curio, that sounds like a realtime channelling of Kali. As hard to pin down as ever, the closest point of comparison would be the Morley/Russell split 7" lathe on Corpus Hermeticum left to percolate in the merciless Californian sun And even that sounds nothing like it. Confusing, enticing, nuanced and brutal. Part 3 of the 'Alone Together' series. Mastered by Pete Swanson. Edition of 300." -emerald cocoon
**************************************** Horse Marriage "Pee-Chee" / "I Need to Tell You..." b/w "Lay Your Hands on Me" 7" $6
"After their beautifully subdued and dusty Mr. Tower's Dead Trophy (2010), the San Francisco band Horse Marriage returned this year with Eisenhower Interstate, an altogether different iteration of Stewart Adams' grainy and distorted pop visions. Avant Archive is pleased to present the first 'single' from Eisenhower Interstate, "Pee-Chee", alongside two additional and exclusive tracks. Horse Marriage has almost entirely shed their calm western reveries, laying aside the acoustic guitars in favor of deep distortion, detuned strings, and a whole new kind of energy. Adams' delay-touched vocals perfectly float above the band's fuzzed-out guitars and simple, yet unforgettable compositions sounding simultaneously obscured and unmistakable. Rock and roll is back, and don't come expecting gimmicks—you'll find no 'lo-fi' or 'x-wave' here. This is old-fashioned rock and roll the way you might remember it. Remember it again!" -avant archive
**************************************** Wet Hair "Radiant Lines" 7" + art book $15
"Wet Hair heads Shawn Reed and Ryan Garbes have been jamming sideways strains of long-lensed electricity music for years now, but their trajectories as visual artists arc back even farther. So after a small infinity of J-cards and zines and LP sleeves designs, it’s a real pleasure to finally be able to present a preferential suite of some of their finest (and, till now, unseen) compositions in a glossy, full-color, pro-printed 22-panel art volume, bookended by a brand new black vinyl 33 RPM single of joyously multi-hued keys/drums merry-go-rounding. “Radiant Lines,” a longtime live favorite. spirals a fuzzy circus organ riff around a splashy-crashy kit pummeling till it dissolves into burbling kaleidoscopic come-down bliss. The B, “Decay,” is more like their songs from the Naked On The Vague split 12”, a slow-motion Suicide-style sweetheart blues trance, buried vocals crooning in a gentle sea of woozy keyboard grooves. A nice warm-up for their upcoming De Stijl full-length and U.S. summer tour with Rene Hell. One-time pressing/printing of 500 copies." -not not fun
*************************************** GAY BEAST "Charm" 7" $5
"Charm" and "We Keep Our Victims Ready". Gay Beast's first new studio recordings since the release of their acclaimed "Second Wave" album. Previously only-available on tour, each copy sports hand silk-screened covers. “-skingraft
************************ AIDS WOLF "Dustin' Off The Sphynx" 7" $5
"At the farthest reaches of modernity, we still somehow pine for an aesthetic that borders on sociopathy. The badass has long brought this aesthetic principle forward, but barely manages to deliver it to us here in the 21st century. The badass, though common in the vernacular, hyperbolically applied wherever, has sadly gone the way of the fucking chucking spear. Clearly a distinction is necessary to distinguish real badassery from its overuse in language today if there is any hope of salvaging this treasured relic of our cultural past.
Badassery cannot be separated from its roots in death, the overriding theme (aesthetically and politically) of the 20th century. Badass simply cannot describe goofball sneakers, a kid in a Michael Jackson video, or scroungy hobo jammers living in an abandoned water tank. Because badassery, like Annie Oakley's nightly routine, requires a delicate precision - predicated on getting the danger on “-skingraft
************************ ARBOL TRANCEMISSIONS/FLOATING "RELIC GROVE BLISS" split 7" $6
"Gabriel Ortiz's 2006 dawning, Relic Grove Bliss in full bloom on Rotifer's first vinyl. Remix on the B side by Dillard Wiseheart (Floating). More from Gabriel soon with label/distro Elestial Sound. Edition of 200 on clear vinyl" -rotifer/elestial sound
******************************************************************* High Wolf "A Guide To Healing" 7" $6
"If you dive into the Ganges River - the purest water on earth according to the Hindus, the most polluted and unhealthy according to science - hold your breath and open your ears, this music is what you'll hear. Edition of 300." -bathetic
************************************* Wet Hair/Rene Hell split 7" $6
"Two celestial bodies from a distant galaxy combine their chemicals and produce a cosmic cloud of purple and gold. We received the audio samples of this event and pressed them to vinyl. Please play loud through the PA of your local church or Masonic lodge. For best affect, lay down on your back in the pew and stair at a stained glass ceiling. Edition of 300." -bathetic records
************************************************* Psychic Reality/Sex Worker split 7" $6
"Farmer’s market zen learner Leyna Noel channels the swaggering lust of Jimi’s finest hour via stumbling drum machines and amplifier howls while her beau Sex Worker mines Debbie Harry’s telephonic anxieties for deeper fears, darker secrets: “I can’t control myself.” Sleeve art by Julien Langendorff. " -not not fun
*********************************************** Gnod/Robedoor split 7" $6
"Manchester’s choicest chain gang lumber through the mildewed concrete of some abandoned-bomb-shelter-turned-hippie-commune, spewing molten wah and echo-vocal polemics. Turn off, dig in. The B sees LA drone thugs Robedoor pitching Molotov cocktails of pure wraith blood through stained glass windows. Sleeve art by Zully Adler. " -not not fun
*********************************************** Infinite Body/No Age split 7" $6
"West coast light-breather Infinite Body emits a dense harmonic sound cloud that condenses in yr ear before evaporating into the ether. California DIY heroes No Age get minimal on the instrumental “Wintry KK,” burrowing into tom-rolls and the poetry of distortion pedals. Sleeve art by Cody De Franco. " -not not fun
*********************************************** CLOUDLAND CANYON "Mothlight, Part 2" b/w "In The Cold" 7" $6
*the copies we have are all on dark blue marbled vinyl*
"Bathetic is proud to release, not only the first single from the upcoming Cloudland Canyon full-length LP, Fin Eaves (coming out on Holy Mountain), but also our first 7" vinyl release! We're very happy this chunk of dreamscaped atmosphere could serve as our first venture into vinyl territory.
Cloudland Canyon are widely respected for their shimmering approach to music, a combination of elements as varied as krautrock, shoegaze, pop, and drone. "Mothlight, Part 2" is a perfect first single and represents the band's slight re-direction into the more uptempo, catchier nooks and crannies of their vibe. Don't miss out on this!
Limited First Edition of 300." -bathetic records
***************************************************************** The Polyps "Peixe/Fennel's Daughter" 7" $5
Follow up to the lauded Digitalis LTD tape, this record captures the Polyps still in their early pop phase. Side A has an upbeat Elephant 6 vibe, side B is a recording from one of the ubiquitous Providence living room shows of the era." -eggy tapes
*************************************** DUCKTAILS "Mirror Image" 7" $6
"Side A: "Applewalk"
Side B: "Mirror Image Index"
45rpm" -shdwply records
************************************************************************** GAY BEAST - s/t 7" $5
"Released on the heels of an incredible second full length on Skin Graft (“Second Wave”), this single offers a classic /
ancient / much loved gem from early in their existence (called “Multi-Purpose Anti-Form”), and an incredible hectic dual
cover / splice (Dymaxion and The Need) on the tail end of the B-side. Noisey and spastic, yet much more so complex and
intricate, somewhere between Devo and Scissor Girls, but with a specific and special energy that is uncompromising
and legit. Beautiful four color tri-fold out covers done by the Beast’s Dan Luedtke." -gilgongo records
******************************************************* Mudboy "Music For Any Speed" 7" $6 (italian import)
"As organ scientist mudboy is back in Europe, Lexi Disques is happy to present his new 7-inch.
Mudboy comes from Providence, Rhode Island, the town of Lightning Bolt AND HP Lovecraft. He released cassettes, cdrs, vinyls, texts on various european, belgian and american labels including his own Free Matter for the Blind label. He’s also making sound/light installations and silkscreen visuals. A short CV is here if needed.
Music For Any Speed is based on a reflexion on time. Artwork: mudboy (printed on newspaper)." -lexidisques
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