steve gunn/shawn david mcmillen - end of the city - dnt / abaddon / abandon ship - lp - 12$
Co-released with DNT and a new label called Abaddon, this LP finds
these two very talented musicians in their prime. Steve's side clearly
displays his guitar wizardry, while remaining honest and heartfelt.
After several years with GHQ, Steve has sharpened his skills, and it
really shows. If you've had the pleasure of seeing him perform live,
you know exactly what I mean.
Shawn's recent collaborations with Warmer Milks seep through on his
side of the album. Bleaker and darker than Steve's side, Shawn tells
his tale through guitar, piano, synth and tape manipulation. It's
completely engrossing. With it's many crooked bends and turns, it will
lead you to a sort of discomforting fulfillment that gets more intense
with each listen.
-abandon
balladry magazine - issue #2 - abandon ship records – zine - 6.50$
At long last the second issue of Balladry has finally arrived, and
we're really excited about it! Print is nearly dead, but we gathered
every possible resource to make this happen and we couldn't be happier
with it.
Featuring tons of album reviews, artwork by Shawn Reed (Raccoo-oo-oon,
Wet Hair, Night People), Peter Friel (Young Tapes, Color Dream), and
Mary Kidd (she did the rad cover), and interviews with Heavy Winged,
Jessica Bailiff, and the awesome dudes over at Mutant Sounds, this one
is sure to please.
I am pricing this as low as humanly possible jut to keep it in print.
Where else can you find a high quality, full color publication to
fulfill your need for underground music and art? Check out the page
samples above!
28 Pages
Full Color, inside and out, magazine-quality stock
Limited to 200 copies
-abandonship
queen elephantine - kailash - abandon ship records – cass- 5$
"Kailash takes its name and guiding spirit from the mythical Himalayan
peak on which the Destroyer dwells in the state of perpetual
meditation, in the deathless state."
Originally hailing from Hong Kong, this New York-based group is
bringing something entirely new to the table. Hypnotic eastern-tinged
drones create the backdrop for their dark and brooding vocals.
Creating something truly unique, and definitely the first of it's kind
on Abandon Ship. Keep an eye out for more from Queen Elephantine in
the coming months. Their future is bright, although their sounds may
not be!
-asr
towering heroic dudes - my morning jackoff - abandon ship records – cass- 5$
We kicked things off in high gear with some FM static-influenced
jamming, culminating in a junction of distorted meuhs and synth-
crunch. With a short, Excepter-inspired jam in between, leading into
some ethereal cosmo-noise to end the first side.
Side B is a live set recorded at our friend Math Bill's place on the
magical island of Broad Channel, NY. Lo-fi skuzz-noise at it's finest.
c40 edition of 50
-asr
slasher risk - shoe mania - abandon ship records – cass- 5$
In true spontaneous/on the spot/spur of the moment fashion, this tape
was recorded live on the first night of the first bi-annual Eye and
Ear record fair and music festival (http://
nyeyeandear.wordpress.com/). We used a hi-fidelity digital recording,
which was immediately brought home and put to tape that was packaged
and ready to sell at the beginning of the second day of the fair! It
was quite the achievement. To ensure we could fit the entire recording
on tape, we used c62s, which resulted in some extra empty space at the
end of side B. But fear not, there is still approximately 45 minutes
of some of the most intense Slasher Risk live recordings to date. They
absolutely tore the place apart on this now historical night. Claim
your piece of the pie and grab this one before it's gone.
c62(45 minutes of actual audio) in an edition of 95
-asr
antique brothers - sons of winter - abandon ship records – cdr - 6$
"This album was conceived in the cold unforgiving days between the end
of 2006 and the start of 2007. My brother and I were together in the
land we grew up in for the first time in almost a year. We improvised
acoustic duets, and over the next year, built a record around them. I
like to think the spirit of our Mother was present during these
sessions. Our Father was present in body as well as spirit. We thank
him for opening his doors and heart to us, as he has done time after
time since we have both left home on our own roads." - Cy Gengras
vakhchav - hunting horns - abandon ship records – cdr - 6$
"Recorded mostly in 2007 when most of my dreams consisted of running
into a crystalline water mass. Safe to say, usually awoke with no
scratch but with ambitions of translation. Lots of florescent drones,
stirred briskly into 1 part acoustic + 1 part synth anaesthetic
equaling out a hefty mess of sun dogs." - Nickolas Mohanna
king crab - moskoe-ström- abandon ship records – cdr - 6$
Deep, dark, scuzzed out jams recorded through a rift in the time-space
continuum. Sincerely bleak sonics that will bring you to your knees
either begging for mercy or for more. A first time listener might make
a comparison to Mouthus, but these guys have tapped into something
truly unique. Turn it up loud.
-asr
patriotic window klings - abandon ship records – cdr - 6$
Ankle deep in effluent and reverb, these southern hermits keep it
realer than real, (unrealer than unreal?). The Patriotic Window Klings
are definitely plotting their own course through the yellow pine dust,
dragging an ostentatious tail through the whole shebang, and spitting
out some pretty brutal shards.
Is that the sound of a broken Casio being dragged by a 1987 mustang
cougar down 2 miles of gravel road, or are my ears hallucinating? Did
TS Mc Phee break a couple of his fingers,get together with Graham
Lambkin, and record some blasted out soundscapes on a Vicodin jag?
If you're hip to Blues Control, Sun Araw and some of the other more
hazy, dirt encrusted psych explorers currently practicing the Art –
you will definitely get something out of the Klings.
-asr
telecut powers - amazing laws of - abandon ship records – cdr - 6$
Abandon Ship is proud to announce it's 50th release! And with it comes
the first non Temple of Pei Telecults album. It took some convincing
via Vulcan mind-meld, but I couldn't feel more honored.
So wipe the dust off of your ouija board, reshuffle your deck of tarot
cards, and hem the stitches on your voodoo doll. Some real-deal
mystical shit is about to go down. Keep a tight grip on your salvia
pipe, for it may be your only companion on this dark voyage.
Some local myths turned heroes in this mind-expanding duo. Trade in
your distortion and delay for magickal boxes of pure analog spirit.
Nobody has kept it realer than these guys.
-asr
totally dad - video for the snake - abandon ship records – cdr - 6$
Three hell-hermits from Middleton Street extra choose to live like
field mice. one yea cooks, one ha cleans, and one cuts doh paper. if
they notice the night late has begun, they drop their gold duties and
fold instruments into towels bang. It has all been full saved.
Somebody dœs it bætter than.
-asr
the julie mittens featuring lexie mountain -abandon ship records – cdr - 7$
The Julie Mittens were among the first groups that I asked to do a
release for Abandon Ship Records. It's been nearly a year now, and
well worth the wait. They've made some treacherous waves over the past
few years, from their Sloow tape to their latest Holy Mountain
release. This one is no exception.
Fresh off their US tour, the Julie Mittens decided to properly
document it with sister releases on ASR and the Netherland's own Cut
Hands (http://www.cuthands.net/catalog.htm) label, respectively. Not
only are the two releases completely different from each other, but
each CDr is housed in it's own one-of-a-kind sleeve which boasts a
unique photo taken on their US tour. That's 200 different sleeves in
total, with screenprinting on each taboot!
Recorded by Steve Sanford at the Golden West Cafe in Baltimore on
September 10th, and features Baltimore's own Lexie Mountain on vocals
for the 2nd track.
-asr
rambutan - fallen smoke -abandon ship records – 3' cdr - 5$
fallen smoke captures the live debut, from april 2008, of rambutan, the solo project of eric hardiman from century plants and burnt hills. vastly different than either of those units, rambutan finds hardiman in a completely new mode, with no guitars in sight. the results are hauntingly beautiful, intensely personal, and utterly compelling, with a warm, organic feel throughout. the music builds in intensity ultimately hypnotizing the listener in its gathering tractor beam of psychedelic gauzy haze. jump right in.
-asr
north sea -elixir - abandon ship records – cass - 5$
brand new solo offering from brad rose finds him at his absolute heaviest, drawing inspiration from recent studies of african history:
"the house of kinlaza was formed from the dynasty started by king alvaro vi. the kinlaza came to power by overthrowing the house of kimpanzu, which had occupied the throne from garcia i's overthrow until alvaro's ascension. the kinlaza continued to rule kongo until its civil war, when kimpanzu and kinlaza kings occupied or claimed the throne."
this compliments the new ajilvsga tape very nicely.
-asr
laissez faire - asylum -abandon ship records – cass - 5$
found a stash of this old oop abandon ship release
VxPxC- reticent to manifest -abandon ship records – cass - 6$
Reticent to Manifest was made on a cold summer's night in Los Angeles... High on salsa verde and the thick brown air, three men went in and one long string of sound came out. (VxPxC) has been known for pulling some legs and some hair in the past, but this tape is the start of a very long apology of sorts... a way to say "Hey, we like music too... maybe just not the same stuff as you, but you know..." Not a particularly heart-felt apology, mind you, but a start...
steve gunn -abandon ship records – cdr - 6$
Steve Gunn from GHQ solo outing reissue from Onomato label, 2007. Not many people have had the chance to hear these recordings, based mostly around his acoustic guitar improvisations and inspirations from travels in Morocco. Vocal help on last track from Heidi Diehl (WWVV, Vanishing Voice, Time-Life).cd-r edition of 200
-asr
eskimo king - weird flag -abandon ship records – cdr - 5$
As Brian Sullivan still flies high from his performance at No Fun Fest
this year, we've prepared a gem of a release from this half of the now
legendary Mouthus. While feeding off of similar meditative vibes of
the aforementioned Brooklyn duo, he manages to put together a cohesive
collection of distinct tracks he can call his own. Infinite layers of
blown out fuzz dominate some tracks, and deep, trance-inducing rhythms
prevail in others. Another primer for an up-and-coming ASR LP, due
later this year. Keep your eyes peeled. And as with most Mouthus-
related material, this one will not be around for very long.
-asr
skull - strange girls -abandon ship records – 3" cdr - 5$
Another mind-blowing recording from the vaults of Clayton Noone (The Futurians, CJA) and Kaaterama Morehucan (Smokehouse). This one is older than the CJA/Smokehouse tape we released last year, but you would think it's a natural progression from it. Teamed up with Sugar Jon, the three of them jaunt through some rocking numbers, wailing away on their guitars, drums, and vocal chords. It's a short, but epic follow up for sure. This ultra limited release will whet your collective pallets for the upcoming Sundowner LP, which again, features CJA and Smokehouse. Keep an eye out for that late this year/early next. In the meantime, crank the volume on this one while you're sipping some lemonade under the hot summer sun. It's *that* chill.
starving weirdos - absolute freedom -abandon ship records – 7" - 7.50$
"Here it is, our first 7" and we're PSYCHED!!! These two sides represent some of the earliest of SW material; culled from old 4 track tapes recorded in long lost living rooms, with friends and on the fly. Two kernels given the royal treatment, thanks to our friends at Abandon Ship! One an ontological cry into the abyss, the other a march in dedication to those forgotten souls who call it home." - Starving Weirdos
panopticon eyelids - glitter vomit -abandon ship records – cass - 5$
Glitter Vomit was recorded on Mini-Disc at The Pines during the phantom power sabotage incident, winter 2007. The Alien Altars (rival gang) hijacked the sessions, stole our booze and beanies, drugged us and forced us at gunpoint to sonically wear boogie boots and glitter pants. Unphased and deep-zoned, we ripped through their inspirational cue cards like "Thin Testicles", "Free Boogie, White Boy" and "Fuck You! No! Not You! You! - Fela Kuti"... They kidnapped our bassist that night, too!
c43 edition of 100
-asr
millions - the notebook behind your eyes -abandon ship records – cdr - 5$
Brooklyn local David Suss lays it all out for us here. While having a complete understanding of patience and subtlety, he can jar the senses with his powerful technique:
"Three extended, texturally rich pieces for guitar, voice, electronics, effects, etc. Massive blurred-vision dronescapes of existential heaviness and introspective density."
- David Suss
tunnels - astral collage -abandon ship records – cdr - 5$
While Tunnels has traditionally explored more meditative and atmospheric realms, on Astral Collage he penetrates a different sphere of consciousness, one of primitive song craft and musics that evolve out of momentary trance. Paying homage to Angus MacLise and Alister Crowley, with influences ranging from kalimba player Francis Bebey to the Velvet Underground, he attempts to evoke his schizophrenic musicality into a cohesive yet semi-improvised sound form.
cd-r edition of 100
-asr
the pope - do you wanna boogie - abandon ship records – 3" cdr- 5$
"The duo of Paul Kneejie and Brian Watson are American popular musicians known collectively as The Pope. They met in elementary school in 1953, when they both appeared in the school play Alice in Wonderland (Kneejie as the Dodo, Watson as Dweedle Dum). They formed the group Tom and Jerry in 1957, and had their first taste of success with the minor hit "Hey Schoolgirl... Boogie". As The Pope, the duo rose to fame in 1965 backed by the hit single "The Sound of Silence Boogie Woogie". Their music was almost featured on the landmark film Star Wars, propelling them further into the public consciousness. They are well known for their close harmonies and sometimes unstable relationship. Their last album, Boogie Over Troubled Water, was marked with several delays caused by artistic differences. Kneejie and Watson were among the most popular recording artists of the 1960s, and are perhaps best known for their songs "The Sound of Silence Boogie", "Mrs. Robinson Boogie", "Boogie over Troubled Water" and "The Boxer Boogie". They have almost received several Grammys and are hoping to be inductees of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Long Island Music Hall of Fame (2007). In 2004, Rolling Stoned ranked The Pope #420 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. Boogie.
-
slasher risk - vole - abandon ship records – cass - 5$
Voles are small rodents similar to mice but with stouter bodies and shorter hairy tails. Vole introduces some new ideas and textures into the Slasher Risk catalog. The A side sees us on one hand going deeper into the realm of electronic noise, offering our first use of looping and tape manipulation, harsher junk-electronic material with an extended almost Native American style war-drumming throughout, while on the other hand also displaying something otherwise unprecedented in our other recordings, a surprising venture into more traditional 'rock' territory, albeit improvised, featuring a steady drum groove and fuzzed out yet discernible guitar with reverberated, echoing vocals. The B side is more akin to an audio map of the opening scene in Macbeth. Heavy dark and stormy nighttime textures in the soundscape, distant lightning flashes, lots of toil-and-trouble fair-is-foul style black arts going on in the negative space between sage and incense wafts. We were using all kinds of crazy cooking and kitchen tools, pots and pans, some cat-grooming brushes, broken radios, c.b. transmitters, and various containers of water and microphones. Uncooked rice ended up everywhere. Don't take that dose operating heavy machinery.
- Andy Borsz
saints - umbanda - abandon ship records – cass - 5$
Jarringly intense noise-with-a-purpose from this Californian duo. Hold onto your butts.
"Like pulling the sun with a beast drawn plow through a lush jewel field in wet-diamond South America with Macumban's mambo bassdrum looking for a T. Rex in the moonflood. Bend down low."
-abs
arklight - seventh seal - abandon ship records – cdr - 5$
"Aesthetic-less crud matrons Arklight are a sometimes duo/trio/quartet who here try to cobble together a personality from guitar improvs, electronic beats and multi-layered recording techniques. Formed in 2003, Arklight dance along the Digital/Analog, Postmodern/Existential Divide, much as the dancers in The Seventh Seal dance on the line between Life and Death. They Are Contradictory In Tone (T.A.C.I.T.)."|
- Daniel Kolm
mystified - krellmuse - abandon ship records – cass - 5$
"KrellMuse is a cassette release from Mystified, an experienced multi-genre band that focuses on noisy drones and atmospherics. The Krell were an ancient race from the film Forbidden Planet, who seemed to haunt the planet surface, and the catacombs underneath. KrellMuse asks the question-- if the Krell were to write music for humans, how would it sound? Probably a lot like this release-- gritty, droney, and mysterious."
- Thomas Park
crow feathers - imaginary scores- abandon ship records – 2x 3"cdr - 6$
"Pre-dawn bedroom synthesizer and guitar compositions from a North Carolina ex-pat currently exiled to Central Michigan. Imaginary Scores never stagnates in effortless emotionalism; instead melancholy passages trace the horizon for glints of hope, seeking resolution and solace. This collection exhibits my favorite long-form recordings from the past year. While these pieces were not created with the intent to function together as a cohesive album, when paired together in this manner, I found that they illuminate an ethereal, radiant quality for which I always strive."
- Brandon Miller
century plants - without mercury - abandon ship records – cass - 5$
Taking time off from their psych guitar strangling duties in Burnt Hills, Eric Hardiman and Ray Hare's Century Plants offer their 5th release, a near hour of Zen space, drone, noise and drift.
"In every CP release, the room is the organizing instrument. This is no exception as the clicks, hums, bumps, shuffles, and scrapes of the CP bunker echo the textural guitar passages, industrial clang and FX loop and skreech. A more meditative and psychedelic excursion than previous releases, this is a HEAVY exploratory trip, perfect for maximum zone-out.", how would it sound? Probably a lot like this release-- gritty, droney, and mysterious."
- Eric Hardiman and Ray Hare
david newlyn - a nervous state of mind - abandon ship records – cass - 5$
Hailing from Durham, UK Newlyn creates an aural landscape of beauty and relaxation. Meditative and ambient sounds will put you in a remarkable mindset of well-being and contentment.
"A Nervous State Of Mind' – 9 tracks recorded over the past few months, usually on a Saturday afternoon when the house is empty. The tracks were recorded on digital 4 track, mini-disc and PC using guitar, keyboard, and various bits and pieces of software. The muffled sounds at the beginning of Just Might Fade Away were recorded on a mobile phone in a supermarket. "
- David Newlyn
nessmuk - flies free - abandon ship records – 3" cdr - 4$
This 3" EP features Pennsylvania's finest: Kevin Moist and friends from some of his other projects, The Clear Spots and Evening Fires. He's transcribed a fitting description for it:
"Scenes from a mountain travelogue: Ghostly peaks glimpsed through shifting fog, followed by a climb across a rugged expanse of boulders, opening into a wide canyon bathed in sourceless light. Nineteen minutes of four-track cave drones transmitted via guitars, synths, and spirit shakers. "
- Kevin Moist
stoneburner - abydos - abandon ship records – cass - 5$
"At times ferocious, at times lying half dead on the floor, the music of Stoneburner came from a day of visitation and invention. The members of Agilvsga in their native Tulsa play host to a traveling Los Angeles musician from (VxPxC). This is a partial document of their long journey into night and its pages are blowing in the wind. Expect more blasted broken-wire transmissions from their smoking wooden hearts soon.
Abydos is a ramshackle concoction of near-beer, Thai food from Tulsa and jet lag. New friends and enemies join in song, cross-connecting guitars and moogs, sending cryptic smoke signals to the heavens."
- Grant Capes
capricorn wings - precenc - abandon ship records – cass - 5$
"The Capricorn Wings project is the same duo as Ghost Brâmes of the Cerf 's Florian Tositti and Jacob Garret from Angers, France. A different perception of style, where they play to construct similar sounds and to manipulate a dark atmosphere. In a little bit more acoustic/soft way, these two long improvisations were played during the latest procession of the duo in May 2007.
buck paco - ive wasted my breath - abandon ship records – 3" cdr - 5$
"Over the last ten or so years, Buckland Oswald Paco and company have amassed a collection of recorded material in excess of 100 songs (for lack of a better word).
About 95 percent of which have never been released. Falling short of wasting no part of the animal, the band have done their best to whittle down their portfolio small enough to fit the three-inch format.
Clocking in at somewhere in the 20+ minute range, "I've Wasted my Breath" is a rather abridged, but cherry-picked survey of The Buck Paco Band's catalogue.
All the slag has been neatly scraped away, leaving five solid gems on which to ruminate just long enough to realize the disc is already over and you need to start it up again."
- Eric McDade
futurians - zenet - abandon ship records – 3" cdr - 5$
An unprecedented surprise from these New Zealanders. This one definitely stands out amongst the sludge-punk releases of old. Completely different approach here. The first main difference you'll notice will be the absence of any vocals. The second will be the absence of any drummer. And the third will be the absence of any common Futurianistics you've grown to know and love. Fear not, for it's just as punk-fucking-rawk as anything they've ever done...just in a different way. If you really do love them, then you will love this release. If you have yet to discover this unbelievable group, then this will definitely get you started on the wrong foot. Albeit, an unusually great one.
- Nate Rulli
- past -
blue sabbath black fiji- lazer saber -abandon ship records – cdr -6$ sold out
Here's a 2007 JK Tapes repress of this Parisian duo doing what they do best...making loud, raucous, guitar-driven noise. Skull-crushing, gut-wrenching, and face-melting will all take place while listening to this. And then, after some reconstructive surgery, you'll come crawling back for more. Get it while it's hot.
-abs
thousands - skinless / boneless - abandon ship records – cass - 6$ sold out
"With their releases finally catching up to their prolific back catalog of recordings, this Los Angeles collective crosses many lines in this, their first tape for Abandon Ship. "Skinless/Boneless" weaves together dreamy shoe-gazer lines with pummeling hardcore and an ominous sense of something gargantuan approaching.
Creatively known as a supergroup, Thousands is more of an intersection of crystal spheres, harmonizing vibrations from six hearts and minds. More than a sum of its parts, the music of Thousands is a new birth, a raging infant older than its apparent age."
- Grant Capes
6majik9 - sinister kindness - abandon ship records – cass - 6$ sold out
"When playing becomes ritual, when derangement becomes religion, there is only majik. Behind us nothing, stretching out before us, nothing. In a single moment is all, seeing before seen, glorious lights upon upturned faces, tears streaming down as understanding floods our cells. Life is deadly, make it scream before we fade forever away."
- Michael Donelly
changeling - absolutely free - abandon ship records – cass - 5$ sold out
Channeling the forces of nature with his guitar, Roy Tatum creates yet another stunning piece. He graciously found some time between recording with Deep Jew, Quintana Roo, and the Insaniacs to conjure this not-too-short but very sweet cassette. This makes for some perfect nighttime winter listening, so take off those boots, kick back by the fire and light one up while taking it all in. You can admire Bethany Cosentino's (of Pocahaunted) awesome collage art while you're at it.
-abs
non horse - xol mic - abandon ship records – cass - 6$ sold out
cja / smokehouse - whiskey and freedom - abandon ship records – cass - 6$ sold out
Futurian Clayton Noone (CJA) and Kaaterama Morehucan (Smokehouse) unite for this recording and churn up some of the most lackadaisical and hazy sounds in recent history. At times Morehucan evokes the presence of Flying Canyon's Cayce Lindner with his soulful voice and gentle nature. Yet he is subdued and even more laid back than the late, great Lindner. When Clayton presented me with this recording he said of Morehucan, "He can actually play and sing and some of it sounds rather smooth and in tune, until I come along and wreck things." I think he summed it up perfectly with that statement.
- Nate Rulli
fantastic magic - witch choir - abandon ship records – cass - 6$ sold out
"Take a magical trip on a pegasus through a field of LSD. Flowers harmonize and dance among young wizards at the festival of the equinox.", stated a mystical nypmh as he sat perched apon a toadstool, shanai in hand. These thoughts come to mind as a neo-psychedelic journey begins through a field of emerald green grass and a multicolored sky that is Fantastic Magic. Pull up a woven floor mat and enjoy the fruits of the earth as you delve into three young wizards journey through the island forest."
-Orion Ferguson
ajilvsga - winter hunt - abandon ship records – cass - 6$ sold out
Black paint was applied to convey mourning or that the fires of revenge had burned out in his heart and that he was now repentant. Red spots were printed over a coat of black on his face. The red spots representing bullets. He would also add red to his mouth to indicate bleeding from a wound received in battle. The other wore a wolf skin over his head and shoulders, the tip of the wolves nose painted red. The lower half of his face was painted white from ear to ear, his body painted in imitation of the blue wolves. Red paint on his hands and wrists symbolized blood. The death society had songs that were sung at its gatherings but they had been lost, together with all the customs once observed. The two of them sat down and began to sing these songs in a great pulsating voice. Armed only with pulsing electronics and wailing walls of bass, the hunt is on.
- Ajilvsga
spectre folk - papa smurf -abandon ship records – cass - 6$ sold out
Papa Smurf... was recorded last year at my summer palace in Bushwick Brooklyn... It was part of a new experiment I was doing with recording digitally straight to disc burner...and multitracking on disc... I recorded 2 songs from a Don Cherry disc my friend David Sauter, an avid bootleg disc trader, made for me... It's apparently from some Italian t.v. show in the 70's... The next track is an experiment with amp feedback ... plugging a lead from a headphone out jack to the input of an amp... through some pedals and manipulation the pure line feedback.. I recorded this digitally and added noise guitar and tape effected drums digitally as well... The last song is my best take of a popular Byrds song... a poorer version of which ended up on my Ming Aralia cd... This Disc is dedicated to my friend David Sauter who passed away last year on the 4th of july... and to his wife Aleve and son Otis... Papa Smurf smiles down on you from heaven...
- Pete Nolan
quetzolcoatl - vast eternity bridges -abandon ship records – cass - 6$ sold out
3 long pieces, 2 meditations. Recorded in Dublin 2006 - 2007.
caethua - queenly women crowned and uncrowned -abandon ship records – cass - 6$ sold out
Cold marriages of growing up in the snow covered cornfields of upstate New York, moldy nylon-stringed guitars, a hissing blend of flea market electronics, rusted pots and pans, field recordings of a doomed boat trip down the St. Lawrence River, birds in the ice covered trees, the groan of an overheating diesel engine, shortwave radio in the middle of nowhere, busted cars sliding in the sleet of Indiana, the soft hum of a dusty living room, bugs and reptiles singing from Florida swamps, and a sorrowful voice leading us into the frozen ground.
Recorded, written, produced and mixed by Clare Hubbard, featuring the accompanying sounds of Justin Clifford Rhody and friends. Queenly Women Crowned and Uncrowned is Caethua's 3rd release. A split LP of Caethua and Shep and Me will be coming soon, as well as a cassette release on Nightpeople Records. Caethua is also the alto saxophonist of Indiana free noise junk jazz band DBH and solo lyricist of disgusting rap project SPORTS. Visit www.saxwand.com, www.friendsandrelativesrecords.com, www.myspace.com/caethua, and www.bluesanct.com for other releases.
-asr
warmth - paradise found in dirt - abandon ship records – cass - 6$ sold out
These are the sounds of desolation. Imagery of a sweltering, barren desert comes to mind. Riding a dying camel, with an empty canteen dangling from your neck, the future seems bleak. You notice a glimmer on the horizon. Hope is momentarily restored. Warmth (aka Steev Thompson) evokes this type of scenario with his latest release. Before it's over, he gives you one last taste of hope before laying you down for eternal rest. The ever elusive paradise we've all been looking for. Now gone, just as quick as it arrived. There is no hope. Only Warmth.
c21 edition of 100
-asr
fossils from the sun -abandon ship records – 3' cdr -6$ sold out
the latest release from ray hare's (century plants, burnt hills) fossils from the sun is a 19 minute sonic geography where fuzzed guitar propulsion buckles into static beats and shaken vox damage. think omit's desolation, spacemen 3's nod and alan vega's terrorism. refract that through the brutality of century plants bloodrise and somebody's gotta lose appears on the horizon – a dub of the sun.
-asr
human adult band - impotent & filthy: live @ th' big pink philadelphia, pA - abandon ship records – cass - 6$ sold out
The day Syd Barrett died Trevor Pennsylvania of the Human Adult Band was committed to the loony bin. Coincidence or not, Human Adult Band's wiped out primitive jams and subliminal logic lyrics successfully channel the energies and otherworldliness of the psychotic trance state. Put your head phones on and your walkman in a fanny pack. Wander the streets of the isolated part of town. Kick up some snow. Buy a deli sandwich and eat it alone.
- Trevor Pennsylvania
predator vision - ii - abandon ship records – cass- 5$ sold out
Self-released earlier this year, this one finds PV at their most
predatorial. They are ceaseless infinity jammers with a hunger for
psychsploration and a tight yet loose style that can sometimes seem
too good to be true. This being their second release, one can only
wonder what's in store for them.
Featuring Mr. Ducktails himself: Matthew Mondanile and Real Estate's
Etienne Duguay. Keep an eye out for their split LP with Sun Araw to be
released on Not Not Fun.
-asr
ajilsvga - last of the white buffalo -abandon ship records – cass - 5$ sold out
sometimes it's primitive and baked in the clay-infested dirt that sucks most of the life out of the dust bowl that is western oklahoma. sometimes it's drenched in caustic rain in green country, out near the foothills of the ozarks. but the obscured rhythms, the sludge, and the decaying bits of black magic wisdom that suckle the young ones dying on the vine? fuck 'em. they never were of this world anyway.
-asr
time life - open to both sides - abandon ship records – cass- 5$ sold out
Recorded nearly a year ago in Amsterdam, the duo of Heidi Deihl (of
Vanishing Voice) and G. Lucas Crane (of Nonhorse and Vanishing Voice)
bring together a sound that few others in the scene can compare to.
Seasoned veterans at this point, the two of them have a wonderful
sense of interaction and playing off of each other. This album is
beautifully dark and wondrous; terribly serene and introspective.
For those of you who know and love Time Life, this will not
disappoint. If you have yet to hear them, then this is a great place
to start.
-abandonship