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
blue sabbath black fiji- lazer saber -abandon ship records – cdr - 5$
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
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
caethua - queenly women crowned and uncrowned -abandon ship records – cass - 5$
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
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
warmth - paradise found in dirt - abandon ship records – cass - 5$
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
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...
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.
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human adult band - impotent & filthy: live @ th' big pink philadelphia, pA - abandon ship records – cass - 5$
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
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
6majik9 - sinister kindness - abandon ship records – cass - 5$
"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
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
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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
thousands - skinless / boneless - abandon ship records – cass - 5$ 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
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
steve gunn -abandon ship records – cdr - 6$ sold out
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
quetzolcoatl - vast eternity bridges -abandon ship records – cass - 6$ sold out
3 long pieces, 2 meditations. Recorded in Dublin 2006 - 2007.