rale - some kissed charms that would not protect them - isounderscore - lp - 15$
originally from the bay area and currently residing in los angeles (the latter of where he's spent most of the past decade recording and performing along the west coast), william hutson has been a longtime stalwart of the american synth and experimental noise underground quietly releasing small-run works on respected labels such as monorail trespassing, ekhein, arbor, peasant magik, and jugular forest among others. "some kissed charms that would not protect them" over two side-long pieces effectively straddles between orchestral crumar analog synth string swells, noise, field recordings, and experimental modern day minimalism. the attention and monumental focus on composition and movements within each piece is extremely evident as well as hutson's knowledge and command of modular analog synthesis. housed in deluxe fluorescent blue jackets with silver foil-stamped artwork (clebsch graph) by brandon nickell. limited to 300 copies.
arastoo & aemae - ostrakon - isounderscore - lp - 15$
Ostrakon is the long in the works LP collaboration between AEMAE and Arastoo
Darakhshan. This project is specifically centered and largely structured
around Darakhshan's live piano compositions. As such, the record marks a
radical departure from Brandon Nickell’s brutal synthetic compositions and
solo work as AEMAE, as well as in Darakshan’s case a departure from his drone
miniamlist synth works. The record is rich and glowing in ghostly resonance,
old forgotten places with side-long pieces for each side: "Ostrakon" and
"Capo"; black & white cover artwork by Darakhshan. Production, mixing and
synthesis by Brandon Nickell (AEMAE); production, mixing, and piano by Arastoo
Darakhshan. Recorded and finalized between 2007 and Winter 2008. Limited to
320 copies.
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acre - isolationist - isounderscore - cd - 12$
fter years of painfully limited cassette and CD-R releases, Aaron
Davis has created his most definitive and ambitious work as ACRE to
date. "Isolationist" is the first official full-length from one of
Portland's most enigmatic and respected figures of the Northwest's
fervent experimental music underground. The album features a new track
recorded during the Summer of 2009, exhibiting the slow yet subtle and
highly-detailed electronic undulations that has largely characterized
Davis' work as ACRE. Alongside this new piece are two completely
remastered tracks from the original "Painless" CD-R released on the
Students of Decay label in a criminally limited edition of 75 copies
in 2008. A record which unequivocally celebrates Davis' years of
painstaking effort mastering the minimalism of room crushing
frequencies, this album represents the most essential and first widely
available ACRE release. Recorded by Aaron Davis in Portland, Oregon,
Mastered by Thomas Dimuzio at Gench Studios in August 2009. Graphic
design and artwork by Brandon Nickell. Printed on spot-varnish
fluorescent orange matte jackets; limited edition of 500 copies on
compact disc."
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maleficia - s/t - isounderscore - lp - 15$
Well in the works since late 2007 is the long overdue debut LP of Oakland
experimental/noise duo Maleficia which features Ilysea Viles Sunderman on
vocals/viola and Andy Way (also of French Radio, NF Orchest, Carrion, Riqis)
on electronics. "Making" and "Remaking" were recorded at Earhammer Studios in
Fall 2007 by Greg Wilkinson (Chronicles of Lemur Mutation, Carrion, Laudanum),
and mastered in Winter 2008 by Thomas Dimuzio at Gench Studios in San
Francisco. Two side-long tracks, "Making" and "Remaking" produce an exquisite
and carefully balanced binary system of torrential noise along with beautiful
vocals/viola; ultimately the result is an impressive debut record from one of
the most original and interesting noise groups to come out of Oakland over the
last couple of years. Both Ilysea Viles Sunderman and Andy Way have
participated in live collaborations for groups such as inn.aff.(orchext.) --
centered around live improvisation involving members of irr. app. ext.,
Maleficia and NF Orchest. Maleficia’s output until this point has consisted
only of an extremely limited CD-R released in 2006, where its caustic and
compositional qualities were compared to the likes of Fe-mail and the vocal
stylings of Jarboe (Aquarius Records #237). Cover photo by Ilysea Viles
Sunderman Limited to 400 copies.
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dimmer - remissions - isounderscore - 2xlp - 21$
Dimmer’s "Remissions" is the second full-length album from longtime sonic
architects of interactive feedback circuits, Thomas Dimuzio and Joseph Hammer.
This 2xLP effectively represents four side-long pieces from their live shows
throughout California taken place between 2006 and 2007. Essentially a
follow-up to their 2007 album on Los Angeles’ Melon Expander, "Remissions"
expands upon the immense recursive tape looping and resampling that is found
inherent in their work but achieves a weight and time displacement that
greatly overshadows their dark preceding full-lengh. All four pieces were
recorded at: Norcal Noisefest in Sacramento (2006, "Sky Wire"), The Luggage
Store Gallery in San Francisco (2006, "Sun Dog"), The Smell in Los Angeles
(2006, "Gases That Emit Light"), and ArtSF’s Noise Pancakes Series (2007,
"Giant Eagle"). Live Sampling, processing, feedback, looping by Thomas
Dimuzio. Tape manipulation and processing by Joseph Hammer. Design and layout
by Thomas Dimuzio, Joseph Hammer and Brandon Nickell. Limited to 500 copies on
full-color sleeves with cover photography by John Dalton.
Selected Discography for Dimmer:
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