beerhour fossils - mjc - cass - 7$
this tape is fuelled by a million red stripes pouring
exploring group dynamics in free improv
recorded at the Pleasure Dome Ypsilanti, Michigan
August 2 2008
side a=
1. fossils kitchen quartert
Payne and Smith on double axe duty with the
Michigan mugs Michelle Birawer
(Proper Villians, Textgate, Better Late Than Pregnant)
on clarinet and Andrew Coltrane playing alto sax.
textured dishwater wash and static flutters
like a moth under glass squeaking souls on floors
rubber souls honk honk hot wind
wail ale seal sale ;;
2. 1st timer duo of Birawer and Coltrane, with A.C. processing
special blend to Michelle's reed blow. this is pure junk jazz
side b=
3. THE OREOS!!!! brief encounter of the weiirderst
SSmith + Jonathan Lockhart (Black Almas)= 2 Tall dudes
rawkin choppin axes till they break-n-bleed!!
4. ??? gtr + reed drag going nowhere hell fast!
5. 2nd performance of the Birawer / Coltrane duo
this tape is drunk
limited to 33
-mjc
andrew coltrane -marrow pyramid - mjc - cass - 7$
haunting meditation on the bottom of the atlantic
the surf builds wave walls wash all around
AC on junk metals, contact mic and RE-301 tape delay
2sided b/w collage artwork by AC
limited to 33
-mjc
ac/dp - thunderstuck - mjc - cass - 7$
DP plays AC:::::
...there were more lightning strikes last month in Hamilton
than in all of 2007. this cassette is a testament to that electricity
and soaked in the hail storms of revelation
ready to hit the streets~~~~
side a=
imagine~ AC/AC free jazz duo= HUH??
DP mixes sqwibble sqwabble of AC sax with Coltrane beatin behind kit!
freedom jazzzsteamship blowoff then backwards then nowards
now nonowordno words
decomposing zombie horn needs brains ....fried...
side b=
machine metal breakdown cold turkey with drawings
limited to 33
-mjc
head boggled fossils - feedbog - mjc - cass - 7$
new mail collab between playboy Payne &
Derek G. Head Boggle demolishion dawg-
drainage ditch drunken memoirs
in 5 vaporized movements!
side a=
"wotrfossils" DG presents ???
"slink" voices in syrup- burps in the bog.
"purple dank" swirls of moog vs. acoustic guitar
poured with dark blue murk melting
"flunky" nother DG headcleaner speedboat
side b=
"final" Head Boggle remix of MJC139 fossils "zombie infinity" cs~
be bogg'd.
limited to 23
-mjc
fletcher pratt -mind gunk - mjc - cass - 7$
here we have the most recent installment in this Winnipeg jammers series
of tape collage work... other volumes have surfaced on his own excellent
Midori Records as well as Epicene, Turgid Animal and a recent collab cdr
with Olson on American Tapes. ultra weird lofi highness~
drum drainage electro-acoustic guitar clamour
squiggle thru cassette cutout witches~
play high.
limited to 27
-mjc
mike khoury & will soderberg - mjc/terror tapes- cass - 7$
- 'side a= "violinsploitation 2" mike khoury teams up with will soderberg. recorded late 2oo7~ string deconstruction and sensual insect electronics; these alien blues are green blues~ http://www.myspace.com/willsoderberg side b= brown bird with the future now sound busted sonic phoenixxx duo of payne and matthew boughner~ wings stretching over no-input mixing boards recorded early 2oo8 so lofi it's scifi http://www.myspace.com/brownbirdcanread limited to 43';
-mjc
newfound fossils - mjc - cass - 7$
live collective improvisations, from the Rock to Chitown~
side a=July 3 Pleasuredome; Ypsilanti, Michigan
and July 7 Hotti Biscotti in Chicago, Illinois
both sets feature fossils as Payne on tapes and electronics,
Smith on guitar and Andrew Coltrane on saxophone.
ends with pre-gig Chicago jazz jam AC on sax
with Paul Gunsberg (New Pledgemaster) and Ben
(Druids of Huge) guesting on drums.
side b=June 29 Turner's Tavern; St. John's, Newfoundland
fossils as Payne and Piller (Gabe from Sleeping Police,
Graveyard Watersand killer label Knife in the Toaster).
boys bust a crusty hum barnacle beast~
limited to 23
-mjc
ac/dp -zombie train zombie pain - mjc - cass - 7$
the wheels are getting slower and slower
deeper underground depressions discovered
side a= the Coltrane cold turkey stereo treatment
warped ghosts gettin toasty, ya dig?
side b= Payne reanimates corpse of Coltrane recordings.
higher fossils never found.
eat this aural fugu~
limited to 23
-mjc
rat owl / ac/dp - mjc/terror tapes - cass - 7$
side a=RAT OWL
shit noise trio of Smith, Payne & Coltrane from recordings of two sessions in the
Hermitage Tapes basement studio. 1st piece August 2 2008=3am freak haze
on Hermitage homemade instruments and toasted electronics.
creeped minimal outersiderspaced orchestra pit scrape and save.
;;; 2nd piece from freedom scat sessions recorded on the 4th of July-
mangled murk mess of murders burst sax blurts + tape squirts
even some skin smacking fireworks with AC behind the kit.
side b=AC/DP
tho the duo is rather prolific, this bit of tape captures the first movements
of the Coltrane/Payne beast together in one space at an early morning session
in the Hermitage den. alien breakfast looped like soup.
limited to 33
-mjc
fossils / wolf eyes - mjc/terror tapes- cass - -7$ sold out
mjc185 TERROR TAPES 31
F0SSILS / WOLF EYES c90
live boot in the face fool!
recorded april 1st, 2008
@ lee's palace toronto-
side a=FOSSILS
four-piece of Matthew Boughner (Offensive Orange/Brown Bird),
Steve Smith (Thousand Year Frog) & Rob Michalchuk (Ghost Food)
bringin it with Payne. prepared guitars&sax nut off! totally twisted!~~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lr7MBBu_iWk
side b=WOLF EYES
makin' Lee's Palace their kingdom
1st date on recent "Back to Attack" tour
opens with bangin "Black Vomit" ~ crowd bonks out!
dive into the weird territory of the wolf crew-
this one throbs out like only the boys can with full-on
Olson hell horn, demon Nate vocal & Connelly crust...
includes nice old-school Dread-era beats dope jammed to a
new ghetto groove~
limited to 53
-mjc
boughner michalchuk duo / rob michalchuk - mjc/terror tapes - cass - 7$
side a= BOUGHNER MICHALCHUK DUO "War Dogs"
live improvisations between Matthew Boughner (guitar) &
Rob Michalchuk (sax) recorded in the casbah jassbah lounge
=hammertown hammersound~ this tape captures the duos
1st performance June 13 + 2 sets from July 27~
Boughner's total non-guitar & Michalchuk's stream rays of hot pink raw alto sax
create a universe where mental breakdown is a reality NOW!
hear freedom madness HAPPENING...
side b=ROB MICHALCHUK "Let The Dogs Be Wars"
solo work from Rob of Ghostfood and the Poor Little Music label
wailing outta Brantford, Ontario with treated sax exhales
shifted sifted stuffed thru time/space.
limited to 23
-mjc
taxi driverz - d.o.a - mjc - cass - 7$
Andy + Matt are back and more fucked up than ever!
recorded at Hermitage basement studios in Redford, Michigan.
mix of drums, guitar, sax, tapes, mixer feedback, and
a heft fog of huh~
side a=interplanetary transmissions lasers beaming off
star wars weird to the weird green rain on + on + on
side b=focused rumbling storm of metal freak snapper
this tape is yr life waysted
get used to it!
limited to 27
-mjc
AC/DP - high voltage- mjc - 12 inch - 14$
andrew coltrane & david payne
AC busts weird slow string reverb that vibrates vertebrae
while Payne layers acoustic guitar scraped stretched screeched
for a spaced out creeper weed that continues to haunt ~
side b=
warbles feedback waste & tape disgust decay
insect hum & rumble fish.
limited to 150
totally analogue in production
play at any speed
mastered for vinyl by Aardvark on 4/20
guarenteed to get you stoned locked in the groove~
-mjc
hammerlive8 w/ bottom feeder / fossils / justice yeldham - mjc - cass - 7$
fossils -bad medicine - mjc - cass - 7$
aka JEWELLED FOSSILS
mjc crew happy to have Ohio player Ryan Jewell onboard
for some fresh improv at hq-
side a= Boughner & Payne are joined by Jewell and this shit shines.
Ryan brings his own blend of electronic crumble, processed vocals and
amplified junk to an already complex equation of garbage. the result
is a confusion without solution.
side b= adds Daniel Farr (the Living Stump) on bass & atmospheres.
tape tones string drones bone groans fog phones ~~~~~~
ill.
limited to 23
-mjc
sick llama / fossils -shorty #6 - mjc - cass - 7$
2 live sets from noise fest in michigan jan08
cold turkey -shorty #5- mjc - cass - 7$
andrew coltrane blows ssax from the bowels of hell
artbook#3 ac/dp - mjc - zine - -4$ sold out
more xerox draggin of Andrew Coltrane collages
remix'd recollaged reanimated retarded by Paynehead
5 8x10" folded/stapled pgs; b/w + green cover
limited to 23
khoury buetow -shorty #7- mjc - cass - 7$
going back in the archives
recorded July 15-17, 2004
Michigan string improvisation duets by
Mike Khoury on violin and
Hans Buetow (Graveyards, Melee, Traum) on bass.
stark sad beauty bowed/
limited to 50
-mjc
jazzfinger -wooden women will - mjc - cass - 7$
please enjoy this highly recommended audio blend from smashing
UK-based Jazzfinger. Weave textured tapestries built over beautiful
blasted drone tones~side a opens with the spectacular 20 minute
"a truce between the trees" where synth drones complimented by what
sounds like plucking bicycle spokes~
from there resonating ancient ghost melodies form in the clouds
from the caves and branches twist in the soil skin.
A piano-laced haunting is an eerie soother.
side b=3 shining clashing clawed growling
knocking of strings & things
sand smothered vocals buzzing dazed head
thru cities empty streets at dawn~
ending midsnowstorm.
Get 'fingered.
limited to 69
-mjc
soup horrific / phosphene form - terror tapes vol 27 - mjc - cass - 6$
side a = Soup Horrific "Melting Streets vol 1"
~from Spain: Stephane Kerandel, the man behind the TerrorTank project
and Spread The Disease label, we have this strange piece.
Field recordings of streets actually melting?!? Voices, traffic,
footsteps and the hum of urban hauntings-
howling as they burn to the ground.
A feeling of nausea builds.
side b = Phosphene Form "Ghetto Mechanism"
Hamilton's own Kenny G (Rocket Pony) with bedroom synth jams.
This side is split into two loop-based tracks-
first builts around an almost dub-step noddin in alien waves
lanes & conversation~
the second is a 3-D FX journey of a spacecraft, a crashlanding,
equipment malfunction, recharging.
hear him
limited to 27
-mjc
feedbog - shorty tapes #3 - mjc - cass - 6$
'Nother in the collab series of Payne & Derek Gedalecia
{Head Boggle dia}.
crude prepared guitar, amplified garbage and general messiness
direct to cassette sent from the Hammer to San Fran.
picked poked cut and colored splatter patterns
sent into another space/time via sci-fi synth accompaniment & extra
dosed weird.
Payne smoked in the Canadian cold; Derek edited&mixed under
California sun.
get bogged~
-mjc
zombie brown - mjc - cass - 6$
what happens after the end of music?
brown bird wings risin from the mud
brown phoenix
this tape is death
this tape is birth
limited to 27
-mjc
villa valley / fossils - terror tapes vol 28 - mjc - deluxxe edition cass & cdr - 11$
c90
str8 outta the junkyard~ 2 units school'd in lofi WTF garbage can jams
side a = Villa Valley
Michigan noise madness team featuring brain behind rather rad
noise/thrash tape label Nurse Etiquette
http://nursetapes.net/
here the boys fully deliver chucking fiery junk hunks
crunching feedback burning tapes of siren songs
a full dose of rattle crackle scrap scrape
side b = Fossils
monster-child line-up of Johnson, Payne and Smith (1000yrFrog)
recorded dec 27 2007 at the Frog's Stoney Creek lilypad
click of the broken tapeplayer becomes metronome-like
marching us thru the animal hospital with amplified heartbeats
strange sick creatures grumble and howl from cages
a chorus of malfunctioning transistor radios and general malfunction
blown broken electronics and space invader vibes mixed with
monk chants from a digital dimension
limited to 33
cdr
2 tracks brutal & bleeding
10 minutes of mayhem from the Villa Valley crew.
Heavy tear head-first thru wet feedback walls.
15 minutes of monstermash from Fossils.
weirdo field records random cut-ups
-mjc
fossils - broken beak duo - mjc - cdr - 8$
Johnson/Payne wander thru the wild weirdness winding whining in winter
knocking at yr backdoor. will you let them in?
limited to 17
fossils - dark wood - mjc - cass - 6$
Johnson/Payne/Smith trio present
a feast of haunted electronics, tortured vocal contortions strangle you
and burnin guitar crust on a beach for two faithful children
side a =recorded direct to 4 track and mixed by Payne
hear a high-fi weird focused chaos alien improv
intense choking pterodactyl resurrection
a black powder rains
side b = ghettoblaster w/1mic style~
a musical house for your pure sympathy
stretched ropes from steeple to steeple
Deck yourself, dance, laugh.
limited to 33
fossils - sloth and chunk - mjc - cass - 6$
side a = recorded at 42 liberty street
5 piece on this side featuring nate + terris (from fire:end:water),
Johnny Scarr & Fossils freakkks Payne & Johnson
guitars drum fury fry electronics in a basement free improv fire
psychedelic nightmare rolling drums and feedback frequencies
rock gone really wrong
dig it!
side b = stoney creek at the Smith compound
fossils trio joined by Thousand Year Frog for a fierce 4some
gutterscumtroniks & string assault arrival of all time,
who will go everywhere.
limited to 17
Hammer Live5 w/Atlas, Matthew Boughner, Fancy Guts, Fossils, AeA - mjc - cass - 6$
recorded live to tape october 14 2007
casbah lounge, hamilton
side a = ATLAS - boy/girl duo on circuit bent synths and varied
electronics
waves of static & rocket ship run off~ sizzlehiss
MATTHEW BOUGHNER - one of the best sets I've seen this dude deliver.
total Wooly mammoth styles. Broken pedal beast sways and slays~
EARLY (1/2 of Brantford's Dr. Kitten) 1 girl goin wild free
improvised bluesish wail guitar
screaming vocals about brothers and mirrors and whatever is on her
mind -
side b = FOSSILS - stonebonecore trio of Payne, Johnson & Buchan back
in aktion-
crumpling crumbling tape heaviness crawling outta Hell~
AUTOEROTIC ASPHYXIATION - more tronixx & snyth tricks from this
rhythmic rabbit~
trip down a hole
limited to 17
Toronto sept 14 2007 w/Johnny Scarr, Roman Pilates, Fossils - mjc - cass - 6$
recorded live to tape at Neutral
side a= JOHNNY SCARR - high frequencies swing thru basement club
polluted cloud moves cross the sky waves wash cosmic shore
side b=ROMAN PILATES (Crump from Disguises & Wintage label) awesum
fists
electronic wail and tape tantrum manipulation all mashed and pouring
on the floor
Sweet static breakdown as Kevin howls over a distorted dancebeat
pulse-
F0SSILS (as Payne, Johnson, Scarr) totally tapes smashed crack
clatter burn
blowing metal to fierce feedback guitar warfare stomp
do the fossils stomp
limited to 17
fossils - black in black boxXx - mjc - 4x cassette box - 23$
mjc140-143
-mjc140 c90 ~ home spun jams ghetto style to tape at mjc hq
summer/fall 2007~
core trio of Payne, Johnson & Buchan shoot to thrill=
tapes destroyed guitar crunching metal horn ripping decay~
train garage garbage can vibes~ hiss and swirl of fire tornado
-mjc141 c90 fossils family; mixed-up bag of cuts and bruisers~
various incarnations from the dogs boneyard.~.recorded to tape
various locations in Hamilton...\\duo to four-piece always wtf---
fossils3 welcome Steve Smith (Thousand Year Frog), Johnny Scarr
(Mantile),
Darcy Atkinson (Autoerotic Asphyxiation) and/or Josh St. Denis
(Ghostfood) ~~~
jungle junk & zoo drool~ storm of rambling roadside puzzles
feedback flutes and fruits steeping time
guts of trilobites casting stoned lost at sea lost in noise pollution
swallowing wandering the
-mjc142 slomo weirdoh back to black recycled tape. DJ Payne-cake
remixx~
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in rolls by blueroommachines and electricity
a streets rain covered grey sky drainage with insects
-mjc143 c20 ~ total akktion zombie-- takin out the trash complete mess
mash crust breakthrus
remix of mjc114 "zombie black" tape in Fag Tapes Action Mono style //
seperate cuts in either speaker -
listen simultaneously or seperate. 3 tapes in 1 !
dirty worms can crawl
andrew coltrane - nightvision - mjc - cass - 6$ sold out
Here's another contributing to the growing catalogue of diverse
awesumness pouring outta this Michigan magician.
From limited shiners on his own Hermitage label, to bangers on
American Tapes, RRR & Sound Holes, "nightvision" continues
the reign of Andrew's nightmare.
This is a nice companion to his "Rotton Blues" tape if
y'all can find it. ~ hits direct in the high octane
strings/tapes/tronics vein = heavy dosage !
- imagine A.C. plucking some homemade contraption--
string-up&out, screwed,wires smokin metal blues
burnin in the devil's backyard.
Each side is comprised of 1 long full-on &
1 quicksand twisted smoke-outro-
Definately,
higher.
limited to 43
-mjcv
dp -bonebook - mjc - artbook - 3$ sold out
steve smith -koff serrupp wizard - mjc - artbook - 3$ sold out
Steve Smith -- known for his soundart with solo
Thousand Year Frog project and his recent action
with F0SSILS crew --- unleashes this HEAdVY
silent but deadly collection of drawings,
scratches and visual experiments
http://www.myspace.com/thousandyearfrog
limited to 23
-mjc
Bottom Feeder / Graveyards - terror tapes vol 27 - mjc - cass - 6$ sold out
captures 2 live sets from 2 great acts
recorded to tape december 2 2007 Toronto
side a= BOTTOM FEEDER
bros Jeremiah & Johnson of Fossils bringing the goon good Hamilton-
style...2nd live set ever takes ya to the ocean bottom
cold where new lifeforms transluscent skin
smashing lowend crunch earth rumble & horn de-composings
sucks you deep in the mud..immobile..wait to be devoured
rest of side includes studio tracks cut from ScoJo hands
thunder sessions at Cloud Valley HQ
loops & horny feedback messiness coffin scrape
side b= GRAVEYARDS
trio of Olson (sax, tapes, tronics), Hall (percussion) & Buetow
(cello) from Michigan~end of the world band playin your funeral
with a intense heavy jazzjammer that goes all over and gives
everything ultra cello driven drone drags with cracked digital
smokesignals drum & cymbal stomp with wet sax feedback freak outs
cemetary blues to brew to~
limited to 43
-mjc