co la - daydream repeater - nna - lp - 15$
It’s time to welcome in the era of New Exotica with “Daydream Repeater”, the debut LP by Co La, gentleman and purveyor of all things avant-luxury. Matthew Papich designs a new sonic territory, creating something that nods to Jamaican Rocksteady and 50′s American Pop in spirit, but ultimately presents an elegant re-purposing of those parts into fresh, smart, electronic music. For all seeking an attitude adjustment in the era of austerity, try burning one for Co La’s cultivated luxury sound – you may find an emerging solidarity slipping into your ears. In other words – if you’re too wise to live straight, you better grip this sound sooner than later. Mastered by Lupo at Dubplates & Mastering in Berlin.
coppertone - kill and release - nna - 7" - 9$
Coppertone is Los Angeles' Sasha Wiseman, a one-woman pop damager specializing in cold, beat-driven anthems swathed in quietly intimidating atmospherics. "Kill and Release" offers bodily transport into a world that's as surreal and synthetic as it is strangely familiar – something like the dream sequence of a horror film. A woman armed with a net, a knife, keyboards, and lust. Limited edition pressing of 300 copies.
*very limited quantity available, most copies i received were given away at random in orders made over the last week
lauren halo - antenna- nna - cass - 7$
An impressive display of expansive ambient techno-tinged digital music from Brooklyn, NY electronic producer Laurel Halo. The destinations on "Antenna" range from dystopian synth storms to airy, gaseous rays of light, finally culminating in deep, beat-driven abstractions. Laurel demonstrates a strong ear for composition and a passion for vivid sound.
drainolith - where are ye col. leslie groves?- nna - cass - 7$
Montréal lurker and AIDS Wolf guitarist Alexander Moskos has bestowed us with one of our most baffling cassettes yet. Not unlike parlor music being played by an insane asylum patient, Moskos rips intangible, Monk-esque MIDI piano hallucinations over sporadic drum pad wailing and other miscellaneous electronic mishaps. Fake jazz or real truth?
mike shiflet - honeyed crest - nna - cass - 7$
Mike Shiflet conjures a harrowing atmosphere of dark, melodic storm clouds on "Honeyed Crest". A dense fog of organic buzz permeates through both sides of the tape, only to be pierced by a siren's choir of shimmering, jagged guitar fuzz. As always, Shiflet expertly holds a microscope to texture and detail, creating a massive entity of cascading melody and contemplative sound.
dog lady - the garden of agony - nna - cass - 7$
Dog Lady's Mike Collino has made a name for himself in the world of noise in the last few years, with highest quality releases on labels such as RRR, Fag Tapes, and Chocolate Monk. "The Garden of Agony" continues this standard with Collino's unique recipe of violin and tape manipulation. Drugged-out bowing and awkward plucks drag across rusted strings while drifting through antique melodies, seasick tape loops, and caustic cracked electronics.
aguirre - new sects- nna - cass - 7$
Aguirre is the duo of Elon Katz and Gryphon Myers creating extra-terrestrial club music by combining frenetic mutant electronics with shape-shifting beat avalanches. "New Sects" is equal parts swirling and chaotic synth debris, 90's style IDM throwback, and hard-hitting electro pulse dance action. Twelve tracks of varying styles, tempos, and moods sprawl across this full-length cassette.
ken seeno - invisible surfer on an invisible wave- nna - cass - 7$
Baltimore, Maryland's Ken Seeno displays a majestic array of crystal clear synthesizer arrangements. Soaring melodies float high above the shimmer of the blue-green waters, looking down upon the colorful shore and the oceans beyond. This is Landscape Electronics.
hubble - hubble linger - nna - cass - 7$
Debut release from Ben Greenberg of NYC no-wave psych clan Zs. "Hubble Linger" lays down a full hour of cyclical and overlapping electric guitar workouts that are almost synth-like, but maintain their thrashiness throughout. The sound of guitar being used as a tool by a professional hypnotist.
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wanda group - bass urine- nna - cass - 7$
Wanda and the girls, under the direction of puzzling collagist DEM HUNGER, dive deep into a pool of dirty milk on "Bass Urine." Hand-woven fragments of sound are smudged together and tossed into a dubbed-out ocean of strange electronics and abstract depression.
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head boggle - unsounds and domo live - nna - cass - 7$
Derek Gedalecia's latest creation brings us mutated electronic music from the extreme far out. A seemingly endless stream of synthetic gurgles, gulping, and goop in chaotic bursts of unpredictability. Includes a live audience/soundboard recording that delivers in the masterful live HB style.
caboladies / oneohtrix point never - split - nna - cass - 7$
lust for youth - bodies in barrels - nna - cass - 7$
Swedish duo Lust For Youth produce two sides of barren serenity, settled in a thick, gaseous haze of industrial pollution. Beds of distant synth melodies wander through bleak noise textures and rhythms.
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synaptic foliage - holding hands - nna - cass - 7$
Julian Gulyas (Cylindrical Habitat Modules label boss) delivers a refreshing suite of synth and tape explorations. "Holding Hands" references the early days of electronic music, while still maintaining a forward-thinking and modern abstract underground sound.
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harmonizer - s/t - nna - cass - 7$
Harmonizer is the new duo of Burlington, Vermont residents Greg Davis (Kranky, Carpark, Autumn Records) and Toby Aronson (NNA Tapes, RATS COPS). Future world sample-driven electronic synthesis, heavy rhythms, and total harmonizer worship.
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nautilus - blaster vision - nna - cass - 7$
Nautilus is the solo voyage of Brooklyn resident Heidi Diehl (Time-Life, Vanishing Voice). "Blaster Vision" breaches sub-oceanic zones with a nebulous blend of icy synth swirls and glacial atmospheres.
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nonhorse - subtle revenge - nna - cass - 7$
Enter G. Lucas Crane's (Woods, Vanishing Voice) warped and damaged world of tape collage hysteria. "Subtle Revenge" is the full spectrum of bizarre sensations experienced during full-on party mode, and the hazy reflection on the morning after. Snip, snip...
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