stefan kushima - unseen rising - soundholes – cass – 9$
SK drops a melting pot of drones based around vocal / guitar work as well as an array of otherworldy sounds. Guitar shards pierce through the drone like glacial stabs at the ocean. Both sides deliver detailed and controlled compositions, total burners...
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sindre bjerga - stray bullet - soundholes – cass – 9$
Bleak and minimal (industrial) drone from Bjerga. Both sides of this release are taken from live sets recorded late in 2007 whilst in the UK... during a tour when he was meant to play the GlassHouse (RIP) but unfortunately did not happen... On the B-Side additional sound is provided by Elektrodiesel... Play this loud...
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oneohtrix point never - hollyr - soundholes – cass – 9$
Third in the out(er) of space series..... OPN delivers a view into the future, a city scape buzzing with unusual patterns, unusual language and unusual feelings.... A kaleidoscope of sounds set this release apart from the earlier works on Deception Island and his contributions in Infinity Window. Controlled use of synth and samples create a multi-dimensional ever changing release.Edition of 74
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noma - palimpsest - soundholes – cass – 9$
Ex pat JC blew a gaping hole in the GlassHouse (RIP) earlier this year when he turned up. This release is a continuation of the set he played that night.... Abstract drone based around an abandoned feeling of longing. Beautiful swells of controlled tone anchor these pieces and allow tiny details to emerge....Edition of 52
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pax titania / family battle snake - soundholes – cass – 8$
2 sides of analogue synth to get you in the vibe for staying in.... PAX TITANIA is becoming a force in modern progressive synth music, using a vast array of homemade synths / modules / <><><>.... the 4 cycles presented here are truly mesmerising.... FAMILY BATTLE SNAKE breaks from his usual drone mastery and using only analogue synths and feedback creates a side so full of sound it shimmers, total energy moving forward ....
Edition of 99...black and white covers + insert.... regular tape boxx... blue tapes.... purple spray
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mandarin clit - seven sisters - soundholes – cass – 8$
Mangled guitar + ??/?? that forces its way into something recognisable for like 2 seconds before being replaced by something that you just heard outside.... straight up weirdo recordings from the warped mind that brings you SCUMBAG tapes....
Edition of 64...black and white covers.... regular tape boxx... red tapes.... gold spray
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abyss whispers - the eye - soundholes – cass – 8$
New recordings straight from the GLASSHOUSE last heard on the split with NACKT INSECTEN released last year..... new direction (ish) synth patterns/loops interlaced with fragments of damaged keyboards/retaining that "full on drenched sound".....
"without her the world will simply stop and time will slow down to nothing and life itself will find its conclusion in the gaze and breath of a ravaged winter sky"
Edition of 53.... black and white covers.... regular tape boxx... red or yellow tapes.... colour spray
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mystified - ignite & hover - soundholes – cass – 8$
Invisibility, what a drag.... no one knows you're there. Life becomes a vague reality. These recordings could sound track your solitude as you waste away... minimal yet packed with texture....
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"A special collection of drones and field recordings from mystified's studio. Very dark, very atmospheric"
Edition of 61.... black, white and grey covers / clear tapes... yellow spray... in a regular tape boxx
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4x split - alistair crosbie / bm / divine coils / family battle snake - soundholes – 2xcass – 10$
A = ALISTAIR CROSBIE
B = BM
C = DIVINE COILS
D = FAMILY BATTLE SNAKE
4 approaches to destroying time... ALISTAIR CROSBIE hits with a mammoth drone fuzz out / BM serve up a soup of slow moving industirial static / DIVINE COILS play it minimal squeezing the air out of your lungs / FAMILY BATTLE SNAKE destroy with a thug life side that pins you to the wall then leaves......... NO EXPLANATION.
Edition of 101.... black & white covers.... black & white tapes.....black & white spray
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wand and princess - soundholes – cdr – 8$
Dreamy tone float from these Greek misfits.... hanging together staring into the seven suns.... millionz of lightyears away.... gonna float forever...no gravity...never coming back....edition of 53
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crow feathers / ville moskiitto - soundholes – cass – 8$
CF hits with one side long piece of electronic weirdness and blown guitar playing.... totally hard to pin down whats going on next.....
VM drops 2 pieces of beautiful tones generated in the far out reaches of Finland.....
edition of 98..... black, white and grey covers / b/w gold painted tape labels PURPLE tapes
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andrew coltrane - eternal cold turkey - soundholes – cass –8$sold out
Hailed as the SOUL of the Michigan Underground Basement Sound (MUDS).... AC rips another blat of outsider lurch/vision... loops/krunk/horns + ????? make this release another glimpse into his unique universe..... is there any stopping him????
Edition of 97.... black and white covers in a regular tape boxx / ORANGE tapes red & white spray....
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bee mask - dark address - soundholes – cass –9$sold out
Know that scene from the nikk cage version of the wicker man movie (film rules) when the villagers put the BEE MASK over his face...... "NO...NOT THE BEEEESSS"...... A side = villagers state of mind B side = nikk cage's PAIN.......edition of 104.
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acre - 1/2 alive - soundholes – cass – 8$
Deep bass drone, shaking the very core of your being... dissolve into murky pools of viscous medium.... dragging everything down with you.... dense sound seems to envelop you, only to pull you deeper as you smear your way to flip the tape....
Edition of 81.... black and white fold out covers.... regular tape boxx.... lilac tapes blue spray....
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sean mccann - mirage warehouse - soundholes – cass –9$sold out
...jilted music for every occasion... really good vibes coming off both sides of this tape.... found sounds / synths / vocals / layers combined to produce waves of mystery .... dream like visions apear before your eyes as the mist carries you away......
Edition of 69... black and white covers.... regular tape boxx... clear tapes... silver and black spray...
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