3 lobed

mv ee - ragas of the culvert – three lobed – lp+cd -~~19$~~out of stock

agas of the culvert, previously self-released as a CD-R in an edition of less than 50 copies as well as a quickly sold out cassette on fuck it tapes, is a glorious revisiting of the lunar raga style that created so much of MV+EE's past. this meditative and purely instrumental six track voyage is guaranteed to transport you to distant worlds.

ragas of the culvert will be from an edition of 840 copies pressed on 180g RTI vinyl. the record will be housed within "old style" stoughton LP sleeves bearing a new design by both matt and erika
accompanied by a bonus CD, total loss songs (TLR-063), featuring 50 minutes of previously unreleased and newly recorded material.

MVEE total loss songs CD
released june, 2008. performed and recorded by matt valentine, erika elder and the golden road in late 2007 and early 2008. from a limited edition of 480 copies.
-tl

lee ranaldo - maelstrom from drift - oscillation III series – three lobed – cd - 10$

michael flower band - oscillation III series – three lobed – cd - 10$

bark haze - one for merz - oscillation III series – three lobed – cd - 10$

tom carter - skyline grinder - oscillation III series – three lobed – cd - 10$

howlin rain - wild life- oscillation III series – three lobed – cd - 10$

ghq - everywhere at once - oscillation III series – three lobed – cd - ~~10$~~sold out

jack rose - i do play rock and roll - oscillation III series – three lobed – cd - ~~10$~~sold out

vanishing voice - the morning after - oscillation III series – three lobed – cd - 10$

enos slaughter - béisbol– three lobed – 3 sided lp - 20$

miracle blend of spring : dirt stains from psiring

the raised cleats are flying one finger width away from eyes

shadow realm of legends - the winter refuge for vacationers and practitioners who swing the subtle club

the revolutionary's reign is unbowed

Walt Dropo answered the challenge and threw our namesake to the ground

and tore the threads from his brain - rebaste the cranial pan before swallowing

intoned in reverence - 3 sides 9 songs 4 walls 3 members 2 halves 1 inning

at last the wretch has birthed a grass laden vision; day and night for half the year

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béisbol is a three sided LP by enos slaughter. the brainchild of david shuford (no neck blues band, d. charles speer and the helix), marc orleans (sunburned hand of the man, d. charles speer and the helix) and carter thornton (izititiz, zashiki warashi), béisbol is a full-fledged continuation of the musical ideals that the band has previously set forth within on sunday, saloth sar and on the shores of jupiter. click here for a downloadable preview, "the kingdom of oscar charleston."

as per the three lobed standard, béisbol is pressed on 180g RTI vinyl. it is housed within an appropriately themed jackets designed by the band and a two-sided full color photo insert. the record is from an edition of 679 copies and, and as an added convenience for our vinyl friends, will come packaged with a glass-mastered CD (not CD-R) of the material present on the wax.
-threelobed

heavy winged – blacc lust – three lobed – cd - 12$

this gang of power-driving rock really have their flavor of overdriven high rise-style proto-metal-psych noise down flat. blacc lust reissues two long out-of-print parts of the band's discography that were originally released in tiny CD-R micro editions (a serpent's lust from an edition of 100 on digitalis, and blacc stork from an edition of 50 on students of decay). a little over an hour of good, heavy times. from a one-time pressing of 500 hand-numbered copies housed within arigato! paks bearing original artwork by beverly shana palmer.
-threelobed

bardo pond - batholith – three lobed – lp - 20$

released early march 2008. batholith is a collection of six tracks that are near and dear to bardo pond but, for some reason or another, have never previously been released. that one-sentence description might lead one to think that these tracks are "outtakes" or cutting-room floor type material - neither conclusion could be further from the truth. the tracks included on batholith range from previous live staples ("a tune," one made 'famous' by opening bardo's set at terrastock II in san francisco as joined by roy montgomery [and a recording of which was featured on the KFJC compilation live from the devil's triangle, volume 2]) to tracks the band recorded in john peel sessions ("slip away", also available here as a downloadable .mp3 preview). collected as a whole, these tracks form a fluid and cohesive album. batholith is not just an exciting moment for long time bardo pond fans, but a great jumping on point for folks who are relatively new to their craft.

as per the three lobed standard, batholith is pressed on 180g RTI vinyl. it is housed within heavy "old-style" one-pocket stoughton gatefold jackets bearing new artwork by john gibbons and isobel sollenberger. the record is from an edition of 1049 copies and, and as an added convenience for our vinyl friends, will come packaged with a glass-mastered CD (not CD-R) of the material present on the wax
-threelobed

gown - for the maples – three lobed – lp - 20$

gown (aka andrew macgregor and otherwise known as one-half of the bark haze with thurston moore) moved from western wassachusetts to nova scotia in mid-2007. before he moved, he wanted to have one big audio blow-out to remember the grand old mass times. with that goal in mind, gown went into the studio with the sunburned hand of the man gang (represented this time out by john moloney, sarah o'shea, ron schneiderman and taylor richardson) to melt some audio consoles. for the maples represents a portion of that recorded output and believe us, it's some massive stuff. sunburned's thick funk presents the perfect background for gown's shredding guitar-play. extremely hot stuff, especially the massive side-long "bending close." click here for a downloadable preview, "taylor's jam."

as per the three lobed standard, for the maples is pressed on 180g RTI vinyl. it is housed within silkscreened jackets (screen work by alan sherry / SIWA) bearing new artwork by gown. the record is from an edition of 698 copies and, and as an added convenience for our vinyl friends, will come packaged with a glass-mastered CD (not CD-R) of the material present on the wax.
-threelobed

basalt finger – three lobed – lp - 18$

released around 8 october 2007. performed by elisa ambrogio, ben chasny and brian sullivan at the tar pit in brooklyn in january 2007. three guitars were plugged in - no walls or neighbors were left standing once the trio's performance was complete. recorded by brian sullivan. mastered by patrick klem. pressed on 180g RTI vinyl. housed within hand-numbered multi-color wraparound sleeves silkscreened by alan sherry (SIWA).
-threelobed

sarin smoke – smokescreen – three lobed – lp - 20$

released 12 september 2007. a stirring and meditative dual guitar set from tom carter (charalambides) and peter swanson (yellow swans). not what you would expect but *exactly* what you are in need of - deeply soul-stirring material. from a one-time pressing of 652 hand-numbered copies on 180g RTI vinyl. bearing original artwork by liz harris. housed within hand-numbered sleeves that were individually letterpressed by dexterity press.
-threelobed

turnstone – backyard I - III – three lobed – cd - 12$

released late june, 2007. multi instrumentalist michael shannon loaded his car full of various instruments, from a dilruba to a harmonium, and drove the long drive from seattle to san francisco for the turnstone sessions. on a warm august afternoon in 2005, tom carter, robert horton, and shannon opened a few ice cold irish stouts and let the music bubble up and turnstones for about 5 hours. the peak moments from this session were culled together for this release. assembled and edited by horton. from a one-time pressing of 650 hand-numbered copies housed within photo-adorned arigato! paks.

GHQ– heavy elements – three lobed – cd - 10$

released 15 august, 2006. following on the heels of their fantastic 2006 release cosmology of the eye, GHQ and three lobed recordings are proud to release the aptly titled heavy elements. culled together from a live performance in brooklyn (january 2006), the trio continues to explore the intricacies of electric/acoustic drones and ragas in what is their most intense set of recordings to date. for this recording the band consisted of marcia bassett (double leopards, hototogisu, zaimph), steve gunn and pete nolan (magik markers, spectre folk, the vanishing voice, etc).

heavy elements churns with the deeply layered drones that marked previous GHQ releases. while these sounds are present, this album differentiates itself from the band's prior outings through the addition of nearly-tribal drums and a more intense overall aural atmosphere. this is music that, while blissfully transcendent and beautiful, is not for the faint of heart. from a one-time pressing of 1000 copies.

Various - modern containment series – three lobed – 9xcd - ~~75$~~ sold out

you can buy individual cds at 12$ each

~~bardo pond~~ sold out
~~hush arbors~~ sold out
kinski
mirror/dash
mouthus
sun city girls
sunburned hand of the man
matt valentine & erika elder with the bummer road
wooden wand and the omen bones band

hassara (wooden wand) – backyard I - III – three lobed – cd - ~~12$~~ sold out

released june, 2007. the "backyard" series was originally issued by wooden wand hassara in 2005 and 2006 as three micro edition CDRs. seeing as each of these discs came from editions of 100 or fewer copies, three lobed became concerned. that meant that there were a lots of folks out there who had not been exposed to hassara's own blend of droney instrumental electric guitar blues. boogie rock? sure, there's some of that in there. an out and out effects pedal blowout? why not! spin this disc, grab a cold one and let the good times flow.

backyard I-III collects eight of the nine tracks from the original CDRs (only "kismet ass" from "backyard I" is not present on this reissue). to make matters even more interesting, this collection features some new and stunning artwork from robert beatty (hair police). from a one-time pressing of 500 copies.
-threelobed

bardo pond – cypher documents I – three lobed – cd - ~~10$~~ sold out

he first installment in the cypher documents series is a collection of studio material originally presented by the band in mp3 form on their website in 1999 and 2000 (or, in the case of the last track, a release of the complete thirty-one minute track which one five minute mp3 had been edited from) and has been unavailable in any form since that time.
-three lobed

heavy winged – blacc lust – three lobed – cd - ~~12$~~ sold out

this gang of power-driving rock really have their flavor of overdriven high rise-style proto-metal-psych noise down flat. blacc lust reissues two long out-of-print parts of the band's discography that were originally released in tiny CD-R micro editions (a serpent's lust from an edition of 100 on digitalis, and blacc stork from an edition of 50 on students of decay). a little over an hour of good, heavy times. from a one-time pressing of 500 hand-numbered copies housed within arigato! paks bearing original artwork by beverly shana palmer.
-threelobed

ghq – crystal healing – three lobed – lp - ~~18$~~ sold out

released 20 april, 2007. recorded by steve gunn, marcia bassett and pete nolan in late 2006, crystal healing is GHQ's most accomplished recording to date. a collection of layered acoustic drones and ragas that mix and whirl throughout both sides. it will not take more than one spin for you to realize that this is one of "those" records. great, great stuff. from a one-time pressing of 855 hand-numbered copies. heavy 180g vinyl. housed within old-style gatefold LP covers featuring new artwork by michael pare.

hassara (wooden wand) – backyard I - III – three lobed – cd - ~~12$~~ sold out

yellow swans – descension – three lobed – lp - ~~18$~~ sold out

released late april, 2007. recorded by peter swanson and gabe s. in late 2006. from a one-time pressing of 489 hand-numbered copies. heavy 180g vinyl. housed within sleeves that were individually silk-screened by alan sherry (SIWA).

500mg – apocatastisis – three lobed – lp - ~~18$~~ sold out

performed and recorded by michael gibbons (bardo pond) over the course of 2006 in the lemur house, "apocatastisis" is a meditation on restoration and awakening. an inner voyage in seven parts consisting of guitars, effects, sitar, tabla and violin. a truly special record. from a one-time pressing of 677 hand-numbered copies. housed within sleeves that were individually silk-screened by alan sherry
-threelobed

heavy winged - alive in my mouth – three lobed – lp+cd - ~~19$~~sold out

released may 12, 2008. last summer's cd release for heavy winged, blacc lust, flew out of here and really seemed to find a good home with folks. following up on that response comes the massive and dense blowout that is alive in my mouth. comprised of two of the band's dirtiest and, quite simply, heaviest tracks, it is music for tearing down physical walls. in a small departure from some of our recent vinyl titles, there will not be a bonus cd for pre-ordering the record. instead, every copy of the album will come complete with a cd that features both of the album tracks in addition to a "bonus" 17 minute track. everyone wins! alive in my mouth is be from an edition of 647 copies pressed on 180g RTI vinyl. the record is housed within heavy art sleeves bearing new artwork by michael canich
-threelobed

bardo pond - circuit viii - oscillation III series – three lobed – cd - ~~10$~~sold out

ORDERING

bardo pond sold out

kinski

mirror/dash

mouthus

sun city girls

sunburned hand of the man

matt valentine & erika elder with the bummer road

wooden wand and the omen bones band