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Malaysia is a den of consumerism as the now-aged concept of post-modernism has not hit their recent first-world lifestyle. The basic impressions of underground music follows: Crust and thrash bands are the rage while Black Metal is deemed as anti-islamic and thus recordings of Satan are banned from the country, unless one has the money to bribe the customs agent. The last noise show to occur was in a flashy bar of a mall whose Pyramid-themes take on the post-modernity sans irony. This happened to be a Justice Yeldham set. They shut his sound off after a few minutes because tourist customers were leaving the outdoor techno bar in flocks. So what do the common people listen to on the radio? Radio Malaysia presents a sound of various FM-band frequency scanning. The multi-cultural hub provides sounds ranging from pop in the style of Mandarin, Cantonese, Indian, and some American disco, while another spectrum provides traditional tunes of Indian raga and Islamic prayer and a bit of foreign conversation.
-gel
various - cut hands - cdr & artbook -12.50$
Originally intended to celebrate the first anniversary of Cut Hands waaay back in Januscary but since it’s never too late to celebrate in the oh 8 here it is and goddamn if it wasn’t worth the goddamning wait. Jason Rohm paints a grim picture that’s both realistically nerving yet bizarrely funny. The tale of a desperate soul in a world that’s tied by rules and akward questions, almost comic like in subtle detail. Suicide has 32 pages of black and white drawings, with text in English and awkward Dutch. The compilation provides a harrowing soundtrack.
Tunes by Andrew Coltrane, Sick Llama, Warmth, Droughter, Bottom Feeder, Raperies (Like Draperies), Ex-Cocaine, Robedoor and Josh Lay.
125 copies made, limited availibility,
-ch
various - dark barbarians - I - temple of pei - cass - 6$
featuring Grasshopper, Skin Graft, Fluxmonkey, Outer Space, JFR as SETH, Fragments, and a bunch of other great acts. You may want to contact me to reserve yours, ridiculously limited. I drops soon, II soonish.-templeofpei
various -deep ypsi - gods of tundra - cass - 7$
The Haunting, Hair Police, Stoning, Pool Water, Failing Lights, Gate to Gate, the Cove, New Device, Birth Refusal. All recorded and conceived in the comforts and confines of these midwestern walls.
-godsoftundra
various - project housing - monorail trespassing - cass - 6$
assembled one dick-spitting summer -- completely in the red zone, 'no tomorrow' style. play this at your next stick-and-poke session, or while you're out ruining other parties. features trash dog, public bummer, cell block, snakebite, rawar, pukers, jewish uprising, total abuse, deep jew (final recording), chameleoness, and marine rape. essential l.a. scum / crew document -- more real and raw than any of the media darling / art world bands here. volume two to follow shortly. edition of 150, glossy covers and labels.
-mt
weird stuff vol. 1 - excite bike tapes - cass - 6$
Second edition of the first installment of the ongoing compilation series. A collection of the strangest jams from the following; Uneven Universe, Polish Hex, Vortex Trio, Mossy Throats, Maurice, Body Morph, Pure Skull, Birmingham Drains, Blank Aura, and SCDC. C92, second edition of 40. Full-color double sided fold-out art. EXBX-081
-exbx
killed by toth vol 1 -mad monk – cdr – 10$
65+ minute continuous mix of psych, punk and real people jams
from James Jackson Toth
various - deaf in the valley - 905 tapes - 2xcass & art zine box set - 18$
deaf in the valley is an assemblage of killer sight and sounds from fifteen amazing artists who dabble in both crafts. the release consists of two pro-dubbed 30 minute cassettes and a full-color offset printed zine, all packaged in a brown kraft box with clear plastic lid, limited to 200 numbered copies. each artists involved contributed one page of artwork and one track from either a solo project or a group they are in. those included arethurston moore
john olson / lost anchors
joe denardo / growing
chris pottinger / cotton museum
christopher forgues / kites
witchbeam / telecult powers
heath moerland / sick llama
dennis tyfus / vom grill
brent eyestone / aughra
dan dlugosielski / mossy throats
britt brown / acid wash
daniel la porte / earth crown
joe breitenbach
jeremy bradley earl / the creeps
kevin mceleney / droughter