May 2012
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“Now the name of one of those places was Danger, and the name of the other Destruction. So the one took the way which is called Danger, which lead him to a great wood; and the other took directly up the way to Destruction, which led him into a wide field, full of dark mountains, where he stumbled and fell, and rose no more.”
April 2012
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Night! the lute as daylight But dim A cloister strangely near a hill Rang the evening chimes of prayor The shadows of the miniature lamps Shaped strange unseen, frightful creatures Of horrid ghosts, vailed in pale caps The Solitude teeming in its hush Let the unseen noises of insects clear Buzz in their melancholy wiery hum Dreams are short, But their Beauties are Rare, night is long, causes...
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Now that we’ve got all the available releases posted let’s think about the future. Brendan Kerwin’s release is in the works and should be released sometime in the late summer. Listen:The Bore Brendan lingers between Elliot Smith, Nick Drake, Bert Jansch, a soft and whimsical Skip James and maybe Gershwin. He’s become more than these influences, but more incredibly,...
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“THE FIRST STONE” - LINDA SPJUT RVV 007, 2012, 32 min., $5 Ed. of 50 Cassette with digital download code. Available at: Motto, Berlin Printed Matter, NYC The First Stone is the soundtrack for the leaving forests of the north, in search for another deep dark wild. These are songs of loss and longing, of an aggressive survivalism, in the husky and darkened voice of a masked female character. ...
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“MONGREL SCRIBBLER” - BERNARD HERMAN
RVV TP006, 2011, 30 min., $5 Ed. of 50 Cassette, numbered by the artist. Available at: Motto, Berlin Wall of Sound, Seattle, WA Printed Matter, NYC Reckless Records, Chicago, IL 2nd Release by Mark F, Butches and Mr. Ware, Produced by Bernard Herman in West Haven, CT. Deranged and frightening spoken word with electronic accompaniment. Listen: “Bitten by a...
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“THAT FADING WELL” - PERFVGIVM RVV TP005, 2011, 30 min., $5 Ed. of 50 Cassette, numbered by the artist, lyric insert. Available at: Motto, Berlin Wall of Sound, Seattle, WA Printed Matter, NYC Reckless Records, Chicago, IL Johnny captures the defiant attitude of a destitute man. This release is a collection of stripped down blues with distortion and reverb. Listen: “Every Second Day”
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“CARTOMANCY AND CHIROMANCY” - MADDER GALA RVV TP004, 2010, 10 min., Side A only, $5 Ed. of 50 Cassette, numbered by the artist. Available at: Motto, Berlin Wall of Sound, Seattle, WA Reckless Records, Chicago, IL Cartomancy and Chiromancy is an odd game of repetition and dissonance. It leads though a revelatory maze of piano, strings, horns and fragments of obscure words. Listen: Cartomancy...
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“THIS SIDE OF THE GRAVE” - T.E. COTTINGHAM
RVV TP003, 2010, 20 min., $5 Ed. of 50 Cassette, numbered by the artist, lyric insert. Available at: Wall of Sound, Seattle, WA
Reckless Records, Chicago, IL Haunting vocals barely audible. True song spills out on nervous and cold evenings. Home recordings of a poet circa 2004-2009. Listen: “Blue Jays”
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