On Monday night I had a very special show when in I played
nine tracks from a range of DIY/Cassette/Micro labels that deal with ambient,
drone and soundscapes. Of course, these labels are small, but they are no less
deserving of our praise and time than the larger labels, and in my mind the
people behind them are to be commended in running these outlets for fabulous
art. To help with this, and to help linking to the show, I have listed the
releases and the labels that featured on the show here. Share this around.
If you want to listen to the show it’s going to be available
to download later on tonight once I have picked it up from the system.
As an aside, I have a few labels linked in the Friends ofthe Show page which you will find here. And finally, if you’re in love with or
are an artist on or you run a label that I will like, contact me and send me your stuff. I plan a second part of this showcase in a few weeks (probably by
the end of March).
TARTARUGA RECORDS
I played Glottalstop’s amazing Woodsmoke from the WoodsmokeLP, and it’s available on Tartaruga Records. Find Tartaruga here.
SANGSOPLASMO
I started the show with Circulation of Light’s Winding /Winded cassette. Sangsoplasmo’s a Polish label, and focuses primarily on Polish
based drone and ambient, but also releases international artists. You can findSangsoplasmo here.
THIS IS IT FOREVER
The work of Ghosting Season has been on my radar for a
while, and they have plent on their Soundcloud to keep you happy. The duo also
release music as Worried About Satan. The best thing about This Is It Forever
is that they no only release their own stuff, but also work from a range of
other artists. This Is It Forever can be found here.
HARMONIC ARTICULATION TAPES
A previous Label of the Week, this new cassette label has
several releases coming out this year, as it’s first batch, and the track I
played this week was from Komodo Haunts’ new album Earth Dreams, due in the
spring. It’s bloody marvellous, and you should bookmark Harmonic ArctiulationTapes for sure.
HOUSECRAFT
Housecraft Records' stuff is GREAT. Seriously. According to my research, the label is run by Xiphiidae artist Jeffry Astin from his home in Gainesville, Florida. The artist I played was Heat Sureens, and you can find Housecraft stuff here.
RANO
A wonderful label, Rano does only limited edition runs, with
the mantra of “sought after, not saturated” an amazing ideal to go by. I played
Russel M Harmon’s Tragedy Fractures on the show, and you’ll find a shed load ofamazing releases at the Rano homepage here.
SLEEPER BOOKS
Another incredible small label focused on cassette releases,
this is the first release on the label, and can be found here.
LOW POINT
Low Point is based in Nottingham and focuses on the drone
and ambient genres. A wide variety of releases can be found from such artists
as Kyle Boddy Dunn, Ex-Easter Island Head and the track I played, by Nickolas
Mohana. Find their site with all their releases here.
VENT and SOMEHOW
As mentioned on the show, Tim David Brice tragically passed away recently, and the label that he ran was astonishingly brilliant. Both labels can be found here, and I will keep you updated on the compilation's release. The artist that I played on Monday, Twisted Perspective, submitted an amazing track for the compilation, and it was the End of Day track.
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