Atrax Morgue - Spasmosynthetics
Atrax Morgue - Spasmosynthetics
Atrax Morgue - Spasmosynthetics
Ajilvsga - The Origin Of The Chaul
Ajilvsga were Brad Rose & Nathan Young. Of their many releases, this is probably the crowning achievement. Four tapes of varying lengths released on the Digitalis sub-label Dial Square Tapes in 2010.
The Origin
The Chaul
Various - Wailing Bones Volume Two
The Futurians, Robert Horton Vs. Egghatcher (i.e. himself), Michael Donnelly's Terracid and Brad Rose & Nathan Young's mighty Ajilvsga.
CDr released on Foxglove in 2005.
Volume Two
Seht - Dronemusic
... and this is the aforementioned and self-explanatory release. I'm pretty convinced that this includes some of Stephen's earlier work as Logstore but given that the assumption is based upon the existence of one of those lost New Zealand lathes maybe I'll never know for sure.
CDr released on Campbell Kneale's revolutionary and revelatory Celebrate Psi Phenomenon in 2001.
Dronemusic
Seht - Goodbye, America, And Have A Nice Day
Looped drones and field recordings from Stephen Clover. This serves as a partial reconstruction of the earlier Dronemusic CDr.
Released on Antony Milton's PseudoArcana in 2002.
Goodbye, America, And Have A Nice Day
Brothers Of The Occult Sisterhood - Statues From Space
The visionary Sisterhood are siblings Kristina and Michael Donnelly and Ian McIntyre. This is a CDr released on Mike's Music Your Mind Will Love You in 2006.
Statues From Space
Apple Snails - Only On A Macadam Road
Apple Snails appears to be the work of Tami Russell. Inner space explorations released on Foxglove on 2007.
Only On A Macadam Road
Various - Wailing Bones Volume Three
Brothers Of The Occult Sisterhood, Apple Snails, The Serial Harvest and Stephen Clover's Seht.
CDr released on Foxglove in 2005.
Volume Three
The North Sea - The Oscelot Chronicles Vol. 1
The extremely talented and prolific Brad Rose does it again ...
CDr released on Foxglove in 2004.
The Oscelot Chronicles Vol. 1
The North Sea - The Oscelot Chronicles Vol. 2
Lovely guitars and field recording / found sound wrapped up in a CDr released on Foxglove in 2004.
The Oscelot Chronicles Vol. 2
Various - Wailing Bones Volume Four
The Stumps, Brad Rose's The North Sea, Mike Shannon and Robert Horton's Broken Mask and Alex Cobb's Taiga Remains.
CDr released on Foxglove in 2005.
Volume Four
The Clear Spots - Electricity For All
Exquisite double CDr that excites and delights me more each time I hear it ... the hint of the fret damage and chaos created by early Sonic Youth only serves to seal the deal.
Electricity
For All
Heavy Winged - The Thinner The Air
Stone cold genius trio of Brady Sansone on bass, Jed Bindeman on drums and Ryan Hebert on guitar.
C36 released on Blackest Rainbow in 2009.
The Thinner The Air
The Lost Domain - Something Is...
Effectively, this is the "Alain-Fournier's Dream" CDr released on Shy Tone in 2001. You also get the 29 minute "Malcolm Mooney For President" which in itself is an admirable ambition for our future reality.
CDr released on Rhizome in 2004.
Something Is...
The Lost Domain - White Man At The Door
Semi-surreal Australian subundergrounders who, on the first track, churn out a barely recognisable version of Zep's "In My Time Of Dying" for 14 and a half minutes. Top Banana!
Released on Digitalis Recordings in 2007.
White Man At The Door
Various - Wailing Bones Volume Five
The Clear Spots, Wolfskull, The Lost Domain and the great Heavy Winged.
CDr released on Foxglove in 2006.
Volume Five
Keijo / Robert Horton - 50
This was released to coincide with 50th birthday of Robert Horton. The first disc was recorded on Keijo Virtanen's 50th birthday some five years earlier. You get Keijo performing live improvisations with Jarmo Saarti, Sami Nybacka, Jari Kaukua and Jussi Karsikas of Finnish bands Khem and Numinosum.
Double CDr released on Foxglove in 2006.
51
52
Bjerga / Iversen - Hijacked Frequencies
Sindre Bjerga and Jan-Morten Iversen doing pretty much what it says on the tin.
CDr released on Foxglove in 2006.
Hijacked Frequencies
Emerald Cloud Cobra - Red Rayon Flower, Night Beneath The Sea
Drone as religious ritual from Emanuel Côté on this CDr released on Foxglove in 2006.
Red Rayon Flower...
Various - Wailing Bones Volume Six
Emanuel Côté's Emerald Cloud Cobra, Ville Moskiitto, Bjerga / Iversen (Sindre Bjerga and Jan-Morten Iversen) and Keijo.
CDr released on Foxglove in 2006.
Volume Six
Niagara Falls & The Clear Spots - Plays Spiral Isles / Smokehouse Debris
On here, Niagara Falls are Noah Raymond Levey, Norman Fetter and Sam Cusumano and deliver top-notch ritual psychedelics. The Clear Spots were Adam, Matt and Thomas Bugaj with Kevin Moist and bring a swerve to the discordant fuzz-rock. It's a shame that both bands were so short lived ...
CDr released on Deep Water Acres in 2006.
Plays Spiral Isles / Smokehouse Debris
Annapurna Illusion vs Niagara Falls - Split
Annapurna Illusion is the work of Maxime Primault who also creates as High Wolf and Enfer Boréal (amongst others). The heavy drones of Annapurna act as the perfect counterpoint to the blissful comedown of Niagara Falls.
CDr released on Amid The Waves in 2009.
Annapurna Illusion vs Niagara Falls
Robert Horton - Moving Along One Line To Vastness
Deep (inner) space awaits on this C60 released on Sloow Tapes in 2005.
Moving Along One Line To Vastness
Robert Horton - Diamond-Beak-Hornet-Hell
Steel bar nightmare blues. CDr released on Sindre Bjerga's Gold Soundz in 2006.
Diamond-Beak-Hornet-Hell
Various - Wailing Bones Volume Seven
Robert Horton, Niagara Falls, Gart & Seekatze and Seán Óg's Trihornophone (aka Seán Mac Erlaine).
CDr released on Foxglove in 2006.
Volume Seven
(VxPxC) - Strange On Hind Legs
Two-thirds of Thousands plus Justin McInteer bringing you slow-burning psychedelics on this self-released CDr from 2006.
Strange On Hind Legs
Various - Wailing Bones Volume Eight
The Anvil Salute collective, Gayle Brogan's Pefkin, New Zealand's Rory Storm and Grant Capes, Justin McInteer, Tim Goodwillie as (VxPxC).
CDr released on Foxglove in 2006.
Volume Eight
The Golden Oaks - Autumn Testament
They remain the words of the day ... CDr released on the seminal Digitalis Recordings in 2005.
Autumn Testament
The Golden Oaks - We Enter These White Woods
Wistful and serene are the words of the day ...
CDr released on Music Your Mind Will Love You in 2005.
We Enter These White Woods
Various - Wailing Bones Volume Nine
Brad Rose and Keith Wood's The Golden Oaks, Paul G. Smyth, Metsämorfeus and Clayton Noone's CJA.
CDr released on Foxglove in 2006.
Volume Nine
Vulture Club - Pure Agitator
Vulture Club was the work of Thomas Lee. He didn't get the chance to release much music before cancer took him in 2007. These two releases and the Wailing Bones track are the only things that saw the light of day ...
CDr released on his own Invisible Generation label in 2006.
Pure Agitator
Various - Wailing Bones Volume Ten
Gavin Prior (of United Bible Studies), Ian Thomas' The Vulture Club, Grey Park and New Fairfield Parks And Recreation.
CDr released on Foxglove in 2007.
Volume Ten
Kheta Hotem - Live At Yläkaupungin Yö Festival Jyväskylä 2005
Kheta Hotem traced their roots back three thousand years to nomadic Artic tribes. They took this very seriously and incorporated their musical ethnography with indigenous instruments from across the world. They are also notable for having Keijo [Virtanen] as a core member who went onto make a huge impact on the labels that you would expect in this territory and records to this day.
CDr released on Foxglove in 2006.
Live At Yläkaupungin Yö Festival
Kheta Hotem - Bowl Ceremony
The Shamanism that you get when the sun doesn't go down for a very long time ... this was a CDr released on Ikuisuus in 2008. I've just realised that it is for free download on the Ikuisuus bandcamp with a lot of other really great things so feel free to go there instead.
Bowl Ceremony
Kheta Hotem - Winter Solstice
Stranger than the two that will appear above given the deconstructed good time jazz piano ...
CDr released on Foxglove in 2007.
Winter Solstice
Various - Wailing Bones Volume Eleven
Now it's the turn of Aineettomaksi Temperamentin, Jeff Gburek, Kheta Hotem and Wilson Lee's Fathmount.
CDr released on Foxglove in 2007.
Volume Eleven
Seaworthy - Tapes
... and we stay in Australia for the stratosphere defying drones of Seaworthy.
Self-released CDr from 2009 that saw the light of day in an edition of 50.
Tapes
Tim Coster - Star Mill
Listening to Tim Coster's music, it won't come as a surprise that he is originally from Auckland. Even though he is now based in Melbourne, he has the sound of subunderground New Zealand in his bones. CDr released on his own CLaudia label in 2007.
Star Mill
Various - Wailing Bones Volume Twelve
Here you get Thousands (Grant Capes, M. Geddes Gengras and Tim Goodwillie), Tim Coster, Seaworthy (Cameron Webb, Greg Bird and Sam Shinazzi) and Anthony Guerra & Matthew Nidek.
CDr released on Foxglove in 2007.
Volume Twelve
Stone Baby - If English Is Good Enough For Jesus, Then Its Good Enough For Me
Extraterrestrial drones and hovering guitars.
CDr released on Carbon Records in 2010.
If It's Good Enough For Jesus...
Ghost Brames Of The Cerf - Static Aero
Droning loops and shaman clatter from Jacob Garet and Florian Tositti on this CDr released on Leaf Trail in 2007.
Static Aero
Various - Wailing Bones Volume Thirteen
Magnus Olsen Majmon's Elektronavn, Florian Tositti and Jacob Garet's Ghost Brames, Cory E. Card and Jennifer Marquart's Stone Baby and Aurélie Brouet and Constantin Dubois' Przewalski's Horses.
CDr released on Foxglove in 2008.
Volume Thirteen
Natural Snow Buildings - Shall I Kill My Own Child, I Will Never Sing The Glory Of Satan!
This is the first self-released tape and again is from 2001. There is "only" the titular track here but it is an epic long form version of the track on the preceding tape that takes the music into a completely different direction.
Shall I Kill My Own Child, I Will Never Sing The Glory Of Satan!
Whilst we are on the subject of Mehdi Ameziane and Solange Gularte. A few weeks ago, they have released a free six disc masterpiece.
Trust me, you really need it!
Natural Snow Buildings - Two Sides Of A Horse
This is a self-released C40 from 2001. As a private release, there were very few physical copies and presumably were only given to friends ...
Two Sides Of A Horse
Natural Snow Buildings - Tracks On The Bloody Snow
There are only two physical copies of this 2008 self-released CDr and they were given to Brad Rose of Digitalis Recordings and Nemo Bidstrup of Time Lag Records. These tracks are the earliest recordings of NSB, originally created between 1998 and 1999. This version of "The Dissociation Of Sir William Gull" is over three times as long and completely different in every other respect than the one that appears on the Two Sides Of A Horse tape.
Tracks On The Bloody Snow
Various - Wailing Bones Volume Fourteen
Wailing Bones was a series of CDrs released on Foxglove between 2004 and 2008. On the 14th and final volume, you get Greg Carson's Phosphene, Florian Tositti's Xochipilli, Sky City (Tom Carter, Robert Horton & Lee Ann and Lisa Cameron) and Natural Snow Buildings.
Released on Foxglove in 2008.
Volume Fourteen
Various - Greening Wave
Let's face it, you don't really read the crap that I write.
Let's just say that this is a quadruple C20 set alongside a CDr. And let's also just say that this was released on Jeff Astin's remarkable Housecraft Records in the less remarkable year of 2008.
Luckily for everyone you get a lot of Jeff Astin.
On the tapes: Xiphiidae, Royallen and Hairmaiden Of The Totem Robe, Jeff and Kane Pour's Tricorn And Queue, Jeff & Jason Nicolaus's 1994, Kane Pour's Hundreds as well as Kyle Conklin's Do Tell.
The CDr has live recordings of Xiphiidae, Royallen, Hairmaiden Of The Totem Robe, Hundreds and Jeff and Evan Galbicka's Cyquoia project.
Now do you really want me to tell you what I think about this or are you just going to download and listen? Thought so ...
Tapes
CDr