Bwannoy - A Minóy/If, Bwana Collaboration

 

Don't let the generic title fool you. This cassette is a classic of American bedroom murk by two giants, released in 1990 by a Florida label called Antebellum. It is wonderful. Minóy (RIP) was a prolific home taper whose mostly self-released tapes are being remastered and reissued now and are all worth exploring. If, Bwana is the solo project of Al Margolis, who ran the Sound of Pig tape label in the 80s/90s and who currently runs the more academic (but still vital) Pogus Productions. 

Bwannoy - A Minóy/If, Bwana Collaboration

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va - Complication Compilation

 

This is the 2012 CD reissue of a double-cassette compilation originally released by Suitcase Records in 1990. The original version was two hours long, so the CD leaves some tracks off, but it's still fantastic. Like many Suitcase releases, the package is an insane presentation with Abo/Yeast Culture's intense silk-screen work and printed inserts by the artists. The reissue came in a 12" sleeve with the disc stuck in the center. Music by All Fours, Kapotte Muziek, tac, Runzelstirn & Gurgelstock, Illusion of Safety, This Very Moment, Minoy, Big City Orchestra, David Prescott, John Wiggins, Triptic of a Pastel Fern and Euthanasia. 

va - Complication Compilation

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