Not a lot of information on this one. Small Blue Torch was the mid-1990's duo of
Campbell Kneale and R
ichard Francis, both from New Zealand. These guys would go on to "fame" as
Birchville Cat Motel,
Our Love Will Destroy the World, and
Black Boned Angel (Kneale) and
Eso Steel (Francis). This double CDR, issued by US label
Last Visible Dog, might be a reissue of some sort. It's not clear where exactly the music came from. Are these tapes reissued on CDR? New or previously unreleased recordings? There are no track titles and no text. so it's impossible to say. Each disc is titled "SBT 1" and "SBT 2", but Discogs does not list albums by those titles. Maybe a Bleak Bliss reader out there knows more than I do about this.
Small Blue Torch - Untitled (SBT 1)
Small Blue Torch - Untitled (SBT 2)
Helpful info from the label's archived webpage (thanks to a Bleak Bliss reader for bringing this to our attention!):
"I contacted Campbell Kneale in 1998 after his release on Drunken Fish, hoping he'd have a little something for the dog. Shortly afterwards, we threw together the idea of a two disc Small Blue Torch release as a definitive document from this now deceased band. Compiling Full Fathom Five and Stockpile, Small Blue Torch is a landmark album in many ways, not least of which being SBT's first album available to Americans! At slightly over two hours of mesmerizing guitar drift, sputter and grind, Small Blue Torch is one of the most intensive and affordable (our price: $12) studies into the New Zealand soundscape, and your best introduction to Campbell Kneale's amazing
Celebrate Psi Phenomena label. Those interested in this release will also wish to take note of Kneale's
Ohm release." --Chris Moon, LVD
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