BLACK SUN ROOF - 'FERAL'

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• VHF131 - LP W/ CD

  783881013115

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Feral marks the return of Matthew Bower's Sunroof! (in the guise of Black Sun Roof), for their first recording in five years. Quiet since 2007's blistering Panzer Division Lou Reed, the group delivers a more introspective set here, reaching back to the fuzzy, spacey sounds of releases like the epic double-CD Bliss. Among the drifting sonic washes, there's the crude, Dead C-like riffing of "Lions + Peonies" and the lock-grooved tremolo of "Son of the Blue Wolf" (referencing previous triumphs like Cloudz). Bower says: "I have a problem with the term 'psychedelia' [and its] negative associations of a 'hippie' falseness. Nevertheless, my arte is, I know, deeply psychedelic in a true sense, a kind of synaesthesisia, a scrambling, an overload that seeks Samadhi in its primal gush, that will reconnect one with the all, or rather, a 'black psychedelia,' substituting the elective current, for 'all'...." In addition to the all-new tracks on the LP, the package also includes a bonus CD featuring a Bower-curated overview of his work. Many of the tracks on the 75-min Zebra Blood CD are from scarce or out-of-print recordings, including "Austrian Shade" from an impossible- to-find Total seven-inch. Also included is the epic and exclusive new track "Spirit Animal Danzig." ? New album from Matthew Bower's Sunroof! is their first in five years ? Includes a bonus CD with scarce and out-of-print material from various Bower projects, plus one new track

Tracks

Feral LP:
1. Shit Slaughter 2. Lions + Peonies
3. My Dark Angel 4. Temple of Mithras
5. Night Mare?s Milk
6. Son of the Blue Wolf
7. Shadow of the Golden Fire
Zebra Blood CD:
1. Machine 2. Spirit Animal Danzig
3. Austrian Shade 4. Latex Unicorn
5. Frogs 6. Dharma Gin
7. She Is the Darkness / The Argument
8. Little Ornamental Lake of Death
9. Sky Burial 10. Marijuana Suicide
11. Zebra 12. Trampled Dawns

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TIMES NEW VIKING - 'OVER & OVER'

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• SB145 - 12" & DL

  655030114519

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Eight years after their partnership began with the debut of Dig Yourself, Times New Viking and Siltbreeze join forces again for the band's latest outing-six tracks, the result of a recent creative (albeit, modest) outpouring of ideas. What's interesting to note here is how the trio tempers the primal panic-punk of their salad days and fuses it with the sustained, keen pop skill found within their later catalog. It's hard to know where Times New Viking goes from here, but for right now, this perfectly distilled elixir of sound shows a band firing on all cylinders. What more can you ask for? ? New six-track EP from Columbus, Ohio, trio ? Mixes the primal panic-punk of their early days with the sustained, keen pop sensibilities of their recent releases ? Includes digital download coupon

Tracks

1. Sleep-In
2. Telephone Wires
3. Y2K2
4. Future with Girls
5. Middle Class Drags
6. At the Bars

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ALEXANDER TURNQUIST - 'LIKE SUNBURNED SNOWFLAKES'

Formats

• VHF132 - 12"

  783881013214

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The limited-edition Like Sunburned Snowflakes features five tracks in Alexander Turnquist's unique style, using only plucked harmonics on a 12-string. With this seemingly narrow palate of sounds, the guitarist crafts sparkling waves of notes, employing the minimalist sensibilities that have informed his more recent work (e.g. his 2011 album Hallway of Mirrors) on a smaller scale. Arguably "new age," the EP is not drifty or ambient-it's more Reich and Riley than Windham Hill. The harmonics are frequently struck hard and in complex patterns. Like Sunburned Snowflakes is another intriguing experiment from one of the most forward thinking solo players out there, whose recordings are completely devoid of the folk / Americana spirit so imbued in the genre. "My fascination with harmonics on an acoustic guitar started as a child; from before I ever started playing I was drawn towards the warm sounds that I heard people play in brief moments. So I've had the idea for a very long time, that idea being to make an entire solo guitar recording just employing my left hand to the harmonics up and down the neck and alternating picking patterns with the right. I feel like it gives the instrument a tonal color that doesn't necessarily feel at first listen like a 12-string acoustic guitar. -Alexander Turnquist. ? Limited-edition vinyl-only EP from New York-based guitarist ? Five minimalist compositions using only plucked harmonics

Tracks

1. Autumn
2. Leaves
3. Fall
4. Like Sunburned Snowflakes
5. Grounded

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