CONSTANT MONGREL - 'HEAVY BREATHING'

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• SB157 - LP

  655030115714

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Constant Mongrel's debut Everything Went Wrong (coreleased by RIP Society and 80/81 Records) made every Best Of 2012 list worth its salt. And why not? Combining tempered aggro, churning rhythms and dead-on percussive splat, their rookie effort shows a band on the cusp of break out. And on Heavy Breathing, Constant Mongrel pulverizes the door into dust, so parents take heed: lock up your sons ?n? daughters! Beginning with the jarringly great ?Complete,? this postpunk art damage spares no one, not even themselves. With eight tracks that smolder, crackle and snap, Heavy Breathing is yet another plumed feather in Constant Mongrel?s cap, sitting them?in terms of magnitude and diversity? alongside fellow Aussie gristle slingers such as X, Babeez and Seems Twice. Heavy Breathing is sure to be another top corker for 2013. And beyond.

Tracks

1. Complete
2. Hoarding
3. In the Courts
4. Choked
5. Perks and The Thrills
6. Black Hole
7. Under Collar
8. Inflicted

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FOOD PYRAMID - 'ECSTASY & REFRESHMENT'

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• HOLY1991 - LP

  655035699110

• HOLY1991CD - CD

  655035699127

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Food Pyramid?s new LP Ecstasy and Refreshment calls to mind Sky Records? 1970s kraut-pop output filtered through 1990s DC futurism?Trans Am-esque motorik pop, Game Boy console sound effects and the current Mordant Music roster, particularly Echoplekz. Disembodied voices float in and out of the mix, reminiscent of Byrne / Eno?s ethnomusicology- inspired My Life in the Bush of Ghosts or The Residents? Eskimo. There is a strange post-DC vibe here, much like if Dischord Records? Black Eyes played ambient synth-jams instead of Wire-y punk. The record also calls to mind Cloudland Canyon, perhaps not surprising since Kip Uhlhorn from that band mastered Ecstasy and Refreshment and is helping to release it to a wider audience. Jana Hunter from Lower Dens, Nona Invie from Dark Dark Dark, and Tony Janas and Otto Junker from Deep Earth lent their collaborative efforts as well. ? New full-length from Minneapolis band ? 1970s kraut-pop output filtered through 1990s DC futurism ? Features contributions from Jana Hunter (Lower Dens), Nona Invie (Dark Dark Dark), Tony Janas and Otto Junker (Deep Earth) ? Mastered by Kip Uhlhorn (Cloudland Canyon) ? Vinyl includes digital download coupon

Tracks

1. Dexedream
2. Pacifier
3. Deep Fantasy
4. The High Life
5. Maya Control
6. GmbH
7. Third Wave
8. Marsh Bar

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WOODS - 'BE ALL, BE EASY'

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• WOODSIST069 - 7"

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The recording of these songs serves as a farewell to Rear House, Woods? home, recording studio, creative refuge and beloved shithole for ten long years. ?God?s Children? is a classic Kinks tune from the soundtrack to the 1971 British film Percy; ?Be All, Be Easy,? originally from 2011?s Sun and Shade, was rerecorded to capture the live form that?s taken shape since its original release. Both are the first to feature new drummer, Aaron Neveu. ? Alternate recording of a track that originally appeared on Sun and Shade, backed by a Kinks cover ? Limited to 1,000 copies ? Press via Force Field PR

Tracks

1. Be All, Be Easy
2. God?s Children

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LIGHT FANTASTIC - 'S/T'

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• SPIRITUAL008 - LP

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When we first met the man behind Light Fantastic, Terry Sowers was singing harmonies and playing guitar in the Farmer Dave Scher band. His introduction to the stage was a diving-head-first experience, playing alongside one of his musical heroes as support for acts like Jenny and Johnny and Conor Oberst. However, Sowers was also sitting on a treasure chest of his own songs, fine-tuning a sound he?d developed for years, mostly alone, in his Victorian apartment in San Francisco. Teaming up with Jeremy Bringetto (Vue, Bellavista, Tamaryn), the two worked this set of bedroom pop sketches into what can be described as a modern take on California?as much Southern California as an expression of the Bay Area. This dreamy, surfy shoegaze views an age of innocence through the idyllic lens of reflection and personal nostalgia, like the pure, happy memories of a long-lost love. It?s no surprise that the songs? author hails from the hot suburbs of Los Angeles and that his compositions string together a sincere sense of personal displacement and longing for home. When Sowers and Bringetto brought their song ideas to Rex Shelverton, who was in the midst of producing Tamaryn?s latest album, a strange but harmonious union was born of light and dark. Shelverton?s homegrown version of Phil Spector?s Wall of Sound was the perfect compliment to songs that evoked Laurel Canyon, Carol Kaye and mid-?60s Brian Wilson California optimism. The Light Fantastic EP is sunny, hopeful and dreamy, and even in its darkest moments aims to uplift and offer good company. Though only four songs, it delves deep to tell the story of a protagonist?s journey through the seasons of life. As the complex opening keys of ?Falling Through? fade in, it?s as if the sun is about to break through a thin layer of fog. And it does, just as the rest of the band triumphantly kicks in with a set of pained and lovelorn tunes that channel Chris Bell and Alex Chilton via Jan and Dean?power pop delight as seen through the eyes of surf-crazed coastal dwellers. ? Debut release from Terry Sowers and Jeremy Bringetto (Vue, Bellavista, Tamaryn) ? Power pop as seen through the eyes of surf-crazed coastal dwellers ? Limited to 500 copies

Tracks

1. Falling Through
2. Make It Up
3. These Quarters
4. All Come to Meet Her

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