GUN OUTFIT - 'EARLY TAPES VOL: 1'

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• LG14 - LP

  711574989010

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A remaster and first time pressing of the earliest Gun Outfit cassettes, which were produced by the band to sell on their first two national tours in 2009 and 2010, along with some unreleased tracks. The aesthetic at the time was basically an embrace of primitivism. Technical know how was actively disdained in favor of abject expressionism. The context was the hardcore scene, but it was Olympia, so there was some kind of hermetic awareness that could be read as art. This record shows the side of the band that was least afraid of what people thought. The tapes were for friends, there was no outside audience yet. The Emanation cassette was recorded by four track cassette wizard Adam Croce (from Broken Strings) at Carrie's dad (Chunk's) house during the summer. “We thought he was insane because he made us do multiple takes.” Reuben Storey of the death metal band Funerot was the drummer and played a role in arranging the songs. The tape had space on it that an LP didn't. The self-titled cassette was recorded in various spots throughout Olympia—mostly the slummy abandoned office building where every band practiced downtown and was mixed at the double wide where Carrie did work trade shoveling out horse stables for rent, Weeping Willow Ranch. Daniel Swire joined on drums after Reuben slid back into metal world; his style was more subtle. “The band got weirder and the tape got worked so much it started to bleed through. There was confusion throughout but a pretty consistent focus on the songs, a process that trans- lated as vibe.” Enjoy. Mastered by Tim Green at Louder Studios in early 2026, Pressed on 180g black vinyl with heavy Stoughton “Tip-On” jackets with a cardstock printed inner sleeve. 500 copies pressed.

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WOODWOSE - 'WOODWOSE'

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• LoS014 - LP

  769152437811

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Rooted in the Philadelphia experimental music and acidfolk revival scene of the early 2000s, Woodwose neither fits comfortably into said scene nor any musical movement current or past. While their sound can be described as primitive, in the sense of the primordial, not in terms of playmanship, their folk-horror aesthetic abuts a pop sensibility that undermines pure thrift in either genre. What results is a wholly unique sound that permeates one’s physiognomy like poison from a deliciously enchanted apple. Keyboardist / flautist / vocalist Jessica Weeks (Magus, The Valerie Project) and guitarist / vocalist Gillian Chadwick (Ex Reverie, Rusalnaia) together draw from a storied musical past to infuse a new creation whose iteration defies ease of labeling. Dueting vocals clamber and soar, guitars stab and arpeggiate, keys rumble and swoon as the rough beast that is Woodwose’s debut long-player stands upright, ready to be born into the world.

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1. Woodwose Theme 2. Younger Animals 3. House of Helix 4. Fawn Incantation 5. Amethyst 6. Three Pines 7. At The Swimming Hole 8. Grey Tide

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UK SUBS - 'DEMO KICKS'

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• ITR 21361-10 - 12" (COL)

  769152436500

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**On Ltd Green Vinyl w/ Green Sleeve or Ltd Pink Vinyl w/ Pink Sleeve** *Same tracks on both sides* On June 16, 2025, I saw this UK Subs multi-track demo tape for sale on eBay, of all places. I got it and sent a photo of the front cover of the tape box, which informs the back cover of this 12” to Pete Davies to see what he might remember. He said it looked legit. I took the tape to Infrasonic Sound, a great studio in Nashville, Tennessee and asked engineer Pete Lyman if he could transfer the tape. Days later, he sent Ian MacKaye and I a rough mix of the session. I was stoked to hear that three of the four tracks were unreleased. I contacted Ian and suggested we take the tracks to Don Zientara’s Inner Ear Studios in Arlington, Virginia (where we made our first records decades ago) to mix them. On September 30 there we were with Don. Due to the tracks being so well recorded, and the band playing so incredibly, our first mix began to take shape very quickly. Part way into the session, Eddie Janney (Untouchables, Faith, Rites Of Spring, One Last Wish, Happy Go Licky, Skewbald) arrived to sit in and we had another Subs fan in attendance. Together, we finished mixing the last two tracks. We brought the mixes to Pete Lyman for mastering. I wrote Charlie and asked his permission to unleash the tracks and he said go ahead. So, here we are with three unreleased UK Subs tunes and a new mix of "Same Thing". Studio kicks, indeed! These songs are finally where they should be—with you. – Henry

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1.?Brand New Age 2.?Kicks 3. Emotional Blackmail Pt. 1?4.?Same Thing

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Long lost UK Subs demos rescued by Henry Rollins

Three previously unreleased songs and new mix of classic track 'Same Thing'

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