New music from Grant Evans and Rachel Evans (Motion Sickness of Time Travel) under their recently adopted alter-ego Coyote Image, forthcoming from Kimberly Dawn, Frank Baugh’s limited-run mini-CDr label. Grant and Rachel are most familiar for their individual efforts, their duo Quiet Evenings and their ceaselessly fascinating indie label, Hooker Vision. It was brilliant to finally see them perform live at the Stone in New York City on February 1. Already I’m looking forward to next time, but suspect they’ll drag me down to Athens, Georgia, before that.
Impressive sample from Insight by Hundred Acres, the third release on the new Worn Habit imprint from Michael Pouw, who also runs the honored Canadian tape label House of Sun; plays in Basked Unit; and records as Knit Prism and Elder. No idea who Hundred Acres might be – though it’s probably not this band – but I’m eager to hear more. You can connect with Worn Habit on Facebook and Twitter, too.
Discovered through a mention by Nathan McLaughlin on the Fangs & Arrows bulletin board, the newish tape by Lake Mary – a.k.a. itinerant muso Chaz Prymek – sounds like a winner. Limited to 70 copies, the tape can still be had from the source, Planted Tapes.
Singer and synth player Caroline Teagle’s latest creation as Imperial Topaz, with Zachary Zierden on more synths, might just be her sultriest song to date. You can catch the duo’s live debut at The Stone in New York City on Sunday, February 3, and, if you act fast, you can snag a copy of their new split cassette with Motion Sickness of Time Travel on brother Franklin Teagle’s label, Tranquility Tapes (for which Carolyn provides all the snazzy cover art).
New audio crackl by Crippling, a recent concern from Grant Evans, of Hooker Vision renown and formerly active as Nova Scotian Arms. It’s one side of a new split CS on Worn Habit, the flip of which is occupied by Ala Vjiior (a.k.a. Frank Ouellette of Hobo Cubes / Hobo Cult).
Blissful new Constellation Tatsu playlist by Jimmy Billingham, chock-full of current and forthcoming tracks, collaborations and remixes: Venn Rain, Tidal, Journey of Mind and more. Press play, sink in…and watch out for a new Journey of Mind tape from Tatsu, which just might be the strongest new cassette (mostly) label to launch this year.
Sunk Series is the name of a new tape label just launched by Jimmy Billingham, who’s made memorable recordings under the names Tidal and Venn Rain, and graphic artist Jennifer Crouch. The label’s first two releases include a Tidal/Venn Rain split and the debut of Clime, a collaboration between Billingham and Jake Webster—whose own project, Tuluum Shimmering, hasn’t been documented nearly enough.
Here’s a blissfully tranquil video by Clarice Saliby for “Emerald Eyes,” a track from the new Field Hymns limited-edition cassette release, Charlatan Meets the North Sea. Electronic-bliss connoisseurs and cassette-culture mavens will already know that both Charlatan and The North Sea are Brad Rose, the indefatigable force behind Digitalis Recordings as well as the Foxy Digitalis webzine. The available audio samples are enticing, and the cool retro cover design seals the deal. There’s more to be heard on this page, which also includes a convenient link for ordering.
Glory be… Sacred Phrases, a consistently inspiring tape label, is about to release a second volume of Inscriptions, a two-cassette sampler weighing in at nearly two-and-a-half hours of music by the likes of Quiet Evenings, M. Geddes Gengras, Pierrot Lunaire, Hakobune, Dry Valleys, Venn Rain and more. Watch the label’s website, Facebook page and/or Twitter feed for details.
Apart from a rush of desirable new releases in June and July (the latter now available for pre-order), the excellent new California tape label Constellation Tatsu has a bonus page of choice mixes by the artists represented in its burgeoning catalog. Here’s an offering by Hakobune; go here for further selections from Celer, Gimu and more.
