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big blood ~ dead songs (time~lag 2010)

"...dead songs is as sorrowful & joyful in its mirrored symmetry as the infinite life cycle itself, flowing on cleansing waves of inner release & spirit absorption… wailing fuzzed-up garage folk anthems mesh into twisted poetic acidfolk and drift to expansive melancholic meditations of boundless depth. two voices howl, swoon, alternate & join, lyrical layers peel away endlessly, tiny amps weep in pain, crude percussion booms thunderous, and ragged, beautiful hooks unfurl straight out of the void" time~lag

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big blood ~ night terrors on the isle of louis hardin (cabin floor esoterica 2010)

"Caleb Mulkerin & Colleen Kinsella (Cerberus Shoal, Fire on Fire) have slowly been filling the Big Blood book for a while now and this is definitely the year to kick it off big. This tape finds them in a different space than most of their previous releases, going toward strange short form clattering instrumental pieces and increasingly off-kilter acoustic grooves. The string bass chugs through while the trainwhistle melodies photograph the whole scene just to pump it back out of the scratchy guitar. Don't you fret though, the beautiful Big Blood vocal harmonies are all still there underneath the dust and as strong as ever. Wood block boogies in tribute to the Viking of Sixth Ave: Moondog. In a special edition of 25 in sewn pouches with three inserts (two by the artists), and a 16 page full-color book of artwork from Colleen with glow-in-the-dark silk-screened inside-and-out cloth covers and sewn spines. Only available direct from Cabin Floor." cabin floor esoterica

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pm50 peasant magik

va ~ pm50 8x3''cdr (peasant magik 2010)

"Big Blood, Valerio Cosi, Gregg Kowalsky, Super Minerals, Natural Snow Buildings, The North Sea, Fabio Orsi, Andrew Paine, Pillars of Heaven, and Throuroof. 8 hand stamped 3" cdrs all housed their own jewel case. Each cd has its own cover which was designed by an artist from Philadelphia. All cds come in a custom cut, full color printed box along with a full color zine with additional art and info. Edition of 200. Artists: Kris Chau, Mike Bukowski, Melissa Farley, Josh Robison, Chris Lawrence, Zoe Soslow, James Ulmer, Kathryn Moran, and Sienna Freeman." peasant magik

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natural snow buildings/fabio orsi & throuroof

the north sea/andrew paine

valerio cosi, gregg kowalsky & fabio orsi/super minerals

big blood/pillars of heaven