naps / electric sea spider

naps / electric sea spider ~ aquatic not aquatic / wet shirts (this thing, 2012)

"sun drenched and submerged beats span coral seas and tropical jungles. a translation of the natural world through mesmeric and subsuming rhythms. washed out harmonies, incessantly reshaping in form, forever in motion, not confined to a limited space" naps

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naps ~ earthsea + fauna (this thing, 2012)

'melbourne’s naps, has created his own ecosystem of music. his infinitely stretching palette of samples and drums sound like nothing if not organic. 'fauna' deals with south american rain forest vibes, using clear pan flute above gushing sounds and erratic tom drums. eventually a distinguishable rhythm is heard with the aid of a deliciously soft and rubbery kick drum.' ~ portals

"fauna, a bonus track exclusive to the physical release, is something special. the three minute track is a muffled, atmospheric journey. the highlight of the track, besides its ambient tractorbeam-like nature, is these trailing woodwinds drifting far off in the background. catch the wave, bruh." marinate

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five tracks from naps

born again for the first time

va ~ born again for the first time (digitalis, 2012)

"In celebration of the fact that we finally redesigned the Digitalis label site for the first time in over 7 (!!!) years, we got together a huge group of some of our favorite bands & artists from Digitalis’ past, present, and future for a sweetforce compilation. This all came together pretty fast and it’s a true testament to the quality of all this contributors that so many came through with such killer tunes. This compilation will stand up to the best of them and hey, it’s free if you want it to be.

New/unreleased tracks from the following: Emuul, Discoverer, Charlatan, Bastian Void, seht, Hobo Cubes, Jerry Paper, Inez Lightfoot, Seekersinternational, Ossining, Rambutan, Milton Cross, Mohawk Park, Mass Ornament, Thug Entrancer, Panabrite, Paco Sala, Sagas, Sovetskaya Gone, Brainshadows, Oxykitten, Piotr Kurek, & Sweater Weather.  Holy fuck."

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ed askew | joshua burkett

ed askew ~ imperfiction (drag city, 2011 ~ 1984 reissue)

"this is a collection of songs written, more or less, in the late 1970s and early 1980s in New Haven; mostly songs that had never been recorded before. it was all done in one session. with some retakes. i had only recently stopped performing and still knew everything by heart." ed askew

'everybody knows music heals the soul' ~ ed askew's art and life

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joshua burkett ~ live at the festival of endless gratitude (copenhagen, 2010)

"fragile and enticing late-night, bed-time and beyond, psychedelic folk music for those not-so-well-balanced people who can still appreciate beauty in its roughest forms." aural innovations

"...full of appalachia, psychedelia, and raga. the tracks are spectral and smokey, astral projections for an astral mind." killing time kills

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ed askew & joshua burkett ~ live at wfmu on hatch's show (November 2, 2007)

"after languishing in obscurity for decades, the music of idiosyncratic singer-songwriter Ed Askew is finally getting the attention it deserves. "Ask The Unicorn", his 1968 debut album for esp-disk, has often been compared to the work of labelmates Pearls Before Swine. Askew's equally wonderful second album, Little Eyes, was recorded a few years later but remained unreleased until the De Stijl label pressed a limited edition lp in 2003. this year, they finally made it available on cd. although Askew once accompanied himself on a kind of Latin American soprano guitar called a tiple, carpal tunnel syndrome now prevents him from playing. For this live session, contemporary psychedelic folk artist Joshua Burkett plays the instrument for him." Hatch wfmu

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salvador cresta & fabito andrade

M. M. Peres • Edu, The Trumpeter [self release, 2011]

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:: Recorded live during an afternoon at the home of Edu Gurdjieff, Mountains of Dhórcovah ::

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