#103 - chauchat : "songs for scaffolding" : lp : the eighth proper full-length in tyler whitneys catalog of consistantly
grand output. this collection, recorded as a duo (in an old candy factory)- rises up outstretched and notches
another bedpost with the beauty and haunted melody of previous acoustic pop sense, yet outsines with a
perfection of understanding...the higher the rubble the closer to god, and all the more un-passable.
limited to only 550 copies in 2-color silkscreened sleeves. co-released with monotone records.
#101 - spiritual rags : "s/t" : lp : the trio of simon joyner/lonnie methe & chris deden culminate and record
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a spattering of concrete dirge and ballad that treads upon the razors edge...songs topple upon themselves
and shatter your weak vision of what appears to be "home" - graveyard blues, and hobbled hopes force thier
way into near psych territory, yet follow through and blurt thier way back into and out of your heart. limited to
300 copies in "recycled" silkscreened jackets. no two are alike. co-released with grotto records.
#97 - naturaliste : "i prefer the stairwell, to sleep, you see" : lathe cut seven inch : ever expansive group of
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avant debacle / tight improv / whats-it poetics & name calling creates its first "studio" album, in which
none of the members inhabit the same studio. in fact the members do not even all inhabit the same continent.
hear what seven years (or more) of non-recording sounds like smashed onto small hand-cut platter.
limited to a first run of only 30 copies.
#91 - lonnie eugene methe : "hey jack + 6" : seven inch : long play, little record including seven sparse
ballads and haunts for the new bleak winter. time extinguishes itself and your limbs turn cold. limited to 300 copies.
#90 - the kids of the atomic age : "you wanna see a dead body?" : lathe cut seven inch : dig up your dead, and
find a new home to hide out in. the kid delivers you bullet from gun that has mis-fired leaving his hands burnt
and raw. three new hit songs that veer from the usual mode and leave big hole. makes you feel like taking retirement early.
limited to 50 numbered copies, in printed/screened sleeves, hand cut on lathe machine. ($10)
#89 - will simmons : "rain, tonight" : seven inch : hold your hands high above your head and slam them together as hard
and as fast as you can. this "new" slab from everyman simmons, features seven songs of black magic,
swahili disco, cheap beats, discarded digitalia, detuned strings, etc. etc. and blends it all with
grace and dignity. sometimes haunting, always beautiful. limited to only 100 copies in silkscreened
sleeves, with notes, and digital download.
#88 - ramon speed : "effulgence and alacrity" - e.p. : seven inch : after thirteen lucky years
ramon returns to grace your ear canals with four new songs of gutteral rock and poppy plunka-plunka.
he may not have pursued what peter prescott termed a "carrer in rock" - yet he burns through and dares you to listen.
limited to 300 in multi-colored silkscreened sleeves.
#82 - charlie mcalister : "carolina bi-product" : seven inch : four delicious cuts of new mcalister beachball SOLD OUT!!!
party goo,
on small pink platter. get ready to dig a pit, and start off the square-dance contest by
throwing yourself out into the surf. bury up all the shellfish, and light a big fire. hot charred coal...
limited to 500 copies, and split between : tick tock, doormat tx, borrowdeer, and carl.
#73 - kyle jacobson : "i can make new friends with you" : lp : wounded disjointed pop songs from beyond the
grave. unearthed
bounty of, litterly, over 100 unreleased songs, mixed and cut down to 20 for the final LP.
honesty and brutal truths never felt so good, and they were never this hard to shake either. limited to 500
in handmade covers. co-release with tired and shit.
#70 -
chauchat : "the cough of a crane" : lp : dirge and dust. a broken family of recordings finds SOLD OUT!!! - back in stock soon!!!
solitude among the dirt and debris. similar charm, but this is recorded a bit feaverishly upon old decaying equiptment.
static and song hits.
un-easy comparisions can be eluded. more like a spent bottle of whiskey falling off
the shelf due to light, and its wieght-less-ness.
limited to 300 copies in sprayed/glued constructed covers. co-released
with grotto records.
#69 - ed gray : "fresh coat on the powder keg" : seven inch : newest outing of shotgun gut howls to empty rooms.
over 15 minutes (8 songs) packed onto somewhat forgotten format. limited to only 300 in hand screened covers.
co-release with eds own sober cannibal label.
#62 - charlie mcalister : "creosote" : lp :
inovator of psyco-dixie, a style all his own. the sound of tar filled instruments washed ashore...playing: with book $12 / without $8 SOLD OUT!!! - back in stock soon!!!
to a bunch of wealthy bitches. a co-release with charlies own tar owl/flannel banjo label, limited to 300 in silkscreened(?)
constructed sleeves. also available is the companion book "voyage of the carnival scallop" 40 or so pages. prices
pending
#50 - charlie mcalister : "clawin with our jowls" : lathe cut/cassette/video/book : truly odd folk SOLD OUT !!!
arts, ramblings, found sound, and spoken words. the whole thing is based around plays written over the past
decade by mr. mcalister himself. contains an 8 inch square lathe cut record of skipping turntables playing
meat, asbestoes, sandpaper, etc. warped into strange southern dixieland. the video contains footage of
select plays acted out, and of mcalister wandering around charelston. all is enclosed in beautiful
silkscreened booklets and wrapped up in twine. limited to only 30 here at unread, and 20 are available
via tar owl.
#48 - simon joyner : "iffy" : lp : a batch of simons first songs (1988-1993) in a hodgepoge collection that is SOLD OUT !!!
un-mistakingly
brilliant. true to life poetic folk-punk-dirge. originally released as a SING, EUNUCHS! cassette, now its
pressed from
the original masters. although still to be slapped lo-fi, its a better recording then the so-and-so
generation
cassette you may or may not still possess. limited to only 300 copies in handmade sleeves.
#32 -
park / a boy named thor : "six new ways to hold your girl while dancing" : split seven inch : three
songs each about dancing and being addicted to pathos. park consoles while thor throws down some hot licks.
casio beats! crooners! swirling pop songs! limited to 500 in handmade watercolor covers.
#21 -
will simmons : "him with his head in his hands" : seven inch : a slightly diffrent path from his
instrumental outings these six songs showcase that wills ability to sing and strum is not altogether lost. this
tape label vetern puts these stark folk/pop songs onto wax. limited to only 500 in hand stamped / offset
covers.
#18 -
nutrition fun / em divitry : "what is little" : split seven inch : two songs each from these two SOLD OUT !!!
singer-songwriters. hushed and acoustic. quiet and sincere. who said punk was dead? limited to only 200 in
handmade covers. oh the fruits of our labor.
#13 - commercial food processor : compilation : lp : long play compilation featuring exclusive tracks from the likes SOLD OUT !!!!
of...will simmons, bright eyes, november of 1959, discombobulated ventriloquist, jim manigrassi, george willard,
caleb fraid, mike musser, swingset, kids of the atomic age, erik sahd, chris clunk, the dark townhouse band,
charlie mcalister, kyle jacobson, and ed rooney. limited to only 300 in silkscreened cookie sheets.