New Stray Owls album is here!
Woah....new The Wigg Report album!
New album "Beyond Provisional" from Jphono1 is out!
Streak of Tigers is an improvised electro poetry band from Durham, North Carolina, with words and electronics by Michelle Dove, words and guitar by Brian Howe, and voice and electroacoustics by Caitlyn Swett. "Pleasure" is the first tape release!
Take a listen and snag a tape.
Take a listen and snag a tape.
M. Cross Dougherty is an ambient musician and producer from Greensboro, NC. Long a fan of sonic atmospherics and blissful textures, Dougherty's upcoming full-length, "Echo 1 & 2," sinks its teeth into that aesthetic and also gives a nod to his inspirations. "Echo 1" begins with a six-minute feedback collage akin to the work of French electronic music composer Eliane Radigue, blending into an undulating wash of guitar, synth, and percussion. While "Echo 2" is a minimal meditation rooted in found sound and experimental frequencies.
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(Cassettes/Digital)
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On December 6th 2023 Nathan Golub (pedal steel) and Jphono1 (acoustic guitar, keyboard) decided to get in a room together and see what happens if we had no plan and improvised some sounds together. A few minutes before Nathan arrived Jphono1 set up a microphone in the corner of the studio so they could listen back to hear what this collaboration sounded like. They improvised in two sessions that evening. A few days later upon listening back they realized that we both connected heavily with the second composition. They decided they'd like to share it. Two friends with one microphone set off to explore some space in the improvised jam “Land Rover”
New Jphono1 album "We All Belong To Something Else" is out.
Jphono1 performs on "Live From The Nest"
Another weird year playlist with a sampling of some of the releases we had a hand in releasing this past year.
Explore and share.....if you dig something....dive deeper....consider a purchase or a kind note to the artist.
Explore and share.....if you dig something....dive deeper....consider a purchase or a kind note to the artist.
New Dead Halos EP is out!
“My electric guitar is replacing my voice in new recordings,” says Judy. “I’m trying to pull emotions out of the guitar that I had previously done with my voice.
A wonderful new instrumental guitar focused album "Skygirl" from Judy Woodall
A wonderful new instrumental guitar focused album "Skygirl" from Judy Woodall
Debut single "Stranger" from the upcoming Dead Halos EP.
New Tacoma Park Jam and Video
"John Harrison and Ben Felton, of the electro kosmische boogie outfit, Tacoma Park, consistently prove themselves to be some of the most experimental and exploratory artists working within their specific corner of the music world. On their latest long-form single, “What About Collage,” the duo recreated the freeform soundscapes that are hallmarks of their live shows within the studio. The results are outstanding." - Record Crates United
"John Harrison and Ben Felton, of the electro kosmische boogie outfit, Tacoma Park, consistently prove themselves to be some of the most experimental and exploratory artists working within their specific corner of the music world. On their latest long-form single, “What About Collage,” the duo recreated the freeform soundscapes that are hallmarks of their live shows within the studio. The results are outstanding." - Record Crates United
New Jphono1 single/video out today.
North Carolina-based psychedelic artist, Jphono1, gave us a little sample today of what to expect from his upcoming LP, We All Belong to Something Else, by releasing a colorfully abstract video for the record’s leading single,
“Switchblade Comb.” - Record Crates United
North Carolina-based psychedelic artist, Jphono1, gave us a little sample today of what to expect from his upcoming LP, We All Belong to Something Else, by releasing a colorfully abstract video for the record’s leading single,
“Switchblade Comb.” - Record Crates United
The new Cameron Stenger EP "Return"
New Analog Mountains is here!
The Nice EP is the Carrboro/Durham duo’s longest and most cohesive release to date, featuring five songs filled with technicolor synths, sparkling guitars, and melodic bass lines that live between the borders of synth-pop and post-punk.
Check out the "Memories of Snow" video here and the full EP on Bandcamp.
The Nice EP is the Carrboro/Durham duo’s longest and most cohesive release to date, featuring five songs filled with technicolor synths, sparkling guitars, and melodic bass lines that live between the borders of synth-pop and post-punk.
Check out the "Memories of Snow" video here and the full EP on Bandcamp.
North Elementary.......20 years, over 100 songs, 9 albums, 2 eps, 5 seven inches and over 350 shows...
but much more importantly...a new album!
"Everyone is a Piano"
Stream / Purchase / Share
but much more importantly...a new album!
"Everyone is a Piano"
Stream / Purchase / Share
Joshua Carpenter's new record, End of the Kicks, is out NOW! Featuring a slew of amazing guests including Tyler Ramsey, Julie Odell, Emily Easterly, Finn Cohen, J Seger, Billy Sheeran, Kevin Rumley, & Andy Woodward, the record might be the best album of Carpenter's stellar catalog.
"Carpenter’s one of those rare, enviable musicians that can switch instruments without breaking a sweat, a paragon of preternatural talent. Since 2011, he’s been quietly issuing majestic homespun records, playing, recording, and mixing everything himself. Carpenter’s songs feel like they’ve existed forever, swirling loosely in the ether until called forth the moment he picks up a guitar. End of the Kicks, his newest collection, is due out September 29 via Durham, NC label/collective PotLuck Foundation. It’s his best work yet, adding a gentle psychedelic shimmer to his classic songwriting." -Dash Lewis, Post Trash
"Carpenter’s one of those rare, enviable musicians that can switch instruments without breaking a sweat, a paragon of preternatural talent. Since 2011, he’s been quietly issuing majestic homespun records, playing, recording, and mixing everything himself. Carpenter’s songs feel like they’ve existed forever, swirling loosely in the ether until called forth the moment he picks up a guitar. End of the Kicks, his newest collection, is due out September 29 via Durham, NC label/collective PotLuck Foundation. It’s his best work yet, adding a gentle psychedelic shimmer to his classic songwriting." -Dash Lewis, Post Trash
New Tacoma Park "Singles: 2020 - 2022"
CDs feature custom made collage covers by Ben and John of Tacoma Park.
CDs feature custom made collage covers by Ben and John of Tacoma Park.
Happy that Good Folk have allowed us to partner with them to bring you their wonderful podcast.
Good Folk is a newsletter, podcast, and community project exploring storytelling, community, empathy, and artistry across rural America and the American South. Good Folk was created by writer and folklorist Spencer George and was inspired by her time working on-the-ground in rural arts communities in her home state of North Carolina. The project seeks to investigate and challenge stereotypes that artists exist solely in urban spaces, and to craft a new, collaborative narrative of the American South— one led by the voices who call it home.
Learn more about Good Folk and listen to the podcast at goodfolksonly.org and goodfolk.substack.com.
Good Folk is a newsletter, podcast, and community project exploring storytelling, community, empathy, and artistry across rural America and the American South. Good Folk was created by writer and folklorist Spencer George and was inspired by her time working on-the-ground in rural arts communities in her home state of North Carolina. The project seeks to investigate and challenge stereotypes that artists exist solely in urban spaces, and to craft a new, collaborative narrative of the American South— one led by the voices who call it home.
Learn more about Good Folk and listen to the podcast at goodfolksonly.org and goodfolk.substack.com.
Tacoma Park Self-Titled Double LP is OUT EVERYWHERE!
New Jphono1 jamz are here!
New Scivic Rivers Is Out Everywhere!
Video from Kellen Smith for "Stealing Space On Davie St.
"This song feels hazy and is as if something is drifting in and out of memory, constantly shifting. Like a dream that you aren't sure was real or not, but you can remember the emotions of that memory vividly. The type of memories that come up when you are deep in a walk with nothing else to distract your mind. Everything except the bookends is pulled from 8mm video tapes I have from friend's grandparents, so I ran with trying to take those tapes and make them as hazy and dreamlike as possible"
New Single "Against The Wheel" from Shelby Smoak of Bleeder
Kim Ware and The Good Graces have a new album for you.....Are you "Ready"!?!?
Nobody's Robot debut album is out!
New collaboration album from Paling Light & Jphono1 is out.
Paling Light & Jphono1 video for "Spyhunter". Full collaboration album "Arcing Phase To Phase" out Friday March 18th
New BANGZZ Video