Stunned records

Stunned no. 137

2011-11-07T23:11:00.000-08:00

Plankton Wat / Super Minerals — c40 (Stunned no. 137) —out of stock—

You were right — it was impossible for us to stay away for long. So here’s one final tape before Stunned is out the door for good. We’re thrilled to have been unexpectedly given a chance to produce this years-in-the-making split between Portland brothers Plankton Wat and Super Minerals. Side A commences with four season-inspired songs by Plankton Wat that calm the tides of the mind and prepares a scene of tranquil Pangea. Nectar flavored spirals of guitar, flute, percussion, and banjo drip forth as dusk falls, and nocturnal creatures gather to listen from the edges of Dewey Mahood’s glowing camp. Side B finds M. Geddes Gengras & Caitlin C. Mitchell doubling Super Minerals’ size and sound, joining in deep Green Machines Studio icaros-weaving. Winds, guitar, and drums twist into thick vines, fueled by mighty herbal allies and Third-Ear harmonics which plunge the band toward a blazing red dawn. Final edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c40 tapes with double-sided jcard and insert.
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reviews:

— KZSU Cassettes
— Weed Temple

Stunned no. 136

2011-08-29T16:20:00.000-07:00

Warm Climate — Pigeon Brides Weigh In c39 (Stunned no. 136) —out of stock—

With Cailtin on drums, Jake on bass, and Seth on guitar, the incomparable Warm Climate takes aim at the center of the target and shoots yet another bullseye of jawdropping outsider-rock. Sounding like nothing that’s come before them, this tightly-rehearsed L.A. group fires one psych groove & infectious hook after another. In a parallel reality where the music industry isn’t steered by tasteless major label trends, Warm Climate would be ringing out on all worldwide hi-fi’s the liberated rush that comes from their marriage of songwriting genius with a gutsy combo of seasoned rockers. As our label’s last cassette release, ‘Pigeon Brides Weigh In’ is firmly perched at Stunned’s summit, a pinnacle experience of music at the end of a trail that can be climbed no higher. Special edition of 222 pro-dubbed & imprinted c39 tapes with double-sided jcard and insert.
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review:

— Honest Bag

Stunned no. 135

2011-08-29T16:19:00.000-07:00

M. Geddes Gengras — The Empty Space c93 (Stunned no. 135) —out of stock—

Let it spill through you like the peak experience of your choice. In your hands is ‘The Empty Space’ and pouring into your head is Stunned’s most trusted synthesizer medicine man M. Geddes Gengras. This is an album dealing with freefall, the ground suddenly dropping out, the fierce void we rush against that resists our naturally preferred trajectory. The cycles and patterns appear to dominate — yet MGG boldly transcends such conditions with his fearless navigation through an unpredictable modular synth patchwork, taking a plunge into analogue novelty in its most naked state. Roots run deep in a tree bearing aural fruits this sweet. Special edition of 222 pro-dubbed & imprinted c93 tapes with double-sided color jcard.
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review:

— Weed Temple

Stunned no. 134

2011-08-29T16:18:00.000-07:00

Nite Lite — Marlene c36 (Stunned no. 134) —out of stock—

The boys are cut loose and Myste takes up the solo Nite Lite reins on her new peripatetic audio-tour ‘Marlene’. A tribeswoman from the black time of innocence discovers interdimensional gates within Nature. The sounds of forest animals, machines, and people mingle with subtler sounds welling up from the earth’s very core. All vibrations become indiscriminately suspended in her ear, their energies funneled from hidden brain glands into the alchemical chamber of her heart. It is from this activated place of love that ‘Marlene’ is captured, held for a while, then released back into the wild again. Keep your nite lite burning. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c36 tapes with double-sided jcard and insert.
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review:

— Weed Temple

Stunned no. 133

2011-08-29T16:17:00.000-07:00

Pimmon — Lay Down Real Slow c41 (Stunned no. 133) —out of stock—

Epic pieces like “Lay Down Real Slow” have contributed to Pimmon’s career being quite an impeccable one over the last decade. It’s no secret that many masters of their craft eventually return to the piano, seeking its raw tactility as a fundamental starting point for new articulations. Pimmon takes this approach here on his second essential release on Stunned Records, and the results are invigorating. Samples from the ivory keys glide beautifully within a patient matrix of laptop manipulations, a technique that draws cosmic gestures from humble origins. A national treasure not only to his homeland of Australia but to all of us around the globe, Pimmon is paired best with a relaxing and carefree listening environment, going down like the finest of red wines. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c41 tapes with double-sided jcard and insert.
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reviews:

— Coreografo del Cerro
— Textura

Stunned no. 132

2011-08-29T16:16:00.000-07:00

Social Drag — New Age Healer c39 (Stunned no. 132) —out of stock—

One of the most flat-out incendiary debut tapes ever shared with this label, Social Drag’s ‘New Age Healer’ employs wickedly smart noise structures as a necessary remedy for any digital-age depressions. In the hands of this frequency surgeon we are provided a reboot and awaken fresh to what has made the last decades of experimental music worthwhile in the first place — starting with the artist’s scandalizing and unapologetic plunder far beyond all safety zones erected by society. Opening his aperture into this lawless place of awesome possibility, Social Drag directs red hot mutagenic forces through writhing cables and circuits fried to crispy perfection. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c39 tapes with double-sided color jcard.

Stunned no. 131

2011-08-29T16:15:00.000-07:00

Parashi / Granitkorridor — Celedon / VI c80 (Stunned no. 131) —out of stock—

Parashi returns with his signature branded on forty fresh minutes of amplified turbulence and gnarled electronics. While his “Troika” (Stunned no. 115) ushered in longform pieces of crackling scuzz, the opening side of this split with Granitkorridor reveals Parashi isn’t treading the same ground for long. Listeners behold six distinct scenes that evoke images of malevolent applications of nanotech, wastelands glowing green with radiation, and lab-weaponized parasites slithering their way into flesh. None of these perceived traumas seem to daunt Parashi, however, as he brings the magical powers of a sonic warrior to the fore of his side’s entirety. Germany’s most somber string-puller Granitkorridor knows a thing or two about a warrior’s skills, having spent a half dozen releases now exploring cavernous realms that few else dare to entreat. His time here is split evenly between two huge pieces of pure bass guitar blackout. Amazingly spacious, it possesses everything that has made Granitkorridor’s previous cassettes so repeatable and essential in our psychedelic music collection. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c80 tapes with double-sided jcard and insert.
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review:

— Upstate Soundscape

Stunned no. 130

2011-08-29T16:14:00.000-07:00

Berber Ox — The Great Parenthesis c54 (Stunned no. 130) —out of stock—

The dream logic Berber Ox weaves throughout ‘The Great Parenthesis’ presents an immersive environment with no orientation to time. It bends linear constructs with duality-erasing fields of lifelike detail and backward flowing sound motions. A beautiful specimen unlike many registered in the books, its astral quality simply eludes classification. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c54 tapes with double-sided color jcard.
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review:

— Textura

Stunned no. 129

2011-08-29T16:13:00.000-07:00

Queen Victoria — The Present Tense c60 (Stunned no. 129) —out of stock—

Sitting down with a Queen Victoria album proves to be a profound time spent by the stereo, as those who tuned into last year’s “There Will Come Soft Rains” tape can testify. QV’s enigmatic lyricism, graceful guitar composition, and wizened vocals sure can sneak up and take hold of those happily entranced by bandleader Nick Malkin’s mellow delivery. Ageless ways of rock, blues, and folk fluidly channel through this incredibly promising musician from Los Angeles, and “The Present Tense” is his unforgettable calling card. The entire program repeats on the B-Side for a conveniently-looping listening experience. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c60 tapes with double sided jcard and cover photography by the band.
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review:

— Tiny Mix Tapes

Stunned bonus #11

2011-08-29T16:12:00.000-07:00

Enfer Boreal — Drone Is Dead CDr (Stunned bonus #11) —out of stock—

This 11th release concluding Stunned Record’s bonus series finds us resurrecting the formerly mortified CDr for the occasion of the final album to be released by Enfer Boreal. Ever since starting in an obscure corner of France five years ago, this musician has become increasingly recognized as the go-to guy for Drone’s most delicious tones. What a difference half a decade makes. Now with multiple rhythm-based projects in full force and a world tour under his belt, the mysterious man behind Enfer Boreal is declaring “Drone Is Dead” — at least for himself. On the way out the door he delivers this brief and potent eulogy with style. Defiant metallic scrapes and trippy bell clatter occupies the disc’s first half, admirably staving off a totally-inevitable, yet totally-appropriate One Last Uber-drone. Adieu indeed. Complimentary edition of 111 hand-painted CDrs with double-sided color cover in vinyl jacket.
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review:

— Foxy Digitalis

Stunned no. 128

2011-06-19T16:25:00.000-07:00

Super Minerals — Contacteer c47 (Stunned no. 128) —out of stock—

An invisible, imbedded ecology is accessed through the voltage gyres and electro-therapeutic devices of Super Minerals’ final release for Stunned. The raison d’etre is clear; we are all nearing critical mass and preparing to inherit our sovereign birthright against the wishes of the powers that be. This tape celebrates the ending of their world and the beginning of ours. Here we have landed, walking this planet — we are the Contacteers. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c47 tapes w/ double-sided color jcard.
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reviews:

— KZSU Cassettes
— Weed Temple
— Anti-Gravity Bunny
— A Blue Rogue

Stunned no. 127

2011-06-19T16:24:00.000-07:00

Andreas Brandal — Then the Strangest Thing Happened c39 (Stunned no. 127) —out of stock—

It is our honor to work once again with Andreas Brandal, whose approach to sound-craft & production has gripped our full attention over dozens of releases now. ‘Then the Strangest Thing Happened’ masterfully introduces sensations of aural paradox and paralysis between worlds. It’s simultaneously unsettling and alluring, as the ingression of mechanical pulses with insectile rhythms build to highly memorable points of tension and release. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c39 tapes w/ double-sided jcard and insert.

Stunned no. 126

2011-06-19T16:23:00.000-07:00

Millions / Spectrum Tickets — Be Excellent to Each Other / Space–Time c45 (Stunned no. 126) —out of stock—

David Suss has tuned his project Millions into a truly cosmic channel since 2006, sculpting a brilliant body of work across labels like Tape Drift, Blackest Rainbow, Peasant Magik, and 2:00AM Tapes. Suss opens his side with dulcet synth swells that evoke a placid sea evaporating into neon gas. Rather than rushing on from his carefully crafted scene, Millions engages each unfolding second with a composer’s patient and subtle touch. Much the same can be said for Mike Haley’s new synthesizer-based project Spectrum Tickets, who follows up his own awesome 905 Tapes label debut with ‘Space–Time’. Laden with crisp arpeggio runs and mega hypnotic pan & fade technique, this is an example of the entrancing – and dare we say melodic – realm Haley enters with Spectrum Tickets in hand. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c45 tapes w/ double-sided jcard and insert.

Stunned no. 125

2011-06-19T16:22:00.000-07:00

Voder Deth Squad — “1” c53 (Stunned no. 125) —out of stock—

M. Geddes Gengras. Jeremy Kelly. When one catches either of those names on a release, it’s a guaranteed feast for the ears. However, with the collaborative efforts of these two Stunned-alumni as Voder Deth Squad something like a royal banquet is set before the listener. Twin flames of synthesizer shoot through the solar system and back on this VDS debut, every savory minute securely in the hands of these premier moog & modular synth adepts. At times thrillingly full-throttle, and at other times incredibly nuanced and sensitive, this is one that simply has to be heard to be believed. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c53 tapes w/ double-sided jcard and insert.
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reviews:

— WGXC Radio
— KZSU Cassettes
— Critical Masses

Stunned no. 124

2011-06-19T16:21:00.000-07:00

A.M. Shiner — Bad Cop c47 (Stunned no. 124) —out of stock—

Unnamed experts and compromised authorities have been managing our perception far too long, suggests A.M. Shiner on his last tape ever before early retirement at age 18. He has received all his yearly vaccines and daily fluoride. He’s ingested genetically-modified everything, and he’s been living under the gift of nuclear power since birth. For AMS, the jig is finally up and the coast is clear. He stuck around when they sent in the Good Cop to work us over (Stunned no. 27). But before they send in the Bad Cop, he knows its time to post bail and bounce the hell out. Keep in mind that no matter where and no matter when, assume A.M. Shiner to be in contempt of court — with permission granted to regard him as hostile. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c47 tapes w/ double-sided color jcard.
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reviews:

— Foxy Digitalis
— Weed Temple

Stunned no. 123

2011-06-19T16:20:00.000-07:00

Ugly Husbands / Gul Bara — split c66 (Stunned no. 123) —out of stock—

We became aware of Stewart Adams’ project Ugly Husbands in 2009 when we received his debut cassette which was released by Roll Over Rover inside a hollowed out vintage book. It was definitely a novel first impression, and the packaging along with the jams inside was a highlight of that year in music. Fast forward to the present, and we find that while Adams has refined his sound, the Husbands’ ethos remains intact. Using his 4-track recorder as a conduit for the unhurried sounds of western America, Ugly Husbands includes all manner of rusty slide guitar, warbling old tape loops, and hazy sunset reverberation. It’s a vibe worth many repeat visits, but not before first traversing the strange lands of Gul Bara. Here we find two familiar members of the Stunned family: Warm Climate’s very own Seth Kasselman & Caitlin C. Mitchell. Gul Bara is essentially an off-hours WC, cigarettes lit on the midnight prowl with dented horns and blackened drums. A true inversion of band dynamics, the duo takes passage through five dank alleys in their own unexpected and mesmerizing way. More evidence that whether it’s disorienting drones or tight rock tunes, the members of Gul Bara ceaselessly push any and all limits aside. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c66 tapes w/ double-sided jcard and insert.
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music video:

— "Holy/Stull Gates"

Stunned no. 122

2011-05-05T00:16:00.000-07:00

Remote Islands — Days of Heaven c46 (Stunned no. 122) —out of stock—

Remote Islands ringleader Colin Pate joined up with fifteen of his other talented Philadelphian friends and over the course of a year crafted ‘Days of Heaven,’ the leftfield pop masterpiece proudly presented on this c46 cassette. Whether it was unpredictable fate, good karma, or sheer serendipity we don’t know — somehow this crew connected with Stunned Records and shared with us the best unsolicited demo the label has received in three years of operation. Colin’s nimble songwriting turns a dozen numbers into absolute gemstones in the hands of his ensemble who represent themselves on 24 different instruments. Take everything that’s been effective, uncompromised, and lasting about rock & pop music of the past and present. It’ll be found in spades here, and with its own distinctly unique Remote Islands twist. Special edition of 222 pro-dubbed & imprinted c46 tapes w/ double-sided jcard and insert.
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reviews:

— SSG Music
— Foxy Digitalis
— Foxy Digitalis (interview)
— Metaswag
— Indie Rock Mag
— R.I. Bandcamp (purchase tape here)
— Tiny Mix Tapes

Stunned no. 121

2011-05-05T00:15:00.000-07:00

Mortuus Auris & The Black Hand — The White Paper c40 + c40 (Stunned no. 121) —out of stock—

We welcome back our favorite audio raconteur for a fourth round on Stunned in the form of a special double-c40 set. “The White Paper” is Mortuus Auris & The Black Hand’s most thematically-focused work to date, spending four ambitious tape sides in sonic dialog with recent literature published on anthropoeia, or “people-making.” Each of his complex chapters raise up their own ear-catching specter: genetic code gematria, petri dish pranksters, odd effigies crafted & burned, and glimpses into futuristic hive mind hatcheries. It’s clear “The White Paper” is an unmistakable hybrid of the MABH laboratory — fertile with unexpected turns and undeniably scintillating to the core. Limited edition set of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted x2 c40 tapes in butterfly case with double-sided jcards.

Stunned no. 120

2011-05-05T00:14:00.000-07:00

Inhibitionists / Afterlife — c63 (Stunned no. 120) —out of stock—

Whether he’s running one of Europe’s best underground labels or tearing it up as Inhibitionsists, Christian Kann has always been a guy to look out for. On this split edition with NY synth sons Afterlife, Kann drops some of his most dynamic work yet, which is saying something significant for those aware of past Inhibitionists output. Sequestering every variety of bent and dented tone, this Side A is forward-propulsive antics of the highest order. Schizoid algorithms are interrupted by free-clatter & string passages, deftly bouncing back to form and repeating similar manic cycles a few more times before passing the torch to Afterlife. Within seconds of the handoff, Ryan McGill and Franklin Teagle are snapped to breathless attention, their circuitry poised for astral action. Never failing to astonish with their proprietary flavor of team-synthesizer, the side they offer here can be considered the essential post-script to their recent Stunned cassette (no. 116). Darker in shade and even foreboding at moments, this piece suggests the colored showers of “Hypnautic Rinse” can also be converted to temporary cloudcover. For this reason and many more we turn a closer listen to these skilled musicians of the nebulous realm. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c63 tapes w/ double-sided jcard and insert.
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review:

— Geiger

Stunned no. 119

2011-05-05T00:13:00.000-07:00

Inez Lightfoot / Je Suis le Petit Chevalier — c60 (Stunned no. 119) —out of stock—

Rare is the chance to work with one of the ladies involved in our cassette-oriented culture; even rarer is the chance to bring two such amazing women together on a single split edition. From the hush of a winter’s midnight, Inez Lightfoot opens this hour-long ceremony evoking animal powers and seasonal forces of nature. Presiding with the intimacy and strength of a curandera, Inez synchronizes the flow of analog electricity with raw expressions of blood & breath. Captivating as the light of a full moon, this is beautiful hyp-gnosis at an earthen altar. French/Belgian artist Felicia Atkinson echoes these sentiments on the following side with her own brand of mysterious music generation. Performing as Je Suis le Petit Chevalier, Felicia unites the energy of synthesizer with her voice into a brew of humid atmospherics. Every sung line and keyboard pulse is like a pebble dropped onto the still surface of a pond, leaving behind distinct after-impressions yet always giving way to the next entrancing note. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c60 tapes w/ double-sided jcard and insert.
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review:

— Sputnik Music

Stunned no. 118

2011-05-05T00:12:00.000-07:00

High aura’d / André Foisy — c45 (Stunned no. 118) —out of stock—

John Kolodij is the one-man powerhouse known as High aura’d, and lately he’s been gaining a much earned reputation for his six-string style and masterful sense of both studio & live composition. Cutting his teeth last year with an excellent Reverb Worship debut as well as accompanying Barn Owl on their 2010 tour, High aura’d beckons us yet again to journey the guitar-guided serpentine path. Entitled “Dusk Latitudes,” this side is a three-part display of the impressive range High aura’d takes his craft on levels of both amplified frequency and pure human feeling. The wonder and awe conjured here will be necessary anchor-points upon entering André Foisy’s spooked arena of souls on Side B. This member of esteemed Chicago group Locrian presents a grim monolith sculpted by his mighty guitar and dystopic groans. Not a trip for the weak of heart, Foisy invites all courageous initiates into an unforgettable labyrinth where quite anything can happen. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c45 tapes w/ double-sided color jcard.
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reviews:

— Anti-Gravity Bunny
— Fluid Radio
— Black Magazine
— Foxy Digitalis
— The Inarguable
— Heathen Harvest

Stunned no. 117

2011-03-20T10:36:00.001-07:00

M. Geddes Gengras — This Could Be the Last Time c69 (Stunned no. 117) —out of stock—

You’re only a moment from pressing play on M. Geddes Gengras’ newest cassette, but nothing can prepare you for the irresistibly lush world that awaits you on the other side of such a simple action. ‘This Could Be the Last Time’ features star-guided tones of gold, silver, and crystal orbiting each other in pure moog magnetism – startling proof of MGG’s commitment to draw listeners to ever-higher elevations of body and mind. A fascinating stage of this maestro’s unfolding synthesizer odyssey. Special edition of 222 pro-dubbed & imprinted c69 tapes w/ double-sided jcard and insert.
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reviews:

— KZSU Cassettes
— Agniworld

Stunned no. 116

2011-03-20T10:33:00.001-07:00

Afterlife — Hypnautic Rinse c30 (Stunned no. 116) —out of stock—

Yes, the blood-brain barrier has been penetrated. Relax. It’s the Afterlife kicking in. Though familiar to many of us, this particular strain produced by the Teagle/McGill duo is a most potent dose. Patiently drawing us far from the shoreline for its first few minutes, soon we are enveloped in a powerful scalar field where beautiful synth alchemy is being conducted. Everything is jettisoned except for the most medicinal bits, concentrated here in this essential half-hour of analog bliss. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c30 tapes w/ double-sided color jcard.
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review:

— Zen Effects

Stunned no. 115

2011-03-20T10:25:00.000-07:00

Parashi — Troika c54 (Stunned no. 115) —out of stock—

Using guitar, synthesizers, metal objects, pieces of wood, kalimba and contact mics, Parashi summons eerie shadows and drops anchor in the underworld. Here, crumbling circuitry hums alongside lone wolf cries and whispers from subterranean ruins. With masterful focus and deliberation, ‘Troika’ finds New York’s Parashi in top form after an impressive three album run-up on his home label Skell LLC. Few are willing to align their ship straight into the gritty unknown, but Parashi does just that with an array of entropic frequencies as his travel companions. When the hammer comes down during Side B’s 18-minute long apex, watch for the white-hot sparks emitting from your electronics. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c54 tapes w/ double-sided jcard and insert.
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review:

— Foxy Digitalis

Stunned no. 114

2011-03-20T10:15:00.001-07:00

Garrincha & The Stolen Elk — We Were Wyoming c20 (Stunned no. 114) —out of stock—

Following up their recent 905 Tapes burner, Garrincha & The Stolen Elk’s members Davy Bui (Weird Forest Records) and Matt Kretzmann uncork a bottle of straight up rock & roll. It’s pretty damn refreshing having a band like this around, ready to rip through four tremendous songs in twenty minutes and still managing to cover all the right bases along the way. G+SE’s chops are unarguably tight and not a second is wasted as fun house blurt and a wicked sax (!!) spice up the group’s own totally original brand of rock madness. It’ll be hard putting the cork back on this one for a long, long while. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c20 tapes w/ double-sided color jcard.
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review:

— Auxiliary Out

Stunned no. 113

2011-03-20T10:14:00.001-07:00

Air Sign — Our Galactic Covered Wagons to the Stars c38 (Stunned no. 113) —out of stock—

When reminiscing on the unsung champions of Los Angeles’ underground arts community (and trust us – there are many), one of the figures that most consistently springs to our mind is Justin McInteer. Founder of the seminal Echo Curio performance space, accomplished visual artist & gallery installation wiz, urban gardening expert, and heart-wrenching bard of the harmonium: this is a mere sample of the many roles the guy slips into with equal ease. His debut here under the Air Sign name is a relatively new endeavor in McInteer’s extensive home recording lineage, as he turns to multiple keyboards, drum machines, and samples of nature and pop music ephemera. A thing of complexity springs forth as Air Sign’s altered instrumentation helps him braid nostalgia, catharsis, and celebration into a single alluring strand. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c38 tapes w/ double sided jcard and insert.

Stunned no. 112

2011-03-20T09:47:00.000-07:00

Toning — Pitch the Drone c31 (Stunned no. 112) —out of stock—

Cody Brant is a man of many talents, known best for his involvement with renowned Portland groups Flaspar and Smegma as well as helming the Meandering Recordings label. Most recently, he’s honed his solo game and has apparently pitched the drone in favor of sounds with a decidedly strange bounce. Cody resumes the unpredictable Toning program here on the heels of his Eggy Records debut. With the help of a handful of buds along the way, nine numbers are stacked end-to-end which forms a chain of wheezing analog electronics and disembodied chant. Acetate patterns are diced and dried in the sun, then spliced and reconstituted from their dehydrated state back into gelatinous electro-tribal tape goo. Sound weird? It is. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c31 tapes w/ double sided jcard and insert.
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reviews:

— Auxiliary Out
— Signal Bruit
— D-Side

Stunned no. 111

2011-02-14T10:12:00.003-08:00

Nite Lite / WaterFinder — Marjorie / The Good Heart c57 (Stunned no. 111) —out of stock—

Phil & Myste return as Nite Lite along with backing bros Jeffry and William, and their offering ‘Marjorie’ is a year’s worth of free-jamming and field recording around the mountainside they call home. Migratory birds, frogs, parties in the park, synth & guitar trancin’, and riparian wildlife all coalesce in Nite Lite’s ever-evolving audio mosaic. Nite Lite is proud to partner on this split cassette with long-distance friends & free spirits WaterFinder, who’ve been delighting many recently with awesome releases on Peasant Magik and their own Biological Radio imprint. Members Jackie McDowell (Inez Lightfoot) & Matt McDowell (Sagas, Dire Wolves, etc.) explore a fascinating array of angles to folk, drone, homebuilt instrumentation, and nature-oriented sound in under a half-hour. Light a long stick of incense and likewise let your mind – and good heart – waft upward in a single vapor along with WaterFinder’s ritual songs. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c57 tapes w/ double-sided jcard and insert.
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review:

— Tome to the Weather Machine

Stunned no. 110

2011-02-14T10:10:00.000-08:00

Black Eagle Child / Eureka — c49 (Stunned no. 110) —out of stock—

Black Eagle Child has brought his signature sound to an exquisite point of refinement over the last year, and his half of this split edition with Eureka is evidence of that fact. Commencing with a triptych of tunes, BEC entwines field recordings with fluid guitar lines that bloom outward in subtle & seductive fashion. It’s in these rare musical moments that the immediate pressures of space and time are relieved, where both musician and listener coast into pleasant memories and unhurried daydreaming. Eureka similarly gains stride on Side B with his first new material since 2009, giving events a slightly more labyrinthine twist than usual. Sustained pyramidal piano precedes deeper passages of intrigue, where hybrids of free-percussion and mellow six-string peak out behind cobwebs & hashish smoke plumes. Sonic frescoes lining the way suggest the strong influence of wise ancestor guides and transcendent astral myth, which Eureka translates to tape one liberated step after another. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c49 tapes w/ double-sided jcard and insert.
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review:

— Agitated Atmosphere

Stunned no. 109

2011-02-14T10:05:00.000-08:00

Torture Corpse / Architeuthis Rex — c44 (Stunned no. 109) —out of stock—

Back for a third time on Stunned, Torture Corpse delivers a fierce and fire-licked side appropriately titled ‘Ignorance’. Like being herded through a geoengineered tweak of the weather, or standing under a sky checkered with persistent trails of aerosol spray, the consequences of exposure to TC’s guitar-crush has been verified to generate psychic mutation. Our hero from Rotterdam thankfully holds nothing back, and signals with his arsenal of pitch-black electronics the final malfunctioning of all civic and political institutions. Pestilence spills through cracks in the merciless wall of noise erected in Torture Corpse’s anarchic defiance, trickling over to the second side of this split. One can practically hear the vermin scampering underfoot in Architeuthis Rex’s haunted churchyard exploration. What begins as a desolate wind-whipped scene of terrestrial tension ends with something akin to encountering the first of four apocalyptic horsemen, turned loose and swinging low its scythe. Hold on tight. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c44 tapes w/ double-sided jcard and insert.
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review:

— Utvær!

Stunned no. 108

2011-02-14T10:03:00.001-08:00

Love Cult / Tempera — c46 (Stunned no. 108) —out of stock—

Ivan & Anya of Love Cult have a knack for capturing the sense of tranquility that accompanies moments of deep homeostasis, hovering over the fine line between communal music-making and private meditation. This split finds the Russian duo conducting three-part ceremony, where each passage tumbles naturally – and with an increasingly woozy bliss – into a beautiful stew of storm-tempered organ and female vocals. The accompanying side by Portland Maine’s Tempera absolutely locks in the high vibrations, with the troupe caught up in translucent vocal rhythms and cycles of electronic chimes. It’s one of the more magical moments of documented live performance we’ve heard in quite a while, and its dazzling display provides a listening experience that demands frequent revisiting. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c46 tapes w/ double-sided jcard and insert.
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review:

— Pied Paper

Stunned no. 107

2011-02-14T09:45:00.001-08:00

summerTales / Knit Prism — c56 (Stunned no. 107) —out of stock—

Last year a rather strange tape by Sicilian group Armali Lari surfaced on Stunned (later re-issued on A Beard of Snails), and the response to it was a bit surprising considering it was a debut release. Simply, many of you wanted to hear even more of this unabashedly fun eye-tied weirdness. summerTales comes very near to fulfilling that wish, as it shares Armali Lari’s primary member Nicola Giunta, whose repertoire of effects will be familiar to fans of ‘Ma tu la pasta la vò?’. Here, Nicola is joined by sound artist Guido Broglio, and the two drive summerTales away from the free-electro-spazz of Armali Lari and closer toward head-nodding island dub loops and fractured melodies drifting in on ocean breeze. Not without its own challenging internal logic, it keeps a distinct levity that we’ve come to appreciate not only from Nicola’s work, but from the contemporary Italian improv underground in general. After this engrossing first side, we are greeted by Knit Prism, who needs little introduction for anyone keeping abreast with current cassette culture. The naturescape/ambient dreamchild of Canada’s Mike Pouw (proprietor of the House of Sun imprint), Knit Prism is a consistently refreshing project — poignant with its calming way of drawing in the carefree listener. It’s the kind of soundtrack we want handy for thawing by a fire after a hard day’s work, or for those lazy weekend sunrises we just don’t want to forget. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c56 tapes w/ double-sided jcard and insert.

Stunned no. 106

2011-02-14T09:40:00.000-08:00

Charlatan / Spare Death Icon — c42 (Stunned no. 106) —out of stock—

When Brad Rose (The North Sea, Digitalis, etc.) and Jason Anderson (Brother Raven, Gift Tapes, etc.) conceived this split together, they agreed that Relaxation was to be the overarching theme of the tape regardless of their distinct synthesizer arrangements. The result is one of the finest examples of the heights Brad’s synth-driven Charlatan and Jason’s SDI solo vehicle can attain with analog circuitry. Charlatan steps right to the business of chilling out proper with a pair of jams that fuse laser-guided arpeggios with angel chorus and heart-aching string pulls. Spare Death Icon follows up this plunge toward heaven’s gate with a balancing tug toward an environment as isolate as some distant preorganic planet. While maintaining a most relaxed flow, the back side of this cassette is also experienced as its dark side — a mysterious sound evoking the first whispers of cellular lifeforms clinging within glacier crevices and cooling fields of lava. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c42 tapes w/ double-sided color jcard.

Stunned no. 105

2011-01-01T16:23:00.000-08:00

Minutiae — Plane Sight c42 (Stunned no. 105) —out of stock—

Students of the trickster and servants of the goddess, Minutiae carve a lit path through the nocturnal forest canopy on ‘Plane Sight’. Manifesting a song cycle intending to reflect the harmonious web of plant, animal, and mineral energies, they hypnotize the serpents who guard the gates of celestial imagination. Entering tribemind with vision cleared of physical impurity, the trio simmers until dawn, entranced in resonant tones generated by guitars, percussion, and salvaged electronics. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c42 tapes w/ double-sided jcard and insert.
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review:

— Olive Music

Stunned no. 104

2011-01-01T16:22:00.000-08:00

Super Minerals — The Hoax c54 (Stunned no. 104) —out of stock—

“We took our most recent family vacation to the Year 2020. Thankfully, someone remembered to pack the audio recorder. We documented all that we could in the little time we had, trust us. ‘The Hoax’ is what we escaped with, drug-mule style. Craziest trip ever. America, you have no idea.” — Super Minerals, 2011. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c54 tapes w/ double-sided color jcard.
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reviews:

— Foxy Digitalis
— Blog Eagle Child
— Tiny Mix Tapes

Stunned no. 103

2011-01-01T16:21:00.000-08:00

Rogue Cop — You're About as Romantic as a Pair of Handcuffs c58 (Stunned no. 103) —out of stock—

This debut cassette from Seattle’s Rogue Cop rips it up from a hundred different directions with electric guitar being the sole cause of all the excitement. Fusing semi-calculated loops of red hot plink-plonk with agitated riffs dipped in booze, an entirely original stance to the six-string is fleshed out in under an hour. It may blindside you as it did us — totally unprepared for its wild methods and funny way of getting us to root for yet another cop gone rogue. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c58 tapes w/ double-sided jcard and insert.

Stunned no. 102

2011-01-01T16:01:00.000-08:00

Xiphiidae — Equal Phesance c36 (Stunned no. 102) —out of stock—

When ‘Equal Phesance’ was first issued in 2008 as a Housecraft CDr limited to 60 copies, it’s maker had this to say: "Seemingly hidden in a sedimentary layer of the collective subconscious, is the ever-more-detectable hum of an arriving world, calling for receptive ears and accessible memory banks upon which to unfurl its banner." Stunned Records has always found ‘Equal Phesance’ to be one of the more challenging and unique slices from the sturdy Xiphiidae back catalog. Now re-issued on cassette for the first time in an expanded edition size with all new artwork, it’s high time to give this jewel a closer listen. In the few years since this deep-ambient dream was shared with us, the hum of the arriving world has nearly become a roar. As mere observers to an annihilative Mystery, we joyously invite its unfurling here at the threshold of a new year. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c36 tapes w/ double-sided color jcard.

Stunned no. 101

2010-11-14T10:18:00.000-08:00

Xiphiidae — Pisces Muse c45 (Stunned no. 101) —out of stock—

Xiphiidae’s newest tape ‘Pisces Muse’ is a mind-clearing alignment in the trance of deep night, beckoning to all edge dwellers & eternal wanderers. It employs psychoelectronic utterance and polyrhythmic forest drums in equal measure — a twinkling chimera at the boundary of our peripheries. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c45 tapes w/ double-sided jcard and insert.
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review:

— Auxiliary Out

Stunned no. 100

2010-11-14T10:17:00.000-08:00

Foundation Stones: The Stunned Box — c112 + c96 + c72 + c66 + c81 + c88 (Stunned no. 100)—out of stock—

The re-issues selected for this box set are among the indispensable foundation stones which paved the way for Stunned Records to arrive at this 100th release celebration. In working over months & years with the eleven artists represented in The Stunned Box, the community-building potential and sheer delight that accompanies efforts of mutual collaboration has increasingly verified itself. In addition, each of them poured vision and skill into every moment of their releases with us. Because these albums were originally issued on highly-limited CDr, and we’re having trouble with our own cascading compact disc archive, we decided it was time to reach back and rescue these beloved classics before any more obscurity could settle in. Here’s what you get with ‘Foundation Stones: The Stunned Box’:

— Eight-and-a-half hours of music spanning six pro-dubbed & imprinted cassette tapes
— Re-issues of early and rare Stunned CDRs, all transferred from original masters
— Cassettes are housed in vinyl album with double-sided cover art and insert
— Box set comes in a crocheted slipcase designed & handmade by Myste French
— This special edition is limited to one-hundred and eleven copies

TAPE 1 (c112)
Side A: Eureka — Eureka (Stunned no. 1)
Side B: Ear & Throat — Viaje (Stunned no. 2)

TAPE 2 (c96)
Side A: Rambutan — Broken Infinity (Stunned no. 38)
Side B: Metal Rouge — Salt Stones (Stunned no. 22)

TAPE 3 (c72)
Side A: Sleepwalkers Local — Better Living Through Science (Stunned no. 8)
Side B: smgsap — Chrysalis Cycles (Stunned no. 9)

TAPE 4 (c66)
Side A: Eureka — Big Breath (Stunned bonus #8) & Cloud Stages (Stunned bonus #5)
Side B: Plankton Wat — Crystal Wizard (Stunned no. 13)

TAPE 5 (c81)
Side A: The Doglands — The Doglands (Stunned no. 6)
Side B: The Pistil Cosmos — Smoking Clouds In the Land of Fire (Stunned no. 23)

TAPE 6 (c88)
Side A: Sean McCann — Sway (Stunned no. 12)
Side B: Enfer Boreal — The Birth of Venus (Stunned no. 25)

Stunned no. 99

2010-11-14T10:15:00.000-08:00

Berber Ox — Minor Tranquiliser c56 (Stunned no. 99) —out of stock—

David Rutledge of Berber Ox hails from Australia and crafts some of the most alluring compositions we’ve encountered in quite a while. Deftly playing with perceptions of space and resonance, Berber Ox guides ‘Minor Tranquiliser’ toward a candid interface between man and machine. Macro-sized drones flow and then eddy around micro-moments of time. Field recordings of chattering public spaces and eerily familiar human environments crisp into focus amidst the tide of artificial intelligence, and then swirl away again in gentle deference. A multi-faceted gem of patience and pacing, ‘Minor Tranquiliser’ yields much to the involved listener upon every return. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c56 tapes w/ double-sided jcard and insert.
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reviews:

— Cassette Gods
— Tiny Mix Tapes

Stunned no. 98

2010-10-01T08:43:00.000-07:00

Silver Bullets — Città Invisibili c62 (Stunned no. 98) —out of stock—

“In outer Firnu from two z z eight to two z one z were corded then recorded these sounds. The music of ‘Città Invisibili’ invites up out of overextensi in sixtyfour evolutions per second audtac overlap: the chopstack uke lay with the yarnstruck drum; rattles on the rise over foghorn-string syncos; dreamsplicing onto scoglitti seaweed; breathing as swimming; passage through open city as a particle of dust, yielding to three-part sunrise; warble-waves the message. ComisoDJ ora, now, noi? Ecco lo statico.” — Silver Bullets. Special edition of 222 pro-dubbed & imprinted c62 tapes w/ double-sided jcard and insert.
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reviews:

— Tiny Mix Tapes
— Soundeyet

Stunned no. 97

2010-10-01T08:41:00.000-07:00

M. Geddes Gengras — Pink Trails / Deep Moon Time c35 + c33 (Stunned no. 97) —out of stock—

On the occasion of his 3rd solo release with Stunned, M. Geddes Gengras reports: “Cassette soundtracks for late nite cruising Los Angeles. ‘Pink Trails’: Clean freeways and dirty sidewalks, exhaust-blackened palm trees and grease & lime juice running off taco trucks. Tape grot synth/guitar mantras for sub-city eye-line fog reconnaissance, bunker hill breaks through the clouds and gets flattened, and frog town becomes a freeway. Maximum east los street vibes for severe downtown dreamers and skid row dwellers. ‘Deep Moon Time’: the gentle Id to Pink Trail’s raging Ego. Spare synth lines are bathed in reverb, offhand loops grow in significance, champagne meditations bubble up through cracks in the plastic. Solo moog pieces for quiet moments.” Limited edition set of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c35 + c33 tapes in butterfly case with double-sided jcards.

Stunned no. 96

2010-10-01T08:40:00.001-07:00

Celer — Honey Moon c66 (Stunned no. 96) —out of stock—

“The moon tonight seemed brighter than the sun, the brightest it could be without hurting my eyes. I wanted to call you, to tell you what I really wanted, but I didn't. Maybe you were already there, looking at the moon, its amber beams reflecting in your eyes, I imagined. Then and again a glint bounces back up to the honey moon, the angle of reflection passing perfectly to where I'm standing, covered in a transparent, shining blanket of light. Each thing is mine, unless the wind wanted it for herself.” — Danielle Baquet-Long, September 2008. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c66 tapes w/ double-sided jcard and insert.

Stunned no. 95

2010-10-01T08:38:00.001-07:00

Mortuus Auris & The Black Hand — sleep, c33 (Stunned no. 95) —out of stock—

His third release with Stunned finds MABH’s Peter Taylor explaining: "The journey to fatherhood took a turn I never expected. Upon the birth of my daughter I felt compelled to communicate in the early stages of her life. A newborn has a whole world of sound and shapes to contend with. I used this as a point of reference to begin a sonic trip into nebula static, white noise and otherworldly tones. I built a pallet from a hundred culled cassette tapes, eroded vinyl and electronic tones. ‘sleep,’ is conceived for ultimate spatial displacement, allowing the listener to absorb, focus and drift. Each tone is focused on a particular emotion and state of slumber — the drift, the doze and the deep sleep." Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c33 tapes w/ double-sided jcard and insert.
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reviews:

— Animal Psi
— Foxy Digitalis
— Agniworld

Stunned no. 94

2010-10-01T08:28:00.000-07:00

Excavacations — Present Heap c40 (Stunned no. 94) —out of stock—

“I got lost. In thinking about the past I put myself in it. When I came back, I was the only thing holding it together. There's a force in the mind, a river current that picks up speed as you fall asleep. Where you write whole novels in a matter of minutes only to forget it all when you're startled awake. ‘Present Heap’ delves into the mainframe — a guided tour of biological circuitry. It drifts in and out with no specific theme but vagueness. Sounds and phases that almost get remembered before the user is ushered off to another area of the diagram. The album operates from a cool central core, alternating between old memories that won't come back and a familiar calm zone. Snap out of it.” — Chad Parsons of Excavacations. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c40 tapes w/ double-sided jcard and insert.
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reviews:

— Animal Psi
— Lucid Owls

Stunned no. 93

2010-07-21T13:16:00.001-07:00

Warm Climate — Camouflage On the River Wretched c36 (Stunned no. 93) —out of stock—

Even those familiar with Warm Climate’s last decade of underground madness will find ‘Camouflage on the River Wretched’ a most combustible cocktail. Shaken, stirred, or molotov – any preference? No matter, it’s all going to be pleasantly poured down the hatch when Warm Climate’s iconoclastic bandleader Seth Kasselman grips microphone and guitar. Moving along from 2009’s pop dementia sleeper-hit ‘Edible Homes’, now Warm Climate explores dark urban noir, graffiti-speckled rock n’ roll, and mysterious cinematic narrative. Sounds about right for a group who was publicly declared “Best Band in L.A.” to the hearty agreement of the audience at this year’s Bottled Smoke Festival. Hell, Warm Climate IS Los Angeles, or at least one especially crucial aspect of its tremendous Voice. In all its befuddling and inscrutable glory, the city itself seeks purest expression through the genius minds who roam its Escher-like sprawl. Warm Climate has deftly responded to the schizoid urges of L.A. in good measure: with an incredible music that will be remembered long after the cars, buildings, and sea of people. Special edition of 222 pro-dubbed & imprinted c36 tapes w/ double-sided jcard and insert.
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reviews:

— Auxiliary Out
— Impose Magazine
— Foxy Digitalis
— Tiny Mix Tapes
— NPR Music
— Animal Psi
— Sick of the Radio

Stunned no. 92

2010-07-21T13:14:00.000-07:00

Dire Wolves — Jams and the Giant Peace c36 (Stunned no. 92) —out of stock—

Now here is the summer album we’ve been absolutely craving. ‘Jams and the Giant Peace’ is the kind of psychedelic monster that immediately transports us back to being seventeen again, cruising around town invincible and high while blowing the car’s factory-installed speakers to shreds. When the shop owners and neighbors demand to know who’s responsible for all the sudden ruckus, tell them Pittsburgh-based trio Dire Wolves just got to the party. And they aren’t leaving until every cymbal crash & scorching chord has been loosed. Along the way curveballs are thrown of classic Kraut/Japanese psych, liberated studio deck manipulation, and free-sound meltdown. This is simply par for these dude’s course. Twist one up and take that top off, summer’s best jams are just beginning to drop. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c36 tapes with double-sided color jcard.
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reviews:

— Impose Magazine
— KZSU Cassettes

Stunned no. 91

2010-07-21T13:11:00.000-07:00

Armali Lari — Ma tu la pasta la vò? c40 (Stunned no. 91) —out of stock—

Sicilian duo Armali Lari first introduced their sound to Stunned as “camera music for informal people,” a distinction we found quite the understatement upon actually hearing the stuff. More accurately, this “camera” is a dizzying kaleidoscope that never halts its colored tumble, and we hope the “informal people” mentioned have a penchant for the insane. From moment one, we were proudly counted among the target audience Armali Lari suggests, because a work like ‘Ma tu la pasta la vò?’ is an unhinged paradox worth picking apart over and over again. A fascinating embroidery is woven from the simple array of largely acoustic instruments employed by Armali Lari’s Francisco Calandrino & Nicola Giunta. Their all-inclusive angle results in our whole sensorium being whisked to an environment wildly infused with humor, abandon, and mischief — a place we don’t want to scoot from anytime soon. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c40 tapes w/ double-sided jcard and insert.
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review:

— Blog Eagle Child

Stunned no. 90

2010-07-21T13:09:00.000-07:00

Donato Epiro — Supercontinent c30 (Stunned no. 90) —out of stock—

‘Supercontinent’ is Donato Epiro’s freshest hypnotic adventure, and a glimpse into some future tropical world where lysergic acid rain waters the neon foliage. Animatronic apes and mechanical birds flock around Donato as he expertly fashions his sonic hieroglyphs, while sibilant rhythms and humid chants pour freely into the deviant ceremony from all sides. Join the intoxicating celebration, and play this tape whenever you need a little break from the continent you’re currently standing upon. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c30 tapes w/ double-sided jcard and insert.
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reviews:

— Impose Magazine
— Chain D.L.K.

Stunned no. 89

2010-07-21T13:01:00.000-07:00

Rambutan — Dream of a Future Desert c60 (Stunned no. 89) —out of stock—

It’s no accident that this is Rambutan’s third entry in Stunned’s catalog, and hopefully it won’t be his last. Appearing to have slowed the prolific pace of his 2009 solo offerings, we were starting to wonder what’s been brewing in Eric Hardiman’s cauldron for 2010. Then this luminous hour was slipped our way, and we instantly realized what the wait was about. ‘Dream of a Future Desert’ is Rambutan’s personal zeitgeist of ethereal texture-craft and his definitive statement of the year. With an evolved ear for deep sonorous spaces, Hardiman maneuvers his glistening guitar & honeydripping synth lines into an overall manifestation of desert mirage and articulation of oasis air. Epic in scope and mesmerizing in its holographic nature, ‘Dream of a Future Desert’ presents itself as an absolutely essential chapter in Rambutan’s inimitable discography. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c60 tapes w/ double-sided jcard and insert.
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reviews:

‘Dream Of A Future Desert’ is a really great hour-long slide into the mind of Albany, NY’s Eric Hardiman, best known for his work with Burnt Hills. Rambutan is an entirely different kettle of guff – long abstract hallways of treated keys and guitars, opening up like a string of mirrored rooms – but the glint of this stone is no less bright. Instrumental and very psychedelic in a low-key and rambling way, ‘Dream’ has a definite “smoke if you got ‘em” vibe that’s hard to resist. — The Wire, October 2010

— Foxy Digitalis

Stunned bonus #10

2010-07-21T13:00:00.000-07:00

Jawsmoke / Nite Lite — Palo Santo / Molly c26 (Stunned bonus #10) —out of stock—

Huddled in midday stasis of mind-n-mood, the duo of Jeff & Phil abide with herbs, embers of holy wood, and loops of damaged tape. This A-Side is dedicated to Palo Santo. Nite Lite is the long-in-formation clatter/field recording duo of Phil & Myste, debuting on this B-Side along with extended family jammers William, Whitney & Jeffry. A trans-lingual conversation beside waterfall and springtime sunset, ‘Molly’ is the abridged document of five hearts coming together in a rare medicinal state, becoming one tribe through the unforgettable nite. Limited edition of 88 pro-dubbed & imprinted c26 tapes with double-sided jcard and insert.
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review:

— Cassette Gods

Stunned no. 88

2010-07-02T16:49:00.000-07:00

Blood On Tape — The Terror of Solitudes c34 (Stunned no. 88) —out of stock—

Following acclaimed releases on Anathema Sound, Reverb Worship, and their own Softland City imprint, Blood on Tape return here with a work of slow-burning beauty and subtle menace. Side A begins with delicate tones of acoustic guitar, harmonium, voice, and percussion traveling an unhurried journey of celebration toward a bit more electric B-Side. Using Borges’ Book of Imaginary Beings as a conceptual launch-point, this tape’s back half is an improvisational surge of six-string quake & purifying feedback. Embodying a briefly-burning comet, ‘The Terror of Solitudes’ concludes without a speck of dust or debris; just the lingering pure energy of a duo in dynamic communion. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c34 tapes w/ double-sided jcard and insert.

Stunned no. 87

2010-07-02T16:46:00.001-07:00

Jeremy Kelly — It Sounds Different In the Dark c31 (Stunned no. 87) —out of stock—

Jeremy Kelly’s previous albums on Digitalis and Tape Drift contain gutsy undercurrents & explosive centers that hold our attention like nothing else out there. Stunned is glad to announce that ‘It Sounds Different In the Dark’ is a similar drop through the blissfully unknown with our trusted guide JK. It doesn’t take long before we realize that sense of direction & determinacy are exchanged for sheer disorientation in Jeremy’s world. Exhilaratingly torn between poles of all possible guitar forms, it matters little what is up, down, straight or crooked within the first few minutes. After all, this is in the Dark — an excursion for the daring listener who desires something quite different in their audio diet. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c31 tapes w/ double-sided jcard and insert.
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reviews:

— Animal Psi
— Tiny Mix Tapes

Stunned no. 86

2010-07-02T16:43:00.000-07:00

Alberorovesciato — Crown, Mineral & Sacred Well (The Skorpio Tape) c30 (Stunned no. 86) —out of stock—

Crown, Mineral & Sacred Well: alchemical antidotes to planetary toxicity. Our heroes Alberorovesciato combine these ancient elements in a half-hour ritual of percussive glossolalia, summoning assistance from outer realms. Now Skorpio is back, and he’s way pissed about this oily fuckin mess everywhere. Seriously, humans. If you can’t plug your holes, stop drilling them. Skorpio knows. He stopped needing oil a few millennium ago. Now he survives purely on the ecstatic anti-rhythms of freedom that Francesco Cavaliere & Marco Lampis have been celebrating with Alberorovesciato since Stunned no. 21. Thanks for making the call guys, and welcome home Skorpio. Do whatever it takes to make yourself clean & comfortable here. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c30 tapes w/ double-sided jcard and insert.
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review:

— Auxiliary Out

Stunned no. 85

2010-07-02T16:42:00.000-07:00

Roped Off — Blows Glass In Space / Discovers a New Angle c40 (Stunned no. 85) —out of stock—

Forces to be reckoned with in their own right as farmers of prime Delaware sound crop, Mike Haley (Wether, 905 Tapes) and Dave Doyen (2:00AM Tapes, Vales) tag team a set of bent synthesizers on this c40, bringing their new duo Roped Off into snarling maturity. We presume that blowing glass in space leads one to smoke something especially dank out of that glass in space. Let’s further assume that the discovery of a new angle was not only novel, but an inevitable consequence of these actions. No matter how it’s sliced, or slices through the listener, it’s an entirely unpredictable ride in the opposite direction of a safe synth reality. These boyz mean biz. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c40 tapes w/ double-sided jcard and insert.
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reviews:

— Animal Psi
— Foxy Digitalis

Stunned no. 84

2010-07-02T16:34:00.001-07:00

Granitkorridor — V c58 (Stunned no. 84) —out of stock—

Deep zones of bowed-bass infinitude assist our anti-kinetic midnight vigils with Granitkorridor’s 2nd release on Stunned and 5th overall chapter in his ongoing saga. Elevation into “V” discovers its maker hovering with tremendous patience like a god of thunder, expanding his sonic domain to an ocean’s breadth. Seducing us through chambers of refreshingly minimal décor, Granitkorridor draws every unnecessary particle away from the space, leaving little behind but the unmistakable afterglow of a drone master. Limited edition 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c58 tapes w/ double-sided jcard and insert.
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review:

— Animal Psi

Stunned no. 83

2010-07-02T16:32:00.001-07:00

A.M. Shiner / Musculus — A.M. Radio / Microfiche c68 (Stunned no. 83) —out of stock—

With eyes dilated as wide as the bandwidth’s spectrum, A.M. uses his Radio to wrest open abandoned frequencies on the dial. Bidding brain & body adieu, Shiner slips inside to play, joining metallic ghost voices as they surf through a strangely erotic vacuum. Weird new Canadian crew Musculus similarly reaps the generative union between flesh & electromagnetic possibility on this split’s flip. Their microfiche machines hum like monks on night watch, murky mantras preceded by 4th-dimensional feminine counterparts who emerge from a motorized surround. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c68 tapes w/ double-sided jcard and insert.

Stunned no. 82

2010-05-15T12:44:00.000-07:00

Chrome Wings — Time Patterns c30 (Stunned no. 82) —out of stock—

Nothing is exempt from evolution, and Portland’s Chrome Wings are a prime example of that principle when they take simple amoeboid sounds and swiftly sculpt them into electric body parts & sets of hi-fi feathers for the dance floor. With the magic and levity of storm clouds parting way to a rainbow or a kiss from a lover, ‘Time Patterns’ approaches unassumingly, yet leaves the listener breathless and wanting more a half-hour later. It’s a sound that’s taken Chrome Wings personal time & dedicated evolution to arrive at, obvious to all who’ve caught their recent live performances. Rhythms this juicy and soundforms this hypnotic in arrangement offer proof that we higher-primates can ascend toward the very stuff of dreams — in the club, at home, in the car, all of the above. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c30 tapes with double-sided color jcard and insert.
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interviews/reviews:

— The Stranger
— The Oregonian

Stunned no. 81

2010-05-15T12:38:00.000-07:00

Queen Victoria — There Will Come Soft Rains c28 (Stunned no. 81) —out of stock—

Nick Malkin of Queen Victoria shares: "Ambling along the line where song meets drone, ‘There Will Come Soft Rains’ is a delicate union of human noise, field recording and vague narrative. Six pieces of desert folk recorded with guitar, percussion, violin, keys and voice in a room colored with the distinct presence of something natural and unknowable, there and unthere. It is one ethereal document of an autumn in Los Angeles that leads Queen Victoria through examination and expression both within the frame of structure and without." Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c28 tapes with insert and double-sided jcard, cover photo by the band.
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review:

— Tiny Mix Tapes

Stunned no. 80

2010-05-15T12:30:00.000-07:00

Xiphiidae — Iiustus / Transresonance Formation c90 + c25 (Stunned no. 80) —out of stock—

A field-recording trip with Xiphiidae into the Florida wilderness soon provides abduction from the physical plane, blissfully suspended between-time & between-space, nearing the energetic heart of earth. ‘Iisutus’ is neither past nor future, and though one may think they’ve held or heard it, it was never here — it can only exist There. Direct apprehension of its presence eludes one throughout this 90-minute exploration of the inner-Terrestrial. Contact with ‘Iiustus’ seems only to be understood through the multiplicity of effects it has on ourselves later, quickening in deep interior realms. Following as a comparatively brief coda, ‘Transresonance Formation’ confirms mutational exposure to Xiphiidae at cell-level. In celebration, the double-helix begins to unknot & disentangle; the serpent spits its own tail from its mouth and grows brilliantly plumed wings. A year after its 1st issuing here on Stunned, ‘Transresonance Formation’ gets rescued from the medium of compact disc and is properly lodged hereon in analog fidelity, with all new artwork. Two years after its 1st issuing on Object Tapes as a home-dubbed edition of 45, we’ve taken ‘Iiustus’ and professionally transferred it to high bias chrome tape from the original master, as well as providing it artwork. Let’s just say it’s the least we can do with material of such personal connectivity & timeless essence. Limited edition set of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c90 + c25 tapes in butterfly case with double-sided jcards.

Stunned no. 79

2010-05-15T12:29:00.000-07:00

Duck Dive / Edibles — split c43 (Stunned no. 79) —out of stock—

Indonesia might seem an unlikely locale for the discovery of an analog synth recording artist who’s keeping abreast with our corner of cassette culture. But in the capital city of Jakarta, a man known as Gonzo is doing just that, and doing it pretty damn well. We were tipped off to Gonzo’s rad project Duck Dive by Dewey Mahood (of Portland’s Eternal Tapestry & Plankton Wat), who shares this split tape as newly-founded groove/dub vehicle Edibles. Here both jammers align themselves as global poles of mellow in order to slow the clock with clear-air visions of eternal summer & worldwide chill-out. Let the guitar, synthesizer, hand drums, jungle calls, and bird songs found on this c43 drive every bummer away. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c43 tapes with double-sided jcard and insert.
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reviews:

— Auxiliary Out
— Tiny Mix Tapes
— The Stranger

Stunned no. 78

2010-05-15T12:28:00.001-07:00

Archers by the Sea — Sometimes We Should Dance c48 (Stunned no. 78) —out of stock—

Vincent Caylet has kept us on our toes the last three years, steadily morphing his inscrutable sound and sidestepping any expectation as to where it may lead next. When this Monks of the Balhill member flies solo as “V”, The Pistil Cosmos, or Archers by the Sea as he does here, he consistently summons huge atmospheres of perplexing, unpredictable beauty. Riddled with infectious cycles of surf guitar, stoned beats, and vocal ellipses, ‘Sometimes We Should Dance’ is similar in spirit to V’s lineage of weird. And yet it can be perceived that something has also recently changed within the Archers by the Sea multiverse, and much for the better. Whether its Vincent’s recent fatherhood, the onset of a new summer in France, or the combo of both, this cassette is guided toward ecstatically dazed ends by elevating every moment into the sunlight. If ever there was a time to dance, it would be now. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c48 tapes with double-sided jcard and insert.
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review:

— Animal Psi

Stunned no. 77

2010-03-30T16:43:00.000-07:00

Husere Grav — c37 (Stunned no. 77) —out of stock—

Following up recent stunning releases on Anathema Sound and a killer split tape with Robedoor, Texas black metal/drone lord Husere Grav now burns another 37 minutes on his electrified altar and the thick, humid vapor releases ancient memories of equinox rituals. Entreaties are made into nine realms of the unknown, each a masterfully shaped atmosphere pregnant with expectation; none dare breathe in a place so still. Austere tectonic frequencies permeate like dense clouds of incense until all fades in ash-raining guitar haze, and catharsis reigns. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c37 tapes with double-sided color jcard and insert.
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review:

— Animal Psi

Stunned no. 76

2010-03-30T16:40:00.000-07:00

Mortuus Auris & The Black Hand — Freiheit ist immer Freiheit der Andersdenkenden c60 (Stunned no. 76) —out of stock—

The last time we heard from Mortuus Auris & The Black Hand, the London cipher-weaver spun a most quixotic tapestry alluding to a nearby Other (Stunned no. 46). This next chapter raises the tension ever higher, thoroughly exploring ancillary avenues of nocturnal field recording & alien found sound. ‘Freiheit ist immer Freiheit der Andersdenkenden’ is an amalgamation of organic and inorganic energies fused into a beautiful, breathing contradiction. Special recording & editing techniques employed over its hour align the sacred geometries uncovered in spider webs, fishing nets, and tantric sex positions. The luminous sub-dimension revealed by such transgressive use of tech might take some getting used to; its’ presence suggestive of a Contact experience right under our own skins. Hand-numbered edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c60 tapes with double-sided color jcard and insert.
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reviews:

— Animal Psi
— Ear Conditioned Nightmare
— Auxiliary Out

Stunned no. 75

2010-03-30T16:36:00.000-07:00

Lunar Miasma — Three Legged Elephant c45 (Stunned no. 75) —out of stock—

Near the center of Athens, Greece’s recent swell of experimental sound activity is Panos Alexiadis, Insult Recordings operator and former Red Needled Sea jammer. Turning a page along with his city’s recent scene, Panos is now busy at work with his analog synthesizers, prompting a name change last year to Lunar Miasma and a handful of amazing releases already on labels like Small Doses, Ruralfaune, and Basses Frequences. ‘Three Legged Elephant’ continues the wild ride with two varied sides of phase pattern play and bold synth lines signaling like lighthouse beacons from the moon. Stereo-swept arpeggios gurgle brightly underneath expertly laid fields of sine antigravity, lifting the whole affair into genuine komische ecstasy. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c45 tapes with double-sided color jcard and insert.
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review:

— Stealing the Light

Stunned no. 74

2010-03-30T16:33:00.000-07:00

Sparkling Wide Pressure — Facing the Nothing World CDr (Stunned no. 74) —out of stock—

Frank Baugh of Sparkling Wide Pressure reports: “This is music which reflects the inner urge, the secret fear, and the courage to look directly. Guided by moods into the true reflection of an empty world that is open. Open world. Sitting still and being one with movement. Seeing the truth reflected in hollowness. It is like saying prayers in a nothing world. Pointless and poignant.” Exacting sentiments as we see this – Stunned’s final CDr edition – out into the world & into your own intimate listening experiences. Limited edition of 111 stamped cdrs with double-sided color cover in vinyl jacket.
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reviews:

— Impose Magazine
— Animal Psi

Stunned no. 73

2010-03-30T16:26:00.001-07:00

Talisman — Initiate Into the Mysteries c43 (Stunned no. 73) —out of stock—

Early in 2007, Mark Ledoux and M. Geddes Gengras stepped into a Philadelphia recording space for a week and simply tore it up together, performing a multi-instrumental alchemy with guitar, bouzouki, mandolin, glockenspiel, dulcimer, bells and drums. The result of this dive into free-shredding folk and alternate-scale acoustics was ‘Initiate Into the Mysteries’ — the Talisman duo’s one & only album first issued as a highly limited CDr on Night Goat Records. Stunned was fortunate to score one of these rare early editions, and ever since it has been a favorite jam no matter what time of day or what mood we’re in. Now on its third birthday, this tragically-overlooked masterwork has been dusted off, re-edited, and re-mastered with care by the band. We’ve additionally transferred it to high bias chrome tape along with all new art design. Let’s just say it’s about time. Talisman’s skill in fusing cloaked twilight dirge with sun-blinded modal reverie is totally compelling, and displays some of the more technically-accomplished passages heard from either members’ inimitable output. Let the mysteries resonate strong as ever with our renewed attention and this special second issuing. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c43 tapes with double-sided color jcard and insert.
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review:

— Foxy Digitalis (first edition review)

Stunned no. 72

2010-03-30T16:26:00.000-07:00

Torture Corpse — Stop the Mind c40 (Stunned no. 72) —out of stock—

After Torture Corpse debuted the gritty ‘Particular Sufferings’ on Stunned last year, we followed closely as his statement of devastation continued unfolding with an excellent EP on Italy’s Radical Matters. Now with a renewed ferocity and focus, this Act II casts an unflinching gaze at the brutal state of the world through Netherlands-zen/apocalyptic-Buddhist lenses. With the schemes of the globes’ shadow elite being exposed daily and the emperors of the world appearing quite unclothed to all who care to notice, Torture Corpse urges on toward the next necessary stage: ‘Stop the Mind’. Bracketed between black noise apparitions are vast stretches of radioactive chant and meditation bowl strikes, cerebral activity cooling to zilch. Circuits open and fully offline, there comes a bracing visit from none other than Manjushri — inevitability we can believe in. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c40 tapes with double-sided color jcard and insert.
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reviews:

— Foxy Digitalis
— Ear Conditioned Nightmare

Stunned bonus #9

2010-03-30T16:14:00.000-07:00

Slam Fucking Dunk — c14 (Stunned bonus #9) —out of stock—

There’s a time to rock, and a there’s time to roll. And then there’s a time to rock and roll so hard you forget about much else in life, and life itself becomes one continuous rock and roll session. Then you get together with two of your other buddies who’re doing the same thing, and make a band like Slam Fucking Dunk. It took 14 months to finally nail down this 14 minute tape, but that’s perfectly okay. It was all one single unforgettable jam for the SFD troupe of Cassidy, John, and Jordan. From the food stamps to the space hash, from the noise citations to the sleaze vibrations — somehow its all captured here, on Stunned’s first ever Bonus Series cassette. It’s also a way of celebrating our label’s 2nd anniversary with you, our friends, by offering it here as a gift. The first issue of this c14 was a home-dubbed & non-imprinted edition of 111 handed out at Portland’s Tapefest last February. This second issue is a special edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c14 tapes with double-sided jcard, artwork same as the first issuing.
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review:

— Auxiliary Out

Stunned no. 71

2010-02-01T08:46:00.000-08:00

Sudden Oak — Banquet Years c30 (Stunned no. 71) —out of stock—

Ever since watching them torch down LA’s Echo Curio in 2008, John Ward & Matt Erickson of Sudden Oak have been our favorite Frisco free-sound bruisers. This cassette might come as a surprise turn even for those privy to the duo’s own Bezoar Formations imprint and its periodic outflow of Sudden Oak tapes and discs. A further refining of their road-toughened scuzz, ‘Banquet Years’ turns in a document of whiskey-soaked saxophone lurch and boogie guitar slime-motions. These two ataxic modalities are without individual agenda, fusing into a singular badass voice which is equally comfortable commanding a bulb-glaring bunker as it is crashing the narcotic pool party nextdoor. Bounce back & burn it proud. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c30 tapes with double-sided color jcard and insert.
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review:

"Great tape that makes it clear how comfortable these two are playing together. It has such an unassuming start, some nice but maybe a little characterless clatter, but then slowly, confidently builds into a giant swaying tower of fried psychedelics. When this tape gets going, it's one of my favorite stretches of sound to cross my ears lately. Erickson's sax playing is discreet but pivotal, keeping the pace just right. These guys work a really great balance, keeping the playing fresh without letting it get sloppy or sound tossed off." - Eggy Records

Stunned no. 70

2010-02-01T08:45:00.001-08:00

Sean McCann — Open Resolve c43 (Stunned no. 70) —out of stock—

Confounding expectations and annihilating boundaries, ‘Open Resolve’ is not only Sean McCann’s 3rd time back on Stunned, but its also his postcard from the utter edge. Hummingbird-speed cymatics liquefy the scaffolds of time in anticipation of a completed simulacrum. A flickering, sizzling future-spew for me & for you. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c43 tapes with double-sided color jcard and insert.
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reviews:

— Biomusicosophy
— Forest Gospel
— Auxiliary Out
— Tiny Mix Tapes
— Album of the Year #18

Stunned no. 69

2010-02-01T08:44:00.000-08:00

Yek Koo — I Saw Myself c27 (Stunned no. 69) —out of stock—

A lone voice etches straight to dictaphone the vibrations which have been petrified far too long in mere stone & silicone. Identity awoken in a night of raw fidelity, this oracle’s expression inhabits trance tones and punk-chant poesis. Gouge out your eye and trade it in for better ears, because Helga Fassonaki’s solo project Yek Koo is back after a nearly two-year hiatus. Quite a spirited fever has accumulated since this half of LA’s Metal Rouge performed her ‘Psychic Atonement for Land Deaths’ on Digitalis. ‘I Saw Myself’ shatters any restricting Mirror of our species with Yek Koo’s dynamically expanded vocal range and we are left freed, finding peace among the shards and surrender in the pieces. Special hand numbered edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c27 tapes with double-sided die cut color jcard and insert.
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review:

— Auxiliary Out

Stunned no. 68

2010-02-01T08:43:00.000-08:00

Andreas Brandal — Secrets of the Snow c43 (Stunned no. 68) —out of stock—

A silhouetted form beckons us into the darkened forests of Norway, and we follow anyway, sensing that secrets may be revealed in the thawing undergrowth. Seed and larvae which were burrowed deep all winter respond to the warming of Earth’s crust, and before one knows it, the snow rescinds to sprouting greens & creeping things. Who lead us here? How did he know this would happen now? Questions only Andreas Brandal could immediately satisfy, and does just so, on his newest tape release proudly presented here. Since the early nineties, Brandal has orchestrated significant visions of both seasonal & dimensional shift in his soundcraft. Likewise, ‘Secrets of the Snow’ weaves a tableaux of wilderness abandonment, sentient mycelia, and complex drone-frequencies emitted via planetary groans. Capturing these rich, subtle intimations on tape comes only with the extensive focus and practice Andreas Brandal is suspected to have had in those groves of intrigue he coaxes from perennially. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c43 tapes with double-sided color jcard and insert.

Stunned no. 67

2010-02-01T08:42:00.000-08:00

Wether — Here’s the Bet c32 (Stunned no. 67) —out of stock—

In our pursuit for the most flipped out noise on the globe, we’re always brought back to the area code of 905 Tapes’ Mike Haley and his long-running project of pleasure and pain Wether. ‘Here’s the Bet’ is a mean half hour of Haley’s hot circuit purgation where sweat stings the eyes and nausea synchs in time to icicle-sharp oscillations. The uncompromisingly clinical meat locker mechanics on display here might be a punch in the gut for those uninitiated with modern devices of sonic weaponry and crowd control. But once the gauntlet of tinnitus dipped 666-pitch has been weathered on the first pass, ‘Here’s the Bet’ becomes an experience likely to be often repeated — it’s venom doesn’t seem to kill us, but only serves to make us stronger. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c32 tapes with double-sided color jcard.

Stunned no. 66

2010-02-01T08:41:00.000-08:00

Granitkorridor — III c60 (Stunned no. 66) —out of stock—

Sven Dyllus hails from Germany and is the man behind Granitkorridor’s newfound brand of concrete mystique. ‘III’ is the follow-up to Dyllus’ debut pair of catacomb-carved cassettes on the Ruido Horrible label. The Granitkorridor approach is alluringly simple and resumed here; across 6 starkly unique pieces, deep floating bass guitar riff is drawn into fields of wayward gravitational ebb & flow. Dense coil reverberation materializes a vapor trail which charts a glorious slowburn toward cosmic core. Maximal effect springs eternal from the most minimal perpetuations of tone, and these blissful sixty minutes might as well be sixty years long. Hand numbered edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c60 tapes with double-sided color jcard and insert.
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reviews:

— Animal Psi
— Cassette Gods

Stunned no. 65

2009-12-01T19:13:00.000-08:00

Excavacations — c56 (Stunned no. 65) —out of stock—

The Offices of Moore & Moore guys often have a thing or two up their sleeves when it comes to their design and label curation. But now OMM’s Chad and Nicholas have gone and slammed down the wild card. The formation of their musical arm signals a refreshed zeitgeist with little prior warning. Excavacations nod toward just about everything that’s worked right in rock/kraut/indie/pop/drone the last 40 years while still managing to sound entirely original and future-bound. With this fine balance in place, the duo execute a veritable opus for our WTF times in under an hour. Expansive, ambitious, endlessly-repeatable, and oftentimes fist-pumping fun like tearing through Big Sur on a motorcycle. With all requisites met for a holiday in the sun, Chad and Nicholas along with Stunned invites everyone to kick back with this soundtrack, rest up, and tilt our shades toward a brand new decade. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c56 tapes with double-sided color jcard and insert.
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reviews:

— Blog Eagle Child
— Ear Conditioned Nightmare

Stunned no. 64

2009-12-01T19:10:00.000-08:00

M. Geddes Gengras/A.M. Shiner — The Blue Push/The Red Kush c46 (Stunned no. 64) —out of stock—

A dazed high-5 thrown between two dudes celebrating the good leaf & west coast living. MGG curls his dense smoke signals into hypnotized pythons the hue of purest sativa on ‘The Blue Push’. This uber focused A-side arrives at dawn after some heavy out-of-body wandering over a diverse nightscape. It’s breakfast time and AMS orders an indica off the menu, proceeding to side B with bong lit brightly. Seven hiccups and a big long belch. Wha’ happened? ‘The Red Kush’ might have something to do with it. Or maybe it was ‘The Blue Push’ we had earlier? Whew… what’s that you said? Pass the tape again? Have at it. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c46 tapes with double-sided color jcard.
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reviews:

— Vampire Basketball
— Ear Conditioned Nightmare

Stunned no. 63

2009-12-01T19:07:00.000-08:00

Analog Concept — Impressions cdr (Stunned no. 63) —out of stock—

Alexey Pushkin of Analog Concept made his inaugural visit to America last summer with audio recorder in tow, capturing as many natural city sounds in NYC as possible before returning home to Russia to edit these source tapes. What resulted from this intricate documentation is ‘Impressions’ — an album quite unlike anything we’ve heard in recent memory. As Analog Concept navigates lonely subway tunnels, bustling city parks, and ominously desolate corridors, his layered travelogue yields to borderline-subliminal synth accentuations. Never entirely unaffected field recording, never entirely a formal synthesizer composition, this one sits on our shelf marked ‘unclassifiable’, and we’re delighted to offer it here for your own unique collection. Special edition of 111 cdrs with double sided color sandwich-covers in vinyl jacket.
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review:

— Animal Psi

Stunned no. 62

2009-12-01T18:54:00.000-08:00

Ossining/Afterlife — split c52 (Stunned no. 62) —out of stock—

This split is a convergence of forty fingers and four heads belonging to 2 crews who are no strangers to the school of modern synthesizer work — Kevin Danchisko (Sovetskaya Gone), Brad Rose (Digitalis/The North Sea), Ryan McGill (Bones of Seabirds/Cliffsides) and Franklin Teagle (Anathema Sound/Meditations). To say that each of these members has had a helluva ’09 is total understatement. Dudes have burned it up on all levels audile & visual. Case in point: the opening side’s all-hands-on-deck approach of Ossining. Kevin & Brad launch laterally in warm g-force tones for the remainder of Side A’s high-altitude analog cruising. There’s no need to come down from such birdflight bliss with Afterlife’s B-Side, offering a bounty of dilated-eye synth trance. Here Ryan & Franklin reach for the gooier forms which emerge at dusk on the horizon. Crisply telepathic in their chemical trailblazing, they dare to chisel flashing arpeggios down to quark level. Ladies and gentlemen, we have drift off. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c52 tapes with double-sided color jcard and insert.

Stunned no. 61

2009-12-01T18:49:00.000-08:00

Pine Smoke Lodge — Haligdaeg cdr (Stunned no. 61) —out of stock—

Pine Smoke Lodge’s Hillary & Matt hail from Portland Maine, where Matt also runs the awesome label Existential Cloth. The timing of the arrival of their ‘Haligdaeg’ is perfect for us northern-hemisphere-huggers who are now getting hit with the full thrills and chills of winter. Together Pine Smoke Lodge summit snowy banks of acoustical drone in ever-ascendant strides of bowed & plucked strings, icicle bells & xylophone, and heat-generating vocal mantra. The trail they follow is never steep, but vista-revealing peaks are reached in good order. Bookended between two stretches of sparkling activity comes a middle passage where one feels the clock has frozen as solidly as the ground underfoot. Such moments of palpable harmonic stasis trickle throughout ‘Haligdaeg’, making the climb worth it every time. Limited edition of 111 hand-stamped cdrs with color cover in vinyl jacket.
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reviews:

— Foxy Digitalis
— Ear Conditioned Nightmare

Stunned no. 60

2009-12-01T18:33:00.000-08:00

Connector — STEEL/RUST c50 (Stunned no. 60) —out of stock—

Carnal energy meets primal masculinity meets 360 tons of public-art-installation STEEL. Entering the belly of this beast for two separate midnight sessions, Bryce Loy (Abaddon Records) and Peter Lamons scratch and beat the RUST nearly clean off their instrument of creation/object of destruction. This is Connector — both the name of the experimental percussion project of Bryce & Peter’s, debuting on this cassette, as well as the name of a Richard Serra mega-sculpture erected last year in the belly of yet another beast: Orange County, California. The Connector duo’s pacing and control is tremendous within Serra’s massive acoustical space over both their 25-minute sides. The intimate sounds of crickets, heaving breath, and torqued steel moans are given just as much footing as vocal eruptions & volcanic percussions upon the 66-foot-tall sculpture sides. No electricity. No effects. Just the quickening of sweat, absorption of metallic shock, and shedding of blood in a thrilling attempt to locate one of the deepest ancestral rites — discovery though smashing shit up. Special edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c50 tapes with double-sided jcard and foldout color insert.
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review:

— Ear Conditioned Nightmare

Stunned bonus #8

2009-12-01T17:15:00.000-08:00

Eureka — Big Breath cdr (Stunned bonus #8) —out of stock—

If you’re going to take a jump, make it high. And if you’re going to take a breath, make it big. And if Eureka is at the bench of a piano, he’ll take it dancing in loops of transcendent minimalist-jazz. This special edition bonus EP is Eureka’s one & only burned offering to 2009 — rare insight to elemental rituals of Fire, Earth, Air, and Water. Limited to 66 hand-stamped cdrs with found-photo cover in plastic case. Not for individual purchase; available as complimentary item with purchase of Stunned’s December batch.
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review:

— Impose Magazine

Stunned no. 59

2009-11-08T21:20:00.001-08:00

Hammer of Hathor — False Teef c40 (Stunned no. 59) —out of stock—

Mark E. Kaylor & Heather Vergotis are active members of the burgeoning Portland free music community, having busted their chops around town for years prior to forming the multi-instrumental beast Hammer of Hathor. Some duos in PDX can pull off jazz or punk, and some can pull off scuzz or folk, but HOH venture to ask “why not take it all on?” Their ‘False Teef’ begins at any number of disparate points to launch into super inspired jam mode, as we can testify after 40 such minutes of feedback meditation, string twang trance, surging tape loop, smoked out riffs, and a pair of rattling false teeth perched upon the amplifier. It’s also immediately apparent these partners are synched for optimal 4D pattern-weaving and burnt basement reach-out to the tangential points between the weird and weirder energies. Breathe in a whole new scenery, take on a whole new time — a soundtrack is here to assist the switch. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c40 tapes with double-sided color jcard and insert.
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review:

— Auxiliary Out

Stunned no. 58

2009-11-08T21:19:00.002-08:00

Padna — Metal Hurlant/Farmer’s Hearth cdr (Stunned no. 58) —out of stock—

Nat Hawks from Padna reports: “Last winter I went home with no music equipment and when I arrived was invited to play a show the next week. So I went into my closet at my folks' house and found all manner of old, broken sound toys. This is an elaborate recreation of the set I did for that show. Also, at the time, my father was getting heart surgery, which resulted in the conflicting emotions of holiday brightness (Metal Hurlant) and dark contemplations (Farmer's Hearth).” Limited edition of 111 stamped cdrs with color cover and double-sided insert in vinyl jacket.
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reviews:

— Brainwashed
— Animal Psi

Stunned no. 57

2009-11-08T21:19:00.001-08:00

Tricorn and Queue — Ashes Wander c40 (Stunned no. 57) —out of stock—

Jeff Astin. Kane Pour. Tricorn and Queue. Dawn of time. An eye, singular and illuminated from without. A twitch, a blink. Two eyes appear. Gaze frozen open, beholding. End of time. ‘Ashes Wander’. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c40 tapes with double-sided color jcard.
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reviews:

— Foxy Digitalis
— Speed, Glue, and Music

Stunned no. 56

2009-11-08T21:18:00.000-08:00

Antique Brothers & The Family Band — Digger Gold c63 (Stunned no. 56) —out of stock—

A new hour-long Antique Brothers jam is enough to get excited about, but when sibling shredders Ged & Cy Gengras include The Family Band it’s a full-fledged Happening to be attended at all costs. Along with the Gengras bros. on ‘Digger Gold’, Caitlin C. Mitchell, Jake White, Jeremy Kelley, and Seth Kasselman of Warm Climate join together in cracking open the smelling salts for all seven of our chakras. It’s rare to find improvisers (family or not) willing to explore just about anywhere in soundspace together and still take their time to happily map each co-discovered step of the way. Getting out of hand and family reunions go quite hand-in-hand, so listen as these partiers’ charms and spells transform the occasion into group sonic alchemy. Noise melts into grooves like lead smelts into gold and we all go home richer, baby. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c63 tapes with double-sided color jcard.

Stunned no. 55

2009-11-08T21:17:00.000-08:00

Pimmon — Steered In Smash Ascent c46 (Stunned no. 55) —out of stock—

It is our great honor to work with a musician whose reputation stretches out far before him — Australia’s Paul Gough and his dazzling work as Pimmon, a name now over ten years in operation. It’s also a name that has been trusted to consistently trace an arc far outside of any conventional tastes & trends as they vacillate (and evaporate) over the years. Since early releases on seminal labels like Staalplaat, Freedom From, Tigerbeat6 and FatCat, Pimmon’s priority has been not only to push buttons, but to push precisely the right ones that activate zones of minimal & maximal electronic ecstasy. From cosmic backstrokes of bass tone to the atomic intensity of the high register, each level exemplifies a foundational gesture from the start. ‘Steered In Smash Ascent’ carries through this crackling range of delirium with the bold intent of an artist who is steering ship far beyond the imagination’s current capacity. Our hope is that Pimmon sails on like this yet another decade, returning with aural booty us landlubbers can only dream about. Hand-numbered limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c46 tapes with double-sided color jcard.
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review:

— Animal Psi

Stunned no. 54

2009-11-08T21:16:00.000-08:00

Rambutan / Chapels — split c59 (Stunned no. 54) —out of stock—

Kindred wielders of the guitar electric, Eric Hardiman of Rambutan and Adam Richards of Chapels are back for a second time this year on Stunned, and with good reason. Both consistently excavate load after load of deep-listening paydirt from their upstate NY studios. Rambutan initiates descent on this split by carving lush amp whispers before Holland Hopson stops by for a halftime banjo & electronics breather. Eric’s rich brand of reverberant mystery-making is resumed for the remainder of the spool, a perfect preparation for Chapels’ intriguing B-side string sculptures. Beautifully haunting, this triplet of pieces by Adam is some of his most incandescent yet, riddled with bits of black gem & bright crystal. Just another night’s work for each of these miners, their complimentary flavors of ore hoisted out of dreamtime’s cavern into the light of day. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c59 tapes with double-sided color jcard and insert.

Stunned no. 53

2009-10-07T20:11:00.001-07:00

Padna — Siberia / Hinterland c56 (Stunned no. 53) —out of stock—

Geiger counters, crystal radio sets, sonar consoles, and broken walkie talkies chatter their way through a binary snowdrift on the opening side of ‘Siberia/Hinterland’. Chilly, spooked, and Siberian for sure, but it could just as well be an eerie code transmitted from the dark side of Pluto. Who knows? Brooklyn’s Nat Hawks might begin to answer, as he is the purported brains behind this sprawling enigma. He’s also responsible for running the totally fresh label LittleFuryThings and performing in avant NY outfits like Christian Science Minotaur. Clearly, his solo Padna role is no stranger to wrangling strange cargo such as found at the front of this c56. Side B’s ‘Hinterland’ reciprocates these anti-drone motions with a brightened palate of its own. Seven protean orchestrations run a whole rainbow range of opaque tones. Both sides of Padna’s coin are landed on throughout the trip, flipping from dark atmospheres to warped merrymaking at a whim. Being introduced to these creations has definitely been one of the highlights of Stunned HQ’s listening year, and echoes of the Padna endeavor are bound to be near. Limited edition of 100 pro-dubbed & imprinted c56 tapes with insert card and double-sided color jcard.
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review:

— Foxy Digitalis
— Ear Conditioned Nightmare

Stunned no. 52

2009-10-07T20:09:00.001-07:00

Donato Epiro — Sounding the Sun cdr (Stunned no. 52) —out of stock—

Over the course of ‘Sounding the Sun’, Italian psych magician Donato Epiro aims his wand in all directions of the acoustical field, doing his best chameleon’s dance with drums, flute, chanting, and strings. An impressive dynamism is in play when Donato takes his bonfire percussion & fluttering raga loops, then swiftly braids them down to stilled passages of minimalist vibration. It’s a blissful abduction of the ear’s attention/perception, harnessed to a pervasive feeling of time running backwards as the album spins forward. A beautiful and unpredictable escape to some far off sunny fields of a magical land long, long ago. Limited edition of 100 hand stamped cdrs with double-sided insert card & color cover in vinyl jacket.
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reviews:

— Foxy Digitalis
— Impose Magazine
— Electronic Voice Phenomenon

Stunned no. 51

2009-10-07T19:55:00.000-07:00

Sun Araw (feat. Matthew Lessner) — In Orbit c30 (Stunned no. 51) —out of stock—

Sun Araw’s Cameron Stallones & filmmaker Matthew Lessner are longtime Stunned brothers that go back with us before the music, the tours, the films, the label, you name it. As tireless globetrotters, both have spent the last year beaming their respective good messages far and wide to the delight of audio aficionados & visual art subversives alike. Marking a Second phase in all our geosynchronous friendships, ‘In Orbit’ finds these dudes collaborating on ascendant planes of high mind where outer Los Angeles and Inner Space bisect. Deep dubby howlin, Farfisa organ hang-gliding, gooey tempos, and trademark shimmering ‘Araw-guitar licks are the hybridized fruits harvested here. Along with your candy, flip this tape as needed. Happy to say, there’s no limit to the number of orbits it can (and will) make through your stereo and ours. Special edition of 222 pro-dubbed & imprinted c30s with jcard design by Cameron.
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reviews:

— Tiny Mix Tapes
— Electronic Voice Phenomenon
— Animal Psi
— Ear Conditioned Nightmare
— Auxiliary Out

Stunned no. 50

2009-08-29T17:57:00.001-07:00

Dreamcolour — Inner Worship c60 (Stunned no. 50) —out of stock—
If there is one group that has emerged from 2009 which best embodies the Future, in our mind it would be California’s Dreamcolour. We were hooked ever since first checking their righteous live actions, their early cdr & taped treats, and their uncontainable offerings of jazz and drone’s most mystical sides. ‘Inner Worship’ finds this intrepid tribe bloomed out to a 9-piece at times, shooting for nothing less than Sacredelica in the raw. Yes, an entirely new genre seems ripe for carving here after one gets wet with this hour long wave. Dreamcolour operates with such an impressively cohesive front that they take the meaning of “unity through sound” to the next fractal notch. The sweaty saxophone bop, orbital viola lines, and holy hollers of Side A impressively distill to a pinpoint of mass mind mantra on Side B. Like hearing all individual parts of an explosion reach their expressive boundaries and then implode into a singular, refined meditation. When these sun-risen modes of the Inner are visited here (and that’s quite often) don’t be surprised if you find yourself grabbing the nearest instrument at hand, becoming a temporary 10th member of Dreamcolour, and worshiping right along. Limited special edition of 100 pro-dubbed & imprinted c60 tapes with double-sided color art in vinyl album.
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reviews:

— Impose Magazine
— Electronic Voice Phenomenon
— Ear Conditioned Nightmare
— Foxy Digitalis
— Olive Music

Stunned no. 49

2009-08-29T17:56:00.001-07:00

Sagas — Root Structures & Private Dementias c58 (Stunned no. 49) —out of stock—

With a discography that spans nearly a decade of collaborative and solo journeying, Matt McDowell has put in his time on the road for sure. This newest project of Matt’s splits its recorded time between US poles of Portland & Pittsburgh, providing the flavor of a genuine american saga. Beyond being simply a collection of songs, ‘Root Structures & Private Dementias’ is a wonderfully complex and multi-tiered travel experience. With taught melodies that fork off distinctly from the point where Ennio Morricone and Michael Flower meet on the path, Sagas always seems to be pushing the capacity of his six-string guitar ever higher. Pervasive in the background throughout this release are sounds harkening escape to distant lands and the motion required to get there. Train wheel creaks, auto revs, airplane cabin hum, steamstacks, blimp buzz — all these merge nearly subliminally with the technical finesse of one ripping jam after another. How many times can one man make us go “woah”? All aboard, this ride’s limit is beyond the sky. Limited edition of 100 pro-dubbed & imprinted c58 tapes with double-sided color jcard.

Stunned no. 48

2009-08-29T17:55:00.001-07:00

Magnetic North Duo — Midnight Safari Blues cdr (Stunned no. 48) —out of stock—

Sindre Bjerga and Nils Rostad hunt down roomfuls of skittish warbles & waves over 3 separate live performances collected here for their sophomore offering ‘Midnight Safari Blues.’ Having debuted together as a duo earlier this year on Tape Drift with the excellent ‘Static Fields Forever’, the two indicated a shift in Norway’s free-noise priorities. This is resonance that wants to be held and sculpted like soft clay. One might suggest Bjerga’s minimalist electronic peppering and Rostad’s dream-drunk guitar act like handfuls of yeast thrown into the otherwise limp loaf of roomtone that’s encountered by every performer upon first stepping into their show space. Every contrasting string pluck and layered sinusoid create a little air pocket allowing the listener to breathe moment-to-moment, unsure of when the next alignment will arrive. This welcomes in an ever-evolving interplay of active & passive improv structures, and a reflection of an audile world which folds organically into night’s magnetic center. Hand numbered edition of 100 stamped cdrs with full color sleeve & double sided insert card in vinyl jacket.
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review:

— Foxy Digitalis

Stunned no. 47

2009-08-29T17:54:00.001-07:00

Torture Corpse — Particular Sufferings c46 (Stunned no. 47) —out of stock—

It’s close to a few minutes before the end of Side A that you might sense it. A true sonic confrontation with the Big One. That’s right — death. The ol’ grim reaper, grasping his sharpened scythe. Dust to dust, worm’s food. Mortified matter oozing from the stereo speakers. And so, our first confrontation with Torture Corpse’s debut release ‘Particular Sufferings’ was a heavy, heavy affair indeed. We felt beauty and awe, we felt dread, we laughed, we damn nearly cried. In addition to such visceral gut reactions, we became increasingly convinced that very few musicians maintain such master-level control as TC’s Robert Kroos displays over these weighty 46 minutes. This is deep bardo death bliss from Holland hung on a thematic scaffolding of the Buddhist hell realms and their respective inhabitants. Torture Corpse could have merely crafted a depressing literal interpretation of these dim zones even the grimmest of us rarely glimpse at. But instead he infuses these prickly places with an insightful, affirming poise. It’s a bold testament to fearless artistry which wields the flame of creative consciousness through both blistering noise blackness & ambient White Light floating. Funny all this talk of the dead, then, for something so thrilling and ultimately lifelike at the end of the day. Limited edition of 100 pro-dubbed and imprinted c46 tapes with double-sided color jcard.
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Stunned no. 46

2009-08-02T18:16:00.001-07:00

Mortuus Auris & the Black Hand / Emuul — Omicida Della Regina / Songs for a Solo Piano c80 (Stunned no. 46) —out of stock—

Two deep-earth journeyers knock heads on this mega-split and out spills an hour and twenty of the good shit. SIDE A: Mortuus Auris & the Black Hand rev things into motion, and by motion we meant of the perpetual, unrelenting sort. We can think of very few projects like this that are able to so effortlessly corral together such widely variant bits upon bits of trans-terrestrial energy. Never is the ear overwhelmed, but from behind the psychic veil march out characters strange and rarely glimpsed with an eerily patient formality. ‘Omicida Della Regina’ reaches zenith after carefully examining each of these composite forms in turn. Their sounds are unrecognizably alien, yet somehow exclusive to our human experience on Earth. Is the Other they hint at to be embraced or repelled? Can’t decide? Hit rewind and buy a little more time. SIDE B: The white & black key strikes of a Fender Rhodes blur into grey-speckled piano comas here on Kyle Iman’s second release under the Emuul tag. When Kyle first told us he was developing ‘Songs for a Solo Piano’, our ears already began to tingle and it was still weeks before the master was to arrive. At this point it might as well be admitted publically Stunned’s absolute fetish for anything piano. Whether Emuul knew this or not, he still delivered a final forty-minute side that exceeded any fetishistic expectations. Maybe we weren’t prepared for its spaciousness, its bejeweled drift that articulates so much while speaking so little. Keyed contemplations like these allow the listener to plough their own mindfield beside the composition’s skilled soliloquy. For this reason and more we eagerly welcome Seattle’s Emuul aboard. This split c80 is a limited edition of 100 pro-dubbed & imprinted tapes with collaged double-sided jcard and cardstock insert.

Stunned no. 45

2009-08-02T18:13:00.001-07:00

Pummeler / Derek Rogers — Juggernaut / Simmer c60 (Stunned no. 45) —out of stock—

SIDE A: Denmark’s Pummeler wants nothing more than to tug at your arm like Virgil and then drop down together into an underworld of intrigue lit by rows of meter-tall candles. His ‘Juggernaut’ is a relic remaining from some ancient struggle between maddened monks and shadowy succubae for turf within an alternative purgatory. Here, lava-thick vocals of abandon fume in spires toward an unresponsive midnight. Navigation through the columns of rotted wire & dank-as-hell electronic mantra of Pummeler may be tricky at times, but between us and Dante, we have some good guides on both sides of the historical divide. Look for Pummeler on tour through the UK this September with Shiggajon & Claus Haxholm! SIDE B: I first met Derek Rogers while on tour through Austin with Magic Lantern in March. We found ourselves mutually stoked to be in a city that rightly prides itself as a mecca of southwest american weirdness, and the demo he passed on seems like the perfect reflection of that time & place. Rogers’ noise/synth jamz can either be scorching as a Texas brushfire, or glimmering in crystal refracted oasis-stasis. Either way, the casios are coolly bent, the tape loops are locked, and things go straight into gummy unreality in the plastic-melting mirage of ‘Simmer’. Look for Derek on tour in California this August playing with Al Qaeda & Mike Watt! This split c60 is a limited edition of 100 pro-dubbed & imprinted tapes with collaged double-sided jcard and cardstock insert.
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Stunned no. 44

2009-08-02T18:11:00.003-07:00

Fabric / Sparkling Wide Pressure — Late Clothes / Blue Doorways c62 (Stunned no. 44) —out of stock—

SIDE A: An ear tuned toward the miniature sounds that form the larger patchwork of heard Existence. A summoning of the shadows that hang everywhere, yet are never noticed. Hard describing what is ultimately an indescribable and most welcome collection of enviro-tactile play here by Cleveland’s best kept secret. Matthew Mullane is the polymathic alter ego behind Fabric, who delivers ‘Late Clothes’ as an integral part of a broader stroke in the approach to his craft. This includes museum curation & advocacy, live performance, academic writing and publishing poetry. This side also arrives after 4 years of field recording and six-string development, working from a spectrum of sound sources that stake out common ground in REM sleep-syntax. Carefully experiencing each successive piece on ‘Late Clothes’ reveals the simultaneous presence of distant memories and intimate sounds, co-operating toward truly hypnagogic ends. SIDE B: ‘Blue Doorways’ feels like a new escalator on the cosmic scene – always in gliding ascent, paced for those who like the ride up stoney, but not stoned. Hazed, but not crazy. Just lifting through the smog of civilization’s concerns, then past the satellite litter ring around our globe, through a swiss cheese ozone, and finally into deep space. Tilt on back. Sparkling Wide Pressure has done this before (see: Stunned no. 20). He will continue to do it again. Much like Fabric who shares this cassette, SWP’s Frank Baugh has his finger in a number of pies juicy-n-large. He’s an art educator, Kimberly Dawn label leader, accomplished painter, and all-around contact man for any badass haps in Tennessee. Yes, this was a set-up. ‘Blue Doorways’, along with ‘Late Clothes’, is the yin-yang pill we’ve been dying to pop all summer. This split c62 is a limited edition of 100 pro-dubbed & imprinted tapes with collaged double-sided jcard and cardstock insert.
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Stunned no. 43

2009-08-02T18:11:00.001-07:00

Analog Concept — Listen Already Today to the Music of Past! (Stunned no. 43) —out of stock—

Don’t just stand there waiting for those 90s electro compilations in your old CD wallet to become cool again. You got to dust them off and pump them once more as if they were the freshest shit around. It’s in this way, as our Russian friend Alexey’s Analog Concept seems to suggest, that you can get ahead of the ‘revival of the fittest’ curve in modern music. So we’re taking his advice and just listening already, by the minute becoming happier at accepting this prompt. Where Analog Concept’s sound steps into the category of ‘the fittest’ has much to do with his deft detroit techno licks grinding their lil’ hips against the pillars of great, late-period Zoviet France and Tangerine Dream. Caffeine-infected beats gurgle to the fore of an hour-long continuous current bearing a strong scent of vintage synthesizer candies. We’re transported to the nightclub of dreams, but not necessarily to its dance floor. It’s more like leaning over in the corner –loaded– pumping drowsy fists to a schizoid groove which forms the bridge back to 1989 or forward to 2089: your call. Limited edition of 100 painted cdrs with double-sided insert and cardstock cover housed in vinyl jacket.
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reviews:

— Brainwashed
— Foxy Digitalis
— Animal Psi

Stunned bonus # 7

2009-08-02T18:03:00.000-07:00

Historians — Proof (Stunned bonus #7) — out of stock —

Malthusian Corrections come around only so rarely in society, so when they’re sensed in the road ahead, the real historians are called in. This was last done in May '08, when a little package of Bush-era bile called the Historians EP initiated this Stunned bonus series. Well they may be back in the time of Barack, and the bile may be a little closer to sour wine now, but our Historians still want PROOF that we’re not returning to former ways. ‘Til then, the message remains the same for these Portland, OR dub-punk troubadours: drop the eff out & dance! Hand numbered & limited to 50 painted cdrs in vinyl case with collaged cover and insert.
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reviews:
— Auxiliary Out
— ECN