Let’s talk about language. Unless you’re living in an underground bomb shelter with Christopher Walken and Sissy Spacek, you know that it’s the weapon of choice these days. This is not to say, of course, that this has not always been the case. The power of language dates back to its ancient origins. Language was,... Continue Reading →
Last week, I ordered a “dirty video mixer” from a fellow named Johnny Beck. He lives in Appleton, Wisconsin and produces a variety of other homemade electronics — such as circuit bent keyboards. In addition to my mixer, Beck generously included a couple of cassettes and Bandcamp download codes for albums he's released over the... Continue Reading →
Do you ever wonder how many pieces of yourself you’ve left behind over the years? I’m not talking about the pair of leather gloves you accidentally left on the bench in the subway station last winter or the shoebox of polaroids you forgot in the closet of your ex-lover’s apartment. Such items may have a... Continue Reading →
Yes, a new cassette label has surfaced on Bandcamp. Anyone who’s privy to the frequency of cassette label start-ups knows that this is not necessarily newsworthy. Saying there’s a new cassette label on Bandcamp isn’t much different than saying there’s a new series on Netflix. However, you might abandon this train of thought when you... Continue Reading →
Field Hymns Records, a self-proclaimed “wee label” based out of Iowa City that has been releasing quality experimental rarities since 2014, is on indefinite hiatus. The label’s operator, Dylan McConnell, is soon moving to Toronto, Canada—where the future of his operation is yet to be determined. In response to the possible end of one of... Continue Reading →
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