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Dally – ‘The Shine’
From the wonders of Los Angeles, Dally bring forth some of the most intense goth-laced-pop jangles that are sure to provide background noise for your late night gatherings. Blending shoegaze stylings with nostalgic goth-wave hooks, The Shine creates an personal look into the sad creations that are Dally.

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PF-054 Flesh Coffin – ‘Raise the Dead’ C40
It took us almost 50 releases to reconnect with Andreas Brandal, but once we did, he offered us one hell of a tape. Raise the Dead is an astounding mix of the subtle and the violent. Lulling ambiences quickly shift to harsh and cacophonous volleys of near unforgiving noise. Unlike the walls created on his previous PF appearance as Museums of Sleep , Andreas creates a moving organic set of pummeling junk metal loops that smash and crash you into submission. Raise the Dead pairs well with batchmate Dead Machines for a stunning collection of harsh noise releases. Ed. of 40 w/ DL

PF 056 Worker – ‘Dead Machines’ C40
Our Vancouver friend Graham Christofferson (AHNA) graces us with a brand new set of Worker tracks. If you have been following the PF saga, you’ll know that we brought out Dream Dead early on in our discography. Dead Machines is a departure from that tape as the doom//drones have been replaced with 2x 20 min. of harsh industrial noise. Scraping, squealing, raw electrical buzzing permeates the magnetic impulses for a way more visceral experience. Dead Machines along with batch mate Flesh Coffin mark a return to our noise roots. We are thrilled. You will not be disappointed. Ed. of 40 w/ DL.

1971.034 Microdot – ‘Middle Age Dating’ C30
Our Winnipeg pals kick off summer with the follow up to their first DDP tape Lamps Not Amps. Middle Age dating shows marked growth in the band: in addition to the core of Bill Northcott, Rob Nay, & Jen Alexander is Jan Field on Gtr expanding the trio to a quartet & the actual recordings shift from two track ‘bash it out in the practice space’ to properly tracked and recorded thanks to the splendid new studios at UMFM. What hasn’t changed is the winning Microdot take of Kiwi garage pop now somewhat fused/fuzzed? with the post-punk sensibilities of bassist Bill’s solo project F.P. Tranquilizer. Their last tape made WFMU’s release of the day and a bunch of year end lists in Canada. We highly anticipate this one will too. Ed. of 50 w DL

1971.036 Moon s/t c25
We stumbled upon these East Coast Kraut-poppers quite by accident. After hearing some rough mixes of tracks that had leaked out to the internet via Weird Canada, we were smitten. Side A’s offrings: Stained Glass & Card Crane Ha consists transition from indie rock through strong krautrock and mod. psych stances. On the flip is Dented in the Bag, that recalls late 80s early 90s Sonic Youth only to end with the psych blazer, Bliss. Don’t let the shortness of this one detract you, it’s quality from beginning to end. Ed. of 50 w DL

1971.037 Aaron Sheppard – ‘Agent’ C40
Agent is multi-instrumentalist Aaron Sheppard’s 3rd proper release and first for Dub Ditch Picnic. Using synths, guitar, and sometimes the combination of the two, Sheppard creates a proper minimalist ambient vibe that often conjures up images similar to Manuel Göttsching’s mid-70’s solo work. There is a complex yet simple beauty at work here. Like the movement of the universe it begins with a dense center and slows moves outward becoming more and more expansive with each beat. Agent pairs well with Blunderspublik & English Dream. Ed. of 50 w/ DL

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DK041 Tether – ‘Guest Bed’ C44 5€
Tether is the new moniker of artist Lauren Pakradooni (formerly known as PAK) her interdisciplinary work incorporates drawing, printmaking, painting, sculpture, installation, performance, and sound. She gravitates towards exploring space, making use of the graphic qualities of print, enveloping character of sound, and the literal space of sculpture and performance. She has exhibited and performed her work internationally, holding residencies in Doha, Qatar, The Netherlands, and most recently in Wassaic, NY. Tether is an ongoing experimental music project in which handmade cassette tape loops and various electronics are used to create recordings and live performances. Edition of 50 pro-dubbed pea greencassette.

DK040 Mudwise – ‘4017’ C32 5€
Nicola Lucchese, born in the late 70′s and hailing from Quarto d’Altino (Venice , Italy) is not only a talented electronic musician but also a patient and expert technician. Former keybordist of the band “Captain Mantell”, Nicola now presents his skills with his solo project: Mudwise, entirely recorded live using his custom-built modular synth only. Edition of 50 pro-dubbed green fluo cassette.

DK039 Pax Titania – ‘Rounds’ C30 5€
A kosmische drift through all kinds of synth music phantasmagoria. Endless loop listening is higly raccomended. Edition of 50 pro-dubbed gold metallic tapes.

DK038 Vales – ‘Elements’ C20 5€
Virulent overwhelming flow of sounds from modular synth multiverse. Maximum volume required. Edition of 50 pro-dubbed red metallic tapes.

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OCTO OCTA – ‘BETWEEN TWO SELVES’ 2×12″/CD
flooring masterpiece by SILK’s slow-simmering house savant. the
culmination of his arc to date: elegant metallic textures, soul-burned
vox samples, software dub, glassy pitch-shifted emotion. a haunting
peak statement by a true dude. on double 12 inch and CD.

SHAMS – ‘PIANO CLOUD’ 12″
brooklyn provocateur jonathan coward finally drops his vinyl debut and
it’s an immersive vapor chamber of balearic daydreaming and paradise
mnemonics. an ideal summertime slab of self-described “brunch house”
by the big apple’s merriest prankster.

SAPPHIRE SLOWS s/t CD
exquisite assemblage of the collected works of tokyo’s hidden gem,
sapphire slows, courtesy of japan’s DIY institution big love. the
‘melt’ 7 inch plus the ‘true breath’ EP plus a trio of rare unreleased
demos housed in thick cardboard cases with awesome art/design by
roland tings. these cost like 20 bucks in japan; super limited.

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Quttinirpaaq – ‘No Visitors’ LP $15
180g purple vinyl. Quttinirpaaq, the shadowy Austin crew lead by Matt Turner, is back after a four year absence with their Rural Isolation Project debut No Visitors. Fans of Brainbombs, Skullflower, Les Rallizes Denudes or general lovers of speaker/inner ear destruction take note! Layers of in the red fuzz, feedback, vomit, claustrophobia, no eye contact, distorted 808 beats, extended sludge work outs, wind-up glam drums and suspicious voices from other rooms. A whispered vocal here, a bass bin begs for it’s life there, a transmission from a Tejano station hangs in the air with the spilled beer and haze of smoke. An EDP Wasp synthesizer vibrating off Dave Brock’s amp and crashing to the floor while Egyptian Lover totally wipes out while roller skating. Texas style sludge served up bleary eyed and passed out on the lawn. Including a wind tunnel cover of George Brigman’s DMT for all the heads. Past involvements include Rubble, Same Sac, Abrasion Ensemble. Pressed on 180 gram deep purple vinyl. Limited to 300 copies!

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Jari Pitkänen – ‘Anima Ombra’
Celestial ambient drone album by Jari Pitkänen with some Italian influences.// Album de drone ambiental Jari Pitkänen com influências do Italo disco.

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Mark Bradley – ‘Collection: The First and Last Five Years’
13 tracks spanning most of Bradley’s vast discography since 2008, housed in a handmade wooden box with a folded insert. Limited to 50.

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Technicolor Teeth – ‘Blood Pool/Drips’ 7″
Bio: Let’s be honest: every town has a dorky shoegaze band. While most of their shoegaze/dream pop peers seem to hide lazy songwriting behind heavy fuzz and hazy vocals, Technicolor Teeth doesn’t let their pop songs get completely buried beneath the distortion. When Technicolor Teeth released their debut LP, ‘Teenage Pagans’ last year, they brilliantly combined heavy grungy riffs with a dream pop sensibility. And on their latest single, Technicolor Teeth forge a darker path that still winds its way back to great pop music. “Blood Pool” peels away its heavy guitars like a dress, proceeding into bleak, beautiful hypnosis. This is the type of song hinted at on their debut LP, now fully realized. The B-side, “Drips”, channels early, playful Soft Machine pop, mingled with the downer vibes from the flip side. If you haven’t been paying attention to Technicolor Teeth, these two songs will make you take notice and realize why this new trio is one of the most exciting bands going.

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TR-023: IOM (Iker Ormazabal) – ‘Asgagagha’ CDr 4€
Iker Ormazabal (Vitoria, 1981) has been the last 15 years in bands such as Sorkun, Atomoog, Soizu or FFT Players. In recent years he has collaborated with Miguel A. Garcia, Animal Machine, C-utter, Oier Iruretagoiena, Arturo Blasco, Jordi Aligu or Borgia Branches. In his new album, “Asgagagha”, Ormazabal presents a cacophonous work recorded between Barcelona and London during 2012. The album presents four long untitled tracks, composed of improvisations with guitar, effects, oscillators and field recordings. The result is a resounding and industrial album, that evoques abstract, urban, and oppressive environments. The front cover is a photograph of Vanesa Bonilla of a power station in the neighborhood of Greenwich (London). “Asgagagha” is presented in a simple and austere CDr format in slim case, with 4 tracks and 38 minutes of music, in an edition limited to 50 copies. You can get it for 4 euro more postage and handling through Truco Espárrago.

TR-024: A LETTER FOR ELISE – ‘Lendt’ 3CDr 5€
“Lendt” is the first album of A Letter For Elise, a project of Jose Tena Vázquez (Ann Deveria), a triple CD that wanders between noise, dark ambient and industrial sounds in which only remain rage and desolation. “Lendt” is presented in three individually enveloped CDrs, with 4 tracks and more than 90 minutes of noise, in an edition limited to 25 copies. You can get it for 5 euros plus handling through Truco Espárrago.

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Human Skins – ‘Disnae Matter’ CDr $10
We are very excited to announce the release of the return to our roots. Human Skins’ debut CD-R “Disnae Matter” is compiled of the collected works of artist Medosevo (that would be me), from 2004 – 2008. Analogue drones based on cello, voice, and tape manipulation. This release is extremely limited to only 15 copies, the majority of which have sold. CD-R with spraypainted bronze face, Hebrew text written in black ink // hand-scored, cut, and folded black cardstock case stamped in pattern with gold ink // circular cardstock handcut pasted on front, Hebrew text written in gold ink // typewritten liner notes pasted into sleeve + insert with tracklisting on light brown paper // handnumbered with Haute Magie Elemenaleph logo handwrittern & drawn with gold ink.

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