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DJ Lil’ Nip Slip – ‘Randomizer’
Twenty-five tracks composed using randomly generated synth patches from Brooklyn based DJ Lil’ Nip Slip. Infinite hallways. Small wonders hidden in chaos.

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Garrett Douglas – ‘Vol. I’ CS $4
This lovely red tape is the second release by Atlanta singer-songwriter Garrett Douglas. After recording his first ep, a small demo of single guitar and vocal tracks, he took months working on creating a definitive sound and adding layers of instruments on the standout tracks. Pretty groovy stuff.

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UROK – ‘Nagawor’ CD
Debut album of duo called UROK (polish for enchantment, charm) consists of 10 spells made with audial smears, tar, samples and fragments of parapsychological tapes. Each track is a specific kind of positive witchcraft, helping to deal with the curses. Each track is named after an traditional slavic spectres. UROK through the use of vocal samples, elements of ambient music, vaporwave or new age in the form of rituals shifts the boundary and redefines occult music in the post-internet era. People beneath the project are M. (Mazut, Gazawat, Jonasz Karpinski) and R. (Micromelancolié, Forrest Drones, Ixora). Album is released as a screenprinted CD in jewel case, in limited edition of 200 pcs.

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maticulous – ‘The Chrome Tape’ CS $8
The Chrome Tape from maticulous, a limited quantity of cassettes with a variety of beats. Amazing drums with a twist of funk, jazz, and back to the basic boom bap hip hop. A must have for you listening pleasures. Side B is the instrumental tracks from his previous release The maticulous LP.

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Tristan Welch – ‘Washington D.C.’ CS $6
Cassette tape (Red Tint) with O-Card cassingle packaging. Shrink wrapped. Comes with a 4×4 sticker (shown). Download card. This is a self-released (sleepytimemusic) cassette of minimalist heavy ambient movements. Drones for peace. Side 1 is titled ‘D’. Side 2 is titled ‘C’. Both pieces stay in their respective keys with a strong focus on their respective notes. The repetition of the notes layered and looped over each other create textures and atmosphere’s that remain unachieved by playing something once – unaffected. The atmosphere of a failing rail system. The disappointment of gentrified neighborhoods. The insecurity behind a lost statehood. The headquarters behind mindless drone strikes.

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Double Winter – ‘Watching Eye’ C27 $5
On Watching Eye, Detroit-based Double Winter are sharpened to tight, sonic, precision. Their sound is Holly Johnson’s expressive basslines and cooly detached vocals, Vittorio Vettraino’s inexhaustible supply of inspiring guitar, Augusta Morrison’s ear for harmonic coloring via violin and Morgan McPeak’s bouncing rock syncopations. Double Winter’s artistry seems to leave its members somewhat free in their aural space, yet they play with synergy. On “XO, Skeleton” Audiofemme writes: “Doesn’t overthink and in doing so delivers a sweetly melancholic, hair-twirling, window-watching serenade.” Playground Detroit writes: “With about a minute left, Double Winter takes the track double time, illustrating the duality of the song and overall versatility of the quirky quad.” From dreamy ballad vibes in “Jazz Dancer” to the goth punk snarls of “Blood Candy,” Watching Eye captures the energy of Double Winter’s live gigs, and showcases their memorable song-craft.

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Night Auditor – ‘Drugz’ 7″
Night Auditor’s third EP, Drugz, is a psychedelic gem that represents the band’s first professionally recorded and mastered offering. A follow-up to their debut Drugzdilla EP (2015), Drugz shows a shift in the band’s aesthetic from a more self-produced, boogie/modern-funk style, rich with analog synthesizers and drum machines, to an impeccably produced, timelessly funky, soulful, and gritty sound with sexy saxophone arrangements, crisp guitars, brazen drums, a booming low end via the legendary Prophet 6 synthesizer, and an animated vocal performance by Night Auditor’s front-man/composer Hilal Omar Al Jamal. Drugz follows the same psychedelic-funk-noise-pop trajectory as Drugzdilla, with influences ranging from Curtis Mayfield and Frank Zappa to Bootsy Collins and Beck. But Drugz attacks that trajectory with a greater precision and sophistication, both in terms of the concept and the execution of the record. Released in an edition of 300 7-Inch records (200 on black vinyl and 100 on white vinyl with green splatter). Housed inside a pro-printed record jacket with artwork by Kriss Stress. Pro-printed insert and digital download code included.

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‘FREE AS DEAD‘ VHS
A Film by Romain Perrot & Andy Bolus. In the tradition of DIY underground cinema Lighten Up Sounds proudly presents this VHS edition of FREE AS DEAD, a new experimental short horror film from the twisted minds of Andy Bolus (Evil Moisture) and Romain Perrot (Vomir). The film is a collaborative work, a shadowy nightmare of evil excess, demented sorcery and lurid ritual. Our story concerns a man bound to death and a young girl, following a path of ritualistic transfiguration to ultimately become FREE AS DEAD. VHS edition includes the 21 minute feature film, plus official trailer and an exclusive “Slimed” edit by Andy Bolus. Professionally duplicated black shell VHS w/ full color labels comes packaged with two color process print artwork, on 80 pt gloss cardstock housed in oversized hard black clamshell. Hand numbered edition of only 66 copies. A voyage into the darkest and most psychedelic nether regions of the subconscious, grim ambience for the most demented of dungeon dwellers. 46 minutes/ B&W / Color /NTSC.

‘FREE AS DEAD‘ C58
Original Film Soundtrack by Romain Perrot & Andy Bolus. Disturbing and damaged collaborative score to FREE AS DEAD, an original experimental short horror film from meat-maestro Andy Bolus (Evil Moisture) and HNW champion Romain Perrot (Vomir). Our story concerns a man bound to death and a young girl, following a path of ritualistic transfiguration to ultimately become free as dead. Ominous church organ creaks through choking clouds of sulfur, severely mangled horror ambience. The film itself is a collaborative work, a shadowy 21 minute nightmare of evil excess, demented sorcery and lurid ritual. The soundtrack offers an extended view into the hidden chamber, presenting nearly a full hour of grim atmosphere for the most demented of dungeon dwellers. Professionally duplicated / imprinted black shell cassette comes packaged with fold out double sided J-card featuring two color process print in red / clear Norelco case. Hand numbered edition of 100 copies, each includes 1’ pinback badge.

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FH062 Kane Pour – ‘Vision Crayon’ C35 $6
RIYL: video game soundtracks from weather.com, audio taffy, Swedish fish + QVC. We’ve had a mad bee up our bonnets for this feller since hearing Kand Pour’s previous release & are stoked as hell to drop this smooth acid candy into the world. Like Yellow Magic Orchestra scoring a new installment of The Legend of Zelda set in costal yet swanky Hyrule, Vision Crayon is a study of bubblegum tension and confetti release and a big fuck-yeah to being alive.

FH063 Garde Forestier C40 $6
RIYL: cassette loops, contemplation of the atrification of logic in seemingly intelligent systems, weed. Garde Forestier is vaguely sinister 80’s hold music a lunatic French guru turned into mediation loops. Or perhaps it’s a Casio workstation gone on the fritz but becoming sentient, all whilst dealing with the breakdown of its physical body and the unfairness of bothering with such a burden at such a time. Maybe Garde Forestier really is a front for a Danish trio of nuns who built up these tracks in the brief moments free from the rigors of monastic life. Perhaps we are witnessing the first stirring of a post-vaporwave work unbound and unmoored from its stable of lockstep clone acolytes. Perhaps.

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Mr. Mom – ‘Call Me Dada’
The latest album by “Mr. Mom” continues Alizter James’ series of beat driven/sampledelica with an ever increasing use of odd & varied sounds. AJ’s touchstones are hip-hop, dance, and experimental electronic music and he’s always refining…we’re excited to see where this producer takes us next!

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