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Distro update -- new items from our colleagues at Wintage!

2012-03-10T14:08:00.000-08:00

Hey there! Just a quick note to update you on the fabulous new batch of ultra limited goodies from Wintage Records and Tapes available through our select distribution operation. Use the button below to plop any of these into a handy cart for personal acquisition via our beloved sPLeeNCAT mailorder site:


Add:	Twig Harper - “Live at Teranga” [cassette] Price: $6.00 Date Added: Saturday 10 March, 2012
"Baltimore’s clown prince of D.I.Y. head fuckery (was that Twig on The Wire, walking through Hamsterdam?) lay’s down an epic live set in Toronto ... more info

Add:	Vomir / R.D.C.D - split [cassette] Price: $6.00 Date Added: Saturday 10 March, 2012
"Side A has current prince of HNW (Harsh Noise Wall) Vomir (France) setting forth for a 20 minute journey of undulating jet-fire back blast of pure ... more info

Add:	Hercel / Atomic Cock Bombs - split [cassette] Price: $6.00 Date Added: Saturday 10 March, 2012
"Australian ex-pat by way of Japan Shayne Bowden brings forth his harsh electronic project Hercel to the Masses. This duo project straight outta ... more info

Add:	Nihilist Spasm Band - "Nothing is Forever" [LP] Price: $15.00 Date Added: Saturday 18 February, 2012
"The legendary and near mythical first warriors of noise, bring forth their new LP. Four new head hitting masterpieces of no music laid down at ... more info

Add:	Six Heads - "Cardboard Oracle" [LP] Price: $15.00 Date Added: Saturday 18 February, 2012
"Toronto's current kings of collage/cut-up avant surreal-ness. This sextet of confusion led by head "Head" William A. Davison (has worked with ... more info

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Monthly Mixtape Club : February, 2012 edition

2012-02-25T12:59:00.002-08:00

Side A

1. Diagram: A and Noise Nomads, “Untitled.” Diagram: A / Noise Nomads collaboration CDR (USA, Breaking World Records, 2004).
2. Embarker, “Invisible Yarmulke.” Embarker LP (USA, Malleable Records, 2008).
3. Sweden, “Mc Park.” Same Diff CD (Australia, Dual Plover, 2002).
4. James Twig Harper, “Untitled.” Intuitive American Esoteric, Vol. 2 LP (USA, American Tapes/Ecstatic Peace/Gods of Tundra/HereSee/Slowtoe, 2006).
5. Andy Ortmann, “Dagdagiel's Dilemma.” V/A, The Noise from Ridgewood: a Benefit Compilation for the Silent Barn 2xCDR (USA, Obsolete Units, 2011).
6. Dick Hyman, “Evening Thoughts.” Moog: The Electric Eclectics of Dick Hyman LP (USA, Command Records, 1969).
7. Na, “Untitled.” Live at WNUR 89.3 FM, Chicago CDR (USA, self-released, 2005).
8. Six Heads, “Smaller, Larger, Lighter (Incantation Of The Naugahyde Witch).” Cardboard Oracle LP (Canada, Wintage Records and Tapes, 2012).
9. Climax Golden Twins, “Untitled.” Climax Golden Twins [Locations] CD (USA, Fire Breathing Turtle, 1998).
10. Test Dept., “Inheritance.” Beating the Retreat LP (UK, Mercury, reissue 1987). *originally released by Some Bizzare (UK, 1984).
11. Boy Dirt Car, “Smear.” Winter LP (USA, RRRecords, 1987).
12. Tonalamotl, “Hargrave.” Tonalamotl LP (USA, Bobby J., 1997).

Side B

1. Kruse, “Untitled.” Welfare split cassette w/ Bill Doob (USA, Karamazov, 2009).
2. F. Montgomery Brigham, “Winter in a Coniferous Forest.” Songs of the Seasons LP (Canada, Ottawa Field-Naturalists Club/World Records, Inc., 1979).
3. Schurt Kwitters, “Untitled.” Schurt Kwitters LP (USA, Open Mouth, 2010). *originally released on cassette by Open Mouth, (USA, 2008).
4. SM, “Untitled.” SM cassette (USA, Spaze, 2010?).
5. Pradada, “Dead End of Existence.” Phantasy Visions CDR (Canada, Hobo Cult Records, 2009).
6. Magik Markers, “Untitled.” Isolated From Exterior Time (Bonfire) cassette (USA, Arbitrary Signs, 2011).
7. Arrington de Dionyso, “Untitled.” Untitled (Arrington de Dionyso Handmade Records) lathe-cut 7” (USA, self-released, 2010).
8. King Frog, “Venezuella.” Wham-O/Crank Sturgeon/King Frog/Pork Queen 2x7” compilation (USA, Bobby J., 1995).
9. Kplr, “Cirkuit.rn 3.” Untitled LP (USA, Digitalis Recordings, 2011).
10. M Ax Noi Mach, “The Darkside.” Chaser cassette (France, [tanzprocesz], 2008).
11. Fred Nipi, “Untitled." Qanngirpalippuq one-sided LP (France, Galerie Pache, 2009).
12. Hexmorb, “Untitled.” Red Lights in the Reflective Cave II cassette (USA, Unskilled Labor, 2007).
13. Angst Hase Pfeffer Nase, “Journey to the Center of Something or Other.” Unitled split 7” w/ Bhob Rainey (USA, Sedimental, 2009).
14. Two Dollar Guitar, “Untitled.” The Disappointment cassette (USA, Old Gold, 1995?).

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Side B:

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Arrington de Dionyso's "Music for Two Tape Recorders" now available on Free Music Archive

2012-02-18T09:11:00.000-08:00

Music for Two Tape Recorders is a double cassette spontaneous composition ultimately performed by the listener using two tape players. The source tapes consist of simultaneous recordings of improvisations made by Arrington on two different tape recorders, each with their own timing, sound, and mechanical idiosyncrasies.

The original double cassette was released by sPLeeNCoFFiN in 2009 and came packaged in recycled bookcases from abundant copies of discarded romance and fiction novels, hand screenprinted here at sPLeeNCoFFiN HQ with drawings made by Arrington on a bench at the American Visionary Art Museum. Included inside the case was this explanatory note: "simultaneous recordings made on two tape recorders, 10-8-08. for best results, play both cassettes at the same time, starting at any section on either cassette."

This digital version of the release includes each side of both source tapes (A1, A2, B1, and B2), as well as four different variations of the "completed" piece (A1+A2, B1+B2, A1+B2, and A2+B1), starting at the beginning of each side.

To simulate the ideal double tape recorder environment, the two cassette sources are panned left (tape A) and right (tape B) on the combined selections.

A nice review of the release by P. Somniferum in Foxy Digitalis is available here.

Monthly Mixtape Club : (late) January, 2012 edition

2012-01-27T22:01:00.001-08:00

Hello again, friends.

Your second installment in the Monthly Mixtape Club feature comes to you a bit tardy this month, due to various exciting and laborious endeavors taking precedence over this super fun hobby. So, this month we've utilized mid 1980s optical media technology and taken a closer look at our CDR holdings here in the sPLeeNCoFFiN HQ library. Along with the usual tapes and vinyls, you will hear some great, weird and rare CDRs that haven't been played here in years, due mostly to the fact that we haven't had a working CD player in quite some time.

A few highlights of this month's mix include a phenomenal 1983 Alan Vega number (the awesomeness of which was almost forgotten by myself until hearing it again last November blasted during a post-show dance party thrown down at the now defunct Bar-a-Bas of Antwerp, Belgium by the super tasteful and awesome DJ Oli Diskoster), some classic Smell & Quim (long neglected for lack of functional CD player), and unquestionably my favorite cassingle of 2011 by Night Burger.

Don't forget -- the most fun is had by those who record these files to corresponding sides of a 90 min. cassette tape and play it through start to finish, with no annoying computer screen staring back at them, preferably while engaging in other stimulating activities, such as drinking.

Side A

1. Darksmith, “Anything that Makes a Man Happy.” Million Year Spree split LP w/ Fossils (USA, KYE, 2011).
2. Six Heads, “12/11/10.” Official Demo cassette (Canada, Wintage Records and Tapes, 2011).
3. Kapotte Muziek, “Untitled.” Mort Aux Vaches CD (Netherlands, Staalplaat, 1997).
4. Sick Llama, “No Alibi Lover.” V/A, Deaf in the Valley 2x cassette (USA, 905 Tapes, 2007).
5. Marlo Eggplant, “Romanticizing the Doppler Effect.” 2011 CDR (USA, Corpus Callosum Distro, 2011).
6. FUN, "Untitled." Plays Music for Two Cassette Players cassette (USA, Breathmint, 2011).
7. Cryptic Weevil, “Çatal Höyük.” Dysfunctio Cerebri CDR (USA, Obscurica, 2005).
8. Cave Bears, “No Magic Kingdom.” No Weird USA cassette (USA, Feeding Tube Records, 2011).
9. Placenta Popeye, “Untitled.” splt cassette w/ Pier (Spain, For Noise's Sake, 2011).
10. Fifty Foot Women, “Teeth & Meadow.” Mares CDR (USA, self-released, 2008). *later released on CD by Yod Tapes (USA), 2008.
11. Madame P, “Untitled.” O’Lumi-Nasi Cassette (USA, OMS-B, 2009).
12. Barn Owl, “Moth Attack.” V/A, Rap Pouch 3” CDR (USA, Breaking World Records, 2003).

Side B

1. Minn Minn Lights, “Untitled.” Minn Minn Lights CDR (Norway, SHH/BZZ, 2006). *later released by Sharks and Pfennigs (UK), 2007.
2. irr. app. (ext.) & At Jennie Richie, “Night Wearing Feathers.” Apt. J(ext.)ie Irrchie - Night Wearing Feathers 3” CDR (USA, Psychform Records, 2006).
3. Michael Thomas Jackson, “Jesus was a Socialist.” Red Tape cassette (USA, Heat Retention Records, 2008)
4. Smell and Quim, “Turned Over to Sod.” Your Enemy’s Balls CD (USA, Red Stream, Inc., 1994).
5. Telecult Powers, “Gropiusstadt.” V/A, People Skills cassette (USA, Cryptic Carousel Records/Tin Cans and Twine, 2009).
6. Magic Beach, “Ghost Island.” Untitled cassette (Canada, Black Mantra, 2010).
7. Alan Vega, “American Dreamer.” Saturn Strip LP (USA, Ze Records/Elektra, 1983).
8. Sudden Infant, “Castaneda Machine.” Inner Storm cassette (USA, Blossoming Noise, 2011).
9. Duncan Moore, et al., “Untitled.” Flute on the Ice cassette (USA, no label, 2009?).
10. TOMB, “Luciferian Homage.” Xesse one-sided LP (USA, Prison Tatt Records, 2011).
11. Night Burger, “Barrier Earth.” Videotape cassette (USA, self-released, 2011).
12. Steam Drapula, “Sujin Song.” Have Done CDR (USA, Durable Stimuli, 2005?).
13. Loachfillet, “Soiled Waving Cilia, Part I.” Soiled Waving Cilia cassette (USA, Fish Pies, 2006).

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Xylowave 2012

2011-12-26T17:26:00.000-08:00

New split cassette to be released on January 1st.

GX Jupitter-Larsen / Arvo Zylo.
XYLOWAVE 2012.
[SP-27-CS]

Two sides of unhinged fire worship inspired by entropy. Jupitter-Larsen (Haters) and Zylo (Delirious Insomniac) fill the post-human void with a harsh sonic environment saturated to a point of near-ambiance.

Monthly Mixtape club : December, 2011 edition

2011-12-17T14:18:00.001-08:00

Introducing our new fun feature:

the sPLeeNCoFFiN monthly mixtape club!!

Instructions:

1. Follow this blog or check back monthly (podcast version coming soon!);

2. Download the 2 files (less fun alternate option: listen to the embedded streams);

3. Record each file to corresponding A and B sides of a 45 minute cassette tape (less fun alternate option: load into your MP3 player);

4. enjoy;

5. repeat as desired.

This month, you'll no doubt notice an imbalance of fine French bric-a-brac, acquired during a multi-hour excursion at Paris' wonderful Bimbo Tower while on tour last month, as well as a few oldies recently dusted off that have been stimulating the hair cells of the spleencoffin HQ inner ear. All analog this time around, maybe next month we'll concentrate on rare CDRs; who knows? Stay tuned!!

Below you'll find the tracklisting for this month's mix.

Side A

1. Charlene Darling, “Le Grand Rien (De M. Toma Burvenich).” Mourning Tooth cassette (Belgium, Les Disques de L’Oubli, 2011).
2. Scorpion Violente, “Uberschleiss.” Uberschleiss LP (Italy, Avant! Records, 2010).
3. Two Years on Welfare, “Ticking Lisp.” Receiver cassette (USA, Ranky-Tanky, 2011).
4. Ed Yazijian, “Orange Sky.” Six Ways to Avoid the Evil Eye LP (USA, Onetree, reissue 2007).
5. Daren Seymour & Mark Van Hoen, “November 24th, 1926 • Into The Physical.” Aurobindo: Involution LP (UK, Ash International, 1995)
6. Blood Stereo, “Non Wretched Drone, No Blooze (May 16th).” Tape Hiss For Brainwash cassette (USA, Feeding Tube Records, 2011).
7. Panicsville, “Night Action.” Brain Transplant / Action Without Consequence 7” split EP w/ Brain Trainsplant (USA, Nihilist, 1999).
8. Mold Omen, “Untitled.” Witch State cassette (USA, Egyptian Tea, 2011).
9. Foi Pour Pusillanime, “Vascularisation maximale, Ohna hoch vi a fleder müss.” Foi Pour Pusillanime 7” EP (France, Ogrob, 2011).
10. Burial Hex, “Night Stalking the Unsilent Boneyard.” Burial Hex cassette (USA, Lurk Sleep Kill, reissue 2011). *previously released on LP by SNSE, 2007.
11. Jon Wieh, Pepe Kroma, Loma group, “Bassa Musical Bow, Kpelle Song with Harp, Loma Song with Drums.” Folk Music of Liberia LP (USA, Folkways, 1960).
12. Crank Sturgeon, “Untitled.” Glory Tape and Trough of Beslubbering Fish cassette (USA, Spacelessjam, 2006).
13. France Sauvage, “Mettre De Coté.” Couper Les Tchou Tchou LP (France, Potagers Natures/Bimbo Tower, reissue 2011). *previously released on CDR by Commence Par Maman, 2008.
14. Anton Mobin, “Sans Sauce.” V/A - Tartare De Subconscient Infini cassette (France, Crudités Tapes, 2011).
15. Roman Pilates, “Untitled.” 20100102 cassette (Canada, Wintage Records and Tapes, 2011).

Side B

1. Jeff Zagers, “three tones” J. Zagers cassette (USA, Mutual Deterioration Society, 2008).
2. Attrition, “Commandment (live).” Demonstro 1981-1986 2xLP (Germany, Vinyl on Demand, 2011). *recorded 1983, previously unreleased.
3. Noir Boy George, “ta beauté c'est un cancer.” Metz Noire cassette (France, [Tanzprocesz], 2011)
4. Impractical Cockpit, “Lots of Disney” Facilidad? LP (USA, Trd W/D, 2010).
5. Liveshitbingepurge, “The Locker Room.” The Locker Room cassette (USA, LSBD editions, 2011).
6. Inca Ore, “Ruff Ridin.” Silver Sea Surfer School LP (USA, Not Not Fun, 2009).
7. Needle Gun, “New Boy’s in Town Hand Full of Chuck.” Frábay Ferment cassette (USA, self-released, 2008).
8. Knurl, “Untitled.” Reactance LP (Canada, Wintage Records and Tapes, 2011).
9. Evil Moisture, “Untitled.” 50Ω Coaxial Relays cassette (France, no label, 2011?)
10. Jazkammer, “Turntable Surface Fireball 2 (studio)” Turntable Surface Fireball 2 12” EP (Norway, Smalltown Supersound, 2001)
11. Fossils, “Untitled.” Drunk Boat cassette (Canada, Snapped in Half, 2008).

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New distributed winter treats from our close colleagues!

2011-12-10T15:20:00.000-08:00

Hello, friends. Just a brief note here to announce some new distro items added to our friendly mailorder site, spleenCat. Dig in below.


Add:	V/A - "Fake sound routine vol. 2" [cassette] Price: $6.00 Date Added: Saturday 10 December, 2011
"The second installment in the 'Fake Sound Routine' series compiles an expanse of rhythm fueled dementia. Washes of pounding digital gloss and ... more info

Add:	V/A - "Delirious music for delirious people" [CD] Price: $7.00 Date Added: Saturday 10 December, 2011
"On September 9th, 2011, Arvo Fingers and WLUW celebrated the 4th Anniversary of the Delirious Insomniac Freeform Radio Show as well as the release ... more info

Add:	DMZ - s/t [cassette] Price: $6.00 Date Added: Saturday 10 December, 2011
"variable geometry living room band 3*6-packs, pockets synthesizers, pockets effects groovy carpenter, ungroovy autechre secret project for secret ... more info

Add:	Noir Boy George - "Metz noire" [cassette] Price: $6.00 Date Added: Saturday 10 December, 2011
"east of france he's from metz, he sings love from metz, suburb from metz, babies from metz, beers from metz he plays electric keyboards, electric ... more info

Add:	Liveshitbingepurge - "The locker room" [cassette] Price: $5.00 Date Added: Saturday 10 December, 2011
This unpredictable Baltimore trio return with a tape of dissonant free rock and American football parody. Once again, this one's a limited edition ... more info

Add:	Fusiller - Tanzprocesz live series vol. 7 [cassette] Price: $6.00 Date Added: Saturday 10 December, 2011
"seventh volume in the live series sewing machine artwork 3 live sets in 40 minutes beers, screams & loops" -[tanzprocesz]

Unreleased discards for the adventurous, no. 1

2011-09-17T10:53:00.000-07:00

Howdy folks,

Here at sPLeeNblog we hope to offer the extra adventurous -- those of you who enjoy something a little less polished, a little less masterful -- a glimpse into the abandoned fragments of the creative process. Take for example this recording from our close associate, The Decapitated He d. Known (we've taken the liberty of using this word charitably) primarily for producing heavily saturated, minimally rhythmic works under the abbreviated name of Decapitated Hed (omitting the definite article), the artist also has a long history of dabbling in sound collage experiments and automatic/random forms of sonic (de)composition, a large body of largely unreleased material, some of the earliest examples of which are documented on The Decapitated Hed's debut double cassette released on sPLeeNCoFFiN back in 2005 (long out of print, but D. Hed says you're not missing much).

Such is the case with this short four-track cassette recording recently shared with us. It dates from April 2010, a time when we were just finishing up the duplication of Decapitated Hed's terrific "Isolation Pulse" cassette. This amusing little nugget is brought to you courtesy of the Hed's personal archives and is free to be shared via Creative Commons Attribution/Non-Commercial/Share Alike licensing.

Please enjoy.

The Decapitated Hed - "Responsibilities, in the classic sense" by sPLeeNCoFFiN

The current crop, late summer '11.

2011-08-29T19:07:00.000-07:00

Hey, folks. We have a trio of fabulous offerings for you here at spleenco., guaranteed to refresh your spirit from injury in light of recent local natural and manmade disasters such as earthquakes, hurricanes, and the Baltimore Grand Prix. Each and every one is cheap, tasty, and ripe for the plucking from our friendly spleenCat. Click on the titles below to order, or get in touch about trades and wholesale pricing.

Embarker - "Big Gary" cassette. $5.

Embarker is the solo project of Brooklyn based audiovisual artist Michael Barker. "Big Gary" shows a strong taste for the liminal sonic spaces of modified and homemade electronics, synths, and stringed pseudo-instruments in the creation of organic, rhythmic "noise" works. A fine entry in the spleencoffin catalog, and an excellent companion/follow-up to last year's Embarker cassette on I Just Live Here. Inserts and labels are handmade typewriter text on yellow lined memo paper with a drawing by Thomas Clark. Limited edition of 50 copies. First 20 copies feature special extra-limited edition "Big Gary" rub-on vinyl letters on the cassette shell exterior.

Kreace Peeps - "Asinine Frequncies" cassette. $5.

Kreace Peeps return from 4 years of obscurity to follow up 2007's classic "Pac Man Ghost Suicide by Shotgun Blast". "Asinine Frequencies" pools together a massive collection of reworked and/or simulated field recordings, utilizing location objects, improperly played non-western instruments, culinary tools, tape loops and tape manipulation, frothed beer cans, contact-miked piles of HVAC equipment, bottle caps strung through tennis rackets, artificial wind, and likely countless other undisclosed examples of "asinine" instrumentation and techniques for a surprisingly cohesive work of anti-genius. Hand-screenprinted covers and labels featuring drawings illustrating the circa 12th century process of harvesting Mandragora. Edition of 50.

Opéra Mort / Decapitated Hed - "Minuit Cerceuil/Zereo Zone" split 7". $5.

Paris/Brussels duo Opéra Mort team up with Spleencoffin regular Decapitated Hed for this well-paired split vinyl release. Everything you need is here: evil loops, piercing synths, destroyed dance rhythms, maniacal vocals, AND a handful of mesmerizing lock grooves to top it all off. This is sadistic death disco for the discriminating listener. Sleeves feature deep black multi-generation xerox shadows on heavy duty black kraft paper with silver hand-screenprinted text, laboriously DIY as always, limited edition of 300 copies.

Here's a blog

2011-08-29T18:16:00.000-07:00

Hi there. This here is a blog for sharing sonic spewings emanating from the spleencoffin "record label" in Baltimore, MD., USA. It will be infrequently updated with unreliably opportunistic means at varying levels of sobriety. Stay tuned!