"Moves to E. Lansing" [Turgid Animal, 2007]

Well, I finally have good news regarding impending releases--George Proctor at Turgid Animal is currently at work on the first Crow Feathers release, "Moves to E. Lansing." While some of you more in the "know" about the UK tape underground will balk at my joining the ranks of a power electronics label, I promise you that this one has a few brutal moments to justify itself among TA's roster. Actually, the tape flows in a similar manner on each side; slow build from more traditional song forms to frenzied electronics. Here's the tracklisiting:

Crow Feathers - "Moves to E. Lansing" c-30 (Turgid Animal)

Side A:
Letter X (Lying On Its Side)
Pages from the Bible
Elegia
Kursk Magnetic Anomaly

Side B:
A Piece for Sadie
A Bedsit
A Meditation

These should be out in the next few weeks. I don't know how much they will cost yet--I'll have to see what TA charges for them before I set my price. Oh and its an edition of 50...so they'll be gone fast. This material spans from October 2006 to April 2007. Much of cancelled "In Memory of a Friend" cd-r appears instead here (with the remainder to follow on other releases in the very near future...hint hint).

As always, here's a breakdown of the heavy rotation here:

Harmonia - "Musik von Harmonia" / "Deluxe" (Lilith, r. 1974; 1975) -- These two records have dominated the stereo throughout the spring. A huge thanks goes out to the wonderful Russian label Lilith for reissuing these krautrock masterworks.

Valerio Cosi - "And the Spiritual Committee" (Foxglove, 2007) / "Freedom Meditation Music Vol. I" (Students of Decay, 2007) -- Blazing sax, droning fragments, and the motorik...yes, the motorik. Young God V.C.

Graveyards - "The Breath Stop" (BrokenResearch, 2006) -- A (dare-I-say-it) slightly straightforward outing from Olson's annihilation trio. Clean, almost pristine recordings of free chamber works. Absolutely amazing.

Keep truly independent music alive--buy from tape/cdr labels. Oh, and worship krautrock.