The 6th full-length studio recording and first since his move to Baltimore, Jason Crumer’s Disqualifier steps beyond the shadow of Ottoman Black to yield a programmatic, mature and vulnerable setting. Dense brass,concrete sounds and mutated noise reveal a pointed narrative & unmatched compositional stroke. Equal parts harsh and ambient, Disqualifier is an exemplar for the American underground. Recorded from nothing November, […]
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Record Highlight — Kris Delmhorst
Kris Delmhorst’s new release describes a moment of reckoning and centering in the songwriter’s life, and in society as a whole. In this collection, Delmhorst acknowledges the work of an intentioned life – and the […]
Record Highlight — Johnny Foreigner
Lame-O Records is stoked to announce its first non-Philadelphia based signing, Johnny Foreigner from Birmingham, England! As part of the announcement, the band made Lame-O its very own Johnny Foreigner Mixtape to help get you affiliated with […]
Record Highlight — Jack Hotel
Günter Voelker, Joe Salvati, Marty Steinhausen, Josh Rector, and Casey Hollingsworth join forces to vanquish evil, poverty, and blight. Your mom would say she “likes” it, but she would walk distractedly out of the room […]
Record Highlight — 49th Parallel
In the spring of 1969, 49th Parallel had a hit in with ‘Twilight Woman’, a lovely song that sounds like a poppier version of what bands like Tomorrow were doing in England. That success led […]
Gilead Fest 2014
This weekend is Gilead Fest 2014 in Oshkosh, WI. Thanks to Gilead Media for enlisting us to press several of the titles which will be available for sale at the fest — Barghest, Bastard Sapling, […]
Record Highlight — Johanna Samuels
25-year-old Johanna Samuels broadens the definition of pop music. The melodically and lyrically focused singer-songwriter sings about the depths and dualities of life with her unique bell-like voice. Standing on the shoulders of the great […]
Record Highlight – Maurizio Bianchi
The late 70′s rejection of punk and rock-oriented music within select underground subcultures was signified by the works of of bands like Throbbing Gristle, Cabaret Voltaire and Whitehouse. Using their network of record labels and […]
Record Highlight — Gazer
Cincinnati noisepunk band Gazer’s “Double EP” will be available very soon from Phratry Records. The Fake Bulbs EP was engineered and mixed by Will Allard at Missed Connections. The Phone Commercial EP was engineered by John […]
Record Highlight — The Core Trio Featuring Matthew Shipp
The Core Trio was part of the the avant garde quartet Rosta. After the break up of the that group, The Core Trio formed in 2004. With the line up of Seth Paynter-saxes, Richard Cholakian […]