I’ve held experimental Bay Area trio Hospital in the highest regard ever since the initial tape release of this collection back in summer 2023. Three brilliant minds working at the very edge of their creativity and allowing us in to hear the results, what could be better? Combining the talents of Kevin Linn (Sad Eyed Beatniks/PresentContinue reading “Hospital – Hospital II”
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Tony Jay – The Darkest Corner/Ancient Slice
A year on from the comforting lofi jangle of Perfect Worlds, two newly released recordings see Tony Jay exchange the enveloping half-light of their more customary DIY pop for darker, deeper hues. Blown out and lovelorn, The Darkest Corner’s aching strum and hum sees Bay Area fog pop auteur Michael Ramos finding solace in solitude,Continue reading “Tony Jay – The Darkest Corner/Ancient Slice”
Flowertown – The Ring
When Karina Gill and Michael Ramos collaborate they conjure a particular kind of magic that few can touch. Forever finding the exceptional amongst the everyday, the duo create whole worlds around seemingly simple narratives, leaving scope for endless interpretation and suggestion. Reuniting from their respective Bay Area projects Cindy and Tony Jay, the lo-fi dreampopContinue reading “Flowertown – The Ring”
Cindy – Standard Candle Demos
If I was to be sent to a desert island for the remainder of my stint here on Earth and was allowed just one album for company, this is the one I would choose, no question. There is something incredibly comforting about the thought of knowing that this would be the only music I couldContinue reading “Cindy – Standard Candle Demos”
The DIY’s and Wherefores of Red Pants…
There is an indelible homespun warmth that surrounds the work of Madison, Wisconsin based artist Jason Lambeth. From family oriented DIY music videos to the sketches and collages shaped so beautifully into handcrafted zines, Lambeth has established himself not only as a key figure in the underground independent scene, but as a rather splendid humanContinue reading “The DIY’s and Wherefores of Red Pants…”
Present Electric – s/t
Kevin Linn is at the heart of so much of the great music that comes out of the San Francisco underground. His label Paisley Shirt Records is awash with incredible outsider sounds, he lends his instrumental talent as and when it’s required, and puts out gloriously skewed DIY-pop with his own Sad Eyed Beatniks project.Continue reading “Present Electric – s/t”
Whitney’s Playland – Sunset Sea Breeze
This album has been floating around the San Francisco underground for a little while now, but with vinyl copies at last reaching the UK and Summer at our doorsteps it felt just the right time to attempt to capture its magic here. The first thing that hits me every time I Iisten to Whitney’s PlaylandContinue reading “Whitney’s Playland – Sunset Sea Breeze”
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