March 15th Newsletter

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  • Spoils – Find Later CS
    Spoils – Find Later CS
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    What our staff has to say: “Spoils are my favorite band in Ohio. Rock for life.” – Kobe “Ohio style baby you know what we mean haha” Upon first listen […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • DJ Chooch – Moongazer
    DJ Chooch – Moongazer
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    This is the debut release of Atlanta’s DJ Chooch, the moniker of Ashley Choo-Hen, active primarily as a dj the past few years and is distinguished by her energetic, non-conformist, […]

    GENRE: Techno / House / Electronic
  • Alan Harman – Human Research Program CS
    Alan Harman – Human Research Program CS
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    What our staff has to say: “Cold Minimal synth cassette! It’s good.” – Jack Label Description: Alan Harman is the solo minimal synth project of Ethan Harman from the small […]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Various Artists – Slowscan 52 – Drag Marks (10 CS boxset)
    Various Artists – Slowscan 52 – Drag Marks (10 CS boxset)
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    In (heavy and over-sized) wooden box of 40 handnumbered copies. Includes one handnumbered insert. 10 audiotqps with interviews/statements, experimental and electronic music by William Burroughs, [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Alex Cunningham – Armor
    Alex Cunningham – Armor
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    Six tracks of solo acoustic violin improvisation, recorded at home in October 2020. Alex Cunningham – violin, objects, artwork

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Alie – Whole
    Alie – Whole
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    𝐼𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑐𝑒𝑎𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑚𝑦 𝑏𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑑𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑛 For 𝑊ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑒, Berlin-based Alie illustrates a selection from the Ashtavakra Gita with a sprawling excursion of […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Techno / House / Electronic
  • Tarkamt – 1100dB
    Tarkamt – 1100dB
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    Tarkamt, the solo project of Egyptian artist Cherif El-Masri (The Invisible Hands), unfolds its second release 1100 dB. A deluge of mass psychotropic soundscapes, churning crude spurts of coarse [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • pnl(a) – Compulsion Fabric
    pnl(a) – Compulsion Fabric
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    The first cassette release by pnl(a), a project conceived by Brandon Auger (Halifax, NS) in 1995 and now highly active after some torpid years. Compulsion Fabric droops sentimental tones tangled [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Sharon Van Etten – We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong
    Sharon Van Etten – We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong
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    Sharon Van Etten has always been the kind of artist who helps people make sense of the world around them, and her sixth album, We’ve Been Going About This All […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Marv – Basse Danse CS
    Marv – Basse Danse CS
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    What our staff has to say: “Magical little tape here, hits on all cylinders. Label hails from Boone NC, artists from Durham NC. Places both family and friends are located […]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Fourth Wife – Head Fell Between Two Horses CS
    Fourth Wife – Head Fell Between Two Horses CS
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    Fourth Wife is the long-running project of Cincinnati’s Michael Latella. His latest full-length is Head Fell Between Two Horses, and as in his previous work, Latella stretches, splits, and [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Riley – Drowned
    Riley – Drowned
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    “Drowned” is a collection of spectral, downtempo jungle reverberations from NYC-based artist Riley, who East Coast underground types may also know from the intense tape-machine and [...]

    GENRE: Techno / House / Electronic
  • Halalchemists – Total Nihilistic Butchery
    Halalchemists – Total Nihilistic Butchery
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    Halalchemists Total Nihilistic Butchery Implements : A1 Total Nothing Blank Iii A2 Cry Me A River [Tnb-Halalchemy Live Newcastle 1983-2006] B1 Untitled [Total Nothing Blank Ii] B2 Senzuri Nothing [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Shredded Nerve – Bleeding From The Head
    Shredded Nerve – Bleeding From The Head
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    mt114cs released July 31, 2017 2016-2017 Linden St., Brooklyn NY

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Signal Decay – Derelict (Pump Song) CS
    Signal Decay – Derelict (Pump Song) CS
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    Label Description: Signal Decay – Derelict (Pump Song) Here: Cassette plus 1 Digi Track (Excerpt) Industrial Coast Big Cartel: Cassette Only An ill-at-ease musing on home and place. [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • John O’Neill – Cine/Hollywood Tow
    John O’Neill – Cine/Hollywood Tow
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    After years of receiving many of his excellent recordings in my inbox, I’m excited to finally be involved in the materialization of the first proper release by Los Angeles-based artist […]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Chucha – What Remains
    Chucha – What Remains
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    Laura Muñoz’s Chucha project has been responsible for a healthy chunk of the freshest, most mind-bending live sets I’ve seen since she began playing live in 2016; each performance [...]

    GENRE: Techno / House / Electronic
  • Autumn Casey – Your Own Entertainment Channel
    Autumn Casey – Your Own Entertainment Channel
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    Currently based out Miami FL Autumn Casey is an Artist in the truest sense, using multiple different mediums to express her inspirations. On the A.side of “Your Own Entertainment [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Indie / Alternative
  • LOBA Adress – Will You Take No, Will You Straighten Your Jacket
    LOBA Adress – Will You Take No, Will You Straighten Your Jacket
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    A footrace on the moon / two show up armed with nothing but a polished flute and an assortment of scraping, stumbling percussion. No audience, no prize, no celebration, no […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Andrew Kirschner – Mirror Thru Haze
    Andrew Kirschner – Mirror Thru Haze
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    Featuring John Olson, Ben Gmetro and TJ Duke Recorded and mixed by Ben Gmetro and AK Mastered by Wyatt Howland Artwork by James Searfoss Layout by Dave Petersen

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Nape – Ten Tonne Angel CS (2nd Edition)
    Nape – Ten Tonne Angel CS (2nd Edition)
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    What our staff has to say: “Top level techno. Raw, primitive, engaging angular sounds all under the umbrella of dance inducing psychedelia. A MUST HAVE OF 2021!!!” – Brandon [...]

    GENRE: Techno / House / Electronic
  • taupe set xl – shadow of venus
    taupe set xl – shadow of venus
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    What our staff has to say: “There is always a teetering feeling I have with ambient music. I’m on the verge of standing in place as the piece moves past […]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • A Fail Association – This Will… CS
    A Fail Association – This Will… CS
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    Round two for the Sheriff of Dada Drumming and mayor of Funkytown, TX, with two brickwall tracks recorded in 2018. The second AFA release for MT coming 16 years after […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • History Of Leather – Courte Oreilles To 33rd CS
    History Of Leather – Courte Oreilles To 33rd CS
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    Brute rust belt concréte compositions of full spectrum, delicate yet hard-edged crumbling narratives from Chicago’s south side. released September 3, 2021 Recorded by P.M. and R.F. at the [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Kaltrunner – Dirteater II
    Kaltrunner – Dirteater II
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    After multiple self-published digital only albums, Atlanta based artist KALTRUNNER joins the AA family with his first physical release titled “Dirteater II.” Over 30 minutes and 5 tracks, [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • DJ ARG – 808 Miles High
    DJ ARG – 808 Miles High
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    From Mainz Germany, DJ ARG is one of the most prolific and skilled acid producers in the underground scene. He lives and breathes acid. With ‘808 Miles High’ he has […]

    GENRE: Techno / House / Electronic
  • TX Connect – Jerusalem’s Lot
    TX Connect – Jerusalem’s Lot
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    Dallas techno renegade TX Connect (Gavin Guthrie) delivers on his first EP for Dead Channel. With releases on L.I.E.S., Crème Organization, Medical Records, Dixon Avenue Basement Jams, and his [...]

    GENRE: Techno / House / Electronic
  • Endless Decay – Volume One
    Endless Decay – Volume One
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    Dead Channel is proud to present Endless Decay – Volume 1. A scorching compliation featuring a powerhouse lineup including: DJ VST, Eindkrak, Keith&Kevin, Robert E Livingood, Memory [...]

    GENRE: Techno / House / Electronic
  • Mokre’tzy Konstruktor – Forms
    Mokre’tzy Konstruktor – Forms
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    Dead Channel is proud to present Forms, a new album, from Mokre’tzy Konstruktor. A monumental mutant minimal synth masterpiece, filled with gnarled electronics and dystopian soundscapes. Based in [...]

    GENRE: Techno / House / Electronic
  • Vernacular – The Little Bird CS
    Vernacular – The Little Bird CS
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    Generational Muse “Forty years ago a group of hipsters fled Manhattan for . . . has it even been that long? I cannot fathom for I’m still alive and so […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Chris Williams & Patrick Shiroishi – Sans Soleil CS
    Chris Williams & Patrick Shiroishi – Sans Soleil CS
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    CHRIS WILLIAMS: Trumpet, Cornet, Flugelhorn, Synth, Objects PATRICK SHIROISHI: Alto, Bari, Sopranino, Soprano and Tenor Saxophones, Clarinet, Electric Toothbrush, Glockenspiel Engineered by: [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Xambuca – Dissimulata CS
    Xambuca – Dissimulata CS
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    Recorded live, March 2020, just prior to the closure of the world Xambuca is Chandra Shukla: Xambuca are an international concept multimedia/music performance group consisting of sound artist [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Ted Byrnes – All Hands
    Ted Byrnes – All Hands
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    “There’s something life reaffirming about each Ted Byrnes release. The intensity of his playing is ejaculatory and joyful. His recordings are intimate, and every time I hear them I [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Griefer – Communication Denail
    Griefer – Communication Denail
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    A follow up to 2017’s “Egress Report”, and an appearance on Tesco’s “Projekt Neue Ordnung II” compilation, “Communication Denial” is perhaps [...]

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics
  • A Fail Association – Dedicated To Shot + Weapon Cassette
    A Fail Association – Dedicated To Shot + Weapon Cassette
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    Mandatory noise from the boss of the flawless Dada Drumming imprint. Razor sharp slicing noise executed with breakneck speed and fearless propulsion. A longtime favorite here at New Forces HQ. [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Death Dedication _? Shot Down By Nature CS
    Death Dedication _? Shot Down By Nature CS
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    ” This stalwart of the Grand Rapids harsh noise front returns with two slabs of blue collar, Midwestern static. No frills, no pretensions, just monolithic noise from the heartland drenched [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise