(grave030lp) Dandelion Gum 2xlp

Double Vinyl colored pink with gold specks(pink vinyl sold out!), one exclusive song not included on the cd. First 500 copies are handnumbered(handnumbered sold out!!). Comes in lovely gatefold jacket w/ a scratch n sniff front cover. Next pressing is black limited to 1000. Still has the smelly cover! Shipping late April.

Side A:
The Dark Forest Joggers
Forever Heavy
Jump Into My Mouth and Breathe The Stardust
When the Sun Grows on Your Tongue

Side B:
Lollipopsichord
Sun Lips
Rollerdisco
Drippy Eye
Wall of Gum

Side C:
Melt Me
The Afternoon Turns Pink
They Live in the Meadow
Lost, Picking Flowers in the Woods
Caterpillar House

Side D:
Neon Syrup for the Cemetery Sisters
Spinning Cotton Candy in a Shack Made of Shingles
Untitled Roadside Demo
(Hidden Track)

(grave025) Reverie cd/2xlp

Take the vaporous fumes from the heavy lilting post rock from the likes of Isis, Pelican, and Explosions in the Sky, splash in a little bit of the eerie and goose bump inducing cinematic vibes of Entroducing era DJ Shadow, a chic albeit druggy post modern foray into the psyche ala the Blade Runner soundtrack and you’re still only touching the surface of Daturah’s creative impetus. Daturah cannot be merely explained or pigeonholed but instead, felt, by the listener. Hailing from Frankfurt, Germany, this instrumental combo stretch their riffs through audible taffy pulls and seep in crisp and thinly layered synths along with half buried samples to create a listening experience that jolts the senses. While staying true to the Krautrock glide of Can and Tangerine Dream, Reverie is intricately woven headphone music for those who like their loudness plunging to the depths of ocean trench droning while treading upon a moody middle ground of pure resonance and dulcet friction. They may rock their instrumental guile a bit heavy at times but it’s all weaved into a trance-inducing and ambient sojourn into a vivid panorama of love, fear and anger exhibiting how sometimes that music sans words can offer all the explaining there is to offer.

The cd comes in a gatefold eco jacket and the double vinyl comes in a gatefold jacket with the first pressing being 500 copies(150 violet/clear/yellow combo; 350 black). The first pressing of the vinyl from me is handnumbered.

(grave021) Kongmanivong cd

When Ken Fec isn’t collaborating with his other outfit Black Moth Super Rainbow where he’s helping to create some of the glossiest and narcotic induced drizzling sunshine pop kookiness, he’s serving as the brainchild of Power Pill Fist, an entity at the helm of some chunky ass, psychotropic, skewed bliss.

Rest assured Fec isn’t just some fly-by-night knob twiddler but instead a visionary with a true penchant for manipulating the Atari 2600 tossed into the mix with a mind-boggling night where Ennio Morricone, Kraftwerk, and Black Dice paint the town red. Still going strong as the resident DJ for Graveface Records where he puts on sets sans spinning the records between the live sets of the artists from the labels roster, Fec’s second release, Kongmanivong, under the Power Pill Fist moniker perches him atop the summit of modern day experimental music.

Kongmanivong is a hearty collage of hazy dub resonance and sticky funk with the abrasiveness of early industrial paladins such as Nitzer Ebb and Frontline Assembly. Even though the most seasoned of noise rock fans will dig it, Kongmanivong keeps the squalls of fuzz abundant but simmers them down into a disturbing procession of skronky techno and globs upon globs of post-modern meets neo-Krautrock all underlined with a seedy pop underbelly that is enigmatically and simultaneously jarring and soothing. Never have the terms “bi-polar” “haywire” and “ambient” been able to be tossed around freely in a single summation of music as they are when mentioning Kongmanivong.

Cd comes in a 18pt chipboard gatefold package.

(grave023) Third Transmission cd

Experimental Aircraft could be 2008’s version of The Pixies if they were slowed down to a crawling halt and layered in atmospheric dust. Or, at times, they sound like a more pummeling version of The Cure (how can this be?). If the band’s upcoming album “Third Transmission” were released in 1991, there is no question it would be among the most popular releases of its time. A forward thinking album for shoegaze fans everywhere, “Third Transmission” brings us back to some of the greatest bands making music in the nineties ie The Jesus and Mary Chain, All Natural Lemon and Lime Flavors, Antarctica, or Stereolab (which is to say, “Third Transmission” could have legendary status). Although their sound reminds us of an era since gone by, there is no question that their music is still more than relevant today (what’s that? My Bloody Valentine has reunited? Yes!).

Hailing from Austin, TX, Experimental Aircraft are among the latest signings to the Graveface Records imprint, that fine Chicago-based label who recently brought you new hits from Black Moth Super Rainbow, Appleseed Cast, The Octopus Project, and more, so you know this is legit, and if you really know this label, odds are you know it’s probably going to blow your mind. Already being heralded by URB’s Next 100, Experimental Aircraft can be described with words such as “lush,” “ethereal,” “soothing” and “beautiful,” thanks to front-woman / guitarist Rachel Staggs’ gorgeous, breathy-yet-apocalyptic vocals and heavily distorted instrument. When TJ O’Leary takes over front-man duties, his sound is desperate and tortured, recalling Robert Smith’s shout-cry that made his band so timeless and important. O’Leary’s duties also lie in distorted guitar which adds to the heavily layered sound currently blowing out your speakers.

Innovative and impressive, Experimental Aircraft prove they can stand the test of time and reign supreme in a genre that desperately needed a new face to the name.

(grave038) A Winner's Shadow lp/cd

Like the Black Hills of songwriter Darren Jackson’s native South Dakota, alt-rock duo Kid Dakota is a creature of extremes: Whisper-quiet vocals explode into searing guitar riffs and crushing drumbeats in a single breath. Loneliness and beauty go hand in hand. And a two-man band from Minneapolis makes a sound big enough to fill a stadium.

Those two men—Jackson on electric guitar and vocals, and Ian Prince on drums—offer up a moody fusion of rock, folk and country on the order of Okkervil and Sparklehorse.

Dark, dusty and desolate, the band’s 2001 debut "So Pretty" was a haunting collection of sketches that put a slightly sinister twist on the classic breakup album. Jackson showed his teeth—and his scars—on these brutally honest, heart-achingly brilliant tales of lost love and wasted years.

With 2004’s The West is the Fut "The West is the Future", the band shifted its focus from personal torment to universal struggle. Recorded live as a four-piece with layer upon layer of intricate overdubs, this cinematic rock symphony artfully exposed the seedy underbelly of westward expansion at the turn of the century.

Vinyl comes in a single jacket with full lyric insert. First pressing limited to 500 copies. 150 of them are white and 350 are black. 2 songs have different mixes from cd version.

(grave037) Start a People expanded edition cd

This item is a repress/reissue/ultimate expanded edition of the 2004 release Start a People. It includes two tracks not found on the original pressing and comes in a sexy gatefold chipboard sleeve. Here are a few snippets of what people had to say about the original:

"It's hard to find comparisons (or words, even) that really get how wonderful the gorgeous yet slightly eerie mood of Start a People is. The wizards in Black Moth Super Rainbow are on some mysterious kaleidoscopic plane of existence, and for 16 or so songs they take you there...and it's a crazy, lovely place to be." ERASING CLOUDS

"At first I was sceptical, but now I'm hooked. I can't explain it but this album works. It crept up quietly, and now I'm going to blast it out incredibly loud. Glorious, other wordly and unusual but ultimately leaves you with a happy heart. " MUSIC NEWS DOT COM

Here is the tracklisting:

Raspberry Dawn
Vietcaterpillar
From The See
I Am The Alphabet
Seeeds
I Think It Is Beautiful That You Are 256 Colors Too
Count Backwards To Black
Early 70s Gymnastics
Snail Garden
Folks With Magik Toes
Trees And Colors And Wizards
I Am The Alphabet
1 2 3 Of Me
Hazy Field People
Smile Heavy

BONUS REISSUE SONGS

Sadness In Her Hair
Sun Stained Places

Black Moth Super Rainbow

(grave036) Falling through a Field expanded edition cd

Up for preorder now is the first BMSR release, Falling through a Field. This puppy has been sold out for years and finally we repressed it with 6 new songs from that era(count 'em!). It has also been mastered for the first time and comes in a lovely gatefold chipboard sleeve. Here is the tracklisting:

Vietcaterpillar
I Think It Is Beautiful That You Are 256 Colors Too
Season For Blooming
Letter People Show
Dandelion Graves
Boxphones
Smog In Cities
Your Doppelganger
Falling Through A Field
Colorful Nickels
One Flowery Sabbath
Sun Organ
Boatfriend
The Magical Butterfly Net
Last House In The Enchanted Forest
Lake Feet

BONUS REISSUE SONGS

Monohymn
The Sad Branch
Silo
Jogging Home
Aloysius Version Opposite B
Yourteethandface(marchingalong)

(grave034) Set the Woods on Fire lp

This is the vinyl version. Cd released by saddle creek on august 7th, 2007. The vinyl is coloured w/ dark blue splashes. Sleeve contains full lyrics. Limited to 500 copies! Read below for the one sheet:

After Azure Ray disbanded in 2004, Orenda Fink, one half of the beloved Omaha-via-Athens duo, put her energies into a solo record. In 2005, she released Invisible Ones, an under-the-radar but critically-acclaimed debut album.

Through the Invisible Ones touring cycle, Orenda assembled several different touring bands with revolving members, along the way making profound musical and personal friendships with her bandmates. With a little astrological nudge and some serendipitous circumstances, Orenda decided to form a new band using the cream of the crop of her touring crew. The band they formed was called Art Belle. Fearing the wrath of paranoid radio listeners "West of the Rockies" (in addition to fearing litigation), the band shortly changed its name to Art in Manila, a nod to radio host Art Bell's exodus to the Phillipines. Art in Manila is comprised of Orenda on guitar and vocals, Adrianne Verhoeven on keys and vocals, Dan McCarthy also on keys, Steve Bartolomei on guitar, Ryan Fox on bass guitar, and Corey Broman on drums. Band members play or have played in... Mayday, McCarthy Trenching, The Anniversary, The Good Life, Mal Madrigal, Bright Eyes, Little Brazil, Dance Me Pregnant, Neva Dinova, and plenty of other groups both recognizable and not.

When writing tracks for Set the Woods on Fire, Orenda's writing process was informed by the possibilities and potential of working with a live band again. She could now write songs with each of the Art in Manila member's strengths in mind. At times, Art in Manila travels the lush path set forth by her previous work, however, it is here subsumed with edge and backbone. The band flirts playfully with genre wanderlust without ever abandoning cohesion. Moody slow-burners follow four-to-the-floor rockers which butt up against serene ballads. And it all works. Orenda and company have deviated from their collective musical pasts without forsaking it… and have conjured a powerful debut record in the process.

Set the Woods on Fire, Art in Manila's debut album, was recorded in Omaha, Nebraska, by Joel Petersen (The Faint, Broken Spindles) and mixed in Athens, Georgia, with longtime Orenda Fink collaborator Andy LeMaster (Now It's Overhead).

(grave033) If you come to Greet Me lp

180 gram vinyl! Contains one song not available on cd version. Read below for one sheet:

Daughter of a forest ranger and town kindergarten teacher, Laura Gibson’s root runs deep in the small coastal logging town of Coquille, Oregon. An outsider to the burgeoning Portland music scene, Gibson’s early choice of venues (an AIDS hospice here, a kindergarten class there) and complete lack of music scene knowledge (she listens to very little recorded music) may have confused the erstwhile veterans, but her homespun, ginger sincerity, her enchanting voice, and her mature songwriting won ‘em all over in a heartbeat.

Listening to If You Come To Greet Me, it’s immediately apparent something magical happened at Portland’s Typefoundry Recording Studio in the spring of 2006 with the capable assistance of Adam Selzer (Norfolk and Western) behind the board. Gibson demonstrates a confident fingerpicking style while bathing the punctuated notes in her languorous vocal phrasing. It’s haunting. And it’s perfectly bolstered with gorgeous, warm, orchestral arrangements that never detract from the melodic backbone of Gibson’s songwriting. By the end of the sessions, almost all the members of Norfolk and Western (Adam Selzer - vocal, electric guitar, Rachel Blumberg - drums, Peter Broderick – viola, saw, and Cory Gray - trumpet, piano) enthusiastically lent performances. The latter two were so pleased with the outcome they signed up to back Gibson whenever their schedules allowed. Wayne Miller filled out the troupe with tasteful, loping upright bass lines and Alex James (Dolorean) stopped in to sing a few bars.

If You Come To Greet Me demonstrates a rich tapestry of emotion over nine songs--hope, ennui, reflection, inspiration, loneliness, happiness and yearning--all stitched together with a steady songwriting hand, where imagery dovetails with melody in an irresistible way: “And I could be the queen of our small town parade / You could be the leader of a bold marching band / You could play the drum / And I could wave my hand / For the crowd.” One can almost conjure up mainstreet Coquille, Oregon, or for that matter Hometown, Anyplace, where the people, sky and land are all a little more well-acquainted, for better and for worse, and the human dramas unfold ordinary and extraordinary, depending on how you look at it.