Stickers are Seattle
empathy punk noise makers. With sax and sass, they cover the depths of human
experience with the levity of firefly spit. Inspired by post-punk, pre-punk,
and the songs that get people through life scathed in only the best of ways,
Stickers are happy to slay through it with you via their latest LP JOY. Recorded
and mixed by genius Erik “Mr.” Blood at Chemical X and Black Space studios in
Seattle. Mastered by Adam Straney. Art by Troy Ayala.
After
years of undocumented jam sessions, a
show (the one and only for the group) with France's High Wolf forced this
foursome to consider what a listener might hear in the noisy, cyclical
instrumentals they'd been thrashing about on for all that time. The 9 jams
played that show were captured shortly thereafter on the trusty Tascam 388
& futzed with by Kurt Bloch. Features members of Walls, Private Room,
Climax Golden Twins, Hound Dog Taylors Hand, Unnatural Helpers, Tissue. Stamped cover.
Tissue is Seattle
duo Dean Whitmore (Unnatural Helpers) on expressive percussion and Gabi
Page-Fort (Stickers) on guitar and piano, with both contributing vocals.
Echoing the variety of an eclectic record collection, from Sebadoh III and Alice Coltrane to Gong and
Francis Bebey, the debut self-titled cassette is a folky interpretation of
circularity and jazz-punk, featuring luminary friends like Nils Petersen, Kurt
Bloch, and Nick Merz lending guitar and bass licks. From wanderers to
well-water-drinkers, the songs offer call-and-response to the thirst of being
alive. Stamped cover.
RR005-Nothing Band-COMPOSURE
(cassette)
Oakland, CA’s
Nothing Band is Max Nordile, artist and noisemaker known for his contributions,
past and present, to the Trashies, Preening, The Blues, Uzi Rash, the Singulars
and “Droppings - a Magazine of Art and Humor.” Simple rhythms and melodies
assembled and locked in repeating lull you into a vulnerable state, making
Max’s deep lyrics seep straight into your subconscious. This one man band is
“just scraping by in a jungle underwater in between corn groves,” but who
wouldn’t want to “work, work, work” (crooned then yelped) alongside this poet
of the people to eke out a modest existence? If you like Napoleon XIV, Odwalla
1221 and Nihilist Spasm Band, don’t miss Nothing Band. Stamped cover.
RR006-Trashies–Octagon
(cassette, LP available from Fine Concepts & 24/7 Records)
"The most
important gunk-rock band to come out of the Northwest in our lifetime.… Exploring
new art-gunk crevices, The Octagon
stretches out classic Trashies sounds and concepts into cough-syrupy new
shapes. Wandering further away from their 2004-era speedy satire punk with each
release, the Trashies of The Octagon
haven’t forgotten their roots as much as they’ve let them ferment into a
mind-altering stew. The straightforward parody has warped into allusions of
deeper freak-dom. Less Spits/Reatard, more Fall/Beefheart…Recorded by resident
producer Wolfman, The Octagon pushes
the Trashies into more experimental zones—uncomplicated electronic drums,
bizarre sound samples, and vertigo-inducing vocal layers are smeared over their
more familiar spiraling bass, guitar, and keyboard riffs… This is music to lick
toads to. Bless this mess." - Emily Nokes. Stamped cover.
Wicketkeeper
songs are made for singing. “Fabreezy” is especially catchy. It’s Top of the
Pops confection spiked with indie rock angst introspection. Simon Morley’s lyrics
ponder Life’s big questions with nostalgia and a sense of irony, backed by the
loosely propulsive groove of strum-drum perfection. It’s simple, it’s blissful,
and when Simon sings “We’re gonna be ok,” it’s like he’s talking to you. A
happy marriage of Brit pop and Flying Nun goodness. Recorded and mixed by Ash
Gardner at House of Strange, London. Stamped cover.
Ela Stiles (Bushwalking
/ Solo) & Jensen Tjhung (Deaf Wish/ Lower Plenty) bring you 'Golden
Scalpel' - two blissful yet world weary sides of transportive, mostly acoustic
songs, that might be equally at home in the back room of your local speakeasy as
in the open air, on one of your freakier plains - Out now through Hideotic
(Melbourne) and Reefers Records (Seattle).
RR009-Jo Passed–Out (cassette)
Jo Passed is an
emergent project by songwriter/vocalist/producer/multi-instrumentalist Joseph
Hirabayashi. Joseph formerly played in Vancouver, BC-based neo-psychedelic
band Sprïng, which formed out of the disbanding of pronk experimental punk
band, SSRIs. Jo Passed is always on tour, look for shows. Stamped cover.
RR010-Tissue-A Pick of Twins with Matching Dogs (LP, cassette)
RR010-Tissue-A Pick of Twins with Matching Dogs (LP, cassette)
This debut LP from Seattle band Tissue evokes the
death-defying dedication of the Olympic cyclist ("Gold Medal"), the
nostalgia of checkbooks and Walden Pond ("Frogs"), and highlights of
the strange, practical truths that define our lives (prepare for a dark turn on
the B side - homage to Neil Young's On the Beach?). Featuring Chris Costalupes
on bass, Cassidy Whitmore on backup vocals ("Gold Medal"), and Kurt
Bloch on percussion ("Airplanes & Cameras.") Printed LP cover. Stamped cassette cover.