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Artist:	MAMIFFER/HOUSE OF LOW CULTURE
Title:	Uncrossing/Ice Mole
Label:	SIGE
Format:	LP
Price:	$21.00
Catalog #:	SIGE 004LP

"While having been formed years apart, in disparate locations and under different circumstances, the worlds of Mamiffer and House of Low Culture have drawn increasingly closer over time. Now sharing core members (Faith Coloccia and Aaron Turner), physical proximity (Seattle-area in Washington state) and intimate creative information, it seems only fitting that the two should be paired together for a split album. Originally released in a limited run of CDs by Utech Records, the couple behind the aforementioned groups have further conspired to produce the album on the vinyl format via their own SIGE Records imprint." This formation of House Of Low Culture features Z'EV on percussion and is mastered by James Plotkin. Housed in a gorgeous sleeve; hand-numbered edition of 500 copies.

Artist:	MAMIFFER
Title:	Mare Decendrii
Label:	SIGE
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	SIGE 006CD

"The process of experiencing a musical composition is like decoding a puzzle. The mind registers the emotional implications within a melody, the timbre of the instrumentation, the tempo of the music, and the subject matter of lyrics. Listeners then must decipher this relatively complex code and project their own meanings and feelings to that particular pattern of sound. As a culture, we've also come to ascribe connotations to formulas and clichés. These are reference points, a context, and a shorthand method of leading the listener to a certain conclusion. The compositions are malleable and organic, taking on a multiple forms. A song takes a fixed and permanent shape on record, and assumes a completely different incarnation in the live setting. Over the course of Mare Dencendrii's five songs, Mamiffer travels between moments of minimalist tone worship, choral meditations, syncopated funeral marches, elaborate odd-time classical passages, and deconstructed doom metal. At its core, it's a melancholic and occasionally vengeful exploration of texture and melody. It's a sonic journey, a dynamic, living, breathing experience, a labor of love, and a bold new language."

Artist:	MERZBOW/MAMIFFER/HOUSE OF LOW CULTURE
Title:	Lou Lou...In Tokyo
Label:	SIGE
Format:	2LP
Price:	$34.00
Catalog #:	SIGE 007LP

"It was a cold and tumultuous spring day in Tokyo. The date was March 7, 2010. In between sheets of rain, the occasional snowflake could be seen, briefly floating among its more liquid counterparts. The weather set the perfect mood for a night of quiet melody and explosive noise - for this was the combination of elements woven together and unleashed on this particular occasion by the participants in Mamiffer, House of Low Culture and Merzbow. Mamiffer on this occasion was comprised of core members Faith Coloccia and Aaron Turner, joined by local heavy rock/experimental hero Atsuo (of the long running, largely unclassifable Japanese group Boris). Utilizing electric piano, tapes, guitar, gong and tape delay, the trio of Coloccia, Turner and Atsuo created stark soundscapes based around pre-existing compositions, finding plenty of space for free improvisation and intuitive interplay within the framework of each piece. The set was comprised of tracks from both new and old Mamiffer albums, ending with the debut of 'Lilac' - a previously unreleased song built around disintegrating guitars and buzzing metallic luminance. House of Low Culture, comprised of main members Turner and Coloccia, was joined by both Atsuo and noise magician Masami Akita (aka Merzbow) for a nightmarish take-over of the HOLC track 'Ice Mole.'" Hand-numbered edition of 330.

Artist:	PHARAOH OVERLORD
Title:	Lunar Jetman
Label:	SIGE
Format:	2LP
Price:	$27.00
Catalog #:	SIGE 012LP

"Though originally incarnated as a fire breathing serpent of riff encrusted Krautrock, subsequent mutations have generated an entire host of enchanting aural beasts. Seemingly adept at myriad forms of fringe music - hypnotic stoner freakouts, improvised art rock, ambient hymnals, cyclic minimalism - the sprawling reach of the big P.O. seemingly knows no bounds. Most recently, these gentle gods of Finnish thunder brought forth a massive missive of stadium metal, aptly titled Out of Darkness proving once again the potency of their Midas touch and their mastery in the realm of the rock. To what astral horizons their trajectory would lead them from there was a mystery as large as the cosmos through which they've traveled, but now the light of a new moon is upon us." Numbered edition of 500.

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