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TTD 015LP
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On white vinyl, with poster. "Lucky Dragons... create ecstatic music that completely transcends genres. My attempts to describe what their music actually sounds like always fall short of the magic they are making. I guess you could say it sounds like -- ecstatic magic. Challenging stereotypes that electronic music is cold and sterile, Lucky Dragons' live show, though conducted via computers, is a truly great celebration of the human spirit, giving real hope for the techno-future our society is racing toward."
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TTD 019LP
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"Far off instrumental far away land music. Lost Americana and Ennio Morricone. I don't know. It's beautiful and it wouldn't be out of place if it was on the soundtrack to Eraserhead. Amazing cover photos by Thatcher Keats. 300 pressed. Lavender vinyl. Comes with download." "This record is brief, but is full of solid and honest songs which both embody the LA zeitgeist and reach threateningly past it. Evident here are some sunny tropes, the small stories and subtle triumphs of life are cast in beautiful relief. But what is truly remarkable about the record, and what sets it firmly apart from others in its ilk are the downright serious moments. There is a confrontation with human solitude (what would have been called 'the existential question' by our grandparents' generation) on the last and longest track on the album, which borders on timeless. Not timeless in a 'too drunk to fuck' way. Timeless in a 'bolero' way. Clearly it's too early to tell, but I feel less hesitant predicting that the oeuvre of Nick Dewitt will continue to bear fruits that seem to come from distant times (forward and/or back). If purchasing an album, on vinyl of all things, feels like an anachronism to you (which, let's face it, if you're reading this, it probably does not), then you should certainly buy this one. If you are accustomed to buying current LPs with full-bleed color photograph covers on lavender vinyl, then you also might benefit from picking up this record, because in this case, the art direction is an afterthought to a carefully ministrated work, and is matched (if not surpassed) by the actual music it makes when played." -- Brother Reade
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TTD 011LP
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"300 pressed. Triumph Of Lethargy Skinned Alive To Death, Baby Control and TacoCat cover songs from Huggy Bear and Bikini Kill. Cover art by Jessica Hopper."
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TTD 006LP
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2007 release. "This record showcases Soiled Mattress And The Springs' talent for infectious melody, dance-conscious glee and intelligent composition, all committed with a defiant jazz flair on saxophone, keyboard and drums. Successfully capturing the manic energy and breezy nature of a their live show, Honk Honk Bonk! is a surprising and utterly enjoyable left hook from the underground. Honk Honk Bonk! is a sincere, irony-free attempt to make a positive, inventive and totally awesome record; it's about fun, freewheeling, friendship and most of all doing something different. Just like the skyline of New York City, Soiled Mattress And The Springs are reaching for the highest heights and will remain imprinted in our minds forever. Soiled Mattress And The Springs make some of the most lively and delightful music out there, their brisk attitude with their songs and their unexpected approach only affirming that further."
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TTD 009LP
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"Seattle, Washington's TOLSATD return with their first vinyl-only LP. Featuring Spencer Moody of Murder City Devils, Andrea Zollo of Pretty Girls Makes Graves and Dann Gallucci of Modest Mouse/Murder City Devils fame. This 13 song LP, exclusively on vinyl, takes you for a slow and broken journey of heartache and pain. Featuring a Joanna Newsom cover. For fans of The Birthday Party, Ornette Coleman and the films of Werner Herzog. 550 pressed on pink vinyl."
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TTD 007EP
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"Three new tracks of shoegaze noise by DSS and his modular synth. 521 pressed on clear vinyl with beautiful cover art by Sumi Ink Club. Features Joey Karam."
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TTD 020LP
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"Hallow is a sprawling foray of architectural disassembly, a weed-out process of reassessment and purposeful self-affirmation. This is the soundtrack to accompany Mark McCoy's debut drawing exhibition at LA's Hope Gallery. Hallow unfurls like a broken seal of revelations, billowing down its miasma of certainty. Looming perilously under a wash of malformation and debris are nine musical compositions to correspond with each of the drawings featured in the show, the side of each disc showcasing a consistent breakdown of structure mirrored by an intensifying sense of isolation and reverie. Comes with a glossy book/catalog of the opening unavailable elsewhere. Split release with Youth Attack. Limited 300 copies."
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TTD 008EP
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On savory milky grey-colored vinyl. "2 great tracks of off-kilter pop with some obtuse jazz weirdness floating the pop waves. Cover art by Mike Mills.This band is a project of Alleged gallery owner/curator and filmmaker Aaron Rose. David Scott Stone is a member."
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12"
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TTD 013EP
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"The band spans genres, making each their own, from somber, minimal electro-folk numbers, to child-like, Satie-esque, piano-based compositions. The band takes a somewhat 'street' sensibility, yet redefines it through the filter of experimental instrumentation and sometimes elaborate staging. Since 2007, in addition to selected performances in Los Angeles, Milan, Rome and Berlin, The Sads have performed what they call a 'silent show,' in which the band plays all electronic instruments and the audience listens only through headphones. This 12" is taken from their complete silent performance at the Westwood Museum of Art. Side A is what the audience heard through the headphones, and side B is a recording of the room outside of the headphones. Artwork again by Mike Mills."
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