Autumnal Hometown Blues

Zero Five

KDM taken from the new album ‘Warmth’ released 11/08/17
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A five minute excerpt of each of the six pieces on the "Late Monoliths, 2011-2013" boxed set.

https://broken-music.com/products/keith-fullerton-whitman-late-monoliths

Late Monoliths, 2011-2013

live from the empty bottle million tongues fest

recorded by ethan miller of heron oblivion---one of the best bands around. thank you ethan. your check for $360,000 is in the mail.

Chicago Empty Bottle 8.12.17

Ryley Walker Empty Bottle 8.12.17

Dry Arid Ambience (roughest of mixes)

Excerpt from "Spectre of Radiants" by R Keena Lawler & John Krausbauer

“Spectre of radiants” is a droning, everlasting buzz of strings, gently
undulating and intersecting. 
Unconventionally played, as usual, the resonator guitars and the banjos, builds the perfect stream of sound to accompany your longest days.
Fitting in the ultraminimalist/drone panorama, this acoustic gem follow the lineage draw by authors like Phill Niblock, Tony Conrad or Elaine Radigue, mixing and confronting it with the direct attitude toward sound of people like Jim O'Rourke to finally build another chapter in the investigation on acoustic and physics that underline the very musical spirit of the authors.

Spectre of Radiants

R Keenan Lawler & John Krausbauer - Spectre of Radiants (excp) (from "Spectre of Radiants" AG20)

A tribute to the Private Eyes series, exploring music that sat with us through months of solitude and isolation this year.  A mix compiled of Australian ambient and down-tempo selections that we have enjoyed in our time of self-isolation.

Discover more about Private Eyes: https://private-eyes.bedroomsuckrecords.com/

Tracklist:
Other Joe - Living In Squalor [.jpegartefacts]
Matthew Hayes - Absolutely Everybody [Black Wattle Records] 
Sophie Zhuravkova - Tears Falling While Spring Comes  [Best Effort]
Mark Pollard - Quinque II [Bedroom Suck Records]
Blue Divers - Lately [Bedroom Suck Records]
True Strength - Reedy 1
Happy Axe - Just Before The Rain [New Weird Australia]
Gallery B - Nano Bookar [Chapter Music]
Andrew Tuttle - Sun At 5 In 4161 [Room 40]
Angophora - Settled [Soothsayer/First Light Vol 1]
Sweet Whirl -Sweetness (Dub Mix by Andras) [Chapter Music]
Midnight Tenderness - Shavasana Dub [Soothsayer/First Light Vol 1]
Aera - Clay [Music Company]

Private Eyes: Australian Music in Isolation

We are beyond overjoyed to welcome Andrew Tuttle & Padang Food Tigers to the Private Eyes series, launching us into 2021 with an incredible collaborative record that was recored remotely from isolated living rooms in Australia and the United Kingdom over the course of 2020. 

Entitled ‘A Cassowary Apart’ (the themed measure for social distancing used at Cairns Airport in Far North Queensland), this release by Andrew Tuttle and the Padang Food Tigers was created entirely via email and file sharing. Communicating from Brisbane and London respectively, the exchange of ideas and was continuous throughout much of the year.

 “Given the size of the ambient banjo music scene, we’d been fans of each other’s music for a while. While we were chatting online, COVID hit and we decided to write a few songs. It worked really well [the time zone difference], because that way, when you woke up there was something for you…a little treat to start the day.” 

Andrew Tuttle dwells in a between world where five-string banjo and six-string acoustic guitar sit serenely and purposefully with shimmering waves of decay, reverberation and processed electronics. Holding a space that is abundant and generous, Tuttle makes outsider music that turns its listeners into insiders — beckoning a journey which unfolds many heart-opening moments.

But before we let you hear the first teaser from 'A Cassowary Apart', sit back, relax, and enjoy a Bedroom Mix curated by Andrew himself from the isolated confines of a Brisbane bedroom.

Bedroom Mix #05 - Andrew Tuttle

Order Vinyl ~ https://private-eyes.bedroomsuckrecords.com/ 

As the world was closing its doors in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, calendars were cleared. Amidst the confusion and apprehension of change and disorder, a silver lining of free time created opportunities and space for new musical collaborations. The forthcoming release from the Bedroom Suck Records ‘Private Eyes’ series,  "A Cassowary Apart", is the result of such a time. 

The relationship between Andrew Tuttle, Spencer Grady and Stephen Lewis of Padang Food Tigers began organically, as they had known of each other’s music before the pandemic. Tuttle jokes, “Given the size of the ambient banjo music scene, we’d been fans of each other’s music for a while. While we were chatting online, COVID hit and we decided to write a few songs.” 

With other projects on hold, the album was written at respective home studios between London and Brisbane entirely over email; Andrew Tuttle and Padang Food Tigers have actually never met in person. Files were sent back and forth across different time zones, creating a collaboration that continued around the clock. 

“It worked really well [the time zone difference], because that way, when you woke up there was something for you…a little treat to start the day. We worked on this album on and off for about five months - or Three Thousand, Four Hundred and Fifty-Six hours.”

The influence of COVID restrictions is evident in more than just the title (appropriately inspired by the Cassowary ‘1.5 meters apart’ analogy to be found at Cairns airport in Far North Queensland). In this project, each musician primarily used the main instrumentation from their own respective projects, but the freedom of working on something new allowed the opportunity to play their preferred instruments in new ways and with new tunings. 

Despite working from different corners of the world, the collaboration was so intertwined that it became murky of who did what on the record. The fusing of sonics truly exemplifies the total trust and depth of their collaborative process.

 “It’s made via such distance, but that’s not a big deal.. we’ve all come to terms with distance. The approach of the record is really just the sign of the times. Although it limits us, it makes certain things possible.” 

This interconnectedness is evident in the first single from the album, Three Thousand, Four Hundred and Fifty-Six. Swelling synths intertwine with banjo, lap steel and field recordings, sometimes layered with such subtlety that the listener can’t quite tell where one sound ends and the next begins. Shimmering waves of decay, reverberation and processed electronics create a space that is abundant and generous, welcoming the listener into the sonic warmth of the release. 

"A Cassowary Apart" is available digitally + on limited edition vinyl through Bedroom Suck Records from February 12th, 2021. 

View the full series of Australian music in isolation here - https://private-eyes.bedroomsuckrecords.com/

https://bedroomsuckrecords.com.au