Dusty tape looping

Signalfeil

Music by Craig Tattersall.

The Humble Bee - The Bedside Book (A Miscellany for the Quiet Hours) Cotton Goods
The Archivist - (i did it deliberately) (David Newlyn/The Archivist/Insecto) Mobeer
The Seaman and The Tattered Sail - Suspended Dust, Slow Movement, Light's End (Light Folds) Facture
E and I - Tiniest Smile (An Inch of Air) Cotton Goods
E and I – Putting off Stars (Putting off Stars) Cotton Goods
The Archivist – Untitled 6 (The Keeper of The Library, Handmade Edition 3” CDR) Lacies Records
The Archivist - Mining for Sound (The Wooden Laser) The Archivist Self-released
The Humble Bee – Beginning (Henrietta) Other Ideas
E and I - Pearls for Alma (Projected Images) Cotton Goods
The Humble Bee - 31 jan 2010 (Morning Music) Cotton Goods

Music by Craig Tattersall 
exept E and I with Emmanuel Witzthum
The Seaman and The Tattered Sail with Bill Seaman

Craig Tattersall is a multi-talented brilliant artist, member of Remote Viewer, The Boats and several other projects. The man behind the much loved bespoke imprint Cotton Goods, Other Ideas and the Moteer/Mobeer labels. He makes beautifully modest and understated music, highly recommended to fans of life's subtler joys.

"A lot of times it’s not only the sound itself but also the way it has deteriorated. I just love the crackle of vinyl, the saturated distortion of analogue tape, the hiss of wax-cylinders, the aging process of the artifact itself is equally important as the sounds themselves. They add a second layer of emotionality to the sounds. The medium is part of the instrument". (Craig Tattersall) 

More info about Craig and his amazing music and art, please visit Tape Dust:

http://tape-dust.tumblr.com

Dowload the mix here:  http://mindovermidi.no/mwtr.htm

Man with a tape recorder. Music by Craig Tattersall

A little teaser/early edit of a verrrrrrrry long running collaboration with The Humble Bee to be released at some time...

TAPE No.8: a postcard//round one

http://www.flau.jp/releases/28.html

THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS is the debut LP from Texas born artists Twigs & Yarn. It is an intimate story pieced together between continents and bedrooms, a collage of musical messages assembled from traditional instruments, found objects, lonely nights, paper cups and trembling voices. The songs range from simple improvisations to meticulously arranged soundscapes, with subtle textures and melodies held together by a drowsy ambience and fuzz that will leave you sleepy-eyed and dreaming. The album was beautifully mastered by Nick Zammuto (The Books, Zammuto).

Recorded during a yearlong separation, the music embraces the discovery of sharing sounds from across the sea through ftp servers and email. Utilizing lo-fi recorders, homemade microphones, looping pedals and layered vocals, the songs developed slowly from the random joining of sound clips never intended for each other, creating beautiful unexpected moments.

Many of the sounds for the album were recorded by Lauren McMurray while living in Japan: radio frequencies, people talking on the streets, temple bells, and quiet vocals hummed into coffee tins in the dead of night. Her voice is ethereal and strange, and she uses it to create a texture of sounds from dreamy whispers to full choruses. The final compositions were augmented and stitched together by Stephen Orsak using guitars, electronics, field recordings and sequencers. Floating across the sea, changing forms, and taking us to an unknown place, The Language of Flowers is a soundtrack for nostalgic dreams.

Twigs & Yarn is Stephen Orsak and Lauren McMurray.

Twigs & Yarn - Marigold Ride

Twigs & Yarn have a new single out now for streaming on Flau Records!

Sparse rhythm, a driving swell of guitar, and airy vocal layers bring out a familiar T&Y ambience, but this song evokes a haunting feel with a spooky bounce you can dance to. With a jumbling of cut up vocal lines Yuurei wanders through the nonsensical like an apparition and materializes for a moment with its only discernible lyrics: The State of Terrorism. さあさあ。。。それは幽霊. (Come now. It is a ghost.)

This song is one of several in the works for their upcoming project Hungry Ghost. It was mastered by Shawn Hatfield aka Twerk. Yuurei is available for streaming on Flau Records or via private download on 1/100 limited edition Yuurei download seals (available at shows only). Yuurei image by Chromadetic. 



Twigs & Yarn - Yuurei

hello, thanks for having a listen... I am music fan, graphic designer, dad, photographer and sound-maker living in Napa, CA.... some of this is really old, some newer, hoping to add more soon. 

TAPE No.8: a postcard//round one

joe borreson