Side project from the folks involved with Finnish psych band, Vahvistusharha.  A selection of wide-ranging multi-instrumental hypnotic improvisations, recorded across two sessions in 2020 and 2021, perfectly capturing the spirit and oeuvre of Finland’s DIY psych scene.

Friend Of God From The Oberland - Toisto

Guitar / Bass / Voice - Andrew
Drums: Boss DR-55
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Recorded on a Tascam MF-P01 Portastudio

Talking

OPERATION XRAY EP 103  - Oct 20, 2023 

Classic Rippers 
1. Merisi “Dry Socket”
    Album: Spires Down 
    (March 30, 2020) Minneapolis, Minn, USA
2. Trigger Cut “Regular Funk” 
    Album: Rogo
    (March 1, 2021) Stuttgart, Germany

New Amazing

Chapter 1 
3. Horseboy “Sinner Supremist”
    Album: Horseboy 
    (Oct 13, 2023) Kansas City, Miss, USA 
4. Yoke “Working Person” 
    Album: Yoke 
    (Oct 20, 2023) Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
5. Flooding “Monolith Girl” 
    Album: Silhouette Machine
    (Sept 29, 2023) Kansas City, Miss, USA
     The Ghost Is Clear Records 
6. Paulinchen Brennt “Pooter “ 
    Single (Oct 19, 2023) Leipzig, Germany 
7. Yatsu “Misanthropy Impure” 
    Album: It Can’t Happen Here 
    (TBR Nov 17, 2023) Dallas & Fort Worth, Texas, USA 
     The Ghost Is Clear Records 
Chapter 2
8.  Hot Garbage “Snooze You Lose” 
     Album: Precious Dream
     (TBR Jan 5, 2024) Toronto, Ontario, Canada 
9. Evil Sword “Criminy Yickett” 
    Album: Basket Fever 
    (Oct 13, 2023) Philadelphia, Penn, USA
10. Disaster Artist “Behold, I Am Slain!”
      Album: Beheading The Beast
      (April 24, 2023) Philadelphia, Penn, USA
11. HotWax “Phone Machine” 
     Album: Invite Me, Kindly 
    (TBR Oct 18, 2023) Hastings, UK
12. Belle Royals “Lorentz On Film” 
      Single (Feb 10, 2023) Bristol, UK 

Chapter 3
13. Stress Positions “How To Get Ahead” 
     Album: Harsh Reality 
     (TBR Dec 8, 2023) Chicago, Illinois, USA
14. Nurse “Year One” 
      Album: Nurse
      (Aug 25, 2023) Atlanta, Georgia, USA 
      State Laughter
15.  Kambodsja “Black Canvas” 
      Album: Resilient 
      (Sept 29, 2023) Drammen, Norway                    
16. White Wire “She Wolf” 
      Album: Cracked Up 
      (Sept 22, 2023) Blois, France  
17. Heavy Lungs “Rock, Paper, Scissors” 
      Album: All Gas, No Brakes
     (Oct 16, 2023) Bristol, UK 
      Alcopop! Records 

Chapter 4
18. Sandrider “Enveletration” 
     Album: Enveletration
     (March 3, 2023) Seattle, Wash. USA 
19. Matelotage “Gone” 
      Album: Seasick
      (Oct 13, 2023) San Diego, Cal. USA  
20. Limbs "Hope Belligerent"
      Album: Everything Under Heaven
      (Sept 1, 2023) Manila, Philippines
21. Big Scout “Donut” 
      Single (Oct 6, 2023) 
      Blenheim, New Zealand  
22. Young James Long “Bornou Man” 
      Album: Orogeny 
      (Oct 6, 2023) Dallas, Texas, USA  
   

Modern Screamo/SKRAMZ
23. Ostraca “Constellation ” 
      Album: Disaster 
      (June 30, 2023) Richmond, Virginia, USA
      I.Corrupt.Records in Cologne, Germany 
24.  New Forms “Glass Gardens” 
       Album: As Dust Collects
      (Oct 19, 2023) Boston, Mass. USA
       Zegema Beach Records 
25. Vibora “La Fleur”
      Album: Zaldi Beltza
      (Sept 29, 2023) Vitoria Gasteiz, Spain
       Zegema Beach Records 

Shoegaze
26. Breeze “Practiced Harm” 
      Album: Golden Season
      (TBR Nov 3, 2023) Seattle, Wash, USA 
      Half Shell Records
27. Theredone “Escape” 
     Album: High Voltage Of Noise 
     (Nov 11, 2023) Vancouver, BC, Canada 
28. Wednesday “Hot Rotten Grass Smell” 
      Album: RAt Saw God 
      (April 7, 2023) Asheville, North Carolina, USA

Classic Rippers 
29. Trigger Cut “Fireworks” 
      Album: Rogo
     (March 1, 2021) Stuttgart, Germany 
30. Merisi “Spires Down”
      Album: Spires Down 
      (March 30, 2020) Minneapolis, Minn, USA
31. Merisi “Night Swim”
      Album: Spires Down 
      (March 30, 2020) Minneapolis, Minn, USA

Operation XRAY EP 103

Operation XRAY EP 103 - Oct 20 2023

SELF MUTE

Cherish The Crop

A tense assessment of a relationship by the one who is sick of it. From the Three Ton Gate album Rumspringa 2012. Available at CD Baby.

Defensive

Mixdown Drone Rock #1

Mixdown Heavy blues C#

An unreleased Three Ton Gate track from 2004. A tribute to the pre-9/11 World Trade Center buildings. 

The Phoenix Twins

A bold theme for any good indie/horror/sci-fi film. A personal favorite - from the 2004 Three Ton Gate album Rumspringa.

All Quiet

Short demo of a Roland CR78 analogue drum machine being triggered via midi

Roland CR78 midi triggering demo

Post-punk/Industrial Rock/Experimental
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Andrew Zdunek - Guitar/Bass/Voice/Sampling/Drum Programming

Boss DR-55 - Drums

Talking

Hat and Cross

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