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Space 1.8

Space 1

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R MCCARTHY - I THINK I LOST THAT LOVE - SLASKERYGEREMIX

Richard D. James Album

Fingerbib

Beep Me In Brazil

This Time Around

Track 37 from Ku Klux Glam
Released February 12th 2012

R. Stevie Moore & Ariel Pink - Another No Answer

Shigeo Sekito - ザ・ワードII (The Word II )

SKY GIRL 2LP/CD/DIG OUT NOW

Sky Girl is a mysteriously unshakeable companion, a deeply melancholic and sentimental journey through folk-pop, new wave and art music micro presses that span 1961-1991. A seemingly disparate suite of selections of forgotten fables by more or less neverknowns, Sky Girl forms a beautifully coherent and utterly sublime whole deftly compiled by French collectors DJ Sundae and Julien Dechery.

From Scott Seskind's adolescent musical road movie to Karen Marks' icy Oz-wave, the charming DIY storytelling of Italian-American go-getter Joe Tossini and the ethereal slow dance themes of Parisian artists Nini Raviolette and Hugo Weris, Sky Girl resonates on a wide spectrum historically, geographically and stylistically. It unites in a singular, longing, almost intangible ambience.

If the names sound wholly unfamiliar that doesn't matter, the nature of the compositions swiftly nurtures an intimacy with these lonely, poignant, openhearted wanderers. Most were available in a very limited capacity at the time of their release, some were never really released at all - Gary Davenport declined to release Sarra after he split with the girl for whom the track is named - years later a friend convinced Davenport to allow him to put 100 copies online to sell and DJ Sundae was quick enough to snare one. Beyond their scarcity, these tracks are bound together by a certain raw beauty that's achievable when music is made and no one is listening.

Sky Girl comprises of fifteen officially licensed songs, a two year international scavenger hunt through long-folded home label operations, the depths of internet forums and traceless acetates. Both compilers are well trained record sleuths - DJ Sundae's labels Hollie and Idle Press have reissued Arthur Russell affiliate Nirosta Steel and DIY relic Pitch, while Julien Dechery previously compiled 'Fire Star', a retrospective on Tamil film composer Ilaiyaraaja, for Bombay Connection.

Released by Noise In My Head offshoot Efficient Space, Sky Girl is enriched with artwork from Perks and Mini mutant Misha Hollenbach and appropriately elegant sleeve notes courtesy of Ivan Smagghe.

07 The Rising Storm - Frozen Laughter 3:12 (ES002)

Taboo

Summer Storm

Recorded in the Netherlands. 
Mixed by Maston at Phonoscope Studios in California.
Mastered by Jasper Geluk at Tone Boutique in Haarlem, Netherlands.
Produced by Frank Maston

"Swans" video: https://youtu.be/WPbhpZk-RhA

Pre-order Maston - "Tulips" from Phonoscope:
LP: http://goo.gl/818K9B
Download: https://goo.gl/SL313g


© Phonoscope Studios MMXII

Maston - Swans

Music for Commercials

Seiko 3

Frank LoCrasto - Pianos, Fender Rhodes, Clavinet, Organs, Synths, Basses, Electric Guitar, Glockenspiel, Percussion, Claps, Vox. 
Josh Mease - Bass on Marshall & Surf Avenue, Acoustic Guitars on Minkjaw, South Padre, Surf Avenue & Unfashionable Chime. 
Ryan Scott - Electric Guitar & Lap Steel on Simple Times, El Dorado & Surf Avenue. 
Bob Hart - Bass on South Padre. 
Bill Campbell - Drums & Percussion on Minkjaw & South Padre. 

Recorded by Frank LoCrasto, Josh Mease, & Pete Rende 
All songs written & produced by Frank LoCrasto 
Mixed By Pete Rende 
Mastered by Randy Merrill at Masterdisk 
Mastered for vinyl by Alex DeTurk at Masterdisk 
Photography by Samantha Rapp. Design by RAS

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