A group of exceptional folks have put an exhaustive amount of time into a site that is going to launch in early March called Armour & Discipline. It will introduce a way for downloaders (all of you and myself included) to generously donate money directly to artists and labels. This project will also include collective webzines written by bands, labels, and others. Please give us a minute of your time and read the short manifesto for A&D.

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Short Manifesto

Full Manifesto

2011 / mp3.192 / Digitalis Ltd 225

Purchase at Discriminate Music

2012 / mp3.v0 / Winged Sun Records 21

Max / High Wolf runs the awesome label, Winged Sun and he just released four awesome tapes. All of albums can be previewed, digitally download, and bought in physical form at his bandcamp.

2011 / mp3.320 / A Giant Fern 5

Note: One of 2011′s best releases; do not miss out on owning a physical copy and buy one of the few remaining at Tomentosa for only $7!

2012 / mp3.320 / Not on label

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Site: Bandcamp

Tapes may be purchased here: Space Slave Editions

Uploads here will resume shortly, thank you for your support

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SS01: Vermillion Father “Go-Kart Kamp” c30

n time it makes you feel good when you feel down. When the king wanders for answers he only finds his crown. Although the pain is never-ending the suffering will eventually drown. Hand duplicated on Sony TC-WE475 on high bias chrome cassettes, hand-printed/stamped stickers, hand-numbered, ed. of 50

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SS02: Worn Vessel “Tragedies of War” c24

[digital download w/ bonus track]

Wind-blown drones from Bay Area guitarist, Wesley Abellon. Tragedies of War explores hazy, deep, and dark noise, creating crumbling pieces. Hand duplicated on Sony TC-WE475 on high bias chrome cassettes, hand-printed/stamped stickers, hand-numbered, ed. of 50

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SS03: Derek Rogers “Institutio Amet” c64

L.A. based Derek Rogers brings together five epic tracks of beautiful guitar and synthesizer. Side one consists of four shorter tracks of distorted guitar and calming synth. Side two is one long, epic meditation. Hand duplicated on Sony TC-WE475 on high bias chrome cassettes, hand-printed/stamped stickers, hand-numbered, ed. of 50

Space Slave Editions

For those interested, I have started a small cassette tape label (as you may have noticed from the previous post of samples).  The tapes are in their final stages of production and are going to be ready to ship any day now.  I have opened the site up and am taking pre-orders for the cassettes.  All of releases are hand duplicated in real time using a Sony TC-WE475 on high bias chrome cassettes.  The site includes pricing and payment information.  Though my posting here has slowed down, I have no intention on abandoning this site because of my new project, they are meant to coexist and feed off of each other.  Thank you for your support and I hope that those of you who order will enjoy these cassettes that I believe to be top notch!

2011 / mp3.vo / Housecraft Records 127

I posted this tape a few months back and just realized that the tracks contained some faint background noise. I apologize for the poor rip, please re-download a new, higher quality rip if you had originally snagged it from here. Sorry for the mess up, folks.

2012 / mp3.v0 / Rocket Machine Tapes 7

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Two mega burner tracks Ross Healy’s, Cray. Some of the better synth works I have heard in a while, do not miss out on this great tape, purchase the remaining copies at Discriminate Music.

2011 / mp3.v0 / These Are Not Records 12

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

More top notch work from Mason Brown’s Brainworlds project. One fifteen minute track filled with epic guitar soundscapes.  Plosive provides two tracks filled with deep drones and treated piano. This is a vinyl rip, listen with headphones. Record still available through the label.

Buy Here: These Are Not Records