robert turman v neon depth c29.

this tape is pretty amazing. if any of you follow my old blog spookcityusa then you know i have a gigantic soft spot in my heart for robert turman. i didn't really know what to think since the sound sample on mimaroglu isn't the most illuminating, & turman has had a chameleon's career. the sound of way down is completely different than what he put out with flux. anyway, onto the tape. turman's side is fantastique... eerie jarring post noise industrial soundscapes crafted out of john elliott's side of the tape which is a bit underwhelming. especially compared to the accidents cassette i wrote up a few days ago. came out in an edition of 120 tapes, not numbered. be on the lookout for the turman/dilloway/mcguire tape that's supposed to be coming out sometime in the near future (i think?).

the accidents - demo colors c34.

beautiful cassette release from john elliot (emeralds, outer space) where he explores kosmische synth work cut up with nu age guitar pieces & spoken word snippets. if yr at all into his other bands, or the recent swath of nu age cats holding it down (shout out to panabrite), then you should buy this. hands down one of my favorite cassettes that i own.

do not play in salon c90.

i bought this in the same place i bought the alan bishop tape at. for fifty cents how do you pass up something that says do not play in salon? anyway, this is exactly what you would picture being played in a salon. this is one long dj mix that is pretty well put together... i like the layered samples & the segueways. non abrasive techno rubs shoulders with odd vocal loops & the occasional industrial break which gives way to minimal techno that wouldn't be out of place on sandwell release. all in all tape is pretty cheesy except for the regis sounding shit.

alan bishop - radio moderna c44.

so i'm listening to this for the sixteenth or seventeenth time right now. maybe my favorite release this year. side a is manipulated radio transmissions of talk radio show hosts stitched together with mariachi & top forty radio. side b is more focused on call in radio shows / talk radio show hosts. really political & radical. i don't think i need to say anything about who alan bishop is or why he is important. not sure if y'all can buy this yet, i think it might be only carried in one store here in seattle. if you do run across this, then i highly suggest getting it.