Exclusive: L’animaux Tryst’s latest batch.
October 11, 2011, 1 comments
It’s about time to dedicate ourselves to the fabulousness that is Maine’s L’animaux Tryst (Field) Recordings, the tiny imprint founded and run (mostly) by free folk genius Matthew Lajoie aka Herbcraft. Almost two weeks ago, we’d already premiered Lajoie’s latest project Brainshadows and its forthcoming 7 inch that’s soon gonna be released by L’animaux Tryst. However, as of late there’s been quite a few amazing things going on in up there in the rearmost northeast of the Union, namely the label’s latest four-tape batch that was put out in mid-September:
First, there’s the latest effort by our very much adored interstellar psychedelic gathering Planets Around The Sun, a full-length put on magnetic tape cryptically named We O We and featuring both a nostalgia-free retrospective and a surprising outlook towards future endeavors of this admirable collective around Ian Paige, Caitlin King, and Matt Lajoie himself. The nearly nine minutes of the reworked “Saraswati” clearly are a look back, but one that is as du jour and mind-altering as anything could be in the current experimental folk scene of North America. Needless to say, this cassette is highly recommended.
Planets Around The Sun – Saraswati
Pete Fosco‘s Vacationlanded collects slow-burning, gently solipsistic meditations for solo guitar, warm and fuzzy, unagitated like a stormy late fall evening spent in front of a crackling, cozy fireplace. Just beautiful.
Though you probably wouldn’t expect something like this on a label devoted to the more neglected side of modern folk, after a while Altered Gee‘s tape European Gees really starts to unfold its whole captivating nature. Truly unique and wildly bemusing, the eleven tracks collected on this C-69 unanimously and unashamedly celebrate cheapest and dirtiest yet subtly elaborated retro-futuristic analog synth wizardry. These tunes are supposed to be “g-funk instrumentals”, and oh, funky they are indeed. Entirely recorded on an 8-track cassette, “I Wanna Lay You Down and Feel You Up” surely is the weirdest (and sexiest) thing you’ll listen to today.
Altered Gee – I Wanna Lay You Down and Feel You Up
Sadly sold out already is this one, Creepy Power by Lightning strike Lightning. Sad not least because this release is probably the most stunning and coherent of the lot, a deeply enchanting piece of haunting folk mysticism, explorative and expansive compositions that leave a lot of space to sink in. Creepy Power is only the sophomore release by LSL after Turn Myself Into The Ocean from 2007, but the four years time it took to finish this work led to a rich and satisfying, fully matured work of folk, without any doubt one of the finest in its genre since quite some time. The C-40 came in a ridiculously limited art edition of only 33 tapes, but I really hope that someone’s gonna step up to reissue this gem soon.
Lightning strike Lightning – Dutch Borneo
You may order everything (including special offers) over at the L’animaux Storefront.
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