Exclusive: Sweat Lodge Guru’s October releases.
October 5, 2011, 1 comments
Mitch Putnam of our much adored Sioux City, Iowa-based label Sweat Lodge Guru hit us up with a whole bunch of exciting news, no less than three incredible tapes coming up from the imprint’s ever-expanding roster today.
First, it’s finally time for As Loud As The Sun, the long-anticipated debut cassette by Colorado outfit Moon Tides, a wonderfully twee-infused excursion into summery guitar pop, with the group’s distinctive male/female vocalization and beautiful melodies all along. Take an exclusive listen to the dreamy “No Time” below, once again splendidly visualized by Moduli TV‘s Frank Ouellette.
St. Petersburg, Russia’s enigmatic Nocow has been haunting the blogosphere for a good while now and we’re more than happy that someone has finally stepped up to put out his dark and eerie electronics on a physical medium. As regards Ruins‘ standout “Moonlight Flit”, as pointed out by more or less everyone else, some Burial comparisons are indeed appropriate considering the vocal manipulations and the slow-burning, drawn-out beat, and the fact that we’re not at all annoyed by the obvious resemblance speaks in Nocow’s favor, we’d say. And because that guy seems to be on fire at the moment, Frank Ouellette has contributed a pitch-perfect, aptly anguishing video collage for this one, too.
Back in February, San Diego’s Range Rover surprised us all with the wonderfully lush psych-pop anthem “There’s Nothing For Me Here“, one of this year’s best tracks. However, the psychedelic thing seems to be worn-out already, as their self-titled four-track cassette for SLG takes a heavy turn towards, well, something between ambient and minimal techno. Quite odd and definitely unexpected, the tunes are nonetheless an intriguing listen, though it may take a few spins to sink in eventually.
All cassettes can now be ordered via Sweat Lodge Guru’s website.
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