http://www.temporaryresidence.com/
Some records on the way from Temporary Residence.
Mono, Sleeping People, Tarental, The Ladies.
MONO "You Are There"
TRR98
Captured to tape by Steve Albini at his Electrical Audio studios in Chicago, IL, You Are There extends the cinematic drama of 2003's Walking Cloud and Deep Red Sky, Flag Fluttered and the Sun Shined (also recorded by Albini), while surpassing the sinister heaviness of 2002's lauded One Step More and You Die. MONO disproves the myth that an increased focus on intricate song structures and string arrangements comes at the expense of youthful energy and inspired aggression. With You Are There, MONO's representation of tragedy comes with an inherent joy, delivered with the hope that in all dark there is equal parts light. They're not heavy like Black Sabbath - they're heavy like Beethoven.
TRACK LISTING
1. The Flames Beyond The Cold Mountain
2. A Heart Has Asked For The Pleasure
3. Yearning
4. Are You There?
5. The Remains Of The Day
6. Moonlight
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TARENTEL "We Move Through Weather"
TRR67
Though hardly a pop record, We Move Through Weather is Tarentel's most focused album since their 1999 debut, From Bone To Satellite. However, the similarities stop there. Now stripped to a trio (Sonna's Jim Redd completes the line-up on drums), the sound is almost entirely intuitive. Virtually every song is built from expansive improvisations of sweeping drones and walls of discordant feedback. Where taught, meticulous guitar melodies once drove their songs to conclusion, thunderous drumming now navigates the group through an uncertain abyss of layered noise, horn bursts (courtesy of musician Steve Dye's arsenal of homemade instruments) and the occasional lonely piano. Perhaps for the first time since their inception, the studio Tarentel and the live Tarentel are one and the same. With nearly all obvious reference points now removed, their music has become incredibly difficult to describe.
TRACK LISTING
1. Hello! We Move Through Weather!
2. Elephant Shoes
3. Get Away From Me You Clouds Of Doom
4. Klankity-Klank
5. Bump Past, Cut Up Through Windows
6. Everywhere The Damn Echo
7. A Cloud No Bigger Than A Man's Hand
8. We're The Only Ghosts Here
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THE LADIES "They Mean Us"
TRR95
http://www.temporaryresidence.com/catalog/index.php#trr95-lp
Now that we all know who The Ladies are, let's get to the point: They Mean Us is one of the strongest and most unique pop records of the last several years. Produced in various locations over the last 2 years, it is a genuine testament to the magnetic chemistry of Zach Hill and Rob Crow, and a shining example of what these two guys are capable of when they are at their most inspired. More adventurous than Pinback, and more accessible than Hella, The Ladies prove to be the best of both worlds. It's even better than the ideal album you've been making up in your head for the last half decade or so.
TRACK LISTING
1. Black Caesar/Red Sonja
2. Recycler 1a
3. Vacation, Asphyxia, Vacation
4. Empathy on a Stick
5. Recycler 1b
6. Non-threatening
7. Black Metal in the Hour of Starbucks
8. Nice Chaps, Buddy
9. So Much For the Fourth Wall
10. Recycler 2
11. And Them
12. Mandatory Psycho-Freakout
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SLEEPING PEOPLE "Sleeping People"
TRR84
http://www.temporaryresidence.com/catalog/index.php#trr84-lp
Though aptly described as a "pleasant headache," Sleeping People are more concerned with filling your headspace than hurting it. They build up elaborate song structures, only to deconstruct them through a series of complexities that would most certainly run away from themselves without the group's rigorous-yet-fluid control. Recorded on analog tape by brother-producer tag team Jay and Ian Pellici (Deerhoof, Rumah Sakit, Dilute), Sleeping People is rich with clarity and depth. Tonally similar to early Yes albums, and bearing more than a passing resemblance to classic King Crimson, it is an album of stunning complexity that never abandons the thoughtful melodicism that carries all great records. Featuring past and present members of Pinback, Tarentel, Rumah Sakit and Howard Hello, Sleeping People's pedigree no doubt partly explains its fascination with trance-like repetition and aggressive time signature changes. But nothing about the group adequately explains why every one of their songs makes you feel like you're being chased by the cops.
TRACK LISTING
1. Blue Fly Green Fly
2. Nasty Portion
3. Fripp For Girls
4. Technically You...
5. Nachos
6. Johnny Depp
7. Untitled
All on the way, on l.p. format shortly.
Meanwhile......www.rimbaudrecords.com
Some records on the way from Temporary Residence.
Mono, Sleeping People, Tarental, The Ladies.
MONO "You Are There"
TRR98
Captured to tape by Steve Albini at his Electrical Audio studios in Chicago, IL, You Are There extends the cinematic drama of 2003's Walking Cloud and Deep Red Sky, Flag Fluttered and the Sun Shined (also recorded by Albini), while surpassing the sinister heaviness of 2002's lauded One Step More and You Die. MONO disproves the myth that an increased focus on intricate song structures and string arrangements comes at the expense of youthful energy and inspired aggression. With You Are There, MONO's representation of tragedy comes with an inherent joy, delivered with the hope that in all dark there is equal parts light. They're not heavy like Black Sabbath - they're heavy like Beethoven.
TRACK LISTING
1. The Flames Beyond The Cold Mountain
2. A Heart Has Asked For The Pleasure
3. Yearning
4. Are You There?
5. The Remains Of The Day
6. Moonlight
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TARENTEL "We Move Through Weather"
TRR67
Though hardly a pop record, We Move Through Weather is Tarentel's most focused album since their 1999 debut, From Bone To Satellite. However, the similarities stop there. Now stripped to a trio (Sonna's Jim Redd completes the line-up on drums), the sound is almost entirely intuitive. Virtually every song is built from expansive improvisations of sweeping drones and walls of discordant feedback. Where taught, meticulous guitar melodies once drove their songs to conclusion, thunderous drumming now navigates the group through an uncertain abyss of layered noise, horn bursts (courtesy of musician Steve Dye's arsenal of homemade instruments) and the occasional lonely piano. Perhaps for the first time since their inception, the studio Tarentel and the live Tarentel are one and the same. With nearly all obvious reference points now removed, their music has become incredibly difficult to describe.
TRACK LISTING
1. Hello! We Move Through Weather!
2. Elephant Shoes
3. Get Away From Me You Clouds Of Doom
4. Klankity-Klank
5. Bump Past, Cut Up Through Windows
6. Everywhere The Damn Echo
7. A Cloud No Bigger Than A Man's Hand
8. We're The Only Ghosts Here
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THE LADIES "They Mean Us"
TRR95
http://www.temporaryresidence.com/catalog/index.php#trr95-lp
Now that we all know who The Ladies are, let's get to the point: They Mean Us is one of the strongest and most unique pop records of the last several years. Produced in various locations over the last 2 years, it is a genuine testament to the magnetic chemistry of Zach Hill and Rob Crow, and a shining example of what these two guys are capable of when they are at their most inspired. More adventurous than Pinback, and more accessible than Hella, The Ladies prove to be the best of both worlds. It's even better than the ideal album you've been making up in your head for the last half decade or so.
TRACK LISTING
1. Black Caesar/Red Sonja
2. Recycler 1a
3. Vacation, Asphyxia, Vacation
4. Empathy on a Stick
5. Recycler 1b
6. Non-threatening
7. Black Metal in the Hour of Starbucks
8. Nice Chaps, Buddy
9. So Much For the Fourth Wall
10. Recycler 2
11. And Them
12. Mandatory Psycho-Freakout
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SLEEPING PEOPLE "Sleeping People"
TRR84
http://www.temporaryresidence.com/catalog/index.php#trr84-lp
Though aptly described as a "pleasant headache," Sleeping People are more concerned with filling your headspace than hurting it. They build up elaborate song structures, only to deconstruct them through a series of complexities that would most certainly run away from themselves without the group's rigorous-yet-fluid control. Recorded on analog tape by brother-producer tag team Jay and Ian Pellici (Deerhoof, Rumah Sakit, Dilute), Sleeping People is rich with clarity and depth. Tonally similar to early Yes albums, and bearing more than a passing resemblance to classic King Crimson, it is an album of stunning complexity that never abandons the thoughtful melodicism that carries all great records. Featuring past and present members of Pinback, Tarentel, Rumah Sakit and Howard Hello, Sleeping People's pedigree no doubt partly explains its fascination with trance-like repetition and aggressive time signature changes. But nothing about the group adequately explains why every one of their songs makes you feel like you're being chased by the cops.
TRACK LISTING
1. Blue Fly Green Fly
2. Nasty Portion
3. Fripp For Girls
4. Technically You...
5. Nachos
6. Johnny Depp
7. Untitled
All on the way, on l.p. format shortly.
Meanwhile......www.rimbaudrecords.com
