UNFINISHED DRAWING, MAMIFFER/HoLC ON 12/01

Above: Drawing originally intended for the Old Man Gloom "NO" album art, but abandoned early in the process. Too controlled for the album - didn't feel like a good fit. Glad I gave up on this idea as the next round of ideas proved far more fruitful.

Also: Mamiffer, HoLC, Thrones, Great Falls show in Seattle on Dec 1. More info here. We'll finally have copies of the Mamiffer/Pyramids LP for this event, and the remaining copies of the cassette version as well.


Enjoying: Trepaneringsritualen "Deathward to the Womb",  Enslaved "RIITIIR", Aaron Dilloway & Jason Lescalleet "Grapes & Snakes", Jason Lescalleet "Songs About Nothing",  Werner Herzog "Nosferatu", MGLA "With Hearts Towards None", Tukaaria "Raw to the Rapine", Arvo Part "Tabula Rasa",  etc.

ISIS "TEMPORAL"

Above: images from the ISIS "Temporal" 3xLP/DVD release. Photography by Mike Gallagher and Faith Coloccia. Design and additional photography by Aaron Turner. The 2xCD/DVD version of this release is available now, 3xLP/DVD available as of 11/19.

Also, if leaving inquiries in the comments section regarding artwork, interviews, etc please be sure to include your email address. Thank you!

Enjoyment: Hive Mind/Workbench "Permanence" split, Blixa Bargeld "Commissioned Music", Arkhamin Kirjasto "Torches Ablaze",  "Crime and Punishment" - Fyodor Dostoevsky, Diamanda Galas "The Divine Punishment", Hooded Menace "Effigies of Evil", Daniel Menche "Vilke", Oxbow duo - live, etc...

NEW SIGE TITLES

Three new SIGE titles are available for order as of now via the SIGE webstore. They are as follows:

Mamiffer/Pyramids - split cassette - SIGE 017. A thirty five minute split from Mamiffer and Pyramids. Oversized tape box with custom packaging and a 28 page hand-sewn art booklet byFaith Coloccia. Edition of 100 copies. 

Jodis "Secret House/Black Curtain" 2 x cassette - SIGE 018. Both full length albums from Jodis, each on it's own cassette. Oversized hand painted tape box with custom packaging and a 28 page hand-sewn art booklet by Faith Coloccia. Edition of 75 copies. 

Menace Ruine "Alight in Ashes" 2 x LP - SIGE 016. The new full length from Menace Ruine. First pressing of 370 copies, housed in 3 color heavyweight screen printed jackets, with 2 color screen printed inserts and 2 colors of vinyl (black and red/black swirl). 

Mamiffer/Menace Ruine tour still underway. Thanks to all who have come and made this an enjoyable experience thus far. Looking forward to the rest!

MAMIFFER TOUR, MAMIFFER/PYRAMIDS, ETC

Above: Cover for the Mamiffer/Pyramids split, forthcoming on Hydra Head Records/SIGE Records/Daymare Recordings. Artwork by Faith Coloccia. You can listen to the album in full here, courtesy of Tiny Mix Tapes. The LP (Hydra Head) will be available on 10/16, the tape (SIGE) and CD (Daymare) will be available 10/24.

This Sunday, October 14th, is the beginning of the Mamiffer/Menace Ruine European tour. Full dates below. We're very much looking forward to this tour, playing some new Mamiffer music, and spending time with our friends in Menace Ruine...


14-10-2012 Arena, Vienna Austria 
15-10-2012 Nkc Park, Zagreb Croatia
16-10-2012 eMCe, Velenje Slovenia

17-10-2012 Chet's Club, Bologna Italy
18-10-2012 Ligera, Milan Italy
19-10-2012 Queen Kong Club, Neuchatel Switzerland
20-10-2012 Dachstock, Bern Switzerland
21-10-2012 L'Espace B, Paris, France 

22-10-2012 Les Passagers Du Zinc, Besancon France
23-10-2012 Magasin 4, Brussels Belgium
24-10-2012 La Zone, Liege Belgium
25-10-2012 Winston, Amsterdam Netherlands
26-10-2012 Christuskirche, Bochum Germany
27-10-2012 Die Stadtmitte, Karlsruhe Germany
28-10-2012 HBC, Berlin Germany
30-10-2012 Firlej, Wroclaw Poland
31-10-2012 Klub Powiekszenie, Warsaw Poland
01-11-2012 Wydzial Remontowy,  Gdansk, Poland
02-11-2012 Artelis, Riga Latvia
03-11-2012 Von Krahl, Tallinn Estonia
04-11-2012 Korjaamo, Helsinki Finland


...and unrelated, a new video by David Bellard for an old Lotus Eaters track cane be viewed here. Thanks David. 

Thank you.

Listening: 

Vincent De-Roguin "Artificines", Deep Listening Band "Needle Drop Jungle", High On Fire "The Art of Self Defense", Richard Skelton "Verse of Birds", Merzbow "Merrzow", etc...

VACATION T SHIRT

I've drawn and designed a new shirt for Vacation Vinyl in Los Angeles. The top image above is an approximation of the final design, below it the original drawing. The shirt is available directly from the shop online or by going to the actual store. Thank you!

Current listening: Swans "The Seer", Daniel Menche & Anla Courtis "Yagua", Raspeberry Bulbs "Finally Burst", Einsturzende Neubauten "Berlin Babylon", Janne Westerlund "Oran", Ambarchi & Brinkmann "The Mortimer Trap", Jesu "Conqueror", Circle "Serpent", etc.

JODIS UPDATE, NEW MUSIC, MAMIFFER JAPAN, ETC

The new Jodis album "Black Curtain" is now streaming in its entirety at Alarm Magazine - go here to listen. The CD will be out on Hydra Head next week, but the LP has been delayed until Nov due to hold ups at the pressing plant. The 2xCS version which will also include the first album "Secret House" is due out soon on SIGE Records, but has also been delayed due to manufacturing problems. That format has been pushed back til Nov 16th, but should be available for mail-order before then.

In related news, the Mamiffer/Pyramids split LP/CS is also going to be delayed but should be out finally in November. The LP (Hydra Head) and CS (SIGE) are both held up due to pressing plant problems (yes, again), but the CD on Daymare Recordings should still be out by the originally scheduled date of Oct 24th.

Lastly, thanks to Daymare Recordings, Earth, Jon Mueller and everyone that came to the recent Mamiffer shows in Japan. We had an excellent time and are looking forward to our next trip, that is, the upcoming European tour with Menace Ruine.

(photos by hatena?)

A SLOW UNRAVELING

Go here for sound clips, photos and an interview relating to the recent "A Slow Unraveling" event which involved the first live performance between myself and William Fowler Collins, as well as Steve Roden and Marc Manning. Thanks again to Robert Crouch and Volume for putting together this wonderful event.