new RAINBOW BRIDGE releases: HN/drone/industrial/weirdo shit

Started by rainbowbridge, August 07, 2012, 05:05:26 AM

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new from rainbow bridge recordings~~~gettin' back to tha rainbow roots

***incase you've heard that i am moving to chicago soon, it's true, but i am not closing down shop. inventory will be one of the last things packed and one of the first things unpacked so your orders will be tended to as normal.
***all prices for all items mentioned in this post are $7 ppd in the usa/$8 can & mex/$10 world EXCEPT the shirt and a few items not in this batch.
***email rainbow bridge at if it moves kiss it dot net (no spaces) to place an order. or paypal cash to that address and send an email with what you want. you can also use http://www.hellorainbowbridge.com to order via the paypal shopping cart system. unless items are said to be very low stock, you do not need to email first.

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RAINBOW BRIDGE - OUR FIRST T-SHIRT EVER
$10 PPD IN THE USA/$12 CAN & MEX/$15 WORLD
S-M-L-XL-XXL-XXXL
EMAIL BEFORE ORDERING TO CONFIRM YOUR SIZE IS IN STOCK
THIS IS A PRE-ORDER, BUT THE SHIRTS ARE ALREADY IN PRODUCTION. I SHOULD HAVE THEM BY AUG 21ST.

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PREGNANT SPORE - PRISTINE BRAIN C62 - RB-074 (RE-ISSUE)

PREGNANT SPORE RE-ISSUE! THE FIRST PS RECORDING EVER. MURKY, DRONY, DIRTY, WEIRD.

PROFESSIONALLY PRINTED, HAND-NUMBERED ARTWORK BY JUSTIN MARC LLOYD ON CARD-STOCK J-CARDS. LIMITED TO 10.

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CINCINNATUS C - SELF-TITLED CDR - RB-130

ONE OF THE BEST STRANGE-HARSH-NOISE ACTS IN EXISTENCE. I'VE KNOWN CRAIG HODGKINS A WHILE. I WATCHED HIM MOVE FROM PITTSBURGH TO PHILLY TO DC TO PITTSBURGH. OVER THIS TIME, HE HAS BECOME ONE OF MY FAVORITE SINGER/NOISE-WRITERS OF ALL TIME. CREATIVE AND DESERVING OF A THOUSAND TIMES MORE RECOGNITION AND PRAISE. THESE PIECES NEED YOUR FULL ATTENTION TO EXPERIENCE HOW THEY MOVE. SOUND CLIPS DO NO JUSTICE. THERE IS UNDENIABLE GROWTH IN CRAIG'S GLITCHY SQUEALS, AND THIN, SPUTTERING, SPARKLING WALLS. MOVIE CLIPS, ENTRANCING LOOPS, CHEWY FEEDBACK MANIPULATION, EMERGING AND FALLING MELODIC ATMOSPHERES, FREE SPEECH. CAREFUL CONCENTRATION MEETS HEAVY ANXIETY. SOME CRAZY COMBINATION OF THE STYLES OF CHEFKIRK, BUDWEISER SPRITE/GLOM, NKONDI, COLLAPSED ARC/DAVID RUSSELL AND PRURIENT.

PROFESSIONALLY PRINTED, HAND-NUMBERED ARTWORK ON CARD-STOCK IN CLEAR PLASTIC SLEEVES WITH HAND-STAMPED CDRS. ART BY CRAIG HODGKINS. LIMITED TO 50.

SAMPLE 1: http://soundcloud.com/rainbowbridge2/cincinnatus-c-self-titled
SAMPLE 2: http://soundcloud.com/rainbowbridge2/cincinnatus-c-self-titled-1

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OK PUTRID - SATURN FLOATS RECYCLED C60 - RB-131

HAZY, HEAVY, STONED OUT AND PSYCHEDELIC, HARSHY, HEALTHY BUT NOT HEFTY. ONE TAKE SHIT, NO OVER-DUBS. JUST STARTS AND STOPS WHEN IT FEELS RIGHT. COMPLETE WITH SMALL DOSES OF MELODY AND CLUB BEATS GONE CIRCUIT-BENT INDUSTRIAL FUCKED GUNK. OBSESSED WITH CHILDISH SARCASM AND THE WONDROUS WORLD OF INTERNETS BY PRESSING PLAY AND ZONING IN. BELLS AND WHISTLES, SYNTH AND THEREMIN TORTURE, FIELD RECORDINGS GATHERED AT WORK, FORKS MANIPULATING RUBBER BANDS MANIPULATING SPRINGS ALONGSIDE THRIFTED KEYBOARDS AND THEIR UNCLE SYNTH BOXES. THIS HOUR ON TAPE IS BUSTED AND FILLED WITH BLURRY MEMORIES. OK PUTRID IS EASILY DISTRACTED. OK PUTRID IS YOURSELF+EVERYONE-LOATHING, WARPED AND WEIRD WITH PORNHUB STREAMING VIDEOS AND BUBBLES IN OUR PEDALS, IPHONE GAMES AND HEROIN, MIKE HUBLEY AND REPETITION BECAUSE WE FORGOT WE WERE RECORDING?

HAND-PAINTED TAPES, HAND-STAMPED IN MULTIPLE COLORS, WRAPPED IN METALLIC PAPER. INCLUDES A UNIQUE FOUND STUDY CARD WITH A UNIQUE GRAPHIC ON EACH COVER. LIMITED TO 27.

SAMPLE: http://soundcloud.com/rainbowbridge/ok-putrid-fetus-position

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JUSTIN MARC LLOYD - YEAR OF THE WATER DRAGON VOL. 1 C62 - RB-132

NATURAL PATTERNS LEFT ME REACHING FOR SOMETHING BRIGHT. A DAWN? A NEW BEGINNING? ILLUMINATED FINGERSTIPS, MAZES OF BRAINS... AND FINALLY, MY CENTER IS CLEARED. TEXTURES IN SEAMLESS LOOPS AND WAVERING DRONES, BROKEN BEATS AND TONE THROBS, EVERYTHING INCLUDING THE KITCHEN SINK, AND MY OWN STREAMS OF CONSCIOUSNESS. AMPLIFIED. LO-FI GARBLE AND TWITCHING CIRCUITS, DAMAGED TAPE, AND GRAND MELODY SNEAKING IN AND OUT. MY DEEPEST CREVICES ARE SMOLDERING, AS A MIRROR SHOULD, NAILED TO A BURNING TREE... SHATTERED BEFORE IT EVER SERVED IT'S TRUE PURPOSE. REAL-TIME COMPOSITION AND RECORDING, BORN BEFORE I WAS. SPACIAL AND ALIENATING. I'VE TREATED IT AS SUCH. THERE IS A CHILD INSIDE OF ME, A PORTRAYAL OF ALL THAT IS EXPERIENCED AND LEARNED, IN 4 ASPECTS: PERCEPTION (A - YOUR EYES>FILTER>IMAGE), SENSIBILITY (B - MEDIUM GROUNDS FOR SENSES), AND COMING LATER: TIME AND EXISTENCE (C - YEAR OF THE WATER DRAGON), NEW BEGINNINGS (D - DAWN OF THE COMING VISION). IF IT CAN BE TRUSTED THAT THIS IS GLOWING INTROSPECTIVE, HUMAN MEASUREMENTS OF TIME (62 MINUTES TO BE EXACT) DISSIPATE INTO COSMIC DUST.

SOLID RED CHROME TAPES WITH HAND-PAINTED, HAND-STAMPED LABELS. HAND-NUMBERED, XEROXED, PURPLE CARD-STOCK J-CARDS. ARTWORK BY ALYSSA HERLOCHER. LIMITED TO 50.

SAMPLE: http://soundcloud.com/rainbowbridge/justin-marc-lloyd-your-eyes

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ORANGE SHIT BALL/PREGNANT SPORE/1+1=A WINDOW SPLIT C62 - RB-133

ORANGE SHIT BALL IS UNREAL. AND I AM NOT SURE IN HOW MANY WAYS. A PRACTICAL JOKE ON PLAYED ON MYSELF, PERHAPS? CREPT-AROUND SYNTH SQUEAKS AND STREAKS WITH DEMENTED AND COLLAGED RECORDINGS/SAMPLES/LOOPS/WHO KNOWS. SEARCH THE INTERWEBS FOR ANSWERS. FIND NOTHING BUT YOU AND GENITALS IN YOUR HAND. PREGNANT SPORE HURLS GHOSTS. FREE KEYBOARDS, BOXES OF SYNTH, FEEDBACK, AND A LARYNX SHEDDING AND SHREDDING ITSELF THROUGH DAMAGED/DAMAGING CIRCUITS. LATER, I WAS HUNG UP ON BY SPIRITS. I'M STILL RETRACING MY STEPS. 1+1=A WINDOW IS A PHRASE I'VE NEVER HEARD, BUT UPON MASTER-MINDED RESEARCH, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT IT IS SOMETHING A LOT OF PEOPLE AGREE ON. BENJAMIN DAVIES FROM GREAT BRITAIN LAPTOP'D KOREAN NEWSPAPERS READ BY A JAPANESE GIRL NAMED TOMOKO AND HIS FIANCE, YU KOYNG. CHOPPED & SCREWED, PROBABLY. REALLY UNCOMFORTABLE AND CONSTANT, LIKE A WAITING ROOM.

HAND-PAINTED, HAND-STAMPED SOLID WHITE TAPES. XEROXED ARTWORK ON YELLOW CARD STOCK J-CARDS. ARTWORK BY JUSTIN MARC LLOYD. LIMITED TO 31.

SAMPLE (PS): http://soundcloud.com/rainbowbridge/pregnant-spore-departure-clip
SAMPLE (1+1): http://soundcloud.com/rainbowbridge/1-1-a-window-clip

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SLEEP OF AGES/PREGNANT SPORE - RAINBOW OF AGES - SPLIT C40 - RB-134

40 MINUTES OF FOCUS, GRAINY DISTORTION AND MEDICALLY ILL DRONES. INTENTION, COMPOSITION, BROKEN AND BLURRED. SLEEP OF AGES IS A PROJECT FROM BRAZIL FILLING YOUR EARS WITH METALLIC CLANGING, OVERDRIVEN BASS, HEAVY SYNTH PADS AND TASTEFUL TRANSITIONS. ABSTRACT, MECHANICAL. COLD, DARK INDUSTRIAL HARSH NOISE. PREGNANT SPORE STARTS OFF SIDE B NOT MUCH DIFFERENTLY, BUT IT ISN'T LONG BEFORE THE INTERMITTENT AUDIO SIGNALS AND CONFUSING DRONES MELT YOUR EYES START THEIR WAY INTO YOUR NASAL PASSAGES, THEN DOWN YOUR FACE IN DATA-BENT SPLOTCHES OF TWITCHING, PIXELATED COLOR. YOU'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO WASH IT OFF.

HAND-PAINTED, HAND-STAMPED CLEAR PURPLE TAPES. XEROXED ARTWORK ON NEON PINK CARD STOCK J-CARDS. ARTWORK BY JUSTIN MARC LLOYD. LIMITED TO 35.

SAMPLE (SOA): http://soundcloud.com/rainbowbridge/sleep-of-ages-gate
SAMPLE (PS): http://soundcloud.com/rainbowbridge/pregnant-spore-deep-clip

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JUSTIN MARC LLOYD - ABSTRACT YOGA CDR - RB-135

BENDING, STRETCHING, MEDITATING, REBUILDING A DELIGHTFULLY BUSTED REALITY. 3 PEDALS IN ONE MIXER CHANNEL FOR THE ENTIRE PIECE. AS DEMENTED AS THE MEANS ALLOWED. AS CATHARTIC AS ONE WHO IS STILL UNCOMFORTABLE WITH HIM/HERSELF COULD BE. INTERMITTENT ELECTRONICS, UTILIZING SPACE. YOU COULD LOSE YOURSELF. THE STAIRWAY FLASHES AND MORPHS BEFORE YOU. EACH CDR COMES WITH A BURNT/MELTED/BUBBLED IMAGE OF A LIKENESS OF AN ALPHABET CHARACTER FOUND IN NATURE OR ARCHITECTURE. IN SUCCESSION, THESE LETTERS SPELL OUT A LIE. A CRAFTED BOX WITH THESE PHOTOS ON A STRING IS HOW SHE SAID "YES." PURGING IS NECESSARY. I AM BREATHING THIS ENERGY INTO YOU. COMPLETE WITH BUTTERFLIES, AND A CANCELLATION DATE TO SEAL THE DEAL. LIMITED TO 14.

SAMPLE: http://soundcloud.com/rainbowbridge/justin-marc-lloyd-abstract

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DISCRETION - MAKING CONTACT C44 - RB-136

PUSTIN PUSDRAINER PRESENTED RAINBOW BRIDGE THE MOST HORRIFYING DISCRETION SESSION CAUGHT ON TAPE. THE CLICHE TERMS "BLEAK" AND "DARK" NOW HAVE NEW MEANING. THE MASTER TAPE SHOWED UP WITH COLLAGE ARTWORK MADE BY HAND, RIDDLED WITH DROPLETS FROM THE NOSEBLEED GENERATED DURING THIS RECORDING. NO SAMPLES, NO LOOPS, NO SELF EXPRESSION. JUST ENERGY, A TV, SOME PROCESSING, AND WHATEVER THE FUCK ELSE SHOWED UP WAS NOT CHILLIN IN THE PHYSICAL REALM. DEEP HNW. DEEP WITHIN OR DEEP IN ANOTHER DIMENSION?

SOLID BLUE, HAND-STAMPED CHROME TAPES. HAND-NUMBERED XEROX ARTWORK ON RED CARD STOCK J-CARDS. ARTWORK BY DEREK SETZER, EDITED BY JUSTIN MARC LLOYD. LIMITED TO 35.

SAMPLE: http://soundcloud.com/rainbowbridge/discretion-making-contact-clip

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PALATIAL - INGEBORG CDR - RB-137

DREARY DRONES, COLD ACOUSTICS, ELECTRONIC MANIPULATIONS...BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION IN A CERTAIN LOW FIDELITY THAT INTENSIFIES A SOFT, BLEAK VISUAL OF DECAYING BERLIN, GERMANY. TWO SUBDUED INDIVIDUALS SURROUNDED WITH AN ARRAY OF WAYS TO FIND A ZONE AND DISAPPEAR INTO IT. CHIMING, CLANGING, DISSONANCE, COLLISIONS, THICK WASHES AND SMALL ROOM ATMOSPHERE. TWO ABSTRACT, FREE AND FLAWLESSLY FLOWING MOVEMENTS. FORGET TIME, FORGET COLOR, GRAB A BLANKET, SLEEP ON A DIRTY SIDEWALK, WAKE UP AND STARE AT THE SKY.

HAND-STAMPED WHITE CDRS IN HAND-PAINTED, HAND-STAMPED PAPER/PLASTIC SLEEVES WITH XEROXED ARTWORK ON LIME GREEN CARD STOCK. ARTWORK BY JUSTIN MARC LLOYD. LIMITED TO 19.

SAMPLE: http://soundcloud.com/rainbowbridge/palatial-ingeborg-clip

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DIVINE SHELL/FALSE FLAG - SPLIT C32 - RB-138

TWO SIDES OF POUNDING, EMOTIVE, INDUSTRIAL NOISE AND POWER ELECTRONICS. DIVINE SHELL BRINGS A NICE ATRAX MORGUE STYLE. COLD AND DARK. BROODING, AND WITH MUCH INTENTION. FALSE FLAG USES ETHEREAL SYNTH PADS, HORRIFYING SCREAMS, AND THE CRUMBLE AND CRACKLE OF OVERDRIVEN SIGNALS. FUCK THE GLOBAL ELITE.

SOLID LILAC, HAND-STAMPED CHROME TAPES. HAND-NUMBERED XEROX ARTWORK ON LIGHT BLUE CARD STOCK J-CARDS. ARTWORK BY JUSTIN MARC LLOYD. LIMITED TO 20.

SAMPLE (DS): http://soundcloud.com/rainbowbridge/divine-shell-clip
SAMPLE (FF): http://soundcloud.com/rainbowbridge/false-flag-eligible-members-of

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ALSO AVAILABLE IN THE CATALOG:
PHONED NIL TRIO - AR B OK ALOU 7" + C26 + PRO CD - RB-127
CINCINNATUS C - SINUOUS AMBIVALENCE - RB-126
SCANT - CELEBRITY DEATH CDR - RB-123
THE BIG DRUM IN THE SKY RELIGION - THE NEW THEOCENTRIC WORLD OF... CDR - RB-122
EXTREME LIGHT INFRASTRUCTURE - TITLE INDETERMINATE RECYCLED TAPE - RB-121
GHOST VOLCANO/DIVINE SHELL - SPLIT RECYCLED TAPE - RB-120
AISLE - JEZEBELLE C32 - RB-117
THE HUMAN EXCUSE - A THERAPEUTIC UNIVERSE CDR - RB-115
OK PUTRID - SATAN'S FAVORITE DRINK IS TEA CDR - RB-114
CHEFKIRK - GROSS PYRAMIDS 2XCDR - RB-111
MOSCOW WIRES - RETURN TO SHOCK TRAUMA RECYCLED TAPE - RB-110 2 LEFT
WIDOW'S BATH - A LOVE IN THE SHADOW OF THAT WHICH CONSTITUTES LOVE C48 - RB-109 1 LEFT
PATIENT BELONGINGS - GLOWING OVER MARS HILLS C66 - RB-107 4 LEFT
TEEN DREAMS - S/T C36 - RB-098
NUNDATA - SEMEN PAPAVERIS C62 - RB-096 3 LEFT
VESTIGIAL LIMB - ANOXIC LAIR C62 - RB-093
CINCINNATUS C - LIGHT LEFT LONG AGO 3" CDR - RB-089
KOMMISSAR HJULER UND FRAU/FOSSILS - SPLIT C36 - RB-088
SUMMON THRULL - SPIRE HELL HEAP C60 - RB-085
MERZBOW - VARIATIONS FROM ELECTRIC FAN C41 - RB-083
R.S.SEIZURE - TAPED C62 - RB-075 3 LEFT
CIRCUIT WOUND - DEFENSE MECHANISM C47 - RB-072
THE BOHORQUEZ/BALOGH PROJECT - SELT-TITLED CDR - RB-071
HOSTAGE PAGEANT - MANIPULATED MEMORIES C47 - RB-069 2 LEFT
SKIN GRAFT - 8/7/10 3" CDR - RB-067
NPV - CROSSING TOWERS 3" CDR - RB054
ANDREW COLTRANE - PERSUASION C62 - RB052 2 LEFT
WHITEWATER ORGASM - A SAD WAY TO SWALLOW CDR - RB049
ACTUARY/GORGONIZED DORKS - BARBED WIRE NECKTIE SPLIT CDR - RB045 3 LEFT
TORTURING NURSE/HOSTAGE PAGEANT - SPLIT C10 - RB044
TRANSATLANTIC RAGE - I.N.G. 9 DVDR - RB041
AL QAEDA/DRIED UP CORPSE - 1309 SPLIT C27 - RB040
NUNDATA - ENTROPY C62 - RB039 3 LEFT

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AVAILABLE IN THE DISTRO:
XNOBBQX - LIVE @ LOUIES C30 (DUB DITCH PICNIC RECORDS)
BLACK HIPPIES - THE WICKER HOUSE C60 (PRAIRIE FIRE TAPES)
WASTED CATHEDRAL - SELF-TITLED C25 (PRAIRIE FIRE TAPES)
AUNTIE DADA & PREANDERTHALS - SPLIT 2XC30 (DUB DITCH PICNIC RECORDS)
PREGNANT SPORE - I AM IN LOVE WITH MY OWN SINS C15 (BANNED PRODUCTION)
BUILDINGS AND MOUNTAINS/DIVINE SHELL - SPLIT C30 (BLOOD DIRT RECORDS)
GLASGOW SPORE - PREGNANT SMILE CDR (EGYPTIAN TEA) 2 LEFT
JAMES DOUGLAS/LESSONS - NEW MUTANTS SPLIT CDR (EGYPTIAN TEA) 2 LEFT
GNAWED - PATIENCE IS WASTE C40 (OUT OF BODY) 1 LEFT
DEVELOPER - C30 (OUT OF BODY) 1 LEFT
T. FULLER - EAT YOUR BEETS C30 (PRAIRIE FIRE TAPES)
MONGST - WATER WATER EVERYWHERE BUT NOT A DROP TO DRINK C60 (PRAIRIE FIRE TAPES)
GREENHOUSE - TIRED FOREVER C83 (PRAIRIE FIRE TAPES)
ADRIAN DZIEWANSKI - ARCHIVAL ANTHEMS C35 (PRAIRIE FIRE TAPES)
WHITE CREEPS - WHITE SLEEP C20 (PRAIRIE FIRE TAPES) 1 LEFT
PINK PRIEST/HORDERS - SPLIT C20 (PRAIRIE FIRE TAPES)
JANE BARBE/AKROTIRI POACHER - SPLIT C40 (PRAIRIE FIRE TAPES)
DIM DUSK MOVING GLOOM - BLINDED BY THE NATTY WHITE C40 (PRAIRIE FIRE TAPES)
ALMS - ANNIHILATION OF THE SELF C30 (PRAIRIE FIRE TAPES)
WHITE DOG FAMILY BAND - ESCAPE THE MYSTERY II C60 (PRAIRIE FIRE TAPES)
GOMEISA - DEATH POEMS C40 (PRAIRIE FIRE TAPES)
TYRANNOSAURUSEX - CITIES OF THE RED NIGHT C40 (PRAIRIE FIRE TAPES)
DEREK ROGERS - A CRACK IN EVERYTHING C40 (PRAIRIE FIRE TAPES)
CHEFKIRK/SOMNAPHON - TENDER PINK MOVEMENTS SPLIT 3" CDR (BICEPHALIC)
SOMNAPHON - NORMAL PEOPLE 3" CDR (BICEPHALIC)
NIPPLE STOOLS - DECISION POINTS 3" CDR (BICEPHALIC)
CARL KRUGER - LOVE DAY 3" CDR (BICEPHALIC)
FALSE FLAG - LUCRE/TEETH 2X3 1/2-INCH FLOPPY DISK (AURIS APOTHECARY)
JULIA LADENSE + INAPPROPRIATE KING LIVE - GREAT AMERICANS C16 (I HAD AN ACCIDENT)
WINTER RITUAL - BETWEEN LIGHT C30 (905 TAPES)

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OTHER NEWS:
1. I REMIXED A TRACK BY RICHARD KAMERMAN: https://soundcloud.com/rfkorp/inappropriate-king-live-remix
2. RAINBOW BRIDGE III-PIECE FEST WAS FANTASTIC. HERE IS SOME MEDIA: http://hellorainbowbridge.blogspot.com/2012/08/festsuccess.html
3.


ACTUARY


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future (in several batches):

MASS COMM - PRESENT/FUTURE SHOCK C45
JUSTIN MARC LLOYD - YEAR OF THE WATER DRAGON VOL. 2 & 3 C45 + C40
WATER BULLET - GREEN GREEN C45
DEMENTIA AND HOPE TRAILS - PURE MAGICAL LOVE C90
FILTH - AUTOSCOPY C32
CANINE COURT ONE - I CAN'T REMEMBER CDR
TEATRO SATANICO - RAINBOW TAPE C32
BAH TSAR JENNY TROTH - DEFT AUKSIS C32
NUNDATA/+ASTRO SPLIT/COLLABORATION C55 RE-RELEASE ON C62
INAPPROPRIATE KING LIVE - THE ALMIGHTY MITTEN C32 + CDR
PEER GROUP - IGBO BASIC COURSE RECYCLED CS

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new and awesome review of the discretion tape from HEATHEN HARVEST

http://heathenharvest.org/2012/12/19/discretion-making-contact

This is a nice and unassuming cassette from the Rainbow Bridge label... Discretion is a minimal and reserved noise project from Justin of the Power Electronics project Pusdrainer. I was surprised at the mellow and in fact quite pleasant nature of the release, as Pusdrainer is known for excessively harsh material. I rather liked the mellow and completely non-committal, transient nature of this release. I don't know if he considers this project to be some variation of Harsh Noise Wall or not, but it definitely shares a certain mood with gritty and grimy HNW artists such as Foul and Ptomain. Even outside of putting this on for review, I find myself putting this tape on when I want something mellow to have on in the background, and it has a nice and differing effect if played quiet or loud as well. I really appreciate the completely mellowed out sort of feeling that this project has, and it is a perfect fit for the Rainbow Bridge label... weird and noisy but with a nice sort of weight to it that adds depth and clarity to the overall experience of the release. This is the kind of tape that just has the sort of intangible human quality that you'd like out of a new project in noise. Although there are not a lot of dynamics per se, there is an incredible depth and room for the mind to unfurl in throughout the duration of this tape.

I have witnessed the Rainbow Bridge label develop quite a bit over the years. There are those in noise who have a sort of resentment towards a notion of positivity or humor in noise, and strive to express a cheerless and "realistic" worldview of hatred and depravity. This is all well and good, but for the most part those who know true suffering also understand the value of humor, levity, and the mysterious aspects of life beyond a simple Ahrimanic worldview of meat and power. It is nice to see a label like Rainbow Bridge that is not afraid to go against the "kvlt" trendies and "cool guys" with some stuff that is a bit lighter than black and white photographs of raped holocaust victims turning on a spit while someone takes close-up photographs of their wounds and diseased genitals. As those who are not completely brain dead or brainwashed by modern cultural tripe will know, the name Rainbow Bridge refers not simply to frivolity and color but in fact the bridge Bifrost that connects Asgard (the home of Odin and his son Thor) to the world of mortals in the myths of the Norse people.

The artwork for this tape is pretty simple, but it is nice and fits the release perfectly. I like the blue tape with the printing on each side, it has a nice classy sort of feel. I would like to see and hear more recent material from this label, it is a far cry from the earlier material that I had encountered. Discretion is a really great project as well. I was really surprised at how much I enjoyed this one, and even though I have listened to it a ton of times already it still sounds new to me. The weirdest thing about it is that it is so simple and constant, with almost no dynamics or change to the sound at all, it manages to be completely engaging and enjoyable to listen to. I definitely recommend picking this one up if you can find it from the label or a distro... This is a great tape, I absolutely love this release and definitely want to hear more stuff from this project.


this thread & this batch of releases is fairly out-dated and includes some sold-out items, but the discretion tape as well as others are still available. here is the catalog page of the rainbow bridge site: http://www.hellorainbowbridge.com/p/order-rb-catalog.html

and here is a more recent forum update advertising the most recent batch of releases: http://chondriticsound.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=54075