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Vestigial Limb “Immolation Ritual”

Small Doses

Vestigial Limb has released a steady stream of tapes, split 7” and CDRs in the past twelve months. On the back of this comes “Immolation Ritual”, a three track EP of long, industrial combustion of a limited print run of 117.

The EP has two halves. The first track “Guam” runs in locked layers of tone, static flow and deep guttural rumble. The second half starts with “Tinpan” involve wavering electronics expanding and contracting that becomes submerged in concrete recordings of bubbling liquid and accompanying static. This second half is where this recording is at its strongest. “Saipan” continues in the same vain, largely eschewing the sort of blanket noise of the first half. It is punctuated by seismic bursts that advance and retreat in repetitious cycle. “Immolation Ritual” paints pictures of rusted wastes and slowly collapsing landscapes in patient bursts that sting the ear. 8/10 – Alex Kakafikas (12 November, 2008)

I’m working with Jerome over at Basses Frequences to offer Aidan Baker’s Letters LP for preorder for the US and Canada.

AIDAN BAKER : letters (basses frequences)
MP3: sample

“letters” consists of 2 sidelong, slow motion drone pieces. meditative & introspective with haunting, ghostly vocals. subtle melodies create one of the most emotional Aidan Baker records to date. slow and quiet yet complex - each listen reveals new layers and the depth of this incredibly rich work.
this is not just another Aidan Baker, this is - after all these years - his very first solo LP ! reissue of a long out of print cdr originally released in 2002, remastered and pressed on 180g black vinyl with full color cover; the pressing honors the quality of the compositions.

We’ve worked things out to get as low a price as possible for you.  Preordering will save a little extra cash as well.  If I have any additional copies, they will be added to the shop once preorders are fulfilled, but they will cost more.  These will be shipped out as soon as they arrive from France.

Pricing:
United States:
$20 ppd via media mail
$24 ppd via priority mail

Canada
$24 ppd via first class international mail

To add small doses release:
If you want to add any small doses releases to your order, just add the bass price of the item to your payment.  no additional shipping is required .
All available releases are at the top of the shop page: http://www.small-doses.com/newsblog/?page_id=14

Paypal payment can be sent to: joe[at]small-doses.com
The pre-order will be open through Thursday, November 6.  Order before then to get the low price and the quickest shipment date.

Please contact me if you have any questions.

Head over to the releases page.

There are samples and descriptions posted for all three new releases.

They’ll be available tomorrow around 7cst.

sign up for the email list for first crack at them and some new distro items.

these three should be ready to go and on the site by friday.

my camera decided to stop working today, so i may not be able to show you what the pvmntsw disc looks like unsassembled, how the bones of seabirds packaging unfolds to reveal an amazing piece of art by matthew yacoub, or that the fracture dvd has this cool image etched into the top surface of the disc.  you’ll have to trust me.  these three fucking rule.

among the three releases that should be ready for friday is the first moving image offering on small doses.

it’s an incredible atmospheric horror film by kyle willey.  it’s remarkably scored by his band Robe.

Take a look at the trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Z0xr05sDGg

Take a look

Mystified - Skywatchers

Mystified again - this one from a label called small-doses which does some very nice packaging (here the disk forms an integral part of the heavens, and the torn card creates a horizon. Mystified describes this as a ‘concept album of sorts’, without explanation - and being Mystified this could be musical or concept - his recent collaboration with Saluki Regicide was split so that ‘one is assigned all frequencies below 1kHz, and the other gets everything above’ - and the outcomes were later mixed together. And it works! It’s a Webbed Hands download.

Skywatchers is some beautiful minimal ambiences - the tracks seem to offer a balance between two levels - the higher ringing buzzing washing hissing shimmering elements and deeper pulsing throbbing rumbling multifaceted components underneath. As in the beautiful evolving high ringing tone in Dark shimmer with a multifaceted rumbling undertone, active hissing like rain with big pulsating throbs of Big and round, or Saturated sky’s soft ringing washes and pulse. Hollow resonant tones stutter towards a melody in Tactile waves and overall a minimalism that teeters on the edge between the conscious and unconsciousness, between a focus and an indefinable thereness which slowly evolves and twists just beyond awareness. Lose yourself while watching the sky.

Since getting those new ones out last week, things have not slowed down one bit around here.  Look for a new batch of degenerate discs and the Wince vs Baculum 3″ to hit in the next couple days.  Things are also coming together really well for the next big batch for later in the month.

I’ve got some new material from BBBlood for a 3″.  Bicycle Sighs is working on a 3″.  There’s an Inseminoid master in the mail.  Sparkling Wide Pressure and Century Plants  have a split in the works as well.

I’m also in the brainstorming process of another limited wacky box set idea.  I’m super excited about it, but if it comes together, it won’t even think about seeing the light of day until early next year.   Cross yr fingers though.

take a look at the releases page for samples and images from the mike shiflet, pummeler, and flea apparitions/lame prey releases.  You’ll also get some hints of things to come as well.

these should be available tonight or tomorrow, once i get the shop updated with these releases and another big batch of distro stuff.   sign up for the mailing list for the first notice.