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Zack Kouns (USA)

DD — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 04:16:31 +0000

“Zack Kouns is from some small town in the US. He plays music with voice, tenor and alto saxophone, clarinet, trumpet, temple blocks, chinese opera gong, tape manipulation, violin, banjo. It’s weird shit, some dark neofolky gothic shit, some totally fucked up noise, some angular no-wavey shit, some Leadbellyesque blues and Woody Guthrie folk, some beautiful piano ballads, and plenty of free jazz all through it. He exists in a realm somewhere near Jandek, I suppose – completely outside of everything, and basically impossible to compare to everything. You can download one of his whole albums free here” (Cut and paste straight from the mouth of Alps aka Chris Hearn)

Zack Kouns will be touring the country with Alps as support over the next few weeks. They will be ending the tour in Canberra at Smiths Alternative Bookstore on Saturday the 31st so come along and pick up a copy of the tour 7″.

Zack Kouns – 7″ Sample

Release Date: 2010
Label: Past Futures Presents
Genre: Folk, Experimental, Psychedelic

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WASTED

DD — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:39:15 +0000

New Video for J.W Sparrow & The Miner Birds. The track is Wasted and its available on his Little Monster EP.

Little Monster

DD — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:53:29 +0000

This is the debut solo release for Warwick JW Smith, founder of Birds Love Fighting Records, and familiar face in bands such as Mankilled, The Gashes and now bassist for Cat Cat. This new hand painted EP is now available to buy through our friends Birds Love Fighting Records, but if you don’t manage that they have kindly put it up for free download!!

The release is an example of loose, discord and atmospheric guitar, droning organ creating improvised pop songs that dives into, without sounding like a downer, situations that are under the influence of emotion. With having all that said, there is a diversion in track 6, with an improvised epic power jam with drummer Leon Twardy. Don’t let it get you down! the last song Wasted, is a nice track of solidarity to those of us who have literally stumbled into bed and woken up the next day feeling wasted.

J.W Sparrow & The Miner Birds – Little Monster

Release Date: 2009
Label: Birds Love Fighting Records
Genre: Shoegaze, Dream Pop, Drone

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Solaris

DD — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:52:57 +0000

Solaris was the concept album never officially released by the band ManKilled. This is ambient doom reminiscent of Sunn O))) and Boris and undoubtedly their best work. An epic trip into low end hell with thick and heavy bass drones and screeching guitars so sharp, it may give you tinnitus. This is the album ManKilled were formed to create.

ManKilled – Solaris

Release Date: 2007
Label: Self-Released
Genre: Doom, Drone, Noise

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