The second of Chapter Music’s double disc reissues by extraordinary early 80s folk duo Kath Bloom and Loren Connors. Meeting in 1976 in their hometown New Haven, CT, Kath Bloom and Loren Connors formed a creative partnership that has haunted psych-folk fans ever since, releasing six albums of fragile avant-garde folk-blues in miniscule quantities, all [...]
By The Twerps Released October 2009
OUT OF STOCK!!
Forming late 2008 around charismatic guitarist/vocalist Marty Frawley (son of much-missed Paul Kelly & the Dots member Maurice Frawley) and bassist Rick Milovanovic, the Twerps have quickly risen to become one of Melbourne’s favourite lo-fi pop bands. They’ve recently scored support slots for the likes of Deerhunter and the Bats, with shows coming [...]
Melbourne minor key pop magicians Crayon Fields announce the release of their long-awaited second album, following up their airy, chiming 2006 debut Animal Bells.
After three limited edition vinyl single releases in the last 12 months, it’s finally time to marvel at the loping bass lines, swooning strings and eerie, hypnotic harmonies of All The Pleasures in its entirety.
The album was [...]
By Bum Creek Released October 2009
Released to coincide with their appearance at Newcastle Sound Summit this month, this 100 copy only self-titled CD is a teaser before the band’s full length LP to be released on Chapter Music early in 2010.
Known for their wild and transcendental live performances, in the studio Bum Creek explore slightly different territory. Subdued loping rhythms [...]
A special deal on both CD reissues of Chapter Music’s seminal 1994 cassette compilations, featuring a whole host of 90s lo-fi era luminaries including the Cannanes, Minimum Chips, Small World Experience, Molasses, O! and Mustang!
The second of Chapter Music’s classic 1994 lo-fi era compilation cassettes. Asparagus Milkshake covered more geographic territory, including tracks from Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth bands such as the Cannanes, Minimum Chips, Molasses, Doublechin, Clag and New Waver. Available again on CD for the first time ever in a simple foldover sleeve with new liner [...]
Chapter Music’s seminal 1994 lo-fi cassette compilaton, the first to document the burgeoning “Love Triangle” scene that connected young DIY bands in Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth in the mid 90s.
Classic recordings from early Chapter acts Molasses, Mustang!, O! and Small World Experience, with one-off gems from the likes of Bluetile Lounge, Stinky Fire Engine and [...]
By Crayon Fields Released September 2009
Melbourne minor key pop magicians Crayon Fields announce the release of their long-awaited second album, following up their airy, chiming 2006 debut Animal Bells.
After three limited edition vinyl single releases in the last 12 months, it’s finally time to marvel at the loping bass lines, swooning strings and eerie, hypnotic harmonies of All The Pleasures in its entirety.
The [...]
New single All The Pleasures Of The World, with its loping bass line and eerie, hypnotic harmonies. is the title track from minor key pop magicians Crayon Fields’ second album. This limited edition vinyl single comes in two cover designs, and has an exclusive B-side of the Crayon Fields covering Come Here by US [...]
A two disc tribute to the beautiful, heartrending songs of Connecticut folksinging legend Kath Bloom. Disc One features recordings of Kath’s songs by the likes of Bill Callahan, Devendra Banhart, Mark Kozelek, Josephine Foster, Scout Niblett and many more, while Disc Two features Kath’s original versions of the songs covered on Disc One.
“One of the [...]
