Siltbreeze Records: Search! Destroy!

actually, that's his second solo album; the first is "bathysphere" and it was on metonymic. just to be anal. it's really good, has some stuff in the more terminals/rock style (including a song that is a re-done scorched earth policy number), some quiet downer tunes. little bit of noise. i definitely need to hear "bible black" but it doesn't seem like anyone's distributing it in the US.

bible black is basically the renderers under a different name, but just brian fronting. its very good, very minimal - find the song 'baby doll' to get a taster, has this great mellow rambling conversation going until BAM! brian hits you with a giant WALL of guitar..

maryrose is putting out an album herself too, apparently its going to be 'maryrose crook and the renderers', whilst brian's third solo album is maybe closer to bathysphere - i.e. in the more 'experimental' vein..

that one took a while for me too.

xo

if so, that's about it. There's really no band that has ever sounded like TR at their peak.

i was a little unhappy that none of siltbreeze's releases made it into the top 100 philly records of all time. if those didnt define a good part of this city's indie scene in the 90's, then what did?

completely sick. however, the iggles are consistent when it comes to not shutting the door, as sportswriters/athletes put it.

-- maria tessa sciarrino, September 27th, 2004

let's face it: that list was of little redeeming value, especially given all the tenuous connections to Phila. anytime an "article" like that gets published, i think about what other stories could be covered. oh wait...

Anybody hear the incredible Woozlebug LP with Greg Chapman, who put out one of my all-time fave zines, Ugly American? Woozlebug would definitely sound appropriate alongside Siltbreeze damage.

friends,

wanted to keep you up with a sketch of the current release plans for spirit of orr. please drop a line if you have any questions, comments, or wish to obtain any of the below. of course, the website has been increasingly informative and workable over the past several months, and the effort to keep relevant artist news page is ongoing. so make it a point to stop by there from time to time if you wish to be further informed on the doings here.

and as always, thanks for your continued interest and support.

rs

just released:

destroyer / black mountain split 7" quiet weather series #4. (spirit of orr -qws4)
At last the final chapter (unless another box of covers turns up) in Spirit of Orr's 'Quiet Weather Series' is available. Two of Vancouver's finest song makers each with a brand new track, pressed on white vinyl limited to 600 copies only, ever. Dan Bejar, and DESTROYER should need little introducing, if you are a fan already this tune will greet you like a fresh fall wind, nostalgic and breathtaking. If you are new to Destroyer, this is a quick way into a new obsession. BLACK MOUTNAIN is one of the new vehicles of STEPEHN MCBEAN, also of the much loved - little known JERK WITH A BOMB and also of the recent Jagjaguar label roster addition, PINK MOUNTAINTOPS. Get all of their records.

rubby boys s/t cdr (spirit of orr - so39r)
There is a carelessly guarded story regarding the freaked out underground of the Boston, Massachusetts environs. It goes back years and years. In this story you can plug a spout into almost any line and fine some of the dankiest damaged psychedelic forms imaginable. On the vinyl only imprint, RECORDS, we have tried to shed some light on just a few instances of this story (SUBSKIN CABLES, EL-RON, SHRIN, DELUXX). Mainly focussed on the 1988 - 1993 era, this project saw it's greatest exposure coming from SUNBURNED HAND OF THE MAN's debut LP 'Headdress'. The RUBBY BOYS were a band that in 1991 (or thereabouts) operated (and lived) in the very same loft-space handed down to SUNBURNED that you may have read about in many recent articles on the band. More than a mere living & practice space, it is a place that is as much a member of the band as anyone involved. The members of the RUBBY BOYS were current NY State resident PHIL FRANKLIN (SUNBURNED, FRANKLIN'S MINT, CAROLINER, FAXED HEAD - many others) and GREG PETROVADO (currently of FEATHERS... but also 'slept around' through the years). This recently surfaced collection also features RICH PONTIUS (SUNBURNED, TOUCH ME THERES, YOUR FABULOUS ASS). It is a primer of acid drenched home four track recordings as much displaying a heads up to noise New Zealand, as a call to 1970s Texas lo-fi psych - channeled through two mid-20s minds who would go on to involvement with many underground mutterings to come. LIMITED TO 100 CDRs in hand painted & glued digipaks.

john barlowe's reading of the surface of eceyon cdr (spirit of orr - so37r)
The master poet/storyteller ventures away from his own work to read from Franz Prichard¹s Drohym myth of the capture and freeing of the Wind. This is merely a section of what is reported to be a complete story of the life of Dragyyn and the legend that surrounds the entire Surfyyc of Eceyon story. On this release, his spoken words are placed over the music from the ŒDraggyn¹ CD released by Strange Attractors Audio House. As with all of the ŒWould What is Old, Would Make Us New¹ CDR series on Spirit of Orr, this is limited to 100 hand assembled copies.

and coming up next:
(more info as they become available, but here's the gist of it all....)

in october:
warheads again! cdr (spirit of orr - so
a full on, unabashed noise effort. limited to 100.

temple of bon matin 'infidel' cd (spirit of orr - so38)
the latest record from ed wilcox's TOBM. more written info to come, but here is your warning.

in november:

flaherty corsano duo 'last eyes' lp (records - r7)
debut vinyl issuing from the internationally awe-ing free combo. on fire, and heavier than lightning bolt. limited.

temple of bon matin 'thunder feedback confusion' cdr reissue (spirit of orr - so40)
long out of print lp on siltbreeze. re-release in limited cdr series for the new faithful.

the foole's method dvdr (spirit of orr - so41r)
the other method, joined by dredd foole. recorded live at the bookmill in montague massachusetts. limited to 100 copies.

in december:

mv & ee medicine show 'moon jook' lp version (records - r8)
limited edition vinyl release of the beautiful release made specially for last spring's gladtree festival in amherst.

asa irons 'swaanjaleif' lp (records - r9)
asa plays in feathers, this is a record he recorded with a friend last winter in california. it is stunning.

and planned... not yet scheduled:

acid mothers temple 'live in brattleboro' dvd (s034)
jackie o motherfucker cd (so38)
other method lp (r11)
joshua burkett lp (so12)
feathers cdr (so42r)

Mouthus sound like they are channelling the spirit of Woozlebug.

Surefire might even have some extra copies of the Woozelbug vinyl. I usually see it for $1!!!!!! Buy it.

Ugly American was a righteous zine. Greg's taste pre-dated most of these young noise kiddies and Vice by a decade. He was covering Lightning Bolt, Tom Smith, Temple, Blackjack records, and porn years ago. Great writer and artist. He also played synth on Temple's Bullt in2 Mesmer's Brain CD.

the renderers are releasing their next sleight of albums (there are 3 in the works!, a maryrose w/ band, the renderers themselves, and a new brian solo piece as 'anti-clockwise' thats very electronic/experimental) themselves, forming their own label..

That's kind of interesting cause I got hold of 'clyma est mort' LP, I should compare it to a siltbreeze CD sometime, listening to both back-to-back. It wouldn't surprise me if there was an added on effect, if that is what you're saying.

I wonder if this is ever gonna come out?

Scott, I was a writer/editor at Ugly American from '88 - '95. Glad to see there's still some love left for that obscure print age dinosaur.

Greg unfortunately suffered a pretty bad brain aneurysm/stroke back around '97. After he recovered, J. Marlowe helped him publish the last few Ugly Americans, with Greg's contributions gradually diminishing. The final issue is as long as the New Testament and it nearly sent Marlowe around the bend. It's a hell of a read, though.

Last time I talked to Greg was around 2001, when the Frown CD came out (Greg played guitar, and Davo from the Bunnybrains engineered it). I should probably check in to see how he's doing.