New releases!!! Joseph McNulty LP, Il Taglia 4x CD-R, Rough Ride of Crafts c44

[A Beard of Snails]

Hi all,

Time to tell you about three exceptional additions to the label catalogue
- available from http://www.abeardofsnails.com/shop.html


ABOS3-052
Joseph McNulty "Walk Crawlin´" LP

The long-awaited, no-longer-delayed vinyl debut from songwriter / garage experimentalist Joseph McNulty is here! Upon it, classic loaf-eye college rawk / power pop / jangle punk songs and instrumentals, rife with thoroughly catchy hooks and gorgeously battered drum beat beats. Also, slacker-esque country-isms, and a Sun Araw-leaning dub-like gem. Ten cuts on this one-man-band epic - a limited pressing of 112; black vinyl. Jacket art by C. Kann, lyric sheet illustrated by James Rickard. Free download code included.
Clips at http://soundcloud.com/abeardofsnailsrecords/joseph-mcnulty-excerpts-from-lp


ABOS3-079
Il Taglia "I'm Transparent in the Middle of a Canyon Looking at the Sky" 4x CD-R set

Comprised of four seperate albums...

• "A Transparent Hospital in the Space"
• "Alone, in the Middle of the Planet Made of Marble"
• "Amplified Violet Canyon"
• "At Home, in the Year 2791, Looking at the Sky"
  

...we are overjoyed to be offering you the latest superstatement from Il Taglia. Space folk strains emitting cosmic guitar energy osmosis, banjo string theory, shaker appeal; thick blocks of distortion, dissolving into whispers and / or glitches. Psychedelic crusts into ambient winds, and back. Utopian / dystopian in theme; cornucopian in stature - over five hours of music here! CD-Rs in sleeves, housed in minimalist homemade cardstock outer covers.
Clips at http://soundcloud.com/abeardofsnails/il-taglia-excerpts-from-4xcdr


ABOS3-093
Rough Ride of Crafts "Traintracker" c44

From http://letterfounder.bandcamp.com/album/rough-ride-of-crafts-traintracker :
"...mostly 4 track generated. mail collabs, local trains, 'remixes' of material, made up streets, the bells of st. peter and paul. w/ kelly nesbitt, arborea, inhibitionists, sean lonergan, denise dill (ex-old man forest), ryan nolan, karl greenwald."

Lyrical, rootsy folk eccentricity and charm, and songcraft of a way more angular, cerebral nature.

The tape's tracklist (and spellings of some titles) differs from the name-your-price download linked to above;
for the record (uh, cassette) / if you care, the c44 order goes like this:

A
This Island
Note Found in a Beercan
I Trace I Remix
Downwind (3rd Shifters)
And Works Better Than Butt
Railing

B  
Closed Past Sleep
Sporty Violent
Press St. Gang
Vibe
Hi Darcy Wakefield
Flea (Market) Circus/Edge of the Cup
 
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A less overwhelming amount of new titles this time, but awesome just the same, eh?


Rounding out the year: "only" tapes, from The Cats' Orchestra, Brandon Hurtado, Il Rovescio del Giardino, On the Wrong Planet, and Sunny Dunes / Vejgaard Ambient. Plus, perhaps, one additional unconfirmed ditty.

One more thing: A Beard of Snails' birthday is coming up; I attempted/missed Slack Friday and Khyber Monday, but on December 1, the label will be holding a one(-ish) day sale, where you'll be able to get a lil' pile o' releases (everything except vinyl) excruciatingly cheap. Hint: it'll be related to how many years A B of S will turn.


Blessed swishes,
the A Beard of Snails crew of one (+ artistes)