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| Kid Icarus |
| Lewis & Clarke |
| Jandek Tribute(s) |
| Black Plastic Sound Records distributed by Summersteps |
| The Metal West- CD $6 SUM0018 Kid Icarus "From nervous mathematical stacks of angst, to lo-fi melodic acoustics. Rather grand pop structures made out of guitars, piano, thermal dynamics, and an abiding sense of fatalistic urgency. Maybe something like the Zombies heard from a subterranean basement." (Dream Magazine) "By himself, Schlittler sounds like Elliot Smith, but when his friends show up, they're Pavement on psychedelics" (Spin.com) |
| Maps of the Saints- CD $6 SUM008 Kid Icarus "Kid Icarus' debut is a nervous DIY pop mood piece, walls of fizzy guitar framing cracked harmonies, muttering ghost voices and a somewhat terrifying version of the Bee Gees' 'Holiday.'" (Scram) "There's something magical in that rickety lo-fi sound. Maybe its the intimacy of almost eavesdropping on the sock-strewn bedroom where the songs were dreamed up. Maybe it brings us all closer to vicariously sharing the dream of making music that's personal." (Evilsponge.org) |
| Naked in the Afternoon: A Tribute to Jandek- CD $8 SUM0010 21 songs including contributions from Thurston Moore's Dapper, Low, Bright Eyes, Amy Denio, Monster Island, and many more. "As the entire Tribute album ethos is fast becoming a smorgasbord of cult wonders -- Summersteps has boldly gone and assembled the seemingly impossible here. Namely, put together 78 perfectly sequenced minutes of end-to-end sonic surprises, and all in the name of shining light upon one of our most endearingly enigmatic cult figures of all time" (Inmusicwetrust.com) Full Tracklisting |
| A Second Tribute to Jandek: Down in a Mirror- CD $8 SUM0020 21 songs featuring contributions from Wilco's Jeff Tweedy, Okkervil River, The Mountain Goats, Six Organs of Admittance, Kawabata Makoto of AMT, and many more. "...and Down in a Mirror-anchored by stellar performances from its bigger name contributors-again dips generously into the vast Corwood songbook, bringing rich and surprising rewards to the surface." (Pitchforkmedia.com) Full Tracklisting |
| Be My Echo- CD $6 SUM0016 Kid Icarus "If Robert Pollard smoked as much pot as the beer he drinks; He might sound something like this." (Dream Magazine) "A really fine blend of pop, psych and folk. Robyn Hitchcock's early rawness and melodic sense come to mind" (The Broken Face) |
| Bare Bones and Branches- CD Out Of Print SUM0019 Lewis & Clarke "This is a sincerely brilliant piece of work...something unique, equal parts alt-country and chamber folk, sophistciated, yet rustic." (Crown Dozen) "a whisper of an album, lovely without being prescious, moody without being beleaguering." (No Depression) |
| Baron Von Rhonedakk and the Crystal Sun - BPS007 CD $9 Psychatrone Rhonedakk with Cotton Casino "Psychedelic guitar warlord Psychatrone Rhonedakk and ex- Acid Mothers snyth/sitar player Cotton Casino join forces on a work of mindbending beauty. Songs by Roger Waters, Neu! and Nazareth(!) are cloned and bent out of shape with insane ingenuity." (The Wire) "If you like your psychedelic music peculiar and spacey, this album is for you. Psychatrone Rhonedakk has produced yet another tripped out tour de force to please all of us freaks and space cadets out there." (Aural Innovations) |
| Keep On Psychedelic Mind! - BPS005 CD $9 Psychatrone Rhonedakk "...very much in the tradition of private press luminaries like Simones and St. Mikeal. The Acid Mothers tribute, "Theme From Acid Mothers Lovers"; is particularly deraged, with tumbling electronics and high frequency flashes slowly giving way to what sounds like Godzilla terrorizing Nagoya. The CD moves from heavy machine and guitar interaction to spaced tape manipulations, cut with daft hippy humour." (The Wire) "Psychatrone Rhonedakk while exploring the past, looks into the future of psychedelic music." (Aural Innovations) |
| Disturbs the Air - BPS008 CD $9 Psychatrone Rhonedakk "Prime-era Ash Ra, Tangerine Dream, and other electronic pioneers who have been oft-quoted find a very unique phrasing in Psychatrone's music; in the past his recordings were often full of warm and fuzzy sketches of analog om-ness, but now distilled into cold, freezing nuggets of dark, fully structured songs that include perfectly adapted covers of Gandalf, Bill Martin, and Warren Zevon bathed in a stark vocal performance." (WFMU's Beware of the Blog Review) "I strongly believe that nothing I've heard from this one man ensamble before has been this accomplished and exciting all the way" (The Broken Face) |
| The Sub-Underground Tapes - BPS0041/4 LP Out Of Print Psychatrone Rhonedaak The best of early Rhonedaak collected on lathe-cut clear vinyl. Very limited edition and a must for any Psychatrone completist! Please note: The tracks on this LP are now collected and available on Psychatrone's American Primitive Electronics. |
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| Purgatory, Sweet Purgatory- SUM0021 Brother JT 8" Square Shaped Lathe Cut Vinyl EP $9 (postpaid in US and international orders add $4) Since the late 1980's, Eastern Pennsylvania's John Terlesky (a.k.a. JT) has cut a unique path from his garage stomping days of self destruction with his band The Original Sins to his more lo-fi & psychedelic impulses released under the Brother JT monkier. We at Summersteps are proud to announce an EP of exclusive tracks from Ol' JT. This 4 song EP features an introspective VU infused vibe that's very reminicent of his 2005 full length effort, Off Blue. The record features 3 new songs and lusher revision of the song "Throwaway" originally heard on his 1999 effort Way to Go. This EP is very limited edition, so don't miss out on your chance let Brother JT take you on a trip to Purgatory, despite whatever the Pope has to say. |
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| American Primitive Electronics - BPS0010 CD $9 Psychatrone Rhonedakk Hot of the heels of his latest sold out Quibco LP of side long face melting jamz. Psychatrone Rhonedakk celebrates his 10 year anniversary with his latest offering entitled American Primitive Electronics. A double album's worth of material at a nice price. The album is mix of new and previously unreleased cuts from the tape vaults of Mr. Rhonedakk along with a cache of remixes and remastered songs from out of print vinyl and limited editon CD-R releases. A excellent survey course into Psychatrone's home grown psychedelic sound world. |
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| Kid Icarus / Das Black Milk |
| New & Recent Arrivals |
| Kid Icarus / Das Black Milk split 7" SUM 0023 7" Randomly Mixed & Colored Vinyl EP $5 (postpaid in US and international orders add $4) Summersteps' own Kid Icarus have teamed up w/ local misanthropes Das Black Milk to produce two new exclusive tracks in a special limited vinyl presentation (on randomly mixed colored wax). The Kid checks in w/ a studio upgrade of one of thier earliest & most enduring tracks while the Das Black Milk boys rail against the banality of small town existence, crank up the drum machines and get real gone. |
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| Olympic Stain (1994-1996) LP SUM 0022 12" Vinyl LP limited handnumbered edition of 100 $12 (postpaid in US and international orders $25) Summersteps is very proud to present a special LP of the heretofore unknown group known as Suetta. This collection of demos and home recordings committed to tape back in the mid-90s collect the best of the groups' output. Lost noisy indie rock chestnuts that recall the sound of their era's peers and influences while forging a shaky, endearing and unique sound of their own. The album will be available in a very limited handhumbered edition and will feature 4 different covers each representing one of the members of the band. Suetta features future members of Kid Icarus, amasa and Youth Aflame (The Choppers). (Please note, only Ted covers are currently available via Summersteps.) |
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| Various Artists - The Dan Aykroyd Compilation SUM 0026 Cassette in a limited edition of 100 copies $3 (postpaid in US and international orders add $4) Summersteps Records is proud to announce our latest release, The Dan Aykroyd Compilation. A semi-concept record and homage to one of our favorite "not ready for primetime players" The album is now available in a limited edition run of 100 cassettes. Tracklisting: 1) Ode To Mr. Aykroyd - Marly-lyn Cooper 2) Mr. Thickdick and Mr. Urinalcake - SW!MS 3) The Unidentified Flying Ballad of Daniel - The Cult of James 4) Dan Aykroyd Fight Tape - These Elk Forever 5) Retired Ghost Hunter - Kid Icarus 6) Neighbors - Tigers Jaw 7) Spies Like Us - amasa 8) Ray Toy - Fulmarine Petrels 9) Magic - Das Black Milk 10) Ghosts of Your Past - My Dad Is A Dinosaur 11) Hittin' On Dana - Girls Galore |
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