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This is the last release in the Carbon 15YR.Series. 36+ minutes of noisy pop, synth, psych, heaviness from this duo consisting of David Merulla of Autumn in Halifax and Joe Tunis (of Carbon, Tuurd, Tumul, formerly of Pengo, etc). [packaged with 3-color silkscreened covers in a heavy duty vinyl sleeve] [Digital Download comes with a PDF of the artwork and liner notes]

10YR.Series.08 - the eighth in the Carbon 10 year anniversary CDR series. a truly magnificant collection of guitar and piano pieces from one of the nicest and most creative people i know. Andy creates, whether it be with guitar or piano, pencil or ink, word or thought. clocking in at over 44min, this release contains 13 tracks, one of which is a 14min live piece, each of which exudes the level of emotion and delicateness that we've come to expect from Andy.

an amazing live recording of Andy's brand of beautiful solo guitar layering. for fans of Loren Mazzacane Connors, Noel Akchote, Brian Eno (ie. Discrete Music) and the like. recorded live at the <init.one> event held at Visual Studies Workshop in Rochester NY on January 19, 2002. this is the first in a series of releases from that event. [3" mini-CDR in mini-jewel case with color insert. edition of 52]

minimal pieces constructed with guitar, cello, piano, banjo and more. [limited edition of 75, numbered and packaged in kraft cardboard CD folders, each with unique artwork by Andy]

another amazing collection of moving guitar/etc workings. for people who like Loren (Mazzacane) Connors, Mick Turner (of Dirty Three), etc. [unlimited CDR version of out of print 10" lathe cut]

two extended tracks totally 35+ minutes, this is a long-distance collaboration between Antony Milton (aka AM, etc, Pseudoarcana label man) and Joe+N (aka Joe Tunis, Carbon label man). the two traded snippets, full tracks and mixes, back and forth during 2006. the sounds included are a great mix of guitar, drone-strings, found sound, vocals and various other noise makers. [packaged in a heavy-duty vinyl sleeve with a transluscent yellow "dimple" cover, artwork beneath, and wrapped in a band of metallic foil tape.]

black ink on white shirt showcasing the amazing Arthur Doyle! (VERY LIMITED)

20 minutes of Arthur Doyle's trademark vocalizations. recorded direct to cassette, this is a great vocal only recording from Arthur, to celebrate his recent mini-tour of the NorthEast US. [limited edition. packaging started as 3 4'x4' paintings on 1/4" plywood. the pieces were then cut into 6"x6" boards that serve as the cover/carrier for the release.]

The Ensemble remixing the Ensemble. A crazy collage of mixes from pre-recorded and live material. as always, mesmerizing Arthur Doyle EAE! very limited release celebrating a string of performances in NYC in March of 2004, including sets at Tonic and the No Fun Fest at North Six in Brooklyn. [each cover hand painted and silk-screened. limited edition of 80]

autumn in halifax is "the quiet avant folk drone guitar and voice of david merulla." and this release showcases pretty much every aspect of that description. in addition to his amazing guitar/looping and vocal work, he is joined on a number of tracks by various friends from his previous stomping grounds in the San Diego (post)pop/rock scene. David does an amazing job of mixing delicate (and catchy) melodies and looping, with abstract sounds and textures . www.autumninhalifax.com

The short story Robert Frank & The Moon written by David Merulla began as a title written in one of David's notebooks and then continued to reappear in subsequent notebooks and on various scraps of paper. David's affinity for the Swiss photographer Robert Frank plays a subliminal part in seeing the story through however the story is more about memory, shapes and origami. The companion soundtrack ep is an instrumental music recording by Autumn in Halifax & The Leaves, meant to be listened to while reading the story, however can also be enjoyed by itself. The ep was recorded live to two track at the Wolf Den, Rochester, New York by Joe Tunis, mixed by Chris Reeg & David Merulla. Autumn in Halifax & The Leaves is David Merulla, Scott Oliver, Chris Reeg and Joe Tunis. [package include a 5x7 booklet with pro-printed cover, silkscreened cdr and silkscreened kraft stay-flat envelope]

Recorded in multiple studios over the course of 2007 and 2008, in both Upstate New York and San Diego California, Autumn in Halifax; David Merulla and W.Dirk Doucette, along with various contributors put together another collection of songs with considered arrangements and colored by multiple instruments including Wurlitzer and Fender Rhodes pianos, singing saw, accordion, trumpet, vintage effects and the familiar guitars,drums and bass. The warmth of 1970's rock and roll, concise pop songs and subtle experimentation all can be found within this particular song cycle.

[Recently found inventory from record store. 1 copy back in stock!]

In all honesty, this release dropped out of the sky for both AIH and Carbon. David was getting together with his friend William Doucette (who was visiting from San Diego) to work on the next "proper" Autumn in Halifax release. but while the tape was rolling, these pieces just formed around them. a great collection of instrumental tracks centered around guitar and drums like only AIH can do. they added some other percussion, keyboards and bells to help round it out. very much in the style of AIH's sprawling audio-photos of big-sky landscapes, tumbling brush and maybe even some bitter cold (after all, we are in Rochester, NY). [comes in a beautiful package consisting of an art-paper cover sewn into an envelope form with matching liner notes, also with "thread-art", and housed in a heavy-duty clear vinyl sleeve.]

36+ min of desperate transmissions from a desolate place. a collaboration including Sindre Bjerga,the man behind the amazing Gold Soundz label (Norway) and Jans-M Iversen, the man behind the, equally amazing, Tibprod label (also from Norway). [from the Carbon Recycled.Series. recycled 2 and 3 fold covers, spray painted and silkscreened with some of the original artwork bleeding thru the paint fog.]]

.. that is kinda what Bjerga/Iversen have been doing, since the humble beginnings 4 years ago.. After more than 50 releases and about the same number of gigs since then, it is perhaps somewhat of a contradiction that it�s all more or less just as humble�.

�Thanks to its piercing frequencies, paranoid multitasking, mantra-like grooves and billowing fields of feedback, this record represents both one of the last bastions of true Punk and a 21st century take on the Krautrock spirit. It is the kind of music that would have your parents worried if you listened to it alone in your room. It is also, in a way, the exact opposite of what you would associate with the Norwegians just by reading about them. If this is a best-of, then it�s probably the least representative in the world.�

This CD collects some choice cuts and edits from our now quite (stupidly) extensive recorded catalogue.. It might not be an easy task to single out the best moments, which would sort of be beside the point anyway.. In a way it�s all the same song, the song that never ends.. We tap on to the frequency, and sometimes the psychedelic transmissions are seeping through like burning sunlight on technicolored drops of water and other times the harrowing, fleshy minimalism of solitary organ notes and foggy feedback overtones dig out deeper, darker furrows in uncharted territories�.

�It may seem like another contradiction, then, that "(Go with the flow) like a twig on the shoulders of a mighty stream" breaks these documents down into easily digestible (relatively speaking, mind you) and highly selective moments. Suddenly, there is nothing but magic and everything makes sense. From the opaque clouds and glassy ambiance of �There�s always a little light that shines� to the hypnotic and yet playful ultra-minimalism of �Most things are made of water� and their stretched-out metaphorical �ber-message �The trumpets of silence�, descending from its warm opening bass pulsation into a frosty cellar of disentangled frequencies, these are undeniable works of mesmerizing sound art. Extracted highlights from twisting and turning improvisations like �There�s a ghost in the dream machine� surprisingly put them in a league with the en-vogue Guitar drone fraction, while there are stretches of subtle experimentation which are of a decidedly more microtonal nature. On the other hand, these moments of coherency are definitely also a relevant part of their cosmos and they deserve to be appreciated as well. Glued together on a single, cohesive disc, it is almost as if these Norwegian cowboys had simply decided to mix everything they stand for into a delirious DJ mix, taking no detours whatsoever.�

Still going with the flow, but for the past four years the flow has dragged us though the muddy swamps, the pitch black forests and down the magic rivers of pure sound�.

�When I saw them for the first time, struck by their perplexing quietude and their naive way of drawing ripping sound from random objects. This album is about those times. It is about showing what you missed if you weren�t there when it happened. And about why it is worth remembering if you were.�

"24+ mins of free improv mastery by this 5+ piece from Rochester NY. instrumentation on these two tracks, recorded live at A\V (www.avspace.org) in their home town, includes alto, tenor and soprano saxes, percussion, trumpet, violin, cello, guitar, electronics, upright bass and voice. these two tracks really capture the flux these guys are creating and riding each time they join together. their interplay is developing more and more, and it shows with the spams of energy and textures. great combination of jazz, noise and the weirdo factor. " [first in the Carbon Recycled.Series. this release comes in two flavors. currently an edition of 100. the more abundant of which comes attached to a 5" x 5" piece of wood, salvaged from a 1920 home (Carbon HQ1), multiple layers of paint and wear. stenciled artwork. the less abundant comes in recycled cd eco-packs, spray-painted and stenciled.]

10YR.Series.10 - the tenth (and final release) in the Carbon 10 year anniversary CDR series. 30+ minutes of a beast emerging from a swamp of static. or a seismic mic on the tail pipe of my brother's Harley. kicks ass! [Blood Stereo is Karen Constance and Dylan Nyoukis]

(RESTOCK - only two copies left!!!) BO-BO is alex of Hilkka making noise and having fun constructing tracks from fragments of glitch, samples and bass lines. . a great mix of digital / analog sources make time irrelevant. come get lost in the repetition. [limited edition of 50, hand-packaged with chrome silver labels on cd, enclosed in a clear clam-shell cd case.] NOTE: these copies were sitting in a records store for quite some time, so the case got scuffed up. therefore i'm putting this in the USED section at a discounted price.

nearly 30min of heavy dirty synth, buried beats, mumbling, effect-saturated vocals and other elements. this is the electronic/synth side of Joe Tunis (aka, Joe+N, member of Tumul, Tuurd, Crush the Junta and more, and former member of Pengo and Hilkka). [packaged with a 12"x12" piece of unique wooden artwork, layers of drywall compound, paint, sprayed, stenciled and splattered. limited to 96 pieces]

This is the eighth release in the Carbon 15YR.Series. 60+ minutes of psyched out jam vibrations from this Albany NY ensemble. [packaged with pro-printed covers in a heavy duty vinyl sleeve] [Digital Download comes with a PDF of the artwork and liner notes]

Black shirt with white ink. Front has photo of Clinton and reads "He lied to you about sex." Back has a photo of Bush Jr and reads "But he lied to you about war!" Yeah yeah, i know, Clinton lied about war as well (bombing of Iraq, Afghanistan, Sudan, etc), but he didnt get impeached for it.

white on black, double sided with diagram of Phi-RV on front and list of touring bands on back

White shortsleeve shirt with red/orange and yellow ink, including Carbon C logo and glitchy lines

2 color (blak and white) 2 sided design available on 2 different color shirts, Copper (brick-redish) and Blue (stonewash, slate blue). This is the 2003 Electron Path design, front has the electron path and the standard Carbon C, while the back has the electron scribbles with the carbonrecords.com web address.

Carbon Records 2000 T-Shirts in Sage (green with a hint of blue). featuring the Nature of Systems logo on the front, and the compilation track listing on the back, as follows: The Arthur Doyle Electro-Acoustic Ensemble, Andy Gilmore, Charalambides, Finkbeiner, Golden Calves, The Flying Luttenbachers, Burlap, Pelt, Joe+N, Loren MazzaCane Connors, Nod, Mick Turner, Sheet, SQ, Bardo Pond, and Karl Precoda/Mike Gangloff, Pengo.

2 color (blak and white) 2 sided design available on 2 different color shirts, Copper (brick-redish) and Blue (stonewash, slate blue). This is the 2003 Electron Path design, front has the electron path and the standard Carbon C, while the back has the electron scribbles with the carbonrecords.com web address.

Green tshirt with white and black ink. Front includes carbon atom design, and back includes "Carbon Records - decaying since 1994".

Beige longsleeve tshirt with white and black ink. Front includes carbon atom design, and back includes "Carbon Records - decaying since 1994".

Heather Black (pretty dark). the brand new Carbon TShirt, celebrating the ongoing CDR.Series. features front-illustration by Andy Gilmore and chicken-scratch website info on back

if you're familiar with Keith Fullerton Whitman's label Entschuldigen label, this is the font he used for his official logo (i loved the logo so much, i had to use that font. i pretty much wear my Entschuldigen hoodie everyday). it looks like vines growing in and out of the letters, which are an old-english looking type. these shirts are light brown (almost drab-green) with cream ink.

Heather Blue (pretty dark). the brand new Carbon TShirt, celebrating the ongoing CDR.Series. features front-illustration by Andy Gilmore and chicken-scratch website info on back

flower design (pictured at left), flower and text are two shades of grey, on heavy 100% cotton black tshirt.

this is the hoodie version of the Carbon 2007 Flower TSHIRT. i only have 1 extra of each size listed above for sale (they were pre-orders for locals). these are nice and heavy pull-over hoodies, two shades of grey design on black hoodie.

Youth Sizes - flower design (pictured at left), 2 color design of flower and text (blue and gray) on 100% cotton white tshirt.

Infant Size Sweatshirt - flower design (pictured at left), 2 color design of flower and text (blue and gray) on 50/50 cotton/poly white sweatshirt.

baby onesies - flower design (pictured at left), 2 color design of flower and text (blue and gray) on 100% cotton white onesie.

Infant Size Sweatshirt - flower design (pictured at left), 2 color design of flower and text (gray and black) on cotton/poly blend black sweatshirt.

flower design (pictured at left), flower and text in gray and black ink, on 100% cotton white tshirt.

2 color (blak and white) 2 sided design available on 2 different color shirts, Gold (yellow-orange) and Leaf (blue-green). This is the Electron Path design, front has the electron path and the standard Carbon C, while the back has the electron scribbles with the carbonrecords.com web address.

2 color (blak and white) 2 sided design available on 2 different color shirts, Gold (yellow-orange) and Leaf (blue-green). This is the Electron Path design, front has the electron path and the standard Carbon C, while the back has the electron scribbles with the carbonrecords.com web address.

flower design (pictured at left), flower and text in gray and black ink, on cotton/poly blend heather gray tshirt.

very small run of custom made shirts to kick off the Summer of 2011. each is different, each is silkscreened, sprayed and stenciled, and an utter fucking mess. you need one!

100% cotton short sleeve black tshirt with gray/silver ink design. i used an older worn screen to distress the logo a bit.

100% cotton short sleeve dark blue tshirt with gray/silver ink design. i used an older worn screen to distress the logo a bit.

100% cotton short sleeve light blue (manufacturer calls it Indigo) tshirt with gray/silver ink design. i used an older worn screen to distress the logo a bit.

50%/50% poly/cotton black pullover (w/pocket) hoodie with gray/silver ink design. i used an older worn screen to distress the logo a bit.

an amazing collage of two drawings by Andy Gilmore (check out his site) on the front, in two colors (red and brown), and the Carbon "sketch" logo and slogan on the back (also in two colors), on a "natural" color shirt.

Various random colors, VERY LIMITED QUANTITY. You can try requesting a color, but it can't be guaranteed. Trust me, they are all great.

"This book tries to capture some of the graphical elements and direction from the first 10 years of Carbon Records. Started in 1994 with the release of a Joe+N (then called Joe +4=Poopie) cassette release (different me's), Carbon has been consuming most of my free time and energy, and (almost) every moment has been well worth it. I've met a bunch of amazing people, artists, fans, fellow label-honchos, etc. Here's to another arbitrary number of years..." this is a 20-page full-color booklet with a full-length CDR by Joe+N, paying homage to the passage of time, and the random crap that happens in that time.

[Recently found inventory from record store. 1 copy back in stock!]

"9 hours with jim and the greatful dead is a 30+ minute improvisation using guitar, amp and a few guitar modulation effects that I find unique and necessary to express through certain sounds, and is a one take 30+ minute "jam". when I first planned to record it it was meant to be a joke on a long and strange conversation I had with Jim Dunbar and Don Fleming at a show the night before about The Legendary Greatful Dead jams in the west coast that supposedly lasted sometimes up to that long and that apparently Jim saw more than once. I wanted to make something with enough variation of sound and mood so that it felt like it was 9 hours compressed in a much shorter "jam", steal some interesting moments from the eternal dictation and crunch them all together in one piece. When I started playing the guitar, the piece evolved into something else and I just let it go. for 30 minutes +, what I consider a long time for 1 "jam". maybe I am to young and have a short attention span, or maybe I just wasn't there. You can ask Jim about it, Jim was there, for 9 hours, more than once. I really couldn't be there, I wasn't born at the time and currently I am still trying to finish college." [color stickers attached to sealed white cd folders. edition of 75]

This is the sixth release in the Carbon 15YR.Series. 32+ minutes of dirgy space jams from this amazing duo out of Albany NY. like lost transmissions from deep seated roots. Ray and Eric are also members of Burnt Hills, Transcendental Manship Highway, Rambutan and Fossils From the Sun. [packaged with pro-printed covers in a heavy duty vinyl sleeve] [Digital Download comes with a PDF of the artwork and liner notes]

an amazing collection of pieces culled and manipulated from his on-going weekly radio show/performance (WRUR 88.5fm). and just cause he uses a laptop, don‘t expect the usual glitch-fest. this is really an amazing collection of moving experimentations. [pre-assembled version of MP3.Series release, which is also free to download]

manipulated and processed/glitched works, built from tape recordings Chad made throughout the 90‘s. feels right at home along side releases from labels such as Mego, Meme, and Touch, not to mention, our own Bobo. [limited edition of 75, numbered and packaged in white cardboard CD folders and inserts]

RE-RELEASE: from chad... "reveals kind of a different side compared to my more recent stuff, which tends to be more "song" or "music" oriented. these were really experiments in the strictest sense. me just feeling my way." - Original Desc: manipulated and processed/glitched works, built from tape recordings Chad made throughout the 90‘s. feels right at home along side releases from labels such as Mego, Meme, and Touch, not to mention, our own Bobo.

40min+ of top-notch electronic performance/composition from this musician/writer from Rochester NY. this release includes pieces based on live collaborations with various individuals throughout as well as solo pieces, recorded between 2001 and 2005 . the tracks range from static-driven compositions to organic pastoral drones, including guitar, piano, voice, electronics, etc. Chad also has a collaborative release with Brannon Hungness (also featured on this release) coming out on Entr'acte (UK) this spring (2006). [heavy duty vinyl cover, with full color insert and "prism" overlay. factory-colored CDR]

the video portion was created by Joe+N. an experiment in video confusion. trying to present everyday items in ways that are not easily recognizable, using blurring effects, extreme zoom, extreme motion, and time modification. the audio was created by Chad Oliveiri and Joe+N during a show at Gallery31 in Rochester NY. the audio was created while viewing the video portion. the two were then synced up for this release. 30 min. [NOW ON NTSC DVD-R]

xperimental electronic recordings since 1997. Com. Ver. = Common Version (common) - ... widely known and notorious, considered by the speaker to below-class, vulgar, or coarse. (version) - ... a variant form or type... a translation from one language to another. -- (Collins English Dictionary, Millenium Edition.)

repeating and scratchy glitches, tones and drones made with who knows what else. 10 tracks named after Chefkirk's favorite birds to watch, listen and lear, woodpeckers and nuthatches. "chefkirk is Roger H. Smith. Working under the inclusive category of experimental noise, chefkirk creates distinctive compositions of sound by combining together improvised drone and harsh electronics forced from a minimal arsenal of glitchy instruments and feedback loops. Being a socially and politically conscious citizen of the world, chefkirk illustrates his deep concern and love for all living things through the artwork, titles, and modest messages on his numerous releases. The whole of his work will unquestionably carry his personal message loudly: animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, or use for entertainment, GO VEGAN!" [CDR with full color insert, spray-painted cdr in slim case]

el borracho is Christopher Reeg's first solo full-length release, showcasing Chris' skills on double bass, keyboard/synth, guitar and melodica, as well as other random instruments. with help from some of his Blood and Bone Orchestra band-mates, Jim Colby, Ed Downey and Darren DeWisperlaere, Chris lays down 8 perfectly crafted pieces (28+ min) ranging from abstract drone/textural scapes, melodic instrumentals, to outsider keyboard/sampling/bass/sax improv, and finally rounding things out with a angular rock gem. [packaged in a kraft Arigato folded sleeve with 2 color artwork by Chris and silkscreened by Alex Schmidt] (Chris also plays in Blood and Bone Orchestra, The Years, Ada le O, Entente Cordiale, Crush the Junta, and a couple other offshoots)

from SunShip... "The new release, showcasing both last year�s European Tour, and our new line-up. Most of the noise was recorded in 32-track ADAT studios for a true professional sound. The sounds are more varied than previous releases, with the equipment failures and fizzles brought to the forefront instead of edited out. There are special guest appearances by Weasel Walter, Lasse Marhuag, Rat Bastard and V/Vm; and the disc introduces our new permanent member Elyse Perez, described as "the next Madonna" by some guy in an airport bar who claimed to personally know Fidel Castro, Bill Clinton and the Pope... Co-released by Breathmint, Carbon, Ecstatic Peace, Ignivomous and SunShip, and packaged in a swank shrinkwrapped jewelbox with B+W cover art."

"the best and worst of Cock E.S.P. 1997-2000". co-released with Breathmint, DeathBomb Arc, Little Mafia, Sunship and Yelpco. Edition of 500.

10YR.Series.06 - the sixth in the Carbon 10 year anniversary CDR series. almost a full hour of Coffee magic. consists of two live recordings from 1997 and 1998. includes the Coffee core of Dave Cross and Tim Poland, along with Brian Shafer (Nod), Phil Marshall, John Olsen (Wolf Eyes), Sticky Foster, Neil Campbell and Nuuj.

RESTOCK (only 3 copies left!) - "One night I remember playing with two theremin players, a fire-breather, a one act play and a puppet show." - TH. Metzger --- Coffee have jammed/recorded w... r. stevie moore, bruce cole, neil campbell, sticky foster, temple of bon matin, pengo, shadow ring, alan licht, nihilst spel [band, arthur doyle, paul flahrety and chris corsano. This is a WKCR on-air performance via phone from their home base in upstate NY. 1hr+ of 10-piece improv madness.

At some point QBICO mentioned to Dave Cross that they were interested in putting out a Coffee album. Dave Cross gave me two cassette tapes that were recorded years earlier. One had a spacey synth jam that he wanted me to change from Stereo to Mono and spruce up a bit. The other was a four track practice jam tape of Dave Cross, Tim Poland and Joe Sorriero playing some sort of noisy free jazz or something. Dave told me that he liked how bits of it sounded, but did not like any particular chunks as songs. His direction to me was to use this as source material and make it sound like Harry Pussy.

I transfered the four tracks individually from the tape, listened to each and then selected short sections that seemed the most appropriate and mastered them individually. I then dumped all the snippets into a multi-track program and started to arrange them. Mostly I stuck similar bits together and sort of constructed songs, that overlapped. At some point I also got the idea that I should give each player a short solo section, to make it seem more like one long, organic, free jazz piece. The result was "Pissing Contest (Loser Version)". It did not sound like Harry Pussy. For some reason it reminded me of This Heat. I then had an idea that I should make a more chaotic version by simply looping every track after it made its appearance in my constructed recording. Afterwards I made several different mastered versions of both versions and gave them to Dave. Dave told me had a hard time picking as he liked both versions, but the second version came closer to his original concept so that's what we sent to QBICO to get pressed as "Pissing Contest". If one listens closely, one can hear this first version underneath the official version. Also included in this release is a Stereo version of "Space 1988".

r.nuuja 2011

20 minutes from this solo Rochester arist - Brian Blatt. also plays in Gaybot, Dufus and No, among others. this is two tracks. one short studio piece, synth/textural warbly-ness. and a longer live synth/drone/noise/voice piece. amazing repetition of melody in the noise context, with hiss, static and air/fog mixed in. [cdr is wrapped in a cardstock insert, inserted into a vinyl sleeve, affixed to a (roughly) 5x5" piece of plywood, which is painted with various layers/colors, and then stenciled with more colors. CDR is also stenciled]

Collaboration album by Anla Courtis, Andrey Kiritchenko and the Moglass. Co-released by Carbon Records, Nexsound, Gold Soundz, Tibprod and 1000+1 TiLt. tracklist: (1-3) by andrey kiritchenko (sound sources by anla courtis, bandura, objects and field recordings by andrey kiritchenko), (4-6) by the moglass (sound sources by anla courtis, guitar and synth by the moglass), (7-11) by anla courtis (sound sources by the moglass). Alan Courtis (a.k.a. Anla Courtis, Alna Courtis, Courtis, etc.) was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on february 22nd, 1972. He studied classical guitar, piano, theory and composition. He holds a degree in Communication Science from the University of Buenos Aires, where he currently runs an annual music workshop. He played electric guitar in diverse bands and in 1993 he co-founded the group Reynols. With this group he has released more than one hundred CDs and vinyls worldwide in labels like Trente Oiseaux, Digital Narcis, Drone Records, Locust, Sedimental, Beta-Lactam Ring Records, Celebrated Psi Phenomenon, RRR, Audiobot Records, Roaratorio, JDK, Reverse, Matching Head, American Tapes, The Last Visible Dog, Carbon Records, etc.

Andrey Kiritchenko is a person known as an author of projects like Critikal, Sidhartha, NEX(Nihil Est eXcellence), founder and co-runner of Nexsound records, musician who has largely contributed into the development of electronic music scene in Ukraine and already considered as one of the premiere experimental artist from Eastern Europe. Being involved mostly in experimental electronic and electroacoustic music for the last few years, Andrey is now gaining recognition among the musicians and followers of this style all over the world. His activities range from glitch with blurred beats to electroacoustis experiments, from improv to musique concrete, from drones to microsound.

The group under the Moglass came into being in 1997, preceded by five years of home projects that were never released in public. The Moglass widely used the latest technical achievements of the time such as sampling and postproduction of all kinds, hereat gaining a reputation as post-rock musicians and performing at fashionable discos on repeated occasions. Spellbound with the aesthetics of freeform music, the musicians of the group gradually turned away from glossy sound of their early records and began to decline invitations to fancy discos thus gaining freedom of creating music at home and communicating with a bunch of soul mates scattered all over the world. Up-to-date records of the Moglass are spontaneous improvisations, mostly live records, that by no means always can be called free-noise because sometimes they are very gentle and melodic.

"Today‘s Whether Report: You done found the eye o‘ the storm right here ‘tween sleepwalk ‘Space and static comin‘ outta the Blower Coast." an amazing work of playground sampling, guitars, percussion, blank tape, radio, video, etc. part 2 of the "trilogy" which started with Crawlspace Slept Here (OutsideTheAntHill) and will conclude with Static on the Blower Coast. [hand-packaged in recycled LP covers. each hand painted and uniquely illustrated. edition of 100]

10YR.Series.05 - the fifth in the Carbon 10 year anniversary CDR series. always expecting great things from this veteran noise/out-rock group, and as usual, they deliver with this jam packed release. over 67 minutes full of non-computer aided electronic, out-rock, noise and even a little comedy thrown in.

2 live tracks recorded is Oslo and Stavanger Norway in 2005. scratchy drone-transmissions from the north. this is some quality throb/drone/heavy sounds. another feather in Sindre's frozen cap. [packaged in heavy vinyl sleeve with handmade green paper, sprayed with silver. veluum cover for liner notes on back and sprayed CD]

recorded live at Sound of Mu in Oslo Norway, this nearly 25min piece slowly builds into a drone/tone/static throb with periodic blasts of heavier tones, thuds and feedback. always quality sounds from this duo. [packaged in 5x7 chipboard stay-flat with silkscreen and splattered artwork. includes sprayed cdr]

two live tracks, totally 42+ minutes. ranges from the stoner/heavy riff-n-drive that live CTJ audiences have been experiencing, to some more deconstructed, almost US Maple-influenced jitters. [packaged in kraft chip-board envelope with full color artwork affixed and dual-color spray splatter. disc is also sprayed. also includes color insert.]

the Crush the Junta "hanging" design. brick red shirt with gray and white ink and wrap-around design.

the Crush the Junta "hanging" design. muted blue shirt with gray and white ink and wrap-around design.

45 minutes of improv noise-rock heaviness. ranging from full-on overblown jams, to thick drones, to even some melodic pieces. includes lots of guitar, bass, synth and drums, with some vocals sprayed here and there. similar at times to Grey Daturas, Heavy Winged, Alasehir/Bardo Pond and Codeine. check out ctj.carbonrecords.com for more info. [packaged in a heavy vinyl sleeve with pro-printed card-stock cover. cover artwork by Andy Gilmore - birdbrid.blogspot.com]

This is the fourteenth release in the Carbon 15YR.Series. 3 pieces from a live set recorded at the Bug Jar in July 2010. The heavy, loud low-end-heavy free-rock you've grown to expect from this 3-piece. [packaged with pro-printed covers in a heavy duty vinyl sleeve] [Digital Download comes with a PDF of the artwork and liner notes]

28+min of swelling and dro(w)ning guitar, glitched up blips and beeps, and ghostly vocal fragments. another amazing installment from D Yellow Swans, with help, this time, from Jim Altieri. connecting, connecting, connecting, click.............

Designed by Darryl Norsen (www.dnorsen.com) for the Rochester NY tour stop of the Sublime Frequencies Film viewing and lectures featuring Robert WIllis and Ian Nagoski. This is an 11x17 pro-printed poster on heavy glossy card stock. not many copies left, so hurry.

10YR.Series.04 - the fourth in the Carbon 10 year anniversary CDR series. more amazing handmade electronics and tape manipulation from John Olson (Wolf Eyes) and Tovah O‘Rourke, otherwise known as The Dead Machines...

2 tracks, 50+ minutes. DvsC is a trio consisting of R. Scott Oliver, Chris Reeg (Blood and Bone Orchestra, Entente Cordiale, Crush the Junta and more) and Joe Tunis (Joe+N, Entente Cordiale, Crush the Junta, SQ and formerly of Pengo). the trio plays only non-electrically enhanced instruments, including batteries (so no eBows). instruments on these recordings include acoustic guitar, homemade string instrument, double-bass, homemade mallets, bowls, bells, wooden box drums, bottles, melodica and more, "creating a non-shamanistic/spiritual approach to earthly music. it is what it is." [laser cut wooden cover with the DvsC logo, image behind the cut-out, with the CDR inserted into an adhesive backed vinly sleeve]

Split CD featuring two of the snizziest experimental music projects to emerge from Minneapolis since Snizzy McSnizzerton and his Band of Snizz.

Dolores is known well for her appearance on Susan Lawly's "Extreme Music from Women" CD, and is here in full power-electronics mode, complete with porn samples.

Origami Genitalia is an electro-acoustic soundtrack collaboration between Eric Hofferber (Gentle Tasaday) and E.W. Hagstrom (Cock E.S.P.)

Co-released with Apop, Sunship, Gold Soundz, Little Mafia and Nihilist.

This is the fourth release in the Carbon 15YR.Series. "Drive the Pieces Together was a band that existed for one performance only. Actually, now that I think about it, I'm not sure if it was a band or a composition....Peter Warren, a guitarist, had composed a piece of electronic music with significant silences in it. The group, consisting of Steve Norton (a sax player who would, for this project, only play a turntable), Vic Rawlings (amplified cello), Erik Carlsen (tuba), Dave (reeds), and me (Howard Stelzer) (cassette tapes), would improvise along with Peter's recording, which would function as a sort of score." [packaged with silk-screened logo over a unique "sampled" page in a heavy duty vinyl sleeve] [Digital Download comes with a PDF of the artwork and liner notes]

"It is a work that arose from the experimentation with software effects, and in a very intuitive way." Durán is a Spanish noise artist, with releases on Alg-a netlabel and Crónica. transmissions.... contact?.... responses.... contact? parts of this almost sound like the tribute release(s) Sub Rosa did years ago for philospher Gilles Deleuze. [packaged in spray-painted slim jewel case with spray painted cdr]

This is the ninth release in the Carbon 15YR.Series. 1 second under 60 minutes of vocal experiments, field recordings, sound collage, synth space effects, string arrangements and more. [packaged with pro-printed covers in a heavy duty vinyl sleeve] [Digital Download comes with a PDF of the artwork and liner notes]

here's an amazing drone guitar release from Ed Chang, the man behind NYC-based Quodlibet label. member of Spin-17, and all around free-improv, experimental, out-there musician. this showcases his softer, more subtle drone-infestations/incantations. [packaged in heavy vinyl sleeve with b&w photo by Ed on the front, and veluum back cover. cds are spray painted]

two 30+min live performances by "America's Greatest Living Noise Artist." first set is from July 2003 recorded at the Visual Studies Workshop in Rochester NY. in the middle of the set, Emil instructs all the visitors in the space, that they MUST enter the performance area before he continues on with his set. YES! the second track is from a performance in August 2003 at Hallswalls in Buffalo NY. Mr. Beaulieau getting melodic towards the end of the set, completely annihilating an orchestral moment. [second in the Carbon Recycled.Series. cover is a "recycled" LP, cut down to 5" x 5" square]

a 22+ minute experiment in guitar drones, swells and even some melodies. 3 guitars, multiple (distortion) pedals and some very loud amps. think Gate, Earth, Vibracathedral Orchestra, etc.

a little over 34min of triple-guitar damage and drone. 2 tracks. not too far from their first release, 1904, at first. but the second track, ends with a crushing 10+min drone and dual-drummer action. even took us by surprise ; ) [original covers were hand-silkscreened, edition of 102. 2 color print job. about 30 of them are silver and gold, while the rest are silver and dark blue, on heavy watercolor paper (textured). re-release is a simple color-printed cover. folded into a plastic sleeve.]

nearly 48 minutes of sometimes sparce, sometimes dense, guitar work by this trio consisting of Will Veeder (Hinkley, Torpedoes, formerly of Muler), Chris Reeg (Blood and Bone Orchestra, Crush the Junta, Ian Downey is Famous, DvsC, Ada le O, The Years) and Joe Tunis (Joe+N, Crush the Junta, Tuurd, SQ, DvsC, Ada le O, formerly of Hilkka and Pengo). other instrumentation includes heavy synth, droney melodica and homemade pipe chimes. co-released by Phantom Limb Recordings. [packaged in a heavy vinyl sleeve with pro-printed card-stock cover]

This is a set of studio and live Entente Cordiale recordings. disc 1 consists of a studio session at the Bunker in Rochester NY, recorded by Nuuj (of Pengo/Asthmatic/Tuurd). three pieces varying from the EC guitar pattern/drone approach, and ending with an on-the-edge of falling apart secular mantra before diving into the most uncharacteristic EC sounds to date (channeling the then future direction of Tumul). disc 2 consists of a long live set recorded at Soundlab in Buffalo NY, when EC (accompanied by Nuuj) opened for the Yellow Swans. a marathon blast of loud guitar riffs, drones and deep synth action. [sprayed and silkscreened 5x7 chipboard stay-flat kraft envelopes with sprayed discs]

Scarey outsider freak stays up for 48 hours straight and concocts a demented classic. Kinda sounds like John Fahey at the end of a week long Alcohol and prescription pill binge. This record is not recommended for small children or anyone recovering from acute psychosis.

Completely damaged outsider strum and wank. Seriously overamped, distorted and making no apologies. If every young aspiring guitar player had to listen to this record instead of overdone crap like Joe Satriani, the world would truly be a better place. Finkbeiner‘s guitar abuse is in the similar realm as Rudolph Gray, Alan Licht and Kenji Hano. All of those guys should be on the cover of Guitar Player Magazine. And in a perfect world they would be. Also, all beer would be free. "Can you face the Challenge?"

Deconstructed instrumental pop songs and expansive higher key head benders. "You‘ve got yr chocolate in my ratweed!" this is the first finkbeiner recording of non-solo material. here, he‘s joined by c.dugan on bells, and also backed up by his bandmates charles and jona on a couple of the songs.

18 tracks of pure genius (or madness). deconstructed pop/rock, dirty guitars and world music?!. with tracks including the band, and the rest featuring the man. this release features some of Finkbeiner‘s patented "real-time overdubbing". imagine this, a lone man, sitting in a room with his turntable, his guitar/banjo, and his tape recorder. no "after the fact" overdubbing, just (good enough) one-takes that are far better than "good enough"! [limited edition of 75, each packaged in a picture frame with unique artwork, with cd affixed to back of frame]

Flywheel is a catchy 3-piece pop band. The band consists of 2 girls on guitar and drums, and an ever-changing male lineup on bass.

A unique collaboration between two legends of Norway's underground music scene. Free-jazz saxophonist Gjerstad has, over the past 40 years, played with the likes of Evan Parker, Peter Brotzmann, William Parker, John Stevens, Paul Rutherford and Sabeer Mateen. Noise artist Lasse Marhaug is a member of Jazzkammer, DEL and Origami Replika; and has collaborated with the likes of Merzbow, Aube, Kevin Drumm and Cock E.S.P. "Red Edge" is a highly accomplished blend of electronic-noise and free-improv, showcasing some of the best work from both musicians. Co-released with Sunship, Breathmint, Carbon, Gameboy, and Little Mafia.

This is the third single by Hilkka, Rochester‘s answer to Chicago loud hard rock. This single shows the band‘s growth in song structures and catchy rhythms.

What you‘ve got here is 14 tracks of post-Slint tuneage that‘s sure to get the backpack slinging crowds‘ glasses in a fog. With e/o, a perfect balance between monstrous crushing riffs and delicate pop hooks is achieved in a flawless manner. While Hilkka‘s patented claustrophobia inducing riffs are present in abundance on this release, the playing is a little looser and more open. This gives songs like "Sad Song‘s Say So Much" and "I Go Dental" room to breath and a way out of the over crowded ghetto called "Indie Rock Circa 2000". This release also establishes Hilkka as true craftsmen in the song writing field. You can tell these songs took time to compose. Face it kid, these three large men from Rochester New York show a range and depth both emotionally and cerebrally in their music that makes yr popular Midwest Emo of the month heros sound like the baggy pants wearing pussies that they really are.

the first full length hilkka release since 1995. some math, some improv, some angles, some heaviness, some pop? "...off kilter, cyclical rhythms...electronics-laden groove or heading for headier pasture..."

a collection of very early recordings from Hilkka. includes some alternate recordings of previously released tracks, unreleased studio recordings, live tracks, as well as recordings from the very first rehearsal, and some collage re-works. a mix between math-rock and noise-textures. it‘s a mess! [packaged in a clear jewel case with a transparent tray card (liner notes), along with metal screen material in the tray.]

Celebrating Hilkkas 10th Anniversary. Grey ink on Black shirt. includes an updated Classic Hilkka logo (the Hoover design) with a large 10 on the back. retro worn look.

Brown shortsleeve shirt with black ink design of various headphone and speaker logos.

Split release featuring short lived Rochester band Lift and Carbon Records stalwarts Hilkka. Can you really live without owning a CD that has songs with such great titles as Crackie, Bag of Dildoes, Cocksucker, 40lb. Bag of Shit and Blood Bath at the House of Death??? "Stop it!!! Your crushing me!!!!!!"

some great intelligent pop songs by some former members of Muler. [pre-assembled version of MP3.Series release, which is also free to download]

"In Spring of 2005 Hinkley started working on their latest CD, Estate Sale, with the help of Adam Lasus (Clap Your Hands and Say Yeah, Clem Snide, Yo La Tengo). Recorded in both Brooklyn and Rochester, the mixing and production duties of the record were split between Adam and Hinkley (Adam mixing half the record remote in Los Angeles and Hinkley mixing the other half in Rochester). Each mix was carefully constructed and well though out, in some cases changes to the arrangement or instrumentation occurred after all the tracks were recorded and mixing was well underway. This approach gives the record a unique feel.

Musically Estate Sale encompasses a wide variety of ideas weaving between country, 60's pop and indie-rock, while still grounded in the distinct sound that has given Hinkley its name." simply put, this is one of the best pop/rock records i've heard in quite some time, and hence, i was compelled to release this CD (joe).

this is somewhat of a live record. recorded during a Dec 2007 show in Rochester NY. Hinkley then added some overdubs (more guitars, vocals, etc) and mixed and mastered it during the spring/summer of 2008 to arrive at this final product. Elephant Roundup is an incredibly strong representation of the "big band" form of Hinkley, complete with the usual guitars, bass, drums and vocals, but in addition, keyboards, misc percussion, violin, banjo, singing saw and baritone horn. the songs range from (alt) country to downer pop to full-on rock with a very strong emphasis, across the board, on song writing and meaningful (and usually story-telling) lyrics. [production CD housed in a heavy duty vinyl slip case with pro-printed full-color folded cover]

This is the tenth release in the Carbon 15YR.Series. 14 tracks from Will Veeder and company. Hinkley is a departure from the usual Carbon improv/abstract/noise/etc releases, but if you're into song writing, and really great rock, sometimes country-ish, sometimes poppy, songs, then this is your bag. [packaged with pro-printed covers in a heavy duty vinyl sleeve] [Digital Download comes with a PDF of the artwork and liner notes]

Few people know that Thomas Edison spent the last ten years of his life trying to perfect a telephone that could talk with the dead. The results of his prototype models were impressive but due to a copywrite agreement between Edison and the UK interest funding his work, all his later model equipment wound up on display in an Edinburgh museum after Edison's death. Discovered nearly a century later by curator Dora Doll the equipment was meticulously restored by a joint American and Scottish group known as Household Objects. Here are your results. Hey buddy, your Grandma's on the horn and boy, she is pissed. Household Objects is Dora Doll, Dave Cross, Dylan Nyoukis, Julian Bradley. [limited edition of 50, each packaged in a soft-plastic folder made from kitchen placemats. 4 different colors! hand numbered.]

10YR.Series.09 - the ninth in the Carbon 10 year anniversary CDR series. 46+ minutes of bi-costal, brutal, tape/electronic fabric. full, and right on!

This is the third release in the Carbon 15YR.Series. This is an amazing collection of various projects of Irene Moon, including Auk Theatre, Darker Florida, Collection of Late Howell Bend and solo Irene. Performance art/installations, meets science/entomology, meets weirdo noise-scapes. check out www.begoniasociety.org for more information on each group. [packaged with a full-color pro-printed folded card in a heavy duty vinyl sleeve] [Digital Download comes with a PDF of the artwork and liner notes]

20+ min piece on guitar, manipulated through a homemade oscillator/filter with signature Scrappy Joe vocal wanderings. Some may know Joe from his full-time gig in Nod (Smells Like Records).

very limited 12" lathe cut (Peter King - NZ)

2 live recordings from the exposure and experience day long tour that occurred on May 27th of 2000. "the notion of "moving" sounds from one location to another. That is, recording environmental samples of one location, and replaying them at another location. Juxtaposing them in a way where the listener wouldn‘t necessarily realize the sounds were "foreign" to the specific location. In fact, the sounds could possibly be naturally heard at that location, but on this occasion, were being introduced to the [eco]system by an outside force..." [limited edition of 100, hand-packaged and numbered in DVD cases. Also includes booklet describing the "tour" with block-printed design on cover.]

exposure & experience continues the path of Joe‘s sonic evolution in a logical manner: by basically snipping all ties to the grounded world of rock and blasting off into the nether regions of improv, experimental, collage, you name it. It‘s really difficult to make blanket comparisons, as Joe+N draws creative inspiration from such a wide range of sources (witness the disparate dedications Joe makes); it‘s probably fair to say that fans of the Dead C., the Flying Luttenbachers, R. Toral, Nurse with Wound, Labradford, Current93 and other artists on the fringes of sound would all find something to adore in here, as long as they weren‘t holding on to such preconceptions too tightly.

miniCDR (3"), clocking in at 17+ minutes. contains field recordings of trains, space between trains, echos of trains and some guitar for good measure. an experiment in the (unintentional) patterns around us, day to day, and the spaces in-between. [limited edition of 75, each packaged in a mini jewel-case. 25 different images were used. numbered by design.]

a compilation of found tape experiments and field recordings from the past couple years. ranges from full-out drone guitar/reverb to underwater mic‘ing. [limited edition of 64, hand-packaged and numbered in recycled LP sleeves. Includes block-printed logo on cover and painted "vinyl art" inside (recycled LPs).]

"during one of my thrift-store stops, while searching for reel-to-reel tapes and 8-track cassettes to use during the Joe+N day-tour back in the spring, i came across a Don Rickles 8-track cassette. i had to buy it. Finkbeiner is a huge fan. weeks later, i finally got around to dumping it to a format which was a little more current. i borrowed an 8-track deck from cara‘s mom. but shortly after inserting the tape, something went "wrong." i pressed the track-select button a couples times, thinking that would do the trick. i then realized the tape had stapped and was being unwound inside the deck.so i yanked it out and for some reason, switched the channel selector to AM. browsed the airwaves a little, and noticed that the device had a mind of it‘s own. interjecting harsh noise in the middle of talk-show babble. i figured i‘d document the setup visually, so i took some photos. the flash on the camera also affected the signal being played. almost like a phaser or flanger effect. after a couple shots, i decided to let it go. this is a document of that late night experiment." [hand-packaged in slip-cases with full-color artwork. edition of 75]

running, birds, cicadas, cars, walking, birds, cicadas, cars... [pre-assembled version of MP3.Series release, which is also free to download]

collection of piano and acoutic guitar experiments for my infant daughter ella. [pre-assembled version of MP3.Series release, which is also free to download]

"constructed from the sounds of test-tone cds and contact mics placed in various places on the cd player which played them. in addition, a contact mic was inserted into my mouth while i proceeded to narrate the accompanying video of my all-too-familiar drive from my home town of Scranton, PA to my current residence in Rochester, NY." recorded live at the &ltinit.one&gt event held at Visual Studies Workshop in Rochester NY on January 19, 2002. this is the third in a series of releases from that event. [3" mini-CDR in mini-jewel case with color insert. edition of 23]

from the liner notes... "82 billion photographs are taken every year on earth. School portraits, remarkable sunsets, birthday parties, catastrophic weather phenomena, and your girlfriend in her underwear all evoke a desire to take a picture. The most popular subjects for photographs are typically vacations. People travel on their vacations and see new things and snap as many photos as they can. Regular people that is. This recording is not the result of regular people taking a vacation. It is an example of people who take sounds not pictures. They experience new things and resist the natural urge to let vision dominate the sensory landscape, and instead choose to listen to the new things. These new things are recorded, reproduced, concocted, orchestrated - choose your own word here - into music for you. " [unlimited CDR version of out of print 12" lathe cut]

floppy disk / quicktime movie (free mailorder giveaway)

i put on a coat i haven‘t worn in a while. and in a pocket i guess i haven‘t used in a longer while, i discover a receipt (for food, i believe). almost from 10 years ago to the date. it got me thinking about how quickly time passes, and how fragments can pull us back, mentally, to a previous time, place (physical and mental). a smell, a sound, a feeling. pretty neat stuff. the backdrop of this recording consists of an uneditted walk in the neighborhood right around sunset. at the beginning, you‘ll hear cicadas singing out loud. as the recording goes on, the sound slowly (almost imperceivably) transforms into crickets singing. somewhat showing the transformation of time without perception. there are overdubbed guitar pieces on occasion, showcasing nothing in particular (well, maybe something having to do with events that stand out, etc).

over 90 minutes of experimental video. this is a collection of 4 video pieces i‘ve created over the past 2 years for various purposes (shows, installations, etc). all contain the accompanying audio from the debut showing/using of the video, 3 are joe+n peformances and 1 is by chad oliveiri. NOTE: this is a DVD-R, not a production manufactured DVD. similar to CDRs, they are burned on a computer, and like CDRs in their infancy, some DVD players do not support this disc format. Please see the Carbon.DVDRSeries page for more details, how to get info on your player, etc. Most players manufactured in the past year support this and other formats.

10YR.Series.01 - the first in the Carbon 10 year anniversary CDR series. this is recording from a show at Christ Church in Rochester NY, which features Joe on solo guitar and later, feedback and piano. 17+min. [full-color cover in vinyl sleeve] - NOTE: check out the 10YR.Series page(http://www.carbonrecords.com/10yr_series/) for more info.

This DVD-R release contains all the performance footage from the 2003 Joe+N Day-Tour. 9 performances in all. NOTE: this is a DVD-R, not a production manufactured DVD. similar to CDRs, they are burned on a computer, and like CDRs in their infancy, some DVD players do not support this disc format. Please see the Carbon.DVDRSeries page for more details, how to get info on your player, etc. Most players manufactured in the past year support this and other formats.

3-color design (red, white and black) on solid grey shirt in the NYC subway series style, with a full route map of the 2004 Day-Tour on the back.

joe+n (formerly known as joe+4=poopie) first release. half lo-fi pop, half experiments

celebrating the 3rd annual Joe+N day-tour, this boxset includes recordings from the previous 2 day-tours. specifically, it includes all the live performances from day-tour 2001 and all the field recordings from day-tour 2000. a collection of solo-guitar, homemade instrument, found-sound and musique concrete. also features collaborations with John Schoen (of Pengo) and Chad Oliveiri. [3 CDRs packaged in a handmade wooden box (6"x6"x1") with silkscreened front and back. numbered edition of 50]

On October 24, 2003, solar flare activity reached a significant highpoint. Predictions of electrical interference, cell-phone signal disruption, and other anomolies were made. No major widespread effects were felt, but subtle distrubances could be detected. This recording is a 5hr no-input recording, through a Behringer 12-channel mixer (with all input and channel levels max�d) into a PC sound card, effectively "listening" to the electro-magnetic variations passing through the circuitry. Over the duration of the recording, various "interesting" events take place, blips, clicks, bleeps, tone-variations, etc. In essence, you are listening to the sun... The CDR comes bolted to a square piece of 1/4" plexiglass, along with a clear CD padder to protect the disc. Limited to 12 copies! ------- NOTE: this is an MP3 CDR, so you must have a computer or a cd player that can handle MP3s.

This is the MP3 CDR version of the HDD release. aday-long recording of he Joe+N 2004 Day-Tour.

on June 26, 2004, i performed the fifth-annual day-tour in and around Rochester NY. the day-tour included 9 shows, each consisting of a 20-30 minute set performed from the back of my jeep (or thereabouts), starting at 11am and one occurring every hour, on the hour.

i recorded the entire day on both audio (with various devices) and video devices. what is contained in this recording is a (barely) uninterrupted recording straight to VHS (audio only) from my mixing board. i used a VCR to record the full-day audio, due to the length of tapes that are available. various inputs were plugged into the mixing board throughout the day, including guitar, contact mics (for various non-electric instruments), pzm mic, vocal/air mic, etc. on a couple occasions, i performed away from my truck, so i had to turn off the engine and lock it up, "losing" the recording. these locations include the All-Purpose Room, Court Street Bridge and Washington Grove Park. these sets were recorded using a digital video camera and are/will be available on other Day-Tour 2004 related releases.

[comes sealed in a white cd mailer with color sticker artwork.]

heavy-ass guitar piece, powering this hunk of rock around the sun, far too many/few times. sludging, burning up amp noise, with a glimmer of hope cutting thru the heavy dark matter. [comes with unique hand-painted covers by joe, cara and ella]

a release inspired by the cyclical patterns of lock32 on the Erie Canal System. Joe+4 is Joe Tunis of Hilkka‘s solo joint. Covering mostly ambient and stark trajectories with guitar, static, found sounds and lots of effects. This release conjures up a brooding and unnerving atmosphere. Some tracks might bring to mind Jandek or Loren Mazzacane Connors at their most lonesome and desolate. The original edition came in deluxe hand made packaging incorporating actual pebbles from the Erie Canal. A compelling listen.

5 tracks of field recordings and ultra-harsh electronics. no instruments were used on this recording. constructed entirely using a portable MiniDisc recorder, contact mics, Behringer mixer and patch cords. [limited edition of 50, each packaged in a kraft envelope with unique artwork on each. hand numbered]

same name as a previous harddrive release, which had the same original inspiration, this is the audio portion of a Joe+N art show (of the same name) at A|V in Dec 2006. the show consisted of 6+ pieces, and the audio consisted of 6 companion pieces. each building from the one before. mostly heavy drone guitar. dense, from simple to complex. [packaged in a 5x7 full color heavy cover with sprayed CDRs]

(mustard) yellow tshirt. very limited quantities. released in coordinatioin with the Joe+N art show at A|V (Dec 2006) and release of the Neither Painting Nor Sculpture CDR release.

gray tshirt. very limited quantities. released in coordinatioin with the Joe+N art show at A|V (Dec 2006) and release of the Neither Painting Nor Sculpture CDR release.

Reissue of the long out of print release by Joe+N. in the original edition, each copy came in kraft envelope with unique artwork and hand numbered. this reissue is a scanned photo from my favorite copy (and also my personal copy). full color cardstock in heavy-duty vinyl sleeve. 5 tracks of field recordings and ultra-harsh electronics. no instruments were used on this recording. constructed entirely using a portable MiniDisc recorder, contact mics, Behringer mixer and patch cords.

this is a BOXSET containing 2 audio CDRs and 1 video DVDR. material culled from the 2005 and 2006 Joe+N Day-Tours. each of the audio discs contains 3 tracks around 20min long. the DVDR contains 7 videos, also each roughly 20min in length. [packaged in a 5" x 7" x 1" kraft box, each with a unique color image transfered onto the cover, along with spray paint, and each package comes with some variety of Day-Tour postcards, including this year's (2007). limited to 50 copies!!!]

"my" sounds and "their" sounds.

this is a recording of a sound-installation created for a photo exhibit by Kate Laux, entitled Self-Portrait Collaborations. "the project began 4 years ago as a way to stay connected with friends and family as i moved, travelled and moved. i would mail out rolls of film or disposable cameras and ask my collaborators to shoot self-portraits. the collaborators were instructed to mail the film back to me. i processed/printed their film and mailed them proofs or contact sheets. i created a new project by responding to my collaborators work in whatever way my collaborator chose, unless they gave no indication of how i should respond. my collaborators are aware that these works will be exhibited."

borrowing from Kate's theme of request-for-submission/collaboration, i asked various people i know to record themselves and/or their surroundings, and send me the results. I did not restrict them to any theme, format or content. i, in turn, recorded my surroundings in the weeks leading up to this exhibit. the majority of my recordings were based on night-time sounds around my house, primarily crickets. on 3 straight nights, i recorded the flower garden below my front porch, where a cricket set up camp. i used small microphones, which i was able to lower into the plant field and maneuver in close proximity to the cricket, without disturbing it. aside from the obvious macro-drones of the cricket songs, i also heard an entire set of new sounds i've never noticed. clicks, pops, static, the sound of the cricket starting and stopping its song, anomalies in its rhythm. and other "disturbances." i then took these source recordings and laid them out in such a way as to juxtapose my friends describing themselves or their surroundings, and the cricket "describing" my surrounding.
check out www.katelaux.com.

nearly 17min of solo electric guitar. three, almost equal length pieces. the middle, lighter one, is sandwiched in between two slabs of thick heavy guitar throb, ala Alasehir/Alumbrados, [3" CDR affixed to a 5" square piece of 1/4" plywood with twine. the plywood is sprayed and stenciled on one side. disc is also sprayed/splattered] limited to 25!!!

4 live pieces, spanning the course of one exact year. solo guitar, in the style of Loren Connors/etc, with the addition of some melodica, looping, vocals and more. [packaged in a heavy vinyl sleeve, with a full-color pro-printed cover and sprayed and stamped back cover. cdr is sprayed and splattered]

from the liner notes: "anyway, it got me thinking about creating a piece of music, a recorded history of something real-time, where i wouldn�t really be hearing the main part of the recording, being the "composer", but then recording other pieces to affect the final piece, still not knowing the true outcome, since i�m not sitting here listening to an 8hr piece. i had a mic recording my backyard from 8am to 5pm (some were shorter due to hard-drive limitations), and throughout the day, i would recorded pieces on a separate device, in my car, at work, with my daughter, and would note the exact time. i would then comile the final piece by layering those pieces onto the day-long recording, in the correct time slot. a record of history, storing it in an uncommon medium for the purpose, where the medium ceases to be just that, the medium, but rather the artwork itself. the fact that the purchaser probably won�t ever install the drive and listen to the piece, pushes this idea one step further." [limited edition of 7! internal IDE Hard Drives. FAT32 file system. contains MP3/WMA file and liner notes in Rich Text Format. mounted to 3/4" plywood which has been modified using screws, nails, holes, etc. laserprint lettering applied using colorless blender marker (contains Xylene) ]

This recording was created for an installation/photo exhibit by Scott David Laird, entitled Balls and PIns, which was shown during Jan/Feb 2004 at the All-Purpose Room in Rochester NY. The recording is over 1hr long and consists of various objects used in the art show as sound sources (along with some other like-items). A slight departure from the usual guitar and field-recording meanderings of Joe+N. this piece still involves some field recordings, but also includes some digital processing of the source object-sounds to create a backdrop for the individual rolling-events. From the show�s press release: "BALLS AND PINS is a combination of photographs and installations that evoke and tease reactions through a unique portrayal of color. The photographs feature balls of color set against various white backgrounds that resemble snowdrifts. Other photos are of different sized crystal bowls that contain various colorful objects. The bowls and images work together to pique the viewer�s desire for a closer look. This desire is extended through the installations that place the balls and pins in somewhat voyeuristic environments. Each piece is singular in nature, but together they create a larger narrative concerning desire, sexuality, and consumerism." Packaged in a clear "clam-shell" case with a colored-bead bolted thru the case.

this is the deconstructed-product of a sculpture/object piece i created for an art exhibit at A|V in Rochester (www.avspace.org). each release is a 3" CDR enclosed in a hand-made box, measuring 6.5" x 6.5" x 2", along with a lid. the inside bottom is lined with dried reeds gathered at an abandoned rail-line. the material on the CD is constructed and inspired by the sounds of the reeds, used/existing in various ways. the art piece was also entitled "uprooted" and was about various forms of uprooting items/resources/people/ etc, so it made sense to _uproot_ the boxes from the main piece and spread them around. this release is ULTRA-LIMITED. there are 10 boxes made of Oak and 5 made of Paduak and Oak.

second in the Carbon HDD.Series, also part of the new/upcoming Carbon.Recycle series.

on June 26, 2004, i performed the fifth-annual day-tour in and around Rochester NY. the day-tour included 9 shows, each consisting of a 20-30 minute set performed from the back of my jeep (or thereabouts), starting at 11am and one occurring every hour, on the hour.

i recorded the entire day on both audio (with various devices) and video devices. what is contained in this recording is a (barely) uninterrupted recording straight to VHS (audio only) from my mixing board. i used a VCR to record the full-day audio, due to the length of tapes that are available. various inputs were plugged into the mixing board throughout the day, including guitar, contact mics (for various non-electric instruments), pzm mic, vocal/air mic, etc. on a couple occasions, i performed away from my truck, so i had to turn off the engine and lock it up, "losing" the recording. these locations include the All-Purpose Room, Court Street Bridge and Washington Grove Park. these sets were recorded using a digital video camera and are/will be available on other Day-Tour 2004 related releases.

[LIMITED EDITION of 12!!!!! HDD comes completely sealed in a wooden box with plexiglass and other tops, to "observe" the medium. some HDDs are fully functional and contain the actual 7hr+MP3 (varying bitrates, depending on the capacity of the HDD), while some are non-functional and have their inner-workings exposed to "let the sound in". the MP3 is included on a CDR for those not willing/able/crazy enough to crack the seal and install the HDD or get "defective" devices.]

This is John's first full-length on Carbon, with, i'm sure, more to come. former member/cohort of TenTon (now in Chicago), John lives in the Boston area and records all sorts of sounds, guitars, tibeten bowls, cymbals, strings, etc. he was featured on the Carbon 3CD compilation I Don't Think the Dirt Belongs to the Grass and won this praise from Keith Fullerton Whitman: "there’s something on here for everyone... and in fact you might end up, like myself, enjoying just about everything on this set, from the pieces by the names you know/trust to those by otherwise unknowns (for example; i didn’t know john charlton’s name, but his acoustic guitar/tibetan singing bowls/wine glasses piece on here ended up being one of my favorite pieces.)". This full length is a study in guitar, from repetitive/looping acoustic and clean electric with incidental backgrounds, to busy hammering/drumming/droning on an acoustic, to warbly electric mood (ala LMC), to full-on saturated noise/drone. to mirror KFW's comment, something for everyone. [packaged in heavy vinyl sleeve with handmade red and gold paper and spray-painted CD]

this is quite the full-range package from John Charlton. from noise/texture guitar, to beat-driven and free, effect-laden noise rock blasts, to static transmissions from a visitor from another world/dimension. here to screw with us. "So I had this idea of this being who is sent throughout the galaxy as a Form Disruptor. He receives his orders from some distant civilization and carries them out with varying degrees of success to disrupt various forms in other civilizations for whatever reason. These songs represent transmissions we intercepted that which the Form Disruptor was sending back to his superiors. We have yet to decode them but we believe they are his reports on his completion of specific Form Disruption orders with regards to their effectiveness and suggestions for future action." - from John. [packaged in a heavy-duty vinyl sleeve with a pro-printed full-color cover. CDR is sprayed and splattered.]

the third in the Joe+N collaboration series (the first two being with Antony Milton and Sindre Bjerga). this release consists of three tracks totally 32+ minutes, this is a long-distance collaboration between John Charlton and Joe+N (aka Joe Tunis, Carbon label man). the two traded tracks over 2007/2008, John started the recordings with his range of guitars, drones and percussion. Joe then overdubbed more guitars and vocals (though usually not vocal-sounding). [packaged in a heavy-duty vinyl sleeve with a pro-printed full-color cover. CDR is sprayed and splattered.]

This is the thirteenth release in the Carbon 15YR.Series. a new collaboration between the members of SHED and TUMUL. 47+ minutes of beat-oriented, draaag influenced. low/sloooow vocals, dirty electronics, beats and loops and more. [packaged with spray/splattered/stamped cardboard cassette holder, pro-dup'd and printed cassettes and b&w poster sheet. ]

a great little EP from Kelli Shay Hicks, clocking in at just under 10min. 3 field recordings of Kelli Shay's amazingly delicate, but sharp, songs-- recorded by Jem Cohen in abandonded urban spaces off the hi-ways of upstate New York. "Kelli Hicks is well versed in the timeless. While her minimalist finger picking style, gentle voice, and wry lyrics recall the 'New Americana' movement, she’s not pretending. When you see her play, it becomes clear: This is Kelli Hicks’ music. Nothing else..." -- Chad Oliveiri, City Newspaper. "Kelli Hicks has a voice to break your heart. Her music is haunting and playful… I’m left quietly devastated." -Davey Rothbart, FOUND Magazine. [packaged in a chip-board folder with 2-color silk-screen artwork. co-release with Atone Records] - check out more info on Kelli - www.kellishayhicks.com

“A needle in one arm and a bouquet in the other”. This is Kelli Shay's first full-length album. The thirteen tracks here were recorded in 2005 in Chicago with Butchy Fuego of Pit er Pat. Buck Again is not unlike Kelli's live performances in its sparseness, but each song flows into the other with the addition of ambient sounds that weave through an instrumentation consisting of little more than guitar, autoharp, violin, and voice. [Each package is unique-- hand-painted in gold and silkscreened in Nashville, Tennessee at Isle of Printing.] “She sounds like Strawberry Shortcake is coming to get me”.

"I'm not scared," (of the dark), I used to say to my mother. But I was. A lullaby is sung to a kid, in the dark. Another great soulful collection of guitar investigations. This releases captures both a child's phobia, as well as a mother's comforting tenderness. [limited edition of 100, each packaged in pale green paper sleeve with color photograph affixed to front. design help from cara dugan]

electro-dance madness from 2 computer nerds. Lotus is Mat Rademan (runs Breathmint) and MP Lockwood (aka RadioShock). co-released with Breathmint, Ren, Audiobot, Human Conduct, Little Mafia, Ignivomous, Roger Records, SNSE, Sunship and Yelpco.

"the best cd you will ever listen to in your life. Better than pet sounds."

46+ mins of some very emotional, blissful guitar work from Lunt aka Gilles Deles of Hitomi Recordings. in a similar vein as Loren Mazzacane Connors, Mick Harris (Dirty Three) and our own Andy Gilmore. "...improvised with one overdrive pedal and infinite delay..." "We cannot free our music from all constraints. Neither can we free ourselves from everything. But we can make music as free as we are."

Among men, marc faris is a puppy. Drone-On This is a confluence of many musics, not just funk-tinged bluegrass like so much of the CDR.Series. Includes 3 "pop songs" (including an ill-advised cover of Lou Reed‘s "Satellite of Love"), 3 tracks of "free improv," 1 longer "piece," 43 tracks of digital silence and 1 "hidden bonus track" (entitled "Hidden Bonus Track"). The results are not as immediately compelling as, say, the recent output of Finkbeiner or what have you, but the attentive listener will find much to enjoy. Includes instructions for devising one‘s own track sequence to suit a variety of listening environments.

[limited edition of 75, each packaged in a glossy white cd folder with a swatch of Thai paper attached to spine, and 4 double-sided postcard inserts with song descriptions. hand numbered]

30+ minutes of minimalistic electro-drone by this one-man machine from Leeds, UK. �?? one of the men behind the amazing Fencing Flatworm label. [hand silk-screened covers in simple slip case, each one differently colored. limited edition of 75]

10YR.Series.02 - the second in the Carbon 10 year anniversary CDR series.This is an AMAZING collection of tones, glitches and drones. Would fit perfectly on your shelf alongside releases from such labels as Mego, Touch, Raster-Noton, etc. I was blown away by this when i got the master CDR from Mike in the mail.

This is the fifth release in the Carbon 15YR.Series. 35+ minutes of controlled feedback, drone, silence, static, samples and acoustic/live improv. [packaged with silk-screened logo over a unique "sampled" page in a heavy duty vinyl sleeve] [Digital Download comes with a PDF of the artwork and liner notes]

10YR.Series.03 - the third in the Carbon 10 year anniversary CDR series. the anonymous force of Ming, in the great battle for the hearts and minds of all beings everywhere, from the Great Satan. the battle rages on....

"this cd documents our japan tour of 2002, Its been a few years but we never did/nor will do sets like this ever again (involved tons of electronic equipment + impossible to recreate songs) includes a mangled version of Throbbing Gristle's United. Mutant artwork by Jelle Crama [its amazing looking, as you could expect from Jelle]" -- co-released by Imvated Records,Carbon Records,Gold Soundz,Humbg,Audiobot,Breaking World and Public Eyesore.

here comes the second Carbon Records single by the best indie pop band in Upstate NY. the 7&quot; single contains 2 tracks, here comes nod and ghost writer.

their best recording yet. 6 songs of pop/rock magic. great song writing, great feeling. "i listened to that fucking thing about 50 times on the drive from NYC to Norfolk. i am totally astounded by this one, man. i can‘t figure out why they‘re so damned great at writing pop songs. every single song on there is totally amazing in its own way."

Muler are a noisy pop 4-piece. Most songs are fast and catchy. They have recently released their first full length CD on Dedicated Records (distributed by BMG). They also have 3 other singles out and a couple tapes. The most recent 7&quot; single release is on Deep Elm Records out of NYC, where they play frequently. Check out their full length, which was recorded by Adam &quot;Red&quot; Lasus..

THIS LP COMES WITH A COUPON FOR FREE DOWNLOAD OF HIGH 320MBPS TRACKS

After a 10 year hiatus, the boys (now men?) of Muler decided to get back together to document some lost (never recorded) gems and some brand new tunes. Recruiting a couple old friends, the 5 guys went into the studio and laid themselves out on these 10 tracks, blending the old with the new, and keeping it all fresh and lively. All proceeds from this record are being donated to The Grant Fund (www.thegrantfund.org).

played and written by: David Baumgartner: vocals and guitar Sean Leahy: drums and vocals Daniel Smith: guitars and vocals Joe Tunis: bass, noise and vocals Will Veeder: guitar, piano and vocals

with

Kris Durso: guitar Nathan Montague: harmonica

photographer: Jason Wilder

model: Casey Daggett

design/layout: Chris Reeg with Joe and Dave

recorded and mixed at ACME Recording Company Rochester NY, in the Summer, Fall and Winter of 2010.

engineered by Luke Yaeger. mixed by Luke and Muler.

mastered by David Hurtgen

we dedicate this record to Anna Nuuja, Jen Schoen and Grant Stone.

All proceeds of this record are being donated to The Grant Fund. www.thegrantfund.com

thanks.

46+ minutes of acoustic guitar, bells, woodwinds, primitive percussion, patented Pumice-style buzzing guitar, organ/keyboard, drone-vocals and more from Stefan Neville (aka Pumice) and Nicolas Kauffman (part of Family Underground - Denmark) . recorded 2005 in a giant concrete room, this release is a fine companion to Stefan and Nicolas' other recordings on various other labels such as Last Visible Dog, Soft Abuse, Audiobot, Chocolate Monk, QBICO, Into the Lunar Night). [packaged in hand-silkscreened cardboard cover in various colors]