Thursday, April 1, 2010
The Lickets @ The Story Happening
This is a part of The Licket's first show in SF at The Story Happening, a music series put together by Mountainhood which in his own words "tells a continuous narrative ... The bands tell the story with songs. The Story is happening all around us, made of TV molecules, lives, lies, dreams, perceptions. The Story, in and of itself, is an idea that encapsulates all that's happening on the inner and outer plane, real and superreal, canny and uncanny: everything."
Shortly after this performance, The Lickets put together Gandhara Recordings to focus more on the temporality of events, as well as exploring sustainable materials. In contrast to our other project, International Corporation, which uses collage, filmmaking, and materials as means of exploration, very simple guidelines were set up to emphasize immediacy, the natural magic of performance, chance, and the mystery of sound in and of itself.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
O.A.E. @ MacArthur B Arthur
Though no audio was captured, OAE played at MacArthur B Arthur in Oakland; Kevin Clark's space for artists to congregate and play. The space has a 400 square foot gallery for visual art, a kitchen, windows to the street, and can host readings, performances, special events, and film screenings. Here's some sounds from OAE's last album:Hazel/Napolean
Kwan Se Um Bosal
Fallen In Salt
Depression Glass
Wide Water
Left Photo by Jill Sanders
Top Photo by Caroline Favrot Lee
No One Conquered Wyoming @ Clawfoot House
No One Conquered Wyoming played at this amazing space, Clawfoot House, a few days ago. Check it out it's inspiring and so is Ember's music. It's amazing how spaces like this can renew the way we think about music and sound.
"Little more than a year since Ember Schrag launched Clawfoot House as a performance venue in Lincoln’s Near South neighborhood, it has become one of the most vibrant, imaginative and prolific presenters of artists who work on the edge, in media ranging from bluegrass to classical and avant-garde music, and from dance to performance art and the visual arts." -Tom Ineck for The Berman Music Foundation
"Little more than a year since Ember Schrag launched Clawfoot House as a performance venue in Lincoln’s Near South neighborhood, it has become one of the most vibrant, imaginative and prolific presenters of artists who work on the edge, in media ranging from bluegrass to classical and avant-garde music, and from dance to performance art and the visual arts." -Tom Ineck for The Berman Music Foundation
NO ONE CONQUERED WYOMING//CLAWFOOT HOUSE from wagner israel cilio iii on Vimeo.
Friday, January 15, 2010
Broken Deer Reviews
There's a great review and interview with Broken Deer at Weird Canada, a really amazing site, covering in their own words music "often bearing the flag of the boundary pushing and unique sounds bubbling in Canada...that exist in every city, town, and hamlet."
http://weirdcanada.com/2010/01/review-broken-deer-our-small-going/
http://weirdcanada.com/2010/02/interview-broken-deer/
And here's one from Hero Hill
'09 or................. '06 I guess. When Lindsay Dobbin - aka Broken Deer - recorded Our Small Going, it was a DIY release that got some great press (and had different title), but when you are isolated from large urban centers and tucked away in Whitehorse, it's tough to build a fan base no matter how good the songs are.
Thankfully, good music will always eventually get heard, and with the support of the Gandhara project - they do amazing runs of 100, hoping that the unique sounds and cover art draw you in - you can pick up a copy of the reissue. Considering the songs were written and recorded in '06, they stand the critical test of time. The former Halifax based Dobbins could easily nestle into a lineup with Ghost Bees or countless other folkies from the North End, but her songs are more than just a cross section of the sounds of a scene.
Tape hiss, loops, delays and warbles give forgotten childhood memories a tender intimacy and surprisingly accessible feel, but it's her take on decay - not of society, but man-made objects that littered her families property - that make this record so enjoyable. Somehow she's able to give the slow, inevitable process of decomposition a touching human quality, without drifting into countless metaphors about death. I have no idea where the record was recorded but at the end of the day, it strikes me as the result of a woman sitting in a room, alone, playing music that comes from her soul.
http://weirdcanada.com/2010/01/review-broken-deer-our-small-going/
http://weirdcanada.com/2010/02/interview-broken-deer/
And here's one from Hero Hill
'09 or................. '06 I guess. When Lindsay Dobbin - aka Broken Deer - recorded Our Small Going, it was a DIY release that got some great press (and had different title), but when you are isolated from large urban centers and tucked away in Whitehorse, it's tough to build a fan base no matter how good the songs are.
Thankfully, good music will always eventually get heard, and with the support of the Gandhara project - they do amazing runs of 100, hoping that the unique sounds and cover art draw you in - you can pick up a copy of the reissue. Considering the songs were written and recorded in '06, they stand the critical test of time. The former Halifax based Dobbins could easily nestle into a lineup with Ghost Bees or countless other folkies from the North End, but her songs are more than just a cross section of the sounds of a scene.
Tape hiss, loops, delays and warbles give forgotten childhood memories a tender intimacy and surprisingly accessible feel, but it's her take on decay - not of society, but man-made objects that littered her families property - that make this record so enjoyable. Somehow she's able to give the slow, inevitable process of decomposition a touching human quality, without drifting into countless metaphors about death. I have no idea where the record was recorded but at the end of the day, it strikes me as the result of a woman sitting in a room, alone, playing music that comes from her soul.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Gandhara Recordings: Autumn Equinox
To celebrate the Autumn Equinox, the magical insanity that is Gandhara Recordings is happy! to announce that there are five Fine and Wondrous releases available, the first crop of music, after a long summer of planting these sonic seeds. Each a magical bean you may take with you to watch a musical vine grow as an endless invisible vine of sonic bliss and wonder! Each of the releases available on limited edition hand printed CDs (plus set your own price download) at http://www.gandhararecordings.
About Gandhara Recordings:
Gandhara Recordings is a way to release strange and beautiful music. We did a few things that are kind of label-ish, like having a logo and having fun with names of old record labels (the name is inspired by Buddah Records from long ago, misspelling included) and slogans (the two part slogan is an homage to Verve), but we're really not a label. Much of the inspiration from the packaging came from City Light's Books Pocket Poets Series. The art and text on each of the recordings is almost completely artist driven, and each is released on CD in limited editions of 100, hand silk screened onto 100% Post Consumer Recycled Cardboard Jackets.
http://www.gandhararecordings.Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Where to Recycle CDs?
When we were trying to come up with a way to have the lightest footprint possible with packaging we inevitably thought about the compact discs themselves. Luckily there are things like The Compact Disc Recycling Center, which in their own words: "was founded in 2006 to provide consumers and companies education, awareness, and options for easy CD and DVD recycling. Their website offers a range of articles, research, products and member profiles of the growing number of supporters and members, to be applauded by the recycling conscious good people of the earth." They have CD recycling options for individuals and groups here.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Gandhara Box
We made a display box for the Gandhara releases out of cardboard we salvaged and silk screened art. Cool! total cost of materials - paint = $0. Its coming together!!!!
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