Tuesday, 17 January 2012

Will Klingenmeier & Tim Dickson - A Cluster of Stars



Will Klingenmeier & Tim Dickson - A Cluster of Stars
Sonic Oyster Cassettes (008)
Limited edition of 50
Release date: 30 January 2012
Cost: £6.00 plus postage & packaging


"A twilight recording of cosmic star dust bringing into being ethereal guitar and transcendental piano, 'a cluster of stars' is an immersive journey to whence we came. Recorded straight to two track; it is the duo's maiden voyage." Will Klingenmeier


Please note new pricing for POSTAGE & PAYPAL: - CD-R- In the UK, please add £1.00p towards p&p for one CD-R, £1.50 for 2 or more. Outside the UK, please add £1.50 towards p&p for one CD-R, £2 for 2 or more. Paypal is preferred - the address is sonicoysterrecords (at) yahoo (dot) co (dot) uk.



Buddha on the Moon - Passage


Buddha on the Moon: Passage
Sonic Oyster Cassettes (007)
Limited Edition of 50
Cost: £6.00 plus postage & packaging
Release date: 30 January 2012

A new 'Buddha on the Moon' release to usher in 2012.

'Passage' takes its starting point from the mesmeric bass line of 'The Other Side of the Ocean' and gently sets sail on a calm and balmy voyage of the inner-psyche.

This is meditational music with a kick: as melody starts to boil and bubble: free-form percussion and barely-contained space drone providing rich, absorbing dark ambient tones.

If you were lucky enough to grab a copy of 'Between Seasons', then you're definitely going to need this. Already a contender for my record of 2012.

Please note new pricing for POSTAGE & PAYPAL: - CD-R- In the UK, please add £1.00p towards p&p for one CD-R, £1.50 for 2 or more. Outside the UK, please add £1.50 towards p&p for one CD-R, £2 for 2 or more. Paypal is preferred - the address is sonicoysterrecords (at) yahoo (dot) co (dot) uk.


Sunday, 6 November 2011

The Sonic Oyster... Tongued


"Fantastic new compilation celebrating the fiftieth release on Andrew Paine’s consistently excellent Sonic Oyster imprint, with exclusive unreleased tracks from Richard Youngs (a song from his unreleased B Sides for Ultrahits project!), Richard Youngs & Andrew Paine, a beautiful drone work from Alistair Crosbie, The Zero Map with Wellington Squares (A Band related), Buddha On The Moon, Andrew Paine (US), Susan Matthews, Bolide, Clutter, Matthew Shaw, Brian Lavelle, Astral Social Club, Andrew Paine (UK), Will Klingenmeier, Book Of Shadows, Sindre and a final amazing blow-out from Glasgow’s Smoke Jaguar that pretty much justifies the entrance fee on its own. Edition of only 50 copies, immediately sold out at source" Volcanic Tongue

Tuesday, 25 October 2011

SOR50: SOLD OUT!



Strictly Limited to 50 copies on CD-R
£5.00 plus postage & packaging
Released 7th November 2011

To celebrate the 50th Sonic Oyster CD-R release, I asked all the collaborators, artists, groups, chancers and shysters associated with the label to dip into their archives and choose a curio for a compilation.

What we have here, ladies and gentlemen... is a 17 track album, featuring exclusive cuts by:

Richard Youngs & Andrew Paine
Alistair Crosbie
Buddha on the Moon
The Zero Map
Susan Matthews
Bolide
Astral Social Club
Will Klingenmeier (Soliloquy Sun)
Sindre
Andrew Paine (US)
Matthew Shaw
Book of Shadows
Brian Lavelle
Richard Youngs
Smoke Jaguar
Andrew Paine (UK)
Clutter

This is a strictly limited release of 50... and an essential must-have for any serious SOR fan.


Sunday, 2 October 2011

Volcanic Tongue... on... Clachan Flats


"Stunning new cassette from the duo of Stuart Crutchfield and Kevin McCarvel that pretty much cements their reputation as the best ‘rock’ band in the UK right now, with six tracks of devolved drums/guitar/vocals/electronics that come over like the early Royal Trux cassette that Xpressway never released. McCarvel’s vocals exist on the very limits of subliminal sound with the feel of a more beatific Michael Morley hovering over raggedy guitar kinetics that stagger in and out of clipped melodies w/a martial aspect that is totally exhilarating. Throw in the collapsing universe feel of your favourite South Island satellite and the kind of epic fuzz/ reverb excursions that could easily be Japanese and you got alla the ingredients for the cassette release of the year thus far. And, sure, they may feature a baldy, but there ain’t no laptops in sight. This is bloodied freeform rock at some kind of deformed tactile apex and easily their most accomplished release to date. Edition of only 50 copies, already sold out at source, highly recommended!" David Keenan, Volcanic Tongue

Tuesday, 20 September 2011

Smoke Jaguar - Clachan Flats: SOLD OUT!



Strictly Limited to 50 copies on Cassette
£5.00 plus postage & packaging
Released 3rd October 2011

Smoke Jaguar are that rare thing: a guitar / drum / vocal / duo who embrace instant form with honesty and authenticity: embellishing on the kind of myth, legend and folklore first lain bare by the likes of early Fushitsusha and Skullflower.

‘Clachan Flats’ introduces a wholly new narrative: six pieces unfolding through improvisation and raw instinct: complex electrical storms of spit and spunk: rudimentary free-drones, carving themselves onto your brain, like sonic cave drawings.

Essential. Seriously, what are you waiting for?

You can listen to 'the inside of both of his hands' at http://soundcloud.com/sonic-oyster-records/smoke-jaguar-the-inside-of

Sunday, 14 August 2011

Brian Lavelle - Empty Transmissions


Strictly Limited to 50 copies on Cassette
£5.00 plus postage & packaging
Released 29 August 2011

Brian Lavelle has gifted the Sonic Oyster estate with possibly its finest release of the year:

‘Empty Transmissions’ builds on a melodic synthesizer groove and heads into space, bound for the cosmic territories last orbited by Manuel Gottsching’s ‘E2-E4’.

POSTAGE & PAYPAL INFORMATION - Casette - In the UK, please add 50p towards p&p for one cassette, £1 for 2 or more. Outside the UK, please add £1 towards p&p for one cassette, £2 for 2 or more. Paypal is preferred - the address is sonicoysterrecords (at) yahoo (dot) co (dot) uk.


You can here an excerpt from ‘Corridor of Stars’ at http://soundcloud.com/sonic-oyster-records/brian-lavelle-corridor-of