Tongue on Finger

Welcome return for this legendary UK underground cell from Newcastle, piloted by Ben Jones and Hasan Gaylani now for many, many years: edition of only 50 copies six-track cassette album that occupies a nocturnal zone of bowed and struck electro-acoustic soundings somewhere downwind of Organum, NNCK et al. That patented Jazzfinger dead-at-the-steering-wheel drone, achieved through the obsessive application of busted cassette decks, is at the heart of this new work, with pulsing low-grade atmospherics over slow Chalk-like accordion drones, buzzing, tactile string work... aspects of MEV’s sci-fi/Industrial masterpiece, Leave The City w/a similarly dramatic and atmospheric approach to junkyard ritual make this one of the highlights of the SOC catalogue to date: recommended! 

Jazzfinger - Night Fall At Borrowed World

Jazzfinger - Night Fall At Borrowed World
Sonic Oyster Cassettes (009)Limited edition of 50
Release date: 21 May 2012
Cost: £6.00 plus postage & packaging

Sonic Oyster welcomes in the night with brand new twisted entertainment from Jazzfinger.
'Night Fall At Borrowed World' serves up six episodes of absorbing, nerve shredding psychodrama. This is the soundtrack of perpetual darkness. Embrace it.


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.


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

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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.


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

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.

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