Sirs is a four-piece punk band from upstate New York. Formed in 2009 after meeting at school, original members consisted of Justin Jurgens, Dave Benton, Kyle Seely and Hart Seely. Their fantastic self-titled LP dropped this month via Topshelf Records. Grab it!
The enigma that is Black Swan has emerged from the shadows to deliver it’s second work. Awash with chilling ambience, found sounds and haunting samples, The Quiet Divide reins in the phantasmagoria, examining the blurred in-between, the darkness that lies at the divide. Creeping ever so slowly out of the confined spaces of it’s previous work, In 8 Movements, Black Swan moves further into the crevice, mining territory unbefitting to most composers. Upon surfacing from the muck and grime, the resulting work is disquieting and poignant, exposing the listener to the inner workings of the desolate in hope that they will never have to plunge themselves into it.
Release date: May 17 2011
12inch vinyl LP only limited to 500 copies worlwide.
100 copies on red vinyl.
Available from Experimedia.
Black Swan – The Quiet Divide (album preview) by experimedia
Ways of Meaning, Kyle Bobby Dunn’s new full-length album and the second release for Desire Path Recordings, is a treatise on the resonance of memory; an attempt to harness the finality of meaning as a shared experience.
Mainly arranged for guitar and organ, the six works contained herein offer a look into Dunn’s mind as an artist deeply concerned with time, memory, consequence, identity, and meaning. Each piece, while created from and inspired by very personal moments, represents a point of transference, allowing the minutiae of experience to pass through the grooves of the vinyl to the listener to act as a salve for our collective emptiness, a catalyst for solace, or a pathway out of our ever-present longing. Some moments recall church and choral music, others are anthemic in their own quiet way, and sadness finds warm overtones to help quell its cold nature. Spatial qualities are examined thoroughly; clarity is reached when viewing one’s surroundings. The environment comes into focus and a reverie encapsulates the listener. Distant memories spawn a sense of yearning and each moment allows for profound feeling.
While the record is officially released in the U.S on May 23, you can pre-order a copy today through Desire Path!
If A Band Plays In The Woods is the first record in 9 years by the seminal indie rock band The Philistines Jr. It features performances by Peter Katis of The National, Interpol, Swell Season, Jonsi, Frightened Rabbit & We Were Promised Jetpacks fame.
We were honored to have been picked to press an extremely limited edition pressing of this record. Coming very soon to select indie retail outlets (also available from the artist).
