CHONDRITIC SOUND UPDATE 5/31/05

[greh]

MISERABLE --- a stack of new releases to announce after this busy busy weekend. They are: Mammal - Misery 3", Hive Mind/Religious Knives Untitled 3", Vertonen - One Telescoping Spine 3", Sword Heaven - Sword Heaven 3" & Ceylon Mange - A Shot Glass of Bronchial Drainage 3". In an attempt to provide better service to all customers the mailorder will be open for ONE WEEK after a new update, and then closed until the next update. If you can't order something within that timeframe, please check with the other mailorders listed on the catalog page. Any questions - email me!

---- NEW STUFF

Mammal - Misery 3"CDr, $7
ch-121, 121 copies - first of four mammal releases slated for release on chonritic this year and i can't decide which of them wins the title of most miserable and depressed. complete synth disgust across 13 minutes and 2 tracks. in a different vein than the other releases you'll hear from him soon. black artwork on intense grey paper, painted cdrs.

Hive Mind & Religious Knives - Untitled 3"CDr, SOLD OUT!
ch-105, 105 copies - another recording from the heavy sessions late last summer - this time focussing on fluttery synth vocal jam with birds and banging, steel cold sober concrete mid-afternoon wedding jitter jam. this is the second in a continuing series of collaborative works. look for an LP coming later this year! purple artwork on heavy blue paper, painted cdrs. NOTE --- SNSE, Eclipse and Volcanic Tongue will have copies of this soon.

Vertonen - One Telescoping Spine 3"CDr, $7
ch-92, 133 copies - you may know vertonen as an ever-changing fixture in the chicago scene.. you might be familiar with him as head of crippled intellect productions, a label that has churned out stuff by wolf eyes, crawl unit and z'ev. this release finds him moving through both harsh and minimal territory with his own brand of noise. blake should have some of these on his current tour, so pick one up from him if you're gonna check out his live show. full-color artwork, full-color insert and painted cdrs.

Sword Heaven - Sword Heaven 3"CDr, $7
ch-82, 127 copies - not a self-titled release, this just happens to be called 'sword heaven' and the band is also called 'sword heaven'. funny how that works. one LOOONG track of drums, electronics, vocals and who knows what the fuck else. stunningly well-executed, never falling into any sort of rock vibe, instead choosing to skirt around the issue and keep it as real as they can. fans of HAIR POLICE and/or early SWANS take note!! 3-tone artwork on heavy lime paper, painted cdrs.

Ceylon Mange - A Shot Glass of Bronchial Drainage 3"CDr, $7
ch-63, 94 copies - after only hearing their excellent tape on my man drew's since 1972 label, i had to ask this ragged UK crew to do a 3". they surpassed my expectations entirely when this sucker arrived in the mail. sickening tape tones, non-guitar guitar abuse, vocal howls, feedback and who knows what the fuck else. sounds like 12 Aaron Dilloways jamming in an abandoned silo! brown artwork and heavy butter paper, painted cdrs.

Hive Mind - THBD button set, $1.50
ch-b2, $1.50 gets you two variations of this button. impress your friends with a barely-legible HIVE MIND button! must be ordered with other items!

---- DISTRIBUTED ITEMS

Hive Mind & Mammal - I've Been Sick C30, $6
ADR056, 188 copies - first in a series of hateful collabs between detroit dungeon dweller Mammal and myself. thick and ugly analogue synthesizer and delay worship, recorded drunk and depressed in early '05. i have a handful of copies available here.

Hive Mind - Black Tempest 3"CDr, $7
P38, 150 copies - sold out from the label, i just got a few more copies in stock of this 21 minute bleak zone jam. humid storm drones battle snakedust rattle at dawn.

John Wiese & Aaron Dilloway - Total Eclipse 7", $5
kpr5, 500 copies - super-gross, extra-heavy collab between analogue grit mangler Aaron Dilloway [Wolf Eyes, Universal Indians, etc.] and digital destroyer John Wiese [Sissy Spacek, Bastard Noise, LHD, Sunn O)))]. its just as good as the name'd suggest it'd be with Wiese's trademark editing going to town on Dilloways disgusting loop frenzy. if only ordering this item, add $2 for shipping using the drop-down at the top of the page.

Best,

-grey
http://www.chondriticsound.com/
po box 07549, detroit, mi 48207