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Note: This is a limited pressing. Only 300 made. All are hand numbered and each jacket is unique. The boys of Shuteye Unison poured a lot of sweat into this one. Letter pressed, die cut, stamped, glued, licked, caressed, custom book mark and library card, and yes it’s pressed on beautiful Joan Wilder emerald green vinyl. CD included.
Shuteye Unison’s “Our Future Selves” is an album that book-ends a wide range of influences, from the classic John Hughes movie soundtracks to the organic post- punk grooves found on a Fugazi album. 10 tracks total! Packaged in a hand-stamped eco sleeve with insert and sticker.
"Shuteye Unison really have a handle on what they're doing, and what they're doing is both inventive and interesting." - Rockfreaks.net
Sporting the vibrancy and texture of Aloha, the austere considerations of Death Cab for Cutie, and occasionally the elaborate, amped-out finesse of Silversun Pickups, Our Future Selves most invigorating moments like “Better Hallway Vision” and “Traffic Hymn” bristle and spark with an air of divinity while remaining firmly grounded. - BIG TAKEOVER
"A most unusual album. It's hard to be both this kinetic and this quiet. That's an impressive achievement. I like the way these folks roll." - A&A
OUT NOW! Silian Rail “Parhelion”
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9 songs from the Bay Area’s most respected instrumental duo. Like a monster truck across your heart, this instrumental duo knows how to make you feel music. Silian Rail have shared the stage with numerous incredible bands, including Maserati, Caspian, French Miami and From Monument to Masses; playing everywhere from the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco to the Comet Tavern in Seattle, with more than a few church basements, former mortuaries, laundry rooms and tiny, sweaty houses in between. With the release of “Parhelion”, Silian Rail is poised for greatness as they continue to tour, tour, tour, and win the hearts and minds of music lovers near and far...
“Not since I saw Hella have I heard such mind-blowing interplay as that between Oakland guitar-drum duo Silian Rail. Just wait till you see drummer Eric Kuhn hold down a complex beat while playing guitar.”- San Diego City Beat
“Robin Landy is one of those guitarists I have to limit myself to hearing just to keep myself from succumbing to the urge to give up and put my guitar down for good, and Eric Kuhn just might be the finest rock drummer you’re likely to hear in the Bay Area today. When they’re on, they’ll simply knock you flat on your ass.” - Pop Dose
“Parhelion is filled with the kind of adventurous [yet, melodic] instrumental wandering that has become the signature sound of guitarist Robin L. and multi-instumentalist Erick K. Together they manage to make songs that feel like a narrative; tenuously shifting enough without overindulging in an avant-garde sonic masturbation of sorts.” - The Deli Magazine
“Silian Rail is what a two piece should be: super full without feeling forced; super interesting without being confusing or feeling self-indulgent; most importantly, both Eric and Robin are superbly deft on their instruments. Parhelion will make my top ten list this year for sure.” - Matthew Izen, Musician (The Velvet Teen / Polar Bears)
The Rum Diary “Retrospective 2000 - 2007”
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“One of my favorite Bay Area bands” - East Bay Express
“We may be able to definitively say that the Rum Diary was Cotati’s greatest indie-rock export, adored by a wide swath of the population—from SSU stoners to dive-bar denizens to serious music fans.” - Gabe Meline, City Sound Enertia, Bohemian.com
Take a hearty stock of of rhythm (as in TWO rhythm sections), add a liberal dose of dreampop-postrock guitar (a la Mogwai or Three Mile Pilot), drizzle in a tincture of emocore (of the ethereal harmony variety) and voila! you've got the formula for what ails ya. Borrowing the catchy if not exactly applicable title of an early tome from the Good Late Dr. Gonzo for their collective monicker, The Rum Diary were on a quest to make as many friends and blow as many minds as possible, from the wilds of Sonoma County divebars to the crumbling decay(dence) of urban outposts and warehouse lofts they have unselfishly and uncompromisingly brought their message to themasses. And the rest is history: scattering through-out the country, impressing at least one member of Fugazi (has David Gilmour heard this shit?) and setting the bar ever higher with every new release. “Retrospective” captures it all and then some. 17 tracks total.
Carcrashlander “Where to Swim”
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What does it sound like? Well, picture this... Jeff Tweedy (Wilco) is on another one of his late night cruises through the streets of Chicago. One hand on the wheel and the other playing tape-deck-DJ in between lighting smokes. He sees a familiar face on the corner of North Western Ave and Division Street. It’s Brian Wilson (Beach Boys) and he’s totally lost (of course). “Last call” is quickly approaching so they pop over to the Rainbow Club (1150 N. Damen Ave) to wet their whistles. Ironically Robert Smith (The Cure) is bar tending. After several rounds of whiskey (and I mean the good stuff) they cram into the bar’s photo both for a series of candids (think Beaches).
Robert gets off his shift, Jeff drives them over to his studio, and Brian unleashes... Strangers things have happened, but none that sound as good as “Where to Swim”.