~ Hausu Mountain Restock Their Tapes When They Run Low – Here Are 3 That I Personally Recommend ~

Hausu Mountain is a legendary Chicago-based experimental label (owned and operated by duo Max Allison and Doug Kaplan) that has been churning out quality noises and transmissions since 2012. Unlike many labels, the Hausu dudes go out of their way to restock tapes (for two years after the album release date) when they get low -...

~ Learning To Speak More Eaze’s Language ~

Let’s talk about language.  Unless you’re living in an underground bomb shelter with Christopher Walken and Sissy Spacek, you know that it’s the weapon of choice these days. This is not to say, of course, that this has not always been the case. The power of language dates back to its ancient origins. Language was,...

~Listening To Old Houses With Carlo Giustini~

Do you ever wonder how many pieces of yourself you’ve left behind over the years? I’m not talking about the pair of leather gloves you accidentally left on the bench in the subway station last winter or the old polaroid camera with a half-used film cartridge you forgot in a shoebox in the closet of...

~The Sincerity Behind Bumpy Records~

Yes, a new cassette label has surfaced on Bandcamp. Anyone who’s privy to the frequency of cassette label start-ups knows that this is not necessarily newsworthy. Saying there’s a new cassette label on Bandcamp isn’t much different than saying there’s a new series on Netflix. However, you might abandon this train of thought when you...

~ Field Hymns Curator Reflects On His Years of DIY Service ~

Field Hymns Records,  a self-proclaimed “wee label” based out of Iowa City that has been releasing quality experimental rarities since 2014, is on indefinite hiatus. The label’s operator, Dylan McConnell, is soon moving to Toronto, Canada—where the future of his operation is yet to be determined. In response to the possible end of one of...