w/ releases by Blanche Blanche Blanche , Better Psychics , Danny Bissette , Chris Weisman , Hartley C. White , the Howling Hex , the Memories , Palberta , Robert Scott , and Ruth Garbus
also offering nonidiomatic piano lessons in the NYC area
as well as audio and video production assistance
using unconventional methodologies [production statement]
contact : zphillips at gmail
PO Box 370352 , Brooklyn NY 11237-0352
[ NEWS ] : this October , 3 new vinyl LPs on OSR : ** "This Is Not What You Expect" by Hartley C. White ; "Monet In The 90's" by Chris Weisman ; and "Hints To Pilgrims" by Blanche Blanche Blanche ! [ pre-order coming soon ] **
** more cassette and vinyl releases planned from Tori Kudo , Jimmie Packard , Maher Shalal Hash Baz , Ker Westerlund , Ian Kovac , Alex Marantz , Thom Gill , Kassie Carlson , a guise of Son of Salami , Palberta , the Lentils , CE Schneider Topical , The Chinese Fire Drills , & a compilation of covers of Chris Weisman's songs (submissions for the latter completely open to the public , please contribute ! deadline 8/10/14) **
** two very new albums of mine , "New Cartoons" and "Recorded In Hell" were released this May/June on cassette by Gnar and Lillerne respectively !
you can hear them at band[1]camp[2] . please support these excellent labels : ) video : "Follow The Broom" (New Cartoons) // "As Teeth" (Recorded In Hell) in other news , keep your ear out for CE Schneider Topical ... **
[ distributors , stores , bulk buyers & cultural commentators please email me to strike a wholesale bargain ]
[ international buyers please note shipping cost decreases considerably when you order more tapes]
[ please allow up to one month for delivery -- I am one person if you want mp3s with your order , ask via electronic mail & you shall receive , or : buy via bandcamp]
OSR#15 (rel. 06.'14 , ed. of 150) Blanche Blanche BlancheTermite Music cassette
the symbols of your trade are your price
what can I say , we made a lot of music ! this long-a$$ tape compiles unreleased &
live cuts selected from a vast archive of recordings from 2009 to December '13 .
various incarnations of the band , phases , infatuations , hard & soft ideas
jetting across the subtle fabric of these years gratefully thick with music .
thanks for listening to the unusual decisions & manically polyvalent postures
of two deranged New Hampshirites ! after a brief moment of flirtation with the
institutional parameters of the status quo , it's back to the zeitgeist-null
rubble we crawled out from -- a nice place , if it can be said to exist .
110 minutes , art by Jo Miller-Gamble & Sarah Smith
hear the whole thing at bandcamp
OSR#14 (rel. 06.'14 , ed. of 100) Heat WilsonSeersucker cassingle
before there was Big French , before there was Blanche Blanche Blanche ,
there was Heat Wilson : me & Quentin Moore's digital microsound cutups
in personae Nals Goring and Gorman ; we confounded the Dutch and touched
almost no one . this is our rock album , thankfully it germinated after
years of the mindchess known as "playing" ; thankfully it germinated in
accordance with our principles . 15 minutes , art by Heat Wilson
video : "Call Me"
video : "I'm Hungry"
hear the whole thing at bandcamp
OSR#13 (rel. 03.'14 , ed. of 150) MemoriesCrash On My Heart cassingle
impresarios of Gnar Tapes , indefatigable international Oregon songwriters
& sworn enemies of sister band White Fang come to OSR to spread
their massage of tenderness and emotional flexibility . I love
these guys , they really remind me of Shoes in the best way .
their songs always take up a slice of reality with instinctive
playfulness & optimism & grace , & the music is just beautifully
content w/ its unembellished formal simplicity . they've already
made a ton of music but Rikky & his trikksters are always just
starting , so freshly do they tread . 9 minutes , art by Sarah Smith
hear "We Can Call It Whatever" at Soundcloud
OSR#12 (rel. 03.'14 , ed. of 150) PalbertaMy Pal Berta cassette
SOLD OUT
this is Ani , Lily & Nina's first record as Palberta ,
an absolutely incredible , dynamic rock band from upstate NY ,
impeccably recorded by Paco Cathcart [Big Neck Police]
on a cassette 4 track with xtra clarity & vivid style .
if you see the band live you'll notice they switch off
on guitar , bass & drums , this is totally original music
and I won't consign even a bit of it to description ,
it's too good for that , so you're on your own !
23 minutes , art by the band
hear "When I Come" at Soundcloud or stream the whole thing at bandcamp
Ruth Garbus & Danny Bissette , yolk heroes of Brattleboro , VT with some new and beautiful songs .
check out Ruth's releases on Burger & Autumn Records & sit for an upcoming full length of stuff this good .
& Danny's 7" under the false flag of Bent Dynasties on Rarebit Records . A: (Ruth) And You Be (Soundcloud) / I Won't Quit ; B: (Danny) Dear Man / Change Yer Mind / Flower Pot / Eat w/ the Wolves . 20 minutes , art by Garbus/Bissette
OSR#10 (rel. 08.'13 , ed. of 150) White / Blanche cassingle
Hartley C. White & Blanche Blanche Blanche collaboration , rec. by George Dugan (MetroSonic Studios) A:The Never, Never Girl (Soundcloud) (White/Smith/Phillips) ; B: An Argument (Phillips/Smith/White)
bass on "An Argument" : Chris Weisman . 5 minutes
video: Hartley's Let's Play Politics
an interview with Hartley
buy Hartley's self-released albums of Whopazootic music here & here & here
OSR#0 (rel. 2.'13) The Marshfield SetThe Marshfield Set YouTube stream it
The Marshfield Set: who are they ? who were they ? Adam , Ed &
Tracy were 3 residents of Marshfield , a well-to-do town somewhere in
New England , decided to try their hands at a little music . meeting
weekly and rotating the role of writer/director , they decided to
publish their progress straight to YouTube . OSR presents the Set
OSR#9 (rel. 08.'13 , ed. of 150) Big French cassingle
on the occasion of the release of the inaugural Big French LP "Downtown Runnin"
(out July '13 on OSR comrades Wharf Cat Records)
comes this cassingle .
BF = Quentin Moore , Colin White , Adam Steck , Jo M-G (Great Valley) , & me , your host zp A: Would Not Try (album) / Payback (demo) (Soundcloud) ; B: Atlanta (album) / How Many Times (demo) .
art by RAFTAR . 10 minutes Payback (album version) (video by OSR)
OSR#3 (rel. 06.'12, re-rel. 08.'13 , eds. of 150) Blanche Blanche BlancheOpen Session Rock cassette
BACK IN STOCK !
Open Session Rock: BBB album #6 . 24 songs from Washington Street , Brattleboro in 42 minutes .
the only one recorded to Tascam 488 w/ shy fader methodology & excessive parametric EQ sweeps
our favorite triple Blanche album . guitar by Sarah Smith Shadows (audio) Ryan and Lisa (audio) The Ice Cream Skating Rink (audio)
OSR#7 (rel. 2.'13 , ed. of 150) Zach PhillipsI Can't Predict My Past Actions cassette
I.C.P.M.P.A.: A side: a nonrepetitive 24 minute song w/ lyrics , Blue Gene Tyranny quotes etc. B side: an arrangement of Johnny Ray's "Cry" & a processed instrumental version of the A side .
lyrics were fed through an alphabet pitch system, each letter notated in the order sung,
resultant melody was harmonized on paper & recorded rubato
~~ (cassette cover is the title notated using the system) ~~ 48 minutes
OSR#6 (rel. 2.'13 , ed. of 150) Better PsychicsWhat Is Rule cassette
What Is Rule: BP#2. Chris Weisman & Zach Phillips. 16 songs recorded in the new new style . liver than live mixing , "I'm OK with the blind overdub"
32 minutes , no cover , imprinted tape in a case w/ a color sticker
the first BP album started out as my production of Chris Weisman's songs
and this second album started out as his production of mine
many novel tactics used and forgotten , like the jokes of any day
as NME has it: "not merely uncanonical , Wei-Phi manage to stuff
the whole history of pop music writ large into the can(n)on of
forgotten lo-fi method-apology , swiftly attempting almost nothing
but largely avoiding the phallocentrism of nearly everything else"
video: "You Don't Have To Disappear"
video: "Better Psychic Victim"
Maya Properties: Chris's new (circa '12) 88-song YouTube album . "its ideal form is a piano painted by Kyle Thomas where each key plays a song instead of a note . American composers in paradise write more music"
video: "Double Life"
OSR#8 (rel. 4.'13 , ed. of 150) Gordon WallaceSend Away cassette
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Send Away: Gordon Wallace is Robert Scott (the Clean, the Bats, Electric Blood, etc.)
he originally released this album on his tape label EST in 1987
23 songs in a soft style , an early version of "Mastery" by the Bats
what can I say , I really like it. "how many hunters can really shoot?"
artwork by Robert Scott . 60 minutes . download
OSR#4 (rel. 10.'12 , ed. of 150) The Howling HexNavajo Rag cassette
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Navajo Rag: long form psychedelic mixing by Neil Hagerty and the Howling Hex ,
with mixing by Harpoon Forever & artwork by RAFTAR . 44 minutes [download]
OSR#2 (rel. 4.'12 , ed. of 150) Chris WeismanBeatleboro cassette
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Beatleboro: 24 songs from Elliot Street in 60 minutes. cover by Sam Phillips .
stream/download it at soundcloud
OSR#1 (rel. 01.'12 , ed. of 150) Blanche Blanche Blanche 2wice 2wins b/w Bruce HartSongs For Music
cassette
