Aidan Baker Noveller Grand Trine Omon Ra Chris d'Eon Flat denial Gown Be Bad Dog Day GACK Vennt Torso Husband and Knife The Hold Shearing Pinx Unicorn Hi Firey Gilbert Switzer Shit Cook
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Noveller / Aidan Baker - Colourful Disturbances LP (Shipping Now)
Guitars warped so hard they dissolve into pure consciousness! Seriously, this record had to happen because these two are the NOW of transcendental guitar weirdness. In families like ours where deformed music of one kind or another pours out of the speakers all day long, Toronto's Aidan Baker is a household name. He is no doubt one of the most imaginative experimental musicians of the new generation, quickly creating a universe of limitless sound with his bursting discography. He offers this record an extensive piece which mixes drone, texture, and an ever-bowing foundation -- imagine the sound of falling backwards... forever. The new blood on this split is guitarist Sarah Lipstate from Brooklyn, New York (aka Noveller). Sarah's prepared twin guitar works up a slow hypnotic force, gently pulling way out to the furthest deep end of pulses and patterns. Beautiful repetitions effortlessly skirt over a dark undercurrent. A+++ listen. Edition of 600 copies.
Dog Day - Elder Schoolhouse 12" (Shipping Now)
These odd duck popsters sound totally sizzled on this new 12 inch 45. Side A is a collection of tunes rolled-up earlier this year at Rick White's Elder Schoolhouse studio. It includes a late night number written by Mr. White especially for his Halifax guests. Flip it over, and the entire B side takes a hazy journey lead by infinite guitar, starting with an ending and answering only to that most distant call. Dig? 5 songs - 26:55 minutes | Edition of 400 copies.
Shearing Pinx - Weaponry LP (Shipping Now)
Divorce was so pleased with how Shearing Pinx delivered on the Haruspex 7" last year that we decided to up the ante considerably and release a double LP in two parts. In return the Pinx have gone all in with the new material. Weaponry pt. 1 is a mountain that will remain visible in the sea of astounding, bizarre releases Shearing Pinx have been pouring for the last half decade. It is made clear from the first moments of the opening track; the Vancouver trio has been committed here to tape while in rare form. This LP sets up a classic, demento-tuned twin guitar battle where a nonchalant vocal delivery squares off against the drum set’s muscular fake jazz-jizz-isms. William S. Burroughs used a shotgun to create paintings. Shearing Pinx use musical instruments to wound and maim. Tunes for the unglued. Artwork by Rick White of Eric's Trip / Elevator / Rick White Album. Edition of 600. Shipping now.
Flat Denial - S/T C25
Flat Denial is the solo black metal project of Jordan Hines (Vennt). Imagine an angry, severely abused prisoner in some screwed up third world jail. Give him a four track, a buzzsaw bass, and a drum machine. Hop the guy up on speed, then put him in solitary confinement until an album comes out. That's what this sounds like to me. I worry about the guy, but the tape is fantastic. Edition of 60.
Chris d'Eon / Omon Ra - S/T C30
Chris d'Eon recently renounced his post as ranter for Halifax's noise punk band Dead Hookers to dedicate his time to heady, psychedelic world music. His songs are a tasteful appropriation of exotic drones and jams meant for the outer realms. On the flip side, Omon Ra play laid back psych that mixes the band's Krautrock obsessions with their way-stoned pop sensibility. Two of my favorite Halifax projects right now. Edition of 100.
Husband & Knife - More of Them (Than Us) C-30
Husband & Knife recently became a duo with the addition of multi-instrumentalist Evan Cardwell. Evan's electronic dreamscapes and backwards guitars have helped KC realize his ambitions for tripped-out space in which to lay his songs. To celebrate the new marriage, Evan and KC decided to release this cassette only EP. The album is a heavy listen, utilising a mix of doped-out sounds and real-world song writing. Edition of 140.
Gown - The Old Line LP (Pre-order)
Andrew MacGregor may be most known for his otherworldly guitar collaboration with Thurston Moore in Bark Haze, but his solo work as Gown is equally cosmic. The Old Line is avant-garde guitar music for deep listening and coming undone. A weird meditation. Sprawling webs of guitar ambience and outsider mantras capture an ethereal solitude– the sparse Nova Scotian landscapes that Gown now calls home reflected in the texture of his music. This is noise that sounds like a sky of birds settling into the trees for a night away from the wind. Edition of 500.
Husband & Knife – An End LP
Husband & Knife songs are earnest and soulful, at times evoking the spirit of powerful forces like Nick Drake, the young Paul Westerberg and even Johnny Cash in his darkest moments. But as with most worthwhile songwriters, KC Spidle is an artist of his own design, essentially crafting honest songs to make sense of a fucked up life. He has always gone right to the bottom, exploring themes of suicide, poverty, alcoholism, and drug abuse. An End chronicles the latest chapter--a hard separation and the ensuing fight against spiritual meltdown.
This LP has been in the works for awhile. Although KC spent most of the previous year touring with his band Dog Day, he managed to record dozens of versions of the album and scrap as many songs. Unlike the naked guitar and vocal approach of his debut effort Welcome Back to the Nothingness of Your Life, on An End, KC carefully crafts each song using multiple instruments, found sounds and objects, field records, and a pile of makeshift recording gear. His obsessive approach has produced a record which blends sound and song to beautifully capture yet another shadowy passage of time. Art by Halifax's Rachael Parsons. Includes a download card. Edition of 500.
Shearing Pinx - Haruspex 7"
Vancouver’s Shearing Pinx have been on fire lately, releasing one tripped out slab of no-wave goodness after another. This latest offering pushes onward with some of their most doped up freak-outs and weirdo jams. Until recently, the Pinx saved the wildest material for tapes, CDRs and the road, but as proved on their recent split with the Mutators, they can let loose on wax too. Haruspex is the next open door. Artwork by Nicholas MacMillian. Edition of 500.
DIVORCE DISCOGRAPHY
D33 Dog Day - Elder Schoolhouse 12"
D32 Noveller / Aidan Baker - Colourful Disturbances LP
D31 Shearing Pinx - Weaponry LP
D30 Flat Denial C25 SOLD OUT
D29 Omon Ra / Chris d'Eon C30 SOLD OUT
D28 Husband & Knife - More of Them (Than Us) C30 SOLD OUT
D27 Gown - The Old Line LP
D26 Husband & Knife - An End LP
D25 Be Bad - Everything Went Bad C-39 SOLD OUT
D24 Shearing Pinx - Haruspex 7"
D23 East vs. West C-20 SOLD OUT
D22 Vennt - S/T EP CD
D21 Be Bad - Vision Correction CD
D20 Unicorn/Torso Split CD
D19 Husband & Knife / Dog Day – Bordon Sessions C-20 SOLD OUT
D18 Dog Day- Thank You EP CD
D17 Torso - S/T CD-R SOLD OUT
D16 Husband and Knife - Welcome Back CD
D15 Be Bad/Attack Mode Split 7"
D14 Die Like An Animal Dies - CD-R SOLD OUT
D13 Gilbert Switzer/The Hold - State of Nature 7"
D12 Gilbert Switzer – American Idols Cassette SOLD OUT
D11 Be Bad / Gilbert Switzer – Floppy Disk SOLD OUT
D10 The Hold – Tour VHS SOLD OUT
D09 The Hold – Need CD-R SOLD OUT
D08 Hookerblood – Beer Can Ashtray CD-R SOLD OUT
D07 Hi Firey – Don’t Worry About The Future CD-R SOLD OUT
D06 The Hold – NOISEBLOODASSAULT CD-R SOLD OUT
D05 Shit Cook – Part Knife CD-R SOLD OUT
D04 Shit Cook – Run To The Gun CD-R SOLD OUT
D03 Made In The World – Street Lines CD SOLD OUT
D02 Made In The World – S/T CD-R SOLD OUT
D01 Dead Roads – Murder in the Trees C-20 SOLD OUT Crowd Control Sound & Art Series
CRO1 Tanya Busse & Lindsay Dobbin Zine+CD-R SOLD OUT
CRO2 Torso / GACK / Sandy Saunders Zine+CD-R SOLD OUT
Freewave
DFV001 Mess Folk - Destroy the Beautiful Things
DFV002 Zachary Fairbrother - Buddha Box 1.0
DFV003 Husband & Knife - Ghost Highway
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He Of The House's very first (of many) compilation. Nineteen tracks from twenty artists, the end result of which is possibly one of the most diverse compilations I've ever heard. From soft spoken acoustic folk to raving, churning dirge tunes; from a noisy, industrial cover of a Sonic Youth song to oldschool punk from when it was still raw, fast, and unforgiving. Powerviolence peppers the grounds where spooked whispers whinny along, and the caustic words of a madman festering in his own mind play out over perpetually plucked guitar strings. A true honour it is to work with these amazing artists, and I do hope we can keep them coming back for years.
Featuring: Zombie Battle Axe, xHaroldShitmanx, Kro & Jason "EVIL" Covelli, Nemesism, Ginny Greenteeth, Don't Move, Spiral Vertigo, Chachi On Acid, Mike Bruno, Autopia, Dead Kid Harvester, Jason "EVIL" Covelli, Karmakumulator, Chelsea Wolfe, RedSK vs. teh soup rebellion, Torturing Nurse, Sleepers, Flea McGruff
Housed in handmade & handpainted paper jackets with individually original black tissue cutouts, enclosed with a button. Featuring full page insert artwork by Jason "EVIL" Covelli and a blurb about each band/artist from myself. Limited to 45 handnumbered copies.
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