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The End Springs
Acousmatic / Tape music / Psychedelic / Minimalist

"The Power Improvisations...."

Essex,
United Kingdom

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   The End Springs: General Info
Member Since10/27/2005
Band Websitedustwindtales.com/theendsprings.html
Band MembersThalonious Powerglide...
InfluencesBands/People:

Viking Moses, Saint Eskimo, Joshua Burkett, Adam Lipman, MV & EE with the Bummer Road, The Tower Recordings, Dredd Foole, 7 Year Rabbit Cycle, Joshua, Badgerlore, Six Organs Of Admittance, Charalambides, Morgans Orange, George Thomas & The Owls, Jana Hunter, Little Wings, Spenking, Nick Drake, Syd Barrett, Whitman, The Aum Rifle, Colossal Yes, Comets On Fire, Belly Boat, Yacht, Oxalis, Scout Niblett, Mirah, Gowns, Pink Nasty, Flaspar, Quem Quaeritis, Las Vegas Club, Golden Boots, Gepetto, Deer Tick, Antichrist Overdub, Tiger Saw, Frere de Song, Larkin Grimm, Transistor Radio Sound, O'death, Castanets, Currituck Co., Vetiver, The Graves, Bobby Birdman, Animal Collective, Will Oldham, Entrance, Phosphorescent, Vashti Bunyan, Leonard Cohen, Devendra Banhart, CocoRosie, Iron & Wine, The Vonneguts, The Corndawg, Monster Dudes, Espers, Antony and the Johnsons, Tawee, Hush The Many (Heed The Few), Galaxie 500, Damon & Naomi, David Thomas Broughton, The Flaming Lips, Tindersticks, Plastic Crimewave Sound.....

Labels:

Dust Wind Tales, Reverb Worship, Not Not Fun Records, Centre of Wood, Seafoam Records, JK Tapes, Nightpass Handmade Records, Marriage Records, Tract Records, Fuck It Tapes, K Records, Sani-tary Records, States Rights Records, Folktale Records, Natrick Natrick Records, Invisible Generation, Friends and Relatives Records, Ecstatic Peace, Yik Yak, Wholly Other, Time-Lag Records, Tomentosa Records.....

Sounds LikeThe wind that carries the listener to a forest clearing....
Record LabelNNF, COW, DWT, Seafoam Recs, Reverb Worship
Type of LabelIndie




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   About The End Springs
The End Springs spins six-string patterns like spider webs, all quiet bossa-nova wanderings and neo-Fahey dusty landscapes, spruced with poignant sunrise/sunset delay and subtle sampled naturalism. Total tranquility base.
(Not Not Fun Records)

The End Springs is my project of lo-fi recordings, mostly 1st takes & with everything left in. Musical power improvisations that capture the moment.

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DISCOGRAPHY

Volume I (cdr) (ES01)
Volume I (Ltd Ed cdr / 1st run) (ESL01) SOLD OUT
Volume I (Ltd Ed cdr / 2nd run) (ESL02) SOLD OUT
Peace Paws (split cassette) (NNF040) SOLD OUT
Volume II (cdr) (ES02)
The Return of Things Too Beautiful (Ltd Ed cdr) (ESL03) SOLD OUT
The Cold Dirt Diaries (3" cdr) (C.0.W.002) SOLD OUT
Winds of Dust 1 (split cassette single) (WOD01)
There Lies The Electric Reasons (cdr) (RW024)

COMPILATION TRACKS

V/A: Vinyl Beards (BSBTA Vinyl & A Beard of Snails Records) Collaboration track (w/ A Man & A Guitar) - "Dusty Train"

Washed Shores (Compilation) - (Seafoam Records / Seafoam 002) My track - "Traveling with Golden Kites".

A Compilation (JK Tapes / JK1) My track - "Home End Springs"

If We Were Moons (4-Way Split) (Tract Records / TR040) Features 4 beautiful songs (including a Songs:Ohia cover) by the Viking Moses which feature me playing 2nd guitar.

RELEASE NOTES

Volume I is my first recording as The End Springs. Each ltd edition version of Volume I comes with a fabric insert, which has an amusing saying sewn onto it (each one features a different saying). There are 2 runs both limited to 20 copies. Both runs are now sold out.

Peace Paws is a split cassette (with The Wolf Tracks) which was released by Not Not Fun Records in 2006. It features 7 of the 8 tracks found on Volume I.

Volume II is 5 tunes of racing trains, rough blues & folk dreams. The perfect partner for Volume I.

I produced a special limited edition cdr of my collection of music - "The Return of Things Too Beautiful". There were only 10 copies available & they were only available from Tomentosa Records. Each one featured different tiled packaging & a one-off drawing. The only other place to find this collection (with 2 added bonus tracks) will be via Ruralfaune sometime in the future...

My collection of music entitled "The Cold Dirt Diaries" was released by Centre of Wood. Limited to 50 copies, the collection is on a 3" cdr that is held inside a little handmade diary of six pages with some original drawings by myself...

Split cassette single with Donato Epiro that is out now on Dust Wind Tales. Limited to 60 copies, the single is on a white tape that's held inside a clear handpainted poly case & comes with a small insert. Head over to Dust Wind Tales & pick yourself up a copy...

LATEST MUSIC/RELEASES

"V/A: Vinyl Beards" - BSBTA Vinyl & A Beard of Snails Records (lp) (BSBTAVINYL6)

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This is an EPIC lp of eight collaborative tracks from various psych / folk / noise-underground artists. It features a track that I collaborated on with A Man & A Guitar called "Dusty Train". The track features me on acoustic guitar & Bruno on homemade lapsteel. Totally improvised!

Head over to BSBTA Vinyl & pick yourself up a copy or you can get one direct from me...

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"There Lies The Electric Reasons" - Reverb Worship (cdr) (RW024)

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Usually The End Springs music is acoustic based. On this cdr you get seven new interpretations of songs played in a hazy psychedelic electric style which adds a new twist. The covers are stencilled in fluorescent lime green on purple paper. The cds are also hand stencilled in a matching design. (Reverb Worship)

This is a collection of music I thought would never be released. Seven tunes of electric psychedelic fuzz & featuring the original versions of the 3 tracks found on "The Cold Dirt Diaries" (with slightly different titles). A departure from the usual End Springs sound but still sounding fresh & raw. A big thank you to Roger of Reverb Worship for releasing & believing in the collection.

Head over to Reverb Worship & pick yourself up a copy or you can get one direct from me...

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"Washed Shores" - Seafoam Records (cs) (Seafoam 002)

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The 2nd release on Seafoam Records is a compilation called "Washed Shores" & it features an exclusive track by me called "Traveling with Golden Kites". It also features 20 other bands & is well worth checking out.

Head over to Seafoam Records & pick yourself up a copy...

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THE END SPRINGS PIN BADGES

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The End Springs Logo (ESPL)

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I now have some pin badges available for the dedicated End Springs fan! There are 2 designs, a kite picture & The End Springs Logo. Get 'em while you can!

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THE END SPRINGS PRICES

Volume I (ES01) - £3 (uk) / £4 (Intl)
Volume I (ESL01) - SOLD OUT
Volume I (ESL02) - SOLD OUT
Volume II (ES02) - £3 (uk) / £4 (Intl)
Peace Paws (NNF040) - SOLD OUT
The Cold Dirt Diaries (C.0.W.002) - SOLD OUT
Winds of Dust 1 (WOD01) - £3 (uk) / £4 (Intl)
There Lies The Electric Reasons (RW024) - £5 (uk) / £6 (Intl)
V/A: Vinyl Beards (BSBTAVINYL6) - £10 (uk) / £11 (Intl)
Pin Badge - £1.00 (uk) / £1.50 (Intl) or free with any purchase.

(All prices include postage & packaging)

Please check out the website for ordering details.

You can now also purchase The End Springs Music from Tomentosa Records (USA) & Music From The Red Barn (Europe).


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Dust Wind Tales





Jul 19 2008 1:00 AM

"Birdsong In Stereo" - W-S Burn (cdr) (DWT03)


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Keith Richards once said "It's not what you play, it's what you don't play that matters". Well, W-S Burn know it....they know it! Pure, minimalist music that secretly traps - and then releases - you in a sense of time-stopping beauty. Sweetly haunting vocals by Pixie are complemented by hidden lamp chimes and Steve Gigante's twisting guitars. Violinist Marcelle Good's playing on several songs only adds to the ethereal wonder. This collection will leave you breathless.

Re-issue of a self released cdr. Spray painted cdr packaged in a clear pvc case with original insert, a bonus insert (designed by Pixie) & a small numbered insert holding a feather from the British pheasent. (Edition of 60)


UK - £4.50 / Intl - £5.50 (inc P+P)


Check out the website here for more details.....


Stephen

AntiChrist Overdub





Jul 10 2008 6:12 PM

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table music meeting





Jul 8 2008 3:56 AM

thank you.
I'm lookinig forward to listening your 'electric'!
yoshiro atsumi/厚海 義朗





Jul 8 2008 12:28 AM

thank you for riquest.
Beggin’ Your Pardon Miss Joan





Jun 26 2008 10:19 PM

I have gifts for you brother dear...

Your records are blowing my mind.
So so good, twisting, sliding ethereal magick
The Front and Follow Label





Jun 15 2008 7:59 AM

Great to make contact, many thanks and best wishes, Justin F&F
Dust Wind Tales





Jun 13 2008 12:07 PM


"Hate Me Tender" - A Man & A Guitar (cdr) (DWT02)


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When all around us are trying to sound like someone else Bruno Duplant sounds like no-one but himself. Haunting melodies & dark lyrics feature throughout this album & a feeling of being in France, late at night, looking over the river Seine, bleeds from the music.


Spray painted cdr packaged in a clear pvc case together with a cover featuring artwork by Amelie Vidgrain. Includes a small insert with words by Bruno.
(Edition of 50)


UK - £4 / Intl - £5 (inc P+P)


Check out the website here for more details.....

fervent





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Jun 9 2008 12:34 AM

Thank you for the add!!! I like your music a lot... Peace and Love from Berlin,Mmo
Siddhi.





May 17 2008 2:51 AM

We didn't until now but we hope it will arrive soon!

Look forward to listen all,
Delfo and Elena.
tired trails collective





May 15 2008 4:39 PM

hey stephen- welcome to the tired trails collective brother. its nice to have you. love your vibe here, your music. its extraordinary. would love to put some of your music out, do a split or a lullaby. lets talk. blessings.j.
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May 14 2008 2:40 PM

"The Dusty Tales" - Various Artists (DWT01)


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So here it is in EPIC proportions - "The Dusty Tales". The first main release on Dust Wind Tales. It features 25 bands/artists from the UK, USA & Europe. From finger picking beauty to wild drone. From tales captured in the moment to crafted vocals that carry you to a new place. This is music that will inspire you...


The compilation features on 2 white faced CDs held in a yellow & brown spray painted half size super clear dvd case. There are 2 inserts (featuring an exclusive or famous quote by each band) & a Dust Wind Tales badge (made especially for this release) to accompany the CDs . This comes wrapped in a brown paper bag & be held together by some "old bali twine"...



UK - £5 / Intl - £6 (inc P+P)


Check out the website here for more details.....


Stephen

Caterpillar Smoke





May 13 2008 12:30 PM

Caterpillar Smoke Thankyou
Seafoam Records





May 2 2008 9:48 PM

hey man, sorry i haven't gotten back to you on that radio show thing yet, i've been busy, and FINALLY all the busy-ness has died down. i'll be recording a radio show somewhat soon when i can, and then i'll contact you to hear it with yr music and all! also...
ALSO VISIT WWW. SEAFOAMRECORDS. COM FOR MORE UPDATES AND STUFF!!!

Seafoam 002-Seafoam Records "Washed Shores" CS $6 Edition of 100

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Since the second I started this label, I was like "Dude, do a compilation of yr favorite bands/artists!" Well, here it is. A cassette of EPIC proportions with just about an hour of music that'll make you wish/hope that there's still more coming. Twenty-one bands, one hour of music(or more!).Featuring Twin Crystals, Bipolar Bear, Party Fowl, Deaf! Deaf!, Vholtz, Apple Snails, End Springs, Maple Arms, John Thill, Manipulator Alligtor, Lucky Dragons, Shearing Pinx, Young Romantix Make Love, Scissor Shock, Robin Williams on Fire(!), The Pope, Casy&Brian, J+J+J, Foot Ox, Golden Hours, and French Quarter. Worth it? I think so. Sweet swirly/twirly paper color barf inside with track listing and hand painted/crayoned cassette hole-punched and tied with multicolored yarn, outside cover with a spraypainted sunset(rise?) with boats floating aimlessly into yr heart. This is what you've been waiting for dudes, so enjoy.


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Las Vegas Club*





May 2 2008 3:17 AM

So we were previously an instrumental band. We're now experimenting with....singing.

Dig it:



We walked through the moon
And the light was so pale
You held my hand down that
Rattlesnake Trail

In the morrow
You know I'd be gone
Swimmin' them waters
Was so Warm

My bags were missing
Now I'm 10,000 miles away
Oh, whoah, oh
Oh, whoah, oh

My wailin' is the thunder
And my tears are the rain
Let's mine this old heart
'Til we empty every vein

The more that I grasp
The more that slips away
At the end of the road
Is a toll I can't pay

In the evening
Ain't seen a goddamn thing
Oh whoah oh
Oh whoah oh
jerusalem





May 1 2008 6:53 PM

thanks, hope you enjoy jerusalem.

-james
Siddhi.





May 1 2008 12:02 PM

Great hypnotic new track!
Greetings,
Delfo and Elena.
counterspark*





Apr 29 2008 5:02 PM

hello there!
thank you for finding me, beautiful sounds, i really enjoy them.
-;.:..,
Beggin’ Your Pardon Miss Joan





Apr 27 2008 10:53 PM

what a wonderful new record Stephen...such a lovely recurring melody spinning spiderwebs for my ears!

I very much would love to do a split, not as itchy to do a gig (stagefright) but it could be fun man!
Beggin’ Your Pardon Miss Joan