Sean McCann

Handcrafted drones and noisy discussions between folk instruments during holiday dinners at Sean McCann's secluded cabin in the wilderness.

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Phylum Sigh (2009, DNT Records)


Open Resolve (2010, Stunned Records)


Chances Are Staying (2010, DNT Records)

High Wolf

High Wolf's fractal psychedelics evoke the infinite geometry that can be perceived anywhere in the natural world, if you look close enough. Traverse the path into the forest. It is damp from a recent shower. Drops of water rest on a leaf, magnifying its skin. You observe the distinct pattern of its venation. You imagine sucrose pumping like blood, tucked under the microscopic layers of what can be seen. Or is the blood below also visible? Or haven't you seen it before, where your own inner arm bends? It is true that the same basic elements compose organic compounds which act as fuel for both lives. You suddenly notice you have been leaning gradually closer to the leaf, and you feel an inexplicable compulsion to lick away its beaded coat. The urge quickly subsides, almost as if the plant has commanded it. You realize you are already connected to this creature, and its energy, as it senses your proximity, amplifies the bond. The particles that give you shape are rearranged in the plant -- and, indeed, in all things -- to trigger unique dynamic structures. The leaf is a symbol of the natural world that surrounds you. It is a pattern repeating, but it is also alive, its adaptations infinitesimal, undetectable.

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High Wolf (2009, Winged Sun)


Incapulco (2009, Winged Sun)


Ascension (2010, Not Not Fun) -nml-

Megabats

in/out

Spaced-out psych/drone made by two dudes utilizing one Korg DS-10 each. Imagine taking an elevator to the ∞th floor and when you exit you're in the blindingly dark expanse of a huge cave chamber (why is it up so high?) and it's so disorienting and you can't see the top and you think to yourself, "I've never seen the stars so bright before." Get it if you dig Oneohtrix Point Never, Caboladies, Fuck Buttons, Endless Endless Endless, etc. Stream it (I recommend "Battleground Sky") and buy it HERE from Debacle Records.

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Caboladies

Earth Canal (2008)


Crowded Out Memory (2009)


Kind Glaze (2010)

RIYL: Black Dice around 2003, Emeralds, Dolphins Into The Future, Oneohtrix Point Never

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Bongripper

Once again, a band from Chicago. They mix Doom, Drone, and Noise to create a really groovy, instrumental, and dissonant sound. I recommend starting with 2007's "Hippie Killer" as it has the most stand-alone gems. 2008's "Hate Ashbury" is one long piece split into parts.


Hippie Killer (2007)


Hate Ashbury (2008)

Super Minerals - The Pelagics (2008)

This has been posted everywhere, but it bears repeating.
Best ambient album of the year.

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Indian Jewelry - Free Gold! (2008)

Will be released May 20th.

Try it - 320kbps, .mp3, megaupload
Buy it soon.

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The Goslings - Between the Dead (2005)

Try it - 224kbps, .mp3, mediafire
The album was self-released and not in print now, I believe.

Fuck Buttons - Street Horrrsing (2008)

They're touring with Caribou - you know they've got to be good.

Try it - 128kbps, .acc (Sorry, it's all that's around at this point), mediafire
Buy it when it comes out next month!

TwinSisterMoon - Levels and Crossings (2007)

Wondrous experimental folk music which I can't highly enough recommend.

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