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The Caretaker
02/27/08
 
 
Everyone knows The Caretaker as none other than the legendary James Kirby, the man behind V/Vm and the V/Vm Test label, purveyor of fine experimental, ambient, noise, new-beat music and a veritable authority on the subject. We're lucky to now have him in the ranks at Install with an evocative full-length called Persistent Repetition Of Phrases. This album is in many ways faithful to the classic Caretaker sound as well as being somewhat of a newer experiment; the aged, crusty vinyl of years-long-forgotten is still quite present, however this time things have broken down even further in lock-groove purgatory where flickering loops and shards of melodies are all that's left from the dementia of old age. Slight glimpses of fond memories are endlessly repeated on yellow film screens, in the dark and dusty theatres of the human mind, until a loss of recollection occurs, leaving foreign fragments to a puzzle you can never put back together. Overall a very stirring and sad album, and a potent display of the musical uniqueness that makes The Caretaker so relevant. Available from Install as a limited edition 500-digipak release decorated with a beautiful painting by Guy Denning.
 
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Gareth Hardwick - Waiting For The Penny To Drop
01/19/08
 
The newest release in our ongoing Installation series, drone-poet Gareth Hardwick graces our catalog with 2 beautiful livesets he performed in Spain and the UK last year. Both extended pieces are gorgeous examples of Hardwick's lulling technique with a guitar and a soothing improvisational listening experience for those of us who may live too far away to see him perform. The first set, recorded digitally, is a very clean and soft bed of billowing cloud-like tones, while the second set, recorded on dictaphone, is a much more hazy trip with a field of textures beneath the ever-evolving drone-swells. Gareth owns and operates his own Low Point label in the UK, which produces alot of great music in it's own right, and we're both honored and excited to be able to bring his newest record to you at Install! Limited to 100 copies.
 
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 WELCOME!  New Releases by Ourson, Dan Crall and Brian Grainger...
10/31/07
 
-INST001 Ourson - Eth
 
The enigmatic Luke Hazard emerges from the black woods of West Virginia with an album that sounds cursed and burnt up from the very beginning. Eth boldly marks the birth of the Install label and as you might expect, it doesn't fool around. At times primordial and cosmic, Ourson guides you through barren windswept landscapes of rock and mud while simultaneously ripping apart the stereo field like a crusty blood-stained cloth. Eth is a truly epic recording of both gentle and unfriendly sounds, sparking mental images of the creation, deep haunted forests, bad acid trips and angry gods leveling mountains to dust. Limited to 300 glossy digipaks.
 
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-Installation 1: Dan Crall - North

The Installation series starts with North by Oregon experimentalist Dan Crall. Originally the host of an experimental radio show, Crall has collected and assembled several unique recordings here for an album that really must be experienced. Everything from field recordings of mountain hikes, rain and tree-chopping to creepy voicemail, sound installations and even a bum mournfully explaining how he shot his horse in a public park. Crall is a master of capturing moments only imagined by most of us, and North is truly a spectacular document of people, places and things that may have otherwise been forgotten. Limited to 50 copies.
 
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-Installation 2: Brian Grainger - Silver Surfaces Washed White


Second in the Installation series, Brian Grainger visits uncomfortably loud territory on Silver Surfaces Washed White. Thick masses of white noise and analog feedback form long, monochromatic clusters of crumbling sound. Initially sourced from cassettes of various abstract pieces Brian recorded for the Sun-Day boxset, these are the remnants of a completely corrosive musical process that is as fascinating as it is unsettling. Best when played at high volume! Limited to 50 copies.
 
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