next up

coming in May:
we have some wicked one take improv chorals from
ENDLESS ENDLESS ENDLESS [on growth & form].
ODAWAS [mind of christ] takes us to the sea side &
shines our crazy diamonds. both on tape. both
worth ten thousand plays in succession. word.

http://www.endlessendlessendless.com/
http://odawas.net/

look out!!!

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after the after: the diamond family archive, siddhi, joseph mcnulty, nonhorse ++

ttc 021 Stone Baby

ttc 021: Stone Baby-Leap into the Void and Drift c28



the fourth installment of stone baby's
unofficial tribute series to modernism,
these two tracks will send you into that
great wide nothing for tea, cakes & total
abandonment.

part one: leap into the void.
when you first decide to leap, to jump from
such a high level you feel an incredible rush
of energy fill your body. then a bit of panic
sets in, the storm clouds emerge green eyed
& ready to strike, fear is your friend you tell
yourself. for a split moment, when you actually
let your body go, you are sure you can fly, that
you won't drop at all onto that pavement. but you
do drop, quicker than you can fathom & soon you
are face to face with the ground. as you start to
lose consciousness, sounds may appear louder than
their actual level. they will collide with each other,
form giant shapes in your brain & then drop out completely.
welcome to the void.

part two: ...and drift.
if you had to choose a cloud to drift on, this would
be the one to deliver all your hopes & dreams on
when the time came. these tremolo-ed feedback
drones will sail you on a stoned ship to the middle
of your mind & melt you there. follow the cosmic
patterns, the daydreams of a lunatic, the call &
response of that one lone voice - bouncing off the
rocky echo chamber of madness. it's a place where
you'll put it all together - those pieces of your life
you thought never fit, it's a place you'll call home
one day without hesitation.
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black tapes come with two full color wrap around art
parts & an insert, which all slips into a
recycled felt case & is put together mindfully.
limited edition of 38. $6/$8 world. [less with more]

tiredtrails(at)gmail(dott)com

(paypal buttons on right side of page)



Listen to a sample Here

ttc 022 Sunken Landscapes

ttc 022 Sunken Landscapes-Transparent Sea c60


sunken landscapes shows his true shape
shifting self with this amazing set of sounds.
we've got some definite floating in space/water
vibes & the a whole set of other sci-fi sounds
to make your heart go pitter patter in that oh
so special way. 'Into the Ocean' shoots synth stars
deep into coral caves where all our warped vibrations
gather & bang around. some of the jumpy tones slow,
some slither and some move in a fast forward motion.
kinda like being shoved into the belly of the whale
by moonlight. 'take the ride' offers you a trip on
through a deserted underwater space station with the
echoes of alien ghosts & broken robotic voices crumbling
all around you. in the 'artificial age' nothing is bound.
you will get bounced around between stars and fishes &
shot with soft synth bullets on your way out. 'tracers,'
the thirty minute stairs to your spacecraft, grows up &
around you like sea-weed until it reaches your head & sinks
you in its stardust. the buzzing guitar unfolds & crashes
in it's wild ways then morphs into a fluttering comet.
add some sampled sounds rewinding into oblivion & you're
all set for take off. all super trippy & twilight zone
like & unlike anything in your tape collection.
time for 3-D glasses & a massive shift of consciousness.
can you feel it ?

see through tapes come with full color
wrap around art (by jess) & an insert (by andy),
all slipped into a recycled felt case & put
together with mindfulness. limited edition of 38.

$6/$8 world. [less with more]




Listen to a sample Here or Here

ttc 024 Kevin Greenspon-an endless distance c20

ttc 024 kevin greenspon - an endless distance c20

an endless distance is a re-issue of an incredible set of tunes
originally released on cd by our good friend Kevin G. & we
just couldn't let this one go without putting it onto, you guessed
it, cassette. i've had a blast dubbing these too cause the sounds
fit so perfectly into my late afternoons & evenings, Greenspon's
guitar swimming in & out of these amber waves of distortion so
perfectly i can't help but be swallowed whole by them. City Breezes
opens up the tape with these righteous slightly tremeloed currents
rolling up & down the backstreets in tangled patterns & poses.
these captivating sounds tell a story so intensely you half expect a
holographic image to appear like a headlight from the tape player
out onto your floor space or something. what you end up seeing
is a reflection of the story, a memory of what the sounds mimic.
found sounds get tangled in the static - slams, crashes, footsteps -
the image becomes like a dying television floating in & of focus.
your sailing on the lights of the city like a snowflake. they're flashing
in tune with your heart beat & you can feel the city life bubbling
beneath you about to catch fire. a gentle rush sliding you over like
that first bite of candied apple at the state fair. definitely for fans
of pink desert, xiphiidae and getting lost in those long hazy crazy
nights of san fran.

$6 / 8 . paypal button on right side of page. lmt. ed. of 24.
Listen at tired trails or greenspon



Kevin is currently on tour ! check out the dates at HIS SITE !!
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REVIEWS,ETC:

Microphone Memory Emotion
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Monks of the Balhill & Enfer Boreal split

tired trails collective 020


could not be happier with our twenty-th
release here. throwing out some real psych
wizardry we have: the monks of the balhill
with the first four treks/tracks &
enfer boreal finishes the disc with three
holy hummers. check it out:

after stellar releases on labels like peasant magik
& housecraft, the two monks bless us with four killer
jams from the highest altitude of psychedelia mountain.
you're going to want to come out of your cave for this
one, these tracks are painstakingly perfect. 'according'
begins with the tangling of guitars, some plucked notes
scatter, some build their wave like wall in the distance.
dirt & distortion swell & crumble, like thunder from
the day before & you glide on this until you realize the
sounds have sped up & they are swirling around your head
like giant lightening bugs. a catchy tripped out loop
fades into the sounds of the night temple in 'akthala'.
small crescendos take you for a ride on the midnight
ohm wave train. the monks let their voices swim in the
clouded quilt of reverb haze in 'black head' - a track
that will sink you completely into its slightly delayed
drift & let you daydream there unhindered. 'lotus flutters'
grows into what sounds like a funeral march coming down
the mountains, the wind whipping around their mantras like
lost lotus petals and death.
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the buzz has also been a blurring around enfer boreal
after some ridiculously beautiful releases on stunned
& digitalis & with his three offerings here it is so
easy to see why. 'deep again' & 'solal' consist of
that dense dizzy drone we can't help but get lost in.
all thick & tasty like french texas toast, this is
some serious mysterious temple madness drenched in
a head full of static & frenzy. 'deep again' twists
you slowly in its obscured guitar marches. 'solal' is
where sun rays collide with the windy channels of
solace, imagine a field of burning bells-a breeze
blowing smeared sounds across the universe. 'tired inca'
has this real nice voice loop skipping through
distortion like a pebble headed for the middle of
the lake on a real rainy day. it's dark and melodic
and dreamy as hell & you'll want to put it on repeat
all night long. whatever they are smoking in france,
let's get them to share. this is some total ef'n transcendence.

disk comes in recycled cd sleeve.
little booklet containing really cool photos
taken by one of the mighty monks, words of advice
for young lovers, a one of a kind individually
made sticker & other radness comes with.

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to order paypal buttons on right side of page. email us
if need or desire be: tiredtrails(at)gmail(dot)com
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1: according different meanings :: monks of balhill
2: akthala monastery
3: black head with no horse
4: lotus flutters in my hand
5: deep again :: enfer boreal
6: solal
7: tired inca

time - 53:23

LISTEN :: MONKS & BOREAL & TIREDTRAILS
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NEXT UP :: a righteous re-issue of "an endless distance"
by the one & only bridgetown boss Kevin Greenspon, put
to tape like all our favorite sounds should be.
after that: stone baby's tribute to modernism,
sunken landscapes uncovers the artificial age. beee ready!

Prince Rama needs our help !

this has happened to so many good bands lately,
please offer what you can to these amazing
people/musicians! (the following is a re-post from them)
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++ALL OUR EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN STOLEN++

friends,
sad news--
our van was broken into today in philly
and ALL our equipment and merchandise has been stolen.
it is looking as though we may have to
cancel the rest of our US tour.

we are trying to be as proactive as possible
about pursuing all possible solutions // ways of trying to
re-coop some of our losses,
and are accepting any ideas // suggestions
about where to go from here, as we can't
play any more shows until we can get some of this back.

If any one has any used equipment you'd like
to donate or sell to us cheaply, we are definitely in need of any
guitars, amps, pedals, synths, keyboards, drums... you name it.

also,
we were thinking of maybe organizing
a few benefit shows, so anyone who might
be interested in playing, by all means contact us
and we'd love to work something out.

at any rate, we set up a donations fund,
so if you feel moved to donate anything, even a buck,
ANYTHING would help at this point.

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=9046552

lastly,
we are so grateful to everyone that has been
so kind to us on tour... its been truly amazing so far,
and we just feel really thankful to all of you for
sharing such love and inspiration with us.
THAT CANNOT BE STOLEN.

peace,
taraka, nimai, michael
aka
Prince Rama of Ayodhya

(copy & past the paypal button to donate)

THANKS YA'LL.

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howdy ya'll. happy Fall!
hope this finds you enjoying
the turning of leaves, a cool brisk breeze
& some apple cider.

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get a discount - except on the Horse Gives
Birth to Fly tape because they are too heavy
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thanks most kindly for your continuing support.
peace