ttc 007 : Bill Baird - Songs the sound of myself, as written by others cdr/book

let me introduce to you one of my favorite
albums of the year. one which celebrates
the folk tradition, the music of the people,
the music of the land, our hearts. an album
that will surely make your 'best of' lists
this year:

Bill Baird - Songs the Sound of Myself, as Written by Others

For those of you not familiar,
Bill Baird is one of the most prolific
music makers of the times - releasing (often times
self) album after album without loosing steam,
focus or inspiration. He is the village story teller,
the train hopper with the news, the kind hearted
mad poet. this cover album captures 12 songs written
by some of bill's favorite songsters. to capture
the original spirit of a song while adding your own
character is the true test of a great musician.
the perfect balance must be kept, and bill
walks that line without wiggling. He is able to mix
in his own distinct flair and presence without
drowning out the original greatness. "Rake &
Rambling Boy" stands out as a strong
example of bill's ability to blend traditional
music with his own freak flavor. Under bill's
spell, this conventional guitar jingle becomes
drenched in harmonica at 2 minutes in, turning into
what sounds like a distorted dying didgeridoo
sailing off onto a dissonant coda sea. Other tracks
share similar characteristics, as they begin with
Baird & his guitar but my mid-song are breaking
down into horn and piano solos, echoed chaotic guitars,
harmonicas, background noises and organic drones.
the marriage of both worlds is seamless.

:contents:
Herein lies collected bits of transcribed
gray matter: my own brain in full resonance
with the pull of my heart's own string. Heart
and brain properly aligned, a true feat. And
yet, this harmony springs not from my own pen,
but the writings of others: friends, influences,
and songs of the folk tradition. I have done my
faithful best to share their songs in a voice distinctly
my own.

My two poems take inspiration from
daily bus rides to work, the bright orange of early
morning, and songs I have not yet written. (bill baird)

Track List :

1) The Dirt (Mark Ashworth)
2) Sea Song (Robert Wyatt)
3) Last Fall (Sparrow House)
4) Shady Grove (Doc Watson style) (trad.)
5) The Ballad of Sammy Mudd (Sam Sanford)
6) I'll Be Here in the Morning (Townes Van Zandt)
7) Rake and Rambling Boy (Trad./Carter Family)
8) Hot Burrito 2 Digit (Flying Burrito Brothers)
9) Expecting to Fly (Buffalo Springfield)
10) Walking After Midnight (Patsy Cline)
11) Be Not So Fearful (Bill Fay)
12/13) Diamond Deserts / This Land is Your Land (BB / Woody Guthrie)

This cdr comes in a fantastic little book, featuring
poetry and track notes written by Bill and some
excellent photographs taken by him as well. The
book is made completely out of recycled materials,
& tied together with hemp. It doesn't get
any better than this folks. Edition of only 100!
Get yours now!

$12.50 ppd. us. (for rest of world $12.50 + shipping.)
Ordering info: Please email :
tiredtrails@gmail.com

LISTEN::
HERE : bill baird's myspace
&
HERE : tired trails myspace

Neyta show in Brooklyn : Dec 11th

yo yo kids. hope everyone is doing well.

please come out and have a good time with
us this thursday - at the kick off party for
the ny ear & eye festival in BrooklYn. jess
(ttc starter-uper) & chris way (aka buried
branches) are playing at 9pm. come early,
stay late. here is the info.

Damaged! Aktions & Visions #2
Presented by Pendu Org
A night of Projections and Music
:::December 11::: @ Vanishing Point | 240 Meserole street, Brooklyn, NY 11206

12:30am ::Towering Heroic Dudes
12:00am ::Seth (JFR of Excepter)
11:30pm ::Ascension (Dylan Hay of Idiot Underground, Bmore)
11:00pm ::New Yoga
10:30pm ::Pete Fosco (from Cincinatti, OH)
10:00pm ::Synt. Tofs.
9:30pm ::Legs (mem of Symbol)
9:00pm ::Neyta (jess of tired trails & chris way)

Doors open at 8pm
$7 - All Ages!!

Art #1 : individuals

derek rogers tape comes with hand written
inserts (as most our releases do) &
individual, one of a kind drawings by jess.
below are just a few.

oh be joyful & al qaeda release

greetings ya'll.

new tape release by oh be joyful & al qaeda.
brilliantly arranged, constructed.



al qaeda/oh be joyful split c39 (self released)

aq side: 3 tracks. crushed distorted off beat noise
banging, loud, gracious,damaged, engaging, amazing!!
(some of my fav sounds this year)

obj's side : 1 track. sit & smoke your best bud blissed out
orchestrated droning, a thundering sky beneath -
longing, spacious, intensely grounding -great for anger mgt. /
meditation. use the headphones.

beautiful poetic packaging/art by scott of aq.
fantastic!

extremely limited to 20 copies. i have 8. now 7. now 6. now 5.

order: tiredtrails at gmail dot com

nr : Derek Rogers & Al Qaeda tapes !!

ttc 004 Derek Rogers - Calculated Messes c38



with quite a discography under his belt, including a
tag-team with mike khoury split with fossils on
Middle James Co. (Andrew Coltrane, Fossils, AC/DP),
a cassette for noise-god label RRR's Recycled Music series,
a cd-r and cassette on his own imprint, Last Exit Recordings -
Rogers is no new-bee to making noise. his dead c inspired
screeching and howling twister music has become a staple around
here for a reason. its damn right down and dirty. his texas style
brain scrambles will set your hair on fire. this kid builds lopsided
walls of sound out of feedback, wait, scratch that, he builds the
whole damn village. and then....destroys it. Rogers is a master at
sculpting noise as much as he is de-constructing it. and while he
never holds back his ability to throw it in your face, sometimes full
speed smacking, glorious in its ability to swell your brain to brilliant
shades of blue & battered -seeing stars from a knock out scattered -
Rogers isn't afraid to slow it down and add those timeless acoustics.
thats the beauty of this tape. Rogers can take a simple note, a simple
chord, a simple bend of the string, and turn it into total mayhem or
total meditation. chOOse your own adventure.
white tapes housed in cigar paper, hand-
sewed together, fingerprints & varied photo art taken
by derek, (sometimes) altered by j. Lmt. ed of 40. $6.



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ttc 006 Al Qaeda - Cremation of Care c38





if you've yet to let this cali troop kick the shit out of your eardrums,
you're in for a treat. these two long jams (one 17:22 min.,two 18:38)
are perfectly constructed interpretations of a world at war. the distance
between the sacred and the non, the barriers of opinions, belief.
the first track will instantly grab your attention with its layers of holy
far eastern singing loops & 9/11 radio correspondence - with its
fuzz fumbling, synth freakouts & static distortions there are no
boundaries. those in your face forget about thinking
straight crescendos,building & building & exploding at full speed
will make your mind fry like that egg in those old drug commercials.
the second track is just as curious and destructive as
the first, though it takes a different route through the mine field.
it feels very circular, the way the sounds surround your head,
bounce from ear to ear with its effortless determination.
below the mayhem old organ sounding notes dance, skip and
scatter...slowly at first & then, in a this ain't no ditty kinda way,
sound off like fireworks going off inside a computer. as the track
progresses it begins to sound like a extremely lo-fi crusty punk record
for about 4 minutes and then retracts into its slow subdued resolution.
watch out for these kids, they know exactly how to push those i
can't get enough of this shit buttons.
hand numbered white owl tapes housed in green recycled cardstock,
stapled together with owl art on front. comes with
varied collage art taken from photos of bohemian grove &
cremation of care ceremonies. seriously lmt. ed of 40. $6.




ORDER HERE :: tiredtrails (at) gmail (dot) com

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may you walk the
tired trails with love.

:: late aches ::

hello everyone. as you might have noticed we here at the
tired trails are running a bit behind. my apologies
go to everyone waiting on your tapes, the zine, etc.
please be patient. i've been really ill lately & unable
to do, well, anything. there are only one set of hands &
eyes working here & they haven't been able to work at all.
all orders/trades will be going out on this week.

thanks to everyone for their patience, support & understanding!

go watch the leaves turn.

blessings.

in the works

there are some very exciting releases coming up here
on the tired trails. our zine and tape compilation have
been in the works for some time now and we wanted
to let all ya'll know that it is moving along and destined
to come out the end of this month/early next. sorry
for the delays, but we promise it will be worth the wait.

here is the final list of the artists on the compilation
tape!! :: the end springs, black eagle child, chapels,
black hole oscillators, golden boots, FESTIVAL, rambutan,
donato epiro, wooden spoon, etherik, oh be joyful, ajilvsga,
shira e., bill baird, howl, monks of balhill, sing idog, derek
rogers, pony bones, horse gives birth to fly, the cosmic
mandoliners, mark bradley, telephone callers & i am indian,
you are white(fuckers). yah, we know. f'n killer.

as far as our other music & noise releases we have
some excellent artists joining the trip. here are just
a few:

derek rogers - calculated messes c38 :: they call him the
texas tornado for a reason folks!

al qaeda - cremation of care c38 :: saving us from
western propaganda, these guys bring the noise.

throuRoof & donato epiro - split 2 c20 :: simply gorgeous
drone & field found sounds melting & blurring & buzzing.

bill baird - songs the sound of myself, as written by others ::
bill is one of the most prolific artists we know. this cover
album will change the way you feel about music. it will blow
your mind. this cdr will be housed in a small book with
photos, poems & collages - all taken & written by bill.

the end springs - synergy cs :: collaborations from around
the globe. guests include: beggin' your pardon miss joan,
a man & a guitar, & many many more!

goodwillies - the tangerine tape cs :: tim is creating sounds
around the color concept - tangerine. we can't wait to hear
what arises.

& so much more from these amazing artists: pony bones,
horse gives birth to fly, monks of balhill, siddhi, mark
bradley, stone baby, etherik, rambutan (eric=century plants/
burnt hills), wooden spoon, waterdogs, gorman, xiphiidae,
robe., cough cough, oh be joyful, black hole oscillators,
i am indian you are white(fuckers), bad indians, sing idog
& so many more!

keep on the lookout folks. we are here to please. thanks
to everyone for their support & love thus far. peace out.