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zum audio releases are carried by many stores and distributors including Carrot Top,
Tonevendor,
Darla, Insound,
Revolver,
Scratch, Stickfigure, Clamazon, Kill Rock Stars, and
Amazon.
The Lowdown
The Lowdown from Santa Cruz, CA, follow up their much beloved Revolver II with the sandblast sounds of Y is a Crooked Letter (zum015).
Recorded by the band and slightly tinkered with by Jamie Stewart, this sophomore album is chock full (16 tracks) of the unstable psychedelic sounds and dance punk that have become the calling card of the Bay Area family, a dysfunctional unit that counts amongst its familiars Erase Errata, Numbers, Total Shutdown, and Deerhoof.
Kindred spirits these, the Lowdown has the distinction of being in existence since 1997 (and even earlier as Josh and Hugh Make Half Fuck), combining woodland magic and busted electronics.
Other band affiliations include St. Joseph and the Abandoned Food, Whysp, and Comets on Fire.
Wives/K.I.T.
Wives from Los Angeles are one of the most exciting byproducts of young America,
comprised of folks from Rotophone, the Jews, and Neon King Kong. They are a bundle of positivity and furor as an antidote to the scene ork poison that grinds out jaded mouths.
K.I.T. are from Oakland and play fast and short because that's what they are. West Coast tour is planned for July and a split 7” with Deerhoof for Narnack’s Buddy Series.
Members of K.I.T. are also in XBXRX, Lil' Pocketknife, Da Hawnay Troof, Snowsuit, and Boxleitner. Hand-screened covers with artwork by Kim West (Crack:We Are Rock) in a pressing of 500, co-released with post present medium.
The Intima
The Intima hail from Portland/Olympia and have crafted an angular masterpiece in their No Lullaby for Sleep CD EP (zum011).
The four-piece of brothers Andrew (guitars/vocals) and Alex (drums, ex-Nova Scotia), Nora (violin/vocals), and Themba (bass) intelligently punk it up with jagged walls of sound. This seven-song EP was recorded at the legendary AVAST! studio in Seattle and is equal parts tension, violin stabs, and social acuity.
They've got a new 7" on Postpresentmedium, a track on the Troubleman Mix-Tape, and a live EP called Under the Wire on Yo Yo Recordings. p:ano Vancouver's P:ano
is a young band of whippersnappers--Nick Krgovich and Larissa Loyva have been playing together since 1999
(when Nick was in high school!).
Their debut release, When It's Dark and It's Summer (zum014/hfr001) was recorded at and co-released by
Hive Studios, home to many Vancouver greats.
The album features prominent Vancouver musicians like Veda Hille and Torston Muller and members of Beans and Jerk
With a Bomb.
P:ano side-projects include Burquitlam Plaza, Boring, Secret Three, Parks and Rec, Micronice, To Bad Catholics, and A Luna Red and they've played with bands like Pedro the Lion, Album Leaf, and the Microphones.
Listen to songs from their zum/hive-fi release on
New Music Canada.
Beans Over the past seven years, Beans have gained growing
recognition. They take improv sketches of profound
beauty
and simplicity into a realm that is distinctly theirs.
Described by some as the best working band in Canada,
the Beans have
released the well-received Portage full-length (Zulu)
and 2000's Tired Snow EP (zum009).
The five members of this Vancouver collective
seamlessly blend spontaneity with studio mastery.
Their latest full-length, Crane Wars (zum012-LP and CD),
nests in
the overlap between the organic and inorganic,
technology and nature. There are clashes and closure
between samples, clarion trumpet, guitars, accordion,
vocals, piano and
beats. Melodic explorations and textural nuances catch
your
breath like anything that is beautiful and
inexplicable. Total Shutdown / Boxleitner
Total Shutdown and Boxleitner have joined forces
for zum's latest 7" (zum013), a co-release with our Olympia buddies Thin the Herd (The Lowdown, Enemymine) on glorious white vinyl.
Decadent. Total Shutdown feature former members of Fisticuffs Bluff and Henry's Dress and current members of Ee. The chaotic mutterings
of Bob Linder, Paul Costuros, and Nate Denver are augmented live by horns, drum kit mutilation, keyboard bashing and audience shelter-seeking.
This is their first wax, though they have a one-sided 12" out on Thin the Herd, a 7" on Life is Abuse, and a track on the Troubleman Mix-Tape compilation.
Boxleitner (barely) contained members of Megaweapon, Chync, Jedi Youth League, Sofatu Fiery, and the Petticoats (with guest appearances by members of Mates of State, District 17, Shove, and The Intima).
Boxleitner have been described as "motivational speaker core," "mediocore," and "short." Members have gone on to the Silents, Jim Yoshii Pile-Up, Sobretooth, K.I.T., and Yellow Swans.
Nuzzle
zum, in conjunction with Sound on Sound, is proud to bring you the long-awaited CD anthology of Nuzzle's out-of-print vinyl releases. Junk of Myth '92-'95 (zum008/SND-4) combines the Follow for Now LP (originally on Youth Strike Chord), three 7"s (with recordings by Gravity Records honcho Matt Anderson), and bonus unreleased tracks, all re-mixed and re-mastered from their original sources. Nuzzle's legacy has been chronicled in appearances at the first Yo Yo a Go Go, KXLU live compilation, a tribute to the Minutemen, and affiliation with other "Summer of '94" peers like Fisticuffs Bluff, Mohinder, Lync, Los Cincos, and Evergreen. They released a great full-length on Troubleman Unlimited called San Lorenzo's Blues (read a review). We have also re-introduced their "No Más" 7" (zum003), co-released with Sound on Sound (California Lightening, New Brutalism) and Yakamashi (Aislers Set, Slumber Party). The band has regrouped as The Dying Californian and have an ep out on Turn Records. Giardini di Mirò
The U.S. debut from Giardini di Mirò is finally here! GdM started in 1996 in Cavriago (Reggio Emilia), reaching its current line-up in early '98. With two releases on Italian label Gamma Pop Records and European shows with bands like Unwound, Karate, and Godspeed You Black Emperor! under their belts, they are ready to share their music with America. They have a new full-length, Rise and Fall of Academic Drifting, out in Europe on Homesleep Records. Sea Scouts
We are very pleased that Sea Scouts' "Word as a Weapon" 7" (zum005) is now available from us. You can also order their second album, Beacon of Hope (zum004), and their first album re-released on CD, Pattern Recognition. The Sea Scouts are a stunning group from Tasmania in the vein of early Sonic Youth/Unwound. We're happy to make all their releases available to the States. zum audio vol.2 You've heard about it and here it is. The comp that firmly established zum on the audio map. Check out the stellar line-up: Aerial M, Ativin, Bunkbed, Allen Clapp, Dianogah, Duster, Grandaddy, I Am Spoonbender, Jakarta, Modest Mouse, The Mondo Crescendo (f.k.a. Juniper), My Favorite, Paul Newman, P.E.E., Rex, Doug Shepherd, Slower Than, Songs:Ohia, Sterling Silver, Windsor for the Derby, and Jen Wood. This is an excellent compilation full of top-notch tracks--many an indie fan will attest to it.
OutHud / !!! Sacramento/New York-transplants of sibling dub/funk outfits
OutHud and !!! offer a side each as part of GSL's LAB remix series (zum007/GSL026).
This was our fastest selling release ever and if you missed out the first time, you have a golden opportunity to make up for it.
!!! are now on Touch and Go, and OutHud's debut full-length Street Dad is out on Kranky.
!!!'s GSL debut and OutHud's GSL 7" are also available from us. |
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