Dioxins on the Wing...

Droogs!

KSV orders received through midday 7/7 hit Deutsche Post in the morning. Thanks, as always, for hopping aboard the Hellbound (albeit thoughtfully ergonomic) tram...



Clockwise from top left: Tom Smith - Hintergrundmusik (KSV 032); Three Resurrected Drunkards - Begriffsschrift (KSV 019); Schützenausmarsch: 5. Juli, Hannover (KSV 034); Silke Arp Bricht: 3. Juni (Rémi Groussin, Michel Henritzi & Junko Hiroshige) (KSV 029); Rope Cosmetology - Hinterzimmer-Apotheke (leibt) illegal Metzgerei (KSV 027); Sigtryggur Berg Sigmarsson & Tom Smith - Todesröcheln (KSV 026), and in the center, 27. Juni: Strict Sevens (A Dogma Diary) (KSV 033).

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Until Tomorrow,

TS

One Straggler, One Lobster-Red Curb Crawler...

(Amended July 6, 2009.)

Guten Tag,

New today from Karl Schmidt Verlag, another instant release, as per credo, ethos, and directive:

KSV 034 Schützenausmarsch: 5. Juli, Hannover



Recorded by Karl, featuring occasional (mostly muted) commentary from your hosts TS & CF, this album features the sounds of Hannover's bizarre Schützenausmarsch, a procession of marching bands comprised of members from Lower Saxony's many gun clubs. By tradition, each club has been up all night drinking (celebrating the conclusion of Schützenfest), and while Sousa enthusiasts are likely to find fault with the parade and its participants, casual ethnographers with a taste for the outré (and just plain fugged-up) will reach a different set of conclusions.

01 Composite (31:18)
02 Version (32:20)
03 Coda (1:04)

Mixed and produced by TS for KSV, July 5, 2009.

Edition of 10.

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And...

KSV 019 Three Resurrected Drunkards - Begriffsschrift

This collection has been on the greasy, too infrequently lit back burner for months. The first of Begriffsschrift's two discs details the three weeks of rehearsals that preceded the duo's sophomore performance (March 6, 2009, at Hannover's Silke Arp Bricht); the second documents the final dress rehearsal recordings made at Silke on the afternoon of the performance.



It kills.

101 Rehearsals (February 17-March 1, 2009) (78:07)
201 Dress Rehearsal (March 3, 2009) (59:29)

Composed and performed by Three Resurrected Drunkards:

Pit Noack - prepared cassettes, tape machines, speaker array
Tom Smith - voice

Recorded live by Karl on the H2 at Silke Arp Bricht, Hannover.
Mixed and produced by TS May-June 2009 at Western Blot, Hannover.

Edition of 25.

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Pricing:

KSV 034 is € 8.49 within the EU, €10 outside the EU.

KSV 019 (a double disc album) is € 10.49 within the EU, €12 outside the EU.

Postage paid. Add € 1 for each additional album.

Send orders to: tlasila [at] gmail [dot] com.

Our sole distribution partner is Tochnit Aleph.

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That's it for today. Thanks again for your support!

Cheers,

KS/TS/u.a.

Aufstieg in Fahrtrichtung verkehrt!

Hello Everyone,

I've been working quite a lot of late, traveling throughout Lower Saxony to various corporate strongholds where I parsimoniously impart the gnostic secrets of English. Apologies for falling behind in posts these last two weeks - I've been filling in the gaps whenever I have a spare moment.

Re KSV: still working out the kinks of the Female Reggae Showcase album. Chris Grier's parts are superb, as might be expected, but I'm being overly exact with the surrounding sonic elements. Just can't help myself... As for the long-delayed Three Resurrected Drunks opus, it's all done, save for a final round of dithering. Sometime next week?

In the meantime, I've completed two "instant" releases, both recorded on Saturday, the 27th of June. The first of these details the music I composed for a dinner party that began the evening, and the second documents a truly epic DJ party at that went down at favored hangout Silke Arp Bricht. Turntables were set up all over the club, and the inspired local jocks pulled out gem after coruscating gem. The howls of delight you'll hear were all too real...

I would have posted these new collections earlier in the week, but I reckoned it would be best to give everyone a respite from Karl's punishing regimen.

Here are the new releases:

KSV 032 Tom Smith - Hintergrundmusik



Recorded June 27, 2009. Mixed June 29-July 2, 2009 by TS at KSV HQ, Hannover. Initial playback (rough version), June 27.

01 Hintergrundmusik (68:45)

Composed and produced by TS.

Edition of 10.

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KSV 033 27. Juni: Strict Sevens (A Dogma Diary) (2xCD)



Recorded by Karl throughout the evening of June 27, 2009, at Silke Arp Bricht, Hannover, on the occasion of their "Strictly 7" Vinyl Only" party. One of the best, least despairing, most engaging nights out I've enjoyed in ages...

DJs: Celler Loch, Major Marks, Stan das unausstehliche Ehepaar, David 7Lynch, Dr. Sleaze, Micha Phonem, Magnetfolie, and Ratte Bruns.

Edited, mixed and produced by yours truly at KSV HQ, June 28-30.

101 23:30 to 1:50 (69:34)

201 2:10 to 5:25 (60:46)

Edition of 10.

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Pricing:

KSV 032 is € 8.49 within the EU, €10 outside the EU.

KSV 033 (a double disc album) is € 10.49 within the EU, €12 outside the EU.

Postage paid. Add € 1 for each additional album.

Send orders to: tlasila [at] gmail [dot] com.

Our sole distribution partner is Tochnit Aleph. Daniel is a brilliant fellow. Support him.

Coming soon, new releases from Rope Cosmetology, Katja Fregatte, TLASILA, and the Was du nicht wissen wolltest and Twenty Years of Sudden Infant compilations.

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We're off to Hamburg tomorrow. Pix and sounds to follow!

The CP and I must soon turn in - work begins anew in the morning...

Love and Fortuitous Exits,

Tom

Warning! Warning! Warning!

Two new KSV releases have been cleared for dissemination. Check these pages tomorrow for details!

Karl

NEW NEW NEW on KSV!

(Amended June 24, 2009.)

KSV 031 Fête de la Tourette: 21. Juni, Hannover

Another KSV instant release, torn from the shroud of tomorrow, yesterday!



Recorded by Karl at various locations throughout Hannover during the city's Fête de la Musique convulsion. Edited, mixed and produced by TS at KSV HQ, Hannover.

Kudos to DJ Tip Jar!

01 Fête de la Tourette (39:49)
02 Version (34:04)

Available now!

Edition of 15. Images and design by Jens Meier.

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Many thanks,

TS/KS

Newest Releases!

Hello Droogs,

As promised yesterday, four new albums, available NOW!

Here's the rundown:

KSV 026 Sigtryggur Berg Sigmarsson & Tom Smith - Todesröcheln

Occasional Hanoverian neighbor Sigmarsson (from the titanic Stilluppsteypa) and yours unholy hang at KSV HQ and go glottal stop-to-thoracic implant in a sulfurous vocal battle royal!



Sigtryggur Berg Sigmarsson - voice
Tom Smith - voice

01 Untitled (6:54)
02 Untitled (7:37)
03 Untitled (10:08)
04 Composite (19:01)

Recorded Simmarsson & Smith, Hannover, May 2009; edited, mixed and produced by Smith, May-June 2009.

Edition of 20.

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KSV 027 Rope Cosmetology - Hinterzimmer-Apotheke (liebt) illegal Metzgerei



The ensemble's second public performance, recorded by Pit Noack at Sirke Arp Bricht, Hannover, on April 11, 2009. Live mix by Olaf Voigt.

Tim Lane Seaton - bass and treatments
Ryan Parrish - percussion
Feri Kovacs - soprano saxophone, trumpet, and xylophone
Tom Smith - voice

Balazs Pandi was on assignment.

01 Complete Set (45:36)

Edited and mastered for release by Karl at KSV HQ, Hannover, June 2009.

Edition of 20.

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KSV 028 Kenou Boyd Fromberg vs. Der Wolfsburger 32,002Hz Chor - The Silent Din (Abgeklärt Pts. 1-4)



Berlin-based composer Stefan Roigk's three-year-old son, Boyd, takes over KSV HQ for an afternoon of keyboard (and stuffed animal) debasement. Stellar doesn't cut it - this is post-galactic! Contrasted and abetted by the attenuated spokes and seat springs of the Wolfsburger 32,002Hz Chor, recorded during their May 2009 tour of Maschsee, Hannover.

01 Abgeklärt Parts 1-4 (60:37)

Composed and performed by Kenou Boyd Fromberg and Der Wolfsburger 32,002Hz Chor.

Edited, mixed and produced by TS, June 2009.

Edition of 15.

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KSV 029 Silke Arp Bricht: 3. Juni (Rémi Groussin / Michel Henritzi & Junko Junko Hiroshige)



A document of a fateful, fantastical evening. First, video artist Grossin thrummed his way into Silke lore, followed by a cartilaginous collab 'twixt Hijokaidan doyenne Hiroshige and guitarist Henritzi. Lives were either saved, spurned, or spared.

01 Rémi Groussin (12:03)
02 Michel Henritzi & Junko Hiroshige (27:01)
03 Critique (12:41)
04 Version (25:06)

Presented by Pit Noack. Recorded, edited, mixed and produced by Karl, June 2009.

Edition of 20.

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There you have it! Sometime next week we'll have the Female Reggae Showcase and Three Resurrected Drunkards albums ready for issue.

Pricing:

€ 8.49 within the EU, €10 outside the EU. Postage paid. Add €1 for each additional album.

Send orders to: tlasila [at] gmail [dot] com.

The above-referenced new releases are ready to ship, with no waiting.

Our sole distribution partner is Tochnit Aleph. Seek and ye shall be consumed.

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Best,

TS

KSV Orders Away / Coming Next...

All outstanding KSV orders were sent out this afternoon. Thanks again for your support and indulgence. I hope you'll find the additional weeks spent fine-tuning Ich werde nicht nackt sein were worth the effort...



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Back at HQ, eleven new releases are in varying stages of production. Here's the list:

KSV 017 Female Reggae Showcase - Ascendance Surged Red (Distorted in Hegel)

KSV 019 Three Resurrected Drunkards - Begriffsschrift 1999! (2xCD)

KSV 020 Rope Cosmetology - Spezial: Gedankengefüge (Compound Thought) (2xCD)

KSV 023 VA - Twenty Years of Sudden Infant!

KSV 024 Katja Fregatte - Coldplay Nancarrow Burzum Hines



KSV 025 VA - Karl Schmidt Verlag: Was du nicht wissen wolltest...



KSV 026 Sigtryggur Berg Sigmarsson & Tom Smith - Todesröcheln



KSV 027 Rope Cosmetology - Hinterzimmer-Apotheke vs. Illegal Metzgerei

KSV 028 Boyd Roigk vs. Der Wolfsburger 32,002Hz Chor - The Silent Din (Abgeklärt Pts. 1-2)

KSV 029 Silke Arp Bricht: 3. Juni (Rémi Groussin/Michel Henritzi/Junko Hiroishige)

KSV 030 TLASILA - Die Fehde des Gemischs (3xCD)

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Please don't order any of the above until they've been formally issued, OK?

I'm still applying the final torque ratchet turns to the Female Reggae Showcase and TRD releases. Expect them shortly, along with the disc of highlights from the Sudden Infant 20th anniversary fête.

Best,

TS