tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45896675287493960092024-02-19T10:20:19.735-05:00Editions ShifletNews, Archives and Occasional Ramblings of Mike ShifletM. Shiflethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06561001699931707991noreply@blogger.comBlogger240125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4589667528749396009.post-19263908665405523022014-03-17T22:04:00.000-04:002014-03-17T22:04:21.633-04:00Moving / Collected AudioI've decided to close up shop here on Blogger and am moving to Tumblr in hopes of posting more frequency and expanding beyond just self-serving posting. If you are a member of that community, or just want to update your RSS feed, the new URL is <a href="http://editionsshiflet.tumblr.com">http://editionsshiflet.tumblr.com</a>.<br>
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To close the doors on this blog, I figured I'd gather all the audio works I've posted here into one nice concise post. Here they are:<br>
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<b>Solo Recordings</b><br>
<a href="http://monumentaldocuments.com/gmby/shiflet/sounds/shiflet_logging.mp3">Logging Road, Feburary</a><br>
<a href="http://monumentaldocuments.com/gmby/shiflet/sounds/shiflet_brief_blasts.mp3">Brief Blasts</a><br>
<a href="http://monumentaldocuments.com/gmby/shiflet/sounds/shiflet_noise.mp3">((Noise) (5.12.10))</a><br>
<a href="http://monumentaldocuments.com/es_blog/audio/shiflet_seashells_porcelain.mp3">So Many Seashells, So Much Porcelain</a><br>
<a href="http://monumentaldocuments.com/es_blog/audio/shiflet_artdamage_102510.mp3">Live at Art Damage 10.25.10</a><br>
<a href="http://monumentaldocuments.com/es_blog/audio/shiflet_sunday.mp3">Sunday Afternoon</a><br>
<a href="http://monumentaldocuments.com/es_blog/audio/shiflet_the_city.zip">The City Is All In Your Head</a><br>
<a href="http://monumentaldocuments.com/es_blog/audio/2_4_seconds_for_christmas.mp3">2.4 Seconds for Christmas</a><br>
<a href="http://monumentaldocuments.com/es_blog/audio/future_of_everything.zip">The Future of Everything</a><br>
<a href="http://monumentaldocuments.com/es_blog/audio/shiflet_guitar_060311.mp3">Guitar, 6.3.11</a><br>
<a href="http://monumentaldocuments.com/es_blog/audio/ESDS01.zip">Twin Karen Carpenters b/w The Trap</a><br>
<a href="http://monumentaldocuments.com/es_blog/audio/ESDS02.zip">Open b/w Enemy</a><br>
<a href="http://monumentaldocuments.com/es_blog/audio/shiflet_monday_night.mp3">Monday Night Noise</a><br>
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<b>Editions Shiflet Mixtapes</b><br>
<a href="http://monumentaldocuments.com/gmby/shiflet/sounds/ES_Mix_01_Mystics.zip">ES Mixtape 01</a><br>
<a href="http://monumentaldocuments.com/gmby/shiflet/sounds/ES_Mix_02_Fett.zip">ES Mixtape 02</a><br>
<a href="http://monumentaldocuments.com/gmby/shiflet/sounds/ES_Mix_03_Epilogues.zip">ES Mixtape 03</a><br>
<a href="http://monumentaldocuments.com/gmby/shiflet/sounds/ES_Mix_04_Unkool.zip">ES Mixtape 04</a><br>
<a href="http://monumentaldocuments.com/gmby/shiflet/sounds/ES_Mix_05_Cruiser.zip">ES Mixtape 05</a><br>
<a href="http://monumentaldocuments.com/es_blog/audio/ES_Mix_06_Bursts.zip">ES Mixtape 06</a><br>
<a href="http://monumentaldocuments.com/es_blog/audio/ES_Mix_07_Exsiccated.zip">ES Mixtape 07</a><br>
<a href="http://monumentaldocuments.com/es_blog/audio/ES_Mix_08_Ego.zip">ES Mixtape 08</a><br>
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<b>Scenic Railroads</b><br>
<a href="http://monumentaldocuments.com/gmby/shiflet/sounds/Scenic_Railroads_Erstquake.mp3">Live at ErstQuake 3, September 2006</a><br>
<a href="http://monumentaldocuments.com/es_blog/audio/scenic/scenic_guantlet_closure.mp3">Gauntlet Closure</a><br>
<a href="http://monumentaldocuments.com/es_blog/audio/scenic/scenic_negative_afterlife.mp3">Negative Afterlife</a><br>
<a href="http://monumentaldocuments.com/es_blog/audio/scenic/scenic_smug_adequate.mp3">Adequate Vibrations</a><br>
<a href="http://monumentaldocuments.com/es_blog/audio/scenic/scenic_v_i_iii_d_for_c_tr.zip">Perform Cage & Cardew</a><br>
<a href="http://monumentaldocuments.com/es_blog/audio/scenic/07_scenic_sidetracked.mp3">Sidetracked in the Hairfield</a><br>
<a href="http://monumentaldocuments.com/es_blog/audio/scenic/08_scenic_cracked.mp3">Dedicated to the Staff of Cracked Magazine</a><br>
<a href="http://monumentaldocuments.com/es_blog/audio/scenic/09_scenic_deconstruct.mp3">Deconstruct a Sammich</a><br>
<a href="http://monumentaldocuments.com/es_blog/audio/scenic/10_scenic_body_linguists.mp3">Body Linguists</a><br>
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<b>Collaborations, etc.</b><br>
<a href="http://monumentaldocuments.com/gmby/shiflet//sounds/elitist_snob.mp3">DJ Elitist Snob Mix</a><br>
<a href="http://monumentaldocuments.com/gmby/shiflet/sounds/tv_pow_shiflet_live.mp3">TV Pow & Mike Shiflet : Three Pricks and an Asshole</a><br>
<a href="http://monumentaldocuments.com/gmby/shiflet/sounds/Bridge.zip">Nishikawa, Olive, Shiflet : Bridge</a><br>
<a href="http://monumentaldocuments.com/gmby/audio/IHM_Instanbul_Mix.mp3">IHM ctrl_alt_del Mix</a><br>
<a href="http://monumentaldocuments.com/gmby/shiflet/sounds/jk_ms_KUSF_082310.mp3">Kudler & Shiflet : Live on KUSF</a><br>
<a href="http://monumentaldocuments.com/es_blog/audio/shiflet_kahns_carabar.zip">Mike Shiflet & Sven Kahns : Carabar 08.10.11</a><br>
<a href="http://monumentaldocuments.com/es_blog/audio/scenic/11_scenic_without_ryan.mp3">Scenic Railroads, Jesse Kudler, Chandan Narayan, Chuck Sipperley : Without Ryan Jewell</a><br>
<a href="http://monumentaldocuments.com/es_blog/audio/GB71_Sword_Pile.zip">Sword Pile (16 Bitch Pile-Up/Sword Heaven collab)</a><br>
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And of course there is even more to hear on my <a href="http://mikeshiflet.bandcamp.com/">BANDCAMP</a> and <a href="https://soundcloud.com/mshiflet">SOUNDCLOUD</a> pages. Check them out as well.
It's been real. <a href="http://editionsshiflet.tumblr.com">Catch me on Tumblr</a>.
M. Shiflethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06561001699931707991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4589667528749396009.post-23723587013930648412014-03-03T23:27:00.001-05:002014-03-03T23:29:28.565-05:00The Choir, The Army up on Bandcamp
<a href="http://www.underthespire.co.uk/">Under the Spire</a> has started a bandcamp page and uploaded the bulk of their catalog, including my last full length LP <i>The Choir, The Army</i>. Check it, stream it, purchase it if you are so inclined:<br>
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<iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3579465825/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" seamless><a href="http://underthespirerecordings1.bandcamp.com/album/mike-shiflet-the-choir-the-army">Mike Shiflet - The Choir, The Army by Under The Spire Recordings</a></iframe>M. Shiflethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06561001699931707991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4589667528749396009.post-43247732648787521962014-02-24T12:26:00.003-05:002014-02-24T12:26:49.578-05:00Unfolding Cassette Available<img src="http://monumentaldocuments.com/es_blog/images/ms_unfolding.jpg" width="300px" height="300px"><br>
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New cassette (+download) available from Carbon Records.<br>
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<i>Unfolding</i> is a work that got out of control. My original intent was to assemble the collection of harmonic drones as a single track, but the more I listened, the more I felt the elements were conflicting with, rather than complimenting, each other. So I split them up into two sets, "unfolding" the monolithic track. I believe the sides of the tape work much better as individual tracks, but if you're so inclined you can certainly have a go at playing the digital files simultaneously.<br>
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<iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=1140522552/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" seamless><a href="http://carbon-records.bandcamp.com/album/unfolding">unfolding by Mike Shiflet</a></iframe><br>
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Available from Carbon (via handy Bandcamp link above)<br>
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Or direct, for $8.00 ppd. (US only.)<br>
Paypal to monumental . documents @ gmail . com<br>
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I also have a few remaining copies of my Dithering CDR for $8.00 as well.
M. Shiflethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06561001699931707991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4589667528749396009.post-16901420563734109832014-01-14T10:39:00.000-05:002014-01-14T10:39:54.629-05:00Live in Oakland
With the turning of the calendar, I'm hoping to get back to one of the original goals of the blog: posting more music.<p>
To that end, here is one of my favorite sets of 2013, from the Fractal Mind Hut in Oakland. It was one of the few guitar-less performances from last year instead focusing on field recordings made around the Bay Area and in Yosemite National Park. <p>
Enjoy.<p>
<iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/129389382&color=ff6600&auto_play=false&show_artwork=true"></iframe>M. Shiflethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06561001699931707991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4589667528749396009.post-57550645396308486852013-12-20T00:28:00.003-05:002013-12-20T08:35:00.934-05:00Thirteen Favorites<font size=+1>13 : Slow Walkers : Slow Walkers</font><br>
<img src="http://monumentaldocuments.com/es_blog/images/2013/13_walkers.jpg" width="250px"> <p>
Inspired by flesh-eating horrors of the silver screen, it’s no surprise that this collaborative effort from Lawrence English and Liz Harris is so visually evocative itself. Outside of the opening noise burst – their aural take on the familiar ‘turning’ sequence in just about every zombie film I gather – it’s all somber drones and beautiful dread executed to perfection.<p>
<iframe src="//player.vimeo.com/video/30846604" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe> <p>
<a href="http://www.thisispeakoil.com/" target="_blank">Peak Oil</a><p>
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<font size=+1>12 : Ed Askew : For The World</font><br>
<img src="http://monumentaldocuments.com/es_blog/images/2013/12_askew.jpg" width="250px"> <p>
Ed Askew is a name I’ve recognized – pretty hard one to forget – but never taken the time to investigate. That changed when good friend and man of impeccable taste Jerry DeCicca told me he was producing his latest. My curiosity was finally piqued and was justly rewarded. The finest moments (the two songs in the video above are certainly among the best) are among the greatest in contemporary song craft, and even when the album gets a little too twee, it is never misses the mark by much.<p>
<iframe width="400" height="225" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/65syVvVN7ME?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><p>
<a href="http://tinangelrecords.bandcamp.com/album/for-the-world" target="_blank">Tin Angel</a><p>
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<font size=+1>11 : Roly Porter : Life Cycle of A Massive Star</font><br>
<img src="http://monumentaldocuments.com/es_blog/images/2013/11_rolyporter.jpg" width="250px"> <p>
A concept album about a celestial body that manages to completely avoid kosmiche cliché? Yes, please. The title is both remarkably accurate and a bit misleading in that regard. An array of pulses, thumps and skittish tones guide us through the early stages of the Life Cycle before it drones into maturity and eventually goes Giant. Synthetic and symphonic, this one is a dense undertaking.<p>
<iframe width="400" height="225" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/gfFi2-rpjUw?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><p>
<a href="http://subtextrecordings.net/" target="_blank">Subtext</a><p>
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<font size=+1>10 : Sylvain Chauveau : Kogetsudai</font><br>
<img src="http://monumentaldocuments.com/es_blog/images/2013/10_sylvain.jpg" width="250px"> <p>
The electronics on Kogetsudai are exceptionally crisp, spatial and minimal, a trio that I absolutely adore. Paired with Chauveau’s intense baritone vocals, they become absolutely otherworldly. This album certainly isn’t for everyone – and it’s not hard to imagine people outright hating it – but I cannot get enough of it. In fact, the only downside is its brevity. I want more.<p>
<iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/114665956&color=ff6600&auto_play=false&show_artwork=true"></iframe><p>
<a href="http://brocoli.org/release/sylvain-chauveau-kogetsudai" target="_blank">Brocoli</a><p>
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<font size=+1>09 : Circuit Des Yeux : Overdue</font><br>
<img src="http://monumentaldocuments.com/es_blog/images/2013/09_cdy.jpg" width="250px"> <p>
I am perhaps a bit biased towards the overwhelming Overdue. This fall, I shared a handful of bills with Ms. Haley Fohr and heard a number of these songs performed in an utterly jaw-dropping fashion each night. That said, the record holds up on its own. One dark heavy-hitter after another, I would call the album an emotional rollercoaster, but that implies it goes up at some point. Emotional base-jumping seems more appropriate. <p>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=1943946856/size=medium/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/transparent=true/" seamless></iframe><p>
<a href="http://www.circuitdesyeux.net/music.html" target="_blank">CDY</a><p>
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<font size=+1>08 : John Tilbury & Oren Ambarchi : The Just Reproach</font><br>
<img src="http://monumentaldocuments.com/es_blog/images/2013/08_tilbury.jpg" width="250px"> <p>
When I bought this album the proprietor of the shop confessed bewilderment upon its release. He was in attendance at the concert in question and was pretty surprised the exceptionally quiet set could be captured with any amount of fidelity. Indeed the stray cough and chair shuffling definitely make their obligatory appearances, but the overall quality of the recording is as astounding as the performance. Tilbury leads the way and Ambarchi’s restrained electronic accompaniments are absolutely stellar, constantly heightening. <p>
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<a href="http://www.blacktrufflerecords.com/" target="_blank">Black Truffle</a><p>
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<font size=+1>07 : Olivia Block : Karren</font><br>
<img src="http://monumentaldocuments.com/es_blog/images/2013/07_karren.jpg" width="250px"> <p>
When field recordings, electronics and orchestras come together in the right hands, magnificent things are bound to happen. And there aren’t many hands more capable than Block’s. Chaotic and serene elements jostle for dominance across the pair of side-long self-referential pieces, eventually striking a delicate balance in the waning moments. It’s a journey, this one, and a meditation, an electro-acoustic marvel.<p>
<iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/62439605&color=ff6600&auto_play=false&show_artwork=true"></iframe><p>
<a href="http://www.sedimental.com/catalog/index.php?ID=63" target="_blank">Sedimental</a><p>
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<font size=+1>06 : Body/Head : Coming Apart</font><br>
<img src="http://monumentaldocuments.com/es_blog/images/2013/06_body-head.jpg" width="250px"> <p>
My love of Sonic Youth is no secret. And as this is the best thing to come out of the SY camp in damn near a decade (I’m going with ‘since Rather Ripped’ here) it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that I am all about it. Drawing on the power of singularity, both the lyrics and guitar phrases entrench themselves, refraining until the point has long been made beyond clear. Individually monolithic, the tracks collectively reveal exceptional depth. The narrowing of scope benefits the album immensely.<p>
<iframe width="400" height="225" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/1Mxwq7SBsX8?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><p>
<a href="http://www.matadorrecords.com/bodyhead" target="_blank">Matador</a><p>
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<font size=+1>05 : Jim Haynes : The Wires Cracked</font><br>
<img src="http://monumentaldocuments.com/es_blog/images/2013/05_haynes.jpg" width="250px"> <p>
As apt a title as Roly Porter’s, this album truly is a series of wires cracking. Cracking in the most glorious way, of course. Field recordings are processed and layered beyond recognition, distorting and ‘rusting’ (a term Mr. Haynes is fond of) along the way, before being reassembled into one of the finer noise documents in recent memory. Northern California is overflowing with talented sound artists, and Haynes has been behind the scenes (Helen Scarsdale Society, 23Five) more often more than not. Hopefully the Mego attention will pull him even further out of the shadows. <p>
<iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/77643629&color=ff6600&auto_play=false&show_artwork=true"></iframe><p>
<a href="http://editionsmego.com/release/eMEGO-171" target="_blank">Editions Mego</a><p>
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<font size=+1>04 : Deafheaven : Sunbather</font><br>
<img src="http://monumentaldocuments.com/es_blog/images/2013/04_deafheaven.jpg" width="250px"> <p>
Probably the second most talked about album this year (behind Yeezus (in circles I pay attention to anyway)), and I don’t think I have much else to add to the discussion. I will just say that this was an early contender for album of the year, but it couldn’t hold up against strong competition. I hope their next album is even more shoegaze-y and even more people complain that it isn’t black metal.<p>
<iframe width="400" height="225" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/RWyVhIBmdGw?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><p>
<a href="http://www.deathwishinc.com/releases/7/#232" target="_blank">Deathwish</a><p>
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<font size=+1>03 : Joe Panzner & Greg Stuart : Dystonia Duos</font><br>
<img src="http://monumentaldocuments.com/es_blog/images/2013/03_dystonia.jpg" width="250px"> <p>
I omitted Panzner’s Clearing, Polluted from my list last year due to our close personal and professional relationship, but have no such familiarity with Mr. Stuart, so fair game this time around. This album’s density and complexity are still unraveling. Its percussive and electronic elements are indecipherable from one another and as far as I can tell most attempts end up confusing one for the other. A challenging listen for sure, but and infinitely rewarding one. <p>
<iframe width="400" height="225" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/kpNcAZUGySY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><p>
<a href="http://erstwhilerecords.com/catalog/EA001.html" target="_blank">Erstwhile</a><p>
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<font size=+1>02 : Locrian : Return to Annihilation</font><br>
<img src="http://monumentaldocuments.com/es_blog/images/2013/02_locrian.jpg" width="250px"> <p>
I love that an album that is clearly such a giant step forward for Locrian has such an amazingly regressive title. They may not have gone into full on obliteration mode, but the band clearly whittled away previous excess and pulled its core to the forefront, coming across as a completely different, more honest, version of itself in the process. This sounds like the band Locrian was meant to be. And that band is awesome.<p>
<iframe width="400" height="225" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/YILi-rIBk7c?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><p>
<a href="http://www.relapse.com/return-to-annihilation-lp.html" target="_blank">Relapse</a><p>
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<font size=+1>01 : Wrekmeister Harmonies : You’ve Always Meant So Much to Me</font><br>
<img src="http://monumentaldocuments.com/es_blog/images/2013/01_wrekmeister.jpg" width="250px"> <p>
Album of the year by an enormous landslide. No offense to the other 12 albums listed here, or anything else that came out this year, but nothing came even remotely close to touching this. A single 38-minute piece that starts with the simplest of drones, swells slowly over the first 22 minutes and balloons into scathing overture before returning to its original form, You’ve Always Meant So Much to Me is an album of truly epic proportions. I can’t help but think of Charles Mingus when listening. J.R. Robinson: Metal Mingus.<p>
<iframe width="400" height="225" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/eR7QqPMDECc?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><p>
<a href="http://thrilljockey.com/thrill/Wreckmeister-Harmonies/You-ve-Always-Meant-So-Much-to-Me#.UrPRBmRgZR4" target="_blank">Thrill Jockey</a><p>
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M. Shiflethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06561001699931707991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4589667528749396009.post-3675201484931820922013-12-04T22:50:00.000-05:002013-12-04T22:50:06.516-05:00Out There
Sorry for the infrequency of posts here. A lot going on.<p>
I do tend to make appearance slightly more often on various social medias:<p>
On twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/mshiflet">@mshiflet</a><p>
On facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/monumental.documents">Mike Shiflet</a><p>
On instagram: <a href="http://instagram.com/mikeshiflet">@mikeshiflet</a><p>
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I'll be back here shortly with a year end list. Exciting things in 2014.<p>
M. Shiflethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06561001699931707991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4589667528749396009.post-27928488579113050652013-11-13T12:47:00.000-05:002013-11-13T22:08:58.336-05:00RemainsI'm back from a spectacular week on the road and there is some leftover merchandise post-tour. If you'd like copies of any of the following, they are all $8 ppd. in the US, $12 ppd. international. Audio samples below.
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Email/paypal: monumental . documents @ gmail . com
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<b>DITHERING CDR</b> (self-released)<br>
<b><del>THE OCEAN DOESN’T CARE THAT YOU'RE DROWNING CS</b><del> (spirit throne)</del><br>
<b>HAWKMOTH CDR</b> (noisendo)<p>
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<iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/97328474"></iframe>
UPDATE: Cassette sold out. CDRs still available. Thanks all.
M. Shiflethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06561001699931707991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4589667528749396009.post-57122548849863628952013-08-30T15:57:00.001-04:002013-08-30T15:57:50.860-04:00September Mini-Tour<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">Sunday, 9.1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">Dayton, OH<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;"><b>Smiles
for Miles</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Lucida Grande"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;">119 watervliet Ave.</span><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">with Contrarian,
Kommunist, and John Moloney/Inbreeder collab<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/552465068142117/" style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Facebook Invite</a></span></div>
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Monday, 9.2<o:p></o:p></div>
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Louisville, KY<br />
Radio Performance<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Damaged Goods on ARTxFM</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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6:00 -8:00<o:p></o:p></div>
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Tuesday, 9.3<br />
Nashville, TN<o:p></o:p></div>
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Wednesday, 9.4<o:p></o:p></div>
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Atlanta, GA<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Eyedrum</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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115 MLK Jr. Dr. SW<o:p></o:p></div>
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with Well. Wail. Whale<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1391064034454137/" style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Facebook Invite</a><br />
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Raleigh, NC<o:p></o:p></div>
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M. Shiflethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06561001699931707991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4589667528749396009.post-86131325168700864152013-07-12T22:01:00.000-04:002013-07-12T22:01:53.837-04:00Off the Grid / Advance Notice<img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCyfbftv-nx1xmi3_BCGaMulwExvIhItB4Z9zYO6dP1ItJYyltAPlkompE2gL4JUj8dbjuap6TnM3pl70kqj7oiMtqoXHRUaSVTx3TVU0Gv7ZPbQ1ieWvjqM_Gracrc4NmfPbbNFMqSMA/s200/052911_yosemite.jpg" width="200" /><br />
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I'm about to leave the friendly confines of Ohio for a week in Yosemite National Park. While I'm out that way I'll also be playing in a show in the Bay Area, Oakland to be exact. Since I'll be offline for some time, I wanted to give advance notice of that show and a couple others here in Ohio upon my return. One of them features my new band, or rather a band of which I am new member, ASURYA and the other is a first time duo with <a href="https://soundcloud.com/scioto-records">Scioto Records</a> bossman Keith Hanlon. I'm very excited for all three.<br /><br />7.20 <b><br />Totally Intense Fractal Mindgaze Hut</b>
<br />Oakland, CA (other venue info eludes me, do check FB page...)
<br />with Bad News, Pod Blotz, MHSR, Jim Haynes and DJ Kit Clayton<br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/411959935585338/">Facebook Invite</a>
<br /><br />7.25
<br /><b>Legion of Doom</b>
<br />1579 Indianola Ave., Columbus, <br />Ohio
Gas Up Your Hearse, Asurya, Making Friends, Fever Nest
<br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/488932401192761/">Facebook Invite</a> (with a lot of audio links)
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8.1<br />
<b>Used Kids</b>
<br />1980 N. High Street, Columbus, Ohio
<br />6:00 Early show
<br />The Caribbean, Mike Shiflet/Keith Hanlon Duo<br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/400323596743271/">Facebook Invite</a>M. Shiflethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06561001699931707991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4589667528749396009.post-75726142050467837682013-06-17T22:43:00.000-04:002013-06-17T22:43:09.654-04:006.22<img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7xFeDBiT3q8rIpMtzCb8zg2x43JgPmE7hnUl70oBRmxEBs7CKvDVKIlHzI3G6j3MKs13KTQ2OVs9XtEJmjjnj05OLZkLxcWNROdSOmWi4HuWFeD5yXvpIkRAPC97nV2-ucnXQN9VF_QU/s640/Screen+shot+2013-06-13+at+11.05.53+PM.png" width="400px" />M. Shiflethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06561001699931707991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4589667528749396009.post-22393108946428039962013-06-17T22:32:00.001-04:002013-06-17T22:32:02.946-04:00Hawkmoth <br />
<i>Hawkmoth</i> CDR will be out any day now on <a href="http://noisendo.tumblr.com/">Noisendo</a>. Though cut into seven tracks, it is really one 44-minute piece, the first long-form recording I've done in some time, a bit of a sizzler. Here's an clip:<br />
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I'll post when it is officially available from the label and when I have copies for sale direct. M. Shiflethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06561001699931707991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4589667528749396009.post-40203697676166923452013-05-31T07:25:00.002-04:002013-05-31T07:25:52.577-04:00Rumi / Lamar"The same with the fightings of mankind. <br />
It's a squabble with play-swords. <br />
No purpose, totally futile."<br />
– Rumi, <i>A Children's Game</i><br />
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"What the fuck are you fighting for?<br />
Ain't nobody gonna win that war."<br />
– Kendrick Lamar, <i .="">Fuck Your Ethnicity</i><br />
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<a href="http://sacred-sex.org/scriptures/islam/185-rumi-a-childrens-game.html"><i>A Children's Game</i> full text</a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/null"> </a><br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/xWvWDu6IAyY?feature=player_detailpage" width="400"></iframe><br />
M. Shiflethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06561001699931707991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4589667528749396009.post-45068598170329917952013-05-20T20:23:00.000-04:002013-05-20T20:23:08.850-04:00Upcoming Live Shows<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlrCH_9rlK13GiBAYDQfSQgnZgykPUOMZ5z9d87MQjxaS8JzsAqH68XOq83L3UJWrQFldGlu6_g_fVXylSo9aL_Ons4vvTx216P9DXSCW5aHNbbdAP2XEzoRBm9vGJxyew3xbgWHUiev8/s1600/Mike+Shiflet.JPG" width="350px" /><br />
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Some upcoming actions. Trying to specify what is in store for each as I'm toying with a couple different sets at the moment.<br />
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5.22<br />
Solo Guitar <br />
The Garden Theater - Columbus<br />
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<span class="visible"><span class="fsm fwn fcg">with Minerva (Trio), Bennett/Jewell, Aaron Quinn</span></span><br />
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<span class="visible"><span class="fsm fwn fcg">5.28</span></span><br />
<span class="visible"><span class="fsm fwn fcg">Field Recordings and Electronics</span></span><br />
<span class="visible"><span class="fsm fwn fcg">The Goat Club - Dayton</span></span><br />
<span class="visible"><span class="fsm fwn fcg">2155 N. BellBrook Rd., Spring Valley</span></span><br />
<span class="visible"><span class="fsm fwn fcg">with Crank Sturgeon, PCRV, John Maloney, Mandible</span></span><br />
<span class="visible"><span class="fsm fwn fcg"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/324771467652496/">Facebook</a></span></span><br />
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<span class="visible"><span class="fsm fwn fcg">6.1</span></span><br />
<span class="visible"><span class="fsm fwn fcg">Guitar/Electronics</span></span><br />
<span class="visible"><span class="fsm fwn fcg">DÜNGEÖN FEST, The Summit - Columbus</span></span><br /><span class="visible"><span class="fsm fwn fcg">2210 and 2216 Summit St</span>, <span class="fsm fwn fcg">Columbus</span></span><br />
<span class="visible"><span class="fsm fwn fcg">with Kevin Failure, Developer, Mumber Toes, Murderous Vision, many more...</span></span><br />
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<span class="visible"><span class="fsm fwn fcg">6.8</span></span><br />
<span class="visible"><span class="fsm fwn fcg">Guitar/Electronics/Projection</span></span><br />
<span class="visible"><span class="fsm fwn fcg">Cafe Bourbon Street - Columbus</span></span><br /><span class="visible"><span class="fsm fwn fcg">2210 and 2216 Summit St</span>, <span class="fsm fwn fcg">Columbus</span></span><br />
with <a href="http://www.master-list2000.com/abillmiller/">A. Bill Miller</a> and more<br />
(More info soon)<br />
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6.22<br />
TBD - Columbus<br />
with Shedding<br />
(More info soon)<br />
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6.29<br />
Guitar/Electronics<br />
Louisville Experimental Music Festival - <span>Dreamland Film Center</span><br />
<span><span>810 E Market St., Louisville</span> </span><br />
<span>with Aaron Dilloway, Darin Gray, Raw Thug and more</span><br />
<span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Louisville-Experimental-Festival/152192358174236">Facebook</a></span><br />
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<span>I'll try to fill in some of those blanks soon, but as you can see, busy June ahead. Looking forward to it.</span><br />
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M. Shiflethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06561001699931707991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4589667528749396009.post-37165425775192816632013-05-20T19:06:00.000-04:002013-05-20T21:47:27.246-04:00Joe Panzner Audio Mastering (and Live Assaults)<img src="http://recordsrecords.net/panzner/jpae.jpg" width="400px" /><br />
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This is ancient news by modern standards, but it seems like as good a post as any to breathe some life back into the stagnant ES blog. Joe Panzner – the man responsible for making my last four full lengths sound so utterly amazing – is now offering his services to one and all. <br />
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<a href="http://recordsrecords.net/panzner/">Check out his page</a> and inquire from there.<br />
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Also, if you are in the NYC/Philly area, Joe will be making some rare East Coast appearances this week. All performances are duos with Greg Stuart. Do your brain a favor and give your ears a beating.<br />
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Friday, 5/24<br />
AUX Performance Space<br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/240624059416791/">Facebook</a><br />
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Saturday, 5/25 <br />
ErstAEU Fest at <a href="http://issueprojectroom.org/">Issue Project Room</a><br />
<span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl">22 Boerum Place, Brooklyn, NY</span></span><br />
<span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/516485835076072">Facebook</a></span></span>Sunday, 5/26<br />
<span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl">Wandelweiser und so
weiter III<br /> La Grotta,1535 Decatur St, Apt 2LL, Ridgewood, NY 11385</span></span><br />
<span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/653533638007227/">Facebook</a></span></span>M. Shiflethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06561001699931707991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4589667528749396009.post-11675945149924522482013-03-27T18:07:00.000-04:002013-03-27T19:06:23.583-04:00Recordables<img src="http://monumentaldocuments.com/es_blog/images/ms_0313_discs.jpg" /><br />
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Some new(-ish) offerings on CDR.<br />
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<iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="100" src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/album=1654911499/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/" style="display: block; height: 100px; position: relative; width: 400px;" width="400"><a href="http://somnimage.bandcamp.com/album/mike-shiflet-mykel-boyd">Mike Shiflet / Mykel Boyd by Somnimage</a></iframe><br />
<b>Mike Shiflet/Mykel Boyd Split</b><br />
CDR version of previously released limited 12". Edition of 100, same as the original.<br />
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<img src="http://monumentaldocuments.com/es_blog/images/ms_frogs.jpg" width="150px" /><br />
<strike><b>With Frogs</b></strike><b> (SOLD OUT)</b><strike><br />Lightly processed and manipulated frog field recordings. These were used as source for many 2012 performances and the disc was previously sold only at shows. I found a couple extras tucked away, so offering them here for the first time. (Sorry, no audio.)</strike><br />
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<iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="100" src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/album=2918703444/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/" style="display: block; height: 100px; position: relative; width: 400px;" width="400"><a href="http://mikeshiflet.bandcamp.com/album/blurred-scorched">Blurred & Scorched by Mike Shiflet</a></iframe><br />
<b>Blurred & Scorched</b><br />
Released last year on Germany's Wachsender Prozess label, but only making their way to my doorstep now... International postage can be a real bitch.<br />
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$10 each or $18 for pair. US shipping only.<br />
Email/Paypal to monumental . documents at gmail.com<br />
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Thanks.<br />
<br />M. Shiflethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06561001699931707991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4589667528749396009.post-89534823624341268812013-02-26T18:14:00.000-05:002013-02-26T18:14:02.473-05:0002.26.13<iframe frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F80969681" width="100%"></iframe><br />
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I'm performing with Mountains in Cincinnati on Thursday (<a href="http://www.facebook.com/events/331382240295286/">link</a>) and recorded a bit of this evening's practice. Pretty keen on this and thinking of fleshing it out into something a bit more full. Stay tuned.M. Shiflethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06561001699931707991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4589667528749396009.post-48858509196367741932013-02-19T19:28:00.002-05:002013-02-19T19:28:57.406-05:00Friends Without Benefits<h5 class="uiStreamMessage userContentWrapper" data-ft="{"type":1,"tn":"K"}">
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent">From
now until the end of the month, all sales on my Bandcamp site are going
to help a couple Ohio experimental music brethren with some serious
medical costs looming over them, <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=100000593599407&extragetparams=%7B%22group_id%22%3A0%7D" href="http://www.facebook.com/rmjewell?group_id=0">Ryan Jewell</a> and <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=20705880&extragetparams=%7B%22group_id%22%3A0%7D" href="http://www.facebook.com/luke.tandy?group_id=0">Luke Tandy</a>. <br /> <br />
I've added a new album to entice you over to the page, one of my
less-widely spread discs from 2012, Blurred & Scorched. If you've
been on the fence about grabbing some stuff from the Bandcamp page, now
you have a very excellent reason to do so. <br /> <br /> A lot of people
have been doing a lot of great things for these guys and I'm a bit late
to the game, but I wanted to get that album uploaded before making the
offer. </span></span></h5>
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"> <iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="100" src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/album=2918703444/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/" style="display: block; height: 100px; position: relative; width: 400px;" width="400"><a href="http://mikeshiflet.bandcamp.com/album/blurred-scorched">Blurred & Scorched by Mike Shiflet</a></iframe><br /> </span></span></h5>
M. Shiflethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06561001699931707991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4589667528749396009.post-9232693597857018902013-02-01T11:17:00.003-05:002013-02-01T11:17:22.010-05:00OUTJust a quick note to say that I am out of <i>The Choir, The Army</i>. I might pick up a few more from the label, but I'm not sure if/when that will happen. Thanks for all the recent interest. More soon.M. Shiflethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06561001699931707991noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4589667528749396009.post-41460951101256493672013-01-19T16:19:00.001-05:002013-01-19T16:19:31.114-05:00Antrim (Guitar Rehearsal)Prepping for a show, dusting off a gem. <br />
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If you're in Columbus, come here it sound infinitely more massive <a href="http://www.facebook.com/events/143394082477394/">Tuesday, the 29th, at Ace of Cups</a>.M. Shiflethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06561001699931707991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4589667528749396009.post-41106212639644401892013-01-10T18:52:00.002-05:002013-01-10T18:52:21.257-05:00Upcoming Columbus Shows<br />
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<b>Friday, January 11</b><br />C. Lavender<br />
Mike Shiflet<br />Ryan Jewell<br />
<br />
<i>It Looks Like It's Open</i><br />
13 East Tulane<br />
8:00-10:00<br />
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/events/194273610710416/">Facebook event</a><br />
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<br />
<b>Tuesday, January 29</b><br />
Mike Shiflet<br />
Asurya<br />
VES<br />
<br />
<i>Ace of Cups</i><br />
2619 N. High St.<br />
10:00<br />
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/events/143394082477394/">Facebook Event</a><br />
<br />These are going to be two very different experiences (gallery/improv vs. bar/metal) and I'm really excited for both. Swing by if you're local.<br />
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<br />M. Shiflethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06561001699931707991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4589667528749396009.post-52539353229537985202013-01-01T15:55:00.000-05:002013-01-01T15:55:06.311-05:00Skylab, 12.28.12 Excerpt<iframe frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F73279940" width="100%"></iframe><br />
<br />Dedicated to Robert Beveridge and Jason Zeh.M. Shiflethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06561001699931707991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4589667528749396009.post-60067764606899226192012-12-31T17:24:00.000-05:002012-12-31T17:24:38.051-05:00Merciless on Album Covers of the Year list<br />
<img src="http://static.boomkat.com/images/546880/333.jpg" /><br />
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The insanely detailed macro photo of my wife's hand that graces the cover of <i>Merciless</i> was included in <a href="http://www.redefinemag.com/">Redefine Magazine's</a> album art of the year <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.redefinemag.com/2012/2012-album-covers-of-the-year/geometric-pattern-based-22/">list</a>.<br />
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While inclusion in musical lists is always appreciated, this nod for the artwork is even more so. Three years of work went into finalizing every last detail of <i>Sufferers</i> and <i>Merciless</i> and I'm honored to see other aspects of the album(s) - they will always be a linked pair in my mind - get some attention.M. Shiflethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06561001699931707991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4589667528749396009.post-55610615741843421682012-12-20T21:50:00.001-05:002012-12-20T21:50:44.511-05:00A Public Thank You<br />
With more and more people are getting their music digitally, I realize liner notes aren't always making the trip with the audio. With that in mind, I'd like share the credits for <i>The Choir, The Army</i> and ensure these gentlemen (myself excluded for these purposes) are recognized for their awesome contributions to the album:<br />
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<br />M. Shiflethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06561001699931707991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4589667528749396009.post-175012137394501282012-12-17T18:26:00.002-05:002012-12-17T18:26:44.788-05:0012 For 012
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My list of year-end favorites:</div>
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<b>12. Richard Skelton – Verse of Birds</b></div>
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Excellent hearing Richard’s guitar palette expanded to two
discs worth sprawling howls and moans.</div>
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<b>11. Aaron Dilloway & Lescalleet – Grapes and Snakes</b></div>
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Though both released critically acclaimed solo offerings
this year, I found their collaborative effort the most rewarding of their
output.</div>
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<b>10. Joe Colley – The Lonely Microphone
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Vintage Colley (2002, not too far removed from the Crawl
Unit moniker) with a 30-minute offering split into two excellent side-long
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<b>09. Ruez – Brise Soleil </b></div>
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Surprise of the year. I found myself captivated by an Eric
Laska performance this fall and equally impressed with the cassette I picked up
afterward.</div>
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<b>08.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Killer Mike
– R.A.P. Music</b></div>
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Love the hypermodern throwback reconstructions El-P came up
with to compliment Mike’s voice and flow. His lyrics are conscious but the delivery is HAM and avoids the petty/preachy trappings that often come when venturing into that territory.</div>
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<b>07. Andy Stott – Luxury Problems</b></div>
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I can’t get enough of Stott’s swoon-inducing filter flux.
The vocals seemed odd at first, but I’m all about them now. Leaving could be my
favorite track of the year.</div>
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<b>06. Locrian & Mammifer – Bless Them That Curse You</b></div>
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As beautiful as it is dark, the world created when these two
gristled entities joined forces is really something to behold; simultaneously engaging and befuddling, lush and dreadful.</div>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;"><b>05. <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Sylvain Chauveau &
Stephan Mathieu – Palimpsest</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;">Extended, drone covers of highlights from
the Smog catalog? I did not need much convincing to pick this one up.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;"><b>04. Mika Vainio – Fe3O4 – Magnetite</b></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;">I previously wrote that this album’s tone
could be described as cosmic horror, an audio version of, say, the Alien
trilogy. It is the perfect response to the blissfully psychedelic offerings so
rampant these days.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;">What a pummeling tour de force! Two hours of
onslaught that feels more like a hazing than a beating. You are a different
person on the other side.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;"><b>02. Black to Comm – Earth</b></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;">This album is so easy to unlike and dances so freely between loathsome and enchanting that I can't help but absolutely love it. It’s one of the rare album
that actually challenges those who like ‘challenging’ music.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;"><b>01. Mt. Eerie – Clear Moon</b></span></div>
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Phi Elverum took his production and songwriting to new
levels with his two full-length offerings this year. I wouldn’t have minded seeing
them as a double album, but I appreciate the distinctions between the two.
Clear Moon wins out as favorite by a slight margin.</div>
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And three others I wish I'd had just a bit more time with to fully analyze:</div>
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<b>Scott Walker – Bish Bosch</b></div>
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<b>Jon Mueller – Death Blues </b></div>
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<b>Michael Pisaro – Tombstones</b></div>
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I think time will be very generous to all three.</div>
M. Shiflethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06561001699931707991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4589667528749396009.post-71571685830148211122012-12-12T21:24:00.000-05:002012-12-12T21:29:14.937-05:00New Release Bundle<img src="http://monumentaldocuments.com/es_blog/images/ms_december_batch.jpg"><br>
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Thanks much. M. Shiflethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06561001699931707991noreply@blogger.com0