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November Feature of the Month!
Polka Dot Dot Dot- Syzygy (CD)
Twelve dollars.
Seeing Polka Dot Dot Dot play often makes me think that it doesn't get much better. Defying genres (folk or pop labels don't do them justice) and appealing to just about everybody (much like the members themselves), their advanced hand-clap games, barrage of interesting instruments, and slyly profound lyrics have earned them a fan base all across the U.S. and has made them indie pop stars in New Zealand. Not only is Syzygy (the follow-up to 2007's Love Letter to New Zealand) a great album, but it's beautifully screenprinted and the lyric book folds out into a poster of the Polka Dots.
Polka Dot Dot Dot- Nautilus Teef
I Want To Do This All Day Long (CDX2)
Twelve dollars.
I Want To Do This All Day Long is an audio documentary about radical education programs in the United States. Amber Woods and Amina Althea lead us on a two month journey across the country, visiting 23 schools that are reclaiming education and creating radical learning spaces. The CD's are as engrossing and inspiring as any documentary film and have music from the likes of Kickball, Antsy Pants, Matty Pop Chart, and many more. Two discs, beautiful packaging, a fold-out map booklet- this is a total deal.
Listen to samples on the In the Middle of a Whirlwind blog.
DIY or Don't We? A Zine About Community (Zine)
Three dollars.
From farms, to Olympia Film Society, to Razocake, to Cambodian friends in Bangladesh, to community garden cooperatives, the voices in this zine give representation to lots of different ways to feel like a part of a community.
Christina Antipa- The Royal We (CD)
Ten dollars.
I like this album SO MUCH. It is fantastic. From old folk-style ballads to drum machine cowgirl tales, this album has such good variety, but is totally cohesive. As if Ms Antipa's voice and talent wasn't enough, this album also features guest musicianship by some of our favorites: Olie Eshelman (Corespondents), Shenandoah Davis (Grand Hallway), plus a fabulous duet with Mr Jordan O' Jordan Smith.
Christina Antipa- Beautiful Place
Eaves of Ass #6 (Zine)
Three dollars.
While most zinesters don’t get recognized outside the zine community, essays from Eaves of Ass’ music issue made it into 2008’s Best American Music collection.
And with good reason.
Craven Rock’s music writing is not some dry analysis of music or bands or albums, it's about the great many ways our lives connect to music and how the stories of our lives can connect back to a song, a band, a concert; how a piece of music can define a period of your life. Highly recommended.
Letters & If It Ain't Breakfast Don't Fix It- Scattered Areas Where a Thousand Follow in Likeness (CD)
Five dollars.
The follow-up to the 2008's debut, In Case We Lose What We Have, find Letters collaborating...with themselves. If It Ain't Breakfast Don't Fix It is the project of Letters’ cellist and experimental composer, Geph Shannon. Together, they composed 16 tracks that run the gamut: from haunting whispers, to loud rock songs, to Rain Dogs-esque instrumentals, to cowboy ballads, and some things in between.
Letters & If It Ain't Breakfast Don't Fix It- Grand
Letters & If It Ain't Breakfast Don't Fix It- Salt Lick
mp3 album ($3):
Ilse Content Vol. 8 (Zine)
Four dollars.
Six years running, Ilse Content is an institution. All the charm of Doris, style for miles, prose that has a child-like wonder of the world that is always profound and reminds us how much amazing stuff we look past everday.
This issue is a lot about keeping yourself well emotionally; poetic recipes for staying happy, reasons to feel good, an overwhelmingly good attitude you can't deny.
Well, I Don't See Why Not: A Compilation of Unsigned/Barely Signed NW Artists (CD)
Three Dollars.
Seventeen super awesome NW (Olympia, Seattle, San Fransisco and Portland, respectively) musicians...all for three dollars! Sweet songstresses, homemade percussion, cello punk, electro-acoustic lullabies, bullhorns, basement horn sections and more. Twig Palace, Yes Please, Hail Seizures, If it Ain't Breakfast Don't Fix it, Eleanor Murray, A Collective of Dirt, The Background Front, Ariel Birks, Kleinen Fruhstuck, My Peach is Pickled, Kite, Hecka Ar, Tapestry, Gumar, Foxdye, Blindfolder, and Letters.
Yes Please "Crucial Things"
DIY Guide to Drums (Book/CD)
Fifteen dollars.
Currently Out of Stock, Will Ship When We Get More
Lisa Schonberg is one of the finest drummers in all the lands. Not only does she drop jaws in bands like Kickball and Explode Into Colors, but she also gives a mighty fine drum lesson.
This spiralbound book is the perfect blend of unintimidating and highly informative; you might actually learn to play drums with this book. It also comes with a CD to help you along.
The Nextdoor Neighbors- Magic Vs. The Machine (CD)
Twelve dollars.
Hands down, this is one of the best (and best designed) albums of the last year. In my mind, there's no question. I finally got to see them live recently and hipsters, hip hop heads, and hippies hit the dance floor with equal glee. And they just rip up their synths, it's great. These girls are so going places.
Nextdoor Neighbors "Magic Vs The Machine"
Eleanor Murray- Little Warrior (CD)
Seven dollars.
An ep follow-up to 2008's For Cedar finds Eleanor exploring different territories...in fact, in pretty much every song. From the sparse to folk she's known for, to some pretty out there experimentation, an epic, and a couple things in between. Some great songs on this ep and an interesting listen as a whole piece.
Eleanor Murray- Little Warrior
Ladyz in Noyz (3XCD)
Eighteen dollars.
THREE DISC (!) compilation of amazing women making incredible experimental and noise music. Beautifully boxed, booklet-ed, and hand-silkscreened.
Foxy Digitalis Review
Track listing
Twig Palace- ST (CD)
Five dollars.
The wonders of Colleen Johnson (Polka Dot Dot Dot) and Evan Hashi (Hobby Hobby, Kleinen Fruhstuck) collide to make swoontastic pop anthems with unexpected beats and occassional auditory craziness. And the cd is packaged in the coolest homemade, silkscreened goodness ever.
Twig Palace "Nautilus Teeth"
Google Maps- Different Attitudes for Different Latitudes (CD)
Eight dollars.
The powers of Bob Schwenkler (Bicycle Records, Palisades, etc) and Jackson Tegu (indie game creating extraordinaire) combine to create wonderfully nerdtastic "lite math rock." In addition to the more technical gems, there are songs about an anti-pedestrian bicycle gang (MC Bike Gang) and training for sex (Running All Through the Night).
Google Maps- Crane Years
Funwater Awesome #3 (Zine)
Three dollars.
This zine just gets better and better. Zach Mandeville is officially one of my favorite writers doing zines. This issue has excerpts from late 1800's Funwater history, a chapter from Zach's new chapter book, wonderfully funny reviews of where to get candy in Funwater, and so much more. Some moments of this gave me those amazing kind of laughs that come from reading a David Sedaris book.
VA- Biting on Ravecore (12")
Thirteen dollars.
Mochipet, TheH8rs, Foxdye, Selector Catalogue, Graz, and Shitmat team up to bring you the banginest, bestest, core-iest 12" ever. A FKDP Records and Reactionary team-up (Portland, Or. respresent!).
Foxdye "Tacompton MDMA Bootybang"
Shenandoah Davis- We Camera (CD)
Ten dollars.
Magically swoony, bouncy piano goodness. It's hard not to be sold.
Shenandoah Davis "We; Camera"
Polka Dot Dot Dot- Love Letter to New Zealand (CD)
Twelve dollars.
Hand-claps, foot-stomps, rounds, singings saws, three part harmonies, general cleverness and goodness; this band will break your heart and give you reasons to get up in the morning.
Polka Dot Dot Dot "Wicker Frames"
Jordan O' Jordan- Carbon Cycles (CD or 12")
Ten dollars (for CD).
Fifteen dollars (for 12").
Ah, the charm of Jordan O Jordan, there's really nothing quite like it. Expect group sing-alongs, banjo ballads, geeky science references...you really can't go wrong.
Jordan O' Jordan- Little Finger
CD:
12" (on beautiful frosted blue vinyl!):
Jesus Christ Superzine Vol. 1 (Zine)
Three Dollars.
The long-awaited first installment of Ariel Birks' fabulous zine about her former life as an evangelical teen. Nominated for Zine of the Year by the Utne Reader!
Utne Reader review.
Razorcake review.
Ariadne Auf Naxos Vol. 1 (Zine)
Five dollars.
In this comic zine from Julia Gforer, characters from Doctor Who and the epic of Gilgamesh make out, Saint Francis of Assini heals rabbits, John Cage, and Sir Lancelot and others make very special appearances.
VA- There's Enough For Everybody (CD)
Three dollars
A fantastic compilation of Seattle/Northwest folks: IJI, Paleo, Drew Danburry, Tinyfolk, Jordan O' Jordan, Eli Moore, Luminous Craft, Coal Mine Fires, Super Famicom, Perpetual Dusk at Curtsy Caverns, Blanket Truth, Cock and Swan, World History, and Karl Blau.
IJI- The Red Fox
Shadowy (Zine/CD)
Seven dollars.
Containing work from 30+ contributors on the subject of ghosts and imaginary friends, Shadowy spans 6 countries and hundreds of years. Submissions from the likes of Cindy Crabb (Doris), Casey Fuller (What's Being Sent), and curated by Alexis Wolf (Ilse Content). (Not to mention a 13 track cd featuring the likes of Yes Please, Leah Cipolla, June Madrona, Tapestry, and many more).
Amina and Amber "Ghost Song"
Spring Calendar & Compilation (Calendar & CD)
SALE! Seven dollars.
Truly, this is the jam. Not only do you get an amazingly beautiful Spring to Spring (March 2009-March 2010) calendar, but a fantastic cd with a song for every month of the year to boot! Tracks from Viking Moses, Ben Kamen, Spenking, Golden Ghost, Ashley Eriksson, Karl Blau, Paleo, Ruth Allison, Eleanor Murray, Twig Palace, Karrie Hopper, and Eli Moore. Too good to pass up.
Karl Blau "Arco Iris Alredador de La Luna"
Firs of Prey- Keep the Lions Asleep (12")
Ten dollars.
Portland's Firs of Prey (of Datura Blues) make wonderful folk that sounds old-time-ish (without being trite), has great harmonies, and just makes you feel kinda good (without being really all that happy). This 12" five song ep is beautiful, has a hand-etched B-side and comes with a digital download.
Firs of Prey "Sooner Than Later"
Race Revolt (Zine/Magazine)
Four dollars.
A large-sized compilation zine dealing with issues of race, activism, gender politics and more.
Graz- Dust in My Console (CD)
Eight dollars.
The more 8-bit/chiptune-y side of Washington breakcore artist Graz. "Destroying genre boundaries by throwing amen breaks, chiptune, IDM and 90's house music samples in a blender with the dial set to 'awesome'."
Graz- Kick Ass In A Cheap Suit
Ladyz in Noyz: An Addendum (CD)
Eight dollars.
A follow-up to the now classic Ladyz in Noyz compilation. The continuing celebration of women who make noise and experimental music.
Buckets of Bile- A Sign
Polka Dot Dot Dot- Spring of Alchemy and Amory (7")
Seven dollars.
The amazing and lovely Polka Dot Dot Dot create a name for themselves wherever in the world they go; they simply just don't let anyone down. The four songs on this seven inch (their first vinyl release) are no exception. Comes with a free digital download code.
Eaves of Ass #7
Three dollars.
Brand new issue! In the vein of new journalism, Craven reports from the homefront- driving a cab for a yuppie golf tournament when the economy starts to crash, trying to get into a high-paying drug study, storms hitting...the first in his series Promise & Theft, which looks at the current state of the American Dream.
Foxdye- Nothing to Lose But My Stomach (CD + Zine)
Ten dollars.
Is it breakcore? Cuddlecore? Seizurecore? Ms Foxdye makes music that makes you want to spaz out, laugh, swoon...and occasionally make fart sounds with your mouth. She is the loveliest. Hand silk screened packages, stenciled cd, and a zine inside. So good. Review.
Foxdye "Foxdyechek Collision"
Annabeth- Extra Orchard (CD)
Eight dollars.
I recently saw Annabeth play with the Cicada Sound Collective and was totally smitten with her song writing; wonderfully hypnotic songs that explore the personal as political concept so well, not to mention a totally beautiful voice...good stuff.
Annabeth "House of Cards"
Letters- Insta (Cassette)
Five dollars.
twenty-two improvised compositions for guitar, cello, synthesizer, charango, harp, acoustic bass, toy piano, ukulele, psultry, melodica, banjo, singing tube, trumpet, junk drum kit, voice, violin, and triangle.
Letters "Ground"
Invisible River- ST (CD)
Ten dollars.
Ben Kamen combines with the likes of Andrew Dorsett (LAKE, Desolation Wilderness), Markly Morrison (LAKE, Number Bear), and Evan Hashi (Twig Palace), to create an album that's so intensely good- swells, loose drums, subtle brilliance from start to finish.
Invisible River "Wait and See"
Sugar and Heartstrings Vol. 3 (Zine)
Four dollars.
The latest installment of Amina Foxdye's wonderful zine. This issue deals with communication, moving, family, emotional abuse, and more- all filtered through Ms Foxdye's hilarious mile-a-minute, sound-effects-built-in, writing style. Full color cover and her awesome illustrations throughout.
Gkfoes Vjgoaf- Magic Days (Tape)
Six dollars.
A really awesome tape of (often) really noisy, lo-fi, experimental pop. Wonderfully eclectic and (at the same time) totally cohesive.
Gkfoes Vjgoaf- Hellocean
Black Tail Dear- Demos (CD)
Five dollars.Black Tail Dear is uncommonly good piano epic magic; it's hard not to be entranced. This is a short collection of demos to whet our appetites while waiting for zer first solo album. Each cd comes with its own unique, handmade cover (exciting!).
Black Tail Dear "Into the River Long"
Yes Please- For Now For Then For Them (CD)
Twelve dollars.
There is nothing quite like Lily Maring (also of Grass Widow). She does what most full bands can only dream of doing- with just her guitar, her lungs and a loop pedal. She drops jaws. This, her first full length, is ridiculously addicting. Sometimes lush and orchestrated, sometimes sparse and quiet, this is the kind of album that never leaves your cd player.
Yes Please "Smoothie"
Magick Orchids- The East Shall Shake The West Awake (CD)
Five dollars.
42 minutes of improvised, hard-hitting live electronics and crazy good noise/jazz saxophone (and i don't normally describe a saxophone as crazy good) from L.A.'s Magick Orchids. Siren/NY post-punk female vocals meets Muslimgauze-reincarnated hypnotism. Awesome.
Gumar and his Magical Midi Band (CD)
Eight dollars.
The debut cd from Olympia/Portland super(magical)group. Catchy, electro-dance-pop. Released on Scream Club's Crunks Not Dead Records.
Gumar and his Magical Midi Band "The Momentum"
Digital release ($5):
Eleanor Murray- For Cedar (CD)
Ten dollars.
Eleanor has some kind of magic power. I once saw her play a show that had turned into a rager and, with no mic and an acoustic guitar, hypnotize and completely silence the whole room. This is her power. She's the kind of artist people listen to her one-mic-in-a-room demo for years and wonder when a studio album is going to come out. Well, it finally came out...and it is fantastic.
Eleanor Murray "Electric Sky"
Sticks and Stones: A Compilation of Independent Electronic Artists (CD)
Six Dollars.
Across-the-board styles from the most innovative independent northwest artists.
Tracks from RT-140S, DJ Ocelot, House of Shards, Beautiful Addicts, Myello, Cagliostro, NuSusa, Desolation Wilderness, Twoprong, Thee Bad Pioneer, Science Fact, Gumar, 33 Degree Shower, Versus None, Pitch Tar, RM.CLR, Hannah Commodore, and Nezitick.
Not to mention a beautiful, linoleum cut slipcase from Ms Onyx of Olympia and a poster-sized fold-out insert.
Beautiful Addicts "Mother Father Daughter"
Resume of Charm #10 (Zine)
Two dollars.
This newest issue of Ms Warhola's lovely Resume of Charm is perhaps my favorite so far. Little vignette stories, ranging from "Ms Southern Oregon" to "Electric Virgin" from "Zizek" to "Songbird Migration."
Ilse Content Vol 5 (Zine)
Three dollars.
There are some issues of zines that I consider classics: Glossolia #4, In Yr Room #11, Cometbus #46, and Ilse Vol 5. When it came out, everyone seemed to have a copy. It's the one I've seen more than any of her other issues in stores, coffee tables and zine racks over the years. There's good reason this one got around; it's simple, beautiful and everybody love letters and photographs.
GunMothers Head- Her Husband Didn't (Tape)
Five dollars.
GunMothers Head makes such raw, powerful music, it should be cult-ish. With just guitar and vocals, the music he creates can be desperate, full of feedback and power, or it can soft, understated, ominous, and sometimes sweet.
Gunmothers Head "Snow and Gold"
Letters- In Case We Lose What We Have (CD)
Five Dollars.
An introduction, ten acts, and five intermissions preparing for the possible loss of what we have. Guitar, cello, voices, and a ton of little instruments. Indie-chamber-folk, perhaps. Fensepost review.
Letters "You Make Me Feel (Like the Island I'm Not)"
OR! In Case We Lose What We Have (digital/mp3 version) ($3)
Sweet Potatoes and Friends (CD)
Eight dollars.Jenny (Sweet Potatoes) Asarnow is a one woman show of hypnotizing vocal layers, percussion, field recordings, and kazoo. It is wonderful. On this cd she is joined by the dynamic likes of Johnny Goss and Ola Hungerford (AKA, Cock and Swan) and ace guiatrist R.B. Reed. It's real good.
Sweet Potatoes "I'm Sorry"
Dirty Sweet Experience- ST (CD)
Five dollars.
12 tracks of fuzzy dream pop. Touches of My Bloddy Valentine and Mazzy Star, but less pronounced- hazy and good.
Dirty Sweet Experience "A Drama's Unfolding"
DocDirkWertIII- Derty (CD)
Five dollars.
The first release from CO/SF/Oly/Ctown/Farm-in-middle-of-river, genre-bending electronic superstar DocDirkWertIII. A little bit of dubstep, a little bit of breakcore, a little bit of hip hop, and then (when you least expect it) a Velvet Underground sample (?!!). Bound for greatness, I tell ya.
DocDirkWertIII "Hermetically Ballin'"
Evn- In Cognito (Tape)
Three dollars.
Noisy, poppy, garage-y, catchy- this tape is a half hour of Evn jumping around the musical map as only he can. So good.
Evn "Dello"
Funwater Awesome #2 (Zine)
Currently Out of Stock, Will Ship When More Come In
Three dollars.
The second issue of Funwater Awesome is about adventures in becoming a barber. It is hilarious. For certain parts, I was in tears from there being so many laughs in a row. You need such joy in yr life, get it!
Filastine- Burn It (CD)
Ten dollars.Former Infernal Noise Brigade/¡Tchkung! percussionist, Filastine makes incredible, genre-defying music. Burn It brings rhythmic layers, recontextualized instruments, etheric vocalists, street sounds, bullhorns, guest appearances by hip hop mc's from Spain to Seattle and makes something you've never heard before, but want to hear again and again.
This is a small-run Crimethinc release that benefits the legal defense fund of people affected by the Green Scare.
Filastine website.
Th' Mole- Greatest Hits Vol 1 (CD)
Twelve dollars.
Goofy, fun, costumed, (mostly) ultra-posi, electro hip hop motivator- Th' Mole travels the planet spreading more fun than most. This year brings his "greatest hits" collection, which is kind of a joke (the full title is Greatest Hits (Ha,Ha,Ha) Vol. 1), but, if you've ever seen the way everyone sings along to these songs at a Mole show, you know that's it's kind of not a joke, too. This is not only 11 of his greatest, but also contains a data cd with the Tick Tack Blam Ep, which has more songs, and remixes by the likes of Mochipet and Robert Koch.
Th' Mole- How 2 B Cool
Ilse Content Vol. 7 (Zine)
Three dollars.
While there are some great issues of Ilse Content, this might be my favorite. It's fun simplicity makes me ridculously happy. Amusing, engaging family portraits, beautifully illustrated.
Marlo Eggplant - Sampler: Lo-fi, Noise & More (CD)
Five dollars.
Marlo Eggplant has been making awesome experimental music for some time now. This is a little taste of the years 2000-2008; to let you all know.
Marlo Eggplant- Drip Drop
Mend My Dress #2 (Zine)
Two dollars.
Neely Bat Chestnut's writing is something I really enjoy and I've been really wanting to carry Mend My Dress for a while now. I was finally able to get a few copies from her recently (so get em while they last!). This issue is all about homes; the many, many different homes she's lived in over the years, all the drama they stored, the bad, the good (but mostly the bad).
Gumar- 45 Minutes of Jamaican 45's (Tape)
Five dollars.
Good jams abound here, as the one-and-only Gumar digs through his 45 collection and pulls out old, rare jems from Jamaica. The first in his new mixtape series which should prove to be pretty amazing.
Friends of Polly (Zine)
Three dollars.
Awesome polyamory zine from England. A compilation zine that gives tons of different experiences with polyamorous relationships/lifestyles. Includes essays from a couple fine Olympia non-monogs.
Shitmat/Ladyscraper- Grungecore (7")
Seven dollars.
Breakcore's Shitmat and Ladyscraper remix grunge music and put it in flannel. Totally. Awesome. Released on Portland's Fkdp Records and sewn together by the Disrepair Clothing Project.
Basic Paper Airplane #2 (Zine)
Two dollars.
"Joshua writes short essays about genealogy, living with and without a car, the significance of the American dollar, an interview with a film-maker friend, and a report on the ghosts of Snohomish County. I haven't read this much sincerity and thought in a zine in a long time. He has a really great voice, and is able to express himself in natural, original way. It was such a pleasant read." -Kelly Froh, Zine Thug
Kite (CD)
Ten dollars.
While Kendl Winter plays in many a good band (The Pasties, Blackberry Bushes, Southern Skies, etc), Kite may be my favorite. Personal, intimate, wandering guitar, brushed drums, bass and cello- it's hard for me not to be captivated by its swoon. "Fill My Glass" may be one of my favorite songs ever written, when it drops into 3/4 plucked cello my heart almost gives everytime. The CD also comes with a fold-out booklet of lyrics and Kendl's amazing art.
Kite "Fill My Glass"
Night Terror (Zine)
Three dollars.
Looking at night terrors from a personal, psychological, and historical perspective, this is one of those great zines that you actually learn from. Beautifully designed by Kinoko (Zine City Comix).
Rokhausen- Goldfarb & Masterbathos (CD)
Four dollars.
Breakcore. Sound collage. Laughs. Good times. Sing alongs. Pizza.
Rokhausen "Mad Max Ending and Hamburger Hellhole"
The Background Front- St (CD)
Five dollars.
Electro-acoustic genre-hopping. Guest appearances from the likes of Christopher Francis (Son, Absentee), Cindy Wonderful (Scream Club), Marlo Eggplant, The Werecoons, Makeout Hangover, Endless Sunder, If it Ain't Breakfast Don't Fix it, and Hecka Ar.
The Background Front- Yr Spell (ft. Cindy Wonderful)
OR, mp3 download ($3):
Captain Heather Comics Vol. 1 (Zine)
Four dollars.
More along the lines of a graphic novel than a comic zine, Captain Heather Comics is stories from the life of Ms. Heather Dunn. All stories within are completely charming and written with the grace and wit that not many zinesters have just yet. Wonderful characters, Mexico, queerness, teaching, childhood, school, relationships...darn good stuff, really.
Desolation Wilderness- Horizon Star (CD)
Seven dollars.
Before K Records' newest indie rock band became a band, Nicolaas Zwart made amazing movie soundtracks for everyday life.
Desolation Wilderness "Hedron Oscillator"
Pet Club- Tastes Like Mom's Mouth (Cassette)
Three dollars.
Pet Club is Alexis Wolf (tapestry, ilse content), Lily Maring (yes please, grass widow), and Noelle (orange peeler) and they are fantastic. Odd, catchy folkness, equal parts adorable and bizzare.
Pet Club "Don't Let Satan Buy Yr Groceries"
Endless Sunder- Descent (CD)
Five Dollars.
Contrary to popular belief, Olympia has an industrial/darkwave scene...it's just that Endless Sunder is the only artist in it. Which seems unfortunate, but Endless Sunder more than takes up the slack; hypnotizing layers, an innovative style, great lyrics, all topped with the most professional at-home studio recordings I've heard from any genre in Olympia.
This is a self-released five song ep to keep us satiated while we all await the major label debut. Listen!
DJ Dogwater- We Didn't Take Any Time Travel Pills Tomorrow (CD)
Three Dollars.
On this, the first "official" release from DJ Dogwater, the jams are kicked out. With tracks like "ain't no love in the heart of def leppard" and "intelligent dance macgyver," you can not possibly be disappointed. Could be filed somewhere near Negativland.
DJ Dogwater "Breakfast is Like a River"
Tenacity #1 (Zine)
Three dollars.
Found a stack of these this summer and, since they sold so well at the Portland Zine Symposium, thought I should put it up here. SSO Press' one-and-only train graff zine. Over 30 panels of full-color train graffiti, plus a 8.5" by 13" pull-out.
Foxdye & The Baron- Chopped and Screwed Vol. 2 (Tape)
Two dollars.
Olympia's Foxdye and Baron do chopped and screwed as it was probably never meant to be done. More ridiculous than gangsta, volume two has love jams, doombia, offensive electroclash and more.
Funwater Awesome #4 (Zine)
Three dollars.
These issues really just keeping getting better and better and it's a little hard for me to believe since issue one was pretty rad. What zine does excerpts from novels in progress anymore? It's awesome, I honestly can't wait for the next chapter. Also included: portraits of Tumwater pioneers and reviews of the swingsets that bare their names. Plus! 1889 vs 2009.
Ben Kamen- Dreams (CD)
Five dollars.
Ben Kamen is the master of the sparse. His brand of understated, minimalist folk makes it so, whenever I put this cd on, someone asks, "what is this? can i get a copy?"
There's something hypnotizing here.
Ben Kamen- Lost + Finding
Sugar and Heartstrings Vol. 1 (Zine)
Three Dollars.
Get ready to flex those heart muscles as Ms Amina Foxdye takes you into her delightful world. Rich with onomonopeias...not to mention a hand-drawn sticker with every issue!
Vasa Sinca (CD)
Two dollars.
Say Yann Tiersen hooked up with some traveling circus punks...you might have Vasa Sinca. In reality, it's a collaboration between Jillian Chaplin (A Collective of Dirt) and Geph Shannon (ACOD, If it Ain't Breakfast Don't Fix it, The Pasties, Letters, etc). 27 pretty amazing tracks, instruments galore... definitely worth the two dollars.
Vasa Sinca "Broken Swing"
VA- Summer Soul Vol. 1 (Cassette)
Three dollars.
An hour-long selector mix of not-very-well-known-ish 60's and 70's soul jams.
Myra Barnes "Message from the Soul Sisters"
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