small doses (22 items)

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  Artist/Title: a vibrant struggle - whispering bones 4 Format: CDR Label: small doses (USA) Price: $8 Catalog ID: CarbonDist_dosethirtyone ""a vibrant struggle" is a collaboration between norwegians sindre bjerga and jan m. iversen and dutchman steffan de turck (aka staplerfahrer). in the fall of 2007, the trio spent a weekend putting music to tape. this is the third volume from their sessions -following fast on the heels of a release on 905 tapes. a single 31+ minute jam comprised of meditative drones, percussive acoustics, and cacaphonous bliss. edition of 83."

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  Artist/Title: bones of seabirds - subterranean lightsource 4 Format: CDR Label: small doses (USA) Price: $8 Catalog ID: CarbonDist_dosethirtyfour "it seems that ryan mcgill is complete unable to cover the same ground twice. this is the fourth (i believe) bones seabirds release, and it sounds nothing like any of the others. this one foregoes the guitars (for the most part) and relies on ryan's handmade voice of saturn synth.the first nearly 35 minute track is intense and brutal - like being strapped into some sort of machine that's boring deeper and deeper into the earth only to slowly burn you alive. the second gives a bit of respite, but leaves you lost in a dark cave drone. it's not to be missed. packaged in a folded artwork by matt yacoub, with an obi and an insert. edition of 129 copies."

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  Artist/Title: flea apparitions and lame prey - split 4 Format: 3inch CDR Label: small doses (USA) Price: $5 Catalog ID: CarbonDist_dosethirtysix "this is the first in a small doses split personality series. lame prey and flea apparitions are both products of the same mind, that of lorne zeman. lame prey starts the disc off with a long piece that mixes up huge, harsh sounds that tend towards power electronics with feedback laced calms in the storm. the flea apparitions portion takes a similarly harsh but more relentless approach built from tape loops. edition of 66 copies."

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  Artist/Title: Half Makshift - final 6 Format: CDR Label: small doses (USA) Price: $8 Catalog ID: CarbonDist_dosesix "This new disc from Half Makeshift/Nathan Michael will serve as a bridge of sorts between his new release of 20BuckSpin and the new material he is working on for an upcoming release. Final’s deconstructed guitar and dark piano melodies provide the soundtrack to the quiet after the storm. Numbered edition of 151 split between two versions featuring different paper stocks and front cover images."

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  Artist/Title: izanami's labour pains - osorezan no itako 4 Format: 3inch CDR Label: small doses (USA) Price: $4 Catalog ID: CarbonDist_dose68 "super harsh, cut-up electronics centered around the theme of the blind female shamans of Osorezan. fantastic harsh noise from germany. check the sample. edition of 66 copies."

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  Artist/Title: jenks miller and nicholas szczepanik - american gothic 8 Format: CD Label: small doses (USA) Price: $10 Catalog ID: CarbonDist_dose92 "this disc is a landmark collaboration of two small doses favorites. jenks miller, perhaps best known for his work under the horseback moniker and nicholas szczepanik come together for an incredible recording that runs the gamut between lilting, minimal drones to dark, dense harsh soundscapes. the discs closer, cranberry sauce, was featured on the most recent wire tapper compilation from wire magazine."

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  Artist/Title: Josh Lay - true mask 8 Format: CD Label: small doses (USA) Price: $10 Catalog ID: CarbonDist_dose66 "it's hard to believe that this is the first josh lay release to find its way to the compact disc format. fittingly, josh considers this to be his best work to date, and i can't say i disagree. this is a four track, nearly 40 minute meditation on the masks people wear to make their way in the world. elements of black metal, harsh noise, power electronics and dark ambient combine to create a dark, twisted environment built from electronics, guitar, and some of the most gutteral vocals I've heard him spew. the accompanying art was hand-made by the artist. edition of 200 copies packaged in jewel cases with 4-panel inserts and double sided jewel cases."

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  Artist/Title: kenji siratori - morgue 6 Format: CDR Label: small doses (USA) Price: $8 Catalog ID: CarbonDist_dosetwentyfour "A divergence from the spoken-word noise that Kenji has come to be known for. Three tracks of dark, ambience that move into harsher territories. The title matches the tone of the disc. Edition of 66 stamped cdrs."

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  Artist/Title: kyle willey - fracture 4 Format: DVDR Label: small doses (USA) Price: $9 Catalog ID: CarbonDist_dosethirtynine "the first video release on small doses. fracture is a 55 minute film made by kyle willey and scored by robe. it's an abstract atmospheric horror film of the highest order. you can see influences from merhige's begotten and hints from the likes of nosferatu and der golem. the twisted plot follows a man's battle against himself with everything at stake. the music adds a whole other level to the mood. if you've heard robe. before, imagine the imagery that the music evokes - there is fracture. dvdr with a laser etched face packaged in a heavy black folder with an insert and obi. edition of 109 copies."

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  Artist/Title: lunar miasma - blackest haze 4 Format: 3inch CDR Label: small doses (USA) Price: $4 Catalog ID: CarbonDist_dose69 "panos alexiadis (heavensore, insult recordings) turns his attentions to analog synthesisers for his lunar miasma project. the two tracks on this disc may be his finest and most fully realized yet. deceptively simple, these layered prog synth recordings unfold slowly, revealing interesting complexities and textures. play it loud. packaged in heavy cardstock covers with insert. edition of 81 copies."

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  Artist/Title: meditations - eternal absence 4 Format: 3inch CDR Label: small doses (USA) Price: $5 Catalog ID: CarbonDist_dosethirtythree "this is the third release from this trio - franklin teagle, matt yacoub, and ryan mcgill (bones of seabirds). schizophrenic noise -PE-like one moment dark ambience in others - of the highest order - drenched in feedback with a heart of stone. cover art by matt yacoub. edition of 115."

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  Artist/Title: men scryfa - the sky was troubled with the dread strength of the wind 4 Format: 3inch CDR Label: small doses (USA) Price: $6 Catalog ID: CarbonDist_dosefourteen "Men Scryfa is Chris Naughton and Simon Lucas of Atavist. Atavist is a good starting point to envision the sound for this project, but they take the sound in different directions than the band that brought them together. It's heavy and plodding, but progressive and melodic with spoken vocals. It feels a bit like a doom metal version of something from Slint's Spiderland record. Absolutely fantastic. Edition of 199 copies."

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  Artist/Title: mystified - skywatchers 4 Format: CDR Label: small doses (USA) Price: $8 Catalog ID: CarbonDist_dosetwentyeight this is a concept album of sorts from mystified's thomas park. dark, shimmering ambience - sometimes transcendent, sometimes unnerving, but never anything less than engrossing. packaged in hand torn vellum with a torn insert. numbered edition of 121 copies.

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  Artist/Title: nicholas szczepanik - a stillness rarely seen 4 Format: 3inch CDR Label: small doses (USA) Price: $6 Catalog ID: CarbonDist_dosetwentysix "This is a new 21 minute composition from Nicholas. He never does the same thing twice, so it's not very surprising to say that this is completely different from the previous release on Small Doses, Astilbe Rubra. It's a very quiet, contemplative, and, at times, heartbreaking piece of music. Edition of 139 with a front cover photo by Rob Dobi."

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  Artist/Title: pummeler - troll wing 4 Format: 3inch CDR Label: small doses (USA) Price: $5 Catalog ID: CarbonDist_dosefiftyone "following up on excellent releases here on small doses and basses frequences, denmark's mikkel valentin dunkerley is back with another amazing 14+ minute drone piece. slow moving, minimal and brilliant. edition of 71 copies."

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  Artist/Title: pvmntsw - forintelsen elfenbensportar 4 Format: 3inch CDR Label: small doses (USA) Price: $5 Catalog ID: CarbonDist_dosethirtyseven "this has been in the works for quite a while, and it came together better than i ever expected. sweden's pvmntsw (read pavementsaw) gives two tracks of incredible synth (and some guitar) work. it plays like a lost lament from a john carpenter film that never got made. packaged in a folded vellum cover with two-sided insert. edition of 96 copies."

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  Artist/Title: Th. - afflux 4 Format: 3inch CDR Label: small doses (USA) Price: $6 Catalog ID: CarbonDist_dosefifteen "a 19+ minute glitched out composition that varies from minimal and dark to piercing and cacophonic. th. is taylor holdgraf who also works under the iamseamonster moniker. edition of 77. housed in a trifold, two-sided vellum cover."

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  Artist/Title: torso/gack - split 6 Format: CDR Label: small doses (USA) Price: $8 Catalog ID: CarbonDist_dosetwentytwo - split (CDR) - small doses $8.00 "The Torso/Gack split is two sides of the same apocalyptic coin. The Torso portion's P.E. styled synth destruction walks you through your own torturous death. Then Gack's more atmoshperic blackened noise takes you on a slow journey through purgatory and leaves you stranded in hell. Edition of 103."

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  Artist/Title: vakhchav - the relative middle 4 Format: CDR Label: small doses (USA) Price: $7 Catalog ID: CarbonDist_dose67 "this was the first vakhchav material i'd heard, and have to say that i was blown away. nickolas mohanna takes a unique approach to making drones. with guitar and electronics he creates these pulsing, swirling sounds that hover in your ears for just the right amount of time, 5 tracks over 32 minutes. color cover with insert. edition of 71 copies."

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  Artist/Title: Various Artists - pyramids: wvndrkmmer 5X CASSETTE box set 16 Format: OTHER Label: small doses (USA) Price: $33 Catalog ID: CarbonDist_dose88 "pyramids (hydra head records) provided each of the 52 artists participating in the project four different audio clips – not so much a song, but four separate, cooperating textures. each artist was asked to create an entirely new piece of music incorporating what they wished from the provided sounds, whatever techniques they wanted to employ,and whatever additions they wished to make. wvndrkmmer contains 52 tracks from 52 different artists on 5 cassettes with a total run time over 6 hours. the total edition is 300 copies – 100 copies of the ‘red’ edition and 200 of the ‘black’ edition." - Carbon has 'black" copies

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  Artist/Title: warmth/medroxy - progesterone acetate 8 Format: 7inch Label: small doses (USA) Price: $6 Catalog ID: CarbonDist_dosenine "Co-released with Phage Tapes. One track from each on the vinyl, Limited to 300 total copies. First 100 copies Come with a 3" with an addition exclusive track from each artist."

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  Artist/Title: willful - procession 4 Format: 3inch CDR Label: small doses (USA) Price: $5 Catalog ID: CarbonDist_dosefortynine "21+ minutes in a windswept purgatory on a trainride to hell. harsh noise walls. packaged in an 8 page booklet. edition of 66 copies."