Why are these above dudes celebrating you ask? Well, over the summer (when LNA was still kinda getting started) I contacted a Mr. Nate Grace about buying one of his tapes I had read a Cassettes Gods review on. What I didn’t know was that his group Pure Ecstasy was going to be the second tape I would release. Between that and the self-released 7″, it got some pretty damn awesome attention for tape//uber-limited vinyl. But, nothing beats what the awesome McGregor over at the prodigious Chocolate Bobka had to say about our dear Pure X in the past couple of days. Not only was the ‘Tape of the Year’ honor bestowed upon Pure X but also the ‘Poised for Big Things in 2010′. If you are in CA late this month//early Jan., you better be seeing these guys on tour with Silver Pines. There was also some pumping up for Pure X’s NY shows that followed the Best Of post on Chocolate Bobka. Congrats to the Pure X gang.

I’ve already rambled about it a bunch and probably nobody in Spokane checks this site except maybe my roommate who likes to exclaim, “My roommate is the tapes guy!.” In case you didn’t see the write-up on Pill Wonder in The Inlander or the awesome posters up around town, FAKE ESCAPE FEST is happening tomorrow!!! Its going to be massive. The lineup is of a ridiculously high calibre. Be there or be square.

Finally, I’ll be putting LNA’s two newest tapes up for pre-order today! The first is by Secret Colors and it is called ‘Lunar’ (hence the rad spacey picture up top). C-40 of entrancing ambient soundscapes with awesome j-cards (picture coming soon!) designed by Jeff Walls of Campfires. Its an awesome tape. Instant classic just like his out of print tape on Bumtapes. The second is a massive C-21 split between Wild Safari//Cough Cool. Both of these projects have made colossal waves and I’m stoked to be releasing this groovy tape. Weekend warrior tropic treks on the Wild Safari side and and a super chill, head nodding, enlightenment meditation pop songs on behalf of Cough Cool. You know you need it. Pictures and pay-a-pal buttons for both will be up soon!

I listened to Abe Vigoda last night just because and I realized I had never shared the video that Matt Barnes had made for ‘Wild Heart’. So, here it is. Enjoy. It is gorgeous.

Abe Vigoda – Wild Heart from the battle on Vimeo.