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LNA15 Kevin Greenspon- “Corridor” Cassette
I’m ecstatic to be releasing Kevin’s follow up to the massive ‘Bracing’. This c16 of tracks has been recorded over the past 9 months and features a number of Kevin’s live staples. Reminiscent of eggshell-thin, fine china balancing precariously on a fog of hiss. Or, “Delicate arrangements of soft, airy guitar and melodic electronics…” as Kevin says. ‘For those who have lost sight of all else.’ Edition of 100 tapes with printed centre labels & j-cards designed by Mr. Kevin Greenspon himself. CD version available from Bridgetown Records.
LNA14 Carter Mullin- “Prism Entrance” Cassette
Carter Mullin’s debut ‘Prism Entrance’ is a C30 journey in minimal ambiance capturing the feeling of purple sunsets and the drift of cumulus clouds. Or flickering street lights in abandoned 70’s suburbia complete with browning grass. Edition of 100 in bright leafy j-cards with each crystal clear tape hand-painted with a unique lavender design on the A-side. Co-released with the superb Calypso Hum.
LNA13 Junior Low- S/T Cassette
Heavy, shoegaze zoners on behalf of the dark horse of the Denver scene’s Junior Low. Brain melting rants drowning your soul in hissing noise with the vocals barely making a clean escape through the asteroid belt. Edition of 100 black cassettes with j-cards designed by Bradley Wakefield.
LNA11 Legionnaires- ‘Super Soft’ Cassette EP
Having recently returned from a hiatus in London it is only appropriate that this cassette comes from the London group Legionnaires. A four song EP of crunchy (more like leaves underfoot rather than Grape Nuts), irresistibly catchy pop tunes. Chocked full of sensibilities and influences from all across the spectrum, this tape will be instantly familiar whilst simultaneously refreshing. It rollicks through the first three songs and then ends with a massive, top of the pops style number which brings to mind pre-Raconteurs Brendan Benson. You may get calf cramps from all the foot tapping. Housed in turquoise 80’s style j-cards complete with Dolby markings and a dude wearing a Devo tee designed by Josh from Legionnaires. Dubbed on obnoxious toxic green cassettes in an edition of 100.
LNA10 Wild Safari//Cough Cool Split Cassette
Couldn’t be more proud of LNA’s first split. Two awesome projects of the highest calibre makes this c21 a doozy. This is Wild Safari’s first official release after a number of awesome tracks surfacing on the internerd. Been a fan of the Cough Cool project for a while now and I have to say his side of the split is my favorite stuff of his thus far. 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 and your eyes may roll into the back of your head on first listen. Edition of 100.
$6 PPD in the US of A
$8 PPD to the Rest o’ the World
LNA09 Secret Colors- “Lunar” Cassette
I first heard Matt Lawson’s Secret Colors project with his album ‘Reflections’ and was instantly hooked. Now he offers up his latest, a bubbling c40 called ‘Lunar’. Homespun ambient soundscapes taking you on a space trek without any sort of cliche spacey noise. Glitchy without being abrasive, hollowed out yet wholly satisfying. You’ll find a new jungle planet with this as the soundtrack. Its about to get humid. Edition of 100 space-clear cassettes with 50’s style spacey j-cards designed by Jeff Walls of Campfires.
$6 PPD in the USA
$8 PPD Rest of Earth
Free to those in space. Get in touch.
LAST 10 COPIES!
LNA08 Campfires- “Burning Rivers, TV Flickers, Drifting Off To Bed” Cassette
From Jeff Walls’ insert description, “These songs are about rust and deep water. These songs are about cold and dying, and about laying with your back on the sand in the summer and staring at stars. They are about a rundown little section of the United States and about how everything has a story and is TELLING a story and you just have to listen. The events in these songs all occur in one evening in a place that is mostly imaginary but is a lot like my hometown in southwestern Michigan. As the day rolls into night each little fragment of a story is swept up like dry leaves into the darkening sky. Everything isn’t going to be okay. We know that, and it’s alright.” Couldn’t be better said. Metropolitan rust belt vignettes drenched in sublimity. Like nothing I have ever heard. Edition of 100 dark, night blue tapes with j-card designed by Jeff Walls (Campfires) complete with descriptive insert and download for digitalized enjoyment. The tapes have all 8 songs on both sides, so just flip to enjoy again.
$6 PPD US of A
$8 PPD International
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LNA07 Matthew Melton- “Still Misunderstood” Cassette
Technically the full title of this c55 badboy is “Still Misunderstood: The Early Demo Tapes of Matthew Melton (Bare Wires//Snake Flower 2). With that said, it is 55(ish) minutes of solid gold garage demos from the Bare Wires frontman Matthew Melton. All the radical you have come to love from Bare Wires & Snake Flower 2 but with a special demo tape charm. From rocking to raucous, this is a tape you don’t wanna miss. Limited to 100 black tapes with ghet silver stencil with xerox style j-cards. Superr Shittyy.
$6 PPD U.S.of.A
$8 PPD WORLD
LAST 10 COPIES!
Matthew Melton- “Turn Back Time”
Matthew Melton- “Run Away Forever”
LNA06 pə-ˈrād- S/T Cassette
The pə-ˈrād (pronunciation key for Parade, therefore pronounced Parade) boys are recent alums of the uni I’m currently in attendance of and I saw them play in a basement last year right about the time I was brainstorming LNA and thought to myself, “Tape.” So, this baby has been a long time coming but now that its here I’m ecstatic. These tunes are groooovy. The guitar noodles and twangs it’s way through the steady, driving bass whilst the tom toms bang tribally thru the background. Ever so slightly reminiscent of Abe Vigoda, but pə-ˈrād is really its own beast. Complete with raise yr fist vocals, pə-ˈrād is best listened to LOUD. Limited to 100 lovingly made cassettes.
$6 PPD U.S.of.A
$8 PPD World
LNA05 CAT KILLER- ‘IT’S SAYING YOUR NAME’ CASSETTE
I first heard Dylan’s (Cat Killer) music through his demo ‘Word’s To Remember’ and if you dug that like I did this tape is sure to make you doubly, no triply ecstatic. ‘It’s Saying Your Name’ will make you feel great and as fall is already here, it is the perfect rainy day upper. It wavers and sways like trees in a torrential downpour yet simultaneously acting like a great pair of woolen socks keeping you warm and cozy inside. This is the bedroom pop you have always wished for. This tape is beautiful. A melancholy technicolour dream. Limited to 100 transparent sea green tapes with silvery centre labels featuring awesome hazed technicolour j-card art doctored by Matt Barnes (of Forest Swords). Comes with a digital download for universal enjoyment.
$6 PPD US
$8 PPD World
LAST 5 COPIES!
LNA04 YARN OWL- ‘TINY DOTS’ CASSETTE
Seven gorgeous pop tunes straight out of the Pacific Northwest. A shimmering road-trip through a leafy forest filled with the most sublime glittering guitars that were born in a garage, but grew up to be smooth rather than sloppy. The slight jangle floats over solid beats topped off with a dollop of delicious vox. All of this + clever lyrics make this tape an instant classic. Edition of 100 opaque yellow tapes with leafy canoe crazy j-cards. Comes with an mp3 download for digital enjoyment.
$6 PPD US
$8 PPD WORLD
OUT OF PRINT
There may still be copies available from Escalator (Japan)
LNA03 PURE ECSTASY- ‘FUTURE NOSTALGIA’ CASSETTE
Imagine: sitting around in a gazebo pretending that it’s still summr while the leaves around you are burnt orange and your friend just brought over ‘the best purple he’s ever smoked’ and your other friend is in this band that plays the haziest, most reverby music ever. The lead singer is a kinda a downer, but the longing in his voice makes the immanent summer’s end all the more real. The b-side flips two bowls later and ‘You’re In It Now.’ The sun is still out but the rain is coming down hard bringing the last of the crispy leaves to the ground. But it’s still warm out. And it’s not that Wild Turkey mixed with the dank, it’s Pure Ecstasy. This tape contains longer, more extended versions of the Pure X self-released 7″. Edition of 100 on royal blue tapes with appropriate beach hazed j-card. Comes with an mp3 download for digitalized enjoyment.
$6 PPD US
$8 PPD WORLD
OUT OF PRINT
There may be copies still available from Eclipse (US), Escalator (Japan), or Bis Auf’s Messer (Germany)
LNA02 FOREST SWORDS- ‘MIARCHES’ CASSINGLE
The one that really started it all. A dramatic trudge on the British coast filled with pulsing dubsoul and swampy bogged down peninsular drone feelings. Complete with slicing guitars and room filling swamp beats. I’m not really sure what any of that means, but this tape is some of the freshest dank around. Next level jams. There will also soon be a FS 12″ EP released by the splendid Olde English Spelling Bee. Pro-dubbed opaque yellow CS in legit o-card packaging designed by Matt Barnes (a.k.a. Forest Swords) in an edition of 125.
$6 PPD US
$8 PPD WORLD
OUT OF PRINT
The may be copies still available from Eclipse (US), Escalator (Japan), or Bis Auf’s Messer (Germany)
