Our favorite twisted old-timey garage trio, The Sandwitches, is committing a three song E.P. to tape today in our very own Garden Chamber Studios. They are in good hands with Wymond “Creature Man” Miles of the Fresh & Only’s at the controls. The E.P. will be available on a 7″ from Empty Cellar Records in late October, just in time to haunt your Halloween. In the mean time, you can see them live on the record release tour for their Debut LP, How To Make Ambient Sadcake, on Turn Up! records, & watch these great videos shot by The American Opry (below):
01) Lost Daughter
02) Black Is The Color
03) Sruti
04) The Golden Vanity
05) Evangeline
06) Too Soon For Flowers
07) The Crow
08) Batwood
09) Rhiannon
Antenna Farm has released The Dry Spells debut album, Too Soon For Flowers, on CD. Empty Cellar Records will be releasing the vinyl LP next month (September). It will be limited to a single pressing of 500 copies and is available for pre-order from the Endless Nest store.
Listen to “Sruti” a track off Too Soon For Flowers on NPR’s Song Of The Day!
This is what we have to say about it: Too Soon For Flowers marks the debut of San Francisco’s female fronted psych-folk ensemble, The Dry Spells. Recorded by Tim Green (Fucking Champs), and featuring members of Citay, this album is an impressive set of epic genre-defying compositions. Existing somewhere near the sonic intersection of Fairport Convention, Fleetwood Mac, and some heavy spaced-out dub, Too Soon For Flowers transitions effortlessly between eastern-influenced sustenatos, ethereal folk, and fuzzed-out psychedelic crescendos. Recommended for fans of Linda Perhacs, Cocteau Twins, and Paula Frazer, this record evokes numerous influences without sacrificing a drop of creativity. This is a mysterious and woodsy album with many subtle nuances that require repeated listens. Keeping with the times, the LP comes with a high-quality digital download of the full album including The Dry Spells stunning rendition of Fleetwood Mac’s “Rhiannon”. Limited to 500 copies.
Check out what other people have been saying about the CD:
“Every element of this record is impressive – the playing first rate, the songs accessible but without cliché, the producing (that’s Tim Green) sharp and clear. You get the sense that all five principals know a good deal about music, not just folk and rock, but classical, madrigal singing, raga and other styles, and have folded all these ideas seamlessly into a cohesive statement.” — Dusted Magazine
“The group’s whimsical yet often brooding sound gives way to imagery evoking woodland like wonder coupled with a dark, gothic sensibility….Brilliant. Of course, you’ll want to go back and listen in on their subtle nuances over and over.” — Delusions Of Adequacy
“The band takes folk and rock influences and weaves them into mystic, heady tapestries worthy of such Californian forebears as Fleetwood Mac.” — Pop Matters
“Beautifully recorded on tape by the Fucking Champs’ Tim Green at his Louder Studios, The Dry Spell echo with reverb-y lyric guitar, plinging bells, a touch of droning melodica, and baklava-sweet harmonies that evoke the minimal post-punk of Electrelane and the maximal ethno-folk-punk of Camper Van Beethoven.” — SF Bay Guardian
“Mixes the rockier side of Fairport Convention with the folkier side of Fleetwood Mac…the perfect weekend wake-up music.” — NPR, All Songs Considered
Out of Stock
We are happy/sorry to report that we are sold out of the first pressing of Tim Cohen‘s solo debut, The Two Sides of Tim Cohen. It is still available, however, from several excellent independent record stores in North America including, but not limited to, Aquarius and Amoeba records (San Francisco), Accademy Records (New York), Permanent Records (Chicago), Zulu Records (Vancouver), and online at Insound.
Repress
We will be repressing the record. The second and final pressing will also be limited to 250 copies. You can reserve a copy by sending us an email at EmptyCellarRecords[at sign]endlessnest[dot]com with “repress” in the subject line.
After a very long delay… the Split (Water Tower) 7″ (Empty Cellar’s founding release) featuring a track each from Joseph Childress and The White White Quilt is finally available (check out the rad video by the American Opry above). There was a mistake with the pressing – the labels were pasted to the wrong sides of the record – and then the records disappeared into some sort of vortex. They are safe now, thoroughly soaked with natural water-tower-induced reverb, and ready to spin on turntables world-wide. The labels are still pasted on the wrong side, though. It will be distributed by Revolver and is currently only available from the Endless Nest store.
This is what we have to say about it: Recorded by the American Opry while trespassing inside an abandoned three-story water tower, this record pairs haunted songs from Bay Area folk favorites – Joseph Childress and The White White Quilt. Saturated in natural reverb, these are single-take, battery-powered field recordings at their finest. Joseph Childress’s spirited performance of “Leaving the Barren Ground” is captivating and raw. The arrangement, improvised on the spot, features members of the Quilt throwing themselves against the walls of the water tower to create the cavernous sound of over-sized drums. Joseph’s sorrowful wails imbue his track with an uneasy beauty that will be familiar to fans of Jackson C. Frank, Roy Harper, and Bill Fay. The White White Quilt respond with “Papa”, a sedated slab of soulful folk reminiscent of early Cat Power records, where each quiet verse unfolds with an easy calm similar to that found on J.J. Cale and Devendra Banhart albums. Together, these acoustic tracks create a well-engineered snapshot of an unlikely venue. Recommended for fans of Will Oldam, Brightblack Morning Light, Vetiver, and Jason Molina, this 7” is pressed on clear vinyl and limited to 500 copies. Keeping with the times, each purchase comes with a download of the record plus an unreleased bonus song from the tower sessions by the White White Quilt.
Also, check out these videos of the White White Quilt & Joseph Childress by The American Opry:
The White White Quilt at the Hotel Utah, San Francisco
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