Sean Peoples over at Sockets (check out the Hume LP) just interviewed us for his label blog for an ongoing series on fellow Washington, D.C. labels. What a great idea. Looking forward to the rest, definitely (presumably SRA, VHF, and others aren’t far behind). We talk about Don Cherry and cool record stores, plus dropped [...]

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Basically, this whole update is a bona fide DON’T MISS. The Stunned label continues to impress, and if you’re an obsessive collector like me, you’ve noticed the incredible themes and ideas running throughout Phil French’s collage artwork. Makes me wonder if it’s supposed to fold out into some cosmic master plan. As always, sold out [...]

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Charles Franklin from Foxy Digitalis thinks Bright Duplex’s Strawberry Trust is “a marvel to behold in recorded form.” We think so, too.
This particular duplex is adept at combining the acoustic clatter of percussion with the screeching and scratching of a violin expertly mixed with piercing feedback. I can only dream that these are live compositions- [...]

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