we aspire to one day be a music and arts label with a collective of peeps working on each project together. as of now it is one lone gal spending long hours with a needle & thread, scissors & glue at the tape dubber. i use as many recycled products as humanly possible and add a hand-written thank you note & a piece of art with each order. don't hesitate to say hello. one love. - j.
TO ORDER, email :: tiredtrails (at) gmail (dot) com
OR go to our BLOG for paypal buttons :: http://tiredtrails.blogspot.com
ttc 001 Shoreline -Features ep cdr [SOLD OUT]
ttc 002 Chapels -Dust Bells c30 $6 [only 2 left]
ttc 003 black eagle child/oh be joyful- split 1 c30 [SOLD OUT]
ttc 004 Derek Rogers-Calculated Messes c38 : the feedback king. $6
ttc 005 the field notes that fled: Tired Trails Comp Tape Uno c105 this tape represents some of our favorite diy sounds from around the globe. over 21 artists created original tracks for this tape and we are very excited for everyone to get into it with us. this tape encompasses the true meaning of a mix-tape. it isn't about what names you know or don't know. take a chance & discover something, someone new. its damn time you did. two hours of freedom sounds. limited edition of 50. hand-numbered green tapes w/ art on A side, housed in hand-made recycled paper. camping photo art on front. comes with a mini-zine booklet containing artist info, track list, collages & art. $6 ppd. in states. $8 ppd. world.
Side A: Black Hole Oscillators, Monks of the Balhill, Black Eagle Child, Shira e., Bill Baird, FESTIVAL, Etherik, the End Springs, oh be joyful, Chris Way, Golden Boots, Howl, Pony Bones, Side B: Chapels, Rambutan, Ajilvsga, Derek Rogers, Horse Gives Birth to Fly, Sing idog, Telephone Callers, Cosmic Mandoliners, Donato Epiro, i am indian you are white fuckers, Wooden Spoon, Mark Bradley
ttc 006 Al Qaeda-Cremation of Care c38 $6
ttc 007 Bill Baird - Songs the Sound of Myself, as Written by Others cdr/book
This cdr comes in a fantastic little book, featuring poetry and track notes written by Bill and some excellent photographs taken by him as well. The book is made completely out of recycled materials, & tied together with hemp. It doesn't get any better than this folks. Edition of only 100 and going fast!
$12.50 ppd. us. (for rest of world $12.50 + shipping.)
For a *Free track & more listening go HERE
ttc 008 the End Springs - Synergy cdr
Another masterpiece from the mellow mind of the End Springs, this album is sure to captivate and entrance all three of your eyes. (don't act like you don't know) this cdr comes packaged in recycled brown leaf nepali lokta paper. two inserts - one with hand-drawn album art (by jess) & the other with track list, credits, info. $8 ppd w/in the states. (+ ship around the world.)
Listen HERE as well
ttc 009 Gorman - Farm Bells c20
this tape is the perfect companion for those dreary lonesome mornings when all you can see is the steam from your breath. when all you can feel is your desire to sleep, to dream. sparse and minimal with the winter cold wrapped right around it, these sounds submerged creep through your blood blue veins and crawl towards the surface. a slow motion trip. created simply, in a certain meditation it seems, with tambourine, tibetan bells, effected banjo, drone guitar and contact mic vocals. settle in and slumber. hand numbered clear tapes with art on one side, wrapped in a green leaf pressed recycled paper pocket tied with hemp. collage art insert by j. limited ed. of 28. $6 ppd/ us. $8 ppd/world.
ttc 010 Robe. - Housing Deterioration cdr
these boys are finally coming into the spotlight with their spooky subaqueous doom drone. this disc features over an hour of haunting drones, low-level feedback, beneath the street turmoil & what sounds like speakers breathing static. creepy. just how we like it. each package is unique. seriously limited ed. of 20! $7 ppd/us. $9 / world.
For more descriptions, pics. please go to our BLOG::
http://tiredtrails.blogspot.com
NEWEST RELEASES !!!!
ttc 011 Horse Gives Birth to Fly- untitled (LIVE) c30 blown off of whatever sphere i thought i was living on and on to this one. horse gives birth to fly offers up this massive Live 2nd album, taking their noisy french psych to a whole new level. they claim to make 'ritual noise,' but that only brushes the surface of their sound. these 6 tracks combine the sounds of an industrial pow-wow- crunchy metal mantras- with reverb soaked spook. HGBTF perform their cosmic ceremonies with stoned hypnotic rhythms, metal scrapes, shaky eerie singing and radical riffs. they get into a groove and sink you in it completely. with influences like volcano the bear, starving weirdos & acid mothers temple you'd be moving in the right direction, but expect this tape to stand on its own in spite of its nods. this beast will haunt you until you stand on your head and put it on repeat. so beware and be happy-this tape is one heavy hit. the kind of hit that makes the room spin, your eyes sweat and your heart race. you may want to just let this one blow your speakers. killer packaging thanks to the band! black tapes come on metal plates, screwed into place, all placed in blue oversize envelopes w/ art on front/back. edition of 30, i only have 20! $7ppd w/in states. / $9 world. (these puppies are heavy)
---- ttc 012 Etherik - Shipwrecks (cdr)
Etherik is Erik Heyns, our good friend and wonder multi-instrumentalist from Belgium, who also plays in Grant Moff Tarkin & Rivercrest (funeral folk). Here he delivers one hell of an album, an album i haven't been able to put down since it arrived on my doorstep. "Shipwrecks" is an amazingly crafted fully realized first album, a magnetic 9 song cycle in which Heyns plays all the instruments - percussion, acoustic & electric guitars, organ, tibetan bells, bali flutes...you name it. But this album sounds more like a full ensemble then a one man show. Each track is so carefully constructed, so lovingly assembled, so mind and soul expanding...you tend to forget one lone soul created such an incredible journey. Mixing experimental post rock with psychedelics and free dark forest folk, this album sways like a half sinking boat on the sea, blurring the lines between submergence and surfacing, hope and resistance, living and dying. Layers of speech creep beneath his fire brimmed vocals, as if he were conjuring up sea and sky spirits to sing along with him. There is a sense of tradition in his lyrics and raga influenced guitar trips, but also of exploration - each track setting off on its own adventure - each one more engrossing than the next. These all consuming compositions will find a way into your head and swim there gently, slowly letting you drift off into their world like any good song will do. think six organs, legendary pink dots, pink floyd, then think beyond them, then stop thinking. This little psych folk gem is going to make you happy - real happy. cdr comes in hand-sewed felt 'cases' & comes with 2 pieces of art : one unique handmade linolium stamp artwork (by etherik) & one of two hand drawn treasure maps w/ cd info on back (by jess.) edition of 40. $8 / $10 .
www.myspace.com/etherik
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ttc 013 Nirvana Pan Jali / Many Mansions - split c30
the artist of many monikers including quaouauh, sky shepherds & dream safari doses us again with his self described lethargic spiritual drone. the track,'Celestial Mud' is just as it would suggest. think drugged out meandering drone. like tripping through a temple's forest at night, getting stuck between the sounds of the night and the sounds of the temple. this one grows from a four member om circle to a full earth shattering choral, sounding somewhere between a thousand mosquitos and ten thousand tape warped trumpets. some heavy ethereal chant here my friends. chant and be..well..whatever you want.
the many mansions piece, 'Book of Splendor,' begins its decent into indecency with killer tape manipulations,synth filtering and frequent radio static, painting the picture of a shiny new age sci-fi wonderland. the tiny man is at the toy piano, the drunk-ed three armed and eyed creature is taunting the bearded birds-who are squawking back in their vinyl scratch like language. pt. II: enter island drum beats. enter groove. get into it.
hand-drawn art on tapes, hand-sewn/stapled silkscreened arty collage fabric & recycled felt pockets. collage art insert. edition of 35. $6 / $8 .
www.myspace.com/manymansions www.myspace.com/dreamsafari
-- ttc 014 Harps of Fuchsia Kalmia w/ Delphine Dora-Pantomima Terrestre c24
Harps of Fuchsia Kalmia is the new weird-folk, avant-folk forest-music project of Salvatore Borrelli (etre, wondrous horse); the music is made in a direct way, without processing or any other disturbance. Here he is joined by delphine dora, the brilliant singer and musician, who adds her honey sweet voice and piano to this already captivating set of sounds. "Pantomima Terrestre" or "Pantomime of the earth" could not be a more fitting name - this is the earth's musical. - a complete production with characters, story lines and dedications - a perfect collage of traditional folk, field recordings, organic drones and percussion. delphine's airy vocals mingle with the drum beats, space sounds and radio static. birds chirp, dogs bark, cars drive by, and records spin backwards. sluggish dulcimer & guitar plucks crescendo beneath the drone of the harmonium. uniquely improvisational and experimental without loosing its familiarity, there's only one way to discover this world. press play. if your into caethua, vapaa, nnck, donato epiro and any other trippy explorations of italy, finland and forest spirits everywhere, this tape will not disappoint. current/past releases on Ikuissus, Centre of Wood & Fire Museum and future releases on Reverb Worship & Beard of Snails. look out! rad purple tapes in silkscreened fabric & recycled felt (made out of plastic bottles!) cases. comes with 2 inserts - one piece of amazing photo art by Federica R. & other with hand written tape info, etc. edition of 40. $6 / $8 .
www.myspace.com/harpsoffuchsiakalmia **********************************************************
Next UP ::
throuRoof & donato epiro - tamandua's gorgeous dream drones c20
cough cough - if i could ever live here, it would be now c30
al qaeda - aluminum lock smith c20
a man & a guitar - to kill a dead man cdr
zack kouns - peter denied our lord cdr
goodwillies - Tangerine Tape Burst c30
stone baby - leap into the void...and drift cs
plus so many more your head will spin in seventeen directions before turning into an analog pie. (check the blog for more details)
Craft Cake Art releases ::
Field Notes : tired trails Zine ::
* featuring interviews w/ Russ of Blues Control, Brian of Foot Village, Otto Hauser, FESTIVAL & Andrea from (centre of wood/we wait for snow); one midwestern boy's tale of what its like being famous in japan / tour diary; art by: miccam (hgbtf), photos by vincent & "v" (monks of balhill), throuRoof, nil (hourglass drops); poetry and creatures by chris way, ny ear & eye fest write up, election night observations in nyc, some show & music reviews, collages, drawings and so much more! all printed on recycled banana & lemon paper (100% post consumer waste).
some ttc releases can be found at Tomentosa Records
& Eclipse Records
you can also check our BLOG::
http://tiredtrails.blogspot.com
which usually has the most up-to-date info. thank you. blessings.
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