Monday, June 17, 2013

SHELLS "IN A CLOUD" LP OUT NOW ON LIFELIKE!!!


SUPER EXCITED THAT THE DEBUT SHELLS LP IS FINALLY OUT! IT'S CALLED "IN A CLOUD" AND IT IS RELEASE #64 ON LIFE LIKE! MANY MANY THANKS TO FRED THOMAS AND EVERYONE WHO HAS SUPPORTED THIS PROJECT!!

THE RECORD IS AVAILABLE HERE ON THE LIFE LIKE SITE!

HERE IS THE DESCRIPTION/MORE INFO FROM THE LIFE LIKE:

Life Like #64
Edition of 200 LPs

Michigan wonder Shelley Salant (Swimsuit, Tyvek, SLGTM, etc.) began playing solo shows under various names a few years ago, bringing her brittle, mantra-like guitar meditations into form over the course of several tapes on her Ginkgo label. "In A Cloud" is the first LP collection of her songs, streamlining things a bit from the often lengthy zones of her tapes, but maintaining her expansive and thoughtful sounds.

A focus on themes of nature, struggle and compassion are expressed loudly through the simple means of a single guitar with minimal processing. There are some soft dub touches in the production, and the occasional wash of drums or staticy overdub, but mostly we hear the cavernous refractions of Shelley's instinctive jamming, spreading out like ripples on the lake and unfolding new possibilities as they go. Do punks go camping? Is there punk wildlife? Can we communicate with the animals and be absolutely certain we understand each other? Absolutely.

Also available as "Other Clouds" C-32, featuring tracks from the record and unreleased material in a collaged form.

Both releases ship mid-June.

Track listing:
1.Beginning
2.Warm Dub
3.Grass
4.Raining
5.Beach
6.All Things Must Pass
7.Not So Wild A Dream
8.Wash Over
9.New Era

ALSO!!! NOW AVAILABLE FROM LIFE LIKE IS THE REBEL KIND ONE SIDER LP "LAUREL CANYON"!  THIS RECORD IS REALLY GREAT, I CAN'T STOP LISTENING TO IT!  (THIS IS A SOLO RECORD FROM MY FRIEND AUTUMN WETLI, AND SINCE ITS RECORDING WE HAVE BEGUN PLAYING AS A TRIO VERSION OF THE REBEL KIND WITH MYSELF ON BASS AND AMBER FELLOWS ON DRUMS). AVAILABLE HERE!