***San Francisco artist NEVER KNOWS’ first full-length album Ink is a reminder that the nightclub is a site for rituals best performed in the dark. His first work on Darkpop/Synthgaze label Sleep Genius [Chasms, Bad News], after a decade of producing and programming Techno releases on labels that include his own cult experimental electronic label Untitled & After, Ink signifies a new direction for the artist. On Ink murky beats and shimmering washes of overdriven analog synths become warm through heartfelt purpose. Lyrics explore themes of personal and political loss and failure with resonant emotional weight; including guest vocals on ‘And Though‘ contributed by CHASMS’ JESS LABRADOR.
LP $20.65
09/02/2014
***Bad Evolution inches CHASMS deeper into their bottomless pit of swirling doom. Choose your own adventure: a side of fuzzed out black metal guitar drone behind warm, sultry vocals that glide through meat-grinder bass and blistering industrial beats or flip it over for a dark, creeping, synth-driven, slit-your-wrists remix by THE SLEEP GENIUS. Either way, Bad Evolution is a slow ride through foggy San Francisco˙s shoegaze district ending at the corner of goth and doom. Edition of 250 hand-numbered copies pressed on blue vinyl. Includes download code.
12" $9.25
05/07/2013
***Hardcore punk veteran SCOTT MOORE (LIMP WRIST, NEEDLES)) teams up with Australian doom noise enthusiast DAVE COEN (WHITEHORSE) to create a synthesized universe that looks equally back to the ‘80s and forward byond the space age. The duo, normally known for their hard-driving screeching guitars and ear-piercing chaotic noise generators show off their love for ambient electronic soundscapes. This debut release may have started their life in a bedroom on a Tascam 4-track cassette Portastudio, but grew into fully realized sonic environments. Hypnotizing. There is no escape. This is the cassette you hope gets stuck in your deck when you smash your late ‘80s sedan into a Jersey Barrier and instead of making your way out to safety, you device to stay a while and see how it goes.
MC $6.30
05/07/2013