Fadeaway Tapes

fadeaway tapes january 2012

2012-01-13T06:49:00.000-08:00

ft020 sparkling wide pressure no need for a meaning c40
as sparkling wide pressure, frank baugh presents a constantly expanding sound-world and "no need for a meaning" is an alluring addition. these tracks - composed primarily of guitar, keyboards and field recordings - demonstrate an immersive style and may be absorbed as studies of light and motion. pro-printed, pro-duplicated, edition of 100.

ft020 sparkling wide pressure "no need for a meaning" by sundrips

ft021 cenote glow anza-borrego c30
afterlife's franklin teagle leads the listener on an expedition across electronic terrain, flirting with both haunting melody and environmental ambiance. required listening for synthesists and naturalists alike. pro-printed, pro-duplicated, edition of 100.

ft021 cenote glow "anza-borrego" by sundrips

ft022 aphid palisades ii c44
the second release from ryan connolly and lee tindall, recorded two years after the first, finds the duo incorporating a more colorful sound palette. picking up where the first aphid palisades release left off, this tape opens with some desert vignettes before slowly moving toward a more electrified sound. pro-printed, pro-duplicated, edition of 100.

ft022 aphid palisades "ii" by sundrips

ft023 venn rain diamond dust c34
less a collection of music than some ethereal intercepted radio transmission from an unknown origin, venn rain offers up this suite of faded melancholia and rhythmic shimmer. music for contemplating the glow of the city at night. pro-printed, pro-duplicated, edition of 100.

ft023 venn rain "diamond dust" by sundrips

all four fadeaway tapes january 2012 releases:

fadeaway tapes october 2011

2011-10-26T09:50:00.000-07:00

ft013 belarisk c35
focused electronic compositions from lee tindall (zerfallt, 1/2 of mutation in the gryd). a document which surveys the desolate terrain and engages its space in an almost alarmingly steady and clear manner. (edition of 100; pro-dubbed, pro-printed)

ft013 belarisk by sundrips

ft014 pierrot lunaire "lantern floating vessel" c28
these diverse and discrete pieces of free saxophone shapes, soft tones, disembodied voices and amplified atmospherics suggest an alluring unifying logic. and what is sought with this logic is a sort of ascent. (edition of 100; pro-dubbed, pro-printed)

ft014 pierrot lunaire "lantern floating vessel" by sundrips

ft015 sundrips "phased out" c32
synth and guitar swirls set adrift amidst reflective surfaces. two side-long improvisations and one short "bonus" track. the first sundrips session from 2011 to be released. (edition of 100; pro-dubbed, pro-printed)

ft015 - sundrips "phased out" by sundrips

if interested in all three fadeaway tapes releases:

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fadeaway tapes - september 2011

2011-09-02T13:07:00.000-07:00

fadeaway tapes - sept 2011 by sundrips

more info coming soon

fadeaway tapes - july 2011

2011-07-07T19:09:00.000-07:00

élément kuuda "flight ii" (ft016)[sold out]

the follow up to his amazing "flight" (brise cul, 2010), "flight ii" lulls the listener into an anti-gravity trance full of sweeping chords and crystaline droplets. keep an eye out for the next tapes in the "flight" series on hobo cult and they live we sleep. edition of 60, home dubbed.

check eclipse, meditations or tomentosa for availability

FT016 Élément Kuuda Excerpt by sundrips

sundrips "the shape of the corridors" (ft017)[sold out]

a collection of woozy maneuvers. recorded to tape in september 2010. edition of 50, home dubbed with lino-cut printed sleeve.

check eclipse, meditations or tomentosa for availability

FT017 Sundrips excerpt by sundrips

event cloak "physical computing" (ft018)[sold out]

following up a previous contribution to a hobo cult box set, nick from sundrips offers up a proper debut for his event cloak project with a suite of solo synth explorations. melodies drift over mechanical rhythms in an ode to day to day living in a holographic reality. edition of 50, home dubbed with lino-cut printed sleeve.

check eclipse or meditations for availability.

FT018 Event Cloak excerpt by sundrips

trailing "stingray / from the top of the stairs [pt 1 & 2]" (ft019)[sold out]

three improvisations with guitar and effects pedals. the first moves through three stages, eventually shedding the driving force of its beginning to discover some strange terrain before its phased conclusion. the second and third present strings of softly billowing and tumbling tones. recorded to tape somewhere in the middle of 2010. edition of 50, home dubbed with lino-cut printed sleeve.

check eclipse or meditations for availability.

FT019 Trailing excerpt by sundrips

we also have new sundrips releases available. if you're interested in ordering multiple releases, feel free to send us an email.

fadeaway tapes - april 2011

2011-04-17T19:45:00.000-07:00

56k "calls in the night" (ft010)

"calls in the night" finds josh burke operating somewhere in the middle of a sound spectrum that stretches from his patented blurred tone patterns to the shimmering sounds found on a release like "prana" (released on vinyl by aguirre in 2010). edition of 60, pro-printed and pro-dubbed cassettes.

sold out, will be available at discriminate, dnt, eclipse, meditations and tomentosa soon.

56k "calls in the night" excerpt by sundrips

thoughts on air / trailing split (ft011)

a side-long piece from scott johnson's thoughts on air comprised of field recordings, a stream of swaying tones and floating guitar lines suggests a mesmerizing form of slowed motion. trailing (ryan from sundrips) presents a short series of quiet guitar and effects cycles, which moves from a mode of reflective echoes to a static standstill. recorded to tape mid-2010. edition of 60, pro-printed and pro-dubbed cassettes.

sold out, will be available at discriminate, dnt, eclipse, meditations and tomentosa soon.

thoughts on air - split excerpt by sundrips
trailing - split excerpt by sundrips

tobin's spirit guide "homesick" (ft012)

nick from sundrips resurrects his tobin's spirit guide project with a collection of short pieces for processed guitar, combining simple melodies with heavy doses of reverb. music to sleepwalk to. edition of 60, pro-printed and pro-dubbed cassettes.

Tobin's Spirit Guide - Homesick (excerpt) by sundrips

all other recent sundrips releases are also available. feel free to email about a discount if you're interested in obtaining multiple releases.

fadeaway tapes - november 2010

2010-11-02T19:09:00.000-07:00

sundrips "arrays" c34 (ft007) (there are a few copies left, email for availability; also available at tomentosa)

four improvised synth and guitar explorations from an earlier realm, which bubble and pulsate with a trace of restlessness. recorded april to july 2009. edition of 50.

cloudland ballroom & sundrips split c40 (ft008)(sold out, tomentosa will be stocking this release)

on his follow up to "blues from the sun" (released earlier this year on sacred phrases), cloudland ballroom offers a series of transmissions that incorporate lunar meditations and sequencer-driven accelerations. the two tracks from sundrips are glowing synthesizer projections with minimal guitar accents.

aphid palisades c34 (ft009)(sold out, tomentosa will be stocking this release)

ryan from sundrips pairs up with ophivchvs for a dose of windswept solitude, weaving meshes of guitar and effect vibrations with ringing synthesizer shapes. recorded straight to tape, august 2009. edition of 50.

Fadeaway Tapes: November 2010 by sundrips

we might have a few copies of "diffuse contours" (ft005), feel free to email about availability. tomentosa should have copies soon.

also :

sundrips c42 on sacred phrases (sold out, discriminate and dnt might still have copies)

sundrips "through obversion" on digitalis ltd (sold out, experimedia might still have copies)

stay tuned, more stuff to come soon, including a misner space & sundrips split on hobo cult

"through obversion" (digitalis ltd. #146) & more...!

2010-10-05T15:23:00.000-07:00

if you missed it elsewhere, we now have copies of our digitalis ltd. tape "through obversion". here's what digitalis had to say:

"i've been to canada many times. hell, half of my family still lives up there and i can tell you one thing it isn't: tropical. sorry brothers & sisters in the great white north, that's just not how it flies. well, sundrips would beg to differ it seems. this montreal-based duo craft hypnotic song structures that will heat you up even during the depths of those canadian winters.

armed mainly with a synthesizer and guitar, sundrips are doing a fine job of carving out their own space amongst the cosmos. "through obversion" is filled with four concise rainbow shots toward oblivion. accented with droning vocals and various tape loops, these songs are like statues to the sun gods. dreamlike arpeggios and heavily-delayed guitar notes wind together tightening around your skull. in the end you're floating somewhere outside the clouds, sucking down as much of the pure, prismatic air as you can. edition of 75, pro-dubbed."

brad at digitalis did an incredible job on the art for this one, grip while you can!

we also have a new jam out on the very excellent sacred phrases label, featuring material from this past winter.

you can grab it here!

stay tuned, new fadeaway batch due in a week or so, and montreal peeps can catch us opening for expo 70 on october 12th at casa del popolo!

new fadeaway tapes - july 2010

2010-07-20T17:22:00.000-07:00

here's the latest batch. if you're ordering multiple items from outside of canada or the us, feel free to email us for an exact shipping quote.

Sundrips "Star Masters Live" 3" CD-R (FT003) sold out

second ever sundrips live performance, december 18th 2009 at the silver door, montreal. we have drift off.

Star Masters Live (excerpt) by Sundrips

Video Diaries "Carryin' On" c65 (FT004) sold out

first collaborative effort from sundrips and hobo cubes. mystery atmospherics shine through dense sound cycles. edition of 50.

Video Diaries sample by Sundrips

Sundrips "Diffuse Contours" c22 (FT005) limited quantities, email for availability

a pair of cloud formations containing vaporous synths and floating guitar swirls, with a bit of static disturbance after the flip. captured from the ground in february 2010. edition of 50.

Diffuse Contours sample by sundrips

Sundrips & Ophivchvs "Satellites of the Elders" c82 (FT006) sold out

towering session from these two units. monochrome sound palette transformed for transmission. edition of 50.

Satellites of the Elders sample by Sundrips

all three tapes feature artwork by l. tindall.

more Fadeaway Tapes to come real soon, stay tuned for the next batch with drips material, a split with cloudland ballroom, and possibly some solo jams.

First batch of tapes now available

2010-05-03T18:41:00.000-07:00

$6ppd each for canada and the u.s., a bit more for the rest of the world. hit us up at sundripssundrips@gmail.com to order:

Sundrips "Basejumping At Cliff Clavin" c20 (FT001)

hit single + other drift gems. short and sweet, nice mix of burners and laid back sounds.

Sundrips "Hidden Dimensions" c34 (FT002)

syrup tunes for the dejected, thick as hell. ferocious a-side followed by patented drips sparkle and arp liftoff after the flip.

Stay tuned for the next batch of Fadeaway Tapes...
FT003 - Sundrips "Star Masters Live" 3" cd-r (live performance at the silver door, dec 2009)
FT004 - Video Diaries "Carryin' On" c?? (sundrips + hobo cubes sign each other's yearbooks, fall 2009)
FT005 - Sundrips "Diffuse Contours" c24 (cloudy pre-flight computations from february 2010)
FT006 - Sundrips feat. ??? "???" c??

First round of releases

2010-02-03T19:27:00.000-08:00

Here is the debut batch from Fadeaway Tapes:

Basejumping At Cliff Clavin C20 (FT001) edition of 25
Hidden Dimensions C34 (FT002) edition of 25
Star Masters Live 3" CD-R (FT003) edition of 20

FT004 and FT005 forthcoming...

These should be ready to go before the end of the month, check back soon for more info.