S/D: Digitalis Recordings

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SEARCH these albums (but I'm no expert, which is why I'm starting a thread):

James Blackshaw - Lost Prayers and Motionless Dances
James Blackshaw - Sunshrine
Christina Carter/Gown - We've
Tom Carter - Glyph
Tom Carter/Robert Horton - Steeljaguar for Rocket
Robert Horton - Dirt Speak
Hush Arbors - Under Bent Limb Trees
Hush Arbors - s/t
Robedoor/Pocahaunted - Hunted Gathering

ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Thursday, 2 September 2010 18:05 (thirteen years ago) link

What else is worth hearing...?

ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Thursday, 2 September 2010 18:05 (thirteen years ago) link

What kind of stuff is this label known for?

markers, Thursday, 2 September 2010 18:11 (thirteen years ago) link

It's like "psych" stuff?

markers, Thursday, 2 September 2010 18:12 (thirteen years ago) link

As far as I can tell it's a hodgepodge of psych, folk/improv., drone, ambient, found sound, etc.

ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Thursday, 2 September 2010 18:14 (thirteen years ago) link

Between Two Skies/Towards The Night by Ilyas Ahmed -- i think that's on digitalis? pretttay prettay good.

tylerw, Thursday, 2 September 2010 18:21 (thirteen years ago) link

Digitalis (or perhaps the spin-off Foxglove) did a terrific Vluba release. It seems to me that the title was some kind of series of punctuation marks, had a silver sleeve.

ImprovSpirit, Thursday, 2 September 2010 18:35 (thirteen years ago) link

i haven't been paying as much attention lately, but remember that christina carter and gown release was pretty great (though bear in mind that i am a HUGE sucker for charalambides). i also realllllly love most everything i've heard from hush arbors, definitely one of my favorite psych-folk acts- not too different of a vibe from older skygreen leopards/jewelled antler stuff

a lagoon par la mer (psychgawsple), Thursday, 2 September 2010 18:42 (thirteen years ago) link

Ned Raggett to thread.
Glad to see Hush Arbors love, former bandmate of mine.

Trip Maker, Thursday, 2 September 2010 18:44 (thirteen years ago) link

The Futurians "Radio Futurian" is pretty cool.

Trip Maker, Thursday, 2 September 2010 18:45 (thirteen years ago) link

xpost Hello there. Yes, get everything. Brad and Eden are good people. More later, am en route to On Land Festival, where folks like Ilyas are playing.

Ned Raggett, Thursday, 2 September 2010 18:47 (thirteen years ago) link

And the Futurians are led by former ILXor Ducklingmonster! Great person, great band.

Ned Raggett, Thursday, 2 September 2010 18:48 (thirteen years ago) link

also search: mudboy, scott tuma, zelienople, and in a much different vein that roll the dice album really is INCREDIBLE- mnml techno meets dub techno meets new age/ambient, made by the guys who produced the more recent knife/fever ray output. so awesome that they're releasing stuff like that now

and i wish i hadn't just moved away from sf so i could go the that on land thing, the lineup is insanely solid for all 4 (?) days

a lagoon par la mer (psychgawsple), Thursday, 2 September 2010 18:50 (thirteen years ago) link

Clayton Noone, alias CJA & part of Wolfmangler is also a Futurian. They be tres groovy.

ImprovSpirit, Thursday, 2 September 2010 18:50 (thirteen years ago) link

Love Hush Arbors so much, the Digitalis 3+1 CD compilation from a few years ago (Gold Leaf Branches, I think) is also great. I need to check out more of this catalogue.

seandalai, Thursday, 2 September 2010 19:14 (thirteen years ago) link

the Digitalis 3+1 CD compilation from a few years ago (Gold Leaf Branches, I think) is also great

Ah yes, I forgot how awesome this one is! Love love love it.

ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Thursday, 2 September 2010 19:33 (thirteen years ago) link

United Bible Studies' The Lunar Observatory is A++.

sleeve, Thursday, 2 September 2010 21:13 (thirteen years ago) link

Digitalis is a great label. Now I am extremely excited for this Garden Sound album to come out. Eternal Tapestry + Barn Owl. How can this not be great?

van smack, Friday, 3 September 2010 17:51 (thirteen years ago) link

Speaking of which Barn Owl killed it again last night.

Ned Raggett, Friday, 3 September 2010 19:22 (thirteen years ago) link

two months pass...

Here's a sample of the Garden Sound album. I am waiting patiently for my copy to arrive.
http://www.digitalisindustries.com/gs-beast_of_burden.mp3

van smack, Sunday, 7 November 2010 23:28 (thirteen years ago) link

Also, for you space/synth/drone lovers this Brother Raven lp is great.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4134/4932029417_45641ecb9b.jpg

van smack, Sunday, 7 November 2010 23:34 (thirteen years ago) link

five months pass...

Just found a copy of that Brother Raven LP - I missed it at the time.

Of recent releases, I really enjoyed the Niggas With Guitars LP and Motion Sickness Of Time Travel's 'Seeping Through the Veil of the Unconscious' LP is probably my favourite thing Digitalis has ever put out.

Lawrence English's Kiri No Oto is a welcome vinyl reissue too.

Barnaby, Hardly, Monday, 25 April 2011 19:07 (twelve years ago) link

I know I saw Brother Raven recently, but I don't remember much about it.

sarahel, Monday, 25 April 2011 19:13 (twelve years ago) link

nine years pass...

Brad's restarted Foxy Digitalis:

https://foxydigitalis.substack.com/p/back-to-the-future

And he's been releasing new music steadily starting last year:

https://thejewelgarden.bandcamp.com/

Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 5 January 2021 17:21 (three years ago) link

excellent news, thanks ned

Oor Neechy, Tuesday, 5 January 2021 18:34 (three years ago) link

Aye. that's great news. Hope to see him strong and mighty on Untappd too!

Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Tuesday, 5 January 2021 19:48 (three years ago) link

good to see!

brimstead, Wednesday, 6 January 2021 02:59 (three years ago) link

very cool

black dice live ft. jerry garcia (rizzx), Wednesday, 6 January 2021 16:19 (three years ago) link

three months pass...

Heads up that Brad has decided to move from Substack, because Substack. Details in this thread:

Like others, I have peaced out from Substack b/c of some shitty/sketchy actions & it increasingly was not a platform I wanted to associate with. So, with that I kicked it back to 2013 and Foxy Digitalis is, once again a sweet website like it should be. https://t.co/juRgberiEp

— Brad Rose // Foxy Digitalis // The Jewel Garden (@localagent2) April 13, 2021

And the new site:

https://foxydigitalis.zone/

Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 13 April 2021 15:53 (three years ago) link

Right on. Haven't checked in to digitalis in a decade or so.

trip maker, Tuesday, 13 April 2021 16:31 (three years ago) link

Well, to be fair to yourself, it didn't really exist between 2013 and this year, so it's not as if you missed a ton.

soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 13 April 2021 17:24 (three years ago) link

three weeks pass...

Brad's now also started a related podcast, The Electric Rubicon, and the second episode is about the 3 CD 2005 Gold Leaf Branches compilation he put out, a wonderrful time/place collection still

https://foxydigitalis.zone/2021/05/10/the-electric-rubicon-2-gold-leaf-branches/

https://www.discogs.com/Various-Gold-Leaf-Branches/release/647813

Ned Raggett, Monday, 10 May 2021 14:41 (two years ago) link


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