AMK "How Are You? I’m OK" C30 (Dokuro)

1.
Singularly, a train’s one track mind, wailing in the night; in chorus, each carrying their own baggage, they sing care-free as sirens.
2.
Singularly, each loop a sure-fire earworm, circling seamlessly in the mind; out of sync, each carrying their own self-important vision, they dive, surface, and drown in the rivers of contemplation.
3.
Chirp, whistle, call, salutation, buzz, signal: Crowded awareness stimulators shorting the nervous system, achieving uneasy ambiance, an involuntary mute.
4.
Blown-out rail-commute and/or thunderous, hundred-strong drum circle? It’s all the same in the end.
5.
To play live, chop, screw, harsh, & blend ingredients 1-4 in a concrete mixing bowl. Sit inside and let delay and decay for daze.

http://www.dokuro.it/dk062.html
and/or
https://amk-banned.bandcamp.com/

--Jacob An Kittenplan

AMK "Caravan" 4xC10 (Phage Tapes)

AMK is one of those noise guys who has been around for a long long time and even though his is pretty prolific it is always quality. Caravan is no exception, it brings in a mix of beautiful turntable insanity as well as some incredible field recording tacks. Train Stop is probably one of my favorite tracks of 2017 with its gorgeous layering and beautifully captured found sounds.

I was a little put off at first by the format of 4 10 minute cassettes but it all kind of makes sense in the end. Highly recommended!

http://phagetapes.miiduu.com/amk-quotcaravanquot-4xc10

- - Marc Benner