Sleeping Giant Glossolalia

SGG brings you another eclectic bill of rare occurrences. 9/19/13 at Cake Shop NYC. RSVP below.

SUR – Austin, TX coed power-trio specializing in what comes off as a Seth Brundle-ing of feral atmosphere and rhythmic thud-rock pummel on a molecular level.

Richard Papiercuts – Finely crafted dementia-boogie pumped forth by Chinese Restaurants, Ecce Homo, Pop.1280, Starling Quintet, etc members.

Dim Wist – Vaz guitarist and women’s college basketball assistant coach of the year Tyler Nolan’s masterful guitar excursions, channeling(to these ears at least) Astral Social Club, Sunroof!, Vibracathedral Orchestra, and various secrets of clandestine sport, past and present.

Platinum Vision – “Psych rock via Charles Mingus” sets the bar pretty damn high. Don’t be late.

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Out September 14, in collaboration with the Mirror Universe cassette imprint, our first release with the excellent SUR from Austin, TX..catch them on tour in September(and here in NYC on 9/19 at Cake Shop with Dim Wist and Richard Papiercuts)!

Sample a ripper below..

http://desur.bandcamp.com/track/shadow-puppet

Shit & Shine playing this year’s Cropped Out down in Louisville, Kentucky with Bill Orcutt/Chris Corsano, Mayo Thompson, Blues Control, Wolf Eyes, The Endtables, Watery Love and more. Check. It. Out.
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As we attempt to make room for the slew of upcoming projects we’re working on it seems like a good time to offer up some savings and encourage everyone to stock up and fill any gaps in yr SGG discography.

For a limited time you can score any LP for $10. No limit so order as much as you like. Tally up what you need from our store and email tower@sleepinggiantglossolalia.com and we’ll get you the lowest shipping cost possible.

Thanks for the support and don’t take any shit out there, people. ,

Two Mick Barr groups and Vaz in the same evening. This Friday it’s DBA all the way if SGG is yr cup of tea. 

 

July 26 – Death By Audio, Brooklyn

—BARR.SHEA.DAHL VS SEABROOK.WALTER.LIPSON
— Drose
— Vaz
— Murdered Man
— Hathenter (Mick and Colin of Krallice)

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After we released their vinyl debut(SGG-023), a split 7″ shared with Sweden’s Ectoplasm Girls, Net Shaker worked with our pals at Kill Shaman to bring you their debut long-player and it was one of our favorite records in recent memory.

“Net Shaker’s sound would easily accompany Ridley Scott’s vision of a futuristic Lost Angeles in Blade Runner, which is appropriate since that’s where they are from. Their sound is murky, pounding, and ethereal at times. Their future-electronic industrial pounding is produced by only two members, Erik Frydenborg and Ernest Gibson on this, their debut LP. Drum machines, pounding rhythms, and whispering vocals round out the album. Mastered by Daniel Dudes Haworth. Includes printed LP sleeve with oddball artwork. Beware: this will blow out your speakers.” – Kill Shaman

“ESSENTIAL” – Aquarius Records

Available in our store..

Sample it here!

Not only is this ambitious project by our favorite power-pop mutators officially released TODAY, but we’ve somehow swindled mainstream media into covering it. Preview “Other Side” right here via SPIN, of all places. Then head on over to our online store to grab one(or to your favorite local shop and demand it!). The Flexi-Book is a five-disc art book hybrid that you can also play on your turntable.

Lame Drivers/Woolen Men split 7″ EP also still hot off the press..

 

Yet another all-out Brit-krieg from S & S..

In fine shops and our online store June 18!

SGG is thrilled as hell to announce the release of this WM/LD-shared slab of vinyl at the tail end of the bands’ 2nd tour together.

We couldn’t be happier with the material, as Lames offer up both old and new cuts, the recent live staple “Headhunting” and the classic “Excess”, which has been lodged in our head for years now.

Woolen Men in turn give us “Deaf Americans”(mastered by Pete Swanson), probably our favorite song on a long list of favorite songs by the PDX DIY basement blasters. Also on deck from WM is an excellent rendition of “Frozen Car”, originally performed by heroes of the New Zealand underground, The Terminals.

This extended-playing platter matters and is a great introduction(what!? where you been??) to both the Home Blitz-related, WFMU-saturated mutant power-pop of Lame Drivers and the modern day pride of PNW punk, The Woolen Men.

Get it at fine shops everywhere, in our online store, or at the release party at Cake Shop NYC tonight!
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One of our favorite WFMU programs, Dangerous For The Brain with Thomas Stork, recently hosted the Woolen Men in the studio for a time-bending discussion and excellent live set.

Find it archived here:
http://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/50807

Thanks Thomas!

It’s true that these were made in a very limited edition, HOWEVER, you don’t have to dump loads of cash into the Ebay to score a copy of this fine publication/recording. SGG is happy to offer you one for a reasonable price while they last. Head on over to our store and procure. Don’t slog, they will cruise.

A meticulously assembled collection of photographs taken on the Vaz/Pygmy Shrews U.S. tour documenting all the blood, bloodsweat, and bloodtears that went into making the perilous journey so memorable.

Included is an exclusive download coupon for a fierce live Vaz set captured at the height of their game in Los Angeles.

Alexander Perrelli, NYC photo-maker extraordinaire, took pictures constantly, stopping only to pick up drum sticks and demolish the kit for the Shrews, so this book has the meat and potatoes, the curtain and the drapes, the lies and the furniture…

This handsomely presented photo book slips discreetly into your least favorite required reading so even summer school dsnt have to suck anymore…

SGG-024 available now..

Woolen Men and Lame Drivers Announce Split EP Out June 4th on Sleeping Giant Glossolalia and
Spring Co-Headlining US Tour Begins May 19th!

Delivering warped power-pop inspired by freeform radio, int’l psych, classic punk and Guided By Voices, Lame Drivers spent much of the past decade in the basement while also playing in other bands like HOME BLITZ and composing strange music for theatrical performances in NYC. They’ve released tapes, cd-r’s, and compilation tracks on labels including 75orLess, Eggy, State Capital and Not Not Fun. In 2011, they released the sampler Cruisin’ Classics for free..10,000++ downloads ensued. Lame Drivers are soon to release a Flexi-Book EP, an ambitious combination of sight & sound that will dominate the bookshelf and turntable alike.

The Woolen Men are three — two Oregon natives and a Washingtonian. They play punk influenced DIY music in the Pac-NW tradition of Dead Moon and the Wipers. More than a sound or style, that means a kind of work ethic — do-it-yourself and do it a lot. The band is happiest touring up and down the I-5 or bunkered in their practice space with the cassette 4-track rolling. And it shows. Live, the band is thunderous and energetic and the magnetic chemistry of the three of them playing together shines through in the recordings.

The Lame Drivers side of the EP features two songs..”Headhunting” channels Mark E Smith, a tight 3-piece groove. “Excess” is from an earlier incarnation of the band, feat Matt LeMay and Kevin Sparks, and is a haunting song about about human excesses destroying the planet, and an excessive relationship destroying itself. RIYL Jesus and Mary Chain, shoegaze?

The Woolen Men side reflects their NW punk / NZ pop influences with Deaf Americans, and a cover of the Terminals’ “Frozen Car.”

In support of the new release, both bands will be hitting the road together on a co-headlining US tour beginning later this month (full itinerary below).

Track List:

Lame Drivers Side:
1. Headhunting
2. Excess

Woolen Men Side:
1. Deaf Americans
2. Frozen Car

Woolen Men and Lame Drivers Live!
May 19 (sun) NYC – Brooklyn @ Shea Stadium w/ Hippy & Shark?
May 20 (mon) NJ – Woolen Men tape @ WFMU followed by a New Brunswick house show
May 21 (tues) Boston MA @ O’Brien’s w/ Bent Shapes, Half Sour
May 22 (wed) Philadelphia PA @ Johnny Brenda’s w/ Literature, Pet Milk
May 23 (thurs) Cleveland OH @ Now That’s Class w/ Chomp
May 24 (fri) Chicago IL @ Permanent Records (6pm) **late show TBA**
May 25 (sat) Bloomington IN @ The Ream w/ Thee Open Sex
May 26 (sun) Nashville TN @ The End w/ R Stevie Moore
May 27 (mon) Memphis TN @ The Lamplighter
May 28 (tues) Little Rock AR @ Professor Bowl
May 29 (wed) Austin TX @ Beerland w/ Simple Circuit, Zoltars, Shinta
May 30 (thur) New Orleans LA @ AllWays Lounge w/ SS Boombox
May 31 (fri) Athens GA @ Farm 255 w/ Eureka CA, Dead Dog (tour kickoff), Little Gold
June 1 (sat) Atlanta GA @ 529 w/ This House, Starfighter
June 2 (sun) Charlotte NC @ Yauhaus (BBQ) + Late Show in Winston-Salem
June 3 (mon) Durham NC @ Fellowship Hall w/ Fruit, Stems
June 4 (tue) Washington DC @ TBA w/ The Best Band In Town
June 5 (wed) Baltimore @ Ottobar Upstairs w/ Crimson Wave, Expert Alterations
June 6 (thur) – NYC @ Cake Shop WM/LD SPLIT 7″ RELEASE PARTY!!!
June 7 (fri) – Brooklyn @ Silent Barn (Woolen Men only)