Volcanic Tongue Catalogue

Ben Reynolds
Music Is The Music Language

Ikuisuus IKU-001

CD
£11.99


New full-length CD from born-again Glaswegian Ben Reynolds combines a title that conflates the obvious with the obviously fucked, as well as a trampoline full of hand-percussion, twonks of steel string and whole choir of wraiths in what sounds like a broadcast from the still-smoking skull sockets of the late Angus MacLise. Comes in a full-colour four panel fold-out digipak.

Uton
Sacred Hiss/Ghost Oracle

Ikuisuus IS-004

CD-R
£6.99


Vortex of iron-clad synth melodies, wordless deep field vocals ala Wickham-Smith/Youngs and the sound of huge dinosaur silhouettes head-butting on the horizon from this revered European thinker. Recorded spring 2005 in Tampere.

Mutantea
Sleepy Sounds Electric

Ikuisuus IS-006

CD-R
£6.99


Ominous, vibrating drone/threat from the trio of Anla Courtis (Reynols), J. Koho (Aan, Vapaa et al) and Jani Hirvonen (Uton, Aan etc). Three electric guitars, recorded in the heat of the am in the middle of the winter.

Keijo
Songs Of Luck

Ikuisuus IKU-020

CD
£10.99


CD packaged in a 7” sleeve from Finnish folk spirit Keijo with a set featuring his idiosyncratic,  psychedelic take on traditional blues, Woody Guthrie ballads etc: “Keijo's songs draw from country-blues sources, as is often the case with his releases, there's a couple of Woody Guthrie interpretations included here. Harmonicas whine and woe, but also keep up the rhythm of keepin' on. In these songs, people get up early and travel in a land "that used to be your land." It's a place where luck comes and goes, just like the people that you meet. The girl knows how to hit you like rolling thunder, the workers are left unpaid (the boss ain't), the ones with no work are standing in the welfare line, your "true love" throws you a suitcase and shows you the door, there's working in the country and in the cities, an anonymous wanderer carries the blues wherever he goes - but it's bigger than just being down: you don't see me worrying, 'cos I've got nothing left to lose. That's why we all share the blues.” – Ikuisuus.