heat, birds, and jewelled antlers

here's the other Jewelled Antler Collective compilation entitled "Heat and Birds." this one is a bit different than the other comp. firstly, there are bands on here outside of the immediate Jewelled Antler family of members, before this the label had been pretty much solidly only side projects and friends bands. now it had grown to encapsulate bands of a similar spirit and global friends. the lineup is awesome. my two favorites are the MCMS track and, of course, the Golden Hotel track, but really there are no stinkers here, though it is a much slower and droneier affair than the other comp. lots more to do with feild recordings. very peaceful, really.

tracklist:
Track Duration
1 Jewelled Antler Collective - 'heat and birds'...and frogs 2:15
2 Hala Strana - Kanasztancok Ket Hegedun 3:02
3 The Floating Birthday Children - Swan On A Black Lake 1:30
4 The Muons - Little Star 3:51
5 Of - Aerial Cisterns 4:12
6 Kemialliset Ystävät - Juurakkotukka 2:49
7 The Blithe Sons & Daughters - Death In The Woods 3:01
8 Dead Raven Choir - Red Rocking Chair 3:28
9 Markus - King Of Black Leaves 2:35
10 Byram Abbott - 'doves rehabilitating at fort cronkhite, 2001' 1:01
11 The Family Of Apostolic - Mabel's Umbrage 3:52
12 The Franciscan Hobbies - The Horned Ibexes 3:21
13 Avarus - Hessu Se Tässä Vann, Ei Mikki 1:58
14 Golden Hotel - The Blame 1:38
15 MCMS - Live In Brooklyn, 8-24-2002 8:23
16 Thuja - Opaque Reeds 8:23
17 Yasmomati-Nandana - Gill's Pier, 6am, 07-07-2002 Krsna Meditation 14:27


hop on pop.

Jewelled Antler Collective - V/A - Heat and Birds
http://www.mediafire.com/?jwzzmm2kmmz

winds sweep past the trees and past the houses...

here's a gem: jewelled antler collective's "Windswept Trees And Houses" compilation. this comp is full of great outsider folk and drone music from a collective of artists most of you should be familiar with (and if you are not, learn!) there are three really standout tracks on here (for me, at least) 1. the silt track. just awesome. 2. the knit separates track. it's really beautiful and a great way to end a comp. 3. the billy crosby's cover of Current 93's The Signs of Emptiness. that song was sad enough when tibet played it, but the warbly out of tune vocals give it another layer of emotion that makes you want to just cry a bit.

this is a good comp. here's the list of artists and titles (cribbed from discogs.com). sorry, no cover scans (i don't actually own a scanner, and there isn't anything of this on these here internets!)

1 Family Of Apostolic, The Taking Me Home (2:15)
2 Entlang Lisa (9:45)
Drums - Donald J. Smith
Guitar - Kristen Wineera , Yuri Frusin
Viola, Vocals - Helen Johnstone
3 Blithe Sons, The Thin Sheets Of Beaten Gold (3:46)
Guitar - Glenn Donaldson
Harmonium - Loren Chasse
4 Ohm-A-Revelator World's End (5:56)
Performer - Bobby Ray (2) , Cole Palme , Greg Saunier
5 Thuja Pity Drain The Sea (2:40)
Performer - Glenn Donaldson , Loren Chasse , Rob Reger , Steven R. Smith
6 Rob Eugene Reger* Intruder (2:09)
7 Billy Crosby's, The The Signs Of Emptiness (3:16)
Written-By - Current 93
8 Jon Frum Movement Title Unknown (2:20)
Recorded By - James Nestor
9 Family Of Apostolic, The Bubbling Brook (3:22)
10 Skygreen Leopards, The I Fell Asleep In The Sun-Bleached Grass (I'll Just Pass Away) (2:39)
Guitar, Vocals - Donovan Quinn
Mandolin, Drums, Guitar, Vocals - Glenn Donaldson
11 Floating Birthday Children, The God's Secret City (1:24)
Guitar - Glenn Donaldson
Keyboards - Kerry Mclaughlin
12 Silt (2) Sail Reticulum (4:07)
Recorded By - Keith Evans (2)
13 Child Readers, The Fear Of Nature (5:22)
Harmonium - Loren Chasse
Vocals - Jason Honea
14 Steven R. Smith Night Partridges (5:37)
15 Knit Separates, The Upside-Down Flame (3:10)
Guitar - Glenn Donaldson
Keyboards - Mark Williams (7)
Lyrics By - Jason Honea
Performer [Music Box] - Loren Chasse

Jewelled Antler Collective - "Windswept Trees And Houses"
http://www.mediafire.com/?qjw0ynnmkiy

the knit separates

couldn't think of a better title... sorry.

the knit separates were a band centered around jason honea and glenn donaldson, both of later jewelled antler "fame." they released many singles and an album under this moniker. it was sort of a stripped down shoegaze sound, a more bedroom pop feel than the huge wall of guitars most bands went with. truly, this band found more in common with the bands of the blackbeanandplacentatapeclub (my favorite label of all time!) than of any other label, even doing a split lp with blackbean heart-throbs orange cake mix (who i will post some stuff from later, love em!). these fellas enjoyed minor success and were more well known for their post knit projects than this, but i think that these recordings stand on their own and are very solid, a sound of musicians finding themselves and learning who they are. members went on to be in such bands as (long deep breathe...) mirza, blithe sons, thuja, ivytree, birdtree, flying canyon, child readers, skygreen leopards, famous boating party, james bloodbeard, and probably like 5000 more...

if you like any of those bands, their track on the jewelled antler comp "windswept trees and houses," or lo-fi home recorded music, then check this shit out!

The Knit Separates: Swords, Then Diamonds

http://www.mediafire.com/?mmemqznmmim