Sunday, September 6, 2009

Dangerous Sounds/Challah Records: Overview & Catalog



Dangerous Sounds is an art brut micro-label with a d.i.y. ethos based in the Deep South. Our sister imprint is Challah Records. We work tirelessly to produce and release quality music with cutting-edge vision, typically in a limited run using unconventional materials. Digital wizardy! Dangerous Sounds specializes in indie, punk, experimental, harsh noise, avant garde and other alternative styles for uplifting gormandizers and dedicated audiophiles, while our sister imprint Challah Records focuses mainly on electronic/dance/turntablism. Flashy graphics! Contact us via myspace for more information.


CATALOG NUMBER: ds001


ARTIST: Our Very Own


TITLE: Our Very Own


FORMAT: CD-R


DESCRIPTION: Ambient guitar instrumentals accented with acoustic textures and fragmented melodies. Packaged in jewel case with handmade cyanotype cover. Hand-numbered.


2009


Ltd. 50


$7 post paid usa ($9 post paid world)


title or description








CATALOG NUMBER: ds002


ARTIST: Mee-Krah


TITLE: Pure Milk Shrine


FORMAT: CD-R


DESCRIPTION: Debut CD-Single of harsh, psychedelic noise with manipulated guitar and effects. Packaged in slim jewel case with handmade cyanotype cover. Hand-numbered.


2009


Ltd. 20


$3 post paid usa ($5 post paid world)


title or description








CATALOG NUMBER: ds004


ARTIST: N.R.Y.Y.


TITLE: Kemuri 煙


FORMAT: CD-R


DESCRIPTION: Brutal harshtronics from prolific Japanese artist, with scattered moments of delusional ambiance--children mumbling, random folk instruments plucking and thumping away in the background--while crashing waves of distortion pummel the inner-ear. Packaged in standard jewel case with copper metallic cover. Hand-numbered.


2009


Ltd. 12


$5 post paid usa ($7 post paid world)


title or description










CATALOG NUMBER: cr001


ARTIST: The Cobra DJs


TITLE: Syntax


FORMAT: CD-R


DESCRIPTION: Debut album by electro-punk duo from New Orleans. Danceable, 8-bit tone atrocities for the excessively cultured. The inaugural release from new imprint Challah Records. Dangerous Sounds and Challah Records are not responsible for aurally induced somatic complaints resulting from repeated auditions of this album. Packaged in standard jewel case. Hand-numbered. For fans of: Suicide, Ladytron, Mount Sims, 14 Yr Old Girls.


2010


Ltd. 30


$3 post paid usa ($5 post paid world)


title or description





CATALOG NUMBER: ds006


ARTIST: NRYY/Invisible Waves


TITLE: Split


FORMAT: CD-R


DESCRIPTION: Harsh noise split featuring pieces by Japanese act NRYY and Finnish act Invisible Waves. NRYY offers spaced-out, psychedelic distortion while Invisible Waves dishes out some cold, lo-fi industrial noise--the aural equivalent of an abandoned factory crumbling in the tundra. Packaged in standard jewel case with cardstock. Hand-numbered.


2010


Ltd. 14


$3 post paid usa ($5 post paid world)


title or description





CATALOG NUMBER: ds008


ARTIST: Our Very Own


TITLE: Guitarblues


FORMAT: CD-R


DESCRIPTION: The third release from Our Very Own is a one-track release of hushed guitar minimalism. Packaged in DVD case with glossy cardstock. Hand-numbered.


2010


Ltd. 10


$3ppd usa ($5ppd world)







CATALOG NUMBER: ds010


ARTIST: Our Very Own


TITLE: Borealis


FORMAT: CD-R


DESCRIPTION: Essentially a companion disc to Guitarblues, this latest offering Borealis from Our Very Own is a one-track release of shimmering melodic drone. Packaged in DVD case with glossy cardstock. Hand-numbered.


2010


Ltd. 6


$3ppd usa ($5ppd world)







CATALOG NUMBER: cr002


ARTIST: L. Nariz


TITLE: Secondary Alignment


FORMAT: CD-R


DESCRIPTION: Debut mini-album from avant/electronic act L. Nariz is a heady mix of ambient techno, Nintendo pop and rigorous tone atrocities for the excessively cultured. Packaged in jewel case with glossy cardstock. Hand-numbered. For fans of: Ladytron, Mum, 14 Yr Old Girls, Plej.


2010


Ltd. 9


$3ppd usa ($5ppd world)





UPCOMING RELEASES:


(ds014) Our Very Own - Deft Nova CD-R


(ds016) Two Southern Poets - s/t CDEP (spoken word/noise-rock)


(dsxxx) Mee-Krah - Shriek Shriek Shriek CDEP


(dsxxx) Mee-Krah - New Pleasures/Improvisations on a Theme CDEP


(dsxxx) Our Very Own - Southern Electric CD-R


(dsxxx) Ammonite - Seven Stepper CDEP (ambient drone-metal)


(ds011) Bruce the Cougar - Theology In Motion CD-R (spoken word/noise)


(dsxxx) Morpeth - Empty Inside CD-R (harsh noise/drone from Poland)






AND MORE!!!






Sunday, July 18, 2010:


Ambient act Our Very Own is currently recording, mixing and editing the final three tracks for the upcoming sophomore full-length Deft Nova (ds014).


Harsh noise act Mee-Krah has recently finished recording sophomore release Anarchy in the Ukraine (ds009), a pseudo-concept record loosely based on the exploits of Ukrainian partisan-anarchist leader Nestor Mahkno...loosely.


The second release from our sister imprint Challah Records is complete. Secondary Alignment (cr002) from New Orleans, LA avant/electronic act L. Nariz will be released very shortly once covers are designed and printed, certain Mafioso are paid off and the perfect recipe for sheep's lung soup is located.


Our first spoken word release, Theology in Motion (ds011) by Bruce the Cougar of the Cobra DJs is currently in post-production and a team of nihilists is currently in the process of mixing and mastering it in a tiny broom closet in an undisclosed location. Please stay tuned for more information as we receive it.


Midwestern avant/experimental artist Swim Ignorant Fire is currently working on a full-length release due out this summer. This new full-length promises to be the most mature work to date from Swim Ignorant Fire, whose processed, guitar-based music has been featured on numerous labels in the past. Please stay tuned for more information.




Monday, July 19, 2010:


Ambient act Our Very Own is also currently recording and editing Borealis (ds010), a one-track release of shimmering, droning, wall-of-noise guitar. Essentially a companion disc to Guitarblues (ds008), it is subject to a very limited release.




Tuesday, July 20, 2010:


Our Very Own has finished recording and mixing the new CD-Single Borealis (ds010) and it will be available next week! This single will be subject to a very limited release of 6 copies housed in a DVD case.




Tuesday, July 27, 2010:


The new CD-Single Borealis (ds010) by Our Very Own is finally out! Essentially a companion disc to Guitarblues (ds008), Borealis is a one-track release of shimmering guitar drone perfect for late-night headphone listening. Hand-numbered and housed in a transparent DVD case, it is limited to 6 copies.




Friday, July 30, 2010:


Ambient act Our Very Own is diligently working on two upcoming releases, the full-length Deft Nova (ds014) and Our Very Own 2 (ds015), respectively. Deft Nova will be a full length while Our Very Own 2 is slated to be a brief EP.