FOSSILS “The Cardigan Hour” CDR
KSE #286 / MJC #440
a collaboration with Middle James Co. and Kendra Steiner Editions
edition of 48 copies
Fossils were T. J. Borden, Daniel Farr, Rob Michalchuk, and David Payne.
Recorded live in Brantford and Hamilton, Ontario, and Buffalo, NY, in 2014
Bill Shute of KSE had this to say...
This latest installment from the ever-evolving FOSSILS crew could be described as “chamber Fossils,
” if such a thing is possible. If you can imagine FACE TO FACE-era
Spontaneous Music Ensemble with washes of electronics woven into the
fabric, you might have some idea of how this sounds….then again, it’s
really nothing like that! It’s largely acoustic, with instruments being
played in coloristic, non-traditional ways and with subtle electronics
(and found speech—an absurd yet sad phone message). The FOSSILS emphasis
on texture is primary once again, but in a way that’s fresh and
unexpected….and that’s pretty much true of ANY Fossils performance or
album…which is why they are ESSENTIAL to the scene.
Back during my teenage years, The Clash used
to be billed by their label as “the only band that matters” (let’s not
forget that this is the same label that once ran the infamous “The Man
Can’t Bust Our Music” ad campaign in the late 60’s). I can’t imagine Joe
Strummer approving that line, except perhaps ironically, but if there
ever WAS a unit deserving of the title, I’d say it’s FOSSILS, who may
make a lot of noise but let the work quietly speak for itself in the
marketplace (no hype, no hipster posing, no airbrushed pics in The
Wire). And if there is a DIY lo-fi independent label I admire and that
is an influence on KSE, it’s Fossils’ imprint Middle James Co. They are
experimental without being pretentious, their music can be both witty
and jarring (simultaneously), and even after dozens and dozens of
releases, I can truthfully say that I have NO IDEA what their next
release will be like. With so many “art edition” labels out there, and
with “underground” distributors and zines seemingly forgetting the
DIY/punk/Warhol-esque basis of all we do and favoring a cojones-free
artschool approach to packaging and presentation, FOSSILS and Middle
James are out there keeping it honest and keeping it low budget and
REAL. KSE is proud to be partnering with Fossils and MJC on another
release. Get it quick….only 24 copies available from us…and 24 from
MJC….
check vid from the recording sessions here
check vid from the recording sessions here
available now for $10 ppd worldwide!
paypal = cardinalrecords@hotmail.com
also related
flashback to 2006 with Fossils "Grave Condition Vol 3" now in digital format
thanks for your support!
