Live in Lowell, by Swelter

Live in Lowell

by Swelter

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from the label: "Swelter indeed. A hot slab of collaborative psychic summer energy burn from two of the finest experimentalists in North America – Howard Stelzer and David Payne (Fossils). Two-man howl of shredded tapes and analog junk recorded live in August 2014 in Lowell, MA, the music on this disc is all about texture, sizzle and feel. It would be folly (and beside the point) to pick out individual contributions, as both voices blend superbly into a single slab of sound. When the music is this good, it’s far better to sit back, let the sound wash over you and experience the ultimate sonic catharsis. A dense and even psychedelic mind scrubbing that offers multiple epiphanies and aesthetic rewards. New details emerge with each listen, but it’s the overall immersive effect that will pull you back in time and time again. Like entering a new world where time and space have collapsed and all that remains is the beautiful abyss."

Published by Tape Drift Records (US) as a CDR in a limited edition of 50 copies.
PHYSICAL COPIES ARE AVAILABLE HERE, WHILE THEY LAST! ---> sites.google.com/site/hardiman04/catalog

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released July 1, 2015

Swelter is Howard Stelzer & David Payne.
Recorded at Gallery 119, Lowell MA. August 2014.
Paintings by David Payne.
Thank you: Walter Wright, TJ Borden, Nate Brennan, Michael Barrett.

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Howard Stelzer Massachusetts

Stelzer's music is assembled out of cassette tapes, tape machines, and a stubborn refusal to admit defeat. He & his family live on a small farm in rural MA. At night, he hunches over piles of plastic, wires & little boxes and makes this stuff. No one knows why.

"I want to make beautiful things, even if nobody cares." - Saul Bass ... more

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