New Batch: ((Cave)) Recordings
4.23.15 by Mike Haley

Cassette slingers ((Cave)) Recordings don’t go the bombardment route. Slowly and surely they dish out the goods, and when they do, it’s quality shit. Looks like that is once again the case for this damn fine Canadian label run by Robert Thurtle and Ben Seevers of The Ether Staircase with their first goodies of 2015. Three tapes, each pro dubbed in editions of 50 copies with ((classic)) ((Cave)) ((collage)) artwork, are now available for your listening enjoyment.

((Cave 31)) is a C46 by Winter Of The World, the duo of Ross Baker & Joaquin Rontxelius. “Coutie Tree” goes on a late-night nature walk, swirling mellow and organic elements. Field recordings, acoustic guitar, spoken word, and atmospheric crispness coalesce to get you mentally out in the elements. Bring an umbrella, some granola, plenty of water, and enough of the devil’s tobacco to get nice and cozy. WotW will handle the rest.

Sunny Dunes, a project I first heard through a dope 2013 tape on La Cohu who has been pumping out awesomeness ever since, brings 36 minutes of gliding synthesizer drills on over to the ((Cave)) crew. The samples from “Emmastaete” just hint at what is surely an animated brain buzzer, with bouncy arpeggios and seeping background interference.

A surreal lot of loops, breezy ambiance, and slow motion, reverb-submerged guitar wavering come together on the self titled C40 from Mahjoop. If you can’t feel the drift, then your head isn’t screwed on right. Get that checked out. All settings are tuned to “max relaxed” mode on this bottomless listen. Give in.

You can purchase the new ((Cave)) tapes from their store for an unreasonably cheap $5.00 (plus almost no postage). There is also a three tape deal for a cool $12, so get on that if you’re a smart shopper. I know you are.