Lost Sound Tapes

I do mean it when I say "temporarily". We're out of Your Heart Breaks tapes right now, but we'll be making more soon. The plan is to get them out soon after my band, Blanket Truth, and YHB get back from our respective August tours. They should be available again come mid September. If you'd like to know exactly when they are available again, please sign up for our mailing list on the right side of this page. If it's confusing to you, please just email lostsoundtapesATgmailDOTcom and we'll add you on.
(Photo on the right by Joseph Peter!)

Blanket Truth will have a full length album on tour in August, keep an eye out for that! It's called "INDOOR CAMPING" and will be available on both CD and cassette. The CD is a full band effort, recorded on a digital 8-track by Tory Fiterre of Cartoon Monster. Mastered by Stereophonic, replicated by Icon, full color artwork by Stacey Hamilton. Released by Now Hereness Records, 500 copies. It's the real deal! The cassette version is a solo boombox recording with different black and white artwork by Stacey Hamilton, released by Lost Sound Tapes, 100 copies. Both should be available on the Blanket Truth east coast tour starting Aug 17th!

Also tapes by James Rabbit and Super Famicom are coming soon soon soon soon soon. LOOK OUT. Seriously, SOON.

HERE ARE TOUR DATES:
Your Heart Breaks w/ Madeline Adams & Karl Blau
Aug 11th - Doe Bay Resort, Orcas Island
Aug 12th - Adrift Cafe - Anacortes Washington
Aug 14th - WHAAM - The Old Foundry - Bellingham, WA w/Connecticut Four
Aug 15th - VERA Project - Seattle, WA - w/ Mount Eerie
Aug 16th - Brown Lantern - (21+) - Anacortes, WA
Aug 17th - Helsing Junction (Karl Plays Only)
Aug 18th - Sirens - Port Townsend, WA
Aug 19th - Dekum Manor - (422 NE Dekum) - Portland, OR
Aug 20th - Artistery - Portland, OR
Aug 21st - Towne Lounge - (21+) - Portland, OR
Aug 22nd - Carousal Festival at New Crompton - Seattle, WA
Aug 23rd - ABC House - Olympia, WA

Blanket Truth (some dates w/ International Grapevine)
Aug 11th - Seattle, WA - w/ James Rabbit, Da Bears
Aug 17th - Athens, GA - w/ Captain Number 1
Aug 18th - Columbia, SC - w/ Plundershop
Aug 19th - Campfire Show @ 4 Dundee St - Asheville, NC - w/ International Grapevine
Aug 20th - Greensboro, NC - w/ International Grapevine
Aug 21st - Abbott House - Danville, VA - w/ International Grapevine, Lightning Paw
Aug 22nd - Night Light - Chapel Hill, NC - w/ International Grapevine
Aug 23rd - Tea Bazaar - Charlottesville, NC - w/ International Grapevine, Nevin Kight
Aug 24th - Richmond, VA - w/ International Grapevine, Nevin Kight, My Friend Kyle
Aug 25th - Washington, DC - w/ My Friend Kyle
Aug 26th - Philadelphia, PA
Aug 27th - New York City, NY
Aug 28th - Shows in New England, got any suggestions?

Time to check out Faux Jerome (pronounced FOX Jerome)! It is Tomm Johnson aka Tricera aka Track Mastra's new project with Tai Faux. We have for you an eclectic hip hop beat tape for your aural pleasure. Mostly instrumentals with a couple vocal tracks mixed in. Fugazi drum samples, Nirvana samples, etc. SWEET. This is the inaugural tape from Faux Jerome packaged in part of a part of a red/black flannel shirt. Lumber jack be damned. Is red/black flannel still popular? Let's find out together!

First pressing limited to 100 copies, light blue, solid color tapes, hand stamped labels, full color inserts, in stenciled pouches that are stapled together. WHOA. Tapes are $3 + shipping, if you'd like to order a whole t-shirts worth (24 tapes), email for a special rate of $35 on the bunch! Click here for ordering information!

Yep, it's true. The Watercolor Paintings/Clitorectomy and the Mutilators tape (LST-09) is now in the Lost Sound Tapes store section. Originally available only on the WCP/Mutes spring Californian tour, but now it's up for grabs to the general public. 100 copies total, less than 50 left. Hop on it if you'd like a copy! Bright yellow card stock covers with a hand drawn cover designed by Rebecca Riley. Black and white printed labels on white tapes, held inside clear polycases. Take a look to your right for a very accurate portrayal of what these two songwriters are like on a daily basis. How can you not be interested? Right?

LOTS more tapes coming out in the near future!
Here's what we have planned for the second half of the year:
Faux Jerome "Faux Jerome" tape - Tomm Johnson aka Tricera aka Track Mastra's new musical project. An eclectic hip hop beat tape from this fresh project.
Cave Babies "Green Album" tape - Hoshwa from Watercolor Paintings solo music. Ukulele, chord organ, trumpet, and percussion. Awesome.
Super Famicom "The Wandering Floret" tape - PJ Famicom is releasing 8 albums, Wandering Floret Pt. 1-8, on 8/8/08. We're proud to be one of the labels releasing this. LOOK OUT!
Blanket Truth "Indoor Camping" tape - Full length album, completely different recordings from the CD version that is being released on Now Hereness Records. Solo, boombox recordings.
James Rabbit tape - A double album re-release on tape of two out of print CDs from these fun-loving, quirky, indie poppers. A special little something else from them at the end of the year.

Other stuff too, but it's secretive for now! More on that when things are confirmed. Yesssss!

Hurray for new LST releases! We've finally turned double digits. LST-11 and LST-10 are available now: iji "Soup / Salad" tape and Your Heart Breaks "Love is a Long Dark Road" tape. Not to mention we also made a second run of the first iji tape we released titled "Sorry Seashells".

iji "Soup / Salad" is a double album with some of the best songs to date! Catchy, fun indie pop, now with extra female vocals. Spaced out extra long songs on the B-side accompanied with two stories about melons. Side A is a bit more of the cute, hooky, sing alongs that you've come to know and love. Soup and salad colored labels.

In case you missed it the first time around, there are now 100 more copies of the iji "Sorry Seashells" tape available. Side A is the album "Sorry About the Lo-Fi" which contains the instant classic "Gangster Grillz". Side B is the best of Zach's old band Seashells. You can't lose! Second pressing has white tapes with printed labels.

Your Heart Breaks "Love is a Long Dark Road"
is now ready for purchase, as well! After an epic recording session at Dub Narcotic in Olympia, we have a 10 song album to present to you in the beloved cassette format. Bright orange tapes! Printed, die-cut labels! Fantastic songs! Cameos by Karl Blau, Steve Moore, Kimya Dawson, LAKE, Led To Sea and at least a dozen others. Compared to the previous YHB outings, the pop songs are sugarier and the slow songs are sadder than ever. Break your heart and rebuild it in 30 minutes flat.

For those waiting on the Watercolor Paintings/Clitorectomy and the Mutilators "With Love" tapes, have no fear, they have not been forgotten about. There have been some issues with the cover, but that should be remedied by next week and it'll be ready to go.

Up next after the WCP/CatM tapes is an album by Faux Jerome. FJ is Tomm Johnson aka Tricera's new project. A bangin' hip hop beat tape packaged in red and black flannel slipcases. Real slippery. Is red/black flannel still "in"?

As usual, tapes are $3 plus shipping ($2 for one item OR $3 for as many as you want). If you are outside of the United States, please email us before ordering! lostsoundtapes@gmail.com THANKS.

So, I just sold the last copy that I have available of the Seasonal Splits boxset. I'm so sorry if you want one now and do not want to wait for us to make a second pressing. When they are back again there will be 200 more copies instead of the original 100 that we made (by hand, and with love & affection, might I add). There will be a different color ink on the CDR and there will be a different pattern for the spine. Ya know, in case people want to be nerdy and differentiate pressings (nothing wrong with that). MORE will be available in the next month or so. Please sign up for the mailing list and you will be the first to know when you can order them again. Even though it is still up in the store momentarily, please do not order it! I'm taking it down as soon as I have a minute (right now I just got back from playing a show with The Besties from NY and I'm beat). If you do somehow find a way to order it, I will not have more copies any sooner (your tenacity will be duly noted though).

In the mean time, check out some of the other fine items we have in the store section of the site. Seven inches, cds, and more cassettes can be found there.

Real soon, look for new releases by Watercolor Paintings, Clitorectomy and the Mutilators, iji, and Tricera. WORD.

WATERCOLOR PAINTINGS/CLITORECTOMY & THE MUTILATORS TOUR AND SPLIT TAPE ---
Hey y'all! We're back again with a new release. It's a live tour cassette between friends/housemates/tourmates Watercolor Paintings and Clitorectomy & The Mutilators. No, the Mutes aren't a grindcore band, they're a political, old timey, female-fronted, country-ish band! Even better than you are expecting, really! You might recognize Watercolor Paintings from the compilation, Ukulele & So Can I, or you might recognize them from playing shows in Santa Barbara (or other parts of the country). Endearing songs for fans of Kimya Dawson, Mirah, etc. All the songs were recorded live and they're fantastic! Watercolor Paintings even has a new drummer! (don't worry, no Hoshwa's were harmed in the switchover). I was skeptical about releasing a live tape but it works out.

Catch the WCP/CATM tour, they'll have the new cassette for sale!
Mar 21 Santa Cruz, CA @ Resource Center for Non-Violent Action
Mar 23 Oakland, CA @ Rock! Paper! Scissors! Collective
Mar 24 San Francisco, CA @ Anarchist Bookfair After Party House Show
Mar 25 Napa, CA @ Slack Ranch
Mar 27 Sacramento, CA @ N Street House
Mar 28 Sacramento, CA @ Cool Cat Gallery
Mar 29 Patterson, CA @ Panduhs Studios
Mar 30 Fresno, CA @ Cafe Fresno
Apr 01 Ventura, CA @ Buffalo Records (Afternoon show, 3PM)
Apr 03 Los Angeles, CA @ Found Gallery [Silverlake]
Apr 04 Los Angeles, CA @ a house show with Griznar Collective
Apr 05 San Diego, CA @ Che Cafe
Apr 06 Santa Barbara, CA @ Arden Garden

We will be putting up copies for sale as soon as the covers are mailed to me. I'm unsure if it will be before or after the tour, but it will be in the near future.

LOST SOUND TAPES AVAILABILITY UPDATES ---
We're down to the last copies of the Seasonal Splits boxset! If you want a copy from the first pressing and/or don't want to wait for us to make a new batch, I'd suggest ordering soon. There are about 5 copies left from the original 100 and it was just released at the end of last/beginning of this year. When we make a second run they will have a different pattern on the spine and different colored ink on the CDR, to distinguish from the first batch.

I have supplies to make a second run of the iji "Sorry Seashells" tape, which should be available again in a couple weeks (or less). This time white tapes and printed labels, instead of clear purple tapes and handwritten labels. It has "Sorry About the Lo-Fi" on Side A and the best of Zach's old band Seashells on the other side. The tape spans 60 minutes, which means you're paying $1 for every 20 minutes and that's a pretty good deal if you ask me.

Don't forget to check out the Blanket Truth/Matthew Czerwinski split, Bear Hugs, and Red Pony Clock tapes while you're here!

NEW "FRIENDS' ITEMS" FOR SALE ---
We have stocked (and restocked) some new music for you since our last news update! Cassettes, CDs, 7"s, oh my! Everything in this section is $5 or less. "If it's not cheap it's not...", yooouuuu knowwww...

-A.M. "1998" tape (Papermade Records, comes with a digital download coupon, cool!)
-Blanket Truth/Matthew Czerwinski "split" CDR (We Made These Records, back in stock)
-iji "The Surf Plays it's Endless Rhythmic Game" 7" (Casey's House Records, green vinyl)
-Matthew Czerwinski/fire island, AK "split" tape (Blank Tapes 'n' Records, back in stock, if it's not up in the store yet, please send an email to lostsoundtapes@gmail.com)
-Quiet Bears "Sanitary Cassingles Series" tape (Sanitary Records, lots of different handmade covers)
-The Up Set "Making A Connection With The Ground EP" CDR (Workaholics on Holiday!, comes with a button)
-Various Artists "Home Breaker" tape (Sanitary Records, 6 band Skeeter Davis tribute)
-Various Artists "I'm Doing OK Today" tape (Sanitary Records, 22 great bands!)
-Wolf Tracks "Sanitary Cassingles Series" tape (Sanitary Records, comes in a cloth bag)

More new stuff (releases, friends' items, etc.) soon!!! Thanks for reading this, hi-fives!

The Seasonal Splits boxset is now available to be consumed by the masses. 4 cassettes, one representing each season, contain music by 8 different solo musicians singing songs about their respective seasons, spanning 33 tracks, running just under 60 minutes. Bands/musicians herein: Blanket Truth / Milly Geronimo (Winter), Shelby Sifers / Rian James (Spring), Super Famicom / Watercolor Paintings (Summer), and iji / Jellybean! (Autumn). The multicolored tapes come housed in a white cassette album with full color artwork, handwritten cassette "labels", and plenty of trading card-style inserts. ALSO comes with a CDR of the music for convenience and the analogically challenged.

Also now available is the Blanket Truth/Matthew Czwerwinski split cassette. You might recognize Matthew from his work in the band A Drum And An Open Window, who have released a couple CDs on Oh! Map Records. These are much more upbeat songs that his usual solo material, it resembles Drum and Window a little more these days. MC lays down 4 tracks for ya. BT is back again with 3 new pop songs including a song that has been foretold to one day make him famous(?!). There's also a slightly too long sound clip from The Office. It comes in a handmade, stamped, cut, and pasted cover on white C-22 tapes with stamped, blue, parchment labels. All the covers are unique, the images on the front came from a Japanese graphic novel I found at a coffee shop.

Lots more to come during 2000 and GREAT! Including tapes by Patience Please, The Hat Company, Craig Salt Peters, Anthony Junior, and plenty of others. Stay tuned! If you'd like to subscribe to the news feed, you can now do so right above here or just sign up for regular newsletter at the right side of the page. Oh the options!

Hurray! TWO new releases on Lost Sound Tapes. Not one, but two! 3 on the way and a release show in late December!

Bear Hugs "Acoustic Demos" tape. It's been in the making for over a year. They write songs about animals from an animal perspective. Full color cover, typewritten labels, carefully assembled. This band features (featured) members of North Lincoln and Andy Dick Tracy Morgan Freeman. These songs are catchy as anything, pick it up in the store. Follow the link for an mp3.

Red Pony Clock "Live in Thousand Oaks" tape. Recorded at the beginning of the year, it is now making its formal debut into the world. Sure, you could download the set and the sets of all the other bands from that night here, then burn it to a cd, then record it onto a cassette tape. OR you could buy it from me and I'll do the work for you, AND you'll get some handmade packaging to put it in. Grab a copy from the store. Follow the link for an mp3.

The website is still being updated, it's a slow process at the moment. So much life happening, ya know? Also, I have 3 more releases planned by the end of the year!
- Blanket Truth/Matthew Czerwinski split tape
- iji "Soup or Salad" tape
- Various Artists "Seasonal Splits" series boxset
(feat. Watercolor Paintings, Super Famicom, iji, Jellybean, Shelby Sifers, Rian James, Milly Geronimo, and Blanket Truth)


I will be having a Winter Solstice party/Seasonal Splits boxset release show next month!

LOST SOUND TAPES PRESENTS:
A Winter Solstice Holiday Party &
Seasonal Splits series Boxset release show

featuring artists from the series -
Blanket Truth: Winter
Watercolor Paintings: Summer
Shelby Sifers (Portland, OR): Spring
& more

starts at 6pm SHARP / 12.22.07
@ Brooks Institute of Photography (in Ventura, CA)

Everyone is welcome, families are encouraged, diversity embraced, & bring your favorite holiday dish.

If you bring a dish of food, you will receive a free copy of the boxset!

Soon there will be a flyer and a map, and other utilities perhaps. I hope to see you there!


In less exciting news, I will now be charging shipping for orders. I realized I was losing a lot of money on that, especially considering most people order more than one thing at a time. Shipping will be a flat rate of $2 for as many items as you would like, within the United States. International friends, please get in touch if you would like to make a purchase. Thanks! and Happy Thanksgiving.

The website is coming along nicely. I set up apache, php, mysql, and phpmyadmin locally so I can work on the website directly on my home computer and not have to mess up this site to do it. Cool! Took longer than expected to get those all installed properly but it's working.

In other news, I just ordered cassettes the other day for the Red Pony Clock "Live + Acoustic in T.O." tape and Bear Hugs "Acoustic Demos" tape. YES! The Bear Hugs tape is finally going to see the light of day. Great songs about animals from an animal perspective. The Red Pony Clock is a live set from a show they played in my hometown of Thousand Oaks, CA, last January. Not usually an acoustic band, RPC adapted to be able to rock a some kids in a park. There will be 100 copies of each tape and then possibly more in the further future.

For those of you who are still looking for a copy of "Ukulele & So Can I" there are a few copies available from Now Hereness Records and the band fire island, AK.