Smoke Detail
(Chocolate Monk - choc.622) CDR $8.00
Description sequence. Location: Mexican restaurant. Coordinates: 100 miles north of primary residence. Food status: suboptimal. Journey status: optimal. Each travel event: transforms into raw data processing. Route: winding, lesser-known roads. reality distortion detected. Key object: mucho burrito. Symbolic significance: minimal. Twilight detection: active. driving duration: hours. Burrito quality: average. Ritual status: enhances journey experience. Event log: night drive. Data received: initial tracks from Cody. Output: smoke detail. Krautrock framework: raw, minimalist. Album synthesis: rapid, seamless. Recommended use: reflective open-road journeys. Reality-dream boundary: blurred. Edition: 60
Whether on the Ones
(Chocolate Monk - choc.584) CDR $8.00
Frantic yet focused sound collage work by two of The Stinking Republic's finest noise manglers. Many layers, peel to reveal. “In the winter of 2021 I started squatting at my friend’s art studio in Longview, Washington,” explain Brant. “Along the way I started an audio diary of the experiences I had in and around the thrift store. Quickly I became well acquainted with all the local miscreants and these characters also became part of the mix.” Kruger continues, “The collected source recordings for this project themselves ended up resembling a thrift shop: seemingly haphazard but treasure-filled for the patient digger. Collaging them resulted in 40 minutes of junk-drawer memory-shard channel-surfing.” Edition of 60