12.02.2011
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10.29.2011
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09.05.2011
Happy fall! Mike Weis's Loop Current / Raft LP will be available on Tuesday, September 20th on vinyl, limited to only 250 copies. We're now taking pre-orders here.
Mike Weis is the percussionist and drummer for the highly respected Chicago outfit Zelienople, and has collaborated with such esteemed underground luminaries as Scott Tuma, The North Sea, Xela (John Twells), and Jasper TX. The compositions on Loop Current / Raft breathe a singular vision of percussion as centerpiece to a multi-layered
aural canvas. Mikes drums are shrouded in billowy clouds of ambient sound and muted synthetic drones. Tribal rhythms glean in and out of focus as sheets of bells, claves, bowed cymbals, and rattles dance over a hazy backdrop of manipulated field recordings, short wave radio samples, and found sounds.
This release is Mike's first solo recording, and Barge is pleased to make it available in the vinyl format. Loop Current / Raft comes packaged in hand-crafted jackets, stamped, and individually numbered. For more details check out the press release.
If you miss your chance to order this item direct from our site, you can always patronize the good folks at Forced Exposure, Boomkat, and the finer physical retailers in your area. Digital version available through Other Music, iTunes, etc.
Lastly, in celebration of Loop Current / Raft, Mike is playing a show in Chicago on September 12th at Hungry Brain, hosted by the folks at Dream Bait Recordings. Details here.
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04.19.2011
Happy spring! It was a quiet winter for Barge, but we're happy to announce a new release for the late spring / early summer of 2011. Chicago-based Zelienople drummer Mike Weis will be releasing his solo project entitled Loop Current / Raft. Primarily a percussion record with elements of field recording and electronics, Loop Current / Raft is a cavernous, dark exploration of Mike's primary instrument. It will be available on limited vinyl as well as digitally. To get your copy, sign up for our newsletter and be one of the first to know about the pre-order!
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11.16.2010
The Fun Years God Was Like, No is now available on CD here. Retailers, you can now get this release through Forced Exposure. Digital versions are also available via iTunes, eMusic, etc. Thanks for all who made it out to the listening party -- great times had by all!
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11.13.2010
The Fun Years God Was Like, No listening party tomorrow night (Sunday Nov. 14th) at River Gods in Cambridge MA. If you are in the greater Boston area come down and join us while we take a listen to the TFY's new album (which will be in stores Tuesday Nov. 16th!). It all kicks off at around 9pm. Ian will be playing "like
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