7Inches Podcast - Episode 14

Superbowl edition - 45 minutes of:

The Slint box set on Touch and Go, Gary Wrong / Wizzard Sleeve split on Batshit Records, Tele Novella on American Laundromat Records, sector zero, CJ Boyd on Joyful Noise, Peter Beste's Houston Rap Book, I hate the kids, Toy guitars melted into singles, Gramaphone lathe cutter toy?

Jason's single of the week - Cat Power "Nude as the News"

Darren picked Dwight Twilley Band - The Shark single on Hozac

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Strapping it on for 2014 we get back into the records and talk about that Mar Lannegan box set on Light in the Attic, you guys should hear this guitarist from the '60s named Jimi Hendrix...really great, Ariel Pink's latest single with Jorge Elbrecht on Mexican Summer, dumb vinyl news, Nashvilles’s Dead - Live at Glen Danzig's house, Death Waltz soundtracks, New Flexi Series from Joyous Noise, 3 new ones from Randy Records, and the 1,2,3,4 go record store kickstarter

My pick this week is the Heaven Help The Child split single from Mickey Newbury and Bill Callahan. Darren's pick is a Big Star tribute single with John Davis.

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Kishi Bashi on Joyful Noise Recordings

Hey, quick note about this insane release by Kishi Bashi on Joyful Noise, I don't know where I've been, but they've put out some impressive box sets and collections I'm just finding out about since I subscribed to that flexi disc series with Rob Crow, Sufjan, Hella, Sea and Cake...MELVINS! Not to mention the Don Cab live album I picked up, which is amazing. What the hell? Then on ebay the other day I see this sebadoh flexi from JN with unreleased tracks??!!! How long has this series been going on? What kind of pathetic 7inches site an I running? If I see that ad for the beyonce doc one more time I'm going to kill myself!

Oh happy day: Kishi Bashi has just announced the release of three elaborate 7" singles via Joyful Noise Recordings! Each of the three releases features a single from Kishi Bashi's acclaimed debut album 151a, as well as an unreleased orchestral cover song on Side B. The Side A singles "Manchester", "Bright Whites", and "It All Began With A Burst" are paired with re-imagined orchestral quartet covers of ELO, Talking Heads, and Beirut.

The vinyl itself features a unique 2-color splatter design, with a different color combination for each 7" record (Purple & Orange Vinyl, Clear & White Vinyl, Blue & Bone White Vinyl, respectively). Additionally, the cover art for each 7" correspond to each other - forming a complete triptych landscape image when all three are placed side by side.

The first 500 copies are sold as a three-part box set, including all three 7"s in a custom-built wooden frame. Each Box Set is individually hand-numbered out of just 500 copies, and is personally signed by Kishi Bashi.

Pre-Order for the Box Set is now available for $45. Purchase includes an instant MP3 Download of all songs, including the orchestral cover songs which are ONLY available with purchase of the vinyl. Individual 7"s are also available for $7 each.

I have never heard of these guys, but I am going to look into them when Joyful Noise loves them this much.

Flexi Series on Joyful Noise Records

I was minding my own business this morning and happened to be looking to see what was out there on ebay from Battles because I kind of wanted to see how that album has aged in the past few years. It felt like some kind of shift...the beginning of something insane and there still isn't anything really like it. So that led me down the Don Cab road and this new live album I've never heard of "Gang Banged with a Headache" on Joyful Noise Records. Leave it to Don cab to have the best possible name for their live record... and that would have been enough...but then their Flexi Disc series caught my eye...ok, that's crazy, I was just thinking about how no one takes advantage of that crazy format much anymore. If it weren't for PIAPTK or Saved by Vinyl, I think they'd be all but extinct altogether. Then you take a look at the artists lined up for this and it's time to head over there and add it to your cart. You can get this awesome wood box to live in, or go loose for $7/month.

Artists:
Birthmark
Here We Go Magic
Hella
Helvetia w/ mbrs of Built To Spill
Melvins
Mike Adams At His Honest Weight
Monotonix
Rob Crow
Son Lux
The Sea And Cake
Sufjan Stevens & Cat Martino
WHY?

My goal this year is to subscribe to as many year long series as possible so I can just sit back and listen. The way I see it, that's twelve less records I have to remember to buy and track down. Some people like to go out and pick up the paper every day, but it's even better when it just shows up at your house.