Updates, News *UPDATED*

Some tapes are still available, specifically the two just announced, so please send us an email for purchase if you're interested. We also have some back stock available at discounted prices.

*Paypal and contact is: noticerecordings [at] gmail [dot] com

A few things which have developed recently and are worth mentioning here :

Travis Bird and Evan Lindorff-Ellery will be touring with Dutch filmmaker Jaap Pieters, playing sound and music to his silent Super-8 films. This is a collaboration which developed after Travis' meeting with him at the Media City Film Festival in Windsor, Ontario. We will be playing some Dense Reduction material, but primarily more improv-based sound works to accompany his films.

In other news, an email-conducted interview by Foxy Digitalis / Digitalis Industries has been posted on their site. A fine example of how we see things, now:

http://www.foxydigitalis.com/foxyd/?p=17044

The Wire magazine has posted two of our tapes on their "Sleeves Received" blog, featuring "gems" received in their "mailbag". A great, simple blog, highlighting some of the fantastic printing and design work on so many records, CDs, and cassette tapes these days. Here: http://thewiremagazine.tumblr.com/post/9921335615/the-wire-magazine-notice-recordings

Thank you

Dense Reduction : "Shadows Of Shipwrecks In Napkins On Shore"

A review for Dense Reduction's tape "Shadows of Shipwrecks in Napkins on Shore" has been posted on the Foxy Digitalis website here. A flattering and oddly both inaccurate and accurate review. Never have DR been considered "ultra-leftfield dance" and "minimal wave". Amusing ! Thank you Jan-Arne Sohns for the kind review.

The financial benefit for us in this review would be Sohns' mention of the current availability of this tape. Indeed, it is. Available. You may purchase this, and other tapes, buy *clicking this button*

Shipping Costs

NTR007 - North America $6.50 USD NTR007 - World $9.50 USD

In other news, Travis Bird has been enjoying his solo tour on the East Coast, and had a recent radio programme with Joe Houpert of Loud & Sad on WPRB, which may be available as streaming audio here, at some point.

Announcements for two new tapes will made next week.
After that, in August, will be Yellow Crystal Star and Josh Burke.

Hopefully everyone is enjoying their summer. It has been oppressively hot in Chicago.

Dense Reduction at Enemy next week

Notice nom de bruit Dense Reduction will be playing at Enemy in Chicago next Saturday, June 4 at 9 PM. We're extremely excited to share the bill with Yellow Crystal Star (Pathway to Celestial Towers - NTR011) and Pregnant Spore, one of the many incarnations of Maryland's Justin Marc Lloyd (Rainbow Bridge Recordings).

Enemy - 1550 N. Milwaukee, third floor. Donation and BYOB.

Notice tapes available in Chicago

For all you local Chicago folk, three Notice titles--Dense Reduction's Shadows of Shipwrecks In Napkins On Shore (NTR007), Red Electric Rainbow Sky Underneath (NTR012), and Godseye's No More Cake Here (NTR014)--are now available at the Milwaukee Ave. location of Reckless Records. Now you can make Notice Recordings part of your next Chicago scavenger hunt.

In other late-notice Notice news, Jon Mueller (NTR013 - Halves) will be playing tonight--Friday, April 30--at Enemy, 1550 N. Milwaukee, third floor. He is supporting his upcoming second full-length on Type. He will share the bill with Corridors, the excellent multi-channel audio immersion project of New Yorker Byron Westbrook.

Happy weekend, and thanks to all the positive response to our A.V. Club interview.

Dense Reduction on 2:00 AM Tapes

Notice Recordings "house band" Dense Reduction now has a tape available on 2:00 AM Tapes. It is entitled " Shifting Interior ", and was recorded in the early Summer of 2010 in Edgewater, Chicago.

The above image displays both the cover and the second, fold-over panel. Photography by Travis Bird and Evan Lindorff-Ellery, from Argentina and South Korea, respectively.

Track listing :
A : Vulnch Pihnt
B : Fine Threads in a River

Purchase those over at 2:00 AM tapes, here.

Show reminder ; Pre-Orders

Frans de Waard over at Vital Weekly, with his superhuman turnaround, has posted reviews for 3 tapes, including two which have not been released yet. If anyone by chance has arrived at this site with the intention of purchasing Organ Of Species - " Random Selection " or Nathan Mclaughlin - " Echolocation #5 ", you may certainly place a pre-order right now. Both of those tapes will be officially announced when we get to it, no later than the end of this week. The Godseye tape, " No More Cake Here " is also still available. Please email us : noticerecordings [at] gmail [dot] com

In Dense Reduction news, please accept a quick reminder that they'll be playing a show at the Impala Gallery in Rogers Park, Chicago. This is part of the Kaleid Series. Winters In Osaka and Crucifagium are also performing. That's the 7th of April, this Thursday at 1768 West Greenleaf Ave, Rogers Park. Way north ! Doors @ 9 ; Bands @ 10.

SHOW : Nathan McLaughlin and Dense Reduction live

Notice Recordings artists Nathan McLaughlin and Dense Reduction will be playing a show in Chicago next Tuesday, the 22nd of March. Nathan's forthcoming Notice Recordings release, "Echolocation #5" will be released on this date, as well. In addition to this release, we will also be releasing the Organ of Species tape, "Random Selection". Organ of Species is a project of Scott Cloud, owner of Cloud Valley / Maggot Valley Recordings.

Information :

Glowsticks

1376 N. Dean St., # 3F

(Near Milwaukee & Wood)

Nathan McLaughlin (MN)

Joe Houpert (MN)

Toby Aronson (VT)

Hubble (NYC)

Tooth Ache (VT)

Jason Soliday

Dense Reduction

DJ sets by Joel Gardner, Ryan Chupick & Daniel Smith

Party @ 8pm / Music @ 8:30

$5 (for the touring artists)

Joe Houpert & Nathan McLaughlin

The Slow Burn Tour 2011

Performances of Prayer & Echolocation

SHOW : Dense Reduction live at Kaleid Series

More on this soon.
Until now, see here.

Tapes are still available. Get in touch so we can clear out and move on. Thanks for the support !

Godseye and Dense Reduction. Two new tapes

As the winter slowly thaws and the local squirrels reappear in increasing numbers, we are proud to offer our first releases of 2011—two new tapes by Godseye and Dense Reduction. We also have some newly available back stock.

#1 : (Notice #14) Godseye : " No More Cake Here " (C40)

Godseye (Eden Hemming Rose, Brad Rose, and Nathan Young) has wowed us with their first two releases focused on spoken-word readings. With No More Cake Here, texts from Natalie Diaz, Edward Kuznetsov, Emma Goldman, and Seth Abramson are read over beautifully crafted synth textures. From the opening words of the title track, the intensity present in the slow, even readings and barely concealed chaos is unmistakable. Beneath wells of feedback and roiling synths, occasional bursts of light emerge on “Prison Diaries 20^th December.” “A Menace To Liberty” delivers a pointedly defiant text from Goldman, and “Gideon Asleep By The River” is contemplative and yearning, almost like a requiem, but perhaps hopeful. This tape mines beauty in the darkness lurking in all corners. Unique and very compelling.

- Artwork by E. Lindorff-Ellery. Foil stamped on heavy stock.

- An edition of 100.
- Pro-dubbed, imprinted cassettes with classic Notice attire.

#2 : (Notice #7) Dense Reduction : " Shadows of Shipwrecks in Napkins on Shore " (C25)

Notice Recordings house band Dense Reduction have explored much new territory recently (mostly yet-to-be released), but they return to their signature sounds on Shadows Of Shipwrecks In Napkins on Shore. The A-side delivers their unique brand of texture and energy, shifting through AM radio, synthesizer squeals, looped bells and Theremin, and no-input mixing. The B-side shows off the extremes of Dense Reduction, building from a quiet, ambiguous synth figure to a wave of noise that simmers, lying in wait until the very last seconds. Recorded almost one year ago, and initially slated for release in 2010, Shadows of Shipwrecks can now be seen as a summation of Dense Reduction’s early-period work.

- Artwork by E. Lindorff-Ellery. Foil stamped on heavy stock.

- An edition of 60.
- Pro-dubbed, imprinted cassettes with classic Notice attire.

Prices are 6.5$ North America / 9.5$ World

Sale : Both for 11$ North America / 16$ World

noticerecordings [at] gmail [dot] com

Samples :

Two months into 2011. Our label has existed for about a year, and we are thoroughly enjoying our existence.

We thank all visitors for their support!

We have also uncovered some copies of previously sold-out titles. Copies of the following tapes are now available—

NTR001 – Dense Reduction, Dense Reduction (only 1)

NTR003 – Dense Reduction, Hobbes Diamond (only 4)

NTR004 – Dense Reduction, Cornerstone Mill (only 4)

NTR008 – Leavitt Ours, Movement (only 2)

NTR010 – The North Sea, Relinquished Sparks (only 3)

NTR011 – Yellow Crystal Star, Pathway To Celestial Towers (only 8)

NTR012 – Red Electric Rainbow, Sky Underneath (only 11)

NTR-R-IOS01 – Illusion of Safety, Repairs (only 2)

If you’re interested in any of these, let us know. They are available at discounted prices.

Been away; back now

We have been spread thin lately, geographically speaking. Evan was snowed in in Chicago. Travis was in Argentina.

But we are emerging and are back on track. We are VERY SOON to release an excellent trio of tapes by in-house duo Dense Reduction (in conjunction with their forthcoming release on 2:00AM Tapes), Organ of Species (the new alias of Scott Cloud), and Godseye. More announcements when the actual releases drop, which, again, will be VERY SOON.

For those who couldn't get enough of 2010, here is a link to some more extensive year-end remarks by Travis on the Foxy Digitalis site, for which he writes and edits. More commentary to be found there as well.

Dense Reduction on Digitalis Industries and on the radio (WHPK)

This tape is sold out at Digitalis. Please get in touch with Experimedia, Eclipse Records, Mimaroglu Music Sales or Discriminate Music to purchase one. We also have some copies that just came in. They are normal price. Get in touch.
Thanks !

Notice Recordings artist Dense Reduction is extremely honoured to have a tape on Digitalis Industries. Recorded specifically for the label and given to Brad while he was on tour in Chicago. Perfect for the summer heat. Integrates well into vegetation.

Information :

Dense Reduction ; "Fictive Agriculture" (C42)
A : Theoretical Township
B : A Prelude to Shade

Pro-dubbed, 2 panel full colour printed insert on metallic paper.

Excerpt from Digitalis promo :
"new organic sonar trails through hazy concrete forests. this is music that requires repeated listens to fully digest all the layers. things start off minimal and almost-melodic before bursting into a blown-out, churning mess. things go back & forth, covered in tape hiss and full of tonal warmth. it's like unsuspectingly tuning into lost radio transmissions from the past half-century, sending out maydays from a distant planet."

More information and samples, see here :
http://www.digitalisindustries.com/ltd153.html

ALSO, Dense Reduction will be on the radio with Dan Burke of Illusion of Safety and Travis Bird & Daniel Burke, as well as Evan Lindorff-Ellery. Any combination of those aforementioned artists is possible.
Dan Burke has cancelled. Joe Shriner will be playing with Dense Reduction, and from this grouping will come forth the new project MINT RUT. Thanks !

The radio station is WHPK and the show is called Pure Hype. It starts at 9:00. http://whpk.org/shows/pure_hype/

Tapes sold out; two new ones; TB & DB tour; Dense Reduction on Digitalis

*All our tapes are sold out, including the Dense Reduction tapes from earlier in the year. *

Hello from Maine, down from North Eastern Canada, en route to Vermont and soon back to Chicago. Other half in California.

HOWEVER, for all of America, please contact Discriminate Music for all 8 tapes.
For folks in Europe, and presumably the rest of the world, wanting the newer tapes and also the Illusion of Safety reissue, "Repairs", they may contact Colour Ride (not for IOS) or Boomkat. Boomkat should have a fair amount of the North Sea tape and a very limited amount of the IOS tape.
Colour Ride currently has Tärr and The North Sea, and Boomkat should post theirs in about a week. Things are available from Discriminate now.

Since releasing the tapes listed below, a small hiatus has ensued, soon ending with two new Notices : #11 and #12. The first is by Red Electric Rainbow, who is deeply entwined within the weaves of preparation for the Neon Marshmallow Festival, taking place at the Viaduct Theatre this August in Chicago. The lineup is exceptional. Be sure to attend. Artwork this time on green paper, printed with white ink.

The second tape is by Yellow Crystal Star, who will also be embarking upon a tour this late July. Music recorded in Bangkok. Featuring photography by Mark integrated into the Notice Recordings design.

In other news, Travis Bird & Dan Burke will be touring for their guitar duo project along the East Coast in September. Exact dates and venues TBA.

Also, Dense Reduction and probably Illusion of Safety (or some combination of DR, DR & IOS, ELE + TB & DB, etc) will be performing on WHPK's show, "Pure Hype". Details are unclear as of now, but the airing should be on the 23rd of July.

And lastly, look out for a DR tape on Digitalis Industries Ltd., dropping sometime in July. It is called "Fictive Agriculture".

That's all for now. A couple photographs from excursions might be posted later, as well as other Notice News.

Hope everyone is enjoying the summer... take in an open landscape; accepting the miniature summer epiphanies.

FOR SALE; Illusion OF Safety "Repairs" Reissue is now available. All other tapes still available.

The classic Illusion Of Safety cassette tape originally issued on Sound Of Pig in 1988 is now available after some delay regarding the printing. Finally, we found an excellent and friendly printer : Kill Hatsumomo right here in Chicago. She did a great job. The cover art is the same as the original, given to us by Dan Burke, except this time it's silkscreen printed. The paper is heavyweight. The whole package looks great ! We have about 30 of these for sale from us, from an Edition of 50. Dan has some as well.





This is the same price as the other tapes : 6$ for North America and 9$ for the World.
Please Paypal the money to noticerecordings[at]gmail[dot]com. Thanks to those who pre-ordered. Please contact for other options of payment.


All the other tapes are currently available as well, pictured below.
If you buy 3 tapes, we will give you one for free. Buy all 6 tapes for 30$ including worldwide shipping. Selling tapes funds more releases, and we have lots to release !


Notices #3 & #4 are pictured above in two different ways. Along with the previous 2 Notices, the Travis Bird & Daniel Burke (Illusion of Safety) tape, "Negentropy", is also listed.
Click on each image for enlarged versions.
The first four cassettes pictured are letterpress printed ink drawings by E. Lindorff-Ellery, 2 panel fold-over inserts on heavy-weight, textured stock. "Repairs" is, as mentioned above, silkscreen printed.

Show Saturday at Hotti Biscotti

Dense Reduction will be playing a show with Illusion of Safety and Travis Bird & Daniel Burke this Saturday, the 20th.

Hotti Biscotti
3545 Fullerton
Chicago

10ish

Hope you can make it.

More later.
Thanks.

Dense Reduction / Jason Soliday & James Edgelake @ Hotti Biscotti

Here is a video for the Dense Reduction and Jason Soliday & James Edgelake performances at Hotti Biscotti on 23 January 2010. There is some digital clicking throughout the videos (mainly Dense Reduction), but it's just from a slightly faulty video camera, and is not part of the performances.

Filmed by Acid Marshmallow --> http://www.acid-marshmallow.com/

Dense Reduction
January 23rd, 2010
at Hotti Biscotti in Chicago

Jason Soliday & James Edgelake
January 23rd, 2010
at Hotti Biscotti in Chicago

Briefly ; more later

Just a quick post for the moment.

The Travis Bird & Daniel Burke tape, "Negentropy" is now for sale.
Notices 3 & 4 : Dense Reduction tapes, "Hobbes Diamond" and "Cornerstone Mill" are now for sale.

The Illusion of Safety reissue, "Repairs", has been duplicated and is back from the plant, but the inserts still need to be printed.

Those of you who have made pre-orders, we thank you ! The tapes will go out as soon as possible.

**Pre-orders help fund new releases. All money received goes towards new releases**

All tapes are 6$ and orders and pre-orders are accepted. Everything is available.

Forthcoming tapes by Yellow Crystal Star, Red Electric Rainbow and Jon Mueller are in discussion.

Upcoming is a series of C90 tapes by E. Lindorff-Ellery utilising layers of rediscovered unmastered 4-Track tapes of bell and metallic loops, diffused field recordings, AM radio, empty sounds of amplified portable audio players, blank tapes, and internal feedback, all recorded live to stereo 2-Track, creating a subjective (non)narrative of textual successions.

Pictures of tapes, samples of audio and descriptions of content are all coming soon.

The craziness of the blog may end soon, being replaced by an actual website.

Please be in touch.

Thank you.

Dense Reduction on the radio

Industrial-pastoral sound art only occasionally, on a frosty day like today, gets radio exposure. Dense Reduction, featuring musicians associated with Notice Recordings, will be featured in a live performance today on WZRD Chicago's "Live from WZRD" podcast. Fellow performers include Illusion of Safety and Travis Bird & Daniel Burke. Listen here.

Tapes available

Notice #1 and #2 are now available for purchase.

We are asking 6$ for each tape.

This price includes shipping costs in North America.
We are also accepting other offers of more or less.

Paypal to thecoloroflight [at] hotmail [dot] com for payment, and it'll ship within a day.

Notice #3 and #4 are currently in production and should be ready in a couple weeks.

On another note, we have a show with :

Illusion of Safety

http://www.myspace.com/illusionsofsafety

Jason Soliday

http://cranksatori.net/js/

This show is at a small bar/venue called :

"Hotti Biscotti"

3545 Fullerton Ave.

January 23

Starts @ 10:30

A flyer was kindly made by Dan Burke for the show.

Hope to see you there !