3 newest factotum tapes. finally getting caught back up after a long hard year of dealing with cancer with my father. since he beat the big c, life has been a whirlwind of fests and tours and short runs of tapes for these various fests and tours, im just now getting a lot of this stuff "officially" released. at some point, i"ll have to post the stuff that slipped thru the crack and went oop before it was ever really released. so far this year has shown no signs of slowing down either. toured to and played sux by sux west, getting ready to tour to and play end tymes festival, a little bit of time to recover and catch up on things, then tour to and play summer scum again this year. so im trying to stay on top of the catch up process and moving forward with the newest releases. hope all is well with all of you. and thanks for all of your support. couldn't do this without you.
fact072 developer c40
4th developer full length on factotum. stretching out the time a bit more on this one. field recordings, percussion, electronics, found sounds, and the like are still collaged and further cut up. but sounds and events seem to settle in for longer stretches. sounds a bit more composed and less on the fly free improv tape collage. these were originally made for summer scum fest in buffalo and for milwaukee noise fest... the cover is slightly different than the fest edition.
fact068 muck - "untitled" c40
dayton ohio trio of justin lakes (pusdrainer, breached hull, etc.), matthew reis (developer, teeth collection, etc) and britney blackwood (chanteplure, coffin mouth). grim vibes from the creep merchants that are muck. tape loops, and metal scrap and clang over a bed of low end electronics and synth. much harsher than the double tape. a small number of these were available for muck's fall tour in 2012. the double tape + zine, cdr, and original 10 or so copies of this were all sold out on tour or shortly there after. all may be re-issued on other labels eventually. this c40 gets a second run from factotum. be on the look out for us at summer scum this year, and a short tour with fervour noir right after. releases coming soon on depravity, new forces, foxhole atheism and the always amazing live bait.
fact064 ohio unsemble - "untitled" c40 "it's really great, nothing happens" - overheard description of an unsemble performance. an entirely acoustic (aside from the build in speakers of zeh's shoebox tape decks) group of ohio sound artist working on group free improv that focuses on quiet. cincinnati's jon lorenz and john rich (sax and clarinet) of wasteland jazz unit and public housing, columbus' ryan jewell (snare, percussion), bowling green's jason zeh (tape manipulation), and dayton's matthew reis (banjo, percussion) of developer & teeth collection. two side long live sets, one with the whole group, one a trio of lorenz, jewell, and reis. ordering: tapes are $5 each, double tapes are $10...
shipping: usa $3.00 first item, $0.30 each additional item, double tapes counts as two. overseas seas, please email for shipping quote.
questions, comments, and paypal all to factotumtapes@hotmail.com still available: (anything inYELLOWhas less than 10 copies) water torture - the developer remixes c10 steve french / contrarian c10 developer / sorcerer torturer c20 alexander adams c40 explosive improvised device c30 aperiodic (pro dubbed) c30 the ames room (pro dubbed) c60 developer / phoned nil trio c20 developer /pusdrainer c20 developer / being c20 developer / mass comm c20 hostage pageant c20 skin graft & collapsed arc c20 footbinder c20 jack callahan / matthew reis c30
non factotum available: developer / crown of bone split developer - "PT:188" phage double tape developer / authority split on oktomedia developer - "ecr57" existential cloth tape matthew reis - "cc038" community collage tape bryan lewis saunders' stream of unconscious vol 10 (language of light / matthew reis) tape
next up...some sooner some later: contrarian c10 hyrrokkin c30 patio slang c60 developer / orgasmic response unit c20 developer / scant c20 developer / jason zeh c20 developer / filth c20roadside picnic c40 obsessive thought patterns re-issue c60 developer c10 and both hush, quiet music series vol 1-6 (yes this is actually going to come out) and 1913, dayton comp series
for out of print factotum releases, factotum related artist, other projects by factotum artist, and even out of print developer, teeth collection, and other projects released on other labels.
Thursday, April 25, 2013
just in time for shut up fest III....
fact082 steve french / contrarian - "split" c10 (1913vol.17)
steve french is trailer park boys inspired drums and bass power violence from dayton. these ball hockey lovin' fucks are also the former rhythm section of dayton grinders chronic demise. the flip side is blown out noisecore worst from contrarian. these two inept fucks individually are developer and sorcerer torturer.
fact067 water torture - "the developer remixes" c10
buffalo power violence duo water torture semi recently released a split 7" with australian noisy grind duo thedowngoing for a north american tour. water torture gave the un mixed un cut raw studio tracks from their side to developer to "remix". the result sounds more like fast paced 90's japanease harsh noise.
fact066 developer / sorcerer torturer - "split" c20 (1913vol.11)
sorcerer torture is dayton's one man noise core army. garbled vocals, blasts for the sake of blasts, horrible noises, attempts at playing instruments. flip side is dayton's developer usual mute button antics. no sound is innocent.
ordering: tapes are $5 each, double tapes are $10...
shipping: usa $3.00 first item, $0.30 each additional item, double tapes counts as two. overseas seas, please email for shipping quote.
questions, comments, and paypal all to factotumtapes@hotmail.com
still available:
alexander adams c40 ONLY 5 LEFT
explosive improvised device c30
aperiodic (pro dubbed) c30
the ames room (pro dubbed) c60
developer / phoned nil trio c20 ONLY 5 LEFT
developer /pusdrainer c20 ONLY 7 LEFT
developer / being c20
developer / mass comm c20
hostage pageant c20
skin graft & collapsed arc c20
footbinder c20
jack callahan / matthew reis c30 ONLY 2 LEFT
non factotum available:
developer / crown of bone split ONLY 4 LEFT
developer - "PT:188" phage double tape ONLY 2 LEFT
developer / authority split on oktomedia
developer - "ecr57" existential cloth tape
matthew reis - "cc038" community collage tape
bryan lewis saunders' stream of unconscious vol 10 (language of light / matthew reis) tape
next up... some sooner some later:
ohio unsemble c40
developer c40
developer / sorcerer torturer c20
contrarian c10
muck c40
hyrrokkin c30
patio slang c60
developer / orgasmic response unit c20
developer / scant c20
developer / jason zeh c20
developer / filth c20
roadside picnic c40
obsessive thought patterns re-issue c60
developer c10
and both
hush, quiet music series vol 1-6 (yes this is actually going to come out)
and
1913, dayton comp series
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
been a minute, huh? yeah as usual, what was meant to be several batches of releases throughout the summer and into fall, is ending up as two larger batches in the spring and the 2nd will follow by summer. with more to (hopefully quickly) follow.
all of these tapes have been in various stages of completion for quite some time... all artists have had their copies for awhile, and some of them were available at various fests and on tours. the artists have been on since summer of last year, some from this batch and the next. i'm actually fairly low on copies of a few of these, and there were a few things that went out of print before they got posted. they will eventually be posted just to give them their proper place the annals of factotum history, er whatever... so here is the first half....
fact078 developer / mass comm - "split" c20 (1913vol.15)
another dayton
split. j.e.barajas' (foresight, authority, okto media) new project mass
comm takes up where foresight left off. using
only guitar as source for this recording, jeb makes it impossible to tell. a heavy dose of electronics and audio collage, transforming the original into a fast racket. on the other side, another dose of improv tape collage from developer. electronics, found sounds, field recordings and lots and lots of percussion are all on the chopping block. no sound is innocent with either of these artists.
Developer @ Sux By Sux West 3 ......................................................................
fact074 aidsblood / public housing c20 (1913vol.13)
aidsblood is dayton's no-wave sludge free improv noise rock super group. twin bass, twin drum, and a 4-stringed guitar for a heavy dose of what the fuck. public housing is cincinnati's no-fi noise rock darlings. the wasteland jazz unit sax-men on dual guitar, filled out by a drummer who plays on trash, and a lady with a table full of electronics.
dayton
split- developer cuts stuff up, pusdrainer loops stuff. both act like assholes, you know
you want it. both artist have been slinging these tapes at fests and on tours since the breached hull / developer / skin tape tour back in august, but for any of you that dont have this yet, we have some left.
fact071 parched earth - "kadian" c20
two sidelong tracks of dynamic electro-acoustic works from this young mansfeild, ohio composer. processing sounds and collaging them in the most organic sounding of ways, ordinary objects become a world of mystery. super stoked to be releasing something for this guy fairly early in his career, really look foward to watching his progression from here. this sounds like early 20th century composer work, so i can only imagine where he's gonna go.
fact063 developer / phoned nil trio - "split" c20
developer gives us a side long track of mixer play and tape fuckery. developer's usual brand of musique-concrete for people who can't spell bernard parmigiani. phoned nil trio, three weirdos from milwaukee that can definitely spell parmigiani, and a large number of other hard-to-spell words and phrases. peter/ neil/ and dan offer up a side of collage weirdness on par with the flip side, hope you kids like cussing!
fact062 the ames room - "full illionois jacquet"" c60
energetic and brutal free jazz from this french trio. jean-luc guionnet - alto sax, will guthrie - drums, and clayton thomas - double bass. two scorching side long live tracks recorded in paris and lyons that seriously rip. self proclaimed minimal maximal terror jazz, and its for good reason. outside of the ames room these guys have covered everything from electro-acoustic composition and free improv to rock, and jazz composition. not to mention having worked with the likes of peter brotzmann, alex dorner, andy moor, keith rowe, philip samartzis, and jerome noetinger to name just a few.
The Ames Room - Guthrie Guionnet Thomas - live at cable# .................................................................................................................................
fact061 developer / being - "split" c20 (1913vol.9)
if you had a chance to catch being live this year, you may have witnessed a version of this set. stereo static and crackle, two channels with the same set up, panned hard, then intricately tweaked with extreme precision. in the stereo spectrum even the slightest changes seem like glacial shifts to the listener on a good system. the effects of the stereo field can be felt on the flip side as well. developer delivers a miasmic sound flurry of layered harsh noise, fast paced cut ups, found sound and field recordings. "headphones for maximum psychosis."
fact060 aidsblood - "untitled" 2xc20
co-released with inner city sound systems, 40 min of totally fucked no-wave sludge free improv noise rock. a revolving door of dayton ohio musicians and noisers- members of footbinder, drowner, vicious grave, altars, developer, skin tape, quills, and diaphragmatic have all done time, most being mainstays. two drummers, two bassist, one guitar and (though not on these recordings) one or two sax players. ONLY ONE COPY LEFT ............................................................................
fact058 alexander adams - "stray voices over roaming" c40
dayton ohio ex-pat now living amongst the glorious scumbags of chicago. two sidelong pieces using electro-acoustic and musique-concrete techniques. alexander's intricate work draws you in and reveals more and more with every listen.
fact056 explosive improvised device - "embrace self defeat" c30
very honored to be releasing a tape for mr anthony saunders, who is such a perfectionist, its hard to actually get material from him... i did a short tour with him, jason zeh and nicolas ceparski back in 2009, and thats when talks of this tape first started. this is fantastic dymanic harsh noise made using a fairly small string of effects and metal. simple set up, complex results. i am completely ok with how long it took to get this out, well worth the wait for material this good.
e.i.d. live ....................................................................................
fact054 aperiodic - "s/t" c30
aperiodic began in 1997 in dayton ohio. two of the members having since moved to other cities. all have been in and out of various bands; enon, a ten o'clock scholar, lab partners, and currently the exponential, and holy fuck. and through it all, aperiodic. intense free improvisation with elements of free jazz, no-wave, 90's noise rock, and even musique-concret. this created using traditional rock instruments drums and electric guitar with effects, as well as eastern instruments the gu gin, rudar veena, and surbahar.
ordering:
tapes are $5 each, double tapes are $10...
shipping:
usa $3.00 first item, $0.30 each additional item, double tapes counts as two.
overseas seas, please email for shipping quote.
questions, comments, and paypal all to factotumtapes@hotmail.com
still available:
hostage pageant - "a study in self-deprication" c20
skin graft & collapsed arc - "shadow self" c20
footbinder - 2nd tape c20
jack callahan / matthew reis c30 ONLY 4 LEFT
non factotum available:
developer / crown of bone split ONLY 4 LEFT
developer - "PT:188" phage double tape ONLY 4 LEFT
water torture - developer remixes 3" cdr ONLY 5 LEFT
developer / authority split on oktomedia
developer - "ecr57" existential cloth tape
matthew reis - "cc038" community collage tape
bryan lewis saunders' stream of unconscious vol 10 (language of light / matthew reis) tape
next up... some sooner some later:
ohio unsemble c40
developer c40
developer / sorcerer torturer c20
contrarian c10
developer - water torture remixes c10
muck c40
hyrrokkin c30
patio slang c60
developer / orgasmic response unit c20
developer / scant c20
developer / jason zeh c20
developer / filth c20
roadside picnic c40
obsessive thought patterns re-issue c60
contrarian / steve french c10
developer c10
and both
hush, quiet music series vol 1-6 (yes this is actually going to come out)
and
1913, dayton comp series
