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FTR-11 !

Time for an announcement!

i AM esper's new album, 'Endless Suclusion', will be released of FTR around April. Takes up one side of a C90, with the b-side featuring a re-release of an older i AM esper EP. Pre-orders will be up soon!

Also, the last lot of evolv CDrs are being traded away soon so grab one while you can :)

http://frozentendril.bigcartel.com/product/evolv-thoughtless-thoughts-cdr

2011 update

Just a bit about what to expect in the next year.

The Ed Wayne Lefski full length will be out very soon (before the end of february). Limited to 30 CDrs; 10 creamy yellow covers, 10 yellow covers and 10 blue covers.

The FTR/DMR split comp will be out once the evolv track is finished.

As for future plans, there are one or two things to mention. In the past I've generally just used whatever CDrs I could afford for releases. For some of the smaller releases or when I had more money I used coloured ones, but most of the time I have to use cheaper, more boring ones. This is because the majority of FTR releases are distributed through trading or for free, so it all comes out of my pocket.
What I'm hoping to do this year is only use the cheaper CDrs for trades, so if you buy a FTR release, it should hopefully come on a coloured or maybe vinyl-style CDr.
Later on (summer at the earliest) I'm also hoping to start pulping used paper to make my own paper for some FTR releases. As well as being beneficial for the environment, it should also look & feel more interesting :)

That's it for now. Have a look through the store too, some new stuff in:
www.frozentendril.bigcartel.com

Experiments In Sound & Noise Vol.1

This is a re-release of an album of mine that was originally released last year. I've only made 6 of these as it's just meant to be a nice little collectors item. It features the original album, plus a few new tracks, all as one long track. Each MiniDisc comes in a clear plastic wallet with a booklet made from old comics with a decorative letter N stamped onto the front. Inside the wallet, along with the MiniDisc, is a microscope slide, an info sheet and a small wad of monopoly money. Only three left, so act fast!

Tracklisting:
ESN1.1
Quartz
Downward Spiral
Manuscripts Don't Burn
Project Zeus
ESN1.2
Same Song (Jazz Pancake remix)
Soft Red (Hirohito) Thunder
ESN2.1
Shatner's Bassoon
Guitar Mess 1 Through 3

(this a self-release, i.e. not on FTR)

Update, November 2010

The i AM esper tapes are about half gone and the last Frozen TRASH CDrs are being sent out in the next week. The list down there on the right is generally up-to-date on what is, was and will be. Check myspace for the distro!

Coming up we have a full length CDr from Ed Wayne Lefski and a split label comp with fellow lovers of drone, Dark Meadow Recordings.

The bigcartel store (frozentendril.bigcartel.com) has most of the FTR releases for sale, but not distro stuff. Contact me if you want to buy listed distro items that aren't in the store.

FTR-08 - i AM esper - The Slumber Of The Grayscale Moths / Over The Atlantic

Out today! This C90 comes in a card sleeve with insert, wrapped in black and white cloth then tied with string. Limited to only 25, this won't last long! Released 18/10/2010

A1 The Slumber Of The Grayscale Moths [30:26]
A2 Listen And Glisten (bonus track) [6:22]

B1 Sunrise Over The Atlantic [10:46]
B2 Clouds Over The Atlantic [9:58]
B3 Seabirds Flew Over The Atlantic [4:48]
B4 Sunset Over The Atlantic [10:22]
B5 Stars Fell over The Atlantic [6:50]

Distro update & new releases

The i AM esper cassette and O.O.O. CDr are both due out in about month; keep yer peepers peeled! Updated distro:

CDr: (£2.50 unless stated)
Barad-Dur - Under The Curse (limited to 75) [black metal]
evolv - Thoughtless Thoughts (stenciled art, great music) [ambient/electronic]
*Mitch Buchannon/Slapendehonden - split (pro covers and stuff) [grind] £3.50
Nathan Watson - Empire (limited to 50, hand-made sleeves) [post-rock]
RedSK/Nathan Watson/RxTx/Zebulon Kosted - Frozen TRASH [experimental/noise]
RedSK vs. Fbrz - African Wood Gauging Split [noise]
Surtr - Surtr [doom]
V/a - Impetus Vol.1 (antifascist comp) [noise/hardcore/various]

Pro CDr: (£3.50)
Bastardi - Decrepit Souls (A5 card packaging) [black metal]

CD: (£4)
*Entombed - Morning Star [death 'n roll]
*Entombed - Uprising [death 'n roll]

Tape: (£3)
evolv - Thoughtless Thoughts (stenciled art, great music) [ambient/electronic]
*Isaïah - Our first 2 years discography [screamo/hardcore] £3.50


Read more: http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=545090425&blogId=537893463#ixzz0zd0KrauD


Currently looking for bigger trades in the UK!