Barge Recordings
http://www.bargerecordings.com
Brooklyn, New York
About
The Fun Years' new full length CD entitled "Life-Sized Psychoses" is a 50-minute composition combining drones, textures and stretched out progressions. Split into five tracks (although we at Barge prefer listening all the way through), "Life-Sized Psychoses" is the perfect balance of soundscape meets song. A duo of turntable and baritone guitar, The Fun Years have disguised their instruments with atmospheric textures comprised of obscure samples and blissful repetition. The result is a stream of audio magma, filled with dreamy sound washes and subtle phrases that effortlessly tumble over one another. The Fun Years could be called experimental, but "Life-Sized Psychoses" is very well mapped out. In the same way that artists such as Stars of the Lid and William Basinski use time as a musical tool without pretense, The Fun Years compose songs (and albums) that allow you sink into and live with for an extended period of time. The duo concoct thick layers of rich drone and underlying harmony that artfully conjure notions of memory, space and the subconscious. While Isaac Sparks' sampling creates an undulating haze of pops and crackles from abstracted vinyl recordings, Ben Recht's guitar work of often looped arpeggios and open tunings draws the listener into the world of The Fun Years. Simply said, "Life-Sized Psychoses" is a beautiful piece of music.
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Sep 20, 2007
BRG 003 Geoff Mullen/Armory Radio Ltd. 2XLP - IN STORES 10/09/07 - AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW!
Hi Folks,
Geoff Mullen's new limited edition double LP will be available in stores on 10/09/07. Armory Radio is an incredibly vast and moving piece of music. It showcases Geoff's immense talent for manipulating guitar and found sound into swirling and haunting …
Apr 26, 2007
BRG002 The Fun Years/Life-Sized Psychoses : IN STORES
The Fun Years' new full length CD entitled "Life-Sized Psychoses" is a 50-minute composition combining drones, textures and stretched out progressions. Split into five tracks (although we at Barge prefer listening all the way through), "Life-Sized Psychoses" is the …
l' enfance rouge, Dec 3, 2007:
« Mettez les arts dans la main du peuple, ils deviendront l'épouvantail des tyrans. » Jules Michelet /// 1848
english bore, Jul 11, 2007:
BRB002 is my album of the year so far. Looking forward to whatever is coming next. thanks.
mark templeton, Apr 8, 2007:
looking forward to checking the label out. thanks! - mt
straight, Mar 26, 2007:
brg 001 is a killer guys, keep up the good work!