Now Shipping: Tony Conrad's Ten Years 2xLP May 26 2017
Now shipping 2xLP version of Tony Conrad's Ten Years Alive On The Infinite Plain, previously unreleased breathtaking performance from 1972 featuring Conrad, Rhys Chatham and Laurie Spiegel.
"Ten Years began with image before sound, a row of quadruple projections arranged side-by-side, all the shuffling stripes cascading into each other. Over the next two hours the music throbbed and the projectors incrementally shifted inwards, their beams gradually uniting to form one pulsating, overlapping picture." – Andrew Lampert
Now Shipping: Tony Conrad's Ten Years 2CD May 05 2017
Now shipping 2CD version of Tony Conrad's Ten Years Alive On The Infinite Plain. (Vinyl coming in June.)
This previously unreleased recording features Conrad (violin), Rhys Chatham (long string drone) and Laurie Spiegel (bass pulse), recorded at The Kitchen, New York in 1972. Edited by Jim O'Rourke.
As Chatham recounts in the liner notes, "When I first listened to this recording after not hearing it for over 40 years, it transported me back to the early Kitchen and the heyday of early minimalism, played outside the Dream Syndicate."
Tony Conrad's Ten Years Alive On The Infinite Plain March 31 2017
Ten Years Alive On The Infinite Plain is the quintessential work of artist/filmmaker/composer Tony Conrad. Superior Viaduct is honored to present the previously unreleased 1972 recording of Ten Years's breathtaking premier performance, featuring Rhys Chatham and Laurie Spiegel. Available on vinyl and compact disc.
Now Shipping: Outside The Dream Syndicate March 18 2016
Finally! We have Tony Conrad's stunning debut from 1973, Outside The Dream Syndicate, featuring the seminal German avant-rock band Faust. No other record captures – so completely and instantly – the intersection of avant-garde and rock forms. This first-time vinyl reissue and long out-of-print CD include liner notes by Jim O'Rourke and Branden W. Joseph. First 500 copies on clear vinyl with special poster (mail-order exclusive). Standard black vinyl (without poster) available everywhere on April 8th. Get it here
Also, don't miss Tony Conrad and Faust perform "Outside The Dream Syndicate" at Big Ears festival in Knoxville, TN on April 1st. Also, check out Faust on tour in the US including a sold-out show in San Francisco at The Chapel tomorrow night.
Just Announced: Conrad, Burroughs, Bender January 15 2016
As promised, 2016 is getting off to a crazy start with classic debuts from Tony Conrad, William Burroughs and John Bender.
In the 1960s, Tony Conrad was a member of legendary NYC group the Theater of Eternal Music, alongside John Cale, La Monte Young, Marian Zazeela and Angus MacLise. His debut album, Outside The Dream Syndicate, came out in 1973 and features semimal German avant-rock band Faust. No other record captures – so completely and instantly – the intersection of avant-garde and rock forms. This first-time vinyl reissue and long out-of-print CD release include liner notes by Jim O'Rourke and Branden W. Joseph. First 500 copies on clear vinyl with special poster. Mail-order exclusive. Pre-order on vinyl or compact disc.
William Burroughs has had pervasive influence on counterculture in the past 50 years – from the Beats to punk rock and even hip hop. Originally released in 1965, Call Me Burroughs marks the author's recorded debut and features readings from his best-known works. An eerie, deadpan drawl guides the listener through sci-fi innerscapes, narcotic nightmares, reports from the edge of the apocalypse. This first-time vinyl reissue is recommended for fans of Hunter S. Thompson, Patti Smith and Throbbing Gristle. Pre-order here
John Bender recorded voraciously between 1978 and 1980 at his home in Cincinnati, Ohio. I Don't Remember Now / I Don't Want To Talk About It, his first album from 1980, is the holy grail of minimal lo-fi electronics. Layers of fractured melodies, distorted synthesizers, hollowed-out rhythms and claustrophobic vocals reflect a distinct punk-meets-experimentalist sensibility. This first-time standalone reissue is recommended for fans of Pere Ubu, Brian Eno and Robert Ashley. Limited to 1,000 numbered copies. Red vinyl with hand-stamped jackets, each one unique. Pre-order here