New Release: Melting - Dusk (CVC002) Limited Edition Cassette / Digital

Melting

'Dusk'

(2016)

Limited Edition of 50 cassettes / digital

(CVC002)

I'm very pleased to be able to announce a new release through the Crow Versus Crow label, Melting's Dusk. 

This is the début release from the elusive Leeds producer, who, utilising the sampler as a compositional tool, explores an outsider approach to hip-hop beat craft and bass music. Soaked in an insomniac miasma, heavy sub and glitched-out edits remain anchored by woozy boom-bap rhythms, giving the tracks a complex, ethereal, deeply introspective feel. It's rare that a record so quickly lays such strong hooks in me, prompting intense, repeated listens, but Dusk has done just that. It's an incredibly affecting record. If melancholic ecstasy was a thing, that's exactly what it would provoke.

Dusk will be released as a limited edition cassette with accompanying artwork and sleeve design that, in its intricately designed minimalism, perfectly complements the emotional complexities of the Melting tracks. 

The 9 tracks are repeated on both sides of a C65 plain grey, professionally duplicated cassette, wrapped in a 3 panel, full colour j-card in a clear plastic library case. This is then encased in a specifically designed 300gsm black card sleeve, with laser –etched and –cut details. 

There cassette release comes in an edition of 50 copies. There will also be a digital version and both will be available from the Crow Versus Crow Bandcamp from Friday 1st April 2016.

Melting has also released a video for the lead track from Dusk, titled, Road.

The Crow Versus Crow Radio Show #99

The 99th episode of The Crow Versus Crow Radio Show.

Recorded at Crow Versus Crow Haus using a Zoom H1 recorder as a microphone. Stitched together using outdated software. Please listen to this on headphones. 

 If you are at all interested in the work of the artists featured in this episode, please support the artists and labels through purchasing their records and attending their shows where possible.

This episode originally aired in a far inferior mono form on 96.7 Phoenix FM (Calderdale) on Sunday 13th March 2016 between 6 and 8pm.

1. Peruvian Man – Pez Espada (The Exotic Sounds of Tunstall on Sea / Burselm Crypt Recordings, 2016)
2. Broken Shoulder - From Whisper To Whiny/Big Wicker Ventriloquist (Biwa / Kirigirisu Recordings, 2016)
3. Lutine - To the Sea (Bela Emerson mix) (Died of Love / Front & Follow, 2016)
4. [ B O L T ] + Ewaldt – A2 (COLLABORATION TAPE / Wolves & Vibrancy Records, 2014)

5. Neil Campbell - Domestic Mix For Crow Versus Crow (A Work Made Specifically for The Crow Versus Crow Radio Show / Not on Label, 2016)

6. The Fall - All Leave Cancelled (Wise Old Man EP / Cherry Red, 2016)
7. Blood Sport - Reflective Orange (Axe Laid to the Root / Blast First Petite, 2016)

8. Kib Elektra – Hairclips (Blemishes EP / Bezirk, 2016)
9. Melting – Road (Dusk / Crow Versus Crow Records, 2016)

10. Posset - Beetmix 2015 for Crow Versus Crow (A Work Made Specifically for The Crow Versus Crow Radio Show / Not on Label, 2016)

11. Ulrich Rois - Farewell to the River (Along the Belt, Around the Bend / TOR Press, 2016)
12. Tiago Sousa – Bibliografia Theme (Um Piano Nas Barricadas / Discrepant, 2016)
13. Petrels - On The Dark Great Sea (Onkalo / Denovali Records, 2013)

14. Unknown Artist - Kohari (Sindh) (Folk Tunes of Pakistan / Odeon, Date Unknown)



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The Crow Versus Crow Radio Show #98

The 98th episode of The Crow Versus Crow Radio Show.

Recorded at Crow Versus Crow Haus using a Zoom H1 recorder as a microphone. Stitched together using outdated software. Please listen to this on headphones. 

 If you are at all interested in the work of the artists featured in this episode, please support the artists and labels through purchasing their records and attending their shows where possible.

This episode originally aired in a far inferior mono form on 96.7 Phoenix FM (Calderdale) on Sunday 14th February 2016 between 6 and 8pm.

1. Troy Schafer - Navigation Mark 1 (Amplified Double Fiddle / Aetheric Records, 2016)
2. Low Frequency Orchestra - II-1 (S / ein_klang records, 2007)

3. Okkyung Lee - The Crow Flew After Yi Sang (Ghil / Ideologic Organ, 2013)
4. Stephen Kerrison – Battle Drums (Dogs / Not on Label, 2016)

5. Talvihorros – Discordia (Discordia / Jaz Records, 2016)
6. Kim Suk Chul Ensemble - Mun-Kut Samul (Excerpt) (Shamanistic Ceremonies of the Eastern Seaboard / JVC, 1993)

7. Bridget Hayden - Non-Linear Chaotic Problem (live at Inkfolk 30/03/2014) (Noise In The Wood / Was Ist Das?, 2016)
8. This Heat – Rainforest (This Heat / Piano, 1979)

9. Bird People - Calder Valley Rockaway (live at Todmorden Unitarian Church 15/08/2015) (Noise In The Wood / Was Ist Das?, 2016)
10. Isnaj Dui - The Way They Are (live at Todmorden Unitarian Church 15/08/2015) (Noise In The Wood / Was Ist Das?, 2016)

11. Cello & Laptop - The Accident (Transient Accidents / Fluid Audio, 2016)
12. Daniel Thomas – Anthem (Broadcast / Cherry Row Recordings, 2016)

13. Laura Cannell - For Sorrow Salt Tears (Karen Gwyer Edit) (Swooping Talons Remixes / Front & Follow, 2015)
14. Arca – Peonies (Mutant / Mute, 2016)
15. Melting – At 26 (At 26 / Not on Label, 2016)

16. Kilslug - 666 (Sic Sic Sic) (Kilslug/Drunk In Hell Split / Lupus, At War with False Noise, 2016)
17. Drunk In Hell - Hungry For Blood (Kilslug/Drunk In Hell Split / Lupus, At War with False Noise, 2016)

18. That Fucking Tank – Chumbawambanger (China / Gringo Records, 2015)

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The Crow Versus Crow Radio Show #97

The 97th episode of The Crow Versus Crow Radio Show.

Recorded at Crow Versus Crow Haus using a Zoom H1 recorder as a microphone. Stitched together using outdated software. Please listen to this on headphones. 

 If you are at all interested in the work of the artists featured in this episode, please support the artists and labels through purchasing their records and attending their shows where possible.

This episode originally aired in a far inferior mono form on 96.7 Phoenix FM (Calderdale) on Sunday 17th January 2016 between 6 and 8pm.

1. Warren Schoenbright - Fucking Torrential Delirium ((Out of Bounds) Eaten By The Forest / Vacant Fulfilment, 2015)
2. Norman Westberg – Bunny Bill (13 / Room40, 2015)
3. Ramleh – Entropy (Circular Time / Crucial Blast, 2015)

4. Laura Cannell - Cathedral Of The Marshes (Beneath Swooping Talons / Front & Follow, 2015)
5. Mohammad – Sagaraki (Segondè Saleco / Antifrost, 2015)

6. John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Don't Worry Kyoko Mummy's Only Looking For Her Hand In The Snow (Wedding Album / Rykodisk, 1997)
7. Grey Guides – Check Your Body for Marks (Songs for Gruppen Aleph-Aleph / Not on Label, 2015)

8. Sunny Murray – Red Cross (Sushine / BYG Records, 1969)
9. The Necks – Vertigo (Vertigo / ReR Megacorp, 2015)
10. Posset – Posset vs Lady Day (Standards / Spam, 2015)

11. Hanetration – book (Coiled Fore EP / Not on Label, 2016)
12. Mike Cooper – Bendigo To Kyoto (New Kiribati / Discrepant, 2016)
13. David Newlyn - In Colour (The Past Increases, The Future Recedes / Rural Colours, 2016)
14. Aemaeth - Stalked by Death (The Roman / Gizeh Records, 2016)
15. Yellow6 - The Fifth (No Memories, Only Photographs / Silber Records, 2015)

16. Free Kitten - Erected Girl (Inherit / Ecstatic Peace, 2008)

17. David Bowie – The Secret Life of Arabia (“Heroes” / RCA, 1977)

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The Crow Versus Crow Radio Show #96

The 96th episode of The Crow Versus Crow Radio Show.

Recorded at Crow Versus Crow Haus using a Zoom H1 recorder as a microphone. Stitched together using outdated software. Please listen to this on headphones. 

 If you are at all interested in the work of the artists featured in this episode, please support the artists and labels through purchasing their records and attending their shows where possible.

This episode originally aired in a far inferior mono form on 96.7 Phoenix FM (Calderdale) on Sunday 20th December 2015 between 6 and 8pm.

1. Sun Ra – Sea of Sounds (Space Is The Place / Blue Thumb Records, 1973)
2. The Beatles – Christmas Message (Takes 3 – 5) (The Seven Years of Christmas / Yellow Dog Record, 2002)
3. Vibracathedral Orchestra – Sleep (Rec Blast Motorbike / VHF Records, 2015)

4. Okokon – Wrake (Turkson Side / Other People, 2015)
5. Simon McCorry - ‘When We Walk Side By Side What Chance Will We Meet?’ (Excerpt) (‘When We Walk Side By Side What Chance Will We Meet?’ / Arell, 2015)
6. Mark Lanegan – Flatlands (Imitations / Heavenly Recordings, 2013)

7. Jake Blanchard – Submerged (Shade / Was Ist Das?, TOR Press, 2015)
8. Nico - Evening of Light (The Marble Index / Elektra, 1969)

9. Young Marble Giants - Choci Loni (Salad Days / Vinyl Japan, 2000)
10. Kurt Cobain – Retreat (Montage of Heck - The Home Recordings / Universal, 2015)
11. Chris Tenz – Side A (Excerpt) (Nails Through Bird Feet / Slowwank, 2015)

12. Brambles - Such Owls As You (Charcoal / Serein, 2012)
13. Carter - RP_15 (Repeating/Patterns / Sonics Dept., 2015)

14. Rafael Anton Irisarri – Persistence (A Fragile Geography / Room40, 2015)
15. Kurt Cobain – Scream (Montage of Heck - The Home Recordings / Universal, 2015)
16. Grey Guides - Kiss of the Conjuror (Songs for Gruppen Aleph-Aleph / Not On Label, 2015)

17. Guttersnipe - The Last Vestiges Of Sodomy On The Racecourse (Demo / Arcane Pariah Recordings, 2015)
18. Botanist - Flame of the Forest (EP2: Hammer of Botany / Favonian, 2015)
19. Cloak of Altering - Stretching Infinity (Manifestation / Crucial Blast, 2015)
20. Ramleh - St John Of The Cross (Circular Time / Crucial Blast, 2015)

21. Shield Your Eyes – Abandon (Reciprocate / Romac Puncture Repairs, 2014)

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The Crow Versus Crow Radio Show #95

The 95th episode of The Crow Versus Crow Radio Show.

Recorded at Crow Versus Crow Haus using a Zoom H1 recorder as a microphone. Stitched together using outdated software. Please listen to this on headphones. 

 If you are at all interested in the work of the artists featured in this episode, please support the artists and labels through purchasing their records and attending their shows where possible.

This episode originally aired in a far inferior mono form on 96.7 Phoenix FM (Calderdale) on Sunday 22nd November 2015 between 6 and 8pm.

1. The Slits – Typical Girls (Brink Style Dub) (Cut (Deluxe Edition) / Island Records, 2010)
2. Kogumaza – Amazomes (Bardo Pond / Kogumaza Split 7" / God Unknown Records, 2015)

3. The Fall - Spectre Vs. Rector (Dragnet / Step Forward Records, 1979)
4. Good Throb – Jealousy (Fuck Off / White Denim, SuperFi Records, Sabermetric, 2014)

5. Troy Schafer - Fixed Emission (An Electrical Storm / Aetheric Records, 2015)
6. Kraftwerk – Transistor (Radio-Activity / Capital Records, 1975)
7. Circuit Breaker – Metamorphosis (My Descent Into Capital / Harbinger Sounds, 2015)

8. Chris Tenz - Glimpses (Doubt) (Nails Through Bird Feet (Bonus Tracks) / Slowwank, 2015)
9. S ND Y P RL RS - Side A (White Waters Black Skies / An Out Recordings, 2013)

10. Black Sunroof - Palm Beach Violation (Voltiguers / Black Sunroof / Skullflower Split / Blackest Rainbow, 2015)
11. No Parking – No Parking (Burselm Acid / Burselm Crypt Recordings, 2015)

12. Wolfgang Mitterer – Attacca (Coloured Noise / Kairos, 2006)

13. Former Selves – SA-38, PX-130 (Casiotone Compilation 6 /aotoao, 2015)
14. Shibata & Asuna – VA-10, TA-10 (Casiotone Compilation 6 /aotoao, 2015)
15. Nan!Ka? – VA-10 (Casiotone Compilation 6 /aotoao, 2015)
16. Broken Shoulder – VL-1 (Casiotone Compilation 6 /aotoao, 2015)
17. Nora Mulder & Rogier Smal – SK-1, MT-68 (Casiotone Compilation 6 /aotoao, 2015)
18. Sonotanotanpenz – SA-45 (Casiotone Compilation 6 /aotoao, 2015)

19. The Slits - Fm (Rough Mix) (Cut (Deluxe Edition) / Island Records, 2010)
20. The Breeders – 900 (Cannonball / 4AD, 1993)

21. Nirvana - Lounge Act (Nevermind / DGC, 1991)

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