A collection of thought, sound & ideas. Since 2008.
Tape Feed is a compilation cassette + digital release, curated by Gypsy Farm & made possible by the Athens Area Arts Council with a goal of raising donations for the food bank (Feeding America), helping to fight hunger & food waste. We are pleased to announce the sequel to vol. 1, Tape Feed, Vol. 2 will release October 3rd, on Gypsy Farm.
Athens group, The Humms, release their third album today, titled "Pelzer Fuck Club" on Gypsy Farm Records. It includes 12 brand-new songs dealing with a range of subjects not unheard of from anyone that has previously perused the band's catalog, dating back to 2008.
The band's upcoming album, Pelzer Fuck Club, opens with the suggestive "Burn One Off", hexing the energy of a high desert drag-strip before spilling into their previous offering, the junglelike "Golden Bears". The PFC album is slated for release August 30th on Gypsy Farm.
Singing the words of Georgia-born poet, Byron Herbert Reece, Jacqueline Elsner recites: "But a step before them and a step behind are people possessed of a very small mind" during this chilling rendition of If Only Lovers, recorded acapella to the traditional tune of Fair & Tender Ladies.
The following list is an attempt to summarize the truly numerous records spun at GF HQ throughout the year. Each song is linked, in no particular order, & we highly suggest you visit, listen, & support if able. Â
Of the notable clips included, viewers may recognize several blasts from the past including the band's infamous practice trailer, where several early works were tracked, such as 2008's Talking To A Ghost.
Tracked in the summer of 2014, 'Ted Bundy' drifts in and around Helen Scott's signature tapestry of harmony, carried on a cloud of haze, & powered by the backing of organs.
Every now & again, between cigarette breaks, after the show, the recording machine will be left unattended and running. Sometimes, we end up with what, more often than not, becomes some sort of cherished artifact for the GF archive. Remembering one such time when the Shoal Creek Stranglers would pick & lick their way through Sinful Sunday Singings, a free show & supper combo hosted at various churches in the Georgia & South Carolina area. It was an occasion when associates would track their own performance, at times unbeknownst to them.
Naturally, we are proud to announce the debut of Dave's latest endeavor, a bedroom pop-stained musical mattress titled The Bear Traps and it's two singles: "Desert Of Love" b/w "I Don't Want To Die Tonight" out now on Gypsy Farm Records.
Also sneaking out from the ether during this strange time is the first material in two years to be released from Clemson, SC's cow-punk stewards, Pine Tar Rage. The song titled "Perfect Day" recalls the adventures of an individual from pre-sunrise and climaxes into all the fixings of the perfect day. Fans of PTR will immediately notice that the song is a somewhat departure in sound comparatively to their past recordings, but nothing unfamiliar to long time patrons of the band's live set.
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