Sensational guitar noise from JASON HENN

Our pal Jason Henn has been conducting noisy recording experiments since his pre-teens. Here's the latest transmission from his unique sound world...

This untitled track comes to us from a self-released 7" lathe cut by Mr. Henn, to be packaged with a bunch of full-color cardstock inserts and limited to some unholy small number.

Titled simply Farm/Closet, and allegedly recorded entirely on treated guitars in the upstairs closet of a farm house in Indiana, Henn manages to conjure a mess of extraterrestrial sounds that evoke the image of neither farms nor closets. The full session, not including edits unique to this lathe cut, is being issued sometime soon as a CDR on Third Uncle.

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Untitled (Side A)
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SUNSHINE SEASON brings us summer jams to beat the winter blues

So our favorite secret psych band of the moment (Sunshine Season) graced us recently with two delicious slabs of distorted instrumental glee, which I'll share here.

Murky drone, broken fuzz and mysterious shouts abound, further adding to the mystery of this enigmatic outfit...

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Wave Knights (pt. 1)
Wave Knights (pt. 2)
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Art Dept. live trax - Nov. 28, 2009 @ Floristree

Here's a few highlights from a somewhat recent Art Department show in Baltimore at Floristree.

The first two are newer songs set to appear on their upcoming LP, while the third is an aggressive take on an older track.

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Get On
New To Coffee
On A Sidewalk Tepid
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And thanks to Ben Bass for taping the show.

Upcoming releases

New decade-> new sounds--> new label...

Here's what's in store for GenPop so far in 2010:

ART DEPARTMENT- Paperwork/ Birdwork LP (GEN-001) - May 2010

Baltimore's favorite bizarro pop band finally commit their best songs to vinyl. One side recorded in Athens, GA in Summer 2009, the other in late 2009/early 2010 in Baltimore.

Art Dept. myspace

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JUNKERS- 7-inch EP (GEN-002) - March 2010

Philly/Bmore band emerges to... "mine the pebbles, graves, and rubble of the sixties through a contemporary lens. In their basement-sullied hands, the hissy, lost masters, straight from VG- 45 to digital sound of the great, lost man-boy groups of that decade becomes fun, exciting trash rock."

Junkers myspace

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OTHER COLORS- Other Colors LP/cdr (GEN-003)

- Spring 2010

Future folk-rock with plenty of vocal harmonies and droney noise thud to keep things interesting. Atmospheric hits recorded in someone else's living room.

Other Colors myspace