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PRIMECUTS
 Availability is limited ! EMAIL ME before ordering to confirm : emptyj4@hotmail.com You can also use this address for PAYPAL Prices are postpaid in North America Overseas orders add $2 per item for air mail shipping Otherwise send check or money order to : Michael T. Jackson 501 S. Hawthorne Rd. #8 Winston-Salem NC 27103 usa PRIMECUTS Recordings : The Digital Sourspot QUALITY CREATIVE & EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC ON CDR Removing the need for industry standards since the 20th Century * 2007 -2008* Prime#113 REVERSE MOUTH...details TBA Prime #109 GEORGE STEELTOE ENSEMBLE : Comtrails Over Carolina...3" CDR...$5 Two choice selections from an octet version of the group recorded during a break while on tour in April 2007; more free than jazz, like more AMM than AACM with some lovingly executed spasms, spontaneous combustions and a somewhat gentler demeanor. Features members of Talibam!, Blastocyst, Dead Elephant Bicycle, Spool Ensemble and Dosdedos. Numbered edition of 41 with hand-painted cover art Prime #107 CIGMA6 : Growth Resumed On The Work...CDR...$8 MTJ & Chris Phinney (Mental Anguish) began recording together over 20 years ago. Now they pick up where they left off in the 90s (as Cancerous Growth) with a fresh batch of vintage Moog synth improv workouts and a track of digital file-sharing. Unadulterated psychedelic noisescapes from two who should know. Maybe space really is the place. These bros hope so and so should you Prime #103 MICHAELTHOMASJACKSON : Transonic... CDR...$8 Two versions of the third installation of the Phasing Stasis series and this one's a real head-swim. More psycho-acoustics by way of the Transonic IXL and some live digital processing. 3.2 is an edition of only 8 copies (edition size dictated by the cutting-up of an original work of visual art) plus there is an open edition of 3.1 with random graphics so grab one now and stay tuned for additional versions and concert realizations. Prime #101 MICHAELTHOMASJACKSON : Mass Wasting... 2 X CDR...$10 Hypnosis based on a geomorphic model. Two hours of analogue synth-based works that are like a genetic mutation of Brion Gysin's dream machine, the extreme minimalism of Tony Conrad and a healthy dose of entropy. As the circuits fry, you'll either go into a peaceful trance, embark on a spree of ill-will or take up geology as your new major with an unprecedented fervour. It's all in your mind. Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law. Prime #97 MICHAELTHOMASJACKSON : Eine Kleine Notmusik ...CDR...soon Anti-music as a positive experience. Seventy-five minutes of the soundtrack to your neveryday activities. Never hear Robert Ashley's "Automatic Writing ?" It's the only point of reference I couldn't think of. Comes packaged with an unlistenable disc of original art. Special contributions from Ian Caskey & Lori-Beth Russell. Special indeed. Prime #89 MICHAELTHOMASJACKSON : Paris au Printemps... 3" CDR...$5 Nineteen minutes of psychoacoustic phenomena realized using an input-free feedback configuration. The second of the "Phasing Stasis" works. Should appeal to fans of composers with names like Lucier, Scelsi and Niblock. Whirl like a dervish and create your own version. Each copy has unique artwork...get busy doing nothing Prime #83 CEPHALIC INDEX : 87 Trophies...CDR...$8 aka 'What I Did My Senior Year Of High School'- reissue of loop-laden 4-track works from Jan-May 1987 culled from the cassettes "Atrophy," "Suck," and "Crieblood." Crunchy psychedelic noise in a numbered edition of 23 in a DVD case with vintage CI art & an original photograph. Prime #79 MICHAELTHOMASJACKSON : Dead Orchid...3" CDR...$5 A single work for no-input electronic feedback configuration recorded near the end of 2006 released on Valentine's Day 2007. This is perhaps the harshest and most texturally dense work in quite some time. Comes as a numbered edition of 23 copies Prime #73 SPOOL ENSEMBLE + EUGENE CHADBOURNE : Ape Real Fools ...CDR...soon Long overdue release of this live collaboration from 2000. Features Eugene on banjo, guitar and a contraption fashioned from a bicycle pump alongside the 'classic' SPOOL lineup : A.Bachelder (percussion) MT Jackson (clarinet,etc) & Joel Lambdin (violin) Prime #71 BOTANICAL ISOTOPES : "Phyllocephala" Refoliated...CDR...soon MTJ's "Phyllocephala" remixed and reinterpreted with tracks from AARON BACHELDER, REMOTE CONTROL FREQUENCIES, CHEAPMACHINES, MENTAL ANGUISH, THE DAYS OF PERKY PAT, JABBERWOCKY, SAMBSON, DAVE FUGLEWICZ, THOMAS DIMUZIO, THE SYNTAX OF THINGS and SKOWEYAJEED. Prime #67 BRIAN OSBORNE & MICHAELTHOMASJACKSON : Circuist Circuts ...CDR...$8 Collects various live and studio, acoustic and electronic recordings and subjects them to post-production work. Osborne's propulsive drumming and subtle work with small percussives meld organically with Jackson's reeds and nearly diaphanous electronics. Take a heaping dose of duende and sprinkle it with magick faerie dust and BAM. It's the new free weird jazz america underground, or simply audio verite vs. musique concret in a loving stalemate. Check ! Prime #61 ALIEN PLANETSCAPES : Transmitting From Brooklyn And Boston ...CDR...$8 Rare recordings from early 1988 featuring the Doug Walker/Carl Howard duo. Includes the entire live set from the 'Bar None' in Brooklyn, a studio improv from the original 'Space Station' (both previously released on a cassette by XKURZHEN SOUND) plus a previously unreleased session recorded with MTJ @ his crib in Boston. Classic analogue space electronics in a numbered edition of 61 copies. * RELEASES 2002-2006 Prime #59 MICHAELTHOMASJACKSON : The Twentythree Pieces... CDR...$7 compositions sculpted entirely of electronic feedback source recordings created, processed and mixed between the Autumnal equinox of 2005 and the Vernal equinox of 2006...each copy with original artwork Prime #53 MICHAELTHOMASJACKSON : Phyllocephala...3" CDR...$5 this electro-acoustic work from 2005 features intercom feedback, analogue pulsations, a heart monitor & various sundry sound sources...meticulously hand-packaged in an edition of 53 copies Prime #47 REMOTE CONTROL FREQUENCIES : Jules Verne Travel Promotion ...CDR...$7 beat-oriented abstract electronica with plenty of grit & some hip-hop aesthetics from R-Rock & co...guest spots from free-sax great WALLY SHOUP and some def(t) MCing from JONNY FEAR & KAPTAIN NEMO complement this subaquatic adventure housed in a letter-size bag with color cover and inserts. Prime #43 MICHAELTHOMASJACKSON : Reed Deep In Troll Space...CDR...GONE MTJ's first all-acoustic solo release featuring clarinet, bass clarinet and various toy instruments recorded in an empty apartment at the end of 2004. These improvisations explore the artist's personal vocabulary of beaks & breaths; microtones & multiphonics; silences & sinuous lines. Uppercase, lowercase & outercase...which is graced by an original painting on acetate. As raw as war, but much nicer. Prime #41 O.N.E. : Chronicles 1...CDR...$7 free improvised chamber groups recorded in 2003-2004. Features MTJ (clarinet,electronics,etc), CAMERON BRITT, SAM BYRD, IAN DAVIS, SCOTTY IRVING & BRIAN OSBORNE (percussion), CROWMEAT BOB & JIMMY GHAPHERY (saxophones), PAT LAWRENCE & DAVID MENESTRES (bass), TOM KRAINES (cello), JOEL LAMBDIN (violin), JOE MORGAN, WILL HUNNICUTT & SAMB HICKS (various instruments & electronics) Prime #37 SPOOL ENSEMBLE : Duo Improvisations...CDR...$7 Aaron Bachelder (live sampling & processing) and MTJ (no-input mixing board feedback, zither, deer call) explore the organic possibilities of electro-acoustic improv and examine the threshold of human audibility. Leg assembly required. Prime #31 MICHAELTHOMASJACKSON : Elsewhere All At Once...3"CDR...$5 Randomly generated musique concret of sounds recorded at the Greensboro Artist Collaborative space. This is merely one possible realisation of "Space Projective 2" with the sounds of WWII canteens, creaking windows, antique toys, amplified fabric, and more. Comes packaged in a handsewn pouch w/ liner notes & an original scribble from the non-composer. Prime #29 SKOWEYAJEED : Codflower...CDR + 3"CDR...$10 a mandala, a mute mantra, a meta-tation, a medi-physical and magickal drone disc duo. Suitable for yoga, goddess worship, or the rite of your choice. Packaged in a unique jewel-pack thingy with original paintings on paper & aluminum Prime #23 SKOWEYAJEED : Meaty Beaty B.I.G. & Beyonce...CDR...$7 a compendium celebrating 5 years of "laptop-free plunderphonics." Collects live pieces, compilation tracks, remixes & other questionable sonics. Radio-friendly in an anti-RIAA way with less dramtic irony & more iconic dramaturgy. All dressed up in gold & black, these folks may need a lawyer. Prime #19 ZANOISE & RAMISWAMI @ 40...CDR...$8 a compilation honoring audio saboteur Zan Hoffman & his legendary work with the Zidsick label. Zan has used other people's sounds as the basis for his work and the time has come for some of his colleagues to return the favor. BIG CITY ORCHESTRA, BC, DAVE FUGLEWICZ, CHEAPMACHINES & SKOWEYAJEED plow through his back catalog with a variety of results. Other aural goodies come courtesy of RINUS VAN ALEBEEK & the Zidsick catalog itself. Limited edition of 40 with a hand-painted aluminum plate. Prime #17 MICHAELTHOMASJACKSON : Three Inlets...2 X CDR...GONE 3 live electro-acoustic works from 2003 concerts. Sourcing clarinets, toys, percussion, flutes, analogue synthesizers, field recordings & other sundry items : sounds are sculpted & processed into rich sonic tapestries blurring the distinction between nature & machination. Some passages physically envelop the listener, while others require deep listening to reveal the microsonic activities at play. Packaged in an oversized gatefold poly bag. Prime #13 SKOWEYAJEED : Mukoni Ridis Hetropal 1...3"CDR...GONE welcome to your 'malrhythmic anatopia.' When in Rome do as a chance meeting on a splicing block, finely mincing the trajectory of hip-hop, add a dash of Phil Spector's demntia, season with Small Faces, combine in Pierre Schaefer's blender, and have Fela serve it up with percussion jam...oh my ; it's code red ! The big ending's beginning ! (live March, 2003) Prime #11 SKOWEYAJEED : Having Ever Been Bludgeoned By A Truncheonette ...3"CDR...$4 given free reign to work with the live master tapes from the TRUNCHEONETTE guitar ensemble series, this commentary emerged. Reduced to a duo in the summer of 2003 while holed up in a youth hostel in Belgium with only 2 CD players & a 4-track, here is the result. Prime #7 TRUNCHEONETTE : Andeithor...CDR...$7 A 2002 concert series of guitar improvisations brought 8 people together in various combinations. The material was subjected to some post-editing and makes for avant-noodling, pedal-happy tweaking and down home psychedelia that never sounded so good together. Like Jimi, Bailey & Keith Rowe never hooked up ?! Prime #5 SKOWEYAJEED : Mortymix...CDR...$7 these folks seem to share an affinity for Persian rugs with one of the last centuries greatest composers. They prefer, however, to view (listen) to the rugs through shards of broken mirrors & foggy glasses. This 70+ minute work was a birthday celebration concert from January, 2003, and plunders over 27 of the uncle's compositions, who presided as a post-mortem guest. Prime #3 SKOWEYAJEED : Halque Maldai Rus...3"CDR...$4 plagiarhythmic middle-eastern disco via live musique concret. "Ramadan Profanis" meets a green Thirwell, Levittown loops, a Turnbull or two,and a Memphis Moneymaker. Live set from November, 2002. Prime #2 MICHAELTHOMASJACKSON : What The Mute Philogogue Told The Deaf Tonician At The Place Of The Blind Aesthete...CDR...$8 69 minutes of improvisations for electronic feedback system recorded in 2002. Dense clusters of tones swirl into & out of washes of static and unsettled quietude. This is physical music with shifting textures and microtonal nuance. Packaged in a gatefold poly bag with original paintings. REISSUES, DISTRIBUTION AND WHATNOT MICHAELTHOMASJACKSON : Little Village Suite...3"CDR...$4 prepared and processed electric bass improvs released by the U.K. label Dirty Demos MICHAELTHOMASJACKSON : Id Control...C20...$4 cassette release from Philadelphia's Deep Fried Tapes label. Recorded live in Raleigh earlier this year from a feedback set; delicately challenging-a nice one. VARIOUS ARTISTS : Invisible Superstars...LP...$8 excellent compilation of underground instro hiphop and experimental electronica assembled by Controller 7 and R-Rock for the Secret Life Of Sound label out of Chicago. Tracks by SKOWEYAJEED, MORMON FREEGAN, THOMAS DIMUZIO, CONTROLLER 7, PNS (of Molemen), MILES TILMANN, ZOMBIE MOUNTAIN, BUDDY PEACE, TENSHUN, MEATSOCK, SCOTT MATELIC and CORSIC. Limited quantities on gold or black vinyl (specify preference) MICHAELTHOMASJACKSON : Cheslocked...CDR...$5 a collection of fully notated works from 1994-1998. Includes solo works (for violin, oboe, percussion), a setting for mezzo-soprano & piano, two trios for clarinet, violin & 'cello, a string quartet, a quintet for wind instruments and a sextet for flute, clarinet, violin, 'cello, bass & piano. These are amateur concert-hall recordings but I'm making them available as a private issue for the curious into my 'academia.' FLUTTER : Live in the Temple of Tea...CDR...$7 improvisations recorded live in 2005 by the trio of Bob Holub(accordion/ pedals), Matt Wyatt (drums/percussion) & MTJ (clarinet). Excellent dynamic and timbral interplay characterize this well-recorded set. Note : this is a mid-Atlantic U.S. group & not the U.K. group FLUTTER. SPOOL ENSEMBLE : Three Electronics...3" CDR...$5 Duo improvisations employing no-input mixing board & live sampling and processing. Numbered edition of 39 housed in a DVD-style case released by Heat Retention Records. SPOOL ENSEMBLE : Trio Improvisations 2000...CDR...$7 The 'classic' SPOOL lineup- Aaron Bachelder (percussion), MTJ (clarinets) and Joel Lambdin (violin). This is truly intuitive improv/spontaneous composition that equally shares the aesthetics of Webern & the AACM. These recordings are lost treasures in the annals of creative music ! SPOOL ENSEMBLE/UPSIDEDOWN STARS : split CDR...$6 Includes SPOOL in an electro-acoustic trio lineup (w/ Bob Holub) recorded live in October 2005. UPSIDEDOWN STARS contribute one of their signature drone-heavy tracks that teeters on the edge of 'rock.' Lovely olive-green origami packaging released by Rabbot Recordings. ROMPECABEZA : Ball Peen Companion...CD...$6 (Huel Records) The 1997 release from this one-of-a-kind North Carolina art-damaged rock group. Something like PERE UBU jamming with JESUS LIZARD at one of those free-jazz '70s loft sessions while ZORN discovers his manhood. VARIOUS ARTISTS : Endless Grindstone...CD...$4 out of print compilation released by K.O. City Studios in 1988. The music is industrial-tinged & rhythm based and features DATA BANK A, CANCEROUS GROWTH, NOMUZIC, CARBON 14, DOMINION, PARADE OF SINNERS, SCHISM & more. Limited copies available ! interested in old XKURZHEN SOUND releases or other 80s-90s vintage experimental cassettes ??? 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