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{"id":7857663246586,"title":"Meadow Argus \/\/ II TAPE","handle":"meadow-argus-ii-tape","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eアメリカ・オハイオの\u003c\/span\u003eLo-FiミュージックコンクレートMeadow Argusが、2021年4月に100本限定で自主リリースしたカセットです。\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e埃まみれのLo-Fiアンビエント〜コラージュ・コンクレート2曲を収録。DLコード付属。\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2366629278\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e---------------------------------\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes DL code. Edition of 100. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccompanying text:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAfter a five year absence, Ohio-based Meadow Argus returns with \"Meadow Argus II\". Warm and woozy sounds unspool across a half hour of experimental musique concrete. Heavy on muddy tape loops that slowly shift as odd sounds flutter in and out. Slow, warm tones and rich textures from a dying polyphonic air\/reed organ and other alien unexplainable sounds floating around from field recordings, keyboards, a coconut thumb piano, and other weird things. Best listened to with headphones on and eyes closed to fully zone out and float away.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e+++\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReview by \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTabs Out (\u003ca href=\"www.tabsout.com?p=26119\"\u003elink\u003c\/a\u003e):\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003cem\u003e“Warmth and woozies,” that’s what Meadow Argus is made of! Tynan Krakoff of Columbus, OH recently revived that ol’ solo moniker for a followup to his tape from over five years ago. And yeah, there’s already a Meadow Argus III on the way! But today, we’re looking at the Meadow Argus II self-release from back in April. It’s a simple C35 kind of affair; one that is legitimately keeping me on edge as I type this up.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou see, I recently swapped boomboxes and while this older Sony model plays immaculate, the Meadow Argus tape stutters and drones before swallowing itself whole. Over and over! Perhaps it is a result of the dying polyphonic air\/reed organ that ties the tape together? Well, Krakoff has also stuffed this with a litany of field recordings, pianos, and alien DNA equally as demented and destitute. Either way, it’s a listening tactic that keeps the tape’s two sides from ever letting things fall into a lull, while opening up an expansive journey through recorded warbly artifacts.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eHeadphones are understandably recommended and noteworthy for how well they untangle these sounds and the tape’s six tracks. Afterall, Krakoff isn’t just doing “noise for the sake of noise”\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e here. Take Side B’s nocturnal suite. It seamlessly moves from the quicksand rupture of “amber” until a foghorn signals that it’s time for a twilight lift from a “northbound train,” a junker scaling through soot, scruff, and scowls. By the time it’s finally made landing at “shingle beach,” the previous 14-odd minutes of previous tape loops and manipulation are all elements pushing to the horizon line; things are clearing up, with a layer of what could only seem to be ham radio static and frail, busted keys guiding this cruise down to a terminal plane.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArtist : Meadow Argus\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLabel : Self-released\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2022-12-04T18:43:11+09:00","created_at":"2022-12-02T15:02:44+09:00","vendor":"Tobira Records","type":"","tags":["ambient","drone","Meadow Argus","monooto","new","self-released","tape"],"price":148000,"price_min":148000,"price_max":148000,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":43728192536826,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Meadow Argus \/\/ II TAPE","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":148000,"weight":60,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0305\/1637\/9780\/products\/me1_57c6d735-699a-4254-a1c0-06cd955f4f53.jpg?v=1669960965","\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0305\/1637\/9780\/products\/me2_3941848e-a3a7-47d1-9c0a-c1741fb9f65c.jpg?v=1669960966"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0305\/1637\/9780\/products\/me1_57c6d735-699a-4254-a1c0-06cd955f4f53.jpg?v=1669960965","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":31126811672826,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":700,"width":700,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0305\/1637\/9780\/products\/me1_57c6d735-699a-4254-a1c0-06cd955f4f53.jpg?v=1669960965"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":700,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0305\/1637\/9780\/products\/me1_57c6d735-699a-4254-a1c0-06cd955f4f53.jpg?v=1669960965","width":700},{"alt":null,"id":31126811705594,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.379,"height":870,"width":1200,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0305\/1637\/9780\/products\/me2_3941848e-a3a7-47d1-9c0a-c1741fb9f65c.jpg?v=1669960966"},"aspect_ratio":1.379,"height":870,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0305\/1637\/9780\/products\/me2_3941848e-a3a7-47d1-9c0a-c1741fb9f65c.jpg?v=1669960966","width":1200}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eアメリカ・オハイオの\u003c\/span\u003eLo-FiミュージックコンクレートMeadow Argusが、2021年4月に100本限定で自主リリースしたカセットです。\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e埃まみれのLo-Fiアンビエント〜コラージュ・コンクレート2曲を収録。DLコード付属。\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2366629278\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e---------------------------------\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes DL code. Edition of 100. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccompanying text:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAfter a five year absence, Ohio-based Meadow Argus returns with \"Meadow Argus II\". Warm and woozy sounds unspool across a half hour of experimental musique concrete. Heavy on muddy tape loops that slowly shift as odd sounds flutter in and out. Slow, warm tones and rich textures from a dying polyphonic air\/reed organ and other alien unexplainable sounds floating around from field recordings, keyboards, a coconut thumb piano, and other weird things. Best listened to with headphones on and eyes closed to fully zone out and float away.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e+++\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReview by \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTabs Out (\u003ca href=\"www.tabsout.com?p=26119\"\u003elink\u003c\/a\u003e):\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003cem\u003e“Warmth and woozies,” that’s what Meadow Argus is made of! Tynan Krakoff of Columbus, OH recently revived that ol’ solo moniker for a followup to his tape from over five years ago. And yeah, there’s already a Meadow Argus III on the way! But today, we’re looking at the Meadow Argus II self-release from back in April. It’s a simple C35 kind of affair; one that is legitimately keeping me on edge as I type this up.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou see, I recently swapped boomboxes and while this older Sony model plays immaculate, the Meadow Argus tape stutters and drones before swallowing itself whole. Over and over! Perhaps it is a result of the dying polyphonic air\/reed organ that ties the tape together? Well, Krakoff has also stuffed this with a litany of field recordings, pianos, and alien DNA equally as demented and destitute. Either way, it’s a listening tactic that keeps the tape’s two sides from ever letting things fall into a lull, while opening up an expansive journey through recorded warbly artifacts.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eHeadphones are understandably recommended and noteworthy for how well they untangle these sounds and the tape’s six tracks. Afterall, Krakoff isn’t just doing “noise for the sake of noise”\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e here. Take Side B’s nocturnal suite. It seamlessly moves from the quicksand rupture of “amber” until a foghorn signals that it’s time for a twilight lift from a “northbound train,” a junker scaling through soot, scruff, and scowls. By the time it’s finally made landing at “shingle beach,” the previous 14-odd minutes of previous tape loops and manipulation are all elements pushing to the horizon line; things are clearing up, with a layer of what could only seem to be ham radio static and frail, busted keys guiding this cruise down to a terminal plane.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArtist : Meadow Argus\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLabel : Self-released\u003c\/p\u003e"}
