mclrecordingco@gmail.com...Home base for the sonic and visual co-creations of Heather and Sammy Chong Salazar and friends. A recording club including Solar Maximum, PALLAS, DS Peligro, closetLames, Her Majesty theE Spleen, and Leather Pills! Everyone's a secret nerd. Everyone's a closetlame!...Doing IT together since 1995!
Sunday, January 6, 2019
Dispatch 56: The Basement Room by Solar Maximum Featured at Caliper Music Blog
Dispatch 56: Happy new year! We are excited about our new digital-only single titled The Basement Room making today's Featured Track at Caliper Music Blog, the top playlist for experimental music!
Shut your eyes and go back in time with this hauntingly poetic telling of the fate of Tsarina Alexandra and her family in a basement in 1918. Inter-dimensional bass, tribal drums and minimal keys provide a dark, psychedelic, droning soundscape for this new poem by Pallas.
The piece was released on Christmas day 2018 and can be found at the labels Bandcamp page. The track was recorded and mixed by Chong.
Though mostly quite over the past year and a half, Sammy and Heather (aka Pallas) did release the Some People Witnessed Actual Space-Time Distortion single in jan 2018 and perform a sellout show supporting indie band Fuck on it's West Coast tour in August. For social updates, follow us on Instagram.
Caliper Music has been reviewing, interviewing and featuring experimental music from around the world in almost-daily blog posts, and in the every-so-often "Feel Guide" playlist collection series. The site is curated by Matt, an experimental artist, who uses the moniker moduS ponY to release his music. Follow Caliper on social media at Facebook and Twitter
#mclrecordingco, #solarmaximumduo, #experimental, #psychedelic, #experimentalpsychedelic, #newsingle, #2basses, #dronemusic, #lo-fi, #rasputin, #calipermusic,
Friday, March 24, 2017
Dispatch 55: Solar Maximum perform LIVE at The Octopus in Oakland!
Dispatch 55: Northern California's ultimate drone lords, Solar Maximum venture out of their quiet El Cerrito HQ to perform for the masses at The Octopus Literary Salon in DT Oakland. The experimental psychedelic duo of Sammy and Heather Salazar are performing with friends Matt Baldwin, a folk psyche guitarist from the Berkeley, Ca folk-psyche scene of the mid-2000's and former Brian Jonestown Massecre alum and Birdman Records artist Brian Glaze &Tiffany's.
The show is billed as a Night of Psyche and Drone and judging by the weight of the bill, its promises to be a fun evening on both counts.
Solar Maximum start the night performing their Ritual of Duality at 10pm sharp, followed by folk psyche troubadour Brian Glaze & Tiffany's. Berkeley, California folk-electronic-psyche wizard rounds out the evening.
The Octopus Literary Salon (2101 Webster) in DT Oakland, Ca. is a cafe & bookstore that hosts events ranging from book readings, poetry, to music and more.
The Night of Psyche and Drone starts at 10pm and goes til midnight.
The show is billed as a Night of Psyche and Drone and judging by the weight of the bill, its promises to be a fun evening on both counts.
Solar Maximum start the night performing their Ritual of Duality at 10pm sharp, followed by folk psyche troubadour Brian Glaze & Tiffany's. Berkeley, California folk-electronic-psyche wizard rounds out the evening.
The Octopus Literary Salon (2101 Webster) in DT Oakland, Ca. is a cafe & bookstore that hosts events ranging from book readings, poetry, to music and more.
The Night of Psyche and Drone starts at 10pm and goes til midnight.
Labels:
#art,
#astrobass,
#bandcamp,
#Berkeley,
#diy,
#droning,
#experimental psychedelic,
#mclrecordingco,
#oakland,
#ohhhberkeley,
#poster art,
#solar maximum,
#the octopus literary Salon,
#vinyl
Friday, February 3, 2017
Dispatch 54: Psych-Out with New Single "Defines the Time" by SMDS
Dispatch 54: MCL Recording Co is pleased to make available the third SMDS offering titled Defines the Time. A droning 7 minute psych trance grove that moves and slithers around on the hot desert sand like a snake. A video for the track was also released today.
The track was recorded by Sammy and Heather at MCL then produced, mixed and mastered by DS at Casa Mar Vista.
SMDS is the collaboration between Sammy and Heather's Solar Maximum, the dual bass psyche-drone duo and dark experimental sound artist DS Peligro. All are MCL Recording artists and have multiple releases available in digital and limited edition vinyl at the MCL Bandcamp site.
The track was recorded by Sammy and Heather at MCL then produced, mixed and mastered by DS at Casa Mar Vista.
SMDS is the collaboration between Sammy and Heather's Solar Maximum, the dual bass psyche-drone duo and dark experimental sound artist DS Peligro. All are MCL Recording artists and have multiple releases available in digital and limited edition vinyl at the MCL Bandcamp site.
Thursday, January 12, 2017
Dispatch 53: Update on Brick and Mortars Carrying MCL Vinyl
Hercules Records - Berkeley, Ca. |
Uranian Fire - Solar Maximum |
So my next thought is: where to start? I have different methods for different stores but I usually employ the "must-hit" method first anywhere I go in case time is short. Then, if time permits, a more meticulous going-thru is in order. The "must-hit" bins are the ones that are always necessary. Right now those are: Bob Dylan. Fuck. Geto Boys. GnR. Melvins. Om. Posies. Ramones. Sleep.
Thao's Sunday - DS Peligro |
At Heights Vinyl - Houston, Tx. |
Like book stores, record stores rock and are a very necessary part of any culture. As an artist who makes records, and a fan who loves to find and listen to them, I send a big thanks to all indie record store proprietors out there.
I'm seeing the experimental and psyche sections at some of these stores getting bigger. That can only mean one thing, more cool records! It's a happening time my friends.
Here's an updated list of brick and mortar record stores that carry vinyl by MCL bands like psyche-drone duo Solar Maximum and the experimental rock stylings of DS Peligro.
The list is growing, so check back to the blog sidebar where the most up-to-date list can be found.
RECORD STORES CARRYING MCL Vinyl:
- Hercules Records - Berkeley, Ca.
- Dave's Record Shop - Berkeley, Ca.
- Amoeba Records - Berkeley, Ca.
- Rasputin/MadMonk - Berkeley, Ca.
- Mod Lang Records - El Cerrito, Ca.
- Down Home Records - El Cerrito, Ca.
- Strictly Vinyl - Albany, Ca.
- 1-2-3-4-Go Records! - Oakland, ca.
- Heights Vinyl - Houston, Tx
- Vinyl Edge Records - Houston, Tx
Wednesday, January 4, 2017
Dispatch 52: 4 New Thoughts by pallasCatfight
musician and poet pallasCatfight |
The poems were released on MCL Recording Co. thru the pallasCatfight Soundcloud page.
Heather pallasCatfight is one half of psyche-drone duo Solar Maximum.
Labels:
#astrobass,
#bandcamp,
#Berkeley,
#California,
#droning,
#elcerrito,
#experimental psychedelic,
#literature,
#mclrecordingco,
#music blog,
#pallasCatfight,
#poetry,
#SFbayarea,
#soundcloud
Tuesday, January 3, 2017
Dispatch 51: Happy new Solar Maximum...*spacetime distortion
Dispatch 51: With the new year comes a new release from the ultimate drone lords.
(*Some witnesses report actual spacetime distortion) pt1 is the title of this slow, deep emotional soundtrack. True to form, the low bass plows onward allowing the soaring nature of the astrobass to come clear. The temporal beat seems to emanate from under water and merely hints at the rhythm, leaving only room for the feelings angst, the wanting for closure. In the end, no such relief. Pt 2? Maximalist. Purely.
The track is only available as a stream on the bands Soundcloud page but will hit the MCL Bandcamp store upon release of the EP, sometime very soon. Look back here for details.
(*Some witnesses report actual spacetime distortion) pt1 is the title of this slow, deep emotional soundtrack. True to form, the low bass plows onward allowing the soaring nature of the astrobass to come clear. The temporal beat seems to emanate from under water and merely hints at the rhythm, leaving only room for the feelings angst, the wanting for closure. In the end, no such relief. Pt 2? Maximalist. Purely.
The track is only available as a stream on the bands Soundcloud page but will hit the MCL Bandcamp store upon release of the EP, sometime very soon. Look back here for details.
Labels:
#astrobass,
#bandcamp,
#California,
#diy,
#droning,
#elcerrito,
#experimental #psychedelic,
#indierecordlabel,
#mclrecordingco,
#music,
#music blog,
#pallasCatfight,
#psyche,
#SFbayarea
Thursday, November 17, 2016
Dispatch 50: Explosion or Implosion: ATTN:Magazine Thinks the Latter
Dispatch 50: Sounds like Jack at ATTN:Magazine in England had a really good experience while listening to our album for review. He writes about the implosion sensibility of the record, an inward look as opposed to an outward expression of the album. He then paints a really great visual picture with words.
ATTN:Magazine is based in Bournemouth, England and features interviews, articles and reviews on new experimental music and sounds.
Read the review here.
ATTN:Magazine is based in Bournemouth, England and features interviews, articles and reviews on new experimental music and sounds.
Read the review here.
Labels:
#astrobass,
#bandcamp,
#diy,
#droning,
#elcerrito,
#experimentalmusic,
#handprinted!,
#indierecordlabel,
#interview,
#lo-fi,
#mclrecordingco,
#ohhhberkeley,
#psychedelic,
#recordreview,
#uranianfire,
#youtube
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