Arkam 78 Col JD Wilkes "Will I See You One Day in Gods Glory Land?" LP
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First recorded in 2006...done in two sessions. The first was in Olympia Washington at Dub Narcotic by Calvin Johnson, in the old warehouse with the classic 50s graffiti on the back wall, 2 inch tape analog...our van got towed right before the session, causing a huge delay, and our tour mates the Can Kickers from New London Connecticut had a van completely breakdown, thus it led to them being at the session with us. Founding member Bradley Williams was also there, touring as a one man band (Almighty Do Me A Favor, or ADMF) and he played washtub bass on the songs that Matt Bakula played his banjo. The Can Kickers can also be heard all throughout the record, most noticeably on such tunes as “You’re Gonna Need Somebody On Your Bond”, where Danny Spurr harmonizes and plays his five string banjo. Lastly, Stolen Pony, a young anarchist folk group from Leitrim Ireland, were with us to because they also were touring the west coast...this led to the collaboration on the old traditional “Raggle Taggle Gypsy.”
After the tour, we went to the Black Owl Trading Co with our old doctor Lynn Bridges and in one evening crushed another 20 songs or so. It was a magik night to say the least. Songs from this session comprise half of the Ghost Dance record, half of the Evening Star record, and the Gypsy “Moon Pie” record, as well as a slew of singles and songs in various compilations.
K released the record in 2007. It went through a few pressings, before coming back to Arkam.
August 12th is National Record Store Day, so pick up that vinyl you've been eyeing and put it under the needle. Katie Kat made a rad poster that you can snag for $10. Come out on August 12th to Pocket Park in Sven Points and dance with The Invisible Teardrops while we celebrate Record Store Day.
Music video filmed on tour in the USA Jan and Feb 2018! 7" single coming soon on Donor Records!
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For just $2 + Shipping you can own this rad zine about music, life,and skate boarding. Made by Jamie and Katie Barrier of the Pine Hill Haints.
LP Art Katie Kat
CD Art by Scott Aicher
QUADRAJETS, THE:
WFO: CD
In the mid-to-late ‘90s, there was a resurgence of dirty, hyper-driven blues-based rock’n’roll. And with any unexpected tsunami where money is to be made, the suddenness of its appearance made it somewhat difficult to initially separate the gold diggers from the true shakers. I put the Quadrajets in league with the BellRays and Zen Guerilla. Their sets weren’t based on theatrics as much as catharsis, wasn’t so much lip-puckery strut as maniacal involvement with their instruments. They didn’t have pleads of “testify” for the audience to be believers in what was being lightning-bolted from the stage. This CD is a collection of many of their early Sympathy, Estrus, and Arkam singles. These fine fellows from the South channeled the molten rocks of punk through the forlorn loss of blues, and their music’s well worth keeping in print and remembering. A high water mark of the genre, for sure. –todd (RazorCake Magazine)
Here are few early reviews of Sam and Fangs New Record!
Some people may think they have made an authentic recording, but all too often it is in name only. Here, the boys nail their hearts to the mast and let ‘er go.
2 superb musicians playing a style of music they absolutely love and live by, country/folk which you imagine being played on porches in the mountains and plains across the US ever since people have been playing music, beautiful stuff.
Serious and the Fang’s mix of the traditional tunes and their own blend seamlessly, it’s Americana in its truest form – steeped in a sad heart, the weary and the downtrodden, it feels like an album with the spirit of calloused hands and a life spent following a plough. It’s from a different time.
Cool weather comes with the fall, as the ghosts and ghouls make their way beneath falling leaves and skeletal trees....introducing the new sad crooner, "Blue Halloween",
This 7" record can be your's for just $5 + Shipping!!
Show your love and help us with raise funds for our tour in Japan! You can purchase baseball style shirts for $20 and blue tee shirts for $15!
Heading to Japan in November!
Sheer Attack got a cool write up!
Sheer Attack is a Thrash/Hardcore/Skater band from Liverpool with old School influences. Arkam is stoked to put out this record and so will you!
For the low price of $4+shipping you can have this gnarly 7'', blasting out hardcore rock 'n' roll from your turn table!
Check out this RAD skate video from Sidewalk Mag, its a cool vid on its own with Howard Cooke footage ,but its got a track from the Sheer Attack 7" in it too!
Be sure to check the full write up on it. HERE
Slow Motion Cowboys and The Invisible Teardrops up on the store now!
Arkam records was started in Auburn, Alabama, in the winter of 1996 by Jamie and Katie Barrier. They also run The Black owl Trading Co.