Well, it was a crazy summer, and now the fall about to pick up... I've got Lathe Cut Camp 24 coming up this weekend, and leave immediately afterwards for a Lathe Install in Buenos Aires. So before things get too wild, I need to get this big old stack of new releases out into the wild!
Table of Contents
Polyphonic Spree - Fireworks Demo 7" PATREON EXCLUSIVE
Mr Husband - Wildflower LP
Scherler Sundays Comp LP + Bonus Fundraiser 7"s - Doug Martsch, Michael Hurley, Lavender Country and tons more!
Michael Nau + Mr Husband - My Only Friend 7" Stenciled Pic Disc
Adam Grahhs and Pan-AM - Pantosia 10"
Lathe Cut Camp 25 - Mar 1-3, 2025
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The Polyphonic Spree - Fireworks Demo 7"
This is the second of the Patreon Exclusive Freebies (the first one was a Dr Dog 7"). They are only available to Patreon subscribers of the Tenner $10/month level that were subscribed before 9/12/24. But I plan to keep on crankin' out the hits on a quarterly/biannual basis to future subscribers, and the freebie that will come out with the next batch is going to be really something special, so if you don't want to miss out, go to https://www.patreon.com/PIAPTK and sign up!
ALMOST every PIAPTK release from here on out will have some sort of special component for Patreon subscribers. Unique vinyl color, bonus disc or track, handmade component. etc
THE POLYPHONIC SPREE - FIREWORKS DEMO 7"~
Growing up in the Dallas area, Tripping Daisy was always a local favorite. Tim Delaughter has always written amazing pop songs and Polyphonic Spree of course is no exception. On top of that, plenty of my friends from college have been in the Polyphonic Spree, so I've been chasing them for years and it finally happened!
This is an early, never before heard PS demo called Fireworks on clear square vinyl with a transperency insert.
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Mr Husband - Wildflower LP
PIAPTK and Mr Husbands' first pressed vinyl collab after a fun string of sold out Lathe cut 10"s! And this is yet another exceptional slice of well written indie rock dreaminess!
Available on White Vinyl (150 copies), Purple Wildflower Pinwheel Vinyl (100 copies) and Unique Hand painted Test Pressings (20 copies).
Please do us a favor and add this album (and any other Mr Husband albums you feel like) to your "saved" or "liked" or "Followed" or "whateverthefuck" thing they have on your favorite streaming service. That kind of stuff really helps out the band get into the algorithm.
From Kenny (Mr Husband)
WILDFLOWER was sort of an accidental record. We never said “Ok boys we’ve got the songs now let’s go to the studio”. It came together song by song and surprised us. For years I had refused to set up a studio in my garage because it was such a bad fit for recording. There is no insulation so it’s usually freezing or sweltering (and you can’t record with electric heaters or air conditioners running or the noise will be there on the record). Also, the roof is just a sheet of tin so if there is any outside noise like rain or planes or if a squirrel decides to run across the roof it can easily ruin a good take. The roof also leaks which is awesome for vintage audio equipment. I could go on. But with the arrival of my wonderful daughter in 2021 I could no longer find enough time to record inside my house without disturbing her sleep. It was either the garage or no home recording at all which I’ve come to realize just does not work for me. So I finally gave in and lugged my equipment across the yard and set up a little corner studio in the garage to make some demos and test the space. WILDFLOWER is the result. Our drummer Chris Morris stuck with me during the most uncomfortable conditions to complete these tracks. One winter night we got started about 7pm after a long day of work at our day jobs. It got so cold that the kerosene heater couldn't compete at all and we could see our breath while tracking. We had to end the session because the cymbals started to sound terrible due to the extreme cold which is hilarious to me. I’ll always be grateful that I had a friend who cares enough about my songs to put up with that. Chris lost his dad to brain cancer as we were getting started on this project and he sort of used recording as a therapeutic space as he was grieving. That gave the sessions a higher sense of purpose and it steered us towards a wholesome process that I’m proud of. In the past I’ve gotten very obsessive when making records/art but this time around I let family life dictate the pace and didn’t let the process do me any harm. For that reason it is easily my favorite record that I’ve ever made. I really hope you enjoy it. Thanks for taking a minute to read about it and thanks for listening.
Scherler Sundays Compilation LP!
My old Olympia buddy Markly Morrison (of LAKE, Lazer Zeppelin, Skrill Meadow, Fisher J Price, etc) has been hosting the EXCELLENT "Low Profile with Markly Morrison Podcast" which has featured/hosted an unbeliveable list of out there outsider musicians over the last half decade.. (all this is to say HIGHLY recommended)
In addition to Low Profile, Markly has been hosting a weekly summer show, ALWAYS FREE, ALWAYS ALL AGES, behind the Olympia Library with a regularly excellent lineup, sponsored by Olympia's
"Premium Shitty Beer", Scherler. Many a PIAPTK alumni has rolled through, in addition to the creme'de'la'creme of Pacific Northwest Indie Royalty.
Scherler Beer The Album: Volume One is culled from these performances and the profits go to support the ongoing series of free, all ages concerts. Ltd Ed of 500!
Tracklisting:
The Mona Reels - Don't Make a Promise
John Atkins (764-HERO, The Magic Magicians) - In Amber
Lavender Country - Y'all Come Out
The Gift Machine - One More Time Around
Karl Blau - Blue As My Name
Your Heart Breaks - Where Rejects Reign
Olivia Rose - Lottery
Michael Hurley - Ridin' Down the Canyon
LAKE - The Power Line
Elf Power - When the Red King Comes
Kicking Giant - This Song
Doug Martsch (Built to Spill) - Fruits of My Labor
Scherler Sundays Fundraiser Bonus 7"s!
Four new one-sided 7"s (Clear Square lathe cuts) recorded live at Scherler Sundays (spearheaded by the excellent Low Profile Podcast). All profits from these singles will go to support the Scherler Sundays programs in my former home of Olympia, WA.
Doug Martsch - Cry For A Shadow
Michael Hurley - Slurf Song
Lavender Country - Back in the Closet Again
Kicking Giant - Fuck the Rules
All Limited to 100 copies on one-sided clear square 7"s with transperency inserts with art by Lazer Zeppelin's Andrew Ebright.
Past performers include Doug Martsch, Elf Power, Michael Hurley, Lavender Country, Mirah, Gift Machine, Gun Outfit, (and plenty of PIAPTK alums like Graves, Karl Blau, GIft Machine, LIttle Wings, Lee Baggett, etc).
Michael Nau & Mr Husband - My Only Friend (Opal Cover)
Michael Nau introduced me to Mr Husband a couple years ago and I was smitten. To celebrate PIAPTK's first non-lathe cut Pressed Vinyl Mr Husband release, Michael and Kenny dug a long lost collaborative cover of Opal's My Only Friend out of the vault. The original plan was to just do a clear square one sided 7" with a foldover cover, but after Kenny sent me the artwork and I was looking at the foldover, I got a wild hair up my ass, made some stencils and four hours later had 125 stencilled discs, which got cut the next morning.
From Kenny (Mr Husband):
I can’t remember exactly who requested it but I was tasked with an “80’s” cover and I’m 100% sure they wanted something on the Tears for Fears / Thompson Twins / Chillwave spectrum. But being a life-long contrarian I chose this Opal song, a poignant suggestion from the great curator and lecturer Ian Nagoski of Canary Records (who was my pal and I was his bartender). Anyway By the time we made this recording somewhere around 2012 I had known Michael for a decade. Over the years we had recorded together a few times and were already comfortable with each other in that space which made this session a real pleasure. We met in the morning at my friend’s studio where I had been mixing records for local bands. I set up two mics in front of the couch. We had a little coffee, had a little chat, and then recorded 2 takes. This was the second take I believe. We overdubbed some piano and chimey bits and called it a day. The original is beautiful and hard to improve upon but we hope you enjoy the gentle ride on this version. RIP Roback. Love to Opal.
Adam Grahhs and Pan- AM Pantosmia 10" Lathe Cut
Adam Grahhs (Amo Joy, SM Wolf, Frequency Ghost, etc) is BACK after putting together a live band to play songs off his one man band solo album, and deciding to re-record some of the songs for this EP. Adam is one of my favorite home recording engineers and this band is fire.
From Adam:
I put a live band together to play songs from my solo album Phantosmia. They brought an energy and perspective that took the songs into a fresh light so we put it to tape. The new album Pantosmia features new full band rendering of 4 of the tracks from that album plus a new instrumental written for this EP. We recorded it mostly live on 4 track reel to reel in my basement.
LATHE CUT CAMP 25! Mar 1-3, 2025 in Tucson, AZ
(This Camp is PERFECT FOR NEWBIES or Folks who just want to learn how it's done whether they want to start cutting themselves or not!)
(Classes are Saturday thru Monday, but Monday is just extra practice and cutting of campers records, so if you need to fly in late Friday and leave late Sunday, you will get most of the information)
YOU ALSO GET TO CUT YOUR OWN RECORDS AND TAKE THEM WITH YOU!
THERE ARE ONLY 8 SPOTS AND ALL PREVIOUS CAMPS HAVE SOLD OUT!
Spend three days in scenic Tucson, AZ learning (almost) everything you need to know about DIY Record Cutting! The focus of this camp will be on mono "semi-professional" machines, with particular focus on Presto 6Ns, which are one of the most common and "industry standard" vintage machines around. (if you have a different model that you want to learn more about, please ask! I may have one you can use here, or you can bring your own). You can do some amazing things with these incredible machines, and I will show you how.
We will also talk about and do a little Stereo Diamond cutting demo.
Bring your own music and we will put it onto discs for you to take home. We will touch on professional record mastering/pressing, but my main interest and experience, and the focus of this camp, will be on the more DIY and experimental side of the hobby. There are only 8 spots available, so buy early because every previous camp has sold out!
Perfect if you are interested in:
Vinyl records and how their masters are cut
Learning how this strange black art works
Buying a lathe to make your own records
Ordering lathe cuts from a lathe cut service
Cutting your own music to disc
Topics covered:
The science behind vinyl record cutting
Lathe Operations and equipment
The pressing process
Lacquer dub plate cutting
Experimental and alternative materials (plexiglass, laserdiscs, picnic plates, etc)
Stereo Diamond Hifi One-Off Records (Introduction to)
Please Note: You are responsible for your own transportation to/from Tucson and your accommodations.