Turned Word || New Releases

It's MID Winter in Maine!!!!! Ice and snow battle deep winter stews bubbling on woodburning stoves.....Indoor dynamic plots thicken, and ice skates desire sharpening. The winds blow fiercely. We have turned the corner to Spring. Somethings can still be counted on.......

Still no brand new releases to speak of........However, THE VILLAGE OF SPACES "ALCHEMY AND TRUST," Lp is finally once again available and looking and sounding great. This second pressing is done in a batch of 450 copies, this time with deep red offset printed insterts, rather than the original screenprinted ones.........

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TRD WORD # 23 Village of Spaces ALCHEMY AND TRUST 12" 2nd Pressing LP and CD. Edition of 450.

Having changed their name from Uke of Phillips, to Uke of Spaces Corners, this time around, on their 4th full length album, we see another moniker shift, to Village of Spaces. Collaborating with Michael Hurley, Big Blood, Ancestral Diet and Caethua, Alchemy and Trust might be this crew's most potent release to date if not their most deliberate and un-compromising. Recordings made over the last 3 years make up this Lp, which was recorded at The Pool Studios in Portland, Oregon, Big Bloods Tank 28 studios in So. Portland, Maine, and by Nemo Bidstrup at their home in MidCoast, Maine.

CD $14

LP $14

1st LP Pressing OUT OF PRINT! 2nd Pressing AVAILABLE NOW!

VILLAGE OF SPACES "Alchemy and Trust," MULTICOLORED POSTER.

This Beautiful 19" by 24" poster is designed, drawn and screenprinted by Leif Goldberg, of Vermont.

http://www.pictureboxinc.com/artists-authors/leif-goldberg

$20 Postage Paid in the US

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TRD WORD # 24 CAETHUA "The Summer Is Over Before It's Begun" 12" LP Edition of 500.

Caethua is the project of Maine residents Clare Hubbard, now collaborating with Andy Neubauer. As Caethua walks deeper and deeper into the fogged up landscape, they bring with them a Walter Carlos take on baroque tinged psyche folk, and post industrial tinted lenses for which to look through. With a handful of releases under her belt on a variety of labels, The Summer Is Over is one of Hubbard's most realized works. Eight sonically perfect songs filled with heart-melting vocal melodies, and dream provoking lyrics. Tastefully accompanied by her piano, guitar, saxaphone and well placed soundscapes. She is joined on this record by the multi-instrumentalism of Andy Neubauer (Impractical Cockpit, Ancestral Diet, Flak Mask,Village of Spaces) who compliments this masterpiece with bass clarinet and cello. Recorded at The Pool Recording Studio by Alex Yusimov and artfully mastered by Tim Stollenwerk. This is a split release between Turned Word and the debut release on the new Mississippi Records imprint, Water Wing Records.

LP $14

TRD WD # 22 Bern Porter and Mark Melnicove “Music for Children of All Ages Vol. 1" 12” LP. 300 pressed.

Born on Valentines Day 1911, in Maine’s northernmost county, Bern Porter was a North American artist, writer, publisher, free thinker and scientist who found meaning in the things that others discarded or ignored. Porter is known in mostly underground circles as one of the earliest and most prolific practitioners of Found poetry. Through his gleaning of Founds in recycle bins, telephone books, and repair manuals, he created hilariously cunning, sometimes irreverent works of art that often bear his signature, as well as an anti-copyright statement. Many of these works have been published in collections over the past 70 years. On top of all this he was a sharer of knowledge who opened his home, “The Institute of Advanced Thinking,” in Belfast, Maine, to dropouts, artists, children of all ages, and anyone who felt like dropping by. In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Bern’s birthday, Turned Word Records presents this 34 minute LP of performed poetry, philosophical musings, and general word play, by Bern Porter and longtime collaborator, Mark Melnicove. Though Porter is not known for his sonic explorations, this Lp is quite musical, channeling improvisational song chant modality and rhythm oriented slamesque poetry. On side B we hear what should be Bern’s most famous work “The Last Acts of St. Fuck You.” While a child is gently cooing in the background, the acts are presented in alphabetical order. All this is on vinyl for the first time ever. Many of the pieces have never been heard outside of a small circle of friends. Includes loose leaf booklet of rare photos and 20 founds, most never before published. Hand stamped offset printed covers on re-cycled jackets. Mastered by Caleb Mulkerien. Edited by Dan Beckman-Moon.

TURD WORD #20 ANITA FIX-SONG OF THE TYRO/PIANO JAMS C-46 Cassette Mono Print by Bucky Brayer, handwritten text by Alan Lewandowski.

TRD WORD # 19 DBH The World is a Wedding as Wet as Breath on Glass c-46 Pro duplicated gold ink on clear cassette, full color cover featuring the photography of Justin Rhody. Edition of 100.

On The World is a Wedding as Wet as Breath on Glass, heavy gestures are scattered across the bottle strewn basement floor, and poetic mutterings fill the ears with intelligent soft speak. Add this to the list of DBH’s expansive sonic outpourings and you got a nice collection of some of America’s finest junk jazz recordings available.
$6

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Ancestral Diet "V.I.T.R.I.O.L." 12"

ThiRD Word no.18, screenprinted on recycled jackets
Caethua and Debbie Diaper have been teaming up off air well before Thursday and tend to use those nights of their radio show INSIDE OUTSIDER SOUNDS to wind down after the week has just flown by. Put to tape and assembled in the last months of their sorely missed studio, WALKING ON ICE. Layers of loops and vocal sound forms, A.D. illustrate for the listeners a spelunking holiday that goes on a little too long, just a little bit further, the mouth is just around that corner. A small light illuminates a small cavern just fine. What did you see? Featuring Andy Neubauer of Impractical Cockpit, Doggerella Decided Upon, Flak Mask, Curtain Call, Uke of Spaces etc, and Caethua of Sports, Uke of Spaces Corners and SAX WAND fame.
$12

C Section 8 "Urban Music" 12"

ThiRD Word no.17, 500 pressed, multi-color screenprint cover
I wish it could have been a double, but its finally thirty five minutes of wax after years and years of cassection-8 for you subwolfers out there. Alas, the aerobics class needs a chalkboard accompaniment and someone better check the instructors erratic heart beat, ie Drew. Using clock tracks, basics and a storkrugfull of gadgets, analog synthtronica is his labor of love. Amazing covers screened by the instructor himself-URBAN MUSIC has to be heard to be believed. Featuring Drew Ryan of FLAK MASK, and Uke Of Spaces Corners.
$12

Group B "Live at Vics" 7"

ThiRD Word no.2, 300 pressed, 2 color silkscreened cover
Performing live at Big Vs AKA Vics Flying V Lounge in St Paul Minnesotas Midway neighborhood some ten years ago to 20 or so willing and nearly blacked out participants,this stellar performance was recorded LIVE on a stereo cassette recorder and pressed to vinyl for evermore. Singer-Violinist Naomi Joy reads the crowd like a magazine article, anticipating their thoughts and jeers,using it as fodder in unusual public mimicry.
$5

Impractical Cockpit "Poverty is Violence AKA Adopt A MindField" 12"

ThiRD Word no.3, 600 pressed, 5 color silkscreened cover and extensive booklet
Recorded to half-inch 8 track in Minneapolis wintertime after a long tour with band fluency-solvency at an all-time high, even though a serious bicycle-carwreck and subsequent surgery made drummer Don Godwin dust off his drum machines and stow away the Ludwigs. This is one of IPCPs more structured albums to date despite Maximum Rock and Roll Magazine saying "its like Confusion is Sex era Sonic Youth only without the songs." Sounds like they skimmed it.
$12

FLAKMASK "Combover and Over Again" 7"

ThiRD Word no.7, 300 pressed, 2 color silkscreened cover
Once described as "Einsturzende Neubauten auditions for Riverdance"or to quote DB, "Soundtrack gravy for a morning swamped in long conversations with refridgerators and short walks with a deprivation champion."
$5

FLAKMASK "These Landscaping Enhancements" 12"

ThiRD Word no.9, 300 pressed, 2 color silkscreened cover
Recorded all analog in Post Katrina New Orleans, focusing on transition and degradation of the land through ill-planned inhuman development sprawlscape from a decidedly obtuse angle. Sounds are made by a gaggle of instruments, including drum machines, keytronix, vocal cords, and flat and prepared guitar to name a few.
$12

IMPRACTICAL COCKPIT "Best of Thanks tape volume 2 or Audio Thistory" 12"

ThiRD Word no.11, 600 pressed, 2 color screenprinted covers
Impractical Cockpit has played more than 200 shows to date, and in and attempt to stay in communication with show goers, IPCP through out the years have asked folks to sign their mailing list. Occasionally the list would be reviewed and a cassette tape of live material, studio outtakes, pertinent found sounds or unreleased material would be sent by mail to each person who signed the list. This new Lp "Best of Thanks Tape Volume 2, or Audio Thistory," includes favored excerpts from the VOLUME 2 cassette, made up of studio outtakes, a live radio performance, and incidental jams as well as a segment of postapocalyptic field recordings of the desolate streetscapes of New Orleans just 3 weeks following Hurricane Katrina with most of the city deserted.

Bone Rattle "WHICH TOYZ." 12"

ThiRD Word no. 13, 600 pressed, Full Color Cover
Tie yourself on a feedbag of slightly decayed dog bones and crushed plastic kids toys you found in a cheeze whiz dumpster, throw your inhabitations out the window and dance your ass off to these highly damaged, anthemic, home made synth and drum songs.This is analog plunger punk at its best!!!!
FEATURING: members of CHILD BRIDE, DREAM HOUSE, BLUE SHIFT and RIDDLIN.
$12

Uke of Spaces Corners "Flowers in the Night" 12"

ThiRD Word no.14
The UKES bring us all another butter country moon fried farm folk bammer to sing or bang a gong along to. Once again this release features a full band of self taught weirdo clinger and clangers carefully caressing tones out of anything from an effected mandolin to a marble in the bottom if a well tuned 5 gallon bucket. Players include Andy Neubauer, Dan B, Amy Moon O-s, Kristen Myers, Caleb Gamble, and Ben Grubb. Cover art by Janel Beckman and printed by Leif Goldburg. Insert art by Amy Moon and Kristen Myers.
$12

IMPRACTICAL COCKPIT "FACILIDAD?" 12"

ThiRD Word no. 16, 500 pressed, Full Color Jacket.
Facilidad? is Impractical Cockpit's 7th full length LP since their inception more than 10 years ago in the cold and blustery Minneapolis winter of 1998. After several "relocation efforts," the band settled for 6 years in the vibrant port of New Orleans just after the turn of the new millennium, honing in on their signature approach to Noise infused songwriting. Always brewing up their own slog of psychedelic punk the Cockpits have managed to stay true to their all-analog asthetic no matter how difficult this can be on shoe string budgets. After their crew was totally displaced by the horrific events of Hurricane Katrina, the band re-formed in New Orleans in the Spring of 2006 to spend a month writing a new album, unavoidably inspired by the desolate depressed post Katrina landscape. Mountains of molding garbage lined the streets as cats claw and ivy tore through watermarked walls of recently abandoned buildings. The National Guard paced through the streets in armored vehicles, and constant gunshots rang through the thick stillness of decay and toppled over trees. After putting together a live set there, which was to later become this album known as Facilidad?, the Cockpits embarked on a 2 month tour, with a 2 week recording session scheduled right in the middle. Traveling in a home made vegetable oil powered motor home as a 5 piece band, with 2 dogs, and a battery of instruments, they played the album all the way through every night of the tour. The set varied wildly from night to night. The result is this multi-track recording, a culmination of all of their previous efforts summed up in an opus. Balkan informed brass arrangements get smacked to tape alongside the thick improvisational gumbo of triaged hand crafted paper reed horns and drum machines. Plywood gets smashed to shit and an abandoned warehouse stairwell provides an echochamber for choral arrangements complete with barking dog. On the albums closer "Guru's Plume," a homemade electric violin gets heavy usage, played in the Northern Louisiana Michot family tuning of EBEB. Shrill reverb drenched vocals are softened by intense but loosely slung rubber band looped keyboards while talismans are shaken is a steel tea cup. Now somewhat disbanded, each member of Impractical Cockpit seems to be digging themselves deeper into whatever sonic obsession they see fit for these crucial times. But that's not to say that this is the last time we're likely to hear from Impractical Cockpit. Produced and engineered by IPCP, Jeremy Harris and Ryan Fontaine. Recorded to 8 track 1/2 inch tape. Mastered by Peerless Mastering.
$12

CD Releases::

Uke of Phillips(Spaces Corners) "Peppermint Birdhouse Tea Shanty Shack"

ThiRD Word no.4, 1000 pressed
The LP version of this seminal guttercountry classic has long been out of print, but the cd, with 3 extra songs is still available. Gloriously illustrated by Amy Moon.
$12

Uke of Spaces Corners "Flowers in the Night"

ThiRD Word no.15, 500 pressed, Digipack covers with fullcolor sticker.
Paying tribute to the mighty egg, UKE OF SPACES CORNERS COUNTY take the opportunity to stretch way out on this release, with a collection of late winter early spring burners to welcome in the coming season of fertility and new beginnings. Neo-Sea shanties and dreaming yelping dogs make way for freight train field recordings and song poems, allowing a lush backdrop of defined yet spacious riffs to enter into the sonic field by means of electric, acoustic and prepared guitars, analog drum machines, stand up bass, trombone, effected keyboards, bells and fingersnaps. This is the cd version of previously released and now out of print cassette on Goaty Tapes.
The cd reissue features a print of a beautiful watercolor rendition of the original cassette cover art by Amy Moon.
$12

COMING APR 15::
VILLAGE OF SPACES ALCHEMY AND TRUST LP and CD
COminG someday CAETHUA
AMPS FOR CHRIST
BIG BLOOD

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TRD W/d Records
P.O. BOX 286
Belfast, Maine 04915

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