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Little Orpheus and the Rogue Lyons, Pusdrainer, Fair Fjola (Auris Apothecary)

Author: Colin | Published: 21/5/11

Auris Apothecary

Auris Apothecary

Auris Apothecary

Auris Apothecary

Auris Apothecary

Auris Apothecary

Auris Apothecary

Auris Apothecary

Auris Apothecary

Auris Apothecary

Auris Apothecary

Auris Apothecary

Artist 1-5: Little Orpheus and the Rogue Lyons; 6-9: Pusdrainer; 10-12: Fair Fjola
Title 1-5: Little Orpheus and the Rogue Lyons; 6-9: Worms Beneath Thy Cold Flesh; 10-12: Fair Fjola
Label Auris Apothecary
Year 2009-11
Design Auris Apothecary
Music Drone, electronic, avant-garde, lo-fi, metal, punk and other varying forms of underground art
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Notes I dare anyone to argue with the delight of Auris Apothecary’s releases. Take Little Orpheus and the Rogue Lyons for example: who else takes the care to wrap their cassette release in a warped and paint splattered 7″ single? Or who releases an ‘infinite loop on vintage Norwegian chrome tape containing 20+ year old data recordings from oceanographic instruments’? I can still smell the dead earth smell emanating from Pusdrainer’s metal container which contents incidentally can be played back on any typical 4-track cassette recorder – that’s if the earth doesn’t screw the machine up first. Good luck with that.

Auris Apothecary produce small treasures made with care and imagination, each release is a delight.

Here’s what the label has to say:

Auris Apothecary is a not-for-profit micro-label hailing from Bloomington, IN which embraces obscure formats, innovative packaging and do-it-yourself ethics. We exist because fuck you.

We release drone, electronic, avant-garde, lo-fi, metal, punk and other varying forms of underground art from friends and family alongside artists located throughout the world.

With a general wrench-in-the-gears mentality to the modern commercial music industry, Auris Apothecary strives to create new forms of musical and sensory experiences through bizarre alterations of audio/video mediums and packaging that pushes the envelope of creativity.

All releases are strictly limited editions, distributed in Bloomington, IN record stores and online at the Phar

Listen Visit the Auris Apothecary website to hear samples and full downloads of out of print releases.


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