Weekend Listening: Treader Records

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—01. A selection of releases.

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Treader is a small but perfectly formed record label, run by Ashley Wales and John Coxon (of Spring Heel Jack fame). The consistent and beautiful artwork should be enough to warrant your attention, and at least have you considering a reasonably priced purchase or two. However, if you feel you need further convincing, I'd recommend listening to J Spaceman's two releases on the label: his first solo record under his own name Guitar Loops, and a collaboration with Matthew Shipp, entitled SpaceShipp. Both were the reason I discovered Treader in the first place, and I'm certainly grateful that I did.

—Treader
—Guitar Loops via YouTube
—SpaceShipp via YouTube

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—01. Lad Musician x Sonic Boom.
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Lad Musician's new collection seems to be almost entirely inspired by the late '80s psychedelic 'drug band' Spacemen 3. I was excited when I saw the range in Tokyo, because although their music is certainly better than most other acts associated with that genre, I was always equally impressed with the band's visual aesthetic.

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