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Catalog	August Polenzani calls this CD, "A collection of intimate, misfit home recordings." In fact, it is her strongest work to date. Her voice is front and center where it belongs. The instrumentation always complements the song, as opposed to becoming it. Her writing is dead-on in both economy and mysticism. She manages to always sound like she is imparting knowledge.. perhaps she is. From quiet, meditative and introspective (Blue Angel, And These Hands) to hard edged rock (Expain it to me) to unbelievably catchy (Married Man) this CD... [read more]
Catalog	Royal Jelly The first studio release by this eclectic and odd rock/cabaret ensemble. Loose and shambly with a feel similar to the Velvet Underground, Stephanie Rearick and friends conjure up a wild ride.
Catalog	Weedstock, Volume 2 Recorded at Weedstock 1998. Features a humurous exchange between Ben Masel and a police officer.
Catalog	Weedstock, Vol 1 Recorded at Weedstock 1997.
Catalog	Stay "Stay, his second release, is full of gritty, intelligent folk with songs that are, by turns, sweet, gentle, and smoldering. Dietz's warm baritone and confident songwriting are a perfect match, like a welcome campfire on a chilly fall night." -- The Riverside Features HILLBILLY veterans Joe Meisel and Steve Burke, with guest appearances by harper Turner Collins and Reptile Palace Orchestra violinist Biff Blumfumgagnge. STAY grows out of a unique sense of place and time, and offers compelling reasons to live by one's words and music... [read more]
Catalog	Hillbilly Ritt Deitz's debut recording is "a quiet, sure-handed roots album that stands up to repeated listening." (Isthmus). Ritt's songs are full of trees, children, liquor, and pie. Big-hearted acoustic folk music.
Catalog	Pleasure Isle Ritt Deitz's third CD, PLEASURE ISLE, is a story of pools, sex, trains, rivers, dogs, barges, babies, Moses, small hands, and softball. Madison's Isthmus calls the release, "well-wrought folk-rock" from a weathered band of old friends, players Ritt has long shared stages and studios with. Rhythm writes that "Deitz has one of those voices that rings with authenticity..." This album is something of a song in itself. The music comes from a very honest and grounded space. It will stay with you.
Catalog	Live at Mother Fool's This is a great sampler of the Mother Fool's music scene, circa 1996. "Smack-dab in the middle of an historic and eclectic Madison, WI neighborhood stands Mother Fool's -- a tiny, intimate, smoke-free coffeehouse that is home to some of the city's most creative and refreshing musicians. But because Mother Fool's holds fewer than 100 people, owners Jon Hain and Stephanie Rearick decided to form their own record label, compile many of the coffeehouse's finest moments and release for the masses 16 stellar (and mostly acoustic)... [read more]
Catalog	Under The Sun Music of Madison's Outdoor Festivals During the summer of 1997, Studio Earth Remote Recording spent many hours recording as many performances as possible at Madison's outdoor festivals. After many frantic weeks of mixing and re-mixing and gathering imput from bands, the final selections were made. The result is "Under The Sun" a CD sampler that shows off many of the diverse sounds of Madison's music scene as presented publicly that year. Due to limitations of tape and schedules, some great performances were missed but this gives a... [read more]
Catalog	Klez, Kez, Goy mit Fez "...courses with the electricity of real life", says Isthmus Klezmer, klezmer, klezmer!! This 7 piece traditional klezmer band adds just a hint of rock to create a party disc of unknown proportions.
Catalog	Infiltrator This collection of improvisations for unaccompanied cello and piano is always striking, sometimes stark, sometimes lush, and sometimes grating. Highly recommended
Catalog	Submit Your Unworthy Soul The debut full-length from the world's most wicked all-female punk metal band. All the rockin' hits that formed a cult, garnished with natural disaster samples and apocalyptic voice-overs.
Catalog	Talisman Under the assumption that music exists beyond assumptions, Tomato Box has been thrilling and perplexing audiences since 1999. With its signature combination of marimba, drums, saxophone, and upright bass, the band puts a unique spin onto its repertoire of original compositions and free improvisations. Brenneis's colorful compositions have some of the same angular bite as Ken Vandermark's writing,... -- Neil Tesser, Chicago Reader, Chicago Illinois ...radically creative ... -- Mark Corroto,... [read more]
Catalog	Walk-in Angels Avant-garde saxaphone master, Hanah Jon Taylor checks in with his first studio release.
Catalog	Free Will Mr. Taylor's second release. Combines both studio and live tracks to create an intimate recording that truly highlights both his skills as a composer/bandleader and as a top-flight player. The title track, "Free Will" won "Best Jazz Song 2005" in the Madison Area Music Awards.