This type of post is really fun (for us to do), a blast from the past if you will.
We hope you appreciate it cos sometimes nostalgia can be a bit like smelling your own farts. That said, so is experimental music, so there's that. We can only hope you like it.
This post is dated back, but we're actually writing it in the future, or present, because while the release is from the past, the update is of the here and now type.
The release, Moth, by gaop, is one of the first physical copy releases by RZR. Dating back to 2004-2005.
Originally released as a four track EP (tracks 1-4). Later released with three additional tracks (and another hidden gem that kicks in after three minutes of silence).
The CDR came in a paper sleeve, with the art and details xeroxed and glued on both sides. Some versions of the CDR were numbered, some were spraypainted, there were several batches. Everything was put together after hours, in various living rooms.
Here are pictures of a copy of the release, taken by Bulletproof Socks, which also provided a short review (click the link). Hope they don't mind we use it, cos in the present we don't have any more physical copies of it to photograph.
Primitive stuff, but those were the glory days of DIY.
The release itself is a wonderful journey into dark ambient, experimental sounds (mostly voice based sound art), feedback, drones and noise.
This humble release got lots of reviews that made us proud, both the positive and the negative. Unfortunately, most blogs, zines and sites the provided those reviews are no longer in existence, so there's nothing to link to, nowhere to copy paste from.
In those days, MySpace was our biggest platform (it catered mostly to emo kids, but we found some great collabs on it, and traded our releases with some of the biggest names in noise back then), YouTube wasn't yet what it is today, and the review sites were our way to get the word out there.
So much changed since then, it's no wonder that some of our stuff is now lost to time.
Uploading everything to streaming services makes everything easier, but the above also serves as a lesson - platforms die, so do hard drives. Always back up your stuff and save copies!
Above is the Spotify embed, but you can also find it on lots of other platforms.
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PS:
I was now reminded that there in fact were some inserts that came with the CDR, but we don't have any recollection as to what they were.
Maybe some day we'll reach out to people that have the release according to
our Discogs, but we're probably not going to do that anytime soon. Also, Discogs is not really friendly towards us, so please, feel free to add or edit our releases, we're not good at it.
