Dynasty Suites
(Melon Expander) CD $13.50
Solid Eye's Joseph Hammer cites receiving more than one AM radio station at the same time and an episode of '70s TV show Land of the Giants, the one where astronauts use tape loops to thwart alien tyrants, as a couple of his musical influences. His unique utilization of consumer audio technology, tape loops, samplers and analog synthesizers yilelds compelling and varied musical expressions. Since 1980, he has performed and recorded with Points of Friction, Dinosaurs With Horns, Solid Eye, Blue Daisies, Steaming Coils, Debt of Nature (which became Medicine), Vector 3 Niner, Paramecial Wedding, Kitten Sparkles and Dimmer. Dynasty Suites is Hammer’s first solo CD, 51 minutes of real-time tape loops certain to scramble your eggs.
I Love You, Please Love Me Too
(Pan - PAN8) LP $27.00 (Out-of-stock)
Los Angeles sound artist actively creating experimental works since 1980 as a member of LAFMS, Solid Eye, Joe & Joe, Dinosaurs With Horns, Dimmer, and Points of Friction, Joseph Hammer continues his journey into playful yet heavily focused idiot-savant infinite psychedelic inertia. He utilizes consumer audio technology and 20th century detritus to decode and snake-charm mid-century sci-fi and AM radio beyond the point of recognition in multi-dimensional audio collages and free form, completely unorthodox plunderphonic hypnosis. Baked devotionals for tape loop minds. Edition of 330, 140g vinyl, black-andwhite LP jacket in a two-tone silk screened PVC sleeve with interweaving geometric designs. Artwork by Kathryn Politis and Bill Kouligas.