September 2009

Welcome to the GEL website. Please take a look and explore the site to make yourself more comfortable. There may be issues with the site, but they will be fixed in the coming weeks. Thank you for visiting and please check out the newest releases!

All cassettes are $5 each plus shipping via Paypal's shopping cart. Place an order by clicking on the symbol next to the title of each release. To view or checkout, click on the symbol. Bulk orders must be placed by email to gel.inquiry@gmail.com.

GEL05 Dunebuggy "Mirage Ma Hal" C15
Rock and roll at its essentials require very few things to excite the mind, which Iowa City's Dunebuggy satisfy these very well. Taterbug croons on the microphone while holding down the base sound with the guitar while Ryan Garbes of (Wet Hair and Raccoo-oo-oon fame) keeps things steady with the rhythm kit. A pseudo Les Rallizes Denudes cover appears on the first track as well!¶Top

GEL06 Evan Miller "Contacting The Eye" C14
The folk instrument may sound abandoned, but these very clean compositions from Evan Miller display a different instrumental integrity. Melody is stripped away which reveals very focused arrangement of harmonics and drones that live in the now. These tracks offer something invaluably refreshing from this traditionally finger-plucking performer. ¶Top

GEL07 51717 "Sch" C33
Fusions of sounds rarely occur with success without it turning into world-class garbage. Fortunately, "Sch" is a rare success indeed as 51717 brings out the best of the east and the west. The tracks appear like romantic synth reflections of anonymous Hong Kong cinema music, while taking advantage of the ambient possibilities of synthetic electronics. "Sch" is a beautiful and confounding amalgamation of digital and analog song.¶Top

GEL08 V/A "Radio Malaysia" C60
Malaysia is a den of consumerism as the now-aged concept of post-modernism has not hit their recent first-world lifestyle. The basic impressions of underground music follows: Crust and thrash bands are the rage while Black Metal is deemed as anti-islamic and their records banned from the country, unless one has the money to bribe the customs agent. The last noise show to occur was in a flashy bar of a mall whose Pyramid-themes took a Disneyland look. This happened to be Justice Yeldham playing through an amp. They shut his sound off after a few minutes because customers were leaving the outdoor bar in flocks. So what do the common people listen to on the radio? Radio Malaysia presents a sound of various frequency scanning. The multi-cultural hub provides sounds ranging from pop in the style of Chinese, Indian, and some American disco, while another spectrum provides traditional tunes of Indian raga and Islamic prayer.¶Top

Driphouse "Romati & Gains" C22 (Baked Tapes)
Description soon coming...¶Top

Arizona Jaguar "1993-2009" C10 (White Circle)
The recorded legacy of a one-off collaboration between Treetops, Cloaked Light, and Driphouse.¶Top


GEL01 Driphouse "Axe" C31 (pictured right)
The "Axe" release strays from the formula of the Night-People blue-shade trilogy. More digital sequencer featuring analog electric guitar from the Raccoo-oo-oon alumni. Arpeggiator meditation. ¶Top


GEL02 Ryan Garbes "Exterminator Sunshine 2" C60 (pictured left)
Ryan Garbes of Wet Hair and formerly of Raccoo-oo-on remixes favorite youth-oriented urban music featuring Iggy, Crass, the Impressions, and more. This is a print version of the previously online-only release. See exterminatorstarshine.blogspot.com for more releases and details. ¶Top


GEL03 Driphouse "Sewer Mist" C44
Inspired by winter walks over manholes, "Sewer Mist" paints a landscape of a dull-gray vision New York where foul mist and dirty snow, peppered with sand and concrete are realized on a Roland Alpha Juno-1. Micro-loops and plenty of digital clipping are to be heard from what could be a misinterpreted, post-industrial Kosmische sound. ¶Top


GEL04 Pukers "Born In The U.S.A." C20 The rumor of the Los Angeles group Pukers quietly breaking up are still undetermined, but fortunately for those hungering for the ear-ache sounds of the duo, former Raccoo-oo-oon member Andy Spore pulled some new hits from the archives. Some songs vaguely sound like rehydrated covers of Led Zepplin "Stairway to Heaven" or the Beatles' "Yesterday", or even Bruce Springsteen's "Born In The U.S.A." but rest assured, these sounds are wholly unique Pukers experience. ¶Top

GEL05 Dunebuggy "Mirage Ma Hal" C15
Rock and roll at its essentials require very few things to excite the mind, which Iowa City's Dunebuggy satisfy these very well. Taterbug croons on the microphone while holding down the base sound with the guitar while Ryan Garbes of (Wet Hair and Raccoo-oo-oon fame) keeps things steady with the rhythm kit. A pseudo Les Rallizes Denudes cover appears on the first track as well!¶Top

GEL06 Evan Miller "Contacting The Eye" C14
The folk instrument may sound abandoned, but these very clean compositions from Evan Miller display a different instrumental integrity. Melody is stripped away which reveals very focused arrangement of harmonics and drones that live in the now. These tracks offer something invaluably refreshing from this traditionally finger-plucking performer. ¶Top

GEL07 51717 "Sch" C33
Fusions of sounds rarely occur with success. "Sch" is a rare success indeed as 51717 brings out the best of the east and the west. The tracks appear like romantic synth reflections of Hong Kong cinema, while taking advantage of the ambient possibilities of electronic music.¶Top

GEL08 V/A "Radio Malaysia" C60
Malaysia is a den of consumerism as the now-aged concept of post-modernism has not hit their recent first-world lifestyle. The basic impressions of underground music follows: Crust and thrash bands are the rage while Black Metal is deemed as anti-islamic and their records banned from the country, unless one has the money to bribe the customs agent. The last noise show to occur was in a flashy bar of a mall whose Pyramid-themes took a Disneyland look. This happened to be Justice Yeldham playing through an amp. They shut his sound off after a few minutes because customers were leaving the outdoor bar in flocks. So what do the common people listen to on the radio? Radio Malaysia presents a sound of various frequency scanning. The multi-cultural hub provides sounds ranging from pop in the style of Chinese, Indian, and some American disco, while another spectrum provides traditional tunes of Indian raga and Islamic prayer.¶Top

Contact

Currently electronic mail sent directly to gel.inquiry@gmail.com is the easiest for any questions regarding the label.

Distribution

US East: Arbor and Tomentosa Records
West: DNT Records
Midwest: Night-People
Europe: Noise No Music

Musicians and Labels

Pukers on Myspace
51717 on Myspace
Driphouse on Last.fm
Exterminator Starshine blog

Related Resources

Animal PSI
The "Noise" Board (Troniks and Chondritic Sound)

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