RELEASES
The Sorrow
Release date: November 2, 2009
This album took two years to complete, and although recorded digitally it is still decidedly lo-fi. There is experimentation with a fuller sound due to a larger number of available tracks, and a host of instruments make an appearance - electric guitar and bass, percussion, a real piano, etc. Recorded in New York and Lancaster 2007-2009.
Available on CD in the shop, and for download in online digital stores
Surround the Birthday
Release date: August 2009
The last of the lo-fi Classics series, Surround the Birthday was recorded in the summer of 2003 in the dining room. Equipment included, for the first time, a small electric guitar and a yamaha amp. Drums were played on chairs and frisbees, and Tyler made an appearance on a song he wrote the majority of.
Available on CD in the shop, and for download in online digital stores
Scotland
Release date: July 2009
Recorded in the summer of 2001 back in the basement in PA, Scotland recounts the tales of a year spent in Edinburgh - walking around the old towne, being cold, sleeping on a beach, going to class, meeting people and eating chicken pakora.
Available on CD in the shop, and for download in online digital stores
1502
Release date: July 2009
Birdie Hilltop's first venture into recording a complete tape, this first of the lo-fi Classics series was recorded in 2000 on a Tascam Porta002. Songs inspired by undiscovered love, dreams of Selma Hayek, and movies starring Liv Tyler or Gerard Depardieu.
Available on CD in the shop, and for download in online digital stores