A collection of live recordings and trio improvisations with Create (!) saxophonist Peter Chan, Between Them A Forest Grew… finds the group performing songs from their debut recording Blood & Light, the split 12″ with Castanets as well as previously unreleased compositions.

Recorded from 2004 through 2007, Between Them A Forest Grew, Trackless and Quiet is the document of the duet in constant motion. I Heart Lung explores a wealth of improvisational material in addition to studio tracks, old and new, including a sketch from the band’s forthcoming album Interoceans.

Credits
Chris Schlarb- electric guitar, electronics
Tom Steck- acoustic drums, percussion
%with Peter Chan- clarinet, alto saxophone

Produced by Chris Schlarb
Design and Photography by Tom Steck

Track Listing
01. Maleem Ya Maleem* [mp3]
02. The Perennial Affair+
03. If I Were a Young Man Now+ [mp3]
04. Lycanthropy%
05. Useless, Useless%
06. Three (Siblings)+
07. Moving Through Color I#
08. Song of the Boatman on the River Roon+
09. Wheelchair Graduation+
10. Retrospective%
11. Moving Through Color II*

%Live at Bluebird Art Gallery, Whittier, California
Recorded by Chris Schlarb March 6th 2004

#Live at The Dome Room, Long Beach, California
Recorded by Shea Gauer April 23rd, 2005

+Live at High Mayhem, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Recorded by Carlos Santistevan July 3rd, 2005

*Live at Portfolio, Long Beach, California
Recorded by Chris Schlarb March 16th, 2007

Press
“[I Heart Lung are] questioning modern conventions… and in the process they are creating music as beautiful as it is challenging. The contrast between hypnotic, driving percussion and susurrus, meditative guitar is a feature of the music. Meditative yet driving, understated and epic at the same time, this is music which courses through the veins as soothingly as an opiate and as sharply as electricity.”- Ian Patterson, All About Jazz

“…you never know quite what you’re in for at an I Heart Lung show– the performances range from free jazz skronkery (”Lycanthropy”) to roaming ambient pieces (”Maleem Ya Maleem”) and frenetic rhythm’n'drone workouts (”Moving Through Color II”). Steck’s drumming is able to stay focused while also including a great deal of embellishment over the top, and the contrast between his active style and Schlarb’s long, arcing notes is the band’s key strength… a solid record for fans of free improv.”- Joe Tangari, Pitchfork

A timeless collection of holiday cheer. Recorded in one afternoon and mixed in another, this five song EP includes four Christmas standards as well as the I Heart Lung original, “Santa Claus Vs. Dracula.”

An album destined to be included in the popular holiday lexicon with Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole and King Crimson, put this on at your next ornament exchange or Jello-swap and watch eyes, hearts and lungs fill up with the Christmas spirit!

Chris Schlarb- electric guitar, bells
Anthony Shadduck- acoustic bass, bells
Tom Steck- acoustic drums (no bells!)

Produced and Engineered by Chris Schlarb

Artwork by Tom Steck

Track Listing
01. Let It Snow [mp3]
02. Carol of the Bells [mp3]
03. Little Drummer Boy [mp3]
04. Silent Night, Holy Night [mp3]
05. Santa Claus Vs. Dracula [mp3]

Press
“I Heart Lung’s Christmas EP is full of free-form improvisations based loosely on themes from Christmas carols. “Little Drummer Boy” is the most interesting and coherent of the bunch. It takes its time getting around to the theme from the actual song, first delivered on hovering e-bowed guitar around four minutes in. Even then, you really have to concentrate to realize that the drawn-out phrases are echoing the “pah-rum-pah-pum-pums” we’re all used to. 3 out of 5 stars”- Pitchforkmedia.com

THE DOCUMENT OF THE NEW L.A. MUSIC SCENE!
One night. Forty bands. Two minutes to make their mark.

In the tradition of underground rock movies like THE DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION and URGH! A MUSIC WAR, comes an instant cult-classic: 40 BANDS/80 MINUTES!

On one night in Hollywood, over forty of Los Angeles’ most amazing, experimental and eccentric bands join together with one daring goal: to present their uncompromising musical visions to the world in two minute blasts! Using shared equipment, each band has only one chance to get it right. No second takes allowed, everything captured live with multiple cameras and audiophile-quality sound!

These bands fuse electronic, rock, dance, metal, jazz, noise and punk within one amazing community. This is your glimpse into the future of music…

This is 40 BANDS/80 MINUTES!

DVD Includes
* 40 BANDS/80 MINUTES!
* 10 BANDS/20 MINUTES! (Also available for free download!)
PLUS:
* Behind-the-scenes footage
* 2 Audio Commentaries
* Photo Gallery
* Karen Centerfold Short Film
* All Region Disc Play

Press
“Get your culture fix in a New York minute”- N.Y. Times

“Nonstop, high-energy and amazingly diverse.”- The Detroit News

“I was blown away by the exhilarating collective energy the whole event projected, total diversity and whatevs styles with only a common denominator, ‘Do Your Own Thing, and Care’.”- 20 Jazz Funk Greats

“Top DVD, 2006″- Byron Coley & Thurston Moore, Bulltongue #26

“It’s good, really good, in that bang your head silly for two minutes sort of way… Prepare yourself for a strange, diverse and a nonstop jolt of energy!”- John Doran, The Missoulian

“One night of the Los Angeles underground sucked into a hand-held, moving-picture machine”- L.A. Record

“A glimpse into L.A.’s experimental underground scene”- Pitchfork

“The ultimate in short-attention-span sonic theater”- Rich Kane, IE Weekly

“Covering everything from post- hip-hop to sludge metal to sheer insanity, it’s a glimpse into the anything-goes mentality of L.A.’s experimental rock underground. Makes one wish more shows were this concise.”- XLR8R Magazine

“A high-concept ear-shredding thrill ride… Highest recommendation.”- Meanstreet Magazine

“The sheer range of talent is astonishing. From sandwich makers to noisemakers, laptops to a more traditional rock lineup, 40 Bands! gives a glimpse into a scene that will continue to explode”- CMJ

“40 Bands! is a scene report for L.A.’s current DIY underground in all its heterogeneous glory”- Pop Matters

“frenetic… the spirit of this über-independent effort can’t be denied.”- Ann Powers, L.A. Times

“Joyride of a documentary”- YAHOO! Movies

“bizarrely enjoyable”- L.A. CityBeat

“Not recommended for use with Ritalin”- Decibel Magazine

“A High Speed Rockumentary”- The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Recorded in Long Beach immediately following the return from their 2005 tour with Castanets and Wooden Wand & the Vanishing Voice.

John Kannenberg- field recordings
Chris Schlarb- electric guitar
Anthony Shadduck- acoustic bass
Tom Steck- drums

Produced and engineered by Chris Schlarb
Recorded at Tackyland, Long Beach, CA.
Artwork by Tom Steck

Track Listing
01. The Illusion of Going Somewhere
02. Skipping Harrison [mp3]
03. Veronica
04. The Use and Abuse of Materials
05. Deluge Ex Machina
06. Serpentine Walk

Press
None at this time.

Between 2003’s Ear Drung and 2006’s Bloodshot Mama, Bizzart became something altogether new. Once a spoken word artist turned M.C. turned abscratch expressionist Bizzart now occupies a circuit-bent performance art hip-hop space that none before him have occupied. A reformed poet who has lost faith in words alone, Bizzart has tucked Alkalyne’s boom bap into bed with Accident’s live noise comprovisations and together they dream of childhood and pray to a distant God.

The album features contributions from a staggeringly diverse group of artists including I Heart Lung, Awol One, Yarah Bravo, Justin Vollmar and Dulok Shaman.

Credits
Bizzart- vocals, electronics, percussion, tapes
Chris Schlarb- electric and acoustic guitar, electronics, percussion, keyboard
Tom Steck- acoustic drums
Justin Vollmar- acoustic guitar, vocals
Awol One- vocals
Yarah Bravo- vocals
Dulok Shaman- vocals

Produced by Alkalyne and Accident
Recorded, Engineered and Mastered by Accident @ The Red Room
All lyrics by Bizzart
Additional lyrics by Awol One, Yarah Bravo, Dulok Shaman
“Dreams of Sparrows” contains a portion of “Dry Tears” by Ronen Landa
Photography and layout/design by TRSR|HNT

Track Listing
01. Suicide Bomber’s Parade
02. Stumbling Blocks
03. Drifter
04. Shark Skin Humans
05. Liquid Beast [mp3]
06. Dreams of Sparrows
07. Bloodshot Mama
08. Mount Washington Blue and Red
09. Blank Forest

Press
“In the three-year break since Ear Drung, L.A.’s Bizzart has stepped up his game considerably. On Bloodshot Mama, Bizzart expands his sonic spectrum greatly, seating melodic passages next to classic-sounding boom-bap courtesy of Alkalyne and Accident. From the circuit-bent “Stumbling Blocks” to the epically unfolding “Dreams of Sparrows,” Bizzart has unleashed an artful hip-hop record that comes off as totally sincere.”- XLR8R Magazine

“With Bloodshot Mama, you can tell Bizzart chewed his lyrics, grit, blood, and all. Bizzart employs a host of carefully placed and sampled strings, bloated beats, and electronic dissonance through his custom built circuit-bent machinery. Unlike the upcoming crop of noise-based hip-hop groups, Bizzart knows restraint. The abstracted scuzz always has purpose and never overtakes the song when unnecessary.”- Tiny Mix Tapes

“Bloodshot Mama, the sprawling new album by SoCal’s Bizzart, is the forcefully focused effort of a manic crew. Alkalyne and Accident teamed up to produce the album, and the best tracks are the result of further collaborations: Bizzart’s sound is magnified by the shocking artistry of Yarah Bravo (One Self) and AWOL One. It’s a sound soup full of delicious, spastic gristle and, thanks to collaborations, just enough lyrical grit.”- San Francisco Bay Guardian

“a series of sharp songs… a thick flow of rumbling beats and arty touches that is already an equivalent of classic rock, suggesting the early work of Divine Styler… sudden, striking moments…”- Ned Raggett, All Music Guide

“Bizzart’s work is… abstract, and production from Alkalyne and Accident is almost consistently interesting”- Prefix Magazine

“Restlessness and resignation aren’t usually comfortable pals (once you give up, you stop moving), but Bizzart mixes both: discernible lyrics are about separation from life, from family, maybe from feeling.”- Paper Thin Walls

This limited edition 12″ features two unreleased cuts from Asthmatic Kitty recording artists Castanets and three all new pieces from Sounds Are Active’s I Heart Lung. Set to a limited edtion run of 400 copies these rare marbled vinyl LP’s will be going fast. And once they’re gone, they’re gone.

Pressed and sold on the recent Oort Cloud BBQ/Sainthood Now tour which saw I Heart Lung touring along side Castanets and Wooden Wand & Vanishing Voice.

One long-form Castanets composite along with a shorter piece make up Side A. I Heart Lung contributes one rapid-fire free jazz romp on “Speedboats For Breakfast”, one ballad and the near 8-minute “If I Were A Young Man Now.” Delicious droney stuff from all involved.

All artwork by Tom Steck

Track Listing
A1. You Ain’t Goin Nowhere [mp3]
A2. Nothing Was Delivered
B1. Speedboats for Breakfast
B2. Song of the Boatman of the River Roon
B3. If I Were A Young Man Now [mp3]

Press
“…ripping out tongues like lollipops… the duo has a great dichotomy working to their advantage throughout: Schlarb’s free-flying fusion-y Sharrock-n-Hendrix guitar work rings over Steck’s polyrhythmic aerobic pillaging. Imagine if “Evening Star” were made with a figure like Han Bennink ravaging the drums, “If I Were A Young Man Now” is the extremely exciting result. “- Tiny Mix Tapes

Collected from the Sounds Are Active and Joyful Noise record labels, Strata- A Young Person’s Guide To Experimental Music, presents both previously unreleased and downloadable tracks with album cuts.

Produced by Chris Schlarb and Karl Hofstetter
Artwork by Tim McMullen

Track Listing
01. Philippians- New Inspiration
02. Melk The G6-49- The Instantaneous Mobilization of All the Resources in the BURROW and All the Forces of My Body and Soul
03. Deneir- Charting Oblivion
04. Soul-Junk- Genesis 15
05. MakeShift:Shelter- Faux Hawk
06. Lafcadio- Noticing Drastic Changes in Individuality and Enlightenment at Such a Young Age
07. Bizzart- Nivek (outputmessage remix)
08. Patagonian- Cage
09. Create (!)- Durindana
10. Electric iLL- Funaise
11. Gratis- Means and Ends (instrumental version)
12. Abner Trio- One
13. Manners for Husbands- Lions
14. I Heart Lung- Moving Through Colour (excerpt)
15. Receptor Sight- Bagel & Green

Press
“A co-release between the Sounds Are Active and Joyful Noise labels, Strata: A Young Person’s Guide to Experimental Music lives up to its title pretty well — even if not a kid’s album in a classic sense, there’s often a gentle, merry playfulness about this 15-track selection which gives a number of creative groups a chance to show what they can do in a post-indie/IDM/everything else vein. The most well-known would doubtless be Soul-Junk, whose pursuit of any number of musical muses over the years has turned out to be a quiet triumph of dedication and art — their retelling of “Genesis 15″ makes most attempts at indie rap seem like the lazy mess it is; lead man Glen’s voice sounds like he’s broadcasting from the outer planets. But things are hardly limited to that, as everything from grinding feedback freneticism into haunted drone from Melk the G6-49 to Lafcadio’s semi-math/rap rock and I Heart Lung’s Mogwai-leaning instrumental mini-epic “Moving Through Colour.” Track times are all over the map as well — Deneir’s brief tone/beat collage “Charting Oblivion” is under a minute, Receptor Sight’s own take on post-rock reach and majesty, “Bagel & Green,” is almost a quarter-of-an-hour. The slyest track — Patagonian’s “Cage (Reenactment of More Encores)” — sounds about like what one would expect.”- All Music Guide

Chris Schlarb- electric guitar, electronics, radio
Tom Steck- drums

“Seraphic Light” by John Coltrane

Produced and engineered by Chris Schlarb
Recorded at Lil’ Rock studios, Long Beach, Ca. April 10th 2004
Artwork by Tom Steck

Track Listing
01. Medical Fashion [mp3]
02. Wheelchair Graduation [mp3]
03. The Hope of Hope [mp3]
04. Rumours [mp3]
05. Glass Radio [mp3]
06. Whisper, Speak, Sing [mp3]
07. Seraphic Light [mp3]
08. The Fear of Fear [mp3]

Press
“[I Heart Lung] have created a space where songs compose themselves, avoid the ping-pong of forced resolve, and rock courts jazz in a precariously delicious harlequin drama. Beneath all of this is the anonymous orator who faintly ghost laces the entire spread with an off-key counterpoint whisper, a passionate hum only caught on a full volume playback.”- Foxy Digitalis

“…some of the most high energy free-jazz to spit out of America.”- Tiny Mix Tapes

“Drones are forever,” so quoeth Nels Cline as he finished a recording session for I Heart Lung’s album Interoceans. This infinitely wearable t-shirt features a classic minimalist logo design from Seth Ferris on high quality American Apparel 50/50 shirts.

Also included is an instant download of the previously unreleased track, “Premillennial Positions on the Post Apocalypse” by Chris Schlarb. Originally written as three overlapping drones and played at his own outdoor wedding ceremony, Premillennial later became an experiment in rhythmic phasing as Andrew Pompey’s unrelenting drums affect the passive drone in surprising ways.

Celebrate the drone in an incredibly comfortable t-shirt!
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