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Mind's Ear Records (MERe) was formed to assure the continued existance
of certain materials that were in danger of being lost to the listening public.
The Landmark recordings are standouts from the underground music
scene that have been rescued from obscurity, or, to quote William
Burroughs: "to freeze-dry the edifying spectacle for posterity and export".
Our interest is partially selfish. These recordings are hard to find, and
expensive. Moreover, the originals were done on a "shoestring", so the
art, packaging, and information contained in them is.....to use a kind
word- minimal. What we wanted to do is re-present these recordings with
the care and feeding they diserve: these are quality artifacts from
maverick artists. All MERe Landmark recordings are CD ONLY,
packaged in a proprietary mini-LP sleeve in limited quantities. All
Landmark releases are unavailable in any other form (out of print),
and have never before been released on CD.
Since not all artists have established reputations, MERe decided early
in 2004 to begin a series of releases for new artists. We wanted to use
a LARGE, CLASSY format to present these artists, and sell to the
collectors/cult/serious listening market (like US!). The LP format made
the most sense for this, so all Horizon releases are LP only, not previously
available in this format. All releases are numbered and limited, and generally
in smaller quantities than the Landmark recordings. For tour support, the
label will present "tour only" CDR's. Quantity produced will be quantity
sold on the road, with no overruns.
We try to select music that is innovative
or novel in some way, with special interest in using "non musical" elements
such as speech or magnetic tape. Normally we SOLICIT these recordings
from bands that we come into contact with, but if you think you might "fit in"
here, send us a sample to the address shown on the contact page. Unlike
other labels, we really do listen to EVERYTHING we get! NOTE: if you
expect a response, send a SASE or email address!
Thank you for your interest in MERe. For listening samples, please tune
to Mind's Ear Radio .
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Landmark is dedicated to the principle of
resurrecting and/or archiving legendary material for posterity and export.
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| Decayes- horNetZ |
| Catalog Number: |
MERe04Q1L01 |
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| Planned Release Date: |
Winter, 2004 |
| Description: |
CD in "Mini-LP" format w/ (12) page booklet containing group historical information. Lettered Series of (26) in special packaging, each with unique art- signed by the artist. Numbered Series of (474). Contains (4) previously unavailable tracks. |
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for sound samples of our artists, click "listen to mind's ear radio" link to the left, and "friends and family" radio show! |
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| Daniel Steven Crafts- Soap Opera Suite/ Snake Oil Symphony |
| Catalog Number: |
MERe04Q2L02 |
| Planned Release Date: |
Spring, 2004 |
| Description: |
CD in "Mini-LP" format w/ (12) page booklet containing historical information. Lettered Series of (26) in special packaging, each with unique art- signed by the artist. Numbered Series of (474).
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for sound samples of our artists, click "listen to mind's ear radio" link to the left, and "friends and family" radio show! |
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Horizon Series Recordings present artists who, were it not for this label, might never get the audience they deserve.
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| Water Between Continents |
| Catalog Number: |
TBD |
| Planned Release Date: |
TBD (2004) |
| Description: |
180G LP w/ (12) page art booklet. Lettered Series of (26) in special packaging, each with unique art- signed by the artist. Numbered Series of (474).
Tour CDR to follow. |
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for sound samples of our artists, click "listen to mind's ear radio" link to the left, and "friends and family" radio show! |
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