We are excited to announce the first Uncarved Block release of Spring, 2016. 

A four-way split between american scene stalwarts Davega Bike (TN), Rad Rad Riot (AR), Shahman (Canada), and Nouveau (IL).

Hey everyone, we’re demoing a new record. We’re letting things steep longer than we usually would so don’t expect much for a while. In the meantime, come and watch us play some new songs in Toronto and Montreal next week: 

Oct.23- Toronto, ON @ D-Beatstro w/Edhochuli, Surinam

Tapes are coming this fall but in the meantime check out this review and take a listen while you’re at it. 

As the long awaited sun has risen, so too has Uncarved Block.

Our first release was awarded to us by Milwaukee, WI’s Gauss; an absolutely perfect first release for the label. Released on cassette, the band has shared two songs with us, both of which sound to me like the rejuvenation of a scene that is too often caught chasing its own tail. Gauss is in the midst of planning some late summer shows and a trip to Canada.

Our second release is only a few steps behind and will be that of Shahman’s Rob Johnson. A sparse experiment performed under the guise Fool, the record is a voyeuristic look into the mornings of someone searching for their purpose through music. Recorded spontaneously in single takes, the record features an out of tune banjo, a borrowed guitar, and a pan. Like I said before everyone, it’s an experiment.

Visual artist, musician, and 80’s-90’s hardcore enthusiast Joucous will be delivering his new record to us this summer which will likely be the label’s third release. Expect weird. Expect something never done before.

While the mind requires at times the odd and dissonant, the ear must retreat to  something round and warm. This is why Tang will be a good fit. Shahman’s Peter Johnson tinkers in his basement creating snippets of warm and meditative compilations reminiscent of Guided by Voices or the Dischord Record outcasts Lungfish. This tape will be released this summer but is best kept for the cold, impending darkness of the fall.