MORC ZINE

so, 2022 was a good year for morc, and it all started with the release of the morczine in february 2022 - officially, this is morc 32-e - our fifth zine in almost 20 years. We had the pleasure of chatting with a couple of heroes of ours, and rambling about others. a few updates about the words that were printed on paper back in january:  - John Davis actually released new material with Folk Implosion, and recorded more.  - Jeffrey of the Iditarod released a string of fine releases. Carin unfortunately, didn’t. (still waiting!) - The Tia Blake album was re-issued on vinyl. and got some well deserved wider attention - Movietone released their peel sessions album, and the reissue of the first lp about which Kate is talking, is scheduled for early 2023 - Will and Dave cooked some more. instead of making music, Will is helping out morc. - Linda Smith did a new 7″ on AHT. - Cheater Slicks announced their first ‘regular’ album in over a decade, and recorded some more - Fords Fuzz Inferno ánd Waste raided the studio. no stage appearances planned though. - and the morc-add? within a week or so after printing the zine, we decided to release the delphine dora cd, so the info was out of date by the time the first people got their copy of the zine. hah.

a download coupon for a random morc-release

i kind of forgot to mention it here, but: since fall last 2021, we’re hosting a monthly radio show on Camp radio. six episodes thusfar, in which we’ll play whatever we’re listening to at morc hq at that very moment, plus the occasional special, or unreleased track. to relisten to all previous episodes, head over to www.morctapes.com/morcfm 

remember when, earlier this year, the 'first wave' was almost over? i made a zine then, and all those printed zines are gone now. in case you missed out: here's a pdf: http://www.morctapes.com/.../2/6/2/7/26277168/helezine.pdf

well, since the zine is gone, thought i’d post a picture of all the pages overhere. enjoy reading!

o yes, a new morc zine: The latest issue appeared in july 2020, in a print run of 50 copies, with a screenprinted cover. central theme: the lockdown. content: an interview with pan american (mark nelson) an interview with linus vandewolken (aka mccloud zicmuse) reviews of two new frankie traandruppel releases reviews of two new edgar wappenhalter releases recipes by the puddle parade a download coupon for a random morc-release​ order:  - free with any order via www.morctapes.com/store  - or get it seperately for 2,5 euro, incl shipping

there should be a new issue of the zine out -soon- no joke.

Darwin's Kids Doodled All Over His "Origin of Species" Manuscript

How are records made? how are those magical sounds brought from the studio to your living room? seems like philips answered the question somewhere in the fifties in this illustrated brochure. 

judging by the reactions, Low lost a few self-declared fans who obviously never heard the first couple of records. on the other hand: sure that they won a lot of respect elsewhere. i'm afraid to say i missed their latest output and shows, but hearing this proves me wrong. really, listen for the full 28 minutes. you won't regret it for a second. 'highest possible recommendation'

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no idea what i was doing on the evening of april 15th 1995. i was probably in my bedroom listening to primus. whereas 15 kilometers further on, at the legendary pits bar, killdozer played their last show ever in belgium. including this stomper by neil young. i should have asked my parents to bring me there. they would have said no, but at least i could blame them for not being there. 

it must have been around 2005 when i first heard about Duane Pitre - probably because he then ran a now defunct label, releasing a minmae cdr. at the time he also sent me a few of his pilotram-releases, which i happened to enjoy. since then he abandoned the  pilotram-moniker, and started making more minimal compositions under his own name, and as 'pilotram ensemble'. best example: the lp 'organized pitches' he did on the mighty trome records, which was later re-released on important: two immense monotonous but very detailed pieces. his newest release, feel free, seems largely based on various edited audio sources, that are turned into tiny details, at first hearing played at random, but making a very comples sounding whole. At this moment, Pitre is touring europe, and we were lucky enough to witness a performance of his at les ateliers claus in brussels - in a tiny room, two speakers were set up where an automated version of the piece was playing.  oddly, it seemed that these detailed parts are the core of the composition. during the eight or so hours that installation ran as a part of the Klankson II-event, Pitre often joined in live, adding a sort of solid drone-base, whereas you'd expect it the other way round. fun fact: during the last 10 or so minutes, Pitre removed the details, letting a perfect drone end the 8 hour set. he's doing some more shows - none of them are 8 hours long, but i can only advize you to check it out. if you cant make it: buy the album and play it on endless repeat.

let's say i'm quite excited about this new batch of morc-releases that have come out today. boduf songs, annelies monseré and karina esp.that's solid. --> www.morctapes.com