As 2023 came to a close yesterday I realized that I couldn’t remember exactly which year I started Minimum Table Stacks, the blog nor the label. I’ve been fortunate enough to see some of my releases appear in the countless…
Category: noise
OUT NOW The Sheaves “Excess Death Cult Time” LP
The Sheaves are a five-piece from Phoenix, AZ who churn out a murky yet driving, melodic style of post-punk you don’t hear that often because, well, most bands can’t pull it off. Not exactly easy to write songs that make…
“The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.” —Oscar Wilde…..On s/t LP (2006, Saucerlike Recordings, Australia)
Since I started my own label this past year and I have a bit more of a :ahem: financial interest (investment?) in “the game”, I’ve been paying a little more attention to labels, critics, writers, etc that I probably otherwise…
ZYKLON B ZOMBIES “Skull” LP out now
Well, it’s actually been out for about 2 weeks and I’m down to about 50 copies out of the 300 pressed.. But anyway: This was one of my dream releases back before the label actually came to life. Sadly, the…
Better Late Than Never…. Smelly Feet “Smelly Neu Pollution” LP out now
If you’re reading this here you probably have some connection elsewhere to my Instagram/Twitter etc and you already know: What once was my blog is now my record label. Like having a child a little over a year ago: you…
“The trees in Siberia are miles apart. That’s why the dogs are so fast.” – Bob Hope… Уроды Под Водой / Марс 69 split 12″ (Post-Materialization Music / Retrotrasher / Spina!Rec, Russia, 2013)
This afternoon I’d been peeking at the news a little more than usual kinda wondering if our beloved Governor Andrew Cuomo was going to stick his head out of the State House in Albany and announce we’re all being ordered…
Minimum Table Stacks Presents: Dollar Bin Dandies™ featuring: Mudhead “The Jumbo Sound Of Mudhead” 7″ (self-released, US, 1988)
Dollar Bin Dandies are great for stocking up on in case you need a last minute gift or the loan shark you owe money to happens to love obscure pre-1999 independent rock music so I advise you make a little…
“We are put on this earth to have a good time. This makes other people feel good. And the cycle continues.” – Wolfman Jack… Capers “Dregs” LP (Förlag För Fri Musik, Sweden, 2018)
I don’t know what took me so long to finally get around to listening to the MERZCAST (now Noisextra) the “noise” podcast hosted by Greh Holger of Chondritic Sound and Tara Connelly and Mike Connelly (Clay Rendering, Hair Police, marriage,…
“An original artist is unable to copy. So he has only to copy in order to be original.” – Jean Cocteau… Gil Mellé “The Andromeda Strain” (Original Electronic Soundtrack, Kapp Records, US, 1971)
According to my Instagram feed yesterday, Saturday August, 29, 2020, was the 13th annual “Record Store Day”. Originally scheduled for a date in April 2020, the “holiday” was first postponed until June 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, before being…
“What I want is a good, strong monarchy with a tasteful and decent king.” – Ignatius J. Reilly… V/A – “East of Croydon” LP (Nothing Shaking Records, UK, 1981)
The thing about music (and most art for that matter) is that if you try to define something by coming up with a label for it, there’s a good chance you’ll end up spending more time thinking and talking about…