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https://www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com/collections/albums/products/tautology Release date: 9.18.2020 Experiencing an unexpected tragedy or loss often provokes a period of self-reflection, a time to contemplate one’s own place and purpose in the world. That was true for El Ten Eleven’s Kristian Dunn. When a beloved family member passed, Dunn found his own reflections on life emerging in the music he composed. Those expressions led to the creation of Tautology — a sonic meditation on the arc of human life, composed in three parts. Over the course of three discs, Tautology is, in Dunn’s words, “a representation of life from the teenage years, through middle-age, until the end of life.” The sounds on the album echo Dunn’s own experiences, veering from aggressive metallic riffs to blissful ambient soundscapes. And while there are shared melodies and harmonies through all three records, each one has its own distinct qualities: Tautology I, which represents adolescence, is angsty, aggressive and occasionally depressive; Tautology II is head-noddy and mid-tempo, and represents middle age; while Tautology III, quiet and ambient, represents one’s golden years. The music on the first disc, Tautology I, has a heavier sound that might surprise longtime El Ten Eleven fans. “I wanted to represent what my teenage years were like, when I was full of testosterone and depression,” says Dunn. “When you're a teenager everything feels so grandiose and dramatic.” The album’s second movement, Tautology II, reflects Dunn’s current state. “I'm middle-aged now, and this is the happiest I've ever been. I think that comes across in the music. This record is the one that sounds the most like the El Ten Eleven people are used to.” For the final chapter, Tautology III, Dunn composed a transcendent set of ethereal music inspired partly by the loss of a dear family member. “I don't know what it's like to be elderly. But my grandmother-in-law Frances McMaster was a very inspiring person. She died recently, and I was thinking about her a lot. She was really smart. She lived into her early nineties and she wrote her fourth book when she was eighty-eight. I'd like to be like her if I make it to that age.” Tautology is not a typical rock album, and El Ten Eleven are not a typical rock band. For seventeen years the instrumental duo of Dunn (bass/guitar) and Tim Fogarty (drums) have flourished outside the accepted norms of rock orthodoxy, releasing eight full length albums and four EPs, and performing over 750 live shows. Utilizing inventive arrangements and a masterful use of looping, El Ten Eleven create a sound much bigger than the sum of its parts. Most first-timers to an El Ten Eleven show are stunned that the band is a duo. It’s a refreshing sight and a palette whose boundaries the band have explored for unexpected additions to their sound. Tautology finds Dunn and Fogarty pushing this sound into new territory, experimenting with a range of textures not heard on previous El Ten Eleven releases. Joyful Noise Recordings will digitally release each of Tautology’s three discs, individually and in sequential order, beginning May 1st, with a physical 3xLP release on September 18, 2020. Dunn explains there’s no right or wrong way to listen to Tautology, suggesting that a deep dive into the full project will yield rewards. “I think someone could listen to any one of the discs by themselves and have a really great experience—even if they didn't know about the others. But if they do want to go deeper, I think there will be a lot of interesting stuff to discover. It works symbolically and it all connects. I think this is the best record we've ever done.” I Entropy With Report (STREAMING NOW) Jejune Moral Dynamite Division Lassitude ... II Besotted Shimmer Nocturne The Silent Bell That Rings Half Mast Queen’s Gambit Growing Shorter ... III Farrago Caducity You Are A Piece of Me, You Are a Piece of Her Aubade Let's All Go Out Like Francis Senescent All of This Bliss Doesn’t Come Without a Price

new Pyrrhon is up for PO at BandCamp, new track is dope as fuck... https://pyrrhonband.bandcamp.com/album/abscess-time

being PST blows sometimes ☹️ I'll probably just wait for a repress when more variants are available...

Love, love, love Innerspeaker and Lonerism. ...fucking hate Led Zeppelin, one of the most overrated bands of all time, right up there w/ The Doors.

One more before I turn in for the night and it's a big one... Cirith Ungol - Forever Black (4/17 release date) there's a bunch of variants, but I went with the /100 (Purple) https://www.indiemerch.com/metalbladerecords/item/82821 can be ordered from Kings Road as well https://kingsroadmerch.com/cirith-ungol/

New Fluisteraars is up for preorder (2/28 release date) via Eisenwald and BC 180g Black vinyl Special vintage flipback sleeve with glossy front, two-sided insert - one side with a glossy finish, red poly-lined inner-sleeve, free download. https://www.store.eisenton.com/music-c-43/vinyl-c-46/fluisteraars-bloem-lp-p-8796 ($4 cheaper for US) https://fluisteraars.bandcamp.com/album/bloem

lmao...I can't even get them to respond to my emails. wtf....

each Tame Impala album is getting weaker and weaker in terms of songwriting/instrumentation, but I'll give Kevin some credit with the stellar production. glad I didn't drop $40+ on this...

did they email you before sending it out?

finally got a response back from them: "We apologize for the mix up! After looking further, some of the albums received to our distribution center were mislabeled from the plant. We are in the process of reaching out to see if any more copies of the marble color-way are still available. We appreciate your patience and understanding while we investigate further, and will be reaching back out once we have a confirmation from the label."

I've emailed them yesterday evening and and have yet to hear back, and now the white/marlbed is OOS... Not a huge deal, but I'm kind of annoyed b/c I only own variants of the bands albums, I guess this will be my first black 😒

IndieMerchStore screwed up my order and sent me a black instead of white/black marble. I've already created a ticket, but it only looks like there are 7 copies left of the color I actually ordered. Has anyone ever dealt with Indiemerchstore for this type of issue?

3.21.20 release date The Fear Is Excruciating, But Therein Lies The Answer 3 variants Cloudy Yellow & Blue Clear w/ Beer Splatter Black

Insta-purchase! in for a /100 only 8 left as of 11:00AM PST

you can stream the entire album on BC right now, I'm only 4 tracks in, but I'm pretty blown away...