peccant tapes

MGG on BANDCAMP

2012-02-01T10:38:00.000-08:00

new home for OOP MGG tape releases and other items from the Peccant catalog.

launching with a special digi-only release, THE MAGIC SEALS OF THE SEVEN ANGELS
seven modular and moog meditations from '09-'11

http://mgeddesgengras1.bandcamp.com/

free listens and affordable downloads. check it out.

THE KISS OF LIFE

2012-01-26T11:41:00.000-08:00

A – Burning (16:58)
B – The Kiss (16:57)

This tape is released as a handnumbered edition of 85.

Two pieces for analog/digital modular synthesizer & Multivox MX-201

recorded live on 10/05/11 at Green Machines L.A.

Cover Art by Johannes Schebler

"M. Geddes Gengras, hip cat and modular wizard from the City of Angels with a bunch of tapes out on various imprints like Stunned Records, Full Of Nothing and Sacred Phases is delivering two sidelong tracks like solar wind straight from the heart of the sun: bubbling and boiling hot psychedelica. Mindmelting! Can you stand the heat?" - sicsic

The newest tape offering from the LA knob twiddler M. Geddes Gengras is the Kiss of Life, released by the German imprint SicSic Tapes in their probably best batch to date (including, beside MGG, Panabrite and Innercity). The Kiss of Life is a burning, zonked out tapestry of fried electronics trying to submit to an ever-present pulsing rhythm. The fierce sound of the first piece, taking up entire side A is summed up in a simple title: “Burning”. The frenetic pace of this piece, among with glitched out, acerbic electronic textures, stacked upon one another might remind one of the spazzy tek-no muzik of KPLR. There is little, if any, melody in this piece, the only agent bringing the relative piece to the chaotic synthesizer sounds is the sequencer, which is always there, in the background: dictating a fast, stern tempo to which other sounds have to submit, emerging at the top for just a few seconds. “Burning” is an electronic equivalent of an actual fire: there’s a slow, calm set-up, there’s a sudden burst of flames and there’s a long, intense period of heat and destruction before the whole thing dies down by itself.

Side B’s “The Kiss”, follows the similar path, although it’s even less structured in the beginning: high-pitched, abrasive and noisy synth patches pierce through the eerie rising and falling drone with a shy, needle-like melody rising from the droning soundscape in a manner similar to the States series by Greg Davis. After some time, however, the melody emerges on top of jagged, pulsing sounds and marks its reign above the sea of modular madness. This is not an intimate, romantic kiss however: this is a nervous kiss, a desperate kiss, with lips frotting against one another in a frenetic, violent manner. The whole album’s name is reflected in the cassette’s convulsions: it is the kiss, bringing the turbulent, intense life into the dead body with all its ups and downs, the magical spark, prompting the whole machinery to work at a head-spinning pace. The world needs more music like “The Kiss”. Congratulations, Mr Ged Gengras. - weed temple

6.50 ppd in the us. mggpcnt at g maildot com

MGG on KXLU

2012-01-26T11:37:00.000-08:00

thanks to michael & pascal for hooking this up.

demonstration

2011-12-16T00:26:00.000-08:00

holidays

2011-12-14T13:21:00.000-08:00

PECCANT store will be closed until 1/1/12, you can send me money, but i won't be in LA until then. all unfilled orders are going out today. thanks for yr patience and support. REFRACTIONS VHS is sold out, be on the look out for a repress coming soon.

exciting show early in the year
1/4/12
Driphouse
Rene Hell
Sean McCann & Matthew Sullivan
M. Geddes Gengras

los angeles, location tba

2012 is the year everything changes.

-ged-

NEW DISTRO ITEMS

2011-11-23T15:13:00.000-08:00

the REFRACTIONS VHS is almost sold out. all orders made before today have shipped. thanks so much for your support.

for now, here are two new items for the distro.

M. GEDDES GENGRAS "REBIRTH LOS ANGELES" CASSETTE - (Full of Nothing)

'With a beard like a flying carpet this American aural traveler is known far and wide. Besides numerous recordings under his own name and with Antique Brothers, there are slabs of Robedoor/Pocahaunted goodness with his drumming, appearances in L.A. Vampires and Warm Climate, killer DJ sets as 1/2 of Where's Yr Child team... My god there are always a few more names to drop! L.A.'s one and only, MGG presents a couple of gently floating electronic pieces here: shooting deep, reaching even further. Thoughtful reflections on humanity's high hopes. Melancholic futuristic synthesizers slice the air thin. New age is coming. L.A., rebirth now! Stencil-painted textured J-cards, all signed and numbered by hand, spray-painted cassettes. Edition of 100.'

M. Geddes Gengras — The Empty Space c93 (Stunned no. 135)

'Let it spill through you like the peak experience of your choice. In your hands is ‘The Empty Space’ and pouring into your head is Stunned’s most trusted synthesizer medicine man M. Geddes Gengras. This is an album dealing with freefall, the ground suddenly dropping out, the fierce void we rush against that resists our naturally preferred trajectory. The cycles and patterns appear to dominate — yet MGG boldly transcends such conditions with his fearless navigation through an unpredictable modular synth patchwork, taking a plunge into analogue novelty in its most naked state. Roots run deep in a tree bearing aural fruits this sweet. Special edition of 222 pro-dubbed & imprinted c93 tapes with double-sided color jcard.'

"Tireless synthesizer explorer M. Geddes Gengras offers his possible tour-de-force on his ultimate tape released by Stunned Records (a label that will be truly missed and very hard to replace in terms of sound and packaging quality). Despite naming his previous Stunned tape This Could Be the Last Time, Gengras proves that he still he has amassed quite a collection of ideas over the course of a few months and is ready to strike (or at least continue to strike) with The Empty Space.

One thing you gotta know about this tape: it is MASSIVE. Not in terms of physical size, or the packaging: in fact, the cassette itself is fairly unremarkable and the insert does not contain any information on the dates of recording, the tracklist or so. Everything that should be known is printed on the cassette. The Empty Space is massive in terms of sheer length: it contains 93 minutes of music. That means each side is a bit over 45 minutes long. Which is even more impressive considering it was all probably recorded in one take during a live performance in June 2011 (if the dedication “for those who were there” might be any indication). I’m a sucker for live electronics and people who manage to create intricate and multilayered structures in real time are pretty much my heroes.

The Empty Space sees Ged Gengras in a more experimental, harsher light, especially in comparison to his previous releases, like the stellar ambient float of Magical Writing (released on his own Peccant Tapes). The sparse, cold sound of the cassette might take quite a few takes to get into, but once it clicks, a world of new possibilities opens. The beginning of side A is deceptive – it makes one think it will be a massive drone jam, while it clearly isn’t – after some 8 minutes, it dissolves into a series of variously pitched extraterrestrial glitches and chirps. One might say, “how isn’t 8 minutes of drone a massive jam?”. Well, remember that each side is over 45 minutes long, so eight minutes is pretty much just a tiny fraction. Having 90 minutes, Ged Gengras has a lot of time to expand his ideas slowly and carefully – people used to standard c30’s might get annoyed by the seemingly monotonous sound which changes very slowly. But that’s the trick – Gengras gives the listener time to immerse into each “movement” and “choose” their personal favorite. The slow, somewhat “shy” sequences are separated by echoed, glitchy escapades into separate worlds of synth pad wizardry and abrasive, noisy textures.

While the side A was dominated almost entirely by the Glitch, side B is the domain of the Sequence. It begins with a bubbling glitchy madness that is paradoxical in the fact that it’s at the same time cold and cozy. 12 minutes later and a faster pattern kicks in, existing in a “virgin”, clear state for a short time, but soon getting attacked by the spores, which in turn deform and skew the sequence, gradually smothering it and reducing it to occasional distant bleeps. The whole process of deconstruction and replacing the crystal clear, needle-like sounds with mangled, abrasive textures is like the destruction of the polished, meditative gems of the Berlin school by the British industrial/noise iconoclasts like Whitehouse. The Teutonic sequence then gets up and fights with the warbling synth noise again – the second part of side B becomes a battlefield between the melodic and the chaotic; where brutal glitches and blasts of white noise clash with cosmic echoes and rhythmical kraut-isms. The end of the tape is a sort of consensus with cut-up sounds forming a rudimentary, skewed, yet strangely enjoyable melody in the style of Caboladies’ Renewable Destination.

M. Geddes Gengras’ The Empty Space is an interesting insight into the creative process, the ability to improvise during live performance and a document of Ged’s amazing work in the field of synthesizers and electronic music. It might also be an indicator of the “tape scene’s” directions for the future, where the marriage of 70’s and 80’s prog electronics and 90’s and 00’s glitch is inevitable." - WEED TEMPLE

tapes are $6.50 each ppd in the US. very limited quantities available.

CONTACT MGGPCNT ((((AT)))) G M A I L . C O M

coming next:
M.G.G. - SYSTEMS 4xCS
VODER DETH SQUAD - III CS
MATTHEWDAVID CS

M.G.G. & MIKO REVEREZA 'REFRACTIONS' VHS

2011-11-07T13:21:00.001-08:00

SOLD OUT / COMING BACK SOON / SOLD OUT

Refractions is a collaboration between video artist Miko Revereza and musician M. Geddes Gengras, two artists united by their generative and process-heavy approaches to the psychedelic arts. over two hours of Revereza's deep video feedback explorations are paired with Gengras's endless-cycle modular synth compositions, creating a work of ambient film making.

REFRACTIONS VHS SEGMENT from miko revereza on Vimeo.

VHS tapes with white window sleeves and a different piece of art on each copy. first edition of 50, $12 ppd in the US. contact for intl rates.

PERSONABLE LIVE IN L.A.

2011-08-30T19:30:00.000-07:00

Personable from egroeg on Vimeo.

at pehrspace 8.7.11

MGG - THIS COULD BE THE LAST TIME tape added to distro

2011-03-31T11:07:00.001-07:00

now sold out from the label. a massive c69 of shorter form stripped-down moog meditations. beautiful collage artwork by the amazing phil french. SORRY SOLD OUT

#11 and #12 are almost sold out, thanks.

03/11 peccant batch

2011-03-25T15:19:00.000-07:00

first two tapes on the peccant label

PCNT 11 - m. geddes gengras / jeremy kelly - 'MGGJJK2K10' c45

the material for this split was recorded in 2009 and released in 2011, so let's split the difference. the first in an endless series of splits and collabs by modular BFFs MGG and JJK. gengras' side acts as a follow up to the grittier sounds of his 'Pink Trails' CS combined with the trippier deep-mix qualities of the split with a.m. shiner. endless moog mantras framed against the grainy rumblings of his modular synth. kelly explores the darkest corners of synthesis and comes up with the headiest blend of deep space music, musique concrète, and early electronic composition, reveling in sound for sound's sake. initial pressing of 50 copies

SORRY, SOLD OUT

PCNT 12 - m. geddes gengras - 'magical writing' c45

two pieces for moog and euro-rack modular system. recorded in early 2011, reflections on loss and damage, the power of the word. gentle melodies evolve into elegiac walls of sound, crackling around the edges with subtle electricity. one of the more austere works in the MGG catalog. initial pressing of 50 copies.

SORRY, SOLD OUT!

dubbed on chrome tape with black and white jcards. $6.50 ppd in the US. contact at gedgengras(((A.T.)))gmail<-dot->com

04/10 peccant batch + new distro'd title

2010-04-11T12:16:00.000-07:00

M. Geddes Gengras - Deep Moon Time cd-r - D.M.T. was conceived as a follow-up/companion piece to Total Body Loss, the gentle id to T.B.L's raging ego. spare synth lines are bathed in reverb, offhand loops grow in significance, champagne meditations bubble up through cracks in the plastic. solo moog pieces for quiet moments. in manilla envelope w/ photocopied collage cover featuring a theme of man vs. time. limited to 25 copies.

'211 in Progress' + 'Outer Space & Inner Triumph'

BBM SERIES cd-rs

the first two volumes of the Bootleg Bruton Music series, these two albums were compiled by M.G.G. from his collection of music library records, and are focused on the works of the '70's label Bruton Music. heavy HEAVY psychotic synth moves and crazed copsploitation, moon-walk tunes and stake-out grooves, all genres are explored, all possibilities entertained. each disc is >70 minutes of DEEP CUTS mixed up and remastered for extra BASS by M.G.G.

check out these tunes for an idea:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9ChoAweJUc&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keHZjNE9wSI

each disc is themed with appropriate cop/skateboarding full color collage artwork. limited to 30 copies each. SORRY, SOLD OUT..

also, in the PECCANT distro:

from stunned records, sold out at source:

Talisman — Initiate Into the Mysteries c43 (Stunned no. 73)

Early in 2007, Mark Ledoux and M. Geddes Gengras stepped into a Philadelphia recording space for a week and simply tore it up together, performing a multi-instrumental alchemy with guitar, bouzouki, mandolin, glockenspiel, dulcimer, bells and drums. The result of this dive into free-shredding folk and alternate-scale acoustics was ‘Initiate Into the Mysteries’ — the Talisman duo’s one & only album first issued as a highly limited CDr on Night Goat Records. Stunned was fortunate to score one of these rare early editions, and ever since it has been a favorite jam no matter what time of day or what mood we’re in. Now on its third birthday, this tragically-overlooked masterwork has been dusted off, re-edited, and re-mastered with care by the band. We’ve additionally transferred it to high bias chrome tape along with all new art design. Let’s just say it’s about time. Talisman’s skill in fusing cloaked twilight dirge with sun-blinded modal reverie is totally compelling, and displays some of the more technically-accomplished passages heard from either members’ inimitable output. Let the mysteries resonate strong as ever with our renewed attention and this special second issuing. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c43 tapes with double-sided color jcard and insert.

SORRY, SOLD OUT.

COMING SOON:

DOGWIPER

Jeremy Kelly/M.G.G. split CS

Suzi Star CS

new m.g.g. cd-r

2010-02-27T15:47:00.000-08:00

M. Geddes Gengras - TOTAL BODY LOSS cd-r : too real, too vivid. the trebs will claw at yr ears. chopped & screwed dub-trips and timbaland rips over trademark M.G.G. soaring synth clatter. new elements and old. Dance Music? more like extreme body tunes. 4 song, 40+ mins cd-r w/ stolen hair-metal artwork. 25 copies. SORRY, SOLD OUT.

NEW PECCANT RELEASE

2010-02-09T12:20:00.001-08:00

only a few copies of this, act fast if you want in

OABL - s/t cd-r

OABL is a new musical outreach/outrage by m. geddes gengras (antique brothers, pocahaunted, robedoor) and caitlin c. mitchell (metal rouge, warm climate). submerged synths run down omar souleyman tracks against deep drone enviroments, while pocket trumpet and percussion loops form with deep moog bass to voltron into momentary weird synth bangers. brittle on first inspection, but melts like the finest dark chocolate into a full on underwater kraut-scape. this release is edited from the first recording session by the pair, a single track running just over 40 minutes. all live, no overdubs. recorded at GREEN MACHINE studio & dog kennel in feb 2010.

22 copies, SORRY, SOLD OUT.

peccant batch #1

2009-08-09T14:01:00.000-07:00

DOGWIPER - MACHETE ASSHOLE cd-r - equal parts brainbombs-bummer and sun city girls free-jazz tantrum, mixed in with melvins-style sludge fests. shit-stained improv songs about dead bodies, true crime, and the biggest mistake you ever made in yr life from this mysterious east l.a. trio. 33 copies (SOLD OUT)

M. GEDDES GENGRAS - IMPROVISATIONS FOR MODULAR SYNTHESIZER VOL. 4 cd-r - the latest in this string of self-released, live & unedited synth bombs from M>G>G, and far and away the best. runs the gamut from tweaked and geeked filtered percussion, serious lo-fi tape grot, dreamy kraut escapades and hardcore modular doomdrone. throw yr other synth records into the streets. 33 copies (SOLD OUT)

M. GEDDES GENGRAS - LIVE IN L.A. cd-r - recorded live at echo curio by grant capes. three sets from 2008-09, exploring the various moods of the M>G>G live experience. heavy, droned-out electric guitar meditations, sci-fi synths, tape-loop beats, stoned percussion, bummed dance vibes. 33 copies (SOLD OUT)

M. GEDDES GENGRAS - IMPROVISATIONS FOR MODULAR SYNTHESIZER VOL. 5 cd-r - this single 45 minute piece incorporates tape-loops, acoustic instrumentation (cumbus, percussion, jaw harp) and electric guitars, all of which are processed and spit out through MGG's modular system. minimal drones weave through waves of outside instrumental chaos while the air around you is imbued with a subtle electricity. 15 copies (SOLD OUT)