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Hey! The ever-growing Artsy family welcomes OISHI !!!! We are proud to present ”Discoishi”, out now digitally. The tape is being manufactured and is now up for pre-order! NOTE: there is a discount on the cassette during the May edition of Bandcamp Friday https://artsyrecords.bandcamp.com/album/disco...

PC reviewed in this week's Vital Weekly! *********** PHANTOM CHIPS - FARRADS 4 JUPITER (cassette by Artsy Records) Tara Pattenden is a Meanjin-based artist behind Phantom Chips. She was also a member of Kunt, Monster Zoku Onsomb, BodyVice, the FCKN BSTRDS, Goodiepal, and Pals. If you think 'noise', ...

AVARUS and PHANTOM CHIPS tapes out and shipping !!!!

A couple of newbies for Bandcamp Friday:

AVARUS: Festareilla (2 live recordings from way back when)
MEMORY DREAMS: Scorpion? (vhs/vaporwave-type moods)

also discounts on most of the recent merch items during today (1st march on some time zone)

https://artsyrecords.bandcamp.com/

Phantom Chips digi out now! tapes by the end of February. Phantom Chips is an instrument maker who performs with wearable synthesizers that control sound through squeezing and stretching. Her homemade ‘lectronix squeals create bent charm, running harsh mangled tones through tactile electronics. Conc...

Hello! A couple of new Artsy tapes are nearing completion: Memory Dreams and Oishi. Also soon to come: Phantom Chips CS. To celebrate these and the February Bandcamp Friday, we got a discount code for this weekend: artsy2024 gets you a whopping’ discount of 30 per cent. Do note that this is valid al...

Hi, a lengthy positive review of the Al Margolis: Ordet CD in the latest Vital Weekly: *********************************************** AL MARGOLIS - ORDET (CD by Artsy Records) As I play this new CD by Al Margolis, I am thinking about his musical project If, Bwana and how that differs from his work ...

Hi! Another heavy hitter from Artsy! This time a cd by the legendary Al Margolis (If, Bwana / Pogus Productions / Sound of Pig). Four of the five pieces on "Ordet" can be considered as solo collaborations – or perhaps, collaborations with oneself. These assemblages/constructions are rework...

OUT NOW

Paanin Kuoro: Odysseus 2CS
- "free jazz" from this notorious Finnish unit in a gorgeous double cassette package. 15 euros

https://artsyrecords.bandcamp.com/album/odysseus

Coming in Jan 2024:

Al Margolis - Ordet CD

Bandcamp Friday November 2023:

All digital sales + profits from merch items will be donated to Doctors Without Borders

Bandcamp Friday September 2023: discounts on all merch items, including the pre-order of the 2nd edition of Natalia Beylis: Library of Sticks!

Hi! The latest Artsy item is a replica reissue of the elusive debut tape of the mysterious improv/performance unit Munuaissymposium 1960. The three-piece included the young Reijo Pami, Raivohullu Professori (later known as Amon Düde) and Crazy Diamond. kind of a lafms/caroliner/cromagnon-take on mus...

A nice review of "Circus Parade" by Frans de Waard in Vital Weekly: especially digging this bit: "Think of Henri Chopin in the hands of Merzbow in the early to mid-90s, and yet, Pensado has a sound that makes it all very personal, somewhere between an attack on the listener's sense an...

Hi! As the last Artsy release sold out in record time, it's time to say hello to the next addition to the Artsy family! "Circus Parade" by Andrea Pensado is out today as digital, the physical compact discs are up for preprder for a special Bandcamp Friday price. https://artsyrecords.bandca...

Nice review of the Reynols 2 x 7" in the latest Wire, by Byron Coley: ************* REYNOLS: Corulu Flatdas Gasigo 2 x 7" (Artsy 2022) Originally planned for release 20 years ago, this session by Argentina's most beloved outfit is a solid if deconstructed chunk of avant rock squall. Pulse ...

Hi! Artsy brings you a new tape by Natalia Beylis: "Library of Sticks", with gorgeous cover art by Karen Constance. The tapes are just missing one element and are shipping next week. Up for preorder now! A subtle mixture of field recordings and tape manipulations.

Hey !!! As the label is in a pretty good spot now, I decided to try to help out. Starting now, until Sunday 5th of March, Artsy will donate 100% of digital sales and 50% of physical items to a charity in Ukraine. Let's see if we can get something together!

Also: as we at the Artsy HQ are suckers for even numbers. we are now celebrating reaching 30K plays with a pre-Xmas flash sale of 30 % off the available merch back catalogue. Perfect time to grab the missing pieces! Valid until Sunday evening Finnish time. Thank you all for your interest and support...

PRE-ORDER OUT NOW !!! REYNOLS: Corulu Flatdas Gasigo 2 x 7" release date 23rd December The first disc has the vocal parts of the two tracks and the second one includes the instruments. These are intended to be listened to simultaneously. When purchasing the double 7", one also receives a d...

Down to the last 3 copies of this!

Hi all! The November edition of Bandcamp Friday Madness is aimed at overseas vinyl lovers. During this BCF there is a discount of 10 euros for shipping regarding both the Artsy 12" albums, Uudet Jes Opot and Bald Eagle Over Food City. In Finland the discount is 5 euros. https://artsyrecords.ban...

Not those guys...this Kraus is from NZ and the tape is out now!

https://artsyrecords.bandcamp.com/album/chronic-illness

Whoop! For the October edition of Bandcamp Friday, we got the full digital discography of Artsy for a 70 per cent discount, meaning 27 releases for 28,20. Go get'em?

Hi, a nice review by Byron Coley in the latest Size Matters column: New York artist and musician Marcia Bassett’s recent turn towards the synthesizer has really given her work some new dimensions. This tape sounds like it uses guitar and voice in addition to synth, but it’s not easy to tell. She sti...

Hello, Frans De Waard of Vital Weekly dove into the Artsy catalogue, here are some of his thoughts: ************************** To start a record label in times when everything is economically great is a risky business; to start one when the shit hit the Covid fan is a bold move. The person behind Ar...