Launched! And now it’s all the places you hear things!
<3 more to come but for now,
Congrats @vital_sparks you knocked the bastard off xx
#indie #alternative #melbourne #music
So excited to announce that CR is helping the brilliant @vital_sparks release this excellent album.
Tailspin is deep and earnest and big and fast , it’s slow and careful and brash and wise. Andrew is an exceptionally talented songwriter and this album rocks.
Come celebrate with us at the @merricreektavern on May the 23rd , 8 pm, and we will have tapes 4 u :)
Xoxox CR
#indie #cassettes #melbourne #alternative #rock #sonicyouth #thebeatles #independentlabel
7. @ambur_naarm - ‘Tangle’
With their signature blend of Alt Rock, Post Punk and Shoegaze, Ambur’s new song ‘Tangle’ featuring on Cerine Ruby’s Salt Mix Tape iii is a reflection on how the natural world can reveal the relationship between beauty and cruelty in all things. Featuring a balance of lush strings, cavernous drums and wild modulated bass distortion verging on Blackgaze, ‘Tangle’ celebrates everything worth living for even through the harsh, and how it’s all so tangled up.
#post-punk #shoegaze #dreampop #indie #alternative #cassette #naarm #australianmusic
Track VI - Vital Sparks
'Tail Spin'
The title-track from @vital_sparks 's upcoming debut album, Tailspin is characteristically moody and grand in equal measures. <3
#indie #alt #alternative #rock #cassette #indielabel #dogs
Track V - TG Shand - Falling Apples
@t.g.shand gives us 'Falling Apples', a very slow and sad song from the Ōtautahi based shoegaze/dream-pop artist.
<3
#shoegaze #dreampop #indie #cassette #tapes #nostalgia
@sideeyeband recorded this track with William Warburton as part of his sound engineering project at Massey University.
It’s about leaning into nihilism as a way to push past depression and loneliness.
#indie #alternative #cassettes #punk #hottrash
@syntheticchildren is the Te Papaioea based hardware electronic project of Ce Goacher (she/they). Dissociative layers of distorted synths build sonic worlds for wonky, cathartic club beats, and the occasional spoken word moment of consciousness.
#electronic #ambient #cassettetape #mixtape #indie #alternative #nz
2. Khaki Dept. - Boogie Boarding
@khakidepartment are five munters from the Manawatū, Aotearoa, comprised of members of Feilding's Best Dancers, Polaroids of Polarbears, Born Dead Buried Alive, and Synthetic Children. They have a signature sound defined by a waterlogged pedal board, catchy leads, and cavernous synthscapes all tightly bound together by throbbing basslines and playfully heavy drumming. Pioneers of the new "slow mosh" movement, this is shoegaze for shumbling punch
#shoegazing #slow-mosh #manawatu #aotearoa #nz #indie #cassette
Salt Tapes iii
1. Swan Dry - stones
Reviews for Stones by Swan Dry are in! (no word of a lie)
Doreen 85 - Neighbour “You need to cease the loud music immediately. This is the most putrid, disgusting, horrible devil worship music I’ve ever head in my life”
Bill 82 - Other neighbour “Who was practicing music yesterday? Man, I loved it! Can’t wait to hear more tunes! No worries about the noise”
Stones was inspired mostly by Sleaford Mods, IDLES and Gang of Four. Have been slowly experimenting with different sounds to figure out what I want Swan Dry to sound like starting off with a lil acrimony. Subject matter of the song can be left to interpretation.
#mixtape #punk #cassettetapes #indie
Feeling super blessed to have got to launch the tape in the best way possible <3
Thank you 4evs for those that came and especially @vital_sparks , @ambur_naarm and @purrers.band for playing xoxo
I didn’t take enough videos cos I was too busy having fun but I did manage to get the whole of @ambur_naarm ‘s cassette single “Tangle” and it’s so good!!
Yada yada link in bio,
Also, thanks so much to @mammachens and @ausgovernmentofficial for making it happen ! We love you xoxo
Another quarter, another supremely awesome edition of the salt tapes, and also another supremely average home printing job.
You can think of these as a scrapbook of sorts, a snapshot of cool things made by cool people I meet on my travels.
Every tape is so special, and every one contains so many hidden gems it blows me away. I’m eternally grateful.
So without further ado , salt tapes iii
Side a - NZ
1. @swan_dry - Stones
2. @khakidepartment - Boogie Boarding
3. @syntheticchildren - Cone Creek II
4. @sideeyeband - Hot Trash
5. @t.g.shand - Falling Apples
Side b - AU
6. @vital_sparks - tail spin
7. @ambur_naarm - Tangle
8. @purrers.band - unknown2
9. @spores_band - SEPARATION
10. @peters_cool_music - you
Ps the order is a carefully curated journey and worth listening to in order!
CR xx
Ps come by the launch tonight if you want a cassette! Otherwise you can listen on bandcamp from midnight :) link in bio
It’s been a long time between drinks my friends ,
But I am so excited to announce that the next Cerine Ruby Mixtape will be released on the 6th of April.
Salt Tapes iii is super special (they all are!)
@prettyinpink_band once likened these mixtapes to a scrapbook of my little adventure through music and life.
She was right! Salt iii is a mix of some brilliant Naarm/Melbourne bands that we love, and Aotearoa NZ bands and artists and people I met while on Tour.
The big reveal will come in time but in the meanwhile make sure you put this guy in your diary !
Featuring
@vital_sparks@ambur_naarm@purrers.band
and new super spies @peters_cool_music
We love @mammachens and we love you!
Xoxo
#mixtape #naarmmusic #melbourne #livemusic #cassettetapes #indiemusic #gigs #melbournegigs
