Gertrude Tapes is a label that Omaha underground music veteran, L. Eugene Methe, has run off-and-on dating back to 2002. In recent years, he has resumed a more regular release schedule with the label, issuing new and archival works from the likes of Russ Waterhouse, Simon Joyner, C. Worth, Ned Milligan, Das Torpedoes, and his…
Our in-house label, Round Bale Recordings, is pleased to announce a pair of new releases that are available to order now. One is the debut from Komare, a Mosquitoes-related project out of the U.K., and the other is the latest offering from the Australian duo, Wonderfuls. Write-ups, sound samples, and links to purchase are included…
I’ve got another jam-packed installment for your this time around filled with selections from several of my favorite contemporary artists and labels. There are lots of new and notable releases to sift through and to talk up, including material from the David Nance Group, Mountain Movers, MP Hopkins & Mark Harwood, Spirit Fest, and Terry,…
It was a busy yet rewarding month for us here at Free Form Freakout. In addition to getting back to the workaday grind, we were taking part in pop-up record sales, taking in fine new records by old favorites like Low and Spiritualized, producing new podcast shows, preparing for Tune Town’s 25th Anniversary festivities and…
My, how things have changed since the last podcast show. Two weeks ago when Chris Berry joined me in the studio, it was 90 degrees and disgustingly humid outside. On my way up to the studio today, the temperature gauge was hovering just a few notches above the freezing mark. In fact, I actually had…
On this installment of the podcast, Chris Berry of Soft Abuse Records returned to the KMSU studios in Mankato for what has been an annual end of summer tradition for as long as the podcast has been going (which is 8 years come October). Chris brought his usual box of surprises that included a small…
Here’s what went down on the weekly Thursday edition of Free Form Freakout for the closing month of our often disjointed summer schedule. We were, however, able to do all of the shows during this time span with both of us in the studio, which can be a rarity during the summer months. We also…
While the calendar doesn’t necessarily agree with me, my summer is now officially over. The transition into Fall and full-time work, however, has been made more bearable by the arrival of a bunch of terrific new albums to soundtrack this shift. On this installment I play a bunch of that new material that has arrived,…
On this episode of the podcast show, we dig deeper into the sound work of Matthew Revert and Vanessa Rossetto. Matthew and Vanessa’s work together traces back to their activities in and around Graham Lambkin’s now defunct Kye imprint, and both have gone on to put out a number of compelling solo releases in recent…
We’ve had a few weeks of absolutely gorgeous weather here in Minnesota, so it took a little extra time and effort to get this installment all put together. Being outside just seems much more desirable right now knowing that months of frigid temperatures and snow will be here before we know it. But, I buckled…