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01/16/2025

Please welcome Joseph Giant to the Lithic Records roster! His brilliant indie rock album, "A Night In The Sun" will be out February 14th.

Lithic Records is proud to be publishing cassettes and CDs of this pop gem, plus is hosting a record release party at Kenyon Hall February 15th, with guest Brent Carpenter opening. Please stay tuned...

01/10/2025

Thanks to everyone who has been listening to the newest Barnacle album - Archtypicolossus!

One hour of heavy-duty PNW noise, dark ambient, and headphone-candy freak-out for the psych-leaning weirdos.

Stream it at barnacle-noise.bandcamp.com. Also available on microcassette! What?!

01/09/2025

With great apprehension and a sense of disbelief, we flip the calendar year to another dystopian nightmare. Keep your guard up and speak your peace.

In other news, Lithic Records is going strong for 2025 with big upcoming releases coming very soon. There are a few new artists we will be working with that we are super excited about... we are also planning more live shows this year, showcasing some of our artists... more info coming down the pike shortly...

12/29/2024

Archetypicolossus is a noise album, and the third from myself under the name Barnacle.

A record mostly mixed in the middle of the night while watching Zephyr, our beloved dog, who passed away in early September.

For most of 2024, I wasn't getting the greatest sleep. Zephyr turned 17 in May and kept late night hours, so I was mostly sleeping in the front room, taking care of him. Since he needed extra care, it wasn't the year for live shows or even late nights at the practice space, but these recordings will always remind me of this time, and the unique bond we shared in his last year on terra firma.

The Barnacle format worked for this arrangement, and the sleep deprivation lent itself to some strange musical choices. I typically made improvisational drones and ambient soundscapes with synths and pedals during days off while doing laundry. Then, at night, using headphones, I would assemble and mix, allowing for the "jams" to be cobbled together.

Zephyr was a Xoloitzcuintle, an ancient Aztec breed from Mexico that is mostly hairless, although Zephyr had a black coat. Many stories and legends exist depicting Xolos (for short) helping their people through the afterlife. He certainly helped me learn about myself and how my actions affect others in this life. Perhaps we will see each other again on another plane.

Anyways. Here's an hour worth of turbulent ambient... Hope you find some of it to be entertaining. ~brent

All tracks written and recorded by Barnacle during 2024
Barnacle is Brent Allen Carpenter

12/21/2024

DVD now available... The Grindylow - City of Cranes - A documentary by Marcell Marias

"The film took these rock'n'rollers to 8 Seattle venues in 8 consecutive days and (we) filmed the whole thing. Plus, there are added snippets of conversations about gentrification, the rising cost of living, and what that means for artists in the booming Northwest city. "

Awarded Best Short Music documentary in 2022 at the Silver City Film Fest in Las Vegas
Also Featured at the Culver City's Film Festival in Southern California 2022

Credits:
All songs by The Grindylow - all right reserved
Mike Lee - Live Audio Technician and 2nd Static Camera
Marcell Marias - Filmed, Edited on a budget of beer and high fives

Purchase through bandcamp comes with free download of their 6 Song EP "Endless Bummer." which came out around the same time.

12/17/2024

Released today is our first romp with songster Quincy Einstein and the Oddities. The EP is titled "Shatter" and it's a catchy, melodic vamp that may cause smiling.

It's unlike a lot of the stuff from our current catalog, and one might even call it cheery. It's supposed to be a foot-tappin' good time during the darkest month. After this, we will go back to the weird and wild... so don't fret.

12/15/2024

We have any etsy page now. Just another way to pick up some records, tapes or CDs from Lithic Records...

We're offering free shipping on Realms and Ruins Volume I. Plus we're excited to offer a tapes and LPs bundle available for a limited time, with a heavy discount. More info there if you're interested.

https://lithicrecords.etsy.com



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12/11/2024

NEXT UP: Qunicy Einstein and the Oddities - Shatter EP / Cassette and digital releases December 17, 2024 - pre-order is live

Quincy Einstein is his stage name, but I know him as Jackson… and Jackson is a young man who I feel a kinship to in music and friendship. His background in live performance is as long as his discography…. A kind-hearted soul who uses music as a way to navigate the thoughts and feelings we experience along the way in this thing called life.

I personally got to know him from when he would busk across the street from Georgetown Records on the corner of Airport Way, in Georgetown, a gritty, diesel filled, urban neighborhood in South Seattle, which my friends and I called home for years. There was a window of time where this community offered so much love for art and music, that we all never wanted to leave. Jackson was just one of the many wonderful people who I was lucky enough to get to know in those memorable years.

Seattle is where he got his start but he has busked in Portland, LA, San Diego, Austin, Knoxville, Nashville, Memphis (Tennessee and Alabama), Athens, Georgia and where he currently resides… Stillwater, Oklahoma.

His music floats between bluesy romps and sweet melodic ditties. Some of his past releases have literally been therapy for Jackson. I only know this because he said so much. But this collection of songs comes from a different frame of reference. He calls these recordings love songs for mother nature. In his words, “This album is, as a whole, a love letter to the world around me. To the beauty of mother nature, to the kindness and love that our fellow humans can show us.”

You can find more music from the artist if you follow this link:
quincyeinstein.bandcamp.com/album/shatter

12/10/2024

Got a couple of minutes to cast a vote for Lithic Records?

Two of our artists' albums recieved a nomination for best ambient, drone, soundscape albums of 2024. The winners will be published in the January issue of Cyclical Magazine.

Forgotten Phantoms - "Manifestations of Ectoplasm" & Standing Stone - "Voltaic Atmosphere" !!!

Now through December 15th, you can vote for the best Ambient, Berlin School, Drone and Soundscape Electronic Music album released in 2024. The form only allows voting with an account. You can vote for a maximum of 3 albums.

Link to vote in comments - thanks!

12/10/2024

We wanted to extend our gratitude to you all for paying attention to what we are up to as a label.

Here's a 25% off discount code for any bandcamp purchases - 25off

It's good through the end of the year (12/31/24)

We appreciate our listeners and supporters very much. Thanks. Have a great end of the calendar year, and remember to stay weird.

12/09/2024

Thanks to my peeps for showing up last night and making my night! It was exhilarating to play. Felt good. Big thanks for wonderful performances by Barry Brusseau and Kitsap County Ramblers. And of course, congratulations to Blue Jay Blue for a successful record release party. Your songs are riveting, and I appreciate you having me join in.

Make sure to check out "Old Ghosts" by Blue Jay Blue.

photo - Tim Basaraba

12/05/2024

Still have a few left of these hand-painted, rattle-can copies of Manifestations of Ectoplasm by Forgotten Phantoms.

Available on bandcamp and etsy - or write us a note. Thx!

12/05/2024

The newest thing we've been working on is building a merch shop on esty. We are happy with what bandcamp does, and that's the first place we're pushing, but we believe in exploring around. Some say etsy has been taken over by drop-shippers, but I think it might be fitting for us.

We thought it might be worth a shot, and it doesn't cost much (almost free). Might seem weird, but we are making things that are unique and all about diy aesthetics. I personally use etsy to buy neat noise makers that you can't find anywhere else...

The main difference is that the esty store offers some bargains for bundles of physical media. Plus, free shipping for the Realms and Ruins Volume I comp!

Find us on etsy if that's a way you like to shop. Thanks!

12/04/2024

I'm excited for this!! Playin some solo tunes on Saturday for my buddy Blue Jay Blue's record release party. If you can make it, I'd be most grateful. I'm on at 6 sharp.

Tim's Tavern in White Center
Saturday, December 7th
All Ages - Doors at 5PM

Blue Jay Blue - Record Release
Kitsap County Ramblers
Barry Brusseau
Brent Carpenter

Advance tickets available - $10
Day of $15 - bring cash

12/03/2024

Bad neewZ every1. Looks like FaceBuk sez Lithic Records is fallin' off. And maybe it's for the beast. Sea ewe on the otter sode.

11/28/2024

The Lithic Records website has a new look 👀

LithicRecords.com

11/26/2024

Another Standing Stone video from their debut album. "Pagans of Orkney" enjoy.