Dais is proud to announce pre-orders for two new releases from our label’s established roster artists,  Tor Lundvall & King Dude.

Also, Dais has signed on with digital distributor IODA to host the Dais catalog, present & future, for sale digitally through iTunes, Amazon, Spotify and hundreds of other places where MP3′s are sold.  Dais stays committed to its vinyl releases, which now contain a free MP3 download version of the release contained within every 12″ / LP.

http://www.iodalliance.com/catalog/label/dais-records/26997

Onto the pre-orders!!

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Tor Lundvall – The Shipyard LP
Edition of 500

Tor Lundvall has graced us with yet another remarkable album this year.  Previously, Lundvall had introduced himself to Dais with his masterpiece album Sleeping & Hiding and struck lightning twice with the resilient The Seasons Unfold box set and now we are humbled to be crafting the strings with the curation of his most recent effort.  The Shipyard was recorded during the dramatic season change-over of ’09/’10, during which time Lundvall was immersing himself in portrait studies of local maritime themes and nautical life at the docks.  This instrumental collection of songs composed the soundtrack to the final renderings of these conceptional ideas put side by side, for which semblance he is most know for. Limited to 500 hand numbered vinyl copies (comes with a free MP3 download coupon) with artwork by Tor Lundvall.

Some words from Tor Lundvall about the creation of The Shipyard:

In the Autumn of 1990, I documented a handful of spontaneous audio experiments on a portable tape recorder.  One of these pieces was a quiet instrumental entitled ‘In a Shipyard’.  I worked on a few variations over the following months and then I put the track to rest, hoping to expand on the idea at some point in the future.  Almost 20 years later, I finally started recording an album based on the themes and images this old track evoked.

‘The Shipyard in Winter’ was the first new recording to take shape.  This track was constructed around the soft, mechanical loop I used in my original demos.  I then altered the loop to construct ‘The Shipyard at Dawn’ and ‘The Shipyard at Night’, both of which appear on the album.  ’The Shipyard in Winter’ and another out-take entitled ‘Safety in Grey’ were released on the Tursa compilation “With Friends Like These” in 2010.

The nautical and industrial sounds on the album were created from scratch and come from some surprising sources.  The distant, sluggish melody on ‘Under Snow Conditions’ is actually a slowed down fragment of distorted piano from ‘Blankets of Snow’ (an out-take from the “Ice” sessions).  The two final tracks, ‘Blue Rain Ships’ and ‘Grey Rain Ships’, were constructed by running randomly overlapping tape loops from my archives, so there is an element of chance in these pieces.

“The Shipyard” is my first entirely instrumental album since “Empty City”.  Like that previous album, the recordings continue to explore my fascination with man made structures interacting with their natural surroundings.  The music has a strong sense of place and it recalls the atmospheres and landscapes I had hoped to capture so many years ago

$16.00 – Click to PRE-ORDER

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King Dude – You Can Break My Heart b/w Devil’s Tail 7″
Edition of 500

King Dude returns hot of the heels of his prolific debut album Love, giving listeners a preview of two new tracks poetically titled You Can Break My Heart (which will be featured on his upcoming full-length Burning Daylight on Dais Records this summer).  An exclusive unreleased b-side of Devil’s Tail wraps up the old world backyard gospel that King Dude has cemented himself in over the past year. Serves tribute to both sides of the coin, both sides work equally, paying service to the ones we’ll never understand. Complemented with reverent artwork by TJ Cowgill. Limited to 500 copies.

$7.00 – Click to PRE-ORDER

We still have addition copies available of Seth Price, American Cloud Songs, Italian Horn, Lord Foul, Bestial Mouths and more.
Please get in touch for wholesale / distribution rates.
Thanks for all your love and support!
Ryan & Gibby / Dais Records 

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King Dude – You Can Break My Heart b/w Devil’s Tail 7″
King Dude returns hot of the heels of his prolific debut album Love, giving listeners a preview of two new tracks poetically titled You Can Break My Heart (which will be featured on his upcoming full-length Burning Daylight on Dais Records this summer).  An exclusive unreleased b-side of Devil’s Tail wraps up the old world backyard gospel that King Dude has cemented himself in over the past year. Serves tribute to both sides of the coin, both sides work equally, paying service to the ones we’ll never understand. Complemented with reverent artwork by TJ Cowgill. Limited to 500 copies.

$7.00 - Click to ORDER

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Tor Lundvall

$16.00 – Click to PRE-ORDER

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American Cloud Songs & Seth Price –

Order both new albums by folk shaman American Cloud Songs and conceptual genius Seth Price as a discount bundle, save!
$30.00 - Click to ORDER

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American Cloud Songs 

Folk artist and American tattooer Robert Ryan turned the holy ones onto their backs with his solo folk roots recording endeavor under the name of American Cloud Songs . Previously getting his ideas in order under his band Harmonize Most High and his conceptual collaborations with artist Daniel Higgs, Ryan’s understanding of meditative drone coupled with hidden knowledge of the metaphysical plane make American Cloud Songs compositions stand over to the cliff, harmonically in tune with itself, steeped heavily in primitive folk tradition and sacred geometric imagery. Featuring artist contributions by Nathan Bell (Lungfish), Neil O’Brien (The Van Pelt) and free jazz legend Danial Carter. Recorded by Alap Momin (Dälek /This Immortal Coil). Limited to an edition of 300 hand-numbered copies.
$16.00 - Click to ORDER

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Seth Price 

This special reissue LP release gathers and remasters tracks recorded between 2000 and 2002 and originally released on a limited edition CD through the Reena Spaulings Art Gallery, collected under the title of “Army Jacket”. This limited reissue LP contains an exclusive edit and remaster of his seminal avant-pop masterpiece by Seth Price featuring new, exclusive artwork by Price. Limited to 500 copies.
$16.00 – Click to ORDER

Spring is upon us at last, and we are proud to announce several new items in the Dais shop!  Firstly, we have some extra Tor Lundvall DAIS shirts remaining from the 121 total printed.  Roughly 5 of each size are now in the shop and this will not be reprinted.

Order them here: http://www.daisrecords.com/store/index.php?cPath=24

Secondly, we have added some incredible cassette releases from Ryan’s tape label “Robert and Leopold” to the shop.

Order them here: http://www.daisrecords.com/store/index.php?cPath=25

Now, on to the newness….

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Seth Price – Army Jacket

For the unaware, Seth Price is an conceptual visual artist who lives and works in New York, considered by most to be one of the most interesting and thought-provoking artists to currently be at work. His sculpture, video and painting has been exhibited internationally at venues including the Tate London and the Museum of Modern Art, while gracing the cover of Art Forum last year, as well as countless other publications. Price has been working in sound and music for number of years; though most recordings were controlled under hyper-limited releases through select galleries worldwide.  This special reissue LP release gathers and remasters tracks recorded between 2000 and 2002 and originally released on a limited edition CD through the Reena Spaulings Art Gallery, collected under the title of “Army Jacket”. This limited reissue LP contains an exclusive edit and remaster of his seminal avant-pop masterpiece by Seth Price featuring new, exclusive artwork by Price. Limited to 500 copies.

Listen here:
 

$16.00
ORDER HERE : http://www.daisrecords.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=75

OR ORDER WITH AMERICAN CLOUD SONGS FOR 2 DOLLARS OFF HERE:
http://www.daisrecords.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=21&products_id=77

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American Cloud Songs – Aum LP
Folk artist and American tattooer Robert Ryan turned the holy ones onto their backs with his solo folk roots recording endeavor under the name of American Cloud Songs . Previously getting his ideas in order under his band Harmonize Most High and his conceptual collaborations with artist Daniel Higgs, Ryan’s understanding of meditative drone coupled with hidden knowledge of the metaphysical plane make American Cloud Songs compositions stand over to the cliff, harmonically in tune with itself, steeped heavily in primitive folk tradition and sacred geometric imagery. Featuring artist contributions by Nathan Bell (Lungfish), Neil O’Brien (The Van Pelt) and free jazz legend Danial Carter. Recorded by Alap Momin (Dälek /This Immortal Coil). Limited to 300 copies.

Listen Here:

$16.00
ORDER HERE : http://www.daisrecords.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=76

OR ORDER WITH SETH PRICE FOR 2 DOLLARS OFF HERE:
http://www.daisrecords.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=21&products_id=77

DAIS News…

We had a show in LA with PTV, DBC, and Bestial Mouths! : REVIEW HERE.
DAIS will be holding a showcase with Sacred Bones and Wierd at Chaos in Tejas!  Iceage, King Dude, DBC, and MORE HERE.
We did an interview with Price Latimer Agah for Lookbooks HERE.
We did an interview with FACTMAG HERE.

Love from the howling hills…
Gibby & Ryan / DAIS

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Designed Exclusively for Dais Records by painter / Dais recording artist Tor Lundvall.   Printed upon high quality worn/soft “burnout” style black crew tees printed with white plasticine.  We have roughly 5 of each size left which we are now making available in our webshop.  Limited to 121 total printed and will not be reprinted.

CLICK HERE TO SELECT SIZE AND ORDER

Our distributors all have copies for sale domestically and overseas, so please check them out via our “contacts” page.

Six song 12” debut from Italian Horn, a solo project of New York City writer Anthony Pappalardo (Radio Silence, Live…Suburbia). Continuing the home recording tradition of My Dad is Dead, East River Pipe and Sebadoh, The Bells Of Spring channels equal parts GBV, Bailterspace and Flying Saucer Attack. …synth and subtle noise intertwine with short strummed songs selected with washed out shoegaze reverb guitar creating direct but layered soundscapes. Cover collage created by Robert Pollard (Guided By Voices) and limited to 300 copies.
$13.00 – Click to ORDER