Hey there,
time for the second morc-release of the year: out on may 2nd is the lp 'Adela' by the spanish/french duo Eva Fernández Suárez & Thomas Barrière. In late 2016, Eva lost her mother, Adela. That loss looms large over the album named after her. While the grief is palpable on the record, there’s so much more than sorrow shaping this work. At times, you’ll hear elements of hope and joy emerge—even if you don’t understand the Spanish language in which the bleak, folkinfused songs are sung. Eva’s love for ancient music is quite literal here—you’ll hear music that transcends generations, not just from mother to daughter but echoing across centuries. a beautiful co-release with our friends over at Three:Four records (in Switzerland) - this one comes in a fancy full colour sleeve.
the lp costs 18 euro + shipping - and as usual combining shipping is a good idea. do know this is/will also be available via the usual distro's - ao Bis Aufs Messer (de), Clear spot/Shiny Beast (nl), Discreet music (se), El Muelle (es), Grapefruit (usa), Lag distro (gr), Music Mania (be), Out of print (be), Le Souffle Continue (fr), Soundohm (it), Tobira (jp), Vynilla (be), World of Echo (uk)... and of course: three:four records as well.
time for the second morc-release of the year: out on may 2nd is the lp 'Adela' by the spanish/french duo Eva Fernández Suárez & Thomas Barrière. In late 2016, Eva lost her mother, Adela. That loss looms large over the album named after her. While the grief is palpable on the record, there’s so much more than sorrow shaping this work. At times, you’ll hear elements of hope and joy emerge—even if you don’t understand the Spanish language in which the bleak, folkinfused songs are sung. Eva’s love for ancient music is quite literal here—you’ll hear music that transcends generations, not just from mother to daughter but echoing across centuries. a beautiful co-release with our friends over at Three:Four records (in Switzerland) - this one comes in a fancy full colour sleeve.
the lp costs 18 euro + shipping - and as usual combining shipping is a good idea. do know this is/will also be available via the usual distro's - ao Bis Aufs Messer (de), Clear spot/Shiny Beast (nl), Discreet music (se), El Muelle (es), Grapefruit (usa), Lag distro (gr), Music Mania (be), Out of print (be), Le Souffle Continue (fr), Soundohm (it), Tobira (jp), Vynilla (be), World of Echo (uk)... and of course: three:four records as well.
we don't set up many shows, but we're happy to organize this one: Troth + Nein Rodere, here in Ghent, on friday june 20th. Troth is an australian duo that we're really fond of - they were the first ever non-morc-act we played on morcfm. electronics, vocals and a clarinet: that's all they need for their unique brand of dreampop/triphop. we played their albums (on ao knekelhuis, fordamnung arkiv and mamas mysteriskas jukebox) over and over here at morc hq.
and Nein Rodere comes over from germany to deliver us his broken songs. you might have heard his solo-albums on Horn of Plenty, and he's the guest vocalist on the track 'Ambros II' by Kroppskännedom, which you heard on the s/t album we put out earliers this year. don't miss this show at Salvatore, just around the corner of morc hq. pre-ordering a spot is very, very much recommended.
this show is co-organised by the lovely people of Lise, which in no time became our favorite show-organisers in our city!
and Nein Rodere comes over from germany to deliver us his broken songs. you might have heard his solo-albums on Horn of Plenty, and he's the guest vocalist on the track 'Ambros II' by Kroppskännedom, which you heard on the s/t album we put out earliers this year. don't miss this show at Salvatore, just around the corner of morc hq. pre-ordering a spot is very, very much recommended.
this show is co-organised by the lovely people of Lise, which in no time became our favorite show-organisers in our city!
back in: the lp 'Kroppskännedom' by Kroppskännedom. that's the project of Andreas Malm, from Malmö, Sweden. on his gorgeous first lp, Kröppskännedom brings us slow, repetitive tracks using the sounds of decaying tapes and ripped amps, with a strong focus on texture. maybe what it could have sounded like if Wouter van Veldhoven produced the instrumental Unwound-songs or ‘White light/white heat’? Feat. guest appearances by Sofie Herner (Leda, Neutral) and Nein Rodere.
we've ran out of copies in no time, but the repress is here now. and it's identical to the original release: gorgeous handscreened sleeves, printend on chipboard sleeves. cost also, just 18 euro. and available via a series of distro's as well.
we've ran out of copies in no time, but the repress is here now. and it's identical to the original release: gorgeous handscreened sleeves, printend on chipboard sleeves. cost also, just 18 euro. and available via a series of distro's as well.
We have two release from 2024 left in stock, both in small quantities. last fall were happy to welcome back Steve Marreyt, aka Edgar Wappenhalter - with his latest lp IJsschots Veenlaag mist. Few people are such an integral part of the morc-history like Steve Marreyt – he appeared on a morc compilation with one of his first bands in 2000, and later on releases by john merrick band, luster and annelies monseré. Here, Wappenhalter reverts to making gritty reverb-drenched folksongs. But the poetic and electronic elements from his previous album remain – they’re just incorporated in the songs this time. It makes ‘Ijsschots Veenlaag Mist’ probably Wappenhalter’s most balanced work thusfar.
Earlier in 2024, we welcomed Linus Vandewolken to the morc family. his lp 'Oude geuze uit Niemandaal' came out on june 20th.
As an American in Belgium, McCloud Zicmuse developed a deep love for some of the customs of his new-found homeland: a specific kind of archery (‘staande wip’), celebrating carnaval, aging geuze-beers, and not in the least: playing de ‘hommel”, the Flemish cousin of the apalachian Dulcimer. With the persona Linus Vandewolken, Zicmuse took a deep dive into these traditions. His love for the hommel is very real, yet he breaks out of the narrow framework in which the instrument is often handled. The additional use of homemade flutes, percussion instruments and some humming definitely add up to the experience.
both lp's have the usual low price of 18 euro - or you can pick up three lp's of your choice for just 50 euro + shipping (which is the same as for one lp). yes, that includes the new lps, and the lp's that we only have a handful of copies left. we encourage you to take a dive.
Earlier in 2024, we welcomed Linus Vandewolken to the morc family. his lp 'Oude geuze uit Niemandaal' came out on june 20th.
As an American in Belgium, McCloud Zicmuse developed a deep love for some of the customs of his new-found homeland: a specific kind of archery (‘staande wip’), celebrating carnaval, aging geuze-beers, and not in the least: playing de ‘hommel”, the Flemish cousin of the apalachian Dulcimer. With the persona Linus Vandewolken, Zicmuse took a deep dive into these traditions. His love for the hommel is very real, yet he breaks out of the narrow framework in which the instrument is often handled. The additional use of homemade flutes, percussion instruments and some humming definitely add up to the experience.
both lp's have the usual low price of 18 euro - or you can pick up three lp's of your choice for just 50 euro + shipping (which is the same as for one lp). yes, that includes the new lps, and the lp's that we only have a handful of copies left. we encourage you to take a dive.
this might be a good moment to remind you:
- we try to keep things in print for a decent amount of time. so we repressed the soccer Committee's lp '♥/Lamb' and the debut lp of Luster.
- we did manage to restock a few out-of-print titles. for the first time in years, we're happy to have (very few) copies in stock of eg. the drekka 2cd, the roxane métayer/pefkin split lp, the iditarod cd... full list of what's in: see the 'store' page
- We've completely ran out of copies of the label sampler cd, the jessica bailiff cd, the lowered cd, the lise barkas & lisa kauffert lp, the cardcarrying v/a cd... and we don't have huge quantities left of all of the other releases either. don't say we didn't warn you. however: some distro's probably have a few copies in stock. get in touch if you need help on locating one of our sold out releases.
- full overview of what's still in stock: www.morctapes.com/store . do know: you only pay for shipping the first (largest) item - EG when ordering an lp, all additional cd's and lp's are with free shipping. when ordering a cd, additional cds go along for free. if available, we can send to parcel points too.
don't forget to listen,
wim/morc
- we try to keep things in print for a decent amount of time. so we repressed the soccer Committee's lp '♥/Lamb' and the debut lp of Luster.
- we did manage to restock a few out-of-print titles. for the first time in years, we're happy to have (very few) copies in stock of eg. the drekka 2cd, the roxane métayer/pefkin split lp, the iditarod cd... full list of what's in: see the 'store' page
- We've completely ran out of copies of the label sampler cd, the jessica bailiff cd, the lowered cd, the lise barkas & lisa kauffert lp, the cardcarrying v/a cd... and we don't have huge quantities left of all of the other releases either. don't say we didn't warn you. however: some distro's probably have a few copies in stock. get in touch if you need help on locating one of our sold out releases.
- full overview of what's still in stock: www.morctapes.com/store . do know: you only pay for shipping the first (largest) item - EG when ordering an lp, all additional cd's and lp's are with free shipping. when ordering a cd, additional cds go along for free. if available, we can send to parcel points too.
don't forget to listen,
wim/morc