Camera Obscura Catalog 2000 Beta



	CAM029/030CD - "Serotonin Ronin II" Compilation Asteroid-vaporising double CD of goodies, the first disc containing highlights and rarities associate with releases CAM011-CAM024, and the second being a compilation of the first twelve months or so of an MP3 club we were running at this time. The latter is conventionally playable audio CD, not a data CD with MP3 files on it. Like 1999's Serotonin Ronin, this one has wild cover art by Stone Breath's Timothy Renner. [More] (US$15.00 shipped anywhere)

	CAM034CD - "Reconsidered" by Phineas Gage. Debut by Denver, Colorado duo Patrick Porter and Josh Wambeke, who are the tremendously promising Phineas Gage. Together they create intense, dreamlike and multi-layered songs at the confluence of folk-psych and space-pop. Their work manages to be influenced by Spacemen 3, Galaxie 500, and Creation dream-pop, while at the same time sounding quite unique and owing little to these influences. It's demo-ish sounding due to limited resources to buy studio time, and benefits from the immediacy that "imperfect" approach. [More] (US$15.00 shipped anywhere)

	CAM035S - "Burn Brightly" EP by the Dipsomaniacs. A 3 track EP typically swooning psychedelic pop from Norway's pop magician Oyvind Holm. Pressed at Gramofonivie Zovodie on stunning 70g 7" vinyl. We are dedicated to keeping vinyl alive, and will be doing more of it! Also check out their excellent web site. [More] (US$8.00 shipped anywhere)

	CAM036LP - "Narcotic Kisses" by Green Pajamas. A 10 track LP of unreleased material, singles tracks, and alternate mix stuff. "Song for Christina/A Nightmare" from the MP3 club is included, the two tracks from the CAM022S lathe-cut ("These are the Best Times/Vampire Crush"), and a bunch of otherwise unreleased tracks. All in all, a pretty fine "fan club" style selection. This was going to be a CD-R on the Camera Lucida "further underground" offshoot label, but doing a vinyl LP seemed like more fun. [More] Sorry, this edition of 300 copies sold out on pre-orders, but a CD edition is available now CAM052CD

	CAM038CD - "A History of Epidemics" by Laconic Chamber. DC bands Elegy and Laconic Chamber make understated chamber "post-rock" songs of great restraint and elegance. Pivotal factors in the coolness of both bands is the savvy choice of instrumentation, and Dorothy Geller's ghostly acoustic guitar and vocals. Elegy use two bassists backing Dorothy, and Laconic Chamber adds percussion, violin and clarinet. [More] (US$15.00 shipped anywhere)

	CAM039CD - "Round Wound" by Abunai! Mighty 80 minute stream-of-acid- consciousness instrumental jamming by Boston's foremost upholders of the psychedelic muse. Uncompromising and magnificent music, Special "guitar string" packaging and art by Tim Renner, and surprisingly, the hottest shipping Abunai! release to date, now into its second pressing. [More](US$15.00 shipped anywhere)