black petal

june 2009

out now: #27 north gambier amateur bowers society 'come all ye' 3" cdr

contact anthonypguerra(at)yahoo.co.uk for orders and information.

the catalogue

#1 anthony guerra 'empty kingdoms'

melancholy guitar and disembodied moans of sadness. loner blues of a deeply personal kind. compact disc.

#2 anthony guerra 'kingdoms II' (sold out)

wistful drones and ukelele pluckage leading to a glorious finale of ecstatic drum-led chant. happy? 3" cdr with hand-painted covers.

#3 muura 'scarlet urmine sandstone lady' (sold out)

the fucked find of the year. primal vocals, electric guitar, bludgeoning drumkit and analog synthesiser all played simultaneously, recorded direct to cassette deck in the blue mountains of new south wales, australia. muura is matt earle, also of stasis duo, x-wave, your intestines, antipan, XnobbqX and more. cdr.

#4 antony milton 'guitar has strings'

a year without your guitar can seem a lifetime. our hero returns from india to his beloved beast and makes this record. simple fucked up guitar figures break through cassette deck mud. we proudly guarantee no flash finger frenzies.. this is raw folk glories and blues for everybody. cdr. close to sold out.

#5 mattin 'songbook 3'

post-VU down-strummed trash nihilism and savage intent. werner dafeldecker (autistic daughters, polwechsel, etc) adds his most bloody-minded bass playing on half the tracks, and the other half feature Noid of Vienna on cello. cdr. close to sold out.

#6 the minerals 'sapphire mind' (sold out)

a pre-Muura project and the inspiration for 'scarlet urmine sandstone lady'. existentialist robot fucken love blues. strictly limited 3" cdr with reversible cover.

#7 anthony guerra & matthew nidek (sold out)

anthony guerra and matthew nidek perform 'brand new love', originally heard on "empty kingdoms". strictly limited cdr-single with handpainted covers.

#8 ray off 'nothing like a ribbon around a parcel'

jimb currin presents the new big-band incarnation of ray off.. with pamela poppins, katrina thomson and mr tim cornelius (sandoz lab technicians). haunted laments and frazzled insanity in equal doses..beautiful moments to end your night and to destroy your day. cdr. close to sold out.

#9 vodka sparrows 'death a thousand times over'

late night comedown heaviness for drinkers close to gone. anthony guerra & mark leacy (castings) on electric guitars. cdr with cord-bound washi wrapped covers. close to sold out.

#10 dj white pimpernell 'lovedjwhitepimpernellxxx' (sold out)

black petal debut for the white pimpernell. shit-hot white noise and sick beats mate. a one man tour de (brut) force of drum machine, electronics, electric guitar, shredded voice... and he still manages to pump his fist. djwhitepimpernell is adam sussmann of mosseisley, stasis duo and your intestines. cdr with handpainted covers.

#11 muura 'el dorado'

muura returns on a subtle note. winter music. fuck the beach cunts. cdr.

#12 the north sea: 'on the endless golden skyway' (sold out)

brad rose joins the black petal family, with contributions from valerio cosi. tender earth-bound songs for hand and hoof eventually grow wings and scramble straight into the sun. cdr with handpainted covers.

#13 the impromptulons 'beat it / beat off' (sold out)

6 piece improv slop from brisbane featuring mr joel stern and members of such classic brisbane groups as the perfect lovers, no guru and faber castell. apparently born from the mantra of 'everybody solos, nobody solos'; this sounds more like 'everybody is on the one, nobody is on the one'. 3" cdr.

#14 matt earle 'golden guitar' (sold out)

sometimes muura just wants to be himself. harshest yet. vocals and acoustic guitar recorded by a dying fire in the murky winter dark of the blue mountains. cdr with special thread-bound covers.

#15 geodesic domes of the eastern seaboard 'viscous '70s magnets multiplied by nothing' (sold out)

savage fuzz guitar recast into alien dancefloor shapes by one of sydney's best kept secrets. there is only one true gentleman of the guitar: mr peter blamey. 3" cdr.

#16 city people's farmer's music 'afternoon tea' (sold out)

tender drone damage from nz's finest, sam hamilton and mark sadgrove. a whisper in yr ear. 3" cdr.

#17 muura 'black bird sings'

the brutal (re-)return of muura. in the pounding style of 'scarlet urmine sandstone lady' multiplied by infinity. cdr. out now and selling fast. hooly dooly!

#18 your intestines 'untitled (pink)'

pure fucken pounding fucken rock fucken action. peter blamey. matt earle. anthony guerra. adam sussmann. cdr.

#19 your intestines 'untitled (green)'

i already told you once...pure fucken pounding fucken rock fucken action. peter blamey. matt earle. anthony guerra. adam sussmann. cdr.

#20 mhfs 'a house painter's manual'

sunburnt lovers skronk from mark sadgrove. sometimes the light is too bright to see. cdr.

#21 michael rodgers 'curtained moon'

long awaited solo guitar release from mr michael rodgers of broken hands. pure nightime ritual music.. the street enters the house.. and the guitar weaves around the sounds of london which intrude from every window and every door.. cdr.

#22 paper wings 'ash field'

the paper wings (anthony guerra & antony milton) debut album, following their competition-smashing contribution to Last Visible Dog comp "crows of the world". mad crazy reviews can be seen in the wire and at foxydigitalis.com. compact disc. split release with pseudoarcana. hand-painted covers.

#23 ju sei 'taigun-yuei'

the first ever release on black petal by japanese musicians... the right people were finally found... and we dont even need to make a fancy explanation - this is pure beautiful pop abstracted by avant-garde tactics and obtuse lyrical concerns (like prince). cdr and seemingly too popular for this little operation.

#24 anthony magen 'pourquoi'

dub-revisioning of personal pain. an attempt to abstract himself from sorrow...or intensify the hurt four-fold. 3" cdr.

#25 anthony guerra & mark sadgrove 'iron sand'

tokyo duo finally available on almost pure polycarbonate plastic. a lonesome psychedelia. split release with a binary datum. compact disc.

#26 craft bandits 'love infinity x 1000'

from heart from mind from head from hands from feet. featuring matt earle (muura, xnobbqx) and melanie jade (the cupcake club). cdr.

#27 north gambier amateur bowers society 'come all ye' (out now)

ecstatic worship from the south australian crater cult. 3" cdr.

COMING IN THE FUTURE:

#28 geodesic domes on the horizon 'feather of the bee'. here comes sickness (again). 3"cdr. out `july 2009.

#29 ray off. a sudden return. thank fuck. cdr. out july 2009

#30 nick dan. xnobbqx member goes it alone. cdr.

after that - new north sea release, muura, it's is (rob mayson of the grey daturas), anthony guerra new solo 'cold victory', silent spring (featuring tim coster), la grieta (featuring mattin), antipan?

distribution

australia: sunshine & grease. melbourne.http://www.myspace.com/sunshinegrease

united kingdom: boa melody bar, glasgow.  www.apexonline.com/melody bar 
united kingdom: volcanic tongue, glasgow. www.volcanictongue.com
united kingdom: coldspring, northants.  www.coldspring.co.uk

united states: eclipse records, california. www.eclipse-records.com 
united states: time lag, portland, maine. www.time-lagrecords.com
united states: archive, new jersey. www.archivecd.com
united states: erstwhile, new jersey. www.erstwhilerecords.com
united states: tomentosa, united states.  www.tomentosarecords.com

japan: enban, koenji.  www.enban.org 
france: antboy, nantes. www.antboymusic.com.au

direct orders from black petal are also available. please contact anthonypguerra[at]yahoo.co.uk for more information. payment by paypal available, but please contact us before sending funds as what you want may no longer be available. cds and cdrs are 1300 yen. 3" cdrs are 1100 yen. these prices include postage anywhere in the world.

sold out releases may still be available from some of the distributors listed above. if you can't find them there, please contact black petal. we can provide copies of any sold out release in an alternative package for a reduced price.

label information

black petal exists to release folk, rock & other psychedelic musics.

the label is based in tokyo japan and is run by anthony guerra. in operation since 2005.

please contact anthonypguerra(at)yahoo.co.uk for order information, wholesale prices and other information.

we are not currently accepting demos.

thanks for your interest.

complete discography of anthony guerra now sitting here: http://blackpetal.com/anthonyguerra.htm