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23CS400413
Two Heads

40 min cassette | $5

Glowing analog spirits felt in full reverie here. A collection of recordings from over a year's worth of wanderings. Here is the Family pumping out a requiem of cryptic electrical path workings, here is the past and future again.

Davenport Family
23CD0403
Davenport Family Boxset

5x3"CDR | $35ppd in US (+$5 everywhere else) | limited to 101

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In the works for two years, the family boxset finally comes to light. A beautiful document of the formative years and the many branches of the Davenport Family tree on five 3" cdrs and a 10 page booklet. This is strictly limited to 101 copies in hand painted and packaged boxes. Featuring artists such as: Davenport, Craig Microcassette System, Drunjus, Jesus Balls, Wooden Wand, Maths Balance Volumes, Leannan Sith, Wyoming, the Lamb Called Light, Nic Stage, db Pedersen, the Grass Magic, the Mudslide Family, Wolf in the Breast, Clay's Festering Lungs, and many more.

Davenport Family
23CD0321
Field Tales

2xCDR | $15 | limited to 123

the Davenport Family jams in the woods, in the barn, on the trail, in the pasture, around the campfire, and before the altar. This two cdr set also features several excerpts from their three hour ritual held in Central Park this past fall. Featuring a few special guest stars and the usual fire that is always smoldering, this collection of moving snap shots is by far the most eclectic offering of Davenport's live improvisations to date.

*Euro / rest of world customers please get your copies from Haamumaa 9 Euro (ppd inside europe)

23CD0313
Tongue of Bear

CDR | $8 | limited to 100

This magnetic shaman scribble is perhaps the most cryptic transmissionfrom the Davenport Family to date. Originally released on Nature Tape Limb in a very limited edition, 23 has released an edition of 100 of this march of mice and dreaming trolls.

Davenport / Leannan Sith
23CS400317

Cass | $5 | limited to 50

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Leannan Sith are a pair of hermetic island dwellers off the Eastern coast of Florida. Formed by John Gould, often percussionist with Davenport Family, Leannan Sith contribute a live duet of complete tonal
reverie on organ and rhodes. Followed up by a pensive dirge that Davenport got lost in for a few days. Limited to two editions of 25

Davenport / Mumber Toes
23CS600316

Cass | $5 | limited to 22

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This is a split release with Backbacon Records. We have each made a couple editions of 11. 23 has no more copies of this, but you can still get copies from Daeve @ backbaconrecords@yahoo.com
Bizarre recordings from the mutated underbelly of Madison. Tape wack off Velvets takes on white boy raga circle by Davenport in group late night
brain fry mode. Coupled with Mumber Toes as mud wizard spewing dark vibrations of dull pain electronics. Including a bonus and completely disappointing collaboration jam. Limited to a couple editions of 11.

23CD0314
Push 'Em Back

CDR | $8 | limited to 100

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reissued on Skullfucking Tapes

A sober and dreary pack bellowed this creepy mother to a sweaty and hollow Flywheel on their first tour to the East. this jam quickly slithers into a bizarre and haunted march followed up by skronk and sputter, then blowing out on a power drone frenzy. Probably the best recorded action of the whole tour.

23CD0309
The Weakest Link Can Pull the Heavy Load Out of the Blues and Onto the Road

CDR | $8 | limited to 100

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reissued on
Skullfucking Tapes

Two side long live rituals. Overcast, thick with mud and mosquitoes. Large Family jams featuring demons.

Davenport / Son of Earth
23CD0305

CDR | $8 | limited to 100

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reissued on
Skullfucking Tapes

Davenport and Son of Earth each contribute a little over 15 minutes of sounds for this release. Davenport sings an ode to a friend now gone, taking in only water until the well is dry. Then Son of Earth bring the music to an end, feeding you only soot, as you go to sleep.

23CD0304
Owl Movement 8.11.04

CDR | $8 | limited to 50

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reissued on
Skullfucking Tapes

Lo-fi blast from Davenport as extended jam unit. Set captured on video camera at Nottingham Coop (Madison), in the beginning of their first tour. Owl Movement sees Davenport chasing birds down into holes not meant for human heads. Limited, numbered edition of 50 copies.

Davenport / Maths Balance Volumes
23CD0302

CDR | $8 | limited to 50

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reissued on
Skullfucking Tapes

*Maths Balance Volumes have reissued their own highly limited edition version of this cdr at 20 copies. Same music, much different packaging. For a short time copies of these will be available.

Maths Balance Volumes are a black-clad, teenage cult, hailing from Mankato, Minnesota. The MBV piece is a noisy outburst stumbling into an emotional swirl of drums and voice. Davenport contributes a hypnotic mumble and a few jumbled strums.

23CD0220
Sun Your Open Mouth
5.18.04

CDR | $8 | limited to 41

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reissued on
Skullfucking Tapes

An incredible studio jam from Davenport. This recording is 41 minutes of passionate rumbles and dances from our local tribe of mystic mutants. Pounding drums, chants, screaming, and dark country lullabies abound.

23CD0216
Loki's War

CDR | $8 | limited to 18

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reissued on
Skullfucking Tapes

Late night jam by three members of the Davenport Family. Loki's War is a morphing affair, starting in a psyche noodle that builds up to gentle barnyard stomp, and then off to a looping void, only to stumble back in an incoherent trance. Handmade packaging by Clay Ruby.

23CS600212
Live 12.11.03

cassette | $4 | limited to 23

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Here is both sets at the first Davenport show ever. Recorded at In the Company of Theives, in Madison, for an art exhibit by JoMa. These are two super stretched out space raga jams. Similar to the first cdr, but more focused and mellow.

23CD0122

CDR | $8 | limited to 20

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This is a limited release of 20 cdrs to celebrate JoMa's art opening at In the Company of Thieves and the first public performance of Davenport. The disc features two lo-fi, hypnotic raga journeys buried in field recordings, loops, percussion, and harmonium and voice drones. With melodic wanderings on guitar, sitar, and recorder flowing throughout.