Connie Converse - Birthday Variations
TMG-024. "Birthday Variations" is a piece Connie wrote as a birthday gift for her brother Philip, in 1958. She delivered the manuscript but never recorded it in full, herself...the gift was for Phil to learn a challenging piece! The piano on this version is performed by our friend Jacqueline Santillan of Wait. Think. Fast.
Available for streaming/download on all digital platforms, and for hi-res download via bandcamp.
HC-007. A whispery, synth-soaked trip into a dark forest, inspired by the German Netflix show DARK. A collection of songs about time travel, Moebius strips, small-town secrets, and the years 1986 and 2019, composed entirely on Moog. Written with DARK looping on mute in the background.
Available for streaming/download on all digital platforms, and for hi-res download via bandcamp.
HC-002. The first "full-length" (14 songs in 18 minutes!) album from NYC's Realistic Bodies. A 1990 Total Recall-themed concept album. Jam-packed with the mind-bending intrigue of classic sci-fi, shredding guitar solos, and a Phil Collins cover, because, why not?
Available for streaming/download on all digital platforms, and for hi-res download via bandcamp.
Connie Converse - Musicks
TMG-023. Digital album release to commemorate Connie's 99th birthday. "Musicks" is the fabled two volume set of one-off tape reels that Connie made for her brother and sister-in-law. Some of these tracks have appeared on How Sad, How Lovely, but most have been unheard until now.
Available for streaming/download on all digital platforms, and for hi-res download via bandcamp.
HC-010 - HC-017. A diverse string of singles dubbed “Wasteland Nudes” from L.A.’s dzuls, led by songwriter Mark Dzula. Baroque-pop, Spaghetti Western, Cinnamon/sugar-coated Goth, and then some
Available for streaming/download on all digital platforms, and for hi-res download via bandcamp. Vibey lyric video for Die With You, here.
HC-008. Sad Lady and Sorrow Is My Name—both previously broadcast but never released—are joined by Connie's gorgeous (albeit impromptu) arrangement of the traditional ballad "The Ash Grove" and two doubletracked arrangements of familiar favorites, shedding new light on her songcraft and melodic sensibility.
Available for streaming/download on all digital platforms, and for hi-res download via bandcamp.
HC-003. Rescued from obscurity, this 2009 compilation resurrected the home recordings of mysterious artist, Connie Converse, showing her to be a singular artist well ahead of her own time. Connie wrote and recorded these songs at home (and at friends’ homes) through the 1950s; she disappeared in August 1974.
Available for streaming/download on all digital platforms, and for hi-res download via bandcamp.
HC-001. Pronounced "jewels," this latest LP from songwriter Mark Dzula (The Ladybug Transistor, Jukebox Radio) and his band of dads contains 12 (mostly) sophisticated songs, all recorded in the middle of a library in Claremont, CA. Available on vinyl & digital.
Click HERE to buy the vinyl LP or download via bandcamp. Stream/download on Spotify, iTunes, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Tidal, Google Play, etc...
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