black petal
december 2008 / january 2009
black petal is temporarily closed for business while anthony guerra is on tour in australia. re-opening 8 January 2009. no orders can be made directly with black petal until this time. black petal releases continue to be available from the distributors below. black petal will be contactable by email during this time: anthonypguerra(at)yahoo.co.uk
anthony guerra touring australia in november / december.
26-30 november - breakdancethedawn/black petal/pulled out meltdown in brisbane including antipan, stern/guerra, white petunias, guerra solo, muura, terracid, richard francis, xnobbqx and more.
5 december - your intestines at yvonne ruve in sydney 9 december - antipan & geodesic domes at sedition in sydney 10 december - antipan at club consolador in sydney 14 december - guerra solo at the toff in melbourne 17 december - your intestines at club consolador in sydney and maybe more to be announced...
recently released:
#24 anthony magen 'pourquoi' 3" cdr. #23 ju sei 'taigun-yuei' cdr. #22 paper wings 'ash field' cd. #21 michael rodgers 'curtained moon' cdr. out 5 december 2008: #18 your intestines 'pink' cdr #19 your intestines 'green' cdr #20 mhfs 'a house painter's manual' cdr
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'
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' (back in stock)
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. a couple of copies now back in stock.
#16 city people's farmer's music 'afternoon tea' (back in stock)
tender drone damage from nz's finest, sam hamilton and mark sadgrove. a whisper in yr ear. 3" cdr. a couple of copies back in stock.
#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 'pink' (RELEASED 5 DECEMBER 2008)
pure fucken pounding fucken rock fucken action. peter blamey. matt earle. anthony guerra. adam sussmann. cdr.
#19 your intestines 'green' (RELEASED 5 DECEMBER 2008)
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' (RELEASED 5 DECEMBER 2008)
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.
COMING IN THE FUTURE:
#25 anthony guerra & mark sadgrove. split release with a binary datum. compact disc. ready to go and officially out on 1 january 2009
#26 north gambier amateur bowers society. new release from the south australian crater cult. cdr
#27 craft bandits. featuring matt earle (muura, xnobbbqx, etc). cdr.
#28 geodesic domes on the horizon 'feather of the bee'. here comes sickness (again). 3"cdr.
long distance plans - new north sea release, muura. anthony guerra new solo 'cold victory'.
distribution
australia: sunshine & grease. melbourne. contact details coming soon.
australia: half/theory, www.halftheory.com
united kingdom: boa melody bar, glasgow. www.apexonline.com/melody bar
united kingdom: volcanic tongue, glasgow. www.volcanictongue.com
united states: eclipse records, california. www.eclipse-records.com
united states: time lag, portland, maine. www.time-lagrecords.com
japan: enban, koenji. www.enban.org
france: antboy, nantes. www.antboymusic.com.au
direct orders not available from 20 november 20008 to 7 january 2008. please contact our distributors during this period.
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 are 2100 yen. cdrs are 1500 yen. 3" cdrs are 1200 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 a plain envelope package.
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.