A Christmas cracker from Glaswegian grunge-lords Closet Organ.
Stream/buy from Bandcamp for now. Available on Spotify from the 16th of December.
New Release: Closet Organ – Prepare for a Digital Christmas
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New Release: Hog Wild – Hog Wild
Today we have a brand new release from Hog Wild. The self-titled EP has five tracks which were recorded by the duo from home in about a week, and have a real scuzzy energy about them. Think electronic tinged grunge pop and you’re not too far off.
You can find the full EP for free only on our Bandcamp at cowtonguetaco.com. There may or may not be a tape to come later.
Photos by Lee Jones. Artwork by the fantastic Ghostvoices / Jake Brown.
ease and desist cassette release
Previously a digital only release, we’ve now got a few physical copies of the self titled samplewave EP up on the shop. It’s perfect for sticking on your deck and sweating out a hangover. Get it now here.
New Release: ease and desist EP
Today we have a new, digital only release to share: the debut, self-titled, six-track EP from ‘ease and desist’. Think chilled out ‘samplewave’… though it’s possible that’s a totally made up term. Either way… you can grab it over on our Bandcamp:
Artwork is by the fantastic Jake Brown.
New Release: donotrunwithpixels – Super 32 in 1
Today we have a brand new release to share from chip musician donotrunwithpixels. Here’s the blurb:
Putting the chic in anarchic, donotrunwithpixels returns with a double mixtape, one side of four-to-the-floor EDM, and another mashing previous releases with new drum’n’bass grooves. Staying true to his chip-purist ethos the sets feature only the sound of LSDJ on original Nintendo Game Boys. The last two years have seen these sets performed across south Wales and are now available on cassette or via download. Contains twice the adult recommended daily allowance of nihilism. Check with your GP before listening to Super 32 in 1 if you are pregnant or taking other medication.
This is a release specifically designed to be listened to on cassette, and there are only 15 copies available. You can grab one from our online shop, or from Bandcamp.
New Release: The Radio-Friendly Noises of Sandbite
Sandbite is the side project of Cyborg See Cyborg Do, whose ‘Textures for a Rainy Day‘ we released last year. Created entirely with a single Dreadbox Erebus synth and a bunch of effects, this is a digital-only release with tons of atmosphere and character. Somehow it manages to sound both dark, but upbeat at the same time. It has echoes of a not-so-distant dystopian future, where hope shines through in golden rays. It’s a pay-what-you-want release, so what are you waiting for?
For more from CSCD, check out their main Bandcamp page here.
New Release: unexpected bowtie – liberal exodus
Today we announce the latest Cow Tongue Taco release: ‘liberal exodus’ from Glaswegian chip-botherer unexpected bowtie.
The 10 track LP is unexpected bowtie’s sixth full-length album, and the blend of Game Boy and traditional electronica is a more mature follow on from 2016’s TOKYO.
Out on both digital and cassette, the tape portion of this release is extremely limited edition – with only five available – and costs only £2.50 more than the download, so well worth grabbing one.
You can have a listen to liberal exodus over on our Bandcamp, and get your copy of the tape in our online shop. Streaming via Spotify to follow very shortly.
New Release: Dewaud – Zenith
We are back from our holiday and pleased to welcome a new artist into the fold: fellow Glaswegian Dewaud, who releases their new album ‘Zenith’ on Cow Tongue Taco today.
Zenith is the new hour long release from Glasgow’s Dewaud. An eclectic mix of hip hop, electronic, dance and moody weirdness, that will appeal to lovers of Flying Lotus, Hudson Mohawke, Daft Punk & Dilla.
There are a limited number of hand-painted cassette tapes up for sale in our shop, and you can download the full album for free over on our Bandcamp.
We sat ol’ Dewaud down to see what he was all about:
Cow Tongue Taco: So eh, who are you? How long have you been doing this?
D: I am Dewaud, a producer from Glasgow and I’ve making beats for as long as my family home had a computer. I have a distinct memory of watching the last series of Friends as it aired and running back to the computer during advert breaks to make beats, which was in 2004, so 13 years, nearly half my life. I had a demo version of FruityLoops that didn’t let you save projects so I would make full beats and save them as mp3s in one sitting, and if there was something I wanted to change I would make the full beat from start again. And my parents and brothers all shared the computer so I had maybe an hour a night. Also Friends ended ages ago eh?
CTT: I never was a fan of Friends. How would you describe this latest album? It’s a beast.
D: This release (Zenith) is unquestionably the most ambitious project I’ve undertaken, just for the sheer run time. Something that you might find interesting is that all the samples on Side B (track 18 onwards) are from the same batch of records I bought on one day of digging, I think maybe 11-12 records from the 27th of December 2016. I think it’s an interesting and eclectic listen, and it’s probably better referred to as electronic music but in my heart I’m always just making hip hop beats for rappers to rap on. I was listening to a lot of Flying Lotus when I was making Side B so that might shine through. I tried to keep Side A sort of bright and almost poppy with Side B being more ethereal and spacey and skew more toward jazz. It feels very personal to me, there are a lot of styles and nods to that which inspires me, it’s a collage of all the stuff that makes me, me. Honestly it’s brilliant, I’m very talented.
CTT: Awright then Trump. Where else can we find more of yer stuff?
D: You can stream all of my releases at https://dewaud.bandcamp.com/music and even buy then if you like! If the mood strikes you could also follow me on twitter @dave_eh_rave but I hardly talk about music, it’s mostly wrestling patter and stealing other people’s jokes in attempts to go viral. If that’s what you’re into then please wire in! I don’t have much web presence apart from that, I should probably look into self promoting a bit more.
New Release: cuhto and kupo – crow road
Today we have another new release to announce: ‘crow road’ from experimental noise duo cuhto and kupo, who we introduced previously here.
The split EP is comprised of two twenty minute long tracks, both of which are created from a single, four bar piano loop.
As well as the digital download (available for just £1 here), we have a limited run of 10 cassette tapes, with art-work hand painted by the artist.
You can grab a copy for a fiver from the Cow Tongue Taco shop here.
In additional news, we have updated the awesome Magnificent Bastard release, which is now a bumper double EP: Play Some Rap Music / Under Blue Moon. It also comes with an additional remix by unexpected bowtie.
You can grab a copy of that from the shop here. It’s great, so you definitely should while you can.
New Release: Cup Fungus – Vaguely Nefarious
Today we are excited to announce another tape release, this time from electronica artist Cup Fungus.
‘Vaguely Nefarious’ is the artist’s second album, continuing on with their ‘bonkers and disturbing’ theme… with powerful synth-soaked electronica. This is an exploration through dark dreams and sinister places.
The album is available to buy on limited edition cassette tape now from our online shop, or through our Bandcamp page. Only fifteen copies have been made, and the price includes a digital download, with four bonus, download only ‘b-side’ tracks.
You can also stream the album via Spotify right now, if that’s your thing.
