Quiet Constant Friends: A Christmas Sale (40% Off!)

Jon Doyle — Sat, 28 Nov 2015 17:25:26 +0000

If you have visited our site in the past few months, you will more than likely be familiar with Quiet Constant Friends, a literary-themed compilation in support of the global literacy Worldreader. If you want to read about the project in more detail, you can visit our original post from back in October.

Because we still have a fair amount of tapes left, and obviously want to raise as much as possible for Worldreader, we have decided to run a special holiday offer. So, as suggested below in stylised sans serif, entering the code ‘HOHOHO’ at the checkout on Bandcamp will get you a handsome 40% off both digital and physical copies of the compilation. This will still cover the production cost of the cassette, but remember all profits go to charity, so every extra pound you give will be a pound well spent.To refresh your memory, here’s what you’ll be getting if you put some of your hard earned cash towards Quiet, Constant Friends:

Side A

Danielle Fricke – The Well
Lotte Kestner – Cattleya
Wes Tirey – Akhnilo Blues
Pasture Dog – Everything That Rises Must Converge
Old Earth – Pretty Steep
Salt Altars – Little Big Man
Henry Demos – Not Her
Beat Radio – Mexico City
Sondra Sun-Odeon – Hair

Side B

Nathan Amundson – Haruki Murakami
Windmill – Jim & The Rather Large Nectarine
ARMS – The Book of Love
Oh, Rose & Sawtooth – TV
Free Cake For Every Creature – Don’t Go Away (Ahumpf Acgroof)
John Ross – The Overlook Hotel
Kissing Fractures – I Drank Phosphorus With Aunt Lucy
Nice Legs – Past Lives
Ben Seretan – King of Crumbs
Trouble Books – Oak and Linden Tree Abridged
Lewtrakimou – I’m a Book on Tape
Nadia Reid – Runway

Quiet, Constant Friends by ARMSIf that wasn’t cool enough, we also got a troupe of artists to produce a piece for every track on the release, a few of which will come packaged up with your cassette. You can see the full collection of artworks below (click through the pictures to be taken to the artist’s page):

Grab a download or cassette now via our Bandcamp page, and be sure to remember to use the code ‘HOHOHO’ for your discount.

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Quiet, Constant Friends: Trouble Books – Oak and Linden Tree

Jon Doyle — Fri, 09 Oct 2015 19:05:22 +0000

If you follow us even semi-regularly you will know by now but we are putting out a charity compilation in support of the global literacy charity Worldreader (you can read about the project here). You’ll also know that we’ve been unveiling tracks little by little, mainly to show off all the amazing artwork that has been created to go with each song. Ohio’s Trouble Books (now Lejsovka & Freund – more on whom soon) were super kind and donated this song which is based on the story of Baucis and Philemon from Greek mythology, who were transformed into intertwining trees – one an oak, the other a linden – upon their death. It’s one of the kinder myths, and the track reflects this, the tick-tock percussion out-stripping the elegant, mournful strings and plodding piano, creating something that sounds reflective rather than sad. I’ve been a fan of the band for a number of years, so to have them included on this compilation makes me very happy.

The accompanying painting for this song is by San Francisco-based artist Lindsay Stripling, who manages to match the simple, warm message of the song and myth. Sometimes things can withstand the passage of time. You can find her work on her website, buy it from her shop and follow her on Tumblr and Instagram.

You can pre-order Quiet, Constant Friends now the Wake The Deaf Bandcamp page. All tapes come with super-limited edition postcard art prints, and all profits will go to Worldreader.

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Quiet Constant Friends: A Christmas Sale (40% Off!)

Quiet, Constant Friends: Trouble Books – Oak and Linden Tree