Nova Scotian Arms

Cult Spectrum

2012-01-05T21:46:00.010-05:00

I'm very pleased to announce that my debut vinyl LP is now available.
You can pick it up from Digitalis, Boomkat, and directly from us HERE.
First copies are on brown vinyl.

Read some nice reviews that are already popping up.
Zen Effects
OMG Vinyl

Terminal 313

Also, check out this mix I made for Fluid Radio, HERE.

Gathering/Composition

2012-01-04T16:12:00.003-05:00

Cult Spectrum will be available tomorrow. Check Boomkat for limited copies on brown vinyl.

In anticipation, some lovely words from No Fear of Pop can be read HERE.

Thanks to Francesco Cubes for the incredible video and thanks to Henning at No Fear of Pop for premiering it.

Quiet Evenings After the Goldrush

2011-12-21T13:16:00.002-05:00

New Quiet Evenings tape and upcoming shows

2011-12-08T22:01:00.004-05:00

Circle of Vaporous Totem out now on Germany's amazing Sicsic Tapes.
Limited to 85. Grip one HERE.

We've also got a couple of shows coming up.
First, we're playing the fourth annual Respite from the Cold winter drone show in Atlanta with some local jammers and Asheville maverick, Villages.
Then we're doing a post-xmas house party in Nashville with Geoffrey Sexton, Sparkling Wide Pressure, and Lee Noble.
Come chill!

Ous Mal remix

2011-11-27T19:12:00.008-05:00

Australia's Preservation Records just put the remix album of Ous Mal's Nuojuva Halava up for sale. It features myself and 7 other artists, including Motion Sickness of Time Travel, Pimmon, Deep Magic, and Black Eagle Child.

Nuojuva Halava was one of my favorite albums of 2010 and I'm very honored to have had the chance to destroy such beautiful music.

HERE

Interview on Thumped

2011-11-24T08:02:00.006-05:00

I recently answered some questions about my music.

READ

Navigation (Devotional)

2011-11-16T21:44:00.002-05:00

Thanks to Camilla Padgitt-Coles for the lovely video.
From my side of the new split LP on Aguirre Records.

Winds Over Silmäterä

2011-11-10T11:13:00.004-05:00

Check out the new double tape on Hooker Vision. Over an hour and a half of soothing drones.

Also available for download from Bandcamp.

Crystal Anniversary

2011-11-02T17:15:00.004-04:00

Head on over to Aguirre Records to pre-order the new split LP with Motion Sickness of Time Travel. Ships November 15.

Headz Up

2011-10-18T20:34:00.007-04:00

First things first. Quiet Evenings are playing again in Asheville on the 29th of October with our good pals Xiphiidae, Sparkling Wide Pressure, and Villages. Foogmess! It's gonna be a sick night. Please come out.

Next, it looks like the split LP with Motion Sickness of Time Travel will be coming out on November 1, via the perpetually dank Belgian label, Aguirre. Seriously couldn't be more stoked about this record. Masterfully mastered by Australian sound artist extraordinaire, Lawrence English.

Speaking of stoked, Digitalis (who have released pretty much all of my favorite wax this year) will be releasing my first full length vinyl hot on the heels of the split LP. Past/present/future uncertain. The record is called Cult Spectrum. It was also masterfully mastered by Mr. English.

Lastly, a double cassette of material recorded immediately proceeding the Cult Spectrum sessions, entitled Winds Over Silmäterä, will be available from our own lil' Hooker Vision.

Quiet Evenings "Gold Coast" Video

2011-10-10T19:56:00.001-04:00

from the recent spit LP with Seziki Tetrasheaf.

Seziki Tetrasheaf/Quiet Evenings split LP

2011-10-10T17:00:00.000-04:00

Hooker Vision and Rotifer present the long-awaited results of a summer of Georgia/Florida cross-pollination and collaboration between the two camps.

AVAILABLE NOW

Limited to 300 black vinyl LPs. Also available at Rotifer and many fine distributors worldwide.

Goldrush Revisited

2011-09-25T10:31:00.006-04:00

Major lack of posts around here. Apologies...
Goldrush was a 2 day music festival that Quiet Evenings played at last weekend in Denver, CO.
We played two shows and had an incredible time hanging in the Mile High City.

Westword (Hi-Dive review)

Westword (Brass Tree Session review)

Reverb (Hi-Dive photos)

Recent Live Videos.

2011-08-25T21:25:00.004-04:00

Solo synth set in Atlanta with Crow Hill Gnostic Temple and Motion Sickness of Time Travel.

Solo tape loop set in Asheville with Xiphiidae, Quiet Evenings, Motion Sickness of Time Travel and Wet Dream.

Quiet Evenings set in Asheville with Xiphiidae, Motion Sickness of Time Travel, Nova Scotian Arms and Wet Dream.

Thanks to everyone who helped out!

Quiet Evenings/Xiphiidae East Coast Tour

2011-07-31T13:32:00.001-04:00

Tonight

2011-07-24T12:59:00.001-04:00

Nova Scotian Arms/Permanent Bedhead split tape on Sacred Phrases

2011-07-07T18:17:00.000-04:00

Nova Scotian Arms: Fast-paced inner travels, rife with lucid visions that take the listener on a ride towards the light of self-knowledge.
Permanent Bedhead: Rattles of thought sway across this track's borderless landscape, while blips, like distant transmissions, tune in and out throughout the journey. ltd. 100, art by adam.

Grip one HERE.

Pitchfork Interview/Video Premiere.

2011-07-01T17:06:00.001-04:00

Pitchfork did an interview with Rachel and me about some of our recent/upcoming projects. Above is a video Rachel made for an excerpt of one of the tracks from my upcoming LP, Cult Spectrum. There's another track from the LP featured in the interview as well.
You can read the interview HERE.

Quiet Evenings- Intrepid Trips LP.

2011-06-15T22:17:00.000-04:00

Our LP is out now. Grab a copy while they last from Hooker Vision or any of the distributors listed on the HV page.
Check out a couple of reviews from Zen Effects and OMG Vinyl, HERE and HERE.

Quiet Evenings News.

2011-05-26T19:39:00.002-04:00

We did our very first live, on-the-air interview for Australian radio station RTRfm this past Sunday night. You can listen to the whole program HERE or just our interview HERE.
We'll be doing another one this Sunday morning (May 29) for the Utility Fog show (also Australia).
Also, there's a nice review for Transcending Spheres on Brainwashed. Read it HERE.
And finally, the LPs are scheduled to ship next week so be on the lookout for Intrepid Trips to drop really soon on Hooker Vision.

Meet Peyote Cristal.

2011-05-15T20:15:00.001-04:00

New collaboration between myself and Adam of Dry Valleys/Sacred Phrases.
Debut tape coming soon on Housecraft.

Quiet Evenings In The Sunshine State.

2011-05-14T13:54:00.001-04:00

We're gonna be in Florida next week jamming with some really rad bands. Come out!
Also, more Transcending Spheres-related goodness including a nice, long interview with Fluid Radio (UK).

NORMAN RECORDS REVIEW

THE TAPE LOOP SERIES: PART TWO – QUIET EVENINGS

UTILITY FOG RADIO SHOW

ROSE QUARTZ REVIEW

UNCUT WILD MERCURY SOUND PLAYLIST

BOOMKAT REVIEW

Light Sound Dimension Part 2.

2011-05-03T20:19:00.001-04:00

1st video is from upcoming NSA/Permanent Bedhead split on Sacred Phrases.
2nd video is from new Quiet Evenings CD, Transcending Spheres, on Australian label, Preservation.

We have copies of Transcending Spheres for sale HERE.

Read some nice things Textura had to say about it HERE and listen to the recent Quiet Space program where Paul Gough says some more nice things about us and plays three of the tracks HERE.

Light Sound Dimension.

2011-04-24T22:31:00.003-04:00

1st video is from upcoming Intrepid Trips LP on Hooker Vision.
2nd video is from recent Sacred Phrases 2x Cassette Compilation, Inscriptions Vol. 1.
3rd video is from recent Hobo Cult Compilation for Beko-DSL.

ALSO!

Read some interviews Rachel and I recently did for Foxy Digitalis and Dumpster Diving Blog, HERE & HERE.

Last but certainly not least, Andrew Khedoori (of Preservation Records) plays some Quiet Evenings and says some really nice things about Rachel and me on The Silent Ballet, HERE.

Nova Scotian Arms Featured On Sacred Phrases Compilation.

2011-04-18T23:03:00.000-04:00

Extremely honored to be part of the first Sacred Phrases compilation album alongside some really wonderful people! This is a double c65, so that's over 2 hours of incredible jams! Adam put a ton of love into this project and it totally shows!

SACRED PHRASES - INSCRIPTIONS VOL. 1 2XC65 // SP-25
Executed with adroit skill, each with an impressive performance, Sacred Phrases has compiled an apogee of contributing artists' work. Inscriptions Volume 1 is a compilation that emphasizes the communal nature of music. Each track, heard individually, stands alone. When played as a compilation each track is brand new and together lead the listener on a journey like none before. This distinct aesthetic, which focuses on each track and the end effect produces a candid listening experience that takes the listener beyond the physical universe.

Track listing in random order.
Art by Adam. Pro-dubbed/printed. Edition of 100.

Grip one HERE.

Nova Scotian Arms Featured On Hobo Cult/Beko DSL Comp.

2011-04-11T14:15:00.000-04:00

Brand new, exclusive track, Mineral Crush. Download it HERE.

Thanks to Frank and Beko for making this happen. Glad to be in the company of all the other awesome artists.

Split Tape With Brian Lavelle Out Now On Tranquility Tapes.

2011-04-06T22:51:00.000-04:00

I'm super happy about this new split tape with my good friend Brian Lavelle on the always amazing Tranquility Tapes! Part of an all splits batch featuring some incredible jams from some really nice people (like Rachel!)

Here we have richly varied, transoceanic transmissions from a Scotsman and a Southerner. Edinburgh's Brian Lavelle begins the hour-long affair with a beautifully composed set of electronics. Billowing, Voigt-ian clouds of synth and guitar ultimately give way to delicate sequences and organ patterns that swirl majestically around field recordings. Lavelle has been releasing experimental music for more than 20 years and his masterful ability to digitally blend and degrade sonics to the point of perfection is well evidenced herein. Georgia's Grant Evans (Quiet Evenings) answers boldly via his Nova Scotian Arms project with an utterly disorienting curve ball. Dissonance is the recurring theme here, with synth loops and burnt guitar riffs weaving in and out of each other and gradually pushing toward a hazy enlightenment. Like a high gravity brew, these two sides work in tandem to leave you at once blissed and dizzy. Pro-dubbed and imprinted chrome cassettes, featuring designs by Caroline Teagle.

Grip one HERE.

Quiet Evenings At SXSW.

2011-03-24T19:11:00.000-04:00

Quiet Evenings at SXSW (Part One) from Sweat Lodge Guru on Vimeo.

Quiet Evenings Live at SXSW (Part Two) from Sweat Lodge Guru on Vimeo.

Quiet Evenings- Transcending Spheres.

2011-03-21T17:30:00.003-04:00

Quiet Evenings - Transcending Spheres from Motion Sickness of Time Travel on Vimeo.

Major news on the QE front: Our debut CD is up for pre-order on the Preservation (Australia) homepage and is set to drop in May! Major thanks to Andrew and Mark for making this happen, and to Mitch for doing the mastering. We couldn't be more happy about it.
Also, crucial shout-outs to Brad, Henning, Crawford and Sam for posting the video of the title track on their pages, Foxy Digitalis, No Fear of Pop, Tome to the Weather Machine and Zen Effects, respectively. Thanks dudes!
Also, thanks to Impose Magazine for the lovely writeup!

Grip one HERE.

Slow Architecture Split W/ MSOTT On Sweat Lodge Guru.

2011-03-19T13:10:00.000-04:00

Grant and Rachel Evans construct monuments of sound that calcify and expand as deliberately as the soil beneath them washes away – time-lapsed and reversed erosion; melodies and distortion are extracted from sparkling beds of sediment and adhered to the foundation in algorithmic patterns of fractal intensity. Slow Architecture seeks out the empty corners of the psyche and builds its towering steeples of noise therein. This set of two pro-dubbed, imprinted cassettes is limited to 100 copies. Packaged together in a clear cassette album.

Man, this sold out before I had a chance to post anything about it... So for all of you who missed out, the digital versions of both tapes are now available on our Bandcamp pages.

MSOTT

NSA

2,000 Miles Later...

2011-03-19T11:20:00.000-04:00

We had a great time playing in Texas last week! It was a long drive but our brief time in Austin was well enjoyed...
Thanks to Adam and Switched On for putting the show together, everybody who came out, all the other cool bands, and Mitch Putnam and Bill Shute for the photos.

Sloooooooow Pump.

2011-03-06T20:17:00.000-05:00

QE goes on around 10.

Review/Interview Via Zen Effects.

2011-03-04T22:11:00.001-05:00

"Nova Scotian Arms is currently on an especially wild streak of spectacular releases. Best of all is his newest one, Sacred Drift, a wholly immersive set of breathtaking tape-loop experimentation that ranks among the finest sets of music I have heard all year..."

Check out the whole thing HERE.

Sacred Drift Out Now On Sonic Meditations.

2011-02-22T20:39:00.002-05:00

Hailing from Georgia, Grant Evans' main project Nova Scotian Arms has been quite prolific over the last year having releases on Digitalis, Ruralfaune and his own label Hooker Vision. The newest offering is comprised of tape loops that span a total of 30 minutes per side. Heavily textured in sound color, the albums sprawls and unfolds through sonic drones shifting and pulsing. Reminiscent of early Troum work like the " Tjukurrpa" series.

Grip one HERE.

Free Show This Weekend.

2011-02-21T20:39:00.000-05:00

New Quiet Evenings 3" Out On Kim Dawn.

2011-02-07T16:29:00.001-05:00

Grant and Rachel Evans might be the new king and queen of ethereal drone. Whether in their solo work or together as Quiet Evenings, the couple produces a staggering amount of music that always maintains a deep focus and a personal vision. Give yourself over to this music and you will be rewarded.

Many thanks to Frank Baugh (aka Sparkling Wide Pressure) for dropping our new Quiet Evenings 3", Spirit Smoke.
You can grab one, along with two other new releases, HERE.

Quiet Evenings Are Coming To Texas.

2011-02-01T11:35:00.000-05:00

Big news everyone! Quiet Evenings were invited to Austin, TX, for a SXSW performance! We'll be playing with a bunch of other bands (like Expo '70!) at the United States Art Authority on March 15. The show is scheduled to run for 12 hours so I have no idea what time we'll play... If any of you Texas homies are free that day, you should come holler at us! A complete list of the bands who will be performing can be found HERE. More updates to come.
Also, as sort of a warmup show, we'll be playing a free concert with Columbus, GA's Triads at LaGrange College on February 26, around 8 PM.

Mix for 2010 (RIP)

2011-01-02T12:05:00.002-05:00

Here's a mix of the stuff from my Best of 2010 list on OMG Vinyl.

(total time: 00:50:02)

Emeralds- It Doesn't Arrive
Burzum- Keliohesten
Silver Bullets- Gial di Nuovo
Grasshopper- Master of Brass (excerpt)
Expressway Yo-Yo Dieting- untitled
Water Lily Jaguar- untitled (excerpt)
Buchikamashi- 1 (excerpt)
Brian Lavelle- Coda
Sounding the Deep- Desert Fathers
The North Sea- Save Yourselves (excerpt)

Download it HERE.

Peace Out, 2010!

2010-12-31T23:00:00.005-05:00

2010 was an awesome year for us. We "met" a lot of really rad people and were fortunate enough to have several of our jams released around the world on some of our favorite labels.

We even made it onto a few End of the Year lists.

Nova Scotian Arms made Brian Lavelle's "X for MMX" list, for the cassette reissue of Skyed Out (Hooker Vision), as well as Paul Gough's "Best of 2010 - Part 5 [30-26]" (coming in at #29 with the Skyed Out cassette).

Quiet Evenings made Paul Gough's "Highly Recommended 2010 [Part 2]", as well as his "Best of 2010 - Part 1 [50-46]" (coming in at #46 with the Sensitive [Existential Cloth Recordings] cassette) and "Best of 2010 - Part 8 [15-11]" (coming in at #15 with the Follow the Water 3" [Hooker Vision] CD-R), which can both be streamed via the Quiet Space website.

Motion Sickness of Time Travel made several lists, which Rachel has posted on her blog.

We were also asked to make our own Top 10 lists for OMG Vinyl. You can check them out HERE.

Eternal gratitude to Bruno at Ruralfaune, Matt at Existential Cloth, Brad and Eden at Digitalis/Dial Square, Frank at Kim Dawn, Franklin and Caroline at Tranquility Tapes, Justin at Sonic Meditations, Mitch at Sweat Lodge Guru/OMG Vinyl, Adam at Sacred Phrases, Paul Gough at Quiet Space, Brian Lavelle, Hobo Frank, Scott Johnson, David Williams, Andrew Plante, Raf at Eggy, Josh at Tomentosa, Ossining, Angel Food, Sky Stadium, Tidal, Mark Bradley, Wereju, Brainworlds, Mitchell Turner, anyone I forgot to mention and everyone who dug our stuff!!!!

We're super pumped for what 2011 has in store. Here are a few new songs as late Xmas/early New Years gifts.

Nova Scotian Arms- "Border"

Quiet Evenings- "Nesting"

Motion Sickness of Time Travel- "Textiles"

PEACE

2010-12-26T21:42:00.002-05:00

NSA on MTRNR.
HERE.

Also.

NSA on c60 Radio.
HERE.

Awesome Review For Skyed Out.

2010-12-16T09:58:00.003-05:00

There's a really great review for my tape, Skyed Out, up on Foxy Digitalis HERE.

Dreamt by Another.

2010-12-14T19:48:00.001-05:00

Nova Scotian Arms- Dreamt by Another from Motion Sickness of Time Travel on Vimeo.

Another awesome video by Rachel. This time for a song from our last split cassette on Hooker Vision.

Easy Listening Circles Available From Mimaroglu.

2010-12-12T23:36:00.007-05:00

"some gorgeous, rather lofty minimalism from rachel & grant evans, closing out a year in which they issued about 10 separate full-lengths of the stuff (for existential cloth, dial square,tranquility, and their own hooker vision) each as vaporous & well-conceived as the last ..."

Daylight Grid.

2010-12-12T21:16:00.004-05:00

Nova Scotian Arms - Daylight Grid from Motion Sickness of Time Travel on Vimeo.

Rachel made an absolutely perfect video for the song "Daylight Grid" from the recent Sun Flange cassette.

Probably not safe for work...

We still have some copies of the tape for sale in the Hooker Vision Distro HERE.

Easy Listening Circles Available From Boomkat.

2010-12-08T10:58:00.004-05:00

UK friends, Boomkat now has copies of the Digitalis Ltd Quiet Evenings tape, Easy Listening Circles.
Here's what they had to say about it:
"Quiet Evenings are Grant and Rachel Evans, co-curators of the prolific cassette, VHS and CDr label, Hooker Vision. Acknowledging their influence upon his own work, Digitalis Recordings head Brad Rose closes the labels year with one of their finest releases to date 'Easy Listening Circles'. In the foggy density of their sound it's difficult to discern what's what, as saturated synths blur into a wash of layered tonal colours, but the morphing shapes also hint at well woven field recordings and it's possible to catch glimpses of heavily treated guitar phosphorescing under it all. Save your central heating bills and slip this on for almost instant radiation. Lovely."

Grab one HERE.

Quiet Evenings On Hobo Cult Compilation.

2010-12-06T18:47:00.003-05:00

Brand new Quiet Evenings jam, along with 39 other amazing tracks, available now on the new, two-part Hobo Cult Compilation. Check it out HERE.

2010-12-03T08:57:00.002-05:00

"FACT: In the time it takes to say "Red Electric Rainbow" out loud Nova Scotian Arms have released another two cassettes."

Hilarious! :)

New Quiet Evenings Tape Out On Tranquility Tapes.

2010-12-02T09:02:00.004-05:00

Amazing batch of cassettes to finish off 2010 from Tranquility Tapes. Including our newest release, Pillars at Night.

"Straight out of my home state of Georgia, husband and wife Grant (Nova Scotian Arms) and Rachel (Motion Sickness of Time Travel) Evans record together as Quiet Evenings. 2010 has been a landmark year for them musically, with a grip of wonderful releases on Digitalis Ltd. and their own imprint, Hooker Vision. It's a pleasure to present a capstone to their busy year with Pillars at Night. Employing dual synths, guitar, and field recordings, the Evans duo lays down three hypnotic slow burners that evoke the smoldering outdoors on summer nights down south. Showing an impressive knack for minimalism, they utilize repetition and gradual change to allow tones to sink extra deep into your psyche. Whispering melodies creep in, but texture is the clear focus here, resulting in a work that feels distinctly organic and otherwordly at once. Pro-dubbed and imprinted, featuring designs by Caroline Teagle."

BUY A COPY HERE.

Quiet Evenings- Cascades.

2010-11-28T15:35:00.003-05:00

I know I'm a little late posting this but there's a new Quiet Evenings double 3" CD-R out now on Hooker Vision. Check it out HERE.

Sun Flange Available From Boa Melody Bar.

2010-11-24T15:00:00.004-05:00

Sun Flange Available From Mimaroglu.

2010-11-24T13:59:00.007-05:00

"fairly blown-out set from motion sickness of time travel's rachel evans..."

Ha ha... I'm not Rachel.

Thanks anyway.

New CD Out Now On Ruralfaune Synth Series.

2010-11-14T08:48:00.004-05:00

Great looking new batch of CDs and an LP over at Ruralfaune Synth Series, including my latest mood swinger, Temporal Maneuvers.

"Stellar atmospheres by NSA (Digitalis, Sonic Meditations). A scientific trance into the cosmic corridors of conscience (CCC)"

BUY A COPY HERE.

I'll have copies soon.

New Quiet Evenings Tape Out On Digitalis Ltd.

2010-11-12T12:36:00.005-05:00

"ltd#174: quiet evenings “easy listening circles” c30 $7 US / $8 CAN/MEX / $9 INTL
grant and rachel evans are two people who had a massive impact on me in 2010, so it seems fitting to close out the year with the highlight (so far) of their recording ouevre as quiet evenings. effervescent guitar and synth explorations burst into a cold flame acting as a beacon piercing through the aural fog. the juxtaposition of layered atmospheric tones (there are oftentimes where it sounds like they're incorporating field recordings as well) and minimal, barely-there leads is lovely. there are equal parts motion sickness, nova scotia and something else entirely revolving around one another, finding the right passage to the sun. beautiful stuff. edition of 75, chrome tapes."

~~BUY A COPY~~ ~~HERE~~.
Sold out at source.
We'll have copies soon.

Preview / Pre-order The New Quiet Evenings Tape.

2010-11-02T21:59:00.004-04:00

Preview two samples, along with all the rest of the HUGE new Digitalis Ltd batch, HERE. There is some really incredible stuff in this final 2010 batch. We're so glad to be part of it.

ltd#174: quiet evenings “easy listening circles” c30
hypnophile duets full of synthesized dreams and crisp, organic drones

Quiet Evenings- Sediment.

2010-10-29T22:09:00.007-04:00

Here's an excerpt from the song "Sediment", off of the new cassette, My Soul Will Be the Song of the Desert That Will Follow You, out today on Dial Square Tapes. (Video originally from the Hooker Vision VHS, Ceremony.)

New Music From Dial Square Tapes.

2010-10-29T16:18:00.005-04:00

Way too excited to be announcing the "Hooker Vision Batch" over at Dial Square Tapes... Three new jams from Motion Sickness of Time Travel, Quiet Evenings, and myself! These things are VERY RARE and ~~will be gone so fast. Act now.~~

We'll have some soon.

THANKS BRAD!

Hooker Vision Mix On Foxy Digitalis.

2010-10-27T13:35:00.003-04:00

I recently made a mix of (mostly) older Hooker Vision stuff for the constantly fresh Foxy Digitalis online music magazine. It was posted today, along with this and this!

Listen/download HERE.

Also, check out this mix Rachel made for a French music blog, HERE.

Upcoming Show.

2010-10-25T20:49:00.001-04:00

New Video From Moduli TV.

2010-10-25T11:53:00.004-04:00

Our friend Frank (of Hobo Cubes/Cult) made this incredible video for my new song "Night School" from the upcoming split double cassette with Motion Sickness of Time Travel coming soon on Sweat Lodge Guru. Check out some of the other awesome videos Frank is doing, over at Moduli TV.

NOVA SCOTIAN ARMS - Night School from Moduli TV on Vimeo.

Sun Flange.

2010-10-09T21:01:00.003-04:00

I got my copies of Sun Flange today.
They're available through the new Hooker Vision Distro page.

Buy My New Tape.

2010-09-24T12:29:00.005-04:00

"ltd#163: nova scotian arms “sun flange” c30 $7 US / $8 CAN/MEX / $9 INTL
we've heard from rachel evans aka motion sickness of time travel, so it's time to brush the dust off her husband's efforts as nova scotian arms. after a slew of self-released tapes and CDRs (on their co-run hooker vision label), "sun flange" finds evans in top form. washed-out guitar and synth dreams find themselves blanketed with fuzz creating an excellent tonal dichotomy. it's pretty with some ugly thrown in for good measure.

the beginning strains of heavy doom are just a tease. underneath all the sinister grime is something far more engaging, though. sprawling drones rise from the mire, every so often sending a shoot skyward in the form of strained bent guitar notes. evans works in different pieces of crystal bliss while he pushes his limits. toward the end of the final monster track, the repetition hits its peak adding an unexpected vaguely electronic element to close out the set. there's something quite special brewing out in georgia these days, don't kid yourself. edition of 75, chrome tapes."

~~BUY A COPY HERE.~~

Sold out at source.

I'll have copies soon.

Preview / Pre-order My New Tape.

2010-09-18T08:15:00.007-04:00

Preview two samples, along with all the rest of the new Digitalis Ltd batch, HERE.

ltd#163: nova scotian arms “sun flange” c30

motion sickness of time travel’s other half – concocts guitar statues, solar style

Also, be sure to check out the newest episode of Quiet Space, HERE. It features two songs from Skyed Out.

New Synth.

2010-09-05T19:32:00.002-04:00

Also, new split tape with Motion Sickness of Time Travel and 11" x 17" posters available from Hooker Vision.

Upcoming Release On Sonic Meditations.

2010-08-31T18:36:00.002-04:00

I'm super happy to announce that Justin Wright's (Expo '70) always awesome label, Sonic Meditations, will be releasing my album, Sacred Drift, sometime next year. Also, Expo '70 is going to be touring the U.S. really soon and I'm going to be lucky enough to catch a performance. Don't miss out.

New Split Tape With Motion Sickness of Time Travel.

2010-08-22T14:51:00.003-04:00

Rachel and I have finished recording and are finishing up the artwork for a new split cassette coming soon on Hooker Vision. Inspired by the writings of Jorge Luis Borges, each side features 45+ minutes of new material recorded August 14-16.

New Hooker Vision Stuff.

2010-08-15T22:52:00.001-04:00

Plus Aerial Jungle and Angel Food (which are sold out), and a Quiet Evenings VHS. HERE.

Upcoming Release On Digitalis Ltd (etc).

2010-08-05T14:30:00.002-04:00

I've been really excited to post something about this for a few days now but have been busy with the end of summer semester...

Lots of good news...

Sun Flange is coming out on Digitalis Ltd! I'm really proud of this album and am super excited about Brad and Eden putting it out. Another new tape, Dwellings, is coming out on Brad's Dial Square Tapes. And the Quiet Evenings album, My Soul Will Be the Song of the Desert That Will Follow You, is now going to be released on Dial Square as well. Digitalis Ltd will instead be releasing a new Quiet Evenings tape, Easy Listening Circles. Also, the new Quiet Evenings video mixtape is finished and is being transferred to purple VHS tapes as I type. Also happening at this moment is the dubbing of Skyed Out onto beautiful clear blue cassettes. These will both be available soon from Hooker Vision, along with four new 3" CD-Rs by Aerial Jungle (Rachel and Brad Rose), Angel Food (Dylan Aycock and Brad Rose), Moss Swarm, and Quiet Evenings.

Quiet Evenings- Bone Prism (Video).

2010-08-02T20:13:00.002-04:00

From the Hooker Vision release, The Sun Scorched the Yellow Grass.
Footage from archive.org. Edited by Rachel.

Part of the upcoming Quiet Evenings VHS video mixtape.

Quiet Evenings On Australian Radio.

2010-08-01T15:18:00.004-04:00

The one and only Paul Gough (Pimmon!) runs a national radio program called Quiet Space in Australia and is playing our song "Fairy Ring Gateway" from last summer's Soma Mandala EP. This is definitely our first time on the radio so needless to say, we're excited...

Stream the program and view the playlist (Spiral Gateway) HERE.

Moss Swarm.

2010-07-31T22:52:00.007-04:00

Moss Swarm is a new project I've started working on. Mostly acoustic ritual music. New 3" CD-R (Seance Horizon) coming soon on Hooker Vision.

Upcoming Quiet Evenings Releases on Kim Dawn and Tranquility Tapes.

2010-07-28T12:50:00.007-04:00

Our friend and fellow southerner, Frank Baugh (Sparkling Wide Pressure), is going to be releasing a new Quiet Evenings recording, Spirit Smoke, on 3" CD-R via his amazing Kimberly Dawn Recordings in the not too distant future. Really excited about it!

Also, our friend and one-time southerner, Franklin Teagle (Afterlife), will be releasing another new Quiet Evenings recording, Pillars at Night, on his new and equally amazing Tranquility Tapes. Equally excited about this one!

The two albums are fairly dissimilar as far as sonic textures go. Spirit Smoke was recorded directly after Sensitive and retains a bit of melody. Pillars at Night was recorded directly after My Soul Will Be the Song of the Desert That Will Follow You (coming soon on Digitalis Ltd) and lurks between field recordings and ambient washes. We're really proud of both of them and couldn't be happier with the labels who are releasing them! Check back often.

Lastly, I'd like to thank everyone who has ordered any of the new music. We're completely sold out of Sensitive but Existential Cloth probably has a few copies left. We're running really low on all the new Hooker Vision 3"s, especially the Ossining CD (down to one copy), so if you want one, now is the time.

New 3" CD-Rs Out Now On Hooker Vision.

2010-07-25T14:27:00.006-04:00

Plus new Motion Sickness of Time Travel and OSSINING!
Limited copies! Get one ~~HERE~~. SOLD OUT. THANKS.

Buy Rachel's New Tape NOW!

2010-07-23T11:24:00.005-04:00

"ltd#154: motion sickness of time travel "seeping through the veil of unconscious" c60 $7 US / $8 CAN/MEX / $9 INTL

"seeping through the veil of unconscious" came to us out of nowhere as a demo and i think i can say with some certainty that it's the best demo we've ever received. motion sickness of time travel is the solo moniker of lagrange, gerogia's rachel evans. she also plays in the duo, quiet evenings, with her husband and runs the hooker vision label with him as well. and while she's done some really great stuff, this album takes all of it, everything, to incredible new heights.

evans concocts six whirlwind romances all in the space of an hour. beauty, magic and bleeding effervescence come together in perfect harmony. vague electro meanderings hide hints of early grouper as evans' compositions sing with the spheres. while the songs are built around vaguely catchy repetitive synth backbones, she laces an incredible array of instrumental layers between those bones creating music that is as dense and complex as it is continous. yet, the real star here is her voice. sometimes its at the fore, other times its buried underneath the plodding keys but it never gets lost and always shines. stunning music in every way. debut LP coming on digitalis next year. she's that fucking good. edition of 80, pro-dubbed."

~~BUY A COPY HERE.~~

Sold out at source.

Upcoming Release On Dial Square Tapes.

2010-07-20T22:09:00.002-04:00

New tape coming soon on Dial Square Tapes! Check back soon.

Preview/Pre-order Rachel's New Tape Now.

2010-07-19T18:30:00.006-04:00

Preview two samples, along with all the rest of the new Digitalis Ltd batch, HERE.

ltd#154: motion sickness of time travel “seeping through the veil of unconscious”
soaring vocals, synthetic composition, vague hints of early grouper

Sensitive.

2010-07-16T10:00:00.003-04:00

Buy a copy of the new Quiet Evenings tape, Sensitive, below for $5.

SOLD OUT. THANKS. Check Existential Cloth.

Motion Sickness of Time Travel/Nova Scotian Arms- 7.14.10 split.

2010-07-14T19:31:00.001-04:00

Two year anniversary gift songs. Two sides of the same life.

1. Motion Sickness of Time Travel- You Are the Love of My Life
2. Nova Scotian Arms- In Velvet

Download it HERE.

Quiet Evenings On Digitalis Ltd.

2010-07-10T14:02:00.004-04:00

Just found out that the new Quiet Evenings album, My Soul Will Be the Song of the Desert That Will Follow You, is coming out soon on the MIGHTY Digitalis Ltd (who are also releasing Rachel's new tape at the end of this month)! Check back soon for details.

Quiet Evenings- Sensitive Out Now.

2010-07-10T13:56:00.006-04:00

Out now on Existential Cloth Recordings.

Edition of 25, 13 on white/12 on clear.

Grab a copy here.

Quiet Evenings- Lakes (Video).

2010-06-20T00:57:00.002-04:00

From the Existential Cloth Recordings release, Sensitive.

Shot and edited by Rachel.

2010-06-19T22:59:00.000-04:00

Summer Vibrations Mix.

2010-06-18T12:52:00.000-04:00

(total time: 01:05:22)

Leo Kottke- Ojo
Stellar OM Source- Sand Lie
Oneohtrix Point Never- A Pact Between Strangers
The Miracles Club- Light of Love
Autechre- Bronchusevenmx24
Fennesz- Got to Move On
Can- Tango Whiskeyman
Sun Araw- Deep Cover
Harumi- Fire by the River
Cluster- Zum Wohl
Boards of Canada- Open the Light
Emeralds- Goes By
Jackie-O Motherfucker- The Louder Roared the Sea

Download it HERE.

Quiet Evenings On Existential Cloth.

2010-06-17T19:04:00.000-04:00

I'm super excited to announce that the new Quiet Evenings album, Sensitive, will be released by the awesome Existential Cloth Recordings out of Portland, Maine. Please check back for more updates soon.

Upcoming Release On Ruralfaune.

2010-06-02T11:16:00.003-04:00

I'm extremely happy to announce that Temporal Maneuvers will be released by the amazing Ruralfaune label in France. Check back for more updates soon.

In other news, we recorded the new Quiet Evenings full length, Sensitive, yesterday. It's the purest synthesis of the Quiet Evenings sound philosophy to date. We're both really proud of it. More updates soon!

Updation Part II.

2010-05-28T09:32:00.008-04:00

'Sup?

We're still getting the new Quiet Evenings together... Technical recording problems persist. We shall overcome.

In the meantime, we've both been busy recording solo style. Rachel is almost done with her new album, Seeping Through the Veil of the Unconscious, and it rules. Straight zoners...

I'm almost done with a new full length, Sacred Drift, which is, in a sense, the companion album to the recently completed Temporal Maneuvers. Whereas Temporal Maneuvers eschewed the typical guitar and tape loop format utilized on previous outings, Sacred Drift is a return to form in the purest sense. Composed entirely of homemade cassette tape loops of electric guitar washes, Sacred Drift is an intricately layered, constantly shifting dronescape. Both Temporal Maneuvers and Sacred Drift will be available very soon.

Have yourselves a good long weekend. I plan to...

Clear Light.

2010-05-25T20:26:00.003-04:00

Updation.

2010-05-19T09:43:00.005-04:00

As mentioned below, there will be a new Quiet Evenings tape release in the very near future. We're working on it... But before we drop that on you we're putting out a digital only, live album. It should be up within the next day. Live From the Cat Barn is a three song preview of what's to come and what's not to come...

Also a new Nova Scotian Arms album, Temporal Maneuvers, is recorded and ready for all your summertime chill out sessions. This time, instead of the usual guitar and tape loop foundation, solo synth excursions are the name of the game. The most zone-friendly NSA to date.

New Quiet Evenings Coming Soon...

2010-05-09T21:12:00.004-04:00

SENSITIVE

Tonight: Computer Music Lecture/Recital By Rachel Evans.

2010-04-15T12:57:00.002-04:00

Modern Lamps- Astral Qabalah.

2010-04-07T21:41:00.003-04:00

For some reason, I only posted this on the Hooker Vision blog. In case you missed it back in January, here's the debut Modern Lamps album. Modern Lamps is Rachel Evans, Elliott McHugh and myself.

A1. I

A2. II

B1. III

Download it HERE.

Or purchase the limited edition cassette or CD-R for $4 (plus $3 shipping).
All purchases include:
Covers printed on high quality violet card stock.
Glossy purple C62 housed in a black-backed case or glossy purple bubble CD-R in a jewel case.

Cassette limited to 20 copies.
CD-R limited to 10 copies.

Quiet Evenings Show Next Weekend.

2010-04-07T21:37:00.001-04:00

Old Quiet Evenings Blog Posts.

2010-04-07T21:25:00.008-04:00

Deleting the Quiet Evenings blog. Updates will be here or on Rachel's blog.

The Zodiac and the Salts of Salvation EP.

Live from Hooker Vision Headquarters: A.M. sunlight/P.M. blacklight one take, no overdubbing, cassette recorder mic improvs EP

Download it HERE.

The Soma Mandala EP.

It was raining for days and the songs grew like mushrooms.

Download it HERE.

Burning Bridges.

"Burning Bridges" is a total/tonal refinement of the QE sound philosophy.

Ω into ॐ.

Five raw meditations on elemental existence, electronic existence, foreign policy, astral projection, and natural men and women.

Download it HERE.

Or purchase it on cassette.

All purchases include:
High quality j-card with front and inside artwork.
Hand-numbered insert.
Solid white C62 with QE Gucci logo housed in a black-backed case.

Limited to 30 copies.

$4 in person and $7 through the mail.

Email grantevans3825@gmail.com for ordering info or just click on this handy little PayPal button:
SOLD OUT. THANKS.

Burning Bridges review by Elliott McHugh.

When someone asked me what I thought about Burning Bridges I didn't respond verbally. Maybe I didn't respond physically either. No, I didn't respond in a traditional sense at all.

How is it possible to write about something so extraordinary and visceral? Maybe I should work on choreographing a dance routine. Maybe I should cover myself in honey and take a walk through the woods. Maybe maybe maybe.

Sometimes you come across certain people and they 'do' things to you. They change, alter, morph you into something better, stronger. These people that you meet reveal things about the universe you never knew were possible. You eventually spend enough time with these said people and you find yourself already evolving; molecules breaking down and boiling; buttered and whisked; baked and seasoned; eventual edibility. I'm taking a walk right now through gnarled woodlands while creeks are bubbling and conversing with submerged particles of pine. On this walk I am with two individuals:
Grant and Rachel Evans.

Imagine, if you will, that you are naked and you have no awareness of this. You decide that you are going to call your friends and gather in the greenery of your backyard. Once you congregate you lie down and join hands; become one with your partner. It is sundown and the owls and crickets and worms are thickening a soundtrack that is already present behind your eyelids. Pubic hairs stand erect, slither, pound and pulse in rhythm to a soil drum. The earth orgasms you into fits as you tighten your grip with your partner's hand; fingers crack and bleed a forest green; the wolves are on a flesh hunt.

Burning Bridges is unlike anything I have ever experienced. I have been a fan of Grant and Rachel Evans music for quite some time but together the two musicians become something completely different, but what?

I do know, however, that after listening to this extraordinary piece of music it induced an acute hunger/appetite for sexual indulgence. Suddenly everything around me was sensitive to the touch and like a scene straight out of David Cronenberg's VIDEODROME inanimate objects were throbbing, full of veins and moaning with ecstasy.

I was at ease.

I was on edge.

I was craving.

I was evolving.

How does one even attempt to review an album that is so wonderful and beautiful? How does one do something justice by writing words? Even speaking?!

Burning Bridges is an enigma. An enigma one must experience with headphones, a nice glass of wine, and some woods. Hell, a group of friends would be even better. Make love, fuck, screw, laugh, cry, smile, frown, cope, harbor, reject, consume.

Whatever you do...

Do it on a quiet evening.

New Gear.

2010-04-03T00:39:00.007-04:00

Electric chord organ.

Kaoss Pad miniKP.

~~Stereo chorus pedal~~ ('twas broken, had to send it back).

Thanks to my mom, Rachel, and her parents for the new goodies.

Trash Mix 2.

2010-02-05T23:29:00.004-05:00

In the Exotic Zones

Featuring: Spiid, Motion Sickness of Time Travel, Modern Lamps, Nova Scotian Arms and Quiet Evenings.

Remixed straight to tape live.

Download it HERE.

Constant Intentions.

2010-01-29T00:01:00.012-05:00

New 12 page zine featuring all new art work.

We're printing a bunch of them on Sunday. They're a dollar each.

Click the PayPal button below to purchase a copy. Bonus two-sided 8 1/2" x 11" poster included.

Trash Mix.

2010-01-20T17:00:00.003-05:00

ABUSE: 10 Greatest Love Songs

Remixed straight to tape from vinyl live.

Download it HERE.

LOVE someone...

New Year/New Mix.

2010-01-07T22:25:00.002-05:00

(total time: 01:03:14)

Oneohtrix Point Never- Computer Vision
Miracles Club- A New Love
Jah Division- Dub Disorder
DJ Screw- It Was A Good Day
Dr. James Hopkins- Lambdoma D & A
Peaking Lights- Silver Tongues, Soft Whispers
Sonic Youth & Cypress Hill- I Love You Mary Jane
Emperor- I Am The Black Wizards
Coil- Tainted Love
Earth- An Inquest Concerning Teeth
Jack Rose- Kensington Blues
Françoise Hardy- Le temps de l'amour
Death In June- He's Disabled
Merzbow- Mesmerism

Download it HERE.

Meowy Xmas.

2009-12-25T19:48:00.002-05:00

Vitrazh.

2009-11-24T11:11:00.003-05:00

Pure Black Noise

Nova Scotian Arms Available For Purchase.

2009-11-24T10:56:00.001-05:00

For more information, check the Hooker Vision blog.