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Hello friends,
On August 7th we will be re-issuing the soundtrack to a film which has essentially served as the chief aesthetic inspiration for the entire label’s roster and design.
David Lynch’s Eraserhead rests firmly at the top of that canon of American underground culture for which there is no genre. A staple of the dark underbelly of popular cinema that was originally only viewable at art-house screenings or on the Midnight Movie circuit,
Eraserhead is a truly unadulterated offering; and much of its sensation lies beyond the purely visual realm. To lay in the dark and listen to this dizzying succession of blissful noise is a different way to get “lost” in the vast space of then the visuals of the film itself. It’s no stretch to consider this soundtrack an experimental, early industrial masterpiece.
Eraserhead’s individual passion and personal tone shines through even in the thickest moments of fierce static, an audio undertaking that took
Lynch and sound designer
Alan Splet years to perfect. This approach pretty accurately sums up what we strive to do as a label as well. The packaging for this release (edition of 1500) comes outfitted in high gloss black on black art-paper stock, and includes: a sixteen-page booklet, three 11" × 11" print stills from the film, digital download, and a limited-edition Peter Ivers 7" featuring a previously unreleased B-side: “Pete’s Boogie”. Working with
Mr. Lynch and his music supervisor
Mr. Dean Hurley on this project has been a privilege and a joy and we could not be more proud or humbled to be able to present this release.
Please join us August 16th at the Roxie Theater in San Francisco for a very special 35mm screening of
Eraserhead in celebration of the soundtrack release. We will also be showing Sacred Bones related videos and shorts, as well as
Lynch’s very early short film
The Grandmother (1970), a precursor of sorts to
Eraserhead. Tickets are 15 dollars.
Check here for more information.