Last week we got introduced to Zak Piper who is a producer over at Kartemquin Films. After geeking about his love of Numero releases he mentioned that he purchased the sheet music on eBay a few years ago for Nadia Couttouse’s “Long Time Boy” featured on 006 Cult Cargo: Belize City Boil Up & he was kind enough to send over some scans for the archive. You can find out more about Nadia’s career and musical history in our digital dig section.
Last night we stopped by Zach Goheen’s to mixdown some Bill Swicegood multitracks for the upcoming Lowlands comp. This new mix is a huge improvement sonically compared to the crude and highly distorted master tape we have been jamming with this song, “My Lonliness” for the past eight months.
Filed under: Lowlands
In an attempt to sort through the madness of our upcoming Beaumont, Texas scene overview, we created this handy family tree for easy reference:
In anticipation of tonight’s Evanston, IL performance at Space, the Chicago Tribune’s Aaron Cohen takes a brief look at our soul man’s legacy.
Many thanks to WFMU’s Rob-Hatch Miller for shooting and cutting together this short of Syl’s interview with DJ Trouble & Michael back in November.
Filed under: Lowlands | Tags: Beaumont TX, Friendly Dodge, Lowlands, RC Cola
The Beaumont haul continues to impress. After transferring three boxes of Mickey Rouse’s Lowlands tapes for the last year, it’s mind-boggling to consider having to do three more boxes. Just when we thought we were out…
This is the box from a tape we couldn’t previously identify, a little studio jam that cuts off right when the going gets good:
Slow down drummer!
We’ve seen this before with Tap. Studio owners of the south: put your tapes on the high shelf when the hurricane’s coming!
Lastly, it’s another tape of jingles, one for RC Cola, another for “Beach and Ski,” whatever that is. Here’s one for Friendly Dodge we turned up early in the process:
Filed under: Boddie | Tags: bob dylan, Boddie Recording Co., Jeff Wood, Mr. Tambourine Man
Michael dug this gem out of the Boddie archive last night:
For probably the first time since being cut in the early 70s, Jeff Wood’s 5 minute+ take on Dylan’s classic is alive and running. This will by no means make the track list for our upcoming Boddie Recording Co. overview, but it’s nice to see where the Cleveland coffee shop scene’s headspace was at.
Rob and Dante just got back from Beaumont with a shit-pile of photos, two of which are serious candidates for cover shots.
This June marks our seventh year in business. What was once a few ideas scratched down on the backs of business cards has blossomed into nearly 70 unique albums, all with the capital N placed strategically somewhere. We’ve always taken a subtle approach to promoting our brand, being careful not to over expose or cheapen the experience for the dedicated Numerophiles throughout the world.
Two years ago we made our first t-shirts, covering micro imprints Bandit, Deep City, and Twinight in red and yellow. But if you’re a real Numero fan, and you want the world to know it, a mysterious line-drawing of a behatted gentleman holding a gun won’t do. You need the N front and center, in a variety of colors and sizes.
Friends, the wait is over. Seven years in, the Numero Group now has its first official t-shirt, available in Brown, Blue, and Black. The gents from Propaganda arrived with three massive boxes moments ago, and because of the lack of models parading around our grounds we had to make do with the flat-chested mokes who wander our hallowed halls from 10-6.
Filed under: Methodology
When last we saw Ken Shipley’s office it looked like this:
Three months and a lot of dust and screaming later, Ken’s office is looking downright respectful. Painted in yellow, with freshly sanded hardwood in a natural finish, the only thing missing is a chaise lounge. The crown jewel, however, is this built in record shelf, replete with 45 drawers:
Currently filled with the detritus of a modern record company, we hope to have this puppy filled up by year’s end.
