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koalamanchester:
Hello! Wise Owl Records is a free netlabel specializing in ambient, psychedelic, electronic, post-rock, and other experimental forms of music. We have a constantly growing catalog of over 50 exclusive releases from some extremely talented independent artists. We believe in freedom of creativity. We believe that art in all its forms is essential to the well-being of humanity and, as such, is priceless.

All Wise Owl releases are and always will be 100% completely free and legal to download.

Wise Owl Records Website!
Wise Owl Records Catalog!

Wise Owl exclusive releases = OWL-xxx
Wise Owl compilations and distro releases = WOR-xxx

OWL-060 Our Skylight Assembly - Our Skylight Assembly EP
Our Skylight Assembly is dense, shimmery synth-pop from former members of Petrograd In Transit. Proudly wearing their musical influences on their collective sleeve, Our Skylight Assembly's debut EP was mastered by Jason Martin of Starflyer 59 and "combines indie-friendly power-pop with a love for Reagan-era pop radio."
http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/owl60.zip

OWL-059 Lost Reverie - Railroads EP
Flawless production and technical proficiency mark Juan Herrera's sophomore release as Lost Reverie. Runs the line between post-rock and prog-metal, with plenty of unique creativity.
http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/owl59.zip

OWL-058 Marc Doudin - EP II
Patiently evolving minimalist textures and drones.
http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/owl58.zip

OWL-057 Jacob Harris - A Collection of Instances: Volume 1
Glitchy ambiance for relaxation.
http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/owl57.zip

OWL-056 Ben Woods - Things Weren't Always This Way
Things Weren't Always This Way is yet another stop on the ceaselessly evolving path of Ben Woods' creativity. Ben takes neo-classical minimalism to an entirely new level by blending, reversing, and layering pianos and other instruments to capture a surreal snapshot of his own psyche.
http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/owl56.zip

OWL-055 the Picturesque Episodes - Strange Lights and Ornaments
Strange Lights and Ornaments is a few steps away from the Picturesque Episodes' previous Wise Owl releases (Dreams and Dreams II) and shows the mastery with which Darius Gerulis blends post-rock guitar riffs and swelling ambient soundscapes.
http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/owl55.zip

OWL-054 The Tiger Who Came To Tea - Eight (Pieces)
Layers upon layers of attention holding guitar hooks and catchy rhythms. Awesome driving music.
http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/owl54.zip

OWL-053 the Picturesque Episodes - Dreams II
The second installment in the Picturesque Episodes' Dreams series features twelve tracks of remarkably soothing ambiance with titles such as "March of the Moths" and "I Keep Dreaming Places I've Never Been." A wonderful follow-up to the fantastic Dreams.
http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/owl53.zip

WOR-004 Various Artists - Summer 2009 Compilation
A summery mix of shoegaze, post-rock, and ambient tracks from quite a variety of Wise Owl artists.
http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/wor04.zip

WOR-003 Random Patterns - Creatures of Teeth
"Psychedelic jazz pop" presented in conjunction with Heard of Elephants.
http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/wor03.zip

OWL-052 Marc Doudin - Every Ray of Light Will Become A Piece of Heaven to What We All Submit
Glistening, shimmery, textured, reverberant, nostalgic, warm, familiar.
http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/owl52.zip

OWL-051 The Tiger Who Came To Tea - The Tiger Who Came To Tea
Spastic reverb-drenched instrumental rock. Definitely not your typical post-rock album.
http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/owl51.zip

OWL-050 the Picturesque Episodes - Dreams
Gorgeous organic ambiance. Go to the park on the sunniest day this summer and take a nap in the grass with these sounds piping through your headphones. Trust me.
http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/owl50.zip

OWL-049 Rural Life - It Was Me, It Was You, It Was About Saying Goodbye
Nostalgic folk music for balmy summer evenings.
http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/owl49.zip

OWL-048 cssc & Jacob Harris - The Ludovico Technique
A split EP featuring upbeat idm/post-rock from cssc and a momentous ambient follow-up by Jacob Harris. Brilliantly composed. Somehow simultaneously cheerful and somber. Summertime music.
http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/owl48.zip

OWL-047 Marc Doudin - Post Urban Moments
Sounds like what happens when you push on your eyes for a few seconds and everything gets really bright and then gradually fades back into focus.
http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/owl47.zip

OWL-046 E.E - Flashover + Light Before, Dark Behind
  An unreleased cassette entitled "Flashover" and a re-release of "Light Before, Dark Behind" which was originally put out on Basement Tapes.
http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/owl46.zip

WOR-002 Various Artists - Spring 2009 Compilation
  Digital release for now; physical copies coming later. Tracklist can be found here: http://www.wiseowlrecords.com/releases/view/49
 http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/wor02.zip

OWL-045 Earth As A Womb - Life In A Nitrogen Enriched Atmosphere
  I don't even know what this is. What is going on here.
http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/owl45.zip

OWL-044 Ben Woods - Moments
  A haunting meditation on solitude and recollection. Following in the creative vein of his last album, "Nymh: Realms of Detachment," it engulfs the listener in a welcoming wash of processed piano and strings, leaving plenty of room for solemn introspection or blissful repose.
http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/owl44.zip

OWL-043 Masske - The Earth That Breathed
  Densely layered guitar forms rhythmic psychedelia that is at once frantic and premeditated.
http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/owl43.zip

OWL-042 Toma - As We Fall Into Static Our Hearts Sing
  Epic post-rock/shoegaze with beautiful instrumentation and evocative lyrics.
http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/owl42.zip

OWL-041 Masske - Paper Robots EP
  Dense shoegaze with heavy riffage and solid production. Excellent Wise Owl debut from a one-man band.
http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/owl41.zip

OWL-040 Kyle Landstra - Recurring Dreams
  Beautiful organic-feeling ambiance. This is what dying in your sleep sounds like.
http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/owl40.zip

OWL-039 The Toad Disco - Dissociation
  Eerie indie-pop with a psychedelic twist. Awesome vocal harmonies and occasionally intense noisy atmospheres.
http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/owl39.zip

OWL-038 Jacob Harris - Safe Haven Harbours Multitudes
  More gorgeous ambiance from drone-master Jacob Harris.
http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/owl38.zip

OWL-037 Taiga Blues - Ausklang
  Guitar-driven instrumental jazz/rock.
http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/owl37.zip

OWL-036 The Toad Disco - Screech Tax EP
  Noise-pop. Psychedelic and wild.
http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/owl36.zip

OWL-035 ThisDayWeDie - Regression
  Ethereal ambient post-rock with hints of industrial and shoegaze.
http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/owl35.zip

OWL-034 Jacob Harris - Who Weaves Bright Dreams
  Gorgeous layers of drones and guitar repetition. Perfect for those serene moments and pondering the nature of existence.
http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/owl34.zip

OWL-033 Ben Woods - Nymh: Realms of Detachment
  Ben's third release marks his evolution as an experimental musician. Beautiful drones accented by spaced-out pianos make this a perfect album for an autumn night's walk.
http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/owl33.zip

OWL-032 ages - Look At What A Machine Has Turned These People Into
  Repetitive guitar trances on a spacey drone backdrop. Stay tuned for a cd release.
http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/owl32.rar

OWL-031 ages - Transcend EP
  Noisy space-drone accented with repetitive acoustic guitar loops and ambient atmospheres. Transcend EP includes a remix of a song from ages' upcoming cd release, due out on October 21st.
http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/owl31.rar

WOR-001 Charts and Maps - Enemies of C. Frias
  Yet another amazing release from California postjazzrocksomething band, Charts and Maps.
http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/wor01.zip

OWL-030 Lost Reverie - Desiderata
  Strong debut from our newest artist. Highly technical prog-metal meets spacey pianos and post-rock.
http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/owl30.zip

OWL-029 Ben Woods - Liaise In Silence EP
  Ben's signature brooding melodies evolve and explore new territory with acoustic guitars and heavy use of strings.
http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/owl29.zip

OWL-028 The Owl Archimedes / Louis Sterrett - Hot Shade
  A patient, burning collaborative improvisation lasting just over 27 minutes. Recorded live in March 2008 and mastered by Louis Sterrett at his home. The only post-production editing done was level balancing and panning.
http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/owl28.zip

OWL-027 The Owl Archimedes - Blood On My Hands EP
  Drones fade into harsh noise. Ends with a 12+ minute psychedelic noise guitar track.
http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/owl27.zip

OWL-026 Toma - Dakota Took To Wing And History Was Made
  Huge shoegaze with hints of post-rock and psychedelia.
http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/owl26.zip

OWL-025 Don, The Gun - When Science Had No Real Purpose
  Post-pop with a swirling atmospheres and occasionally a powerful dance beat. Beautiful solo EP from Petrograd in Transit's Brian Steele.
http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/owl25.zip

OWL-024 Charts and Maps - Trouble At The Old Mill
  Dancey jazz-rock with blistering solos and pounding rhythms. Incredibly intense sophomore release from Charts and Maps.
http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/owl24.zip

OWL-023 Ben Woods - A Collection of Thoughts
  Moving piano-based ambience and melodies. Absolutely incredible debut album from Ben Woods.
http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/owl23.rar

OWL-022 AGES - ...And To The Moon We Went!
  Atmospheric droney space rock. Totally rad, dude.
http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/owl22.zip

OWL-021 Toma - From Ruins
  Cascading ambient rock with hints of Radiohead and Sigur Ros. Debut album from Toma.
http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/owl21.zip

OWL-020 Vaznis - Tremulant Tympanum
  Experimental atmospheres with crashing post-rock riffs. Debut from ATPR's own thekillingtree.
http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/owl20.rar

OWL-019 Rigor Canis - Plug
  Single track release consisting of 26+ minutes of pulsing clicks and buzzes. There's beauty in destruction, my friends.
http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/owl19.rar

OWL-018 Deathmash - Fish Wizard
  Jungle-influenced IDM. Aggressive and fast-paced.
http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/owl18.zip

OWL-017 Petrograd In Transit - Lifesize Balloon Animals EP
  Beautiful, inspiring post-rock reminiscent of This Will Destroy You and Sigur Ros, but in a league completely of its own. This is one of The Owl's top picks and an exciting hint of things to come.
http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/owl17.zip

OWL-016 Charts and Maps - Charts and Maps Killed A Man
  Jazz-infused post-rock, but subtly defiant of both of those tags. Another one of The Owl's top picks. Wise Owl Records' most successful release to date.
http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/owl16.zip

OWL-015 Audi0scribbler - Satan's Shirt EP
  Appalling and abstract IDM. Awesome stuff.
http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/owl15.zip

OWL-014 AGES - Phases EP
  Gooey blend of noise and post-something. The juxtaposition is initially a bit disconcerting, but evolves throughout the album. Good stuff for sure.
http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/owl14.zip

OWL-013 E.E & The Owl Archimedes - The End of Deconstruction
  Originally ABBA's "Dancing Queen," the first disc illustrates the beginning of the deconstructive process that created the second disc. Each track is an evolution of the one before it, building to a glorious climax with E.E's "Liminal State" and resolving peacefully with The Owl Archimedes' "Lost Memories."
http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/owl13.zip

OWL-012 Audi0scribbler - For My Imaginary Friends EP
  Highly complex jungle/IDM.
http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/owl12.zip

OWL-011 Deathmash - Immoral Fun
  Slightly gabber-influenced IDM done in Deathmash's notably unique style.
http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/owl11.zip

OWL-010 Cutting Agent - Fuck Yeah!
  Brutal breakcore spliced with explicit porn samples. Intense.
http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/owl10.rar

OWL-009 The Owl Archimedes - Among Skeletons And Skyscrapers
  Concept album about the reunion and separation of twin brothers in a post-apocalyptic New York. Slow and brooding builds to frantic and violent and fades to resignation. Entirely electronic.
http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/owl09.zip

OWL-008 Rigor Canis - The Gospel According to Jummal
  One of my favorite noise albums of all time.
http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/owl08.zip

OWL-007 Deathmash - B00M
  Second half of Deathmash's dual album debut. Pounding jungle and schizophrenic breakcore.
http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/owl07.zip

OWL-006 Deathmash - Greenways Crescent EP
  First half of Deathmash's dual album debut. Squarepusher-influenced IDM.
http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/owl06.zip

OWL-005 Rigor Canis - Abattoir Funhouse EP
  Rigor Canis' debut album. Digital noise soundscapes at their finest.
http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/owl05.rar

OWL-004 The Owl Archimedes - Please Put Me To Sleep
  Electronic third release from The Owl Archimedes.
http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/owl04.zip

OWL-003 The Owl Archimedes - Requiem for Solitude EP
  Guitar drones and village ambience recreate an epic vision quest through southeast Asia.
http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/owl03.zip

OWL-002 The Ship to Coats Island - Isolation & Escape EP
  Heart-wrenchingly beautiful minimal shoegaze.
http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/owl02.zip

OWL-001 The Owl Archimedes - Children of the Shortwave
  Experimental ambient post-somethingorother. The Owl Archimedes' Debut album. Atmospheric and eerie.
http://wiseowl.shereallyleft.us/owl01.zip[/spoiler]

I really want to encourage everyone to post their thoughts, opinions, reviews, blogposts, whatever. Anything that has to do with Wise Owl or our artists, positive or negative, please let us know. Just because we're not making a profit from this doesn't mean we don't care about your opinions. As always, we appreciate your attention, interest, and participation. You can get in touch with any of the artists directly by emailing [fullartistname]@wiseowlrecords.com.

Tom:
EDIT: (FOR CIVILITY)
Could you please refrain from using the boards for blatantly promotional purposes. After further looking into your record label, I can see that your purpose is exposure rather than promotion.

tommydski:
This is actually a decent little record label. Wouldn't it be nice if we could not be overly hostile towards someone who is investing a lot of their time and efforts into putting out good music?

Ignore it if it bothers you that much.

IronOxide:
I have to disagree with you there, Tommy. No matter if he is making good stuff or if he iis making shit to which nobody would ever listen, he's not really trying to discuss anything, rather he is trying to advertise for free. He is not encouraging discussion, or offering any kind of insight that is not available in any other kind of promotional material.

I think I would even be okay if he even pretended to want to create discussion, but he wants to get more hits, which makes it spam, IMO. Ulterior motives to discussion are all fine and good, but if there's no possible discussion, it's spam.

EDIT: I fully realize the hypocrisy of bumping a thread that I think is spam, but I think that the spam vs. not spam discussion is generally prominent enough that it warrants discussion.

tommydski:
I understand the unwritten rule regarding promotion, I just think the chap above my original post (pre-edit) came across as needlessly hostile.

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