Modern Tapes Mix Tape available today!

Hey Friends,

So the Staring Problem, Unur and Guitar Party tapes are flying through their first pressings warranting a second for each, that’s cool, should be available in the next few weeks.

In the meantime, the wonderful Chicago beverage establishment, The Whistler, does a weekly “50 free records” giveaway so we put together a tape comp with bands from the label, coming to the label or just friends of the label.  The result is an 11 song 30+ minute collection of cool post-punk, minimal synth, dirge folk, and other weirdness.

We’re giving 50 of them away for free today at the Whistler, but will make the comp available in the near future for pay what you can download and have physical copies for sale for a meager price on the release page.  Keep your eyes peeled.

Tracklist:

Catholics And The Pill “Cool Dick”
Unur “Pillows”
Prom Concussion “Cicada Swell”
Staring Problem “Tegnology”
Locks “Segments”
All Men Of Lidice “5×5”
Radar Eyes “Gonna Make You Cry”
Portable Morla “The Condos” (Iron Curtain cover)
Guitar Party “Robot Worms”
Mit Gas “Divorce”
Jesus Heels “Talking Priest”

enjoy!

Guitar Party available for download! Cassettes in days! New artist pages!

Yup, the Guitar Party “birthday” full length is available from most digital outlets (itunes, emusic, amazon, etc.)  The tapes look awesome and the band copies will be sent out early this week.

and check out the new “artists” page with links to band websites and fbook pages so you can “like” to your heart’s content.  you can find us on there too.

 

Unur “anywhere” Ep available for download today!

Hey all,

The debut release from Unur is available today via iTunes, Emusic, Thrill Jockey/Fina, Amazon etc.  We think that’s pretty cool.  Staring Problem’s debut is as well and the Guitar Party release should be up by the end of the month!
here are links to their releases on itunes
Unur

Staring Problem

ALSO- there will be a giveaway coming soon for Chicagoans, details to come!

Guitar Party “birthday” available from us today! Tapes and other digital outlets soon.

Hey Everyone,

The greatest band to collect some of my favorite people in the world have given us their debut recording to unleash to the drooling public!  It is the 8 person 4 guitar whirlwind of serene drones and sweet tunes and jagged riffage known as Guitar Party.  Featuring Jeremy (alpha consumer, andrew bird, fog) and Mijah (age 6) Ylvisaker with a list of Minneapolis’ finer musicians- Michael Larsen (eyedea-RIP), Andrew Broder (fog, heatdeath, the cloak ox), Haley Bonar (haley bonar), Michael Lewis (fat kid wednesdays, andrew bird, gayngs) and Jacob Hansen.

and one last thing, ModernTapes has a facebook page, join the gang to get updates and junk.

First three releases on their way!

It’s been a long and bumpy road getting here.  In the coming month or so (i’m hoping before the first of the year) we’ll have our first three releases.

mt001- Staring Problem “s/t” 8 song ep – catchy and dark post punk from this carbondale, il. trio.
mt002- Unur “anywhere” 4 song ep – analog drum machines and synths mix with some fuzzy guitars and smeared singing to tell us about each of our own apocalypses
mt003- Guitar Party “tba” ?song lp – 4 guitars, drums, and a six year old frontwoman.  imagine Glen Branca, Kleenex and Old Skull at the same time, now go to bed.

all will be available as limited edition cassettes in hand printed cardboard cases as well as digitally at our bandcamp page and via itunes, emusic, amazon, etc.

more news shortly.