Paradoxal Pterodactyl

snacktime - nonconnah "my battery is low and it's getting dark"

Emerging from the ruins of acclaimed North Carolina ambient/drone duo Lost Trail, Nonconnah is the newest experiment in spaced-out instrumental sonics from Zachary and Denny Corsa. Named for a mysterious creek running along the borders of their new home of Memphis, the Corsas are now joined by multiple skilled collaborators in expanding Lost Trail’s heady blend of swirling shoegaze guitar layers, otherworldly field recordings, and eerie tape collages. The result is a series of fresh explorations into the dark attics and deepest fathoms of the world looming beyond this world, or at least fleeting glimpses through the thinning veil that hangs between them. 
www.nonconnahdrone.com
www.vimeo.com/nonconnah
www.nonconnahordeath.bandcamp.com
www.facebook.com/nonconnah
www.twitter.com/nonconnahdrone
www.soundcloud.com/nonconnah
 

paradoxal pterodactyl - episode 40

curated by davelybob*.  specimens: tha dlb, spaghettï, chad, piece of cake, skippy buzzhum, beyond the borders, brother shahid, jess, jameel, the miller brothers, chelsi, ex salis, hxxs, backwards ali, dave stone, janet, jaded evil lambs
*somebody else local started using dingus as the name for their noise act while we were on hiatus, so dave's dropping that pseudonym moving forward.  it's whatever, it was just a dumb joke to start with.

snacktime - watabou "upward and outward"

WOAH.  It's been a minute, even for us.  Just so you know, we're planning on being around more in the new year.  Way Out Weirdo Wednesday has been chugging along this whole time, the next one (#35!) is on January 9th, which will be guest curated by our good friend Stephen Houldsworth.  Other than WOWW, we'll be stepping back from the booking angle a bit (although Dingus is looking forward to putting on occasional Sunday afternoon potluck shows in the basement of his new crib out in the County), and focusing more on the podcast. Episode 40 is in the development as we speak, and we are super pleased to be breaking our radio silence with this wonderful tune from our pals over at Realicide Youth Records, "Upward and Outward" by Watabou, who we booked at the Way Out Club in May 2017, on tour with Seanni B and Hypnogram (locals were Jaded Evil Lambs, Solid State Disaster, and Blank Thomas- a hell of a night).
From Realicide Youth:
"Midwest US chiptune breakcore gabber punk grrrl Watabou releases her Coaxial Chaos LP this winter via Realicide Records, on vinyl record along with download. Several long years in production, very much carrying the gravity of all life experiences during that time, there is nothing else quite like this album in the world. Records mail March 2019, followed by tentative touring."
 
Further words and linx on here, smash that donate button.
https://www.gofundme.com/help-us-press-watabou039s-coaxial-chaos-lp-to-vinyl/

paradoxal pterodactyl - episode 39

curated by chad and dingus.  specimens: destination machine, m @ d, half dolla, bunch-o-flex, fry 13 (mm), tim, spring-dog, ricky, distant pony, scooter, eeeyore, fone friends, joe, mad at dad, failures, ken, bad folk, international speaker guy, jaded evil lambs, cancer lesbian, insane analog, hey feet, seals of similar size, universal peeps.

snacktime - particle devotion

We'll keep this one brief, these guys Particle Devotion are friends of friends of ours from New Orleans, and we're pleased as punch to be putting them up at the Way Out Club this Thursday, 10/6.  These guys employ a wide range of instrumentation to sculpt flawless artisanal dreamy indie rock gems.  Seriously, anytime you have somebody in your band credited with both vibraphone and vocoder, you have our attention, lol.  Give it a swing if that is your thing, and then come catch them Thurday with locals The Oddfellows and Comrade Catbox.  Full album available at: https://particledevotion.bandcamp.com
(cough) also, don't forget WAY OUT WEIRDO WEDNESDAY #13 also at the Way Out the day prior, 10/5, featuring Nebulosa, Scheiffv, Jason LaChance, the long awaited return of the original 4-piece lineup of Brain Transplant, and a musical blind date between Santur (persian hammered dulcimer) player Ali Naeini and percussionist Drew Gowran. SUCH FUN.  (cough cough cough)

snacktime - neiman martin "nights in paris/progress/slow walk"

You know what they say, "the best laid plans of mice and pterodactyls often go awry".  Yeah...  We delinquent.  We know.  New episodes and snacktimes have been slow to materialize, because life is crazy right now.  Playing/booking/working lots of shows, new jobs, school, babies.  We busy.  But it would have been EXTREMELY remiss of us not to drop this today, like we meant to do weeks ago.
Neiman Martin is a sharp, fresh, young rhymesmith that bowled us over when we caught him at a hip hop show at the Way Out a couple months ago.  He turned in a confident, skilled, and arresting set, on an absolutely killer bill full of hot talent that also included perrenial champs The Domino Effect, gothy tinged R&B from Sailem, and our new pals Insane Analog (head honcho Patric Brown serendipitously showed up and filled an unexpectedly empty slot for us at the last Way Out Weirdo Wednesday, sans backing band- if you were there, you remember how good that was for sure).  
Neiman's lyrical sensibilities are smart as fuck, his beats are refreshing, and he's from North County.  Triple threat, I'm tellin' ya.  We're rushing this snacktime episode out tonight because we love you and don't want you to miss your opportunity to catch him yourself tomorrow night, (10/1/16) when he returns to the Way Out Club (I'd put the address here, but if you follow this podcast and haven't picked up that info by now, you're pretty much hopeless lol), appearing alongside Ali Kool, $leazy, Bry Bee, and SHVL.  So check out these three tunes, some of our favorites off his mixtape "Music Vol. 1", which you can find along with other goodies at https://soundcloud.com/neimanmartin  Or better yet, come to the show and toss dude a five spot for a CD copy, because you KNOW that local talent deserves your support.

snacktime - zero control @ kismet 7/23/2016

Zero Control is drummer Drew Gowran, rapper Sentel Brown, and David Bell on synthesizers and vocal/drum processing.  If you listened to Episode 38, that was them at the very end.  Their most recent set was last month in support of ex-pat pal Night Grinder. Unfortunately, SB couldn't make the show, so they tossed a book at Austin Case (Spagyric, The Icebergs) and said "READ", because he's usually good for that, as he was this evening.  So here is the recording courtesy Dingus and his Zoom recording thingus, Zero Control featuring Austin Case.  
If you're not busy tomorrow night (Saturday 8/20), you should pop on over to Kismet, where David and Drew will again be performing, separately this time.  Drew is releasing his debut solo drum cassette, and will be playing it live in full, with assistance from Alberto Patino and Dave Stone.  David will be opening up the evening with an extended Jaded Evil Lambs set- he's got a bunch of new toys so it should be really nutballs.
Check out Drew's record, it's really good!  https://drewgowran.bandcamp.com/releases

snacktime - nebumeister @ way out weirdo wednesday #11 (part 1)

So, if you saw the event/flyer for August's Way Out Weirdo Wednesday, you probably like "who is Jessipher?" Well, that's homey Jesse Edmister, who was to make his solo noise debut.  However, what we really ended up with was a nebumeister set, which is the duo configuration of Jesse and Julio Prato of local psych heroes Kenshiro's, who has been kicking around experimental solo compositions as nebulosa (nebulosa + Edmister = nebumeister, got it?)
They turned in a super enjoyable debut performance, here's the first piece they played, we'll be posting the second half eventually, after we toss out some other things we've been sitting on.
They've got a groovy little three track record up as well if you wanna give that a go: https://nebulosamusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-magnolia-cluster
Also, they've got another set coming up this next Monday at Foam with IGM and Lugweight (from DC and NY respectively- some of Josh Levi's pals so you know it'l bee worth checking out), and Jake Leech.  Dig it: https://www.facebook.com/events/1080935828657422/

snacktime - nnn cook @ way out weirdo wednesday #8

Nathan Cook is one of the heavy thinkers of the STL experimental scene, every performance he gives and every single stellar release on the tape label he curates has a ton of thought and meaning and intent behind it.  When he joined us at the Way Out Club back in May, evidently his intent was to get a synthy minimalist dance party going.  A pleasantly unexpected head-bopper.  Get yourself more at http://www.close-far.com/ and also be sure to check out his monthly experimental concert series Bruxism.  It's a great time to be a weirdo in St. Louis.
Next Way Out Weirdo Wednesday is in two days, 8/3/16, featuring Jessipher, Larva Lu, Regicide Bureau, Tom Hill, and Kenshiro's.  Be there.

snacktime - kevin harris @ way out weirdo wednesday #10

Gonna keep the notes brief today.  Modular maestro Kevin Harris always crushes, but this set he turned in at the Way Out Club on 7/6/2016 was exceptionally fun.  Thanks, homeskillet!
The next Way Out Weirdo Wednesday is coming up fast, we've got sets lined up for you by STL experimental/noise legends Regicide Bureau and Larva Lu, the debut noise set by Jessipher, the psychedelic ramblings of Kenshiro's, and a stand up comedy set by Tom Hill!  You don't want to miss this one.
Expect more snacktimes soon, I know we've been quiet lately, but that's about to change.  Starting to get a bit of a backlog here, so get ready for the dam to break.  You should have like a month of canned goods on hand.
Aight.  Later.  See you at the Way Out next week!