Only HumanStephanie Rearick February 18, 2025  Uvulittle Records Stephanie Rearick's 9th solo record, Only Human. Acoustic piano, voice, trumpet, casio, boss loopstation. Ranges from modern unpop to classical meditations including seven previously unreleased Bagatelles. All original songs with one, I Wept a Little Bit About It, co-written with Beau O'Reilly. "Stephanie Rearick has long been one of the Madison scene's most exploratory and eclectic musicians, whether creating conceptual genre-blending solo works or playing in... [more] |
Animal EnergyThe Hidden Chronicles December 19, 2021  Uvulittle Records If you are a Maestro Subgum and the Whole fan and/or fond of the musical programming in the mid 90s at the Lunar Cabaret in Chicago , this new release is a treat... A Three Disc Set! ANIMAL ENERGY: the *(until now) unreleased recordings of Beau O'Reilly and Miki Greenberg's Hidden Chronicles. In 1996,Beau and Miki recorded a couple of dozen songs after Maestro Subgum ended its run ...Only half of those tracks were... [more] |
ThriftyBeau O'Reilly March 20, 2021  Uvulittle Records Beau says about the album: “I needed some intrigue. I challenged myself to make something new during the weird year that was 2020. I enjoy writing songs with different people, and felt interested in what would happen if I had to keep the instrumentation spare. I sent lyrics out to friends, they sent back demos, and most of it was recorded with no rehearsal. I accepted the keys and tempos my collaborators offered, though I enjoyed figuring in little musical touches and... [more] |
The Simian SyndromeGrape Juice Plus / Barry Bennett March 25, 2017  tribal psychosis w/ futuristic ritual & ambient sounds The mighty Grape Juice Plus finally put those "bootleggy" recordings behind them with the release of their debut studio recording...THE SIMIAN SYNDROME!!! Culled from sessions throughout 2016 at BaseStationBerwyn, THE SIMIAN SYNDROME is every Ape Rockonaught's dream!! This retro futuristic treat has been declared overdub free by the FDA andsuitable for primate consumption... |
To The NinesLadyscissors March 2, 2017  Uvulittle Records Showing off their lovely vocal arrangements, the album ranges from REM-like pop to moody, hypnotic rock, a la early Velvet Underground. Beautiful female harmonies often float over crunchy guitars with evocative thoughtful lyrics that feel urgent and politically potent. And catchy. The record is catchy. Even the background vocals will get stuck in your head. "Madison band Ladyscissors covers a lot of giddy and playful pop territory..." -- Tone Madison |
Lovelovelovelove STOP loveloveloveThe Crooked Mouth December 7, 2016  Uvulittle Records Third release by Chicago's The Crooked Mouth. Sharp, confident and rollicking. LoveloveloveloveSTOPlovelovelove shows off the band's new line-up to good effect. The songs are focused, intelligent and funny. The musicianship tasteful and just slightly off-kilter. The arrangements show off a playfulness that only comes with the confidence gained from hundreds and hundreds of gigs. As always, Crooked Mouth displays a strong theatrical bent as they mash up old-timer string band sounds... [more] |
every thing everythingStephanie Rearick April 15, 2015  Uvulittle Records A return to form. The piano, trumpet and vocals are front and center with the occasional foray into casio and loops. Combining her classically-tinged piano tendencies with her love of looping Casio beats, trumpets and voice, Rearick exudes confidence and creates a universe of music all her own. Her soundscape is rich. Cheery, creepy, lush, beautiful and very dreamlike. A gorgeous sorrow. A sublime disorientation. Memories. |
Holy BonesMary Bue March 2, 2015  Self Released Holy Bones is an indie-pop, musical commentary regarding a frazzled & hungry society. Written primarily on electric guitar with thick bass & rock 'n roll drums, her new sound is fresher and lighter even when exploring the shadows of the modern American psyche. Mary Bue's 6th studio album is a creative shift from her typical piano-driven singer-songwriting, funded in part by a career development grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council of Minnesota. The impetus for Holy... [more] |
GlitterboxLadyscissors October 8, 2014  Uvulittle Records Channeling the lo-fi garage rock vibe from Velvet Underground to Beat Happening, Ladyscissors mixes in a healthy dose of doo-wop vocals to create their debut album, Glitterbox. Lorrie Hurckes - guitar, vox Hometown: Madison, WI |
Yes FaceThe Crooked Mouth November 7, 2013  Uvulittle Records Yes Face picks up where their debut ended. A little less country, perhaps.. First, though, the recording is lovely. Simple, complex, beautiful... It breathes. Deeply. As expected, the vocal arrangements are well conceived and executed flawlessly by people with an obvious passion for such perfections. The instrumentation is tasteful - bringing banjo and bluegrass sounds to folky show tune-y (almost) rock numbers. There's a nod to the blues in there, too. Fun, serious, sad and furious.... [more] |
Black Galaxy Sparkle, Vol. 1Grape Juice Plus / Barry Bennett June 11, 2013  Uvulittle Records This is the 2nd solo release by Barry Bennett. Tribal/ambient/space/punk! Electro-organic timelines. Outer space haiku. Rock -n- roll howls. Sub woofer mattress pads. A mello-tronic caress. A psychedelic cab ride through Chennai. |
DreamworldStephanie Rearick April 11, 2013  Uvulittle Records Stephanie Rearick Jr. - on casio, voice, loops and trumpet. Stephanie Rearick takes her classical/cabaret/pop in a beatier, bouncier direction. "Like her previous work, Dreamworld presents colliding genre influences, eclectic covers, and whimsical notions. The difference is that Rearick sticks mostly to voice and cheap keyboards. She revels in the latter's goofy vibrato and tinny percussion sounds, relying on loops to flesh out the songs... while every track uses Casios, the album... [more] |
RaresMaestro Subgum and the Whole March 7, 2013  Uvulittle Records This collection of "Rares" from the Maestro Subgum and the Whole catalog spans their entire run, 1980 - 1995. Consisting of live and studio recordings, the sound quality varies but the creativity, beauty and humor remains high. In choosing the songs we prioritized songs that never made it onto one of the official releases and kept a lookout for the amazing. Produced by Jon Hain and Beau O'Reilly. |
At The Wart Hog MuseumMaestro Subgum and the Whole December 19, 2012  Uvulittle Records The 1993 album At The Warthog Museum was curated by Red Ned. The band had set out to do a live album, and indeed much of it was recorded direct to DAT at The Beat Kitchen and other venues. Some tracks were also done completely in studio (Sedistudio, Monster Disk), and the complete list of engineers and mixers included Spencer Sundell, James Koffee, Ricky Barnes, Jim Janick, John Hughes, Pink Bob, and Red Ned. Ned put the sequence together and edited a number of Lefty Fizzle rants,... [more] |
Don't FlirtMaestro Subgum and the Whole December 2, 2012  Uvulittle Records The last official Maestro Subgum and the Whole release was Don't Flirt in 1995. The core of the group was still cranking out titles like Dust and Self-Disgust, Eat the Beauty, and Buttocks on the Moon. Much of the recording magic happened at Junior's Motel, a converted chicken coop on a farm in Otho, Iowa, with additional tracks laid back in Chicago. The songs reflect a sound and an attitude honed by extensive gigging, first at the Lower Links Club and then at the Lunar Cabaret. ... [more] |
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