Yeah! Spooky/eerie release number 051, the ERMAN EP by none other than the wonderful Carte De Visite of Belleville, IL. It's actually the pseudonym and musical vehicle of Ryan Birkner, and whereas some of the self-releases of theirs have been him on all the instruments, this EP actually is played by the live band variant of Carte, who you can find haphazardly playing shows in the STL/Belleville commonwealth. The five song cassette plays through fast on a rush of energetic instrumentals and monotone scoffs. Fans of jangly 80s alternative will find this acceptable. Starting off the cassette is a re-recording of a song off the first EP, "Person Perception" featuring a guest appearance by Starcruncher's TJ Starcruncher on guitar, where it then drifts into the foggy acoustic-fuzz instrumental "In The Belljar", ending side A. The second side kicks off with the instrumental "Old Man Pockets" and lashes into "Fancy Feast", before ending on "Something Different", the climax of the song ending with a repeating chant.
The cassette has a 50 copy run of the first batch and is also up for free download on their bandcamp, which is linked at the top of the post, along with alot of their self-releases. You can pick up the physical tape directly from Dingle right here, for the puny price of $2.00. Check it out, give it a listen, forget about it quickly after a momentary listen and final judgement five seconds in.
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