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The Way to Market Station

Slumberland began operations in 1989 as a collective effort consisting of members of DC area bands Velocity Girl, Big Jesus Trash Can/Whorl, Black Tambourine and Powderburns. We were inspired by such musical happenings as C-86, early Creation, Postcard, K, Bus Stop, lower East Side noise, and also the renegade art aesthetics of people like Cage, Burroughs and Duchamp. We were complete musical neophytes but so pumped-up about all the amazing things going on in post-punk independent music that we just had to jump in.
The explosion of punk had left behind a thriving network of 'zines, labels and distributors and we felt that there was room for our noise-loving, pop-obsessed aesthetic. While there were loads of US indie labels releasing a steady stream of 7"s, there wasn't much pop going on. Notable exceptions included Bus Stop, K and Picture Book, and we hoped to join that group and help chisel out some space for melodies amongst the noise.
Early releases from Velocity Girl and Black Tambourine struck a note, and we found like-minded popsters getting in touch from all over the world. As we expanded the label roster and our own horizons, the goal was always to bring you great songs and interesting sounds from a range of styles. And so it continues over twenty years later and 150+ releases later. We still get excited about listening to and sharing new music, and hope to be delivering sublime slabs of pop beauty for many years to come.

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  • EVANS THE DEATH: NEW SINGLE

    Both sides of this single just rule. SO good.

    evansthedeath:


    Our new single Telling Lies is out in the UK with Fortuna Pop! on 27th Feb, and in the US with Slumberland on 6th March, on 7” and download - it’s backed with an old and very different version of Morning Voice which we made when we were infants.

    We’re doing a video this Friday…

    Tagged: Evans the Death

    Posted on February 15, 2012 via EVANS THE DEATH with 11 notes

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      just rule. SO good.
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      band i’m in. i’m bass.
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