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March, 2024: Austin Rich – Borges And I: Spoken Word EP
I read some Borges stories, and stories I wrote that were inspired by Borges. While it is not hard to guess that he is a big influence on me, this is sort of the postcard equivalent of “clearing the air.”
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February, 2024: MKUltramegaphone – Public Transmissions (For Internal Use Only) Movie
In the days that MKUltramegaphone was active, we made this slap-dash movie, thinking that we would do more “video” releases. Then we didn’t really continue as a band, and this movie was never released. So here it is, for you to enjoy.
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January, 2024: Mini-Mutations – Sensory Deprivation EP
Starting this year off with something that you can use to help you on your inward journey, here are three new drones by Mini-Mutations, meant to be enjoyed explicitly with your eyes closed. One of my favorite things to do during the pandemic has been to explore the sounds synths can make, and to that end, this one offered me a chance to think about these simple sounds, and how they develop over time. Lemonade Stand Supporters get some bonus drones, recorded both for this project, and for UB Radio Salon.
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Austin Rich – Postal Psounds III
When it comes to distilling the work of a full year down to a single release, it can be challenging to really keep it concise. And while 19 tracks isn’t exactly “short,” this collection manages to capture all 12 months of the 2023 Postcard Project, and give you a chance to sample some of the various projects that I work on, month in, month out. Postal Psounds are the perfect way to listen to a year pass, in a simple, single release. Currently only available digitally. Enjoy!
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December, 2023: Primer Green – Kitchy Holiday Sweater EP
Our bookends this year are provided by Primer Green, who not only wrote our songs for January this year, but also for the holiday season, as they laid down this infectious, “Kitchy Holiday Sweater” EP, just in time to add to everyone’s playlists, this year. Six tunes help spell out exactly what the holiday season means to us, and do hope that you can enjoy these tunes, every year! Lemonade Stand Supporters actually get access to a bonus single of more Holiday Tunes, so why not support us today?
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November, 2023: The Eugene Difficult Music Ensemble & Mini-Mutations – Perform The Work of Adrian Cervantes Mendez (Live, On The Lava Lamp Lounge Patio, on 2 September 2023)
In this rare and interesting recording from the Fall of 2023, we find The Eugene Difficult Music Ensemble working with Mini-Mutations to interpret Graphic Scores by Adrian Cervantes Mendez. This is the first time that I was invited to work with the EDME, and the first time I encountered the work of Adrian. (And, if I’m honest, the first time I have played from Graphic Scores.) The results were quite interesting, and here you can see the material we used for these performances, as well as hear a few samples of them. Lemonade Stand Supporters get to hear even more work from these sessions. Hopefully, we can do more collaborations like this in the future!
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October, 2023: Austin Rich – Stories For When The Sun’s Gone Down EP
There’s no shortage of scary stories that you can revel in when the days get shorter and the season, and little spookier. So with that in mind, I collected a number of spoken word stories about some of the creepier things that can happen in the dead of night. While these work well on their own, and for those who like to entertain themselves alone, I have found that this one is even better when you enjoy it with a friend. Lemonade Stand Supporters get even more stories as a bonus, so dig in!
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September, 2023: Mini-Mutations – Back To School EP
One time of year that filled me with both dread and excitement as a young man was when I would find myself preparing to go “Back To School,” and this did not let up, either in High School or in College, where “back to school” had high stakes, high students and instructors, and an even higher degree of difficulty. As all of this, and more, was on my mind this year, I decided to let Mini-Mutations offer their particular take on this painful and essential part of all our lives.
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August, 2022: The Fourth Sunday Players – dem0-t ape II: Never, Ever Upgrade (Part 1)
Once a month, univac and I make a guest appearance on UB Radio Salon with dAs and Ninah. This show has evolved quite a bit, to where we now have scripts, a cast of players, SFX and writers, and we tend to put these kinds of shows under the moniker of The Fourth Sunday Players, where we engage in some radio weirdness that is as my Firesign Theater as it is a Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy. In this installment, we discover that univac’s craft has a new “shipmind,” played by Mike Dringenberg, and he has other thoughts with what our crew should be doing with their time. You can hear how this silly story turns out – and a number of live performances from other UB Radio appearances – if you are a Lemonade Stand Supporter.
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July, 2023: Human Dinosaur – Origin Story EP
A project that is a VERY long time in the making, Human Dinosaur is the collaborative work between Xeres of Xeron and Austin Rich, as they explore a sort of narrative / free-improv world, where we are stuck in two worlds. Are we Human? Or Dinosaur? Or both? Who can say, for sure. What truth there is can be found in our debut, “Origin Story EP,” which offers a larger understanding of the habits of this unusual creature.
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June, 2023: Shot Reverse Shot – “The Crystal Wastes” b/w “Dance The Meteor” Single
As with many things that I do, what you see on the surface is not always what you get when you dig in. Shot Reverse Shot has many things to offer as a group, and for each single like this, there is usually an EP of material behind it, only accessible to Lemonade Stand Supporters. But even the singles that the Master Control Unit creates are important stops along the way, for those who like to follow the adventures of The Starship Hyperion, and its crew. I sense a full album by Shot Reverse Shot coming soon, both a new one and an old one. Until then: don’t get stuck in The Crystal Wastes.
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May, 2023: The Olsen Twins Ghostlight Ensemble – Spring Recollections / Ladybug’s Return EP
Digging through the archives, I came across this performance of a very stripped down version of The Olsen Twins Ghostlight Ensemble, and it was both refreshing and different in ways that I really appreciated, a year later, even. As The Twins continue to explore the space that they have created for themselves, it’s also night to review these older recordings, so we can see where we’ve been, before we set off for somewhere new.
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April, 2023: Austin Rich – Pre-Mutations (Earliest Radio Work, 1998 & 1999)
April of 2023 marks the 25th anniversary of my radio career, and it all began on KWVA in Eugene, OR. I have a lot of fondness for those years, that radio station, and the work that I did there, as it was really my beginning, as an artist that was not merely a writer, but working in other mediums, too. Radio has become one of my biggest and most important loves in life, and I don’t mind sharing how it all began.
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March, 2023: The Eleven-SitxyFours – The Mitchum and Price Single
Two figures from the noir era of entertainment loom pretty large in my imagination, and with that in mind, The Eleven-SixtyFours have decided to move forward with a new single, offering tunes that continue to carve out that dark niche that they like to inhabit, as they wonder the streets at night, in search of new sounds that feel both nostalgic and current. Lemonade Stand Supporters get a bonus tune, about the joys of making “Homemade Punk” music.
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February, 2023: Mini-Mutations – The Journey EP
Some trips are worth the wait, and in this case, we combine the Spoken Word stylings of Austin solo, and the musical efforts of Mini-Mutations, to create a new, original story in two parts, that helps offer a glimpse into what life in Rockland County is like. Bonus materials include two additional, new stories, and music, that are unique to this card.
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January, 2023: Primer Green – Demo Tracks EP
We have always said that if you don’t like the current project that Austin is working on, just wait five minutes, and it’ll change. So it is not surprising that, to kick off 2023, we are also kicking off a new project: Primer Green. You wanna see this group make some Demo Tracks? You are in luck! Six new (and short) tunes, all about falling in and out of love. Who needs a second coat! You don’t need it, with Primer Green.
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Austin Rich – Annual Performance Review
Here it is! This collection comes with 15 remastered and remixed songs from the 2022 Musical Postcard Project, project, plus codes that allow you to see all 12 of the original postcards, and download 9 1/2 Hours of ALL the Postcard Recordings, plus 13 1/2 Hours of Bonus Tracks, and all sorts of other goodies. Available in a number of formats, too! Enjoy the fruits of our labors, in this simple, compact form.
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December, 2022: Mini-Mutations – Holiday Cookies EP
This time of year can fill you with anxiety and dread, especially when you are just trying to find a simple recipe to use for the Holiday Cookies this year. Fortunately, Mini-Mutations has offered six new recipes for Holiday Cookies that you can make at home. Just follow these easy instructions, and soon, you’ll have a tray of delicious Holiday Cookies in your home, ready to give away, throw at your family, and even eat, if the need arises.
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November, 2022: Mini-Mutations – Adrift Amid The Solar System EP
This year was full of challenges, causing a couple of our postcards to be very late. But what we lost in timeliness we made up for in quality, as this new Mini-Mutation offers an extended jam focusing on our solar system, a favorite subject around the Lava Lamp Lounge. Join us as we float away, and learn a thing or two, as well.
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October, 2022: Ivo Salientia – II
The Horror-Noise stylings of Ivo Salientia are back, with a second installment, just in time for the Halloween season. Ivo‘s tape from last year – a collaboration between Mini-Mutations and Le Petit Sac – was their opening salvo, presenting the Ivo Salientia aesthetic in a decently sized cassette tape blast! Now, join them for a follow-up single, that is as eerie as it is satisfying, and the perfect antidote to any Halloween treacle that might be driving you batty.
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September, 2022: Mini-Mutations – (Late) September EP
Mini-Mutations are always happening in the Lava Lamp Lounge, and sometimes, there isn’t really a connection between them, or a them. They just… are. In this three song EP, we present three different Mini-Mutations, to give you a sense of what’s been brewing in the studio recently… causing this card to be so very, very late!
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August, 2022: zer0-g mice – dem0-t ape
Some of the many selections from Austin and univac‘s guest appearances on, “UB Radio Salon,” with dAs and Ninah, where we perform as “The Fourth Sunday Players” and present two hours of experimental sound art each show. This “dem0-t ape” was produced at the height of zer0-g mice fever, and features mostly material related to that storyline… with some other live jams thrown in for good measure.
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July, 2022: Mini-Mutations – Supreme Songs EP
The immediacy of the musical postcards allows for Mini-Mutations to tackle current subjects with more alacrity than might be possible on an album. Certainly this was the case for the “Supreme Songs EP,” where Mini-Mutations respond directly to the ruling made by the Supreme Court regarding Roe v. Wade. A few new tunes to really get our message across.
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June, 2022: Mini-Mutations vs. Hodgman & Rees – The Broken Speaker (Or Whatever) EP
This virtual collaboration between Mini-Mutations and a pair of the crew on the podcast, “Judge John Hodgman,” gets to the core of what we all are truly curious about: how CAN we incorporate a broken Ms. Pac-Man machine into experimental music? John Hodgman and David Rees do their best to help guide us. We hope that the results are a little surprising, if not a snapshot of what kind of shenanigans go down when the microphones are on.
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May, 2022: Austin Rich – (Various Excerpts From) The Night (Alone) by Richard Meltzer
Richard Meltzer‘s book, “The Night (Alone)” is a significant piece of literary work that, for the most part, has languished away on bargain tables and cut-out bins, often misunderstood for a variety of reasons. Here, Austin has assembled a number of chapters from this book, presented in an Audio Format for the first time. (Outside of the odd live reading Mr. Meltzer has given, here and there.)
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April, 2022: Shot Reverse Shot – The Moon Base EP
The Master Control Unit was activated in April of 2022, and sent out this short message to all those who are following the crew of the Hyperion, and their adventures in deep, deep space, as reported by the space grunge combo, Shot Reverse Shot. This missive has become known as, “The Moon Base EP,” really just a new single (plus some bonus tracks for the Lemonade Stand supporters) that get you up to speed on the ship the Taltos still can’t find.
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March, 2022: The Eleven-SitxyFours – “Something New” b/w “A Little Time” Single
What’s that blasting out of the shitty stereo in your car? Most likely, it’s the new single by The Eleven-SixtyFours, who are always looking for another reason to pop into the studio and cut some new tracks. Two brand new tunes about what it’s like to live in the modern hellscape that we all find ourselves in. In other words: another relatable single from this Old Guy DIY outfit.
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February, 2022: Mini-Mutations – Orientation EP
Each of us needs a guide in this life, to help keep us on track, focused, and ready for the test at hand. (Test? Oh no!) In this presentation, Mini-Mutations does their best to provide some Orientation for anyone who is feeling lost or confused these days, which probably includes all of you, especially our sleeper agents. Be sure to refer to your manual for further instructions, and listen carefully for the activation codes. Enjoy!
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January, 2022: Mini-Mutations – Mission Log EP
Kicking off the year with a new free-form jam by Mini-Mutations. This spacey creation follows the Taltos, a ship in the Sigma Quadrant, searching for a fairly well known lost ship that we might recognize from other related projects. Another 30 minutes of electronic, droney jams for you to enjoy, from your favorite musical mail-artist.
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Austin Rich – Calendar Boy CD (2021 Compilation – WTBC 0038)
Another year has come and gone, and this time, we have a collection of Musical Postcards to help mark the time. Remastering and re-mixing the source recordings for 13 tracks from seven of my projects, selected out of the hours of recordings that were made for this project. This CD offers a chance for you to enjoy the best bits from the year, distilled down to one listening experience. Have you picked up your Calendar Boy, to use around the house as needed, throughout the coming year? Get yours today.
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December, 2021: Mini-Mutations – A Carol-ing We Go Along II: The Quickening EP
December’s postcard is 30 minutes of new holiday jams by Mini-Mutations. Six new tunes! And, a sequel to last years card! While this card is fairly broad in the meaning of “holiday,” there’s some brand new music of which I’m quite proud. Send one to a friend, send it to your family. Order a box and keep them for yourselves. These carols hit you where you least expect it.
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November, 2021: Asthenosphere – E [space] P
This project is eight years in the making, and you can hear over an hour of circuit bent, noisy electronic fun that you can swim around in, in an effort to take the edge off. Asthenosphere is the blend of Field Recordings and samples meeting studio jams and experimental explorations. I’m very excited that this project is finally getting off the ground. And of course, you get to reap the rewards.
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October, 2021: DEATH MUTATIONS – THE RITUAL EP
Our Halloween / Holiday release for October brings back a project that I’ve been excited to see return ever since the pandemic sort of shut us down. DEATH MUTATIONS is back with 25 minutes of new HORROR / NOISE that sounds like we summoned something… bad. This is another one of those pieces that’s designed to hear as a whole, but has three distinct parts. Perfect atmosphere for trick or treaters, or just for someone who like that sort of thing around the house.
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September, 2021: The Short Pockets – “2:12” (Demo) Single
As we were all sort of casting around, looking for fun things to do again, it occurred to us that we could just write and record songs to help pass the time, until there’s shows and music again. And so: The Short Pockets were born. This postcard contains demo mixes of two songs from “The 2:12 EP,” which was later released digitally on Bandcamp. But this is the rough mix.
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August, 2021: The Eleven-SixtyFours – WAKE UP! Single
Something happened as Summer began to wear on, and I got into a songwriting jag that I needed to play out, and see where it went. To that end, I knocked out another single by The Eleven-SixtyFours. Here’s another couple of punk songs to be quickly digested forgotten by the time the next song starts.
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July, 2021: The Olsen Twins Ghostlight Ensemble – New Explorations EP
Covid hit The Olsen Twins Ghostlight Ensemble harder than almost every other project that I am involved with, and as we continue to try and find ways to bring this project back, rare get together’s like this are incredibly valuable. Here are nearly an hour of new jams, by Scott Eave (guitar), Jerry Soga (bass) and Austin Rich (electronics). This was a lovely, outdoor jam that really felt great, and hopefully we can get the project back on its feet, as soon as possible.
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June, 2021: The Eleven-SixtyFours – DIY OR DIE Single
Born out of listening to the various commentaries I was hearing regarding staying as “centrist” as possible, in one afternoon I wrote and recorded these two songs, adopting a sound and an ideology that I haven’t pursued in years. And thus The Eleven-SixtyFours were born. Short, quick, immediate punk songs, for these modern times.
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May, 2021: Mini-Mutations “May Flowers” EP
This five-part piece can work as individual songs, but “May Flowers” was originally one continuous piece, and might work better that way. Still, this does contain over 30 minutes of different meditations on different “May” thoughts, and features actual photography from my own camera. Mini-Mutations lazily makes our way through the spring…
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April, 2021: Austin Rich reads Flann O’Brien
Partially an April Fool, and mostly a plug for the radio show I do locally here in Salem, this postcard collects over 30 minutes of Flann O’Brien, in the guise of Myles na gCopaleen (the newspaper columnist), discussing the new business of “Book Handling.” This bit of lost comedy was serialized on the radio, but for the first time were collected in one place, for this card. Over 30 minutes of spoken word, perfect for someone who prefers a sort of “dry wit.”
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March, 2021: Mini-Mutations – “Processing Everything” EP
As the year wore on, the news became more or more difficult to deal with. This EP of maudlin meditations was the Mini-Mutations method of trying to make sense of it al. Three takes on this notion, three chances to sort it out, over 30 minutes for you to consider it all, too. (This postcard also contained a bonus link to plug the new podcast, “20 Minutes Into The Future.”)
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February, 2021: Shot Reverse Shot – “All Night Flight / Starcloud Light” (Demo) Single
To commemorate the release of the debut album and single by Shot Reverse Shot, this postcard offers some insight into the as-yet-to-be-released-or-finished FORTHCOMING Shot Reverse Shot album, that may not be ready until 2023. But for now, this single offers action, excitement, adventure, and a party, all between Sides A & B.
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January, 2021: Mini-Mutations – Janus, Left & Right EP
New Year, New Music! The old odometer has ticked over, and Mini-Mutations is here to present some songs for ruminating on our journey through the coming year. Four brand new experimental instrumentals, exploring bass, synths, and the art of college in this far-flung future date. Over thirty minutes of new music recorded of 5 January 2021, the first session like this of the new year. Getting the year off to the right start can be tricky, so we encourage folks to look both ways, and think deeply about the moment we all find ourselves in.
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December, 2020: Mini-Mutations – “A Carol-ing We Go Along” EP
Happy Holidays, from Mini-Mutations. Here are four new instrumental Holiday Carols to experimentally celebrate the season, in a semi-non-specific kind of way. New explorations of new gear and new ideas with new recordings made 12 December 2020, with a handful of items I received from MothHunterMods.com, plus a few other new items here and there to flesh it all out. We hope that this holiday card will be the perfect thing to distract you from this crummy, crummy year.
Austin Rich 