Shows

2010-07-25T05:11:00.001-07:00

Past:

August 20, 2011 - Brooklyn, NY - Avant Bored - w/ Xiphiidae, Sundrips, Hobo Cubes & JLK, & Shingles
April 1, 2011 - Nyack, NY - Nyack Village Theatre - w/ Terrier, Endless Endless Endless, ISA Christ, & Ken Timber
March 11, 2011 - Brooklyn, NY - Shea Stadium - w/ Souffles, Hobo Cubes, & Lichens
January 4, 2011 - Ridgewood, NY - The Silent Barn - w/ OPPONENTS & Long Distance Poison
September 17, 2010 - Brooklyn, NY - Port d'Or - w/ Hex Breaker Quintet, Husere Grav, ISA Christ, & Gitche-Anahmi-Bezheu - Flyer (by Caroline Teagle)

Releases

2009-10-14T10:30:00.000-07:00

Present & Past:

Inhibitionists/Afterlife - Split c63 (Stunned no. 120)

"Whether he’s running one of Europe’s best underground labels or tearing it up as Inhibitionsists, Christian Kann has always been a guy to look out for. On this split edition with NY synth sons Afterlife, Kann drops some of his most dynamic work yet, which is saying something significant for those aware of past Inhibitionists output. Sequestering every variety of bent and dented tone, this Side A is forward-propulsive antics of the highest order. Schizoid algorithms are interrupted by free-clatter & string passages, deftly bouncing back to form and repeating similar manic cycles a few more times before passing the torch to Afterlife. Within seconds of the handoff, Ryan McGill and Franklin Teagle are snapped to breathless attention, their circuitry poised for astral action. Never failing to astonish with their proprietary flavor of team-synthesizer, the side they offer here can be considered the essential post-script to their recent Stunned cassette (no. 116). Darker in shade and even foreboding at moments, this piece suggests the colored showers of “Hypnautic Rinse” can also be converted to temporary cloudcover. For this reason and many more we turn a closer listen to these skilled musicians of the nebulous realm. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c63 tapes w/ double-sided jcard and insert." -Stunned Records

V/A - Inscriptions Vol. 1 2xc65 (SP-25)

Includes track "The Machinery of Heaven".

"Executed with adroit skill, each with an impressive performance, Sacred Phrases has compiled an apogee of contributing artists' work. Inscriptions Volume 1 is a compilation that emphasizes the communal nature of music. Each track, heard individually, stands alone. When played as a compilation each track is brand new and together lead the listener on a journey like none before. This distinct aesthetic, which focuses on each track and the end effect produces a candid listening experience that takes the listener beyond the physical universe." -Sacred Phrases

Cliffsides/Cenote Glow - Split c36 (TQ09)

"Consider this Afterlife's DNA split and spread across two sides. Solo treks through self-contained realms of life that exist both beyond and beneath the earth. Ryan McGill brings his (inter)stellar Cliffsides project out of a brief hibernation with gusto. He fires on every cylinder and digs a cosmic rabbit hole utilizing sequencer and MFOS synth. Dizzying filtered sequences dissolve into one another beautifully, each one satisfying and beguiling in its own unique way. Franklin Teagle's Cenote Glow debuts on the flip side. Inspired by travels and the natural world, these synth pieces flow between emotive washes of melody and passages of abstract strangeness. Bubbling odes to transcendent moments and memories forged away from home. Pro-dubbed and imprinted chrome cassettes, featuring designs by Caroline Teagle." -Tranquility Tapes

Afterlife - Hypnautic Rinse c30 (Stunned no. 116)

"Yes, the blood-brain barrier has been penetrated. Relax. It’s the Afterlife kicking in. Though familiar to many of us, this particular strain produced by the Teagle/McGill duo is a most potent dose. Patiently drawing us far from the shoreline for its first few minutes, soon we are enveloped in a powerful scalar field where beautiful synth alchemy is being conducted. Everything is jettisoned except for the most medicinal bits, concentrated here in this essential half-hour of analog bliss. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c30 tapes w/ double-sided color jcard." -Stunned Records

Afterlife - Bleeding Through the Fabric c38 (SUN026)

"Franklin Teagle and Ryan Mcgill, Brooklyn, NY. Focused in an exploration vibe of synths and electronics, these two play off each other exceptionally well to create shimmering blissouts and heavy feedback trance all in the course of two sides of magnetic tape. Edition of 55 gray imprinted cassettes." -House of Sun

Afterlife/Thoughts on Air - Split c36 (HIV073)

"Afterlife dive headfirst into the deep end of an electronic whirlpool, only to resurface covered in sticky green oscillations. While on the flip side, Thoughts on Air ricochets crystalline guitar pulses through an underground tape delay until they emerge like gleaming orange bats at dusk." -Hooker Vision

Afterlife/Bedroom - Split c34 (TQ02)

"Two Brooklyn synth duos send oscillations across the borough in three-part suites. Ryan McGill (Cliffsides) and Franklin Teagle’s Afterlife gets the ball rolling with an epic journey that glides through gentle sequencing, bubbling abstractions, and nostalgic melodies. Steadfastly adhering to the code of repetition and ultra-subtle dynamics, each piece gradually pushes toward deeper levels of entrancement. On the project’s debut, Michael Chau (Liquid Days) and Jeremy Mills’ Bedroom answers from high atop the clouds with pure Eno-inspired tone float. With remarkable focus and a knack for dramatic, sweeping melodies, the duo shifts eloquently from minimal passages to ones dense with cosmic atmosphere. Each piece unfolds like a tale from a distant plane and is packed with intense beauty. Jump into the vortex and stay awhile. On pro-dubbed, imprinted cassettes with artwork by Caroline Teagle." -Tranquility Tapes

Afterlife - Bodies in Motion c42 (ltd#143)

"if this is what the afterlife is like maybe i should start believing in that shit. but really the duo of ryan mcgill (cliffsides) and franklin teagle (meditations) stretches their wings and fly even further on their latest declaration finding the visceral symmetry in subtle shifts and simple composition. dual synthscapes that line the sky with their warm, glowing major chord changes and galactic leads. its music that is easy to grasp on the surface, but deeper listening reveals something even more magical. of course, on the flip they go straight-up mid-80s sci-fi with abandon. this is not fucking kitsch, it's fucking awesome. minimal beats provide the backbone for rising-and-falling notes and pitchbends. it's exactly what i think of when i heard the phrase "bodies in motion." everything devolves in the end, becoming a spastic mass of elegiac tones that get buried underneath washes of square waves and noise. sort of a poetic end if you ask me. edition of 80, pro-dubbed." -Digitalis Ltd.

V/A - Summer Solstice 2 CDR/MP3 (TLMP27)

Includes track "Approach the Chamber".

"Slide into Summer Solstice on clouds of mesmerizing synth work from Brooklyn, NY." -Twilight Luggage

Afterlife - Ashen Reflection c28 (DSQ033)

"synthetic drips from liquid skies, arpeggiated clouds and subtle hooks that guide your eyes swiftly away from the sun. edition of 26" -Dial Square Tapes

Ossining/Afterlife - Split c52 (Stunned no. 62)

"This split is a convergence of forty fingers and four heads belonging to 2 crews who are no strangers to the school of modern synthesizer work — Kevin Danchisko (Sovetskaya Gone), Brad Rose (Digitalis/The North Sea), Ryan McGill (Bones of Seabirds/Cliffsides) and Franklin Teagle (Anathema Sound/Meditations). To say that each of these members has had a helluva ’09 is total understatement. Dudes have burned it up on all levels audile & visual. Case in point: the opening side’s all-hands-on-deck approach of Ossining. Kevin & Brad launch laterally in warm g-force tones for the remainder of Side A’s high-altitude analog cruising. There’s no need to come down from such birdflight bliss with Afterlife’s B-Side, offering a bounty of dilated-eye synth trance. Here Ryan & Franklin reach for the gooier forms which emerge at dusk on the horizon. Crisply telepathic in their chemical trailblazing, they dare to chisel flashing arpeggios down to quark level. Ladies and gentlemen, we have drift off. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c52 tapes with double-sided color jcard and insert. " -Stunned Records

Future:

Transmissions c22 on Maggot Valley
Split c39 (w/ Dry Valleys) on Sacred Phrases
Celestial Habitat LP on Hooker Vision
Split c30 (w/ Emuul) on No Kings