// Sam Gas Can - Land of Enchantment

Proud to share my design for Sam Gas Can's latest album entitled "Land of Enchantment." Coming out soon on cassette from Hidden Temple Records. This one is really awesome.

// Bastian Void - Fluorescent Bells

Presenting "Fluorescent Bells" my next album as Bastian Void. Coming out on cassette from Field Hymns very soon!
This is music for night drives. Music for being alone.

Atrium (Demo Version) by Bastian Void
FH029 Bastian Void - Respirit by Field Hymns Records
Fluorescent Bells by Bastian Void

// Gay Shapes - Moss 006

Presenting my artwork for the latest Gay Shapes cassette on Moss Archive. This one was fun to make. Edition of 50 hand-stamped cassettes. Order one here.

// Homeowner - Mimeotures

 

Here is my artwork for "Mimeotures" the debut cassette from Homeowner on Moss Archive. Fractured synthetic experiments. Molded together into two sound collages. Available for order from Moss Archive.

// Bastian Void / Three Fourths Tigers - Designs for Coloring

Here is my artwork for "Designs for Coloring" by Bastian Void and Three Fourths Tigers.

Photo by Ana Caras.  More info HERE.

Split release from Joseph Bastardo and Ryan Mulhall, the two halves of Looks Realistic. Roots, leaves, moss and dirt. Each half is a distinct take on tape recording and manipulation, using synthesizers and sampling keyboards. Both sides were edited, mixed and arranged at Moss Archive, in the forest-valley of New Hampshire's White Mountains.
Edition of 100 hand-numbered, pro-dubbed, imprinted audio cassettes.

Out now!
Buy one here: http://www.mossarchive.net/
or here: http://fauxpasrecs.blogspot.com/

// Bastian Void - Horicon Sketches

Bastian Void - Horicon Sketches
Digitalis Ltd #215

Very excited to announce my next album, coming out soon on cassette from the awesome Digitalis LTD again! All art and music by me!

"joe bastardo returns with bastian void's sophomore missive thrown into the swirling abyss. mirrored shards reach out and pluck chord changes from a diamond's eye. these electric daydreams move along on muted rhythms. soak it all in as you take a journey into the unsettling sonic environments of melting landscapes. this is as much in the sky as it is buried underground. a festive spectrum." - Digitalis

Marbles by Bastian Void

Bloom Perspective by Bastian Void

Ray Sentence by Bastian Void

Using Plastic / Wax Mist by Bastian Void

// Gay Shapes - Untitled Tour Cassette

moss002 - Gay Shapes. 100 copies. Chrome Tape.

Originally made to take on our summer tour. This was something I designed quickly. I wanted the grainy artwork to reflect the noise of the music.

Digital Download available from our Bandcamp page.

// Bastian Void - Ported

Bastian Void - Ported
Digitalis ltd #202

Presenting the artwork (and music) of my first solo album. Out on limited, pro-dubbed chrome cassette from Digitalis Industries.

Midnight Societies by Bastian Void

Glass Age by Bastian Void

Windows 97 / In Reality by Bastian Void


when you open your debut with the sounds of a modem connecting to the internet, you really have to deliver. massachusetts resident joe bastardo lets you know from the first spectrum that he's not fucking around. rhythmic casio spells cast with a wide ’90s web filter in through a slanted prism. with titles like "vaporware," "the TAG towers" and "windows 97 / in reality" you'd be forgiven if your mind drifts toward ferraro-isms, but bastardo's soundtrack runs less underwater and more straight at your throat. "ported" is a pre-apocalyptic cybergasm.
-Digitalis Industries

Ported is out now on cassette tape from Digitalis Ltd. Strictly limited to 75 copies. Check any cool distributor like Mimoroglu or Discriminate Music.

// Sam Gas Can - Dedicated to Lauryn Hill

My artwork for Sam Gas Can's "Dedicated to Lauryn Hill"

As cliche as it might sound, if there's one thing to expect from Sam Gas Can, it's the unexpected. Seriously, what is this? Some tribute to Lauryn Hill? Whatever, it's totally genius.

Cassette out now on YDLMIER. Limited edition of 40. So pick one up, quick!

// Sam Gas Can - Dog Dance

My Artwork for Sam Gas Can's "Dog Dance"

Behold Sam Gas Can in all his glory! Massachusetts-based genre-melting musician, sound/comic artist extraordinaire. This cassette tape sounds like a wonderful, murky journey through the forest. The album artwork says it all. Out now on Digitalis ltd.

ltd#78: sam gas can “dog dance” c22

sam gas can is one to leave you wondering endlessly and wandering aimlessly. it all starts with a low-key dance party for your favorite haunted asylum. manic voices and near-tribal beats plummet like a meteor through the clouds. you walk into this mental ward with no fucken clue how you got there. luckily there’s clarity on the horizon in the form of uber-melodic synth passages that will guide you like a drunken sailor back to the shore. the morning brings pump organ catharsis that’s bathed in warm white light. hypnotic vocals fill the air while the melodies grind along underneath. it’s blindingly emotive – you can’t help but be drawn in by the familiar comforts of each note that gently takes you home. beautiful stuff from one of the most underappreciated artists in massachussetts.

edition of 75, pro-dubbed.

Buy it or listen to samples here!