II [LP+7"] [Vinyl]

Hospital - II [LP+7"] [Vinyl]

HOSPITAL II is the product of one evening and several years of friendship. Kevin Linn (Sad Eyed Beatniks Present Electric] who runs Paisley Shirt Records a mostly tape label in San Francisco was releasing Present Electric S/T. He needed a bonus cassette to go with it since he always sends one out with an official release. He asked his friends Mike Ramos (Tony Jay Flowertown] and Karina Gill (Cindy Flowertown] to come over and see what they could make together in the space of an evening. In a semi-soundproofed room in Kevin's basement every surface is occupied with an instrument a pile of tapes collage materials or a tape playing or recording device. Karina brought her yard sale Casio to contribute. The collection that came out of this evening is all impromptu -- Kevin Mike and Karina picking up different instruments and making up songs that often riff on shared experiences like Mike's tendency to keep counting during a sound check or the plight of Kevin's pet snail or Karina's tendency to get cold during basement practices. So the collection here was a lighthearted night of improvisation growing out of years of making music together and separately -- including the apocryphal HOSPITAL I. Tough Love are now releasing that collection of songs on vinyl alongside an additional 7'' which contains four previously unheard recordings from that same fruitful night. HOSPITAL II is released on 7th March as a 12'' & 7'' set in an edition of 250. 1. Welcome Hospital 2. Cellophane 3. Warming Wool Rectangle 4. Generic Hospital I 5. Dad On Vacation 6. Nick's Letter 7. Egyptian Jukebox 8. Stay Human 9. Earl's Star 10. Austrian Math 11. Mike Counts 12. Music For Millbrae 13. Horrible Histories 14. Gate Has Broken Lock 15. Rubber Band Ball 16. Summer On Magellan Street