Very, very few songs start on a half-diminished chord. They are rarely used outside of jazz because of their inherently dissonant and unstable nature. Ondleton, from The Double Headed Seagulls, seemed to need it, listenership be damned.

In context, through the development of the story of this song, the dissonance can be rather pleasing: The hardest-hitting chord ends at 31 seconds. From there the song gradually becomes more and more pleasant to listen to. If you can make it 31 seconds, you will be continually rewarded with ever more pleasant harmonies.

Ondleton wasn't designed to be an asshole at first. It just ended up being that way. It was a process to get to where this song could be shared. On behalf of all the dozens of people involved with Fire, Fire, Red Star Down record label (ha!), we sincerely apologize for this gross inconvenience of harmony. We (ha!) extort you to remember that though Ondleton first punches you in the face, it will proceed to send sweeter and sweeter kisses to make up for it.

Kaffir Piano employs a variety of unconventional production techniques to make its less-than-two-minute track stand out. It is bass-focused, but not to the point of overshadowing the other elements. The atmosphere it creates lingers over the guitar and bass, perfectly capturing that moment when you come home from work at 6 PM, and it's already dark. You're home, but the day has slipped away.

The Double Headed Seagulls have never shied away from a tightly focused, harmonically experimental sound. Much of their music evokes a constantly shifting musical undercurrent. Flowery language aside, you can certainly count on The Double Headed Seagulls to push harmonic boundaries but in a very understated way. Kaffir Piano does just that.

Yellowish is a hip Hop beat from 2004. Recently discovered and remastered. For a behind the scenes look at KidShy, click here.

Auger In’s first record is all about post rock improvisation at it's best: Raw, layered, textured guitars provide the atmosphere while pulsating and energetic drums provide the pulse of the music. The Human Sea is like a drummer being told to show off while he/she is playing in a cloud, and the cloud changes form to match his/her playing. The contrast is surprising!

The Human Sea features Cale Parks, solo artist and drummer of the band Aloha, and Dave Wirth, film composer and guitarist. Originally recorded in 2001, and released on January 21st, 2021.