1. The Trees Are All Bare
2. Lyke Wake Dirge
3. Gift
4. Winter's Spell
5. Wintermute
The third volume in our series of winter releases. This one is a collaboration
with our favorite British folksinger Sharron Kraus and it was just too good for
a CD-R release, so the fine folks at Elsie & Jack stepped in. What a perfect home
for this record as the label is equally split between the UK and USA, just like
the artists! Five songs wander in and out of Jeffrey's additional atmospheric creations, totaling 42 minutes of music. Includes an update on 'Winter's Spell' recorded live
at WFMU and the studio version of 'The Trees Are All Bare', which was a much-asked
about highlight of our Terrastock set. The lovely package was designed and hand-assembled
by Elsie & Jack.
the IDITAROD - the Ghost, the Elf, the Cat and the Angel
Full-length CD - BlueSanct Records, 2002
$12 ppd. U.S. & Canada / $16 ppd. World
1. The Roots Of The Butterfly Bush
2. Black Strung Bow
3. Afternoons Like This Are Hard To Come By
4. Raga (in D#)
5. Cycle Circle
6. The Falling Of The Pine
7. Ich Tanzte Weit
8. New Magic In A Dusty World
9. Let No Man Steal Your Thyme
10. The Nameless One
11. Unfortunate Lass
Our first release for the BlueSanct label. Features two great collaboration tracks with
our German friends Fit & Limo. This record has received an enormous amount of positive
feedback (see the REVIEWS page).
the IDITAROD - Kleine
Full-length CD-R - Morc Records, 2002
OUT OF PRINT.
1. You Are The Atmosphere
2. 1,000 Years
3. Broadcast
4. Intermission
5. Father
6. Compromising, Earlier On
7. Kleine
8. Closing My Eyes For You
9. Not Much Time To Say Goodbye
10. Older, Not Wiser
One of our favorite releases. This was originally a tape-only collection of Iditarod
material from 1995-2002 released by Morc Records in Belgium. Mostly made
up of Carin and Jeffrey's duo recordings, but a few guest artists appear
including B'eirth and Alastair Galbraith. After we ran out of the cassettes, we
pressed a limited number of CD-R copies - that pressing is now sold out, as well.
the IDITAROD - The River Nektar
Full-length CD - BlueSanct Records, 2003
$12 ppd. U.S. & Canada / $16 ppd. World
1. Meadows
2. Never Used
3. Helms a'Lee
4. Dictation and Transcription
5. Bavaria
6. Gold Berry White
7. Servants Serve
8. Boat
9. East Ring Dell
10. Providence
11. The Lorelei
12. Mariner
13. Garden
additional tracks:
14. Move
15. Sylvia Jean
16. The Lullaby Of Spring
17. Boat (live version)
18. One Minute
19. Children 3
20. The Fat Lady Of Limbourg
21. Garden (original version)
22. Compromising
The brand new re-issue of our debut CD is now available. It contains all 13 tracks from
the original 1998 release on Hub City Records (RIP), now properly mastered for the first
time. The disc also includes 33 min of bonus material taken from out of print singles and compilations.
the IDITAROD - Yuletide
Full-length CD-R - self-released, Winter 2001-2002
OUT OF PRINT.
1. The Snow It Melts The Soonest
2. Watch The Stars / The North Wind Doth Blow
3. A Footprint In The Ashes On New Year's Day
4. Winter's Spell
5. The Crofter's Christmas Eve Lullaby
6. Snow Falls
7. The Woodcutter's Song
8. Silent Carol
9. Trees Toasted In Cider
The second volume in our series of home-made winter releases. This one
includes a few covers: The Snow It Melts
The Soonest (trad, learned from Anne Briggs), The
Crofter's Christmas Eve Lullaby (Swedish
holiday song - Carin sings it in English),
and also Jeffrey's call/response arrangement of
two trad children's carols: The North Wind
Doth Blow and Watch The Stars (made famous
by Peggy Seeger and Pentangle). May you enjoy the darkest evenings of the year.
the IDITAROD - Yuletide
Full-length CD-R - self-released, Winter 2000-2001
OUT OF PRINT.
1. In The Bleak Midwinter
2. Winter
3. Unspherical
4. Boat
5. The Woods Are Lovely, Dark And Deep
6. All Winter's Eve
7. There Was A Pig Went Out To Dig
The first volume in the planned series of home-made winter releases for friends,
family and a very limited quatity for mail-order, as well. This one is just over
40 minutes and features live recordings from Gothenburg - Sweden, Oslo - Norway,
New York - NY, Portland - ME and Arcadia forest - RI.
the IDITAROD - Terrastock Single
7" Single - Time-Lag Records, 2002
$6 ppd. U.S. & Canada / $8 ppd. World
1. the Iditarod - Feel The Breath Of The Woods Upon Your Heart, Part 1
2. the Iditarod - Feel The Breath Of The Woods Upon Your Heart, Part 2
Time Lag Records of Portland, Maine assembled the 'T-5' box: a special 7" box set to
coincide with the Terrastock 5 festival, and benefiting the wonderful Ptolemaic Terrascope.
The box contained one 7" apiece by the Iditarod, Sonic Youth, Bardo Pond, Stone Breath and
Charalambides with all contributing exclusive tracks. Each 7" came in it’s own two color
letterpresed uni-pak style gatefold sleeve, printed on five tones of high quality art
paper, and then packaged together in a die-cut wraparound box in a numbered edition of 500.
The complete box sets are long gone, of course, but we do have a small amount of our individual 7"
for sale. Side two features Sharron Kraus on clarinet.
the IDITAROD and JEN TURRELL
Split 7" Single - Dutch Courage Records, 2002
$5 ppd. U.S. & Canada / $7 ppd. World
1. the Iditarod - Weaker One
2. the Iditarod - Larry
3. Jen Turrell - Witch Hunt
4. Jen Turrell - Bird Hunting
Two songs each from Philadelphia's Jen Turrell (with her mom on harp) and Providence's
Iditarod (with the Hula Bomb on steel guitar). Stunning, stark
hand-letterpressed sleeve (silver ink on heavy brown stock) and also super-thick blue vinyl
from the Czech Republic.
To top it off, the myth of Loki is featured on the inside label.
the IDITAROD - Scandinavian Tour Single
7" Single - Hub City Records, 2000
$5 ppd. U.S. & Canada / $7 ppd. World
1. Compromising
2. Boring
3. Moonchild
Pressed especially for the Fall 2000 tour of Scandinavia, this single features acoustic strumming, tape loops, and a King Crimson cover.
On clear vinyl, with a locked groove sonic 'experiment'.
the IDITAROD & the EYESORES
Split 7" Single - Brentwood Estates, 1999
OUT OF PRINT.
1. the Eyesores - Train
2. the Iditarod - Children 3
3. the Iditarod - The Fat Lady of Limbourg
This single will not be re-pressed, but the two
Iditarod tracks are now available on the River Nektar re-issue CD.
VARIOUS ARTISTS - The Invisible Pyramid
Comp 2xCD - Last Visible Dog, 2003
$15 ppd. U.S. & Canada / $18 ppd. World
Amazing psych/free noise/experimental compilation from Last Visible Dog. Strange folk, jazz
and electric space from around the world. Includes: the Iditarod, Black Forest/Black Sea, Pelt,
Bardo Pond, Birchville Cat Motel, Charalambides, Karma (with Kawabata Makoto), Kemialliset Ystävät,
Fursaxa, Thuja, SubArachnoid Space, Reynols and more! All exclusive
tracks.
VARIOUS ARTISTS - POT-32
Comp CD - Ptolemaic Terrascope, 2002
The companion CD compilation to issue 32 of the Ptolemaic Terrascope includes
an exclusive version of the Iditarod track 'Sparrow ' - as well as feature interview
within the magazine. Also with Forest, Phosphene, Charalambides, Peter Scion, Landing,
Saint Joan, Jens Unossen and more.
VARIOUS ARTISTS - Poor Minstrels Vol. 2
Comp CD - BlueSanct - Secret Eye, 2002
SALE $7 ppd. U.S. & Canada / $10 ppd. World
The CD compilation for our second collaborative Poor Minstrels
tour - a collective carnival of experimental folk music. Features three exclusive Iditarod tracks
as well as an Iditarod - Ring collaboration. There are also multiple selections from Ring (Norway), Peter Scion (Sweden), Drekka, Tinsel,
Timothy Renner, and static films. 17 tracks (72 minutes) in all. Impressive packaging
with cover art by William Schaff, individual trading cards for each artist, and bright red CDs (on both sides)!
VARIOUS ARTISTS - Poor Minstrels Vol. 1
Comp CD - BlueSanct - Hand/Eye - Vent, 2001
$10 ppd. U.S. & Canada / $13 ppd. World
Superb compilation produced in conjunction with our first collaborative Poor Minstrels
tour - a collective carnival of experimental folk music. Features three exclusive tracks
from the Iditarod as well as multiple selections from In Gowan Ring, Drekka, Stone Breath,
Timothy Renner, the Eyesores, Prydwyn and static films - plus some field recordings
from Nepal to top it off. Packaged in the 14 page 5x8 tour programme booklet with cover art
by Timothy Renner.
VARIOUS ARTISTS - Hand / Eye
Comp 2xCD - Hand/Eye, 2002
$15 ppd. U.S. & Canada / $18 ppd. World
Stunning compilation from Hand/Eye. Psychedelia, wyrdfolk, acid-folk, experimental,
astral-folk - call it what you will. Includes: the Iditarod, Amps For Christ, In Gowan Ring,
Peter Scion, Alasdair Roberts, Stone Breath, Acid Mothers Temple, Fit
& Limo, Martyn Bates, Kemialliset Ystävät, Tinsel, Fursaxa, Pelt, Drekka, Ring and more! All exclusive
tracks.
VARIOUS ARTISTS - ASYD Vinyl
Comp 2xLP - Krank, 2000
OUT OF PRINT.
Double LP tribute to Syd Barrett from Krank Records in Norway. Includes: the Iditarod,
Drunk, Stone Breath, Dipsomaniacs, Electroscope, Tinsel, Silver Apples, Ring, Drekka, Green Pajamas and more.
VARIOUS ARTISTS - ((comp-comp))
Comp Cassette - ((tape-tape)), 1999
OUT OF PRINT.
Included the Iditarod track 'Boat' (live version), now available on the River Nektar re-issue CD.
VARIOUS ARTISTS - PAL Sampler 2
Comp Cassette - PAL Distribution, 1999
OUT OF PRINT.
VARIOUS ARTISTS - Oda King Made This Dress
Comp CD - Hub City Records, 1998
OUT OF PRINT.
VARIOUS ARTISTS - Magazines Sell Sex
Comp Cassette - Magic Eye Singles, 1997
OUT OF PRINT.
Included the Iditarod track 'Sylvia Jean', now available on the River Nektar re-issue CD.
TRANSISTOR SIX - Johnny, Where's My Purse?
Full-length CD - Black Bean and Placenta, 2002
Transistor Six is the musical project of London artist Frances Castle. the Iditarod collaborated with Frances
on the track 'Our Condolences'. Carin sang, played
guitar and wrote the lyrics - Jeffrey and Frances crafted the rest of the song together back and forth over
the internet. Mail order is available from Frances - http://www.transistorsix.co.uk
