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Mikel Dimmick
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Associate Professor UHD, Composition & Rhetoric

spiraljoyband.bandcamp.com
New Spiral Joy Band cassette, Agni Touched the Earth has been released by Aural Canyon. Cassette ships now; digital release is available on 3/21/25.

Purchase your copy of the very limited release here for the low low price of just 10$:
auralcanyonmusic.bandcamp.com/album/agni-touched-the-earth
March 9, 2025 at 6:20 AM
As it turns out Spiral Joy Band will be joining Drone not Drones this year. Psyched to return to the festival.

Also, any performers or anybody in the Minneapolis area with a 28”-30” wind gong, stand, and bass bow? May I borrow it for an hour or so? Friday?
January 21, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Much love and appreciation for Joshua Moss over at Dusted for the recent review of Waves of Higher Bodies. Take a read here:
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Spiral Joy Band — Waves of Higher Bodies (Bud Tapes)
Spiral Joy Band - Shimmering Alloys (Preview) Wisconsin based drone collective Spiral Joy Band grew from the ashes of legendary Virginia avant-folk band Pelt, like a heat-activated seed breaking thr…
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January 10, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Waves of Higher Body on Cassette (the new release) and Summoning on CD (the Reissue) have ben gracefully set before the masses by BudTapes.

Available here:
budtapes.bandcamp.com/album/waves-of-higher-bodies

And here:
budtapes.bandcamp.com/album/summoning
Or bundle them at the Waves link!
December 9, 2024 at 2:30 PM
Reposted by Mikel Dimmick
Beyond thunderdrone lies the next Spiral Joy Band
Waves of Higher Bodies, by Spiral Joy Band
3 track album
budtapes.bandcamp.com
November 5, 2024 at 6:04 AM
Godspeed you Colonel.
October 25, 2024 at 10:14 AM
Ethan WL laying it down in Houston tonight. Mighty good. If you’re in Nawlins tomorrow he’ll be playing.
September 9, 2024 at 6:05 AM
Reposted by Mikel Dimmick
FREE / PAY WHAT YOU WANT CANARY ALBUM
Anomalous, ambitious 2LP from the catalog of one of the greatest American musicians, never released in the U.S. Mono mix has been unavailable anywhere for nearly 60 years. Nearly 3k words of notes about its context

canary-records.bandcamp.com/album/chappa...
Chappaqua Suite (mono), by Ornette Coleman
4 track album
canary-records.bandcamp.com
August 9, 2024 at 1:21 AM
New Bardo Pond coming.
Always cause to celebrate.

bardopondmusic.bandcamp.com/album/melt-a...
Melt Away, by Bardo Pond
10 track album
bardopondmusic.bandcamp.com
August 10, 2024 at 5:55 AM
One way to announce Spiral Joy Band’s upcoming new release. Care of Sound-O-Mat.
August 10, 2024 at 5:45 AM
Ahhh, the Lowlands at night.
July 30, 2024 at 9:03 PM
A fine opening of new listening options from the Longform Editions folk. See also 02 available now.

1stimpressions.substack.com/p/first-impr...
February 11, 2024 at 1:22 PM
On this first Bandcamp Friday of the year, we are taking a look back at last year's Spiral Joy Band releases, as it was a plentiful year, and looking ahead to this year.

We invite you to sate your thirst for sound with one or more of the following links in the comments below.
February 3, 2024 at 2:22 AM
Things we all need in our lives.
#fela
#felakuti
#felaforever
January 9, 2024 at 8:13 AM
Merry Eve.
December 25, 2023 at 10:35 AM
The best band around. Can never get enough. Thankfully there is a new one on the way.

bardopondmusic.bandcamp.com/album/volume-9
Volume 9, by Bardo Pond
4 track album
bardopondmusic.bandcamp.com
November 28, 2023 at 7:39 PM