Sublime set of downer/primitive female DIY psych soundings in the tradition of Suckdog/Azalia Snail et al from Haley Fohr aka Circuit Des Yeux. Three tracks recorded straight to portastudio for maximal time/space dislocation. 

New album from Haley Fohr aka Circuit Des Yeux. Her last few releases have been almost perfect articulations of the ESP-Disk singer-songwriter style, with almost Suckdog-scale tape goofs alongside dark communal jams w/a heady cultic edge. Portrait moves more definitively into dark singer-songwriter territory with an atmosphere that could almost be Nico circa the Cale/Eno productions all cut-up with a weightless/devotional aspect that is almost Scorces. Her cover version of Bruce Springsteen’s “I’m On Fire” situates her music alongside the liminal Americana of US Girls but whereas Megan Remy’s particular brand of magick is channelled via occult 60s pop stylings Circuit Des Yeux seem more kind of  high gothic complete w/downer rural strings that come out of the whole Aryan Sample/Tommy Roundtree school and power vocals ala early Zola Jesus. 

Latest issue of this fantastic Australian zine, the in-house publication of the great Negative Guest List label. Classic old school feel, some great writing and the kinda pro-rock/underground aesthetic that is pure VT. Comes with a classy tribute to two of our favourite ladies of porn, Desiree Cousteau and Desiree West, articles on The True Believers (Mike Rep + Tommy Jay), Starfuckers, Richard Stark, Bruit-Direct, Circuit Des Yeux, Milk Music, Ribcage Wrestlers, Smog Veil, The Pagans/Mike Hudson, M Squared/Scattered Order and a ton of cool reviews.