The shape of things to come.

Without any doubt, Fort Collins, Colorado's great little cassette imprint Patient Sounds has become my favourite label in recent months, and after a series of wonderful releases by amazingly talented artists and a splendid summer comp (which is still available for free here), label master Matthew Sage has just posted a tentative list of forthcoming Patient Sounds releases, among them outputs by Lush Cola, Littoral Drift, Ambassador Engine (all three have been introduced on these pages before), Kites Sail High, and Mr Sage himself with no less than two M. Pyres double EPs.

Of course, earlier Patient Sounds cassettes are still available. Below, listen to two of the latest M. Pyres outputs - Gravity Deluxe is taken from his recent tour CDr E. ROAD, while Seaaes is the closer of what would be my favourite album of 2k10 if it hadn't been released last year (yes, sometimes I'm late). In any case, I can't recommend Apart the Echo enough and stress how much you need this tape.

M. Pyres and The Skygaze Family Band - Seaaes

M. Pyres and The Season Creeps - Gravity Deluxe