"Companion banger to the Platoon LP, this 33 RPM single finds the Lanterns firmly in retro motor city rave-up rockist terrain, covering the cult classic “Showstopper” on the A, backed with their own James Brown soul revue funk-rock shaker “Cypress” on the flip. Recorded during the Platoon sessions and mastered by James Plotkin.
Black vinyl 7 inches in cosmic boogie collage jackets designed by Cameron Stallones.
Edition of 500."

-not not fun

Tracks:

Side A.
-Showstopper

Side B.
-Cypress

-Limited to 500 Copies

"It’s been a while since The Lantern shined its High Beams out into the world but life’s a maze of alternate paths (marriage, children, Portland Oregon, etc) and that’s just the way it goes/went. Fortunately for all lovers of heavy male psych brotherhoods the ML gang convened back in 2009 before parting ways temporarily to track their second full-length, Platoon, and here it is. As oughta be expected, it's a monstrous hot-rod cruise into screaming dual wah distortions powered by the poker faced Gavin/Chip rhythm section and splattered with jazzy freak-out organ (courtesy of Phil/Stunned), trademark drooling white light William Giacchi guitar shred, and the occasional Stallones echo yelp. Featuring most of their live classics from the pre-hiatus era (“Dark Cicadas,” “Friendship,” etc) and tracked/mixed by Best Coaster Bobb Bruno, this fills the hole in yr heart left by High Beams.

Black vinyl LPs in classic National Geographic photo collage jackets designed by Cameron Araw.
Mastered by James Plotkin.
Edition of 700."

-not not fun

Tracks:

Side A.
-Dark Cicadas
-Moon Lagoon Platoon
-Planar/Sonar

Side B.
-On The Dime
-Friendship

-Limited to 700 Copies

"MagicLantern came into being at the mid-point of the decade, sparked into existence by a simultaneous period of musical discovery for Philip French, William Giacchi, and Cameron Stallones. Inspired by the psychedelic approach to musical tone and structure in various eras and genres of rock (not at all excluding Germany and Japan in the '70s), the three realized they ought to make use of the new creative tools they'd stumbled upon, and began jamming the summer away in twin poles of Long Beach and Whittier, CA. Over the course of a year they recorded every jam and compiled a full-length's worth of home-studio demos which later became their self-released CD-R. At the same time, each member was developing solo and side projects to channel parallel universes of sound. A year after their first jam together, MagicLantern decided to make the leap to playing live and recruited good friends and like-minded musicians Chip Knechtel and Gavin Fort to be their marathon rhythm section. The jams from their CD-R were used as the blueprints for the band to develop a raw, stripped-down sound that emphasized hypnotic rhythms and improvised guitar duels. After being invited to play at the Tee Pee Records showcase "Manifest Destiny" in August of '07, th' Lantern kept up a steady diet of shows in LA and Long Beach for the next year, earning a local following and two highly limited tapes on Not Not Fun Records.
Through the spring of '08 they began writing new material as a band and developing the new songs live. In the summer they recorded these jams with sound wizard Bobb Bruno, which led to the Not Not Fun LP High Beams that September. At this point the band had fully emerged from transition into a shared creative vision of five musicians, each possessing a singular voice, all united in the common goal to engage both mind and body through good vibrations."

-Woodsist

Tracks:

Side A.

-At The Mountains Of Madness
-Vampires In Heat

Side B.

-Chance Encounter
-Gateway

-Awesome Artwork By Phil French!

"Through a mutual admiration of each other's work Magic Lantern & The Hop-Frog Kollectiv have created two stunning masterpieces for a collaborative release.

The Hop-Frog Kollectiv's Somba is based on recordings on Silvertone and Hammond organs donated by Shea M. Gauer of OPEN Books and features Yanqin (Chinese dulcimer), Ruan (moon guitar), Been, electric guitar, midi guitar & flutes. The title comes from the regionally known name of three clans in the Atakora Mountains of the Sahara desert who's ancestral and family ties govern their society through their belief that the dead are permanently among us and constantly influencing us.

Magic Lantern's Underwater Dynasty was recorded for Ukelele, Guitar, Flute, Piano, Bells, Hand Drums & Voices. This piece could alternatively be titled Underwater Raga. The magic created by the interweaving flute and string melodies creates and epic soundtrack to an Atlantis like Hesse-esque world that'll take you to the outer places you've always needed to explore. This is Magic Lantern's follow up to their highly acclaimed wax release on Not Not Fun entitled High Beams."

-Urck

Tracks:

Side A.

Hop Frog Kollectiv
-Somba

Side B.

Magic Lantern
-Underwater Dynasty

-Awesome Artwork By Phil French!