Brett Naucke - “Clouded Sky: (East)”

Above, a cut off Southern California, a cassette from Catholic Tapes head honcho Brett Naucke. The first release under his own name, Naucke uses analogue synthesizer, organ and various electronics to create shimmering sound portraits of the Californian flatlands. The light refracts over the heated surface of Route 1; the sun sets over the Anza Borrego desert. Evocations of black tar, yellow lines and blue skies. The tape’s been out on Arbor for the better part of 2010 and there are still copies available. Buy it for your car and the next time you drive to Big Y you can imagine you’re along the Pacific coast.

Purchase tape: Arbor catalog.

Brett Naucke: discogs.