Why My Head Hurts

Eric Lunde is a Minneapolis musician and artist. He founded Boy Dirt Car in 1983 with Darren Brown, releasing several LPs and cassettes. Lunde left BDC in 1989, signing it over to Mr Brown. He then released his own music under his own name / Trait, published a book of poetry and wood-block prints, and is one half of noise / experimental duo Dead Edits (with Blake Edwards of Vertonen).

This brand new studio album (credited as Eric Lunde and The Kanshiketsu! Orchestra) comes in the form of 11 tracks of noise, cryptic creations and paradoxes. Ranging from a lengthy 15-minute track to a 7-second finale, the album deals with Somnium-overlaid, Covid-induced hallucinations, tales of postpostpostmodern existence in the age of algocracy; distorted dreams, and general absurdity. Distorted roars of pop music collide with monotonous chugging, humming noise, pulsating waves, buzzes and chirps, whirring rhythms, delicate shimmers, and diffused voices.

Ltd x 199 hand-numbered copies in an A5 8-panel card artwork booklet, with two inserts.

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JUST ANNOUNCED: Public Image Ltd PIL hits Turner Hall Ballroom on September 23 for their This Is Not The Last Tour! Widely regarded as post-punk innovators, PiL’s ever-evolving lineup fuses rock, dance, folk, pop, and dub, continuing to challenge and thrive.

Tickets are on sale Friday, March 20 at 10AM ➤ https://bit.ly/PUBLICIMAGELTD26

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Why everyone should join an album club Getting up before a group of friends and talking about an album you love feels surprisingly personal, but you should do it anyway.

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Some fine news for early 2026:
The former Stahlmusik Archiv as well and the incredible unique Mauerstadtmusik-Archiv will merge with the VOD-Archive into the Tape-Mag Gallery in early 2026 to become some kind of exhibition, mediathek and research-center which enables you to look and listen to thousands of obscure Releases and Publications.
Besides artefacts like limited Tape-Releases, correspondences, posters & Flyers by bands like Clock DVA, Throbbing Gristle, Laibach, S.P.K. & Co and everything related to the exciting mail-art and DIY-Cassette-Culture of the early 70s to the late 90's
you will then also be able to look at 2000+ Einstürzende Neubauten & related goodies and dig into the history of experimental and industrial culture with focus on the late 70's and early 80's. And all for free!
And if you are then in the mood to spent money you can then do so at the VOD-Shop next to the Gallery or soon via tape-mag.com

And if you wonder how to see all this in reality and buy some rare records and Tapes and Posters and Magazines of this very exciting time, just consider buying a ticket for VOD-Festival Vol.2 which will soon be announced in Mid January
Then you can combine history with live-concerts by bands that have all written history for the independent music-culture and that deserve to be worshipped & cherished for all the excitement and joy they have given to us