Sawyr's Tapes
It goes without saying, but Sawyr the artist and Denver the person both stand in opposition to the Nazis being platformed by the president of the United States and the Nazi president himself. We believe that it's important to recognize that fascism is a lot more than an awkward salute at a government event. It's also platforming and spouting Nazi ideals on the social media platform you bought and on podcasts you appear on. It's making sweeping changes to the laws of the country you were elected to lead democratically via Executive Order to target our most vulnerable friends and neighbors. Fascism is baked into the root of every insult and hurdle you hurl at our trans and immigrant friends, and we won't stand for it here.
I released Commercial Break on November 4th 2024! This album was fully recorded and mixed using a Tascam MF-P01 Portastudio (with some mastering in Audacity to reduce the tape hiss). Check out the album below, and let me know your favorite song from it using the Contact Me form at the bottom of the page!
On May 22nd, 2024, I released You Are In Wilkinsburg Now? I've been working on this album since 2017, technically, but I didn't start recording until late 2021. The title of the album is taken from an envelope I received from Frank Boscoe of The Ekphrastics (and others), pictured below (this is also the cover for the album, which is out now digitally as well as on a limited run of white C40s). You can use the player below to listen to the album!
For The Mountain Goats' last two Pittsburgh tour stops, I've been making and giving out tapes! You can check out both tapes below. The first, Disarmingly Bright, was created for the 12/10/2023 show at Thunderbird, while the second, Honey, Lemon, Chamomile was released for the 10/12/24 show at Mr. Smalls!
I handed out 30 copies of each tape at each show! You can also check out my tape project from last year, Disarmingly Bright.
You can always find out more about what I'm working on by heading over to the Current Projects page. I'll be keeping that page updated with any new plans for music alongside any tape compilations I may be putting together.
I've got a mashed-up cover of the Mountain Goats' Yoga and Maize Stalk Drinking Blood below! If you like that one, I've got plenty of covers over at The Cover Zone.