I know, I know. We had said the pre-order of the Prana Crafter / ragenap split was going to happen in February. It’s going to be the first week of March, and thanks to a bunch of hard working people, we’ll make it all up to you by including a couple of goodies - if you’re in early on ordering. One will be a high quality 12"x12" ready-to-frame print of Max Kaufmann's album cover, as well as a limited edition pin. Follow Centripetal Force on social media to keep updated.
Preview the Entire Dire Wolves Album!
Thanks for our friends at It’s Psychedelic Baby Magazine, I Just Wasn’t Made for These Set Times is now being streamed in its entirety here.
Jeffrey Alexander (Dire Wolves) on Brokedown Podcast
Worlds really come together on the latest episode of the Brokedown Podcast, with the focus of the show being on Barry Sless of the David Nelson Band and Jeffrey Alexander of Dire Wolves. Sless, a great pedal steel player, has long been involved in Dead circles and has played with Chris Robinson in both the Chris Robinson Brotherhood and Green Leaf Rustlers. Alexander, a long time Head himself, talks a bit about the new Dire Wolves album and some Donna Godchaux era Grateful Dead highlights. This one is a must for all Heads.
Dire Wolves Unveil New Video
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Read MorePrana Crafter / ragenap Split LP
Initially released on cassette on Baked Tapes, the collaboration between Prana Crafter and ragenap, titled No Ear to Hear, is receiving a vinyl release from Centripetal Force (US and North America) and Cardinal Fuzz (UK and Europe).
When Robert Hunter, the poet and writer who provided the Grateful Dead with many of their vivid and enduring lyrics, passed away on September 23rd, 2019, many took to the internet to grieve, but for William Sol (Prana Crafter) and Joel Berk (ragenap), their sorrow required a wholly different outlet. Unknown to each other, they both respectively took to the solitude of their jams to express their mourning privately. The following morning, happening to compare notes, they discovered how they had both similarly sought and drank from the same fountain waters as tributes to such a pronounced loss.
Prana Crafter’s “Beggar’s Tomb” emerges from a cloaked light, with the stir of a brimming cauldron. Summoning drifting guitar textures that slowly interweave to open celestial doors, Sol quickly establishes a profound communication to channel the subconscious mechanism.
With Ragenap’s “NightFall” on the flip-side, Berk initiates an opening ritual to dilate the receptors for zone glossolalia. Seared tones slowly entwine, churning hypnotically as thick devotional haze envelope the senses, which Joel builds in deliberate detail.— Baked Tapes
The vinyl version will include updated artwork from Max Kaufmann, as well as notes and commentary from Jesse Jarnow. It was mastered by Eric Crespo (Abronia) at Torch Toucher Recording. Excerpts can be heard on the sounds page.
Look for pre-orders to go live in February.
