digi053: ensemble economique "at the foot of nameless roads" CD $12 / special edition CD+CDR $17
By now, just about everyone is familiar with the mighty Starving Weirdos and their otherworldly junkyard drones. Last year the world was introduced to another band of mystics from the Weirdos camp called RV Paintings. One of the constant threads from both of those bands is the inimitable Brian Pyle. Ensemble Economique is Pyle’s debut foray into the solo forest. "At the Foot of Nameless Roads" is a masterpiece of an album, filled to the brim with cacophonous melodies, meditative auditory chants, & hypnotic shambolic rhythms. If you love the Weirdos, you will be all over this.

"At the Foot of Nameless Roads" is one hell of a first statement. Pyle has concocted an absolute gem. This is dense music that begs for deeper inspection. Each space, each note carefully chosen and etched into glass. Ensemble Economqiue is music for the darkest nights, the pinkest mornings, and everything in between. This is vivid, haunting music that leaves a trail of gold in its wake.

Limited to 500 copies. Artwork by Tarentel's Jefre Cantu-Ledesma.
Special edition limited to 100 copies

tracklist:
1. at the foot of nameless roads
2. mud banks shine in broken shards
3. light reflects as seagulls dive
4. in each cracked shell there is restless time
5. in a weightless night
6. your dream was mine
7. everything fragmented
8. fire!

**extra disc that comes with the special edition features 10 exclusive tracks featuring spencer doran (cloaks), ryan carlisle, & max brottman**

Praise for Pyle's work:

"If you had Mouthus drummer Nate Nelson sitting in with a pared-down Vibracathedral Orchestra, the results might sound something like what's heard here." ­- Outer Space Gamelan

"Though the close comparison to Tarentel might be dashed away by some "degrees of separation" over-statement, the source of these recordings from quite early in the Weirdos' career (hence the different line-ups) suggest an even truer parallel between bands, and an acceptable contradiction of any reverse development." - Animal Psi

"The sounds on this record are almost unconcerned with technology, almost totally disconnected from our modern world - maybe this is thanks to the band's gorgeous Humboldt abode, but whatever it is it makes for a darn tootin' listening experience, and what more can a dude ask for than that? Huge recommendation - drone fans take note." - Boomkat