Pitchfork

The folks behind Minneapolis label De Stijl have decided to continue the relationship they began with Sub Pop-- with the 2003 unearthing of the Michael Yonkers Band's Microminiature Love-- in the form of a full-on distribution deal. The deal sees the mostly-vinyl-only label embracing the CD format (welcome!), and there's already a whole slab of new-release beef on the De Stijl plate.

The first release under the new deal is Jakob Olausson's Moonlight Farm, which is available now. The next two releases are both scheduled for late summer. The first is a solo album by Smegma's Ju Suk Reet Meate titled Do Unseen Hands Make You Dumb? and originally recorded in 1978 and 1979. It comes out August 7 and features liner notes from John Olson of Wolf Eyes, who's collaborated with Smegma in the past. The second release is Michael Yonkers' follow-up to the 1968-recorded Microminiature Love, titled Grimwood and originally put to tape in 1969. That's due September 11.

There are two other albums the Sub Pop/De Stijl team currently have planned for release. The first is Ed Askew's Little Eyes, an unreleased 1970 recording that De Stijl finally put out on vinyl in 2003, and will release on CD on September 25. It will come supplemented by previously unavailable live tracks and liner notes by music journalist Bryon Coley. The second is 40 Years of the Ding: A Charlie Nothing Anthology, a collection comprised of psychedelic saxophonist Charlie Nothing's recordings for John Fahey's Takoma label, as well as a privately pressed LP, three singles, and choice cuts from innumerable cassettes. The anthology is scheduled for release in January.