spareorgan #001

  • The first band to officially be release on spareorgan. Living War Room was a powerhouse of energy, frustration and anger. Heavily influenced by bands such as Drift, One Eyed God Prophecy and His Hero Is Gone. LWR featured past and future members of Sheep Squeeze, Lost Ground, Nexus 6, Three Summers Gone, Funeral Diner and Under a Dying Sun, etc…

  • Recorded practice session.

  • This cassette was used as a band promo for friends. Two runs of 30 cassettes were originally produced. Re-released I 2024 to accompany the CD re-release.

  • Hang on…

  • Living War Room - I Say Nothing

spareorgan #004

  • The ‘first’ certone release on spareorgan after a long hiatus. Between the Nexus 6 compact disc and this release there were many un-official spareorgan handmade releases of my solo project certone, going back to as far as 2001.

  • Recorded at the spareorgan lab in San Mateo, CA. Heavy Throbbing Gristle on this one. To those who remember the mysterious Fortune restaurant in RWC.

  • Letterpress printed and hand typed cardboard cases with fold out insert. Re-released in 2024 in norelco cases.

  • Hang on…

  • certone - The Fortune of Redwood City

spareorgan #007

  • A short lived project featuring Sean McDonnell (Orange Dots, Little War, Magic Bullets, Anti-Core, Voided Social Contract, Cliffs & Bridges and label Record Psychic Readings) and Rob Beckstrom (Sheep Squeeze, Lost Ground, Living War Room, Funeral Diner and also known as certone). True DIY electro synth pop.

  • Recorded at the spareorgan lab in San Mateo, CA. DIY electro in the vein of Soft Cell & PSB’s…

  • Letterpress printed J-cards in norelco cases. Originally released on CD-R on spareorgan off catalog.

  • Bandcamp

  • Ex Lion Tamer - Limited Possibilities

spareorgan #010

  • certone aka Rob Beckstrom is the proprietor of spareorgan & sparepress.

  • certone never wanted to be classified, put in a genre, have a specific ‘sound’. The same goes for spareorgan. Full on electro here folks.

  • Limited run. Letterpress printed cardboard cover. Pro dubbed, pad printed cassette on first run only. Second run still available on sparkle home dubbed cassettes.

  • Bandcamp

  • certone - Lifeforce

spareorgan #013

  • Electechtro noise for b-girls and boys and creeps and burnouts.

  • Seven tracks on this one full of punishing noise, beats and samples.

  • Limited edition cassette. Letterpress printed cardboard cases with fold-out insert.

  • Bandcamp

  • CCCRRCCSSLLRRKKRRSSS - ITEIBLAA

spareorgan #015

  • Experimental “On-Hold” Music Practitioner.

  • Debut full length cassette from Manila’s Conspiracy Tapes. Experimental musician Pao DeSilva’s technical electronic music bridges the gap between noise and electronica. Hints of Autchere, A.T. and Squarepusher, but with a twist. Incredible from start to finish.

  • Letterpress printed cardboard case with multiple photo/text inserts.

  • Bandcamp

  • The Conspiracy Tapes - The Conspiracy Tapes

spareorgan #018

  • Split cassette ep. Cold Iron Hands is the master work of Frank Marchi (Plutotcracy, Radio Active Lunch). While being solo on this recording he has now been joined by Mean Dave on 2nd bass and Nelson (Bastard Noise) on electronics. Iron Shrine is a 3 piece experimental electronic jam band.

  • CIH side recorded during 2023 in Gacy’s Basement, Gilroy, CA.

    IS side recorded at Halftone Studios in Petaluma, CA in 2023 with special guest Mack Murray.

  • Digital and letterpress printed J-cards in norelco cases.

  • Bandcamp

  • Cold Iron Hands/Iron Shrine Split

spareorgan #021

  • Jerry Gutierrez - Guitar
    Lethal Garcia - Vocals

  • Seven heart driven songs by Fresno's acoustic two piece band The Carnival Kids. Recorded by the legendary Bart Thurber in Oakland, CA.

  • Digital and letterpress printed cases.

  • W.B. Presents The Carnival Kids - The Thurber Session

spareorgan #024

  • A.C. is back again!

  • A. Conway is back with more catchy, upbeat DIY laptop electro. An excellent party album in safety orange cassette shells. If you are a fan of fast arps, Greg Brown Murals, VHS tapes and neat garbage men…this tape is for you. Old Palo Alto…this one is for you. Might come with a PASCO Sam sticker for your dumpster.

  • Professional manufactured pad printed cassette and J-card in norelco cases.

  • https://www.spareorgan.com/store/p/pasco-sam-cassette-tape-spareorgan-024

  • PASCO Sam - Why Not?

spareorgan #026

  • The third Leading release. Dark, industrial drone.

  • Home dubbed cassette with paper labels. Letterpress printed insert. Hand sewn bag packaging.

  • Leading - Suspension

spareorgan #002

  • The first band to officially be release on spareorgan. Living War Room was a powerhouse of energy, frustration and anger. Heavily influenced by bands such as Drift, One Eyed God Prophecy and His Hero Is Gone. LWR featured past and future members of Sheep Squeeze, Lost Ground, Nexus 6, Three Summers Gone, Funeral Diner and Under a Dying Sun, etc…

  • Recorded in San Mateo, CA at B Street Music in 1998.

  • First release on home burned CD-R’s with screen printed manila envelope covers and CD. Included two inserts. Re-released in 2024 with letterpress printed covers and mini booklet.

  • Hang On…

  • Living War Room - The Living War Room

spareorgan #005

  • certone aka Rob Beckstrom is the proprietor of spareorgan & sparepress.

  • Recordings from the 00’s while living in San Francisco’s Mission District.

  • Limited run. Norelco cases, typical J-Card with photography by R. Beckstrom.

  • Bye bye…

  • certone - California Security

spareorgan #008

  • certone aka Rob Beckstrom is the proprietor of spareorgan & sparepress.

  • First in a series of tape loop tracks using two four track tape recorders and various electronics.

  • Limited run. Letterpress printed cardboard cover with random selection of 35mm monobath developed photograph prints.

  • Bandcamp

  • certone - 01

spareorgan #011

  • Electechtro noise for b-girls and boys and creeps and burnouts.

  • Three track cassette from the infamous Circus Lurkers. Recorded at the Invincible Lab.

  • Limited edition cassette. Letterpress printed cardboard cases with micro-zine.

  • Bandcamp

  • CCCRRCCSSLLRRKKRRSSS - Miami

spareorgan #014

  • certone aka Rob Beckstrom is the proprietor of spareorgan & sparepress.

  • moving away from the electro sounds, this release embraces the melodic, yet noisier side of certone. calming with some salt in the wound.

  • Limited run. Letterpress printed cardboard cover and insert. Cassette tapes labeled from the inside with Letraset transfers. Photo print on cardstock included. Wrapped with cigar band.

  • Bye bye…

  • certone - During Open Hours

spareorgan #016

  • Three piece experimental electronic jam band.

  • Lifted from the first Iron Shrine Recording at the spareorgan lab in Ukiah, CA.

  • Limited run CD-R. Digitally printed sleeves in plastic bag.

  • Bandcamp

  • Iron Shrine - Desert Christ Drifter

spareorgan #019

spareorgan #022

  • A Father/Son duo fronted by 6 year old GGG and featuring backup from seasoned Hardcore veteran MJG (Devola, I,Robot, Thunder Policy, The Exelar) Greathearts takes you on a synth fueled joyride through a child's imagination! This album is the duo's debut release and is also available on a CD.

  • This album is a split release in conjunction with 56K Recordings.

  • Letterpress printed sleeve and insert.

  • Greathearts - 2024

spareorgan #025

  • Harsh, anarchic, distorted psychedelic drones magnetically imprinted to tape. Composed by JHP in 2024. The only path that lies ahead is the one you decided to embark on - are you sure what that was?

    Realized forwards (side a) and in retrograde (side b). 30 minutes of pitch black cinema.

    'Things don't end, they accumulate'

    Dedicated to Jani Christou and Michael Heizer.

  • Home dubbed cassette with paper labels. Inkjet printed ‘O’ card in norleco cases.

  • Concrete Stars - Double Double Negative

spareorgan #027

  • 3 piece electronic jam band from Petaluma, Berkeley and Ukiah.

  • Recorded live at Halftone Studios in Petaluma, CA. One epic track.

  • Letterpress printed CD sleeve.

  • Iron Shrine - 070523

spareorgan #003

  • Nexus 6 was a short lived, little known hardcore band hailing from Half Moon Bay, CA. The band included Matt Bajda (previously of Portraits of Past & went on to Funeral Diner & Who Calls So Loud), his brother Dan Bajda (went on to start Funeral Diner), Dave Mello (also of Funeral Diner & Who Calls So Loud), Konane Kramer (of Living War Room & Under a Dying Sun) and Josh Trentor.

  • Studio recording at CCRMA Studio’s at Stanford University and their live set from KZSU Stanford’s Wednesday Night Live session. Both from 1995.

  • 100 made. Long gone. Hand built jewel case labels & booklet by Rob (Prevail) Beckstrom at Kinko’s Copies in Menlo Park, CA.

  • Bye bye…

  • Six Songs + Live Radio Show

spareorgan #006

  • Nerd Rope is R. Beckstrom (Sheep Squeeze, Lost Ground, Living War Room, Funeral Diner and aka certone) and A. Conway. Both grew up in the bay area and ran in similar circles. They met around 2000 and became fast friends making music on & off. In 2020, they decided to start a new project & Nerd Rope was born. Just like a Nerdsrope, their music is crunchy, chewy and can be used to whack people.

  • Side A features Spam tracks. Side B features certone tracks.

  • 100 made pro run cassette tapes in norelco cases. Clay art & logo design by Spam.

  • Bandcamp

  • NerdRope - NerdRope

spareorgan #009

  • certone aka Rob Beckstrom is the proprietor of spareorgan & sparepress.

  • Second in a series of tape loop tracks using two four track tape recorders and various electronics.

  • Limited run. Letterpress printed cardboard cover with random selection of Polaroid photograph re-prints.

  • Bandcamp

  • certone - 02

spareorgan #012

  • The brainchild of DJ Eons and mad scientist Neas One aka Jake Juan.

  • Four tracks from 2011. John Carpenter meets OAK Crew at Mini-Cyco and smoke some crazy shit…

  • B/W printed J-cards in norelco cases.

  • Bye bye…

  • EONEAS - EONEAS

spareorgan #014.5

  • Split single from certone and Manila’s Conspiracy Tapes.

  • Split release featuring The Conspiracy Tapes from Manila and certone. Experimental noise home recordings.

  • B/W printed cassingle cases. Hand folded and glued.

  • Bandcam

  • The Conspiracy Tapes/certone - 014.5 split

spareorgan #017

  • Leer Ansturm is a project from John Philippakis who resides in the U.K.

  • A beautiful blend of dark ambient and noise. Imagined as one track, broken into 5 parts due to file size, Necropolitan and The Stature of Space is a piece of work about living in London; extreme routine/work running alongside extreme hate/violence.

  • Limited run CD-R. Digitally printed sleeves in plastic bags with London Subway folding map insert.

  • Bandcamp

  • Leer Ansturm - Necropolitan and The Stature of Space

spareorgan #020

  • Peculiar Children's latest EP "AT MOST FEAR" is a 5-track EP, accompanied by a bonus track, that serves as a visceral exploration of the deepest fears that haunt the human psyche. An amalgam of auditory sorcery that explores the depths of human fear while crafting tunes that surpass mortality. Each composition is a journey into the unknown, a sonic odyssey that challenges the listener to confront their own innermost fears and anxieties. Beckoning the curious and the peculiar to traverse uncharted territories of fear. An expedition beyond the ordinary, where the mysteries of sound await those brave enough to listen.

  • https://www.spareorgan.com/store/p/fazys407q5l45il15f74koailr7qsihttps://www.spareorgan.com/store/p/leading-compact-disc-spareorgan-019

  • Peculiar Children - At Most Fear

spareorgan #023

spareorgan #025.5

  • Ukiah’s only noise artist.

  • The second Leading release. Recorded straight to 1/4” recycled analog reel to reel tape.

  • Home dubbed cassette tape with paper label. Letterpress printed insert cart in vintage Memorex L-cases.

  • Leading - The Empire of Things

COMING SOON

spareorgan #028

  • The second Leading release. Recorded straight to 1/4” recycled analog reel to reel tape.