A GRAVE WITH NO NAME - DUMMY MIXTAPE

A mixtape, first published by DUMMY magazine.

1. 'Krusty' - Papa M

2. 'Candy Girl' - Trailer Trash Tracys

3. 'Fruit Bats Forever #7 Excerpt' - Hype Williams

4. 'Portofino' - Teengirl Fantasy

5. 'Her Open Heart' - Natural Numbers

6. 'Like Lovers' - Celestial Bodies

7. 'The Man From the Anthill' - Khonnor

8. 'Sunday Night' - Lotus Plaza

9. '21st Union' - Arch M

10. 'dlp 1.3' - William Basinski

Download: here.

'OCEAN GHOSTS' - NATURAL NUMBERS

After announcing the demise of his recording alias, Natural Numbers, Trevor Fitzhugh has re-emerged like from the flames of non-existence with the ‘Ocean Ghosts’ E.P. If certain rappers are allowed to keep on saying they’re retiring and then coming back, then it’s all fair game in our eyes.

Originally conceived as the full length follow up-to out #14 album of last year ‘Forest Diving’, ‘Ocean Ghosts’ has now been scaled-down to an E.P. and leaked onto the internet as a free download over the weekend. Over its 23 minute run-time, Trevor brings together Fennesz-like ambient sketches, pulverizing hardcore and a Q and Not U-esque-emo jam, before waves of guitar straight off ‘Loveless’ splash themselves over closing track ‘Powhattan’ – probably my favourite song of the year so far incidentally.

‘Ocean Ghosts’ will be release physically at some point in the future, so keep make sure you pick up a copy when it is, but for now, you can download the whole thing for free below.

Download: ‘Ocean Ghosts’ – Natural Numbers

EXCLUSIVE BLACK ANT BEAT TAPE

With Natural Numbers (hopefully temporarily) retiring, it looks as though Black Ant has no challenger to the “Young, Innovative & Really Awesome Heavyweight Champion of the World” belt. Ant kindly laced this exclusive beat tape for us at Meal Deal this week, and despite clocking in at only 4 minutes, this is the shit that you should be bumping on your i-Tunes this week, regardless of the fact that new DOOM album dropped yesterday. As Ant says himself “teachers know me for it. students bob they heads to it. bitch niggas try to mock, and recreate, but no one appreciates. cause them niggas ain't black ant. Face of a champion”

DOWNLOAD: 'Big Meal Beat Deal Record' - Black Ant

NATURAL NUMBERS (R.I.P.)

It’s with great sadness that we report the (in our mind) premature demise of one of the most for real, innovative and downright awesome musical projects of the past 5 years, Natural Numbers.

In light of his blog post/suicide note, we realize the irony of what we’re doing here, paying tribute to his music, but, come back soon Trev, we already miss you already.

"over the past few months, i've been feeling increasingly like my popularity and interest in my music has just been a product of blogs looking for the next noise pop project -- i don't know any other way to put it than i am completely sick of the hype around this genre. just like every other underground music trend, it will be dead when music journalists migrate to the next "big thing."
i hate feeling associated with that. i hate feeling like a hype artist. the subsubgenre that i feel pigeonholed into already has annoying conventions and stereotypes (punk has once again been co-opted into a certain sound and image, not a body of ideas and actions), all of which i hate the thought of being affiliated with.
i'm not quitting music, but i am moving on to other projects. my first 3 releases were born completely out of hate, and i want to move away from that. this was fun, but at the same time, i feel like it's the right time to move forward.

RELEASES THAT HAVEN'T BEEN RELEASED YET:

they'll be posthumous. this includes my splits with old blood and fungi girls. ocean ghosts will be re-written, re-ordered, renamed, and released under a new project.
i hope none of you feel like you're being cheated out or anything, and if you do, i'm sorry, but it's the right time for me to move on.
-trevor"

A GRAVE WITH NO NAME/NATURAL NUMBERS CASSETTES

A Grave With No Name/Natural Number Split Single (free download)

very ltd. edition red cassette (100 copies only):

'Sleep Through Today' - Natural Numbers

'The Tapes Inside My Closet' - Natural Numbers

'Silver' - A Grave With No Name

'The Underpass' - A Grave With No Name

Click here to order.

A Grave With No Name are playing a show alongside the awesome Lucky Dragons and Crystal Antlers tonight. Go here for more info.

A GRAVE WITH NO NAME/NATURAL NUMBERS SPLIT SINGLE

This split single between London’s A Grave With No Name and Bedford, Indiana’s Natural Numbers gathers two tracks from each artist recorded specially for this release.

Tracklisting:

1. ‘Sleep Through Today’ – Natural Numbers
2. ‘The Tapes Inside My Closet’ – Natural Numbers
3. ‘Silver’ – A Grave With No Name
4. ‘The Underpass’ – A Grave With No Name

‘Silver’ & ‘The Underpass’ written by Alexander Shields, recorded at The Church, November 2008.

‘Sleep Through Today’ and ‘The Tapes Inside My Closet’ written by Trevor Fitzhugh, recorded at parent’s house November 2008.

Artwork by Ferry Gouw.

Download: A Grave With No Name/Natural Number Split Single

A very limited edition cassette version of the release will be available in January 2009.

If you’d like to reserve one, drop an email to info@mealdealrecords.com

NATURAL NUMBERS

Natural Numbers is the musical alter-ego of Trevor Fitzhugh from Bedford, Indiana, U.S.A. Let’s disregard the fact that this kid is 13 years old and concentrate on the fact that he’s already turned out several amazing albums this year which solder unforgettable melodies into the kind of guitar squall that makes My Bloody Valentine sound like an even more pussy Snow Patrol.

Pretty much the most talented and prolific act we’ve come across all year regardless of his age. Natural Numbers will be releasing a split single with Meal Deal’s A Grave With No Name in the coming weeks for free download and on ltd. Cassette, but for now download his track ‘June’ below, a highlight from his simply amazing ‘Forest Diving’ LP.

'June' - Natural Numbers