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Thanks to Hannah Abelbeck for dropping by one of our recent practices, and writing this piece.

. . . the payoff comes in unexpected moments of beauty, not unlike a drive through the mountains of central Pennsylvania during the fall. . . .

From November 2009 issue of Voices of Central Pennsylvania.

As a general rule, anything on Deep Water is almost guaranteed to be of excellent quality and well worth seeking out. On this latest batch of releases however, the label has surpassed its own high standards to produce a collection of releases that has been on heavy rotation in this particular corner of the globe. ...

H.H.

Originally released in limited runs of 33 copies (what chance do you have?), the two albums from Goner are fine collections of hypnotic psychedelic rock, featuring repetitive grooves, hypnotic rhythms and a seemingly pagan heart. ...

Sugar Head Record

Cut from darker matter, the album from Ashtray Navigations contains only three songs across its two discs, with disc one being taken up completely by the 58 minute drone/noise creation "Sugar Head Music With Sines", a feral dust cloud of sound that roams across its surroundings covering everything in beautiful ashes of noise. ...

New Worlds For Old

Containing just four long tracks, the first disc of "New Worlds For Old", is a magnificent, rambling beast that twists and writhes, soars and dives, filling the air with a cornucopia of instrumental sounds, the music alive with melody passion and promise. ...

Blue Mountain Water

Apparently recorded in various subterranean locations, whether caves or cellar it does not say, the five tracks on "Blue Mountain Water" were recorded live with no overdubs giving them a freshness, the musicians involved working together to create a collection of great beauty. ...

click here to read full reviews at Ptolemaic Terrascope Online

Here's another twofer from Deep Water Acres, this time courtesy of Phil Todd's endlessly productive Ashtray Navigations project. Seriously, this dude releases so music its unheard of, and the consistency of his output is ridiculous. This one presents only three tracks over its two discs, meaning that the name of the game is, as per usual with this scenario, extended psychedelic improv. Yet Todd always seems to fill every crevice that that term can suggest every time out, and he moves just as unerringly here. ...

click here to read the full review at Ear-Conditioned Nightmare

Another wide-ranging effort from Evening Fires, this time the trio of Kevin Moist, Nathaniel Rasmussen, and Ben Wentz, most of whom are actively involved in the Deep Water Acres website and label. Reportedly recorded in various subterranean locations with no post-production trickery, “Blue Mountain Water” indeed captures a mysterious, cavernous tone...

click here to read the full review at Foxy Digitalis

...this disc is part of Deep Waters' split series, which features a couple discs of aural compatriots splitting time over a single disc. In this case, Century Plants open things with two tracks before The Qoast get the last word with an extended blast themselves. ...

click here to read full review at Ear-Conditioned Nightmare 

This is the third wave of Deep Water’s split release series, and the second to span the mighty Atlantic Ocean. Those boys down there at DW HQ sure do have their heads on straight (or maybe they’ve spun ‘em around a couple of times), because this one’s a real doozy! Pairing the tremendously huge guitar drone from upstate NY’s Century Plants with the deep forest psych of French rising stars The Qoast (also known as Ghost Brâmes) was a damn wise decision. Two duos meeting mid-Atlantic, instruments raised in salute – sounds like a plan!! ...

click here to read full review at Foxy Digitalis

Agitated Radio Pilot is the moniker of David Colohan, also known for his work in the group United Bible Studies and in this instance exploring his solitude in a double CDR of thick drone and folk. Colohan shifts between meandering instrumentals, song, a cappella and the occasional burst of noise but his vision remains surprisingly coherent over 80 + minutes. ...

click here to read the full review at Foxy Digitalis