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David Turner

David Turner

VinylCarolina.com site owner. Been back collecting vinyl since 2014 and loving meeting others in the vinyl community and visiting area stores.

    Limited Vinyl Release: (150) Hand-Numbered Records
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    This Water Is Life – New Vinyl Release from Fort Lowell Records

    by David Turner April 10, 2022
    written by David Turner

    This Water is Life is a self-sustained and ongoing series of split EPs with two express purposes: to highlight new hip-hop / indie rock music from Southeastern North Carolina, as well as to provide a platform for Cape Fear River Watch and Coastal Plain Conservation Group to deliver up-to-date authoritative reports on the health of the Cape Fear River Basin for both human beings and wildlife.

    It is set for release on Earth Day, April 22nd, 2022. (Pre-order HERE) The vinyl release is limited to only 150 hand-numbered copies!

    Ever since our forebears crawled up out of the water and drew their first breath, our – which is to say human and animal (and for that matter, plant) – experience has never strayed too far from its life-sustaining force. This water IS life. It will continue to be. But what kind of life? Threats to that water are, in turn, threats to the very life it supports.

    Inspired by photography focused on water in urban landscapes against a backdrop of the evolving GenX (PFAS) water pollution problem in the Wilmington, NC / Cape Fear region, This Water is Life is a local multimedia, multi-platform project. It takes what Fort Lowell Records does best – put out and promote killer indie music of varied stripes – and fuses it with photography and other visual arts alongside river and wildlife advocacy. The goal is a virtuous circle contained within an intended series of records. Packaged together, musical and visual artists from the Port City combined with a separate, serialized and locally-specific environmental message gives rise to the future promotion of other local music acts and further advocacy.

    Volume I features MindsOne & DJ Iron and James Sardone (of Brickbat, Burnley Brothers, The Jimmy Nations Combo, Loose Jets).

    Hip-Hop: MindsOne & DJ Iron

    MindsOne, Photo by Ross Langdon Page

    MindsOne, Photo by Ross Langdon Page

    Innovative lyrics, heart pounding instrumentals, precise cuts, and intense live shows are what MindsOne has been offering their listeners since 2002. In its current iteration for this project, the group consists of KON Sci and Tronic on vocals with Belgian producer DJ Iron reprising his beatmaking role. Their music embodies the spirit of independent hip hop culture and pays homage to those boom bap masters and others who came before. They have consistently delivered powerful and inspirational music over the years, and have continued to perfect their sound with each project from their debut EP, The Space Time Continuum in 2006 to 2016’s collaboration with DJ Iron on the Phaseology album.

    Indie Rock: James Sardone

    James Sardone, Photo by Ross Langdon Page

    James Sardone, Photo by Ross Langdon Page

    For more than a generation, James Sardone has put his own unique spin on indie rock. Hailing from the Appalachians, the musical magpie has dabbled in an expanding number of genres on a journey that stretched up the eastern seaboard from Wilmington, NC to New York and back again. What started in the late 80s as the irreverent noise of seminal post-punk trio Brickbat — who toured with Jawbox, The Jesus Lizard, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion — has given way now to electronica-infused, 80s pop-inflected solo work. In between, Sardone honed his craft, evolving in an array of projects from the country-tinged hard rock Burnley Brothers to the rockabilly sensibilities of The Jimmy Nations Combo to Loose Jets’ glammier hard rock. Like music itself, Sardone never rests, never stays in one musical space too long before branching out to his next cacoethes.

    Just as clean water helps sustain life on Earth and here in the ILM, your purchase of this record fosters the work of not only hip hop, indie rock and visual artists in Wilmington but advances the advocacy of groups seeking to protect and preserve water and wildlife in the region. This water is life.


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    Partners:
    • Cape Fear River Watch ~ Contributor
    • Coastal Plain Conservation Group ~ Contributor
    • Dock Street Printing ~ Sponsor
    • Gravity Records ~ Sponsor
    • Ross Langdon Page ~ Band Photographs
    • Persephone’s Farm ~ Sponsor
    • Pufferfish Print Shop ~ B-Side Artwork
    • Josh Putnam ~ Cover Photograph
    • Satellite Bar & Lounge ~ Sponsor
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    JEMD ART – Turning Vinyl Into Unique Treasures

    by David Turner February 21, 2022
    February 21, 2022

    Over a year ago Beth and Jason, from the NC Triad area, started a new…

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    10 Questions With: Justin Driscoll

    by David Turner January 20, 2022
    January 20, 2022

    Justin Driscoll is an accomplished photographer, graphic designer, and marketing guru, from Charlotte, NC. He’s…

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    10 Questions With: Jeff Williams

    by David Turner January 10, 2022
    January 10, 2022

    Jeff Williams hails from Concord, NC and is the “Chord Smasher & Vocals” for local…

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    10 Questions With: Jimmy Sorrells

    by David Turner January 2, 2022
    January 2, 2022

    Jimmy is the host of the Upstate Record Swap, held monthly at Pharmacy Records in…

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    New album by Flame Tides, “Bonfire Tsunami” ready to make waves

    by David Turner December 30, 2021
    December 30, 2021

    Charlotte’s Flame Tides appropriately describe themselves as a “groovy melodic power duo”. Their sophomore release;…

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    Sleepy Poet in Charlotte has a new location, and opens the “Poet’s Vault” for Vinyl Enthusiasts

    by David Turner November 12, 2021
    November 12, 2021

    Opened Nov. 1st, 2021 in Charlotte, NC Vinyl collectors in the Charlotte area of course…

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    Revolver Records now open in new location

    by David Turner November 11, 2021
    November 11, 2021

    You’ll now be able to get your Christmas music, along with just about every other…

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    “Be Good To Yourself” release to support mental health needs for N. Carolina musicians

    by David Turner November 7, 2021
    November 7, 2021

    Over the past two years, longtime musicians Rob Slater, Ed Bumgardner and Chris Garges –…

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    Luz de Vida II: A Compilation To Benefit Homicide Survivors

    by David Turner November 4, 2021
    November 4, 2021

    Order The Album Online From Fort Lowell Records The original Luz de Vida project began in the days after…

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