Tabs Out

Two-Sided Gay Shape
5.20.14 by Mike Haley

I don’t really know which shapes are gay. I guess an inverted pink triangle would be the obvious one. That and the experimental trio of Mickey O’Hara, Abdul Sherzai and Joe Bastardo. Who late last night made available their latest Gay Shapes cassette, a self titled, 50ish minute workout on Bastardo’s Moss Archive label. The two side-long tracks are exercises in restraint and casual peculiarity as the three… Massachusians?? Massachusianites?? … dudes from Massachusetts deliberately leak Doctor Whoish cosmic wobbles,  sharp Atari-mode pings, and soapy undercurrents. All of the sounds drip in moderation, some lingering for a tad, others stopping by for a brief, animated cameo. The black and white artwork is equally as minimal and matches the sci fi vibe well with it’s crudely menacing obelisk and floating eyeball.

This sucker is available in an edition of 50 home dubbed copies and can be picked up for a cool $5 (or more) here. Each member of Gay Shapes has also released solo material on Moss Archives, O’Hara and Sherzai under their names, and Joe Bastardo under the Bastian Void moniker. All sold out from the label, but definitely worth tracking down if you can. Stream the s/t jam, in full, below.