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Northern Song Dynasty (Jessica Bailiff with Jesse Edwards) and Cristal (Bobby Donne of Labradford and Aix Em Klemm) each have a full-length CD release due out on October 25th from All Is Number.

From the label's website, "The members of Cristal came together in a Richmond, Virginia kitchen over a batch of sangria in 2001. The band members, Jimmy Anthony, Bobby Donne (who is also a member of Labradford), and Greg Darden use a variety of electronic devices, sources, and recording locations to improvise and/or compose. The result can be beautiful, relaxing, chaotic or challenging, often all at once. Volume is critical."

And for Northern Song Dynasty, "Taking three years to complete this album, the flow of time and weather naturally influenced Northern Song Dynasty's song structures, sounds, and lyrical content. Jessica and Jesse also sing of relationships: man and woman, parent and child, friend and friend. The result is moody, psychedelic pop, that also takes cues from folk and electronic music. Guest appearances by Fred Thomas (flashpapr, Saturday Looks Good To Me) and Cortney Bird provide nuances to the closing track. However, the album was not complete until Iker Spozio (good friend and illustrator for England's Ptolemaic Terrascope zine) created the cover art."