Various Artists - Volcanic Tongue

Release Date	28/03/2025
Format	2LP Black
Label	Disciples
Catalogue Number	DISC33

An eclectic compilation album celebrating twenty ‘tips of the tongue’ from David Keenan, released to coincide with a book of his collected music writing.

As well as being the title of a book. Volcanic Tongue was a record shop that existed in Glasgow from 2005 to 2015, run by David Keenan and Heather Leigh, it championed contemporary DIY music from around the world, often released in tiny runs on homemade CD-Rs, and also sought to shine a light on forgotten artists from the past, who had often released their music as a ‘private press’ LP. The shop was also known for it’s weekly mailing list, with Keenan enthusiastically rapping about new arrivals, especially the record of the week, given the sobriquet ‘tip of the tongue’. This collection has been put together from releases that were a ‘tip of the tongue’, containing music that runs the gamut from outsider synth to psych-folk to damaged rock’n’roll, with tracks recorded between 1968 and 2013, a celebration of a vibrant and eclectic underground avant-garde. 

Printed inner sleeves with original notes on each artist by David Keenan, housed in a sleeve designed by Julian House. 

Tracklist:

A1. Mailshot Slot 

A2. 31 Men 

A3. Pick The Cat's Eyes Out 

A4. Tables Of Grass Fields 

A5. Fraîcheur Et Amalgame

A6. Romance

B1. Lost Finding Gone 

B2. Metropoline 

B3. This Walls 

B4. Anarchy On Yr Face 

B5. Grey Area II 

C1. Patrice

C2. Thumbquake & Earthscrew 

C3. Seals 

C4. Yama-Keburi 

C5. Attaining Peace 

D1. Gole Mariam

D2. Seranade To Sophia 

D3. Number 1

D4. phantom shapes