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Deschtuco 2012 release of Rachel Lee vs. Debra Sue GREEN 7 inch vinyl single by local record label Baby Gas Mask Records

Band Contact/ Booking Contact
babygasmaskrecords@gmail.com

Hometown: Tucson, Arizona

From the ashes of Ten Eldritch Acres arose Deschtuco!! Although Ten Eldritch Acres only played a total of 3 gigs in the early aughts, a large amount of raw material was recorded to 4-track. Now with four members instead of two, and an actual drum set, Deschtuco has set about reworking old material with new material in order to create a blues based yet experimental rock and/or roll with a twist of country and quirky pop-rock.

The four members became friends through a mutual appreciation for a wide variety of music. The band members co-write the songs allowing every individual to bring their strengths to the final product. We also employ a rotating cast of auxiliary musicians, bringing additional textures and timbres to the stage. While blues based rock is our starting point, we do not limit ourselves to a genre and actively try to push the envelope. This is reflected in the name Deschtuco, which means "imagination to infinity."

Our influences would include but are not limited to the White Stripes, the Residents, Flaming Lips, Sonic Youth, the Pixies, the Velvet Underground, Ween, and Bob Log III.

Deschtuco has been together for over a year. They have been playing gigs in Tucson, Arizona and are looking to tour in summer 2012. They are currently recording their first album at Studio 42 in Tucson. Their first single is expected out in May and their first album is due out late 2012.

Deschtuco releases will be handled by Baby Gas Mask Records. Based in Tucson's vibrant music scene Baby Gas Mask Records is an independent Tucson label whose goal is to produce vinyl releases for bands and musicians who do not currently have an outlet for their creativity. It is a label devoted to the quality and craftsmanship of the vinyl format. Baby Gas Mask Records does promotion and merchandising for their artists.

The independent record label has increasingly become the best option for aspiring artists and musicians to share their art with music-lovers.  As the major labels have struggled with technological and legal issues, as well as their glutted budgets and overhead, they have been slow to change and adapt to the new rhythms of how people pay for and appreciate music. This has created an opening for independent record labels to gain traction in the marketplace, resulting in a plethora of new record labels, recording studios, and innovative music-sharing technology nationwide. Ironically, for the independent record label the way forward into the future is by resuscitating the past. In a word: vinyl. Baby Gas Mask Records’ commitment to the vinyl format is based in the belief that all musicians should get to hear their work in an authentic analog form. As well, the aesthetic and artistic expression inherent in a vinyl record makes it something that bands can be proud to directly sell to their audience.

Baby Gas Mask Records is situated in Tucson, Arizona, which has a vibrant and extensive music history and scene, including nationally-renowned recording studios, many independent labels, a high-power community radio station that has broadcast local music for the past thirty years, and a diversity of bars and venues where artists and musicians can share their work. Tucson is also a border community that has a strong cultural connection to Mexico, and Tucson musicians have been greatly influenced by the music of Latin America. This confluence of music and diversity has produced musical acts widely varied in sound and commercial success.

Growing up in Tucson, owner Seth Mauzy was exposed to this wide variety of music, and became devoted to music from a very young age as he explored his parents’ extensive record collection. As an adult Seth continued to collect vinyl records, regularly visiting the vinyl record shops of Tucson, and learned about the record making process. The more Seth explored what Tucson had to offer musically the more he wanted to participate and give back to the community. Thus the idea of an independent record label was born. Capital to start Baby Gas Mask Records became available at the end of 2010 and the label incorporated in May of 2011.

To serve as many markets as possible, and keep Baby Gas Mask Records engaged with the national musical community it functions not only as a label, but as a digital recording studio, and as a retail outlet for rare vinyl. The label seeks both local and national bands who are already engaged in making and sharing music but don’t have a label to produce vinyl copies of their work. By producing and funding exclusive vinyl editions for bands, many DIY bands have an additional source of revenue to continue their work. Bands that have yet to record their music can also be served by Baby Gas Mask Records. The digital recording studio, lovingly referred to as Studio 42, is set in an intimate setting where musicians can have a hands-on experience recording their material with production team Geomancy, comprised of owner Seth Mauzy and Chief Engineer, Chris Levesque. In order to share the music that Baby Gas Mask Records produces with the national audience, it maintains an online store that sells not only its own releases but an extensive collection of rare vinyl that is regularly updated to reflect new inventory.

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