Cityland Tapes is a music label documenting individual artists and collaborative music projects produced at Elbow Room. All releases are the result of an accessible approach towards the music-making process, supporting a diverse range of musical abilities and an openness towards experimentation.
Chanel Grudge’s Haunted Samples (2024)
“Chanel Grudge’s Haunted Samples” is 32 minutes of unrelenting horror loops sourced directly from Chanel’s video edits. Each loop is reenergized through Chanel’s concoction of hand tweaked distortion and effects for maximum intensity and terror. We’re talking nonstop (often brutal) explorations in repetition- distorted textures, mechanical rhythms, clanging swords, ghostly screams, horror dramatics, and much more…
Each tape comes signed by Chanel.
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released October 30, 2024
Music by: Chanel Conklin
Produced by: Chanel Conklin and Joel Stotesbery
Original text and artwork by Chanel Conklin with j-card layout and design by Nick Norman.
Flat on the Sides (2023)
“Flat on the Sides” is comprised of 17 tracks of chaotic grooves, abstract noise tunnels, chiming ambient swells, animated piano, thumping bass, and an array of other sonic flavors. You could call it “futuristic” but JJ’s gentle voice-memo’d vocals glide along the mix in a free associative talked-sung style (including background chatter from other Elbow Room characters) bringing it to a much more personal, terrestrial plain
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Released Dec 1, 2023
Music by: Jamond “JJ” Williams
Produced by: Jamond Williams & Joel Stotesbery
Mo’s World (2023)
"Mo's World" is a collection of diverse sounds, blending elements of pop, R&B, and experimental music. The album developed organically over the span of a year using modest tools: a cheap synthesizer, usb mic, and iPad. Each composition carries its own distinct personality, inviting listeners to immerse themselves in M. Omar's creative universe.
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released July 7, 2023
Music by: Mohamed Omar
Produced by: Mohamed Omar & Joel Stotesbery