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Friends,

Maximum Pelt is deeply saddened and shocked to learn about allegations against one of our recording artists. To be absolutely clear, we have NO tolerance for sexual assault. We pride ourselves on being a safe home for musicians of all genders, orientations, colors and creeds and do what we can to make this world a better place through music. Moving forward, we will no longer be representing this artist. We will be removing their available titles from our online store and deleting their tracks from our soundcloud page. Perhaps there will be more to say in the future, but for now, out of respects to all parties involved, we will keep it at that. If you would like more information or would just like to talk, please do not hesitate to reach out.

MAGIC IAN "SET THE TONE"

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When Maximum Pelt started, oh so many years ago, it was largely a vehicle to release the massive output of it's sole proprietor, Magic Ian. Nearly half of the first 20 releases or so were either a solo endeavor or a project he was involved with. Pelt moved away from this as time went on and Magic went on to release solo music with other labels: 2012's "I'm Having a Problem," on Manic Static, 2014's "Old Gold," on 1980 and this years "16 songs," on the very green Dog World Tapes. 

2018 has shaped up to be a prolific year for Magic Ian and he is back with a new tape, this time released right at home on Maximum Pelt. "Set the Tone," while only 3 songs, is a 20 minute long e.p. recorded at home with all the parts and production being handled, as is typical for him, by Magic Ian alone. The first track, Company Hat, is a jaunty indie rock bopper that tells the story of a moment of extreme financial desperation, that nearly leads to accepting a job where which one would be forced to wear a hat, with a company's name on it. The story gives way to an extended noisy solo that crashes and burns in a heap of feedback and terror. Emerging from the terror is a lush pastoral re imagining of a song first heard on 2015's "Economy," by Ego, Magic's previous band. "Like a Leaf Floating on Solar Winds," is a stereophonic masterpiece with glorious interpolating guitar pickin' and hauntingly sparse vocals. Spanning the entire B side is "Set the Tone," a droney repetitive kosmische jam that invites the listener to set the tone, to start a fire, to burn everything down and arise new from the ashes. 

Please enjoy digitally then click the album art below to purchase the physical incarnation.