
Capricorn Vertical Slum: The Best Cocaine in the Canyon Since I've been raiding the vaults of Moon Glyph lately, I figured I'd post this (relatively) new track from MN's Capricorn Vertical Slum (Colin Johnson). You might know Colin from the cult-beloved Twin Cities band Vampire Hands , with whom he parted ways back in '09. While his solo debut doesn't seem like a total 180 from the skewed throwback style of Vampire Hands, there's definitely more weirdness this [...]
May 25, 2010, 3:28pm
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Capricorn Vertical Slum - "Palatial Estates in Wallpaper" A movie of a movie on in the background. An audience with mirror faces. Shooting the rehearsal. The DVD that plays to the silhouettes in the backseat of a passing minivan. A secret in a video game so hidden, so desperately obscure, that only the most dedicated, the most bored, stand any chance of finding it. And once found, has the quality of being found that makes it radiate and pulsate with value. I found a key today, now if I could only figure out what "R-1 bottom" means, [...]

New from Colin Johnson formerly of beloved Minneapolis psych rock band Vampire Hands , strikes out for a lo-fi, hooky solo jump as Capricorn Vertical Slum . The brilliantly titled first look, "The Best Cocaine in the Canyon" from Various Portals and Sleazo Inputs Vol.1: Tourism out now on Moon Glyph . Capricorn Vertical Slum - "The Best Cocaine in the Canyon" -mp3
Vampire Hands' former co-frontman talks to Gimme Noise about earth signs, sexual transmogrification, and his new band.