Larrison’s Connecters Vol. 1 Emerges on Freedom to Spend

Larrison’s Connecters Vol. 1: Original Recordings, 1992-1999 surfaces today on Freedom to Spend, evading obscurity and transcending time.

Many music obsessives hold fantasies of locating that forgotten, inimitable record, one that makes the years and years of crate digging worthwhile. when Jed Bindeman of Freedom to Spend purchased the entire review archive of the Austin based fringe sound fanzine ND, he held strong this dream, hoping for a grail to materialize. Hundreds upon hundreds of tapes later, many bordering on unlistenable, the fatigue set in.

Enter Larrison. Without a single reference point, and little info on the cassette bearing Larrison's name, Jed pressed play and immediately knew it was something special. A casually melodic sensibility permeated the music, with little synth patterns bouncing around for a minute or two before fading away, as quickly as they had begun. Each track painted an idiosyncratic vignette, fleshed out with a charm and ease that only manifests with limited intentions and resources. Jed soon established contact with Larrison, and after learning that his tape was the only copy ever created, Connecters was born.

Connecters is a testament to an artistic vision unfettered by limitation and unafraid of informality. These recordings engage the wonders of auditory imagination—a bridge between visual memory, emotional resonance, and the boundless possibility of making music. We’re so delighted to be the first to invite you, at last, into the world of Larrison.

Connecters Vol. 1 is available now in vinyl and digital editions.