Mastered by Kramer

07/24/2025

https://theentrails.bandcamp.com/album/outline-my-plans-with-chalk

Mastered by KRAMER

2 track album

07/04/2025

New interview with KRAMER in which his mastering work goes unmentioned:

The air shifts, thick with an almost sacred hush, as Kramer, the enigmatic figure behind Shimmy-Disc, reflects on the genesis of his peculiar world. Though his name echoes through the halls of independent music, a champion of its wild heart, his beginnings whisper of a more ordered realm. His story....

05/09/2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDzRkEyuPFk

I've been Producing records for PERVERTED (by desire) for over 30 years now. I haven't laid eyes on Guy, Geert and Bart in many years now, but earlier this year they sent me a brand new LP to Mix & Master. Here's the first single from that LP (featuring the voice of someone else i haven't seen in decades, John S. Hall):

Bagamoyo theme (Single from AROBAINI) ·

℗ Perverted (by desire)

Released on: 2025-05-07

Provided to YouTube by IIP-DDSBagamoyo theme (Single from AROBAINI) · Perverted (by desire) · John S. HallBagamoyo theme℗ Perverted (by desire)Released on: 2...

05/03/2025

"THE KENTUCKY DERBY IS DECADENT AND DEPRAVED"

It was True when Thompson wrote it, and it's True today,
as the race runs for the 151st time.

Words by Hunter S. Thompson
Music by Bill Frisell
Produced by Hal Willner
Re-Mastered by Kramer

Voices by Tim Robbins, Will Forte, Ralph Steadman, Dr. John, Annie Ross...
from the staging directed by Chloe Webb

First Ever Vinyl Release on Shimmy-Disc / Paris RecordsAll Star Cast Including Tim Robbins, Dr. John, Bill Frisell, Ralph Steadman, Annie Ross And Others! This LP Brings the Iconic Gonzo Journalist’s Masterpiece To Life With Music And Narration. Shimmy-Disc (through an exclusive license with Paris...

03/15/2025

BRUCE HAACK - "THIS OLD MAN"

(re-mastered by Kramer, 2024)

https://www.psychedelicbabymag.com/2025/03/shimmy-disc-reissues-bruce-haacks-this-old-man-1975-unveils-new-video-for-thank-you.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawJB831leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHbhik171wgSmIkRQh86NirqS3qC1biLWoVcF849PWfqOqXNZdMUBJ19orA_aem_KPa7HS9eK5Q_6NzLx4RzMQ

Once upon a time, in the shadowy fringes of electronic music’s forgotten corners, there was Bruce Haack—a Canadian mad scientist of sound, a DIY futurist, a one-man teleportation device to worlds no one else had even dreamed of yet. Today, Shimmy-Disc cracks open the time capsule once more, unle...

02/13/2025

Thanks to It's Psychedelic Baby Magazine for premiering the first video/single from the new Bruce Haack LP!

Here's the title track from "THIS OLD MAN", Haack's 1975 LP, Re-Mastered by Kramer for stunning clarity in 2024:

https://www.psychedelicbabymag.com/2025/02/bruce-haacks-this-old-man-lp-gets-a-timeless-reissue.html

Following the recent reissue of ‘Captain Entropy’ (Shimmy-2019), ‘This Old Man’ reasserts Haack’s stature as one of electronic music’s boldest innovators. The Canadian composer, whose work from the 1950s to the 1970s remains rediscovered by a new generation, blended the innocence of childhood with futuristic soundscapes, creating a universe where technology and melody intertwined.

Central to this album is a device of Haack’s own making—a polyphonic music computer cobbled together from surplus parts supplied by Ver-Tech Radio of Philadelphia. Constructed in just 18 months without blueprints or formal training, the machine could handle up to twelve simultaneous voices, store over 4,000 bits of data, and even improvise. It’s a striking example of how Haack turned technical limitations into a canvas for sonic experimentation.

For those drawn to the experimental and the avant-garde, this vinyl reissue isn’t just a nostalgic nod—it’s an invitation to step into a soundworld where the past and future converge, and where Bruce Haack’s visionary legacy continues to resonate.

Shimmy-Disc is set to revive Bruce Haack’s 1975 album ‘This Old Man’ with a posthumous vinyl reissue arriving on March 14th (Shimmy-2029). This marks the record’s first vinyl appearance since its original release on Haack’s Dimension 5 label—a long-overdue homecoming for a work that cont...

02/13/2025

BRUCE HAACK is back with another 'Re-Mastered by Kramer' re-release on Shimmy-Disc!

"THIS OLD MAN" (1975) arrives in stores on 'Electro-Clear' vinyl on Friday!

You can also get one of just 111 Limited-Edition Hand-Numbered LPs on traditional black vinyl, directly from Bandcamp or the Shimmy Shop. But don't dally. They won't last.

Here's the link:
https://shimmy-disc.com/products/this-old-man

01/22/2025

It's HI HOW ARE YOU Day, again. It's also Daniel's birthday. He'd have turned 64 today.

Here's DANIEL JOHNSTON at Noise New York during the making of his first masterpiece - "1990" - with producer Kramer to his right (your left), and Jad to his left (your right). The Yamaha grand piano you see is heard on "Some Things Last a Long Time", and "Held The Hand".

Macioce took a lot of photographs during those recording sessions, essentially immortalizing the hours we all spent together making that historic LP.

There is no doubt that "1990" will someday be enshrined in the Library of Congress, where it belongs. It is one of the greatest American recordings of all time - a living document to Daniel's life, his art, and his struggles. Few other records have succeeded in capturing the heart and soul of an American singer-songwriter with such insight, honesty and elegance.

We miss you terribly, Daniel, but your music will never die.

Go to Daniel's Bandcamp page to see/hear nearly everything he ever recorded and released, in stunning new 24bit 'Lossless' audio, Mastered or Re-Mastered by Kramer for Danny's 'Definitive Archive', exclusively for Shimmy-Disc.
https://danieljohnston.bandcamp.com/

12/24/2024

https://theluca.bandcamp.com/album/no-wave

LUCA - "No Wave"

Mastered by KRAMER

2 track album

12/20/2024

LOST RECORDINGS 5 has arrived.

This 5th and final installment of Daniel's "Lost Recordings" was compiled by Jeff Tartakov in 2024 from songs Daniel recorded between 1980 and 1983. They've been re-mastered by Kramer and they sound amazing.

And no one has ever heard these recordings before. Daniel wanted them to be heard someday, and that day has now come.

Two years after our 'DANIEL JOHNSTON in the 20th CENTURY' series of re-masters began, we now conclude the work on the '21st Century' series with some of Daniel's rarest archival material.

"It's been our greatest honor here at Shimmy-Disc to present Daniel's DEFINITIVE catalog in re-mastered 24bit lossless audio for the world to hear and enjoy for all eternity. Rest in Peace, Danny. "
- Kramer (2024)

Available ONLY on Bandcamp:
https://danieljohnston.bandcamp.com/album/lost-recordings-v-1980-1983?from=fanpub_fnb

12/06/2024

DANIEL JOHNSTON - "LOST RECORDINGS IV"

https://danieljohnston.bandcamp.com/album/lost-recordings-iv-1983

This is the 14th and final release in our 'DANIEL JOHNSTON IN THE 21st CENTURY' Bandcamp Re-Masters series. It contains previously unheard recordings Daniel made during his earliest days as a songwriter, starting in 1980 when he was just 18 years old.

26 songs newly curated by Daniel's longtime Austin TX manager Jeff Tartakov, and re-mastered by Kramer in 2024. Daniel created hundreds of recordings on cassette between 1980 and 1983. He then sent them to Jeff, who hand-picked these brilliant tracks for this closing installment of the Bandcamp series.

In 2023 we gave you "DANIEL JOHNSTON IN THE 20th CENTURY" with the 'definitive' re-mastered versions of each and every release Daniel offered to the world through the year 2000.

In 2024, we continued with "DANIEL JOHNSTON IN THE 21st CENTURY", bringing you all the recordings Daniel released in the 21st Century, plus several additional hidden treasures from his archives.

The LOST RECORDINGS are just the tip of the iceberg, and Bandcamp Series Subscribers should keep their eyes peeled for a very special Xmas gift coming to them in a few weeks. Our shared journey through Daniel's wondrous world of song is not over yet. Far from it.

There are more of Daniel's recordings out there that we have yet to gain access to, so the work continues. In a perfect world, we will continue to unearth unreleased materials by Daniel and present them to you restored and re-Mastered by Kramer in stunning audio clarity. So stay tuned.

"Re-Mastering Daniel's earliest archival cassette recordings (along with the subsequent records he made that were produced by other great artists who helped him in achieving his vision) was the honor of a lifetime for me. I'm sure that if i live long enough to eventually see my memories abandon me, my experiences with Danny and his music will be one of the things i'll never forget." - Kramer, Dec. 2024

10/22/2024

See KRAMER performing at BIG EARS in March 2025 with SQUANDERERS (his new trio with DAVID GRUBBS and WENDY EISENBERG).

Also happening during the world’s greatest music festival is the world premiere of KRAMER's 2020 composition, “MUSIC FOR PIANOS AND SUNFLOWERS”.

Ambient-Cinema is ALIVE!

The sights and sounds are coming to Knoxville, TN…

Keep your eyes and ears peeled right here for precise details on the dates and locations of each performance.