Big Pauper.

WELCOME POTENTIAL CUSTOMER: This is the official Big Pauper store.  It is also the official ex-storefront for Token Recluse Recordings. All orders are placed using PayPal.  If you have a question about an order please contact me at tokenrecluse (at) gmail (dot) com with an atatchment or a forwarded copy of your paypal reciept for better service.  Thank you & cheers.

NOTE: MOST OF THESE RELEASES ARE AVAILABLE OVER AT CIRCLE INTO SQUARE.

NOTE: THIS SALE ENDS SATURDAY 17TH AT 12:01AM.  ALL ORDERS SHIP IN TIME FOR THE 24TH (EXCEPT INTERNATIONAL).

It's the 5-day holiday DEAL for your Christmas consumption.  Get a variety of great Token Recluse CDs or records for super super cheap.  If you already have something, just re-gift that shit, spread the disease!  This includes:
VINYL PACK:
Controller 7: Play The Thief 12"
(2) Unconventional Science - Social Capitol LPs
Two Ton Sloth School Play 7"
Big Pauper - Beck Remix 7"

CD PACK:
Me & THIS Army: Radiohead Remixed & Mashed Up by PZ (CD)
Aphids on the Lettuce: Beck Remixed by PZ (CD)
Two Ton Sloth: S/T (CD)
Two Ton Sloth Loves Broadcast (CD)
Elsie Frappe: A Psych Mix by Big Pauper.

NOTE: The Circle Into Square store has the digital bundled with the physical for just slightly more, which is something I can't make happen over here.
"Like experimental sound collage band Negativland before him, Portland’s Big Pauper recontextualizes a vast array of sounds culled from old records and his absolutely massive VHS collection. On his solo debut, Beyond My Means, art of the past is reborn as fresh and relevant content – whether it’s fragments of old songs or old TV/film dialogue from obscure sources (Portuguese horror, nunsploitation, etc.). Working with sound outside the realm of music, Big Pauper is like the avant-garde version of Girl Talk, turning an eclectic mix of media into a unified, harmonious whole. There’s something rather mesmerizing about the man’s ability to create songs almost exclusively out of VHS audio clips and vinyl rips, finding melody within the diversity of the source material." -Mixtape Muse.

"The debut solo recording from Big Pauper (Panzah Zandahz to some).  Seven years in the making, "Beyond My Means" sits comfortably somewhere between a 93 era instrumental hip hop record and some of the best downtempo electronic work out there today. It is a dusty, glitchy and often times noisy tapestry of found sounds, VHS beats and analog synth textures.  The album draws comparisons to recent works from the Books, Broadcast, Odd Nosdam and Edan. Beyond My Means unfolds like a grindhouse double feature, that private press record you can't believe you found, or your third eye chakra babbling on after a group reiki session." -Circle Into Square.

Joint Circle In to Square/Token Recluse Release! Limited to 500!
Portland, OR's one man electric-folk tour de force, senor Cars & Trains, graces the ol' Recluse label with this split 7 inch of Recluse artists remixing tracks from Mister C&T's latest full length LP, "the Roots, the Leaves." Big Pauper (PZ) has the a-side with a sludgey and psych-y take on "The Sun Always Sets" (click this link to see the awesome video for the original un-remixed track) . The track features additional percussion from Johny Henry (Portland, OR). The B-Side's got Unconventional Science remixing "The Leaves" all nice and proper on a heavy break-beat vibe. Both tracks can be previewed and downloaded for free on "The Roots, the Remix. "  Unconventional Science remix on the flip-side.

Another classic Recluse release.  LA's Unconventional Science serves up the boom bap goodness with this 7-track wax debut. Due to a SHIT distribution deal (Groove) this record didn't receive the circulation we would have liked that have seen.  I promise you this is one of the best instrumental hip hop albums you never heard of.  Social Capitol floats somewhere inbetween jazz, psych and classic boom bap over it's 7 tracks of DJ-friendly instrumental nuttiness. Pressed on fine 180g vinyl, with a nice light matte finish this first pressing is limited to 500 copies. Vinyl design by Big Pauper/PZ.

"Two Ton Sloth is not a pop record. In fact, it's so far from being a pop record, the word probably doesn't even exist in Two Ton's vocabulary. What it is though is a moving piece of poetry set to minimal and eerie sounds that hit and hit hard. In other words, Two Ton Sloth is a very, very intriguing record." -First Coast News.

This is the self-titled debut from the collaborative duo of Brad Hamers (Phlegm, 3SC) on vocals and Big Pauper/PZ on production.  This is the album that drove Brad & BP financially in to the ground for the rest of their life.  The majority of people couldn't give half a flying fuck about the existence of this record however it remains a thoughtful and perplexing moment in leftfield hip hop.  I think this is a really beautiful moment in time worth revisiting and encourage you to judge this record for yourself.  A lot went in to it (our early twenties).

Only have a couple more of these in stock.  This was one of TR's best selling vinyl releases (1000 exist).  The seven inch is gone and this is all that is left. Mister Controller 7 (Anticon,Bully) serves up 3 tasty mash-ups, 2 instrumentals & 2 party edits. As far as "jams" go there are definitely some tasty ones on here. Like "Genius" for example wich is a party edit of a super obscure "Genius of Love" cover. Also features a super chill and like-able remix of the cheese-tastic "Stay Fly" track.  Classic Recluse release.

The underground sleeper hit of 07.

This is the long-delayed follow-up to Pauper/PZ's Radiohead remixes.  It is a lot more solid, cohesive and well executed in contrast. PZ takes his Beck obsession to the next level with this 35 minute mix of original beck mash-ups, remixes & beats. Aphids on the Lettuce features the emcee likes of Biz Markie, Percee P, Edan, Ghostface Killah, Kool Keith, KRS-1 & many more all twisted and shuffled about in the usual PZ cut-and-paste fashion.

The first and only TTS wax single.  That's Brad Hamers on vocals and Pauper/PZ on the production. The A-side, "School Play From a Cloud's Left Lung," sums up the collabo nicely.....low fidelity,folk-y roots, abstract wordplay, odd charm, etc. The B side features a 7" exclusive collabo between the Sloth boys & our very own Unconventional Science entitled "Elephant in Two Pieces."  You can't get it on anything else.  It is really the crown jewel of this seven inch release.

Limited to 500.

"When these things are done wrong, it's horrendous - but when they're done right (like this) it's something to behold."
-Turntable Lab

This limited edition (500 copies) 7" features two tracks from "Aphids on the Lettuce: Beck Remixed & Mashed Up by PZ." Side A is a re-working of the old BDP classic "You Must Learn" and Beck's Headhunters-driven "Cellphone's Dead" off of "the Information." Fans of Cut & Paste nastiness will no doubt apreciate the last forty five seconds of this track. Side B features Kool Keith with his usual banter about fur coats, police academy, sparkles on your pores, etc. on top of a re-working of the Midnite Vultures track "Hollywood Freaks."