slowforward<p><strong>smoke signals / nerduban. 1968 [full album • double lp • analog psych noir rock]</strong></p> <p><strong><span class="">Unearthed from a forgotten reel-to-reel tape labeled </span><span class="">“Nerduban – Violet Lantern Sessions.”</span></strong></p><p><span class="">This 30-track double LP was tracked in Spring 1968 at The Violet Lantern Club, South Side Chicago — a nocturnal journey of analog tremolo guitars, swirling Farfisa organs, brushed snares, modal jazz fragments, and hypnotic noir psychedelia. -Captured straight to mono tape — no edits, no overdubs. -All bleed, hiss, and hum left intact. -Restored carefully from decayed tape and analog drift. – Let the echo pull you in.<br><strong>Double LP – Reel-to-Reel Archive Edition</strong> </span></p><p><span class="">🎵 </span><span class="">FULL TRACKLIST:</span></p><ul><li><span class="">REEL A – Side One</span></li></ul><p><span class=""><a class="" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKs31shGbM0" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">00:00:00</a></span><span class=""> — 1. Signal in the Dust<br></span><span class=""><a class="" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKs31shGbM0&t=142s" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">00:02:22</a></span><span class=""> — 2. The Light Stays On<br></span><span class=""><a class="" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKs31shGbM0&t=422s" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">00:07:02</a></span><span class=""> — 3. Down from the Rooftop<br></span><span class=""><a class="" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKs31shGbM0&t=714s" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">00:11:54</a></span><span class=""> — 4. She Spoke in Tremolo<br></span><span class=""><a class="" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKs31shGbM0&t=954s" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">00:15:54</a></span><span class=""> — 5. Only the Drums Remember<br></span><span class=""><a class="" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKs31shGbM0&t=1183s" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">00:19:43</a></span><span class=""> — 6. Room Full of Nothing<br></span><span class=""><a class="" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKs31shGbM0&t=1407s" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">00:23:27</a></span><span class=""> — 7. Half a Cigarette<br></span><span class=""><a class="" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKs31shGbM0&t=1640s" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">00:27:20</a></span><span class=""> — 8. Ash on the Snare </span></p><ul><li><span class="">REEL A – Side Two</span></li></ul><p><span class=""><a class="" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKs31shGbM0&t=1803s" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">00:30:03</a></span><span class=""> — 9. Ceiling Fan Waltz<br></span><span class=""><a class="" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKs31shGbM0&t=1997s" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">00:33:17</a></span><span class=""> — 10. Farfisa Lullaby<br></span><span class=""><a class="" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKs31shGbM0&t=2212s" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">00:36:52</a></span><span class=""> — 11. The Back Door Swings<br></span><span class=""><a class="" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKs31shGbM0&t=2401s" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">00:40:01</a></span><span class=""> — 12. No One Said Goodbye<br></span><span class=""><a class="" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKs31shGbM0&t=2589s" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">00:43:09</a></span><span class=""> — 13. Velour Transmission </span><span class=""><br><a class="" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKs31shGbM0&t=2742s" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">00:45:42</a></span><span class=""> — 14. Crying Through the Spring Tank<br></span><span class=""><a class="" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKs31shGbM0&t=2911s" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">00:48:31</a></span><span class=""> — 15. Don’t Wake the Light </span></p><ul><li><span class="">REEL B – Side Three</span></li></ul><p><span class=""><a class="" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKs31shGbM0&t=3080s" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">00:51:20</a></span><span class=""> — 16. Dust Tape Bloom<br></span><span class=""><a class="" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKs31shGbM0&t=3420s" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">00:57:00</a></span><span class=""> — 17. Violet Matches<br></span><span class=""><a class="" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKs31shGbM0&t=3584s" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">00:59:44</a></span><span class=""> — 18. Flicker Hour<br></span><span class=""><a class="" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKs31shGbM0&t=3854s" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">01:04:14</a></span><span class=""> — 19. Echo Static Love Song<br></span><span class=""><a class="" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKs31shGbM0&t=4023s" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">01:07:03</a></span><span class=""> — 20. Ashtray Weather<br></span><span class=""><a class="" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKs31shGbM0&t=4243s" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">01:10:43</a></span><span class=""> — 21. Mirage in 7/4<br></span><span class=""><a class="" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKs31shGbM0&t=4558s" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">01:15:58</a></span><span class=""> — 22. Midnight Is a Window<br></span><span class=""><a class="" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKs31shGbM0&t=4802s" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">01:20:02</a></span><span class=""> — 23. Farfisa of Babylon </span></p><ul><li><span class="">REEL B – Side Four</span></li></ul><p><span class=""><a class="" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKs31shGbM0&t=5032s" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">01:23:52</a></span><span class=""> — 24. Ghosts Hum in B Minor<br></span><span class=""><a class="" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKs31shGbM0&t=5292s" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">01:28:12</a></span><span class=""> — 25. She Left Before the Downbeat<br></span><span class=""><a class="" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKs31shGbM0&t=5549s" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">01:32:29</a></span><span class=""> — 26. Tape Deck Gospel<br></span><span class=""><a class="" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKs31shGbM0&t=5774s" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">01:36:14</a></span><span class=""> — 27. No Key, Just Room Tone<br></span><span class=""><a class="" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKs31shGbM0&t=6044s" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">01:40:44</a></span><span class=""> — 28. Amp Sleeps with One Eye Open<br></span><span class=""><a class="" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKs31shGbM0&t=6298s" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">01:44:58</a></span><span class=""> — 29. Last Call at the Violet Lantern<br></span><span class=""><a class="" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKs31shGbM0&t=6503s" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">01:48:23</a></span><span class=""> — 30. Smoke Signals (Title Track) </span></p><p><span class="">——</span><span class="">Recorded:</span><span class=""> Spring 1968. </span><span class="">Location:</span><span class=""> The Violet Lantern Club, South Side Chicago 🛠️ </span><span class="">Format:</span><span class=""> Mono • Tape-Saturated • Raw Analog Mix. </span><span class="">Restored by:</span><span class=""> Nerduban Archive Circle </span></p><p><span class="">LINER NOTES:</span> <span class="">From the inner sleeve of the 1968 Violet Lantern pressing:</span><span class=""> “<strong>Nerduban never played for the crowd. They played for the shadows in the room</strong>.” </span></p><p><span class="">Recorded in the spring of 1968 inside the dim-lit rehearsal chamber of Chicago’s Violet Lantern Club, Smoke Signals captures a moment that feels both ancient and eerily current. 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