In the years before Radiation City took up his energy and attention, Cameron Spies helped run Apes Tapes, a mostly cassette label that released work by And And And and Adventures With Might (featuring future Summer Cannibal Marc Swart). Though short-lived, the Apes Tapes catalog remains a valuable glimpse into the burgeoning talent that now makes up the core of Portland’s indie music scene.
Following his former band’s split in 2016, Spies is now hawking a new project, the synth-heavy Night Heron, and a new tape imprint called Gold Brick Records. And to bring both to the attention of local listeners, he’s overseeing the release of Gold Brix Tape 01, a compilation featuring tracks from his latest project and three other artists whose future pop sound and vision are in harmony with his.