Metsä Henkii
"Metsä henkii" (Finnish for "The Forest Breathes") is a captivating 7-inch vinyl EP by Finnish multi-instrumentalist Simo Hakalisto, aka Shakali, released in 2024 via Stoned to Death Records. Based in Brno, Czechia, Hakalisto crafts immersive electro-acoustic soundscapes blending ancient and modern elements, evoking the subtle rhythms of nature like fungal networks and whispering pines.
"Pop" Record / Evolving
"Pop Record/Evolving" is a unique 7-inch vinyl single by Roger Clark Miller, released on RRRecords in 1994. It transforms the pops, clicks, and surface noise from worn records into an evolving sound composition.
Originally conceived in 1985 as a one-of-a-kind acetate under Fun World Product 003, the RRRecords edition pressed 1,000 copies, now out of print (OOP). Inspired by John Cage and Marcel Duchamp, Miller isolates these "flaws" as source material, allowing the record to change with each pla…
Paris Public Spaces 2
On Paris Public Spaces 2, Éric La Casa and Seijiro Murayama stage brief, focused vocal interventions across Parisian sites, letting microphone placement and urban acoustics turn spoken sound into a moving portrait of how voice and city continuously re‑shape one another.
Or Gare: funeral procession music from Ryfylke, Norway
On Or Gare, Stine Janvin and Morten Joh slow time to a funereal crawl, reanimating Ryfylke’s “liksong” tradition as a ghost‑lit microtonal ritual where voices, synths and creaking percussion hover between lament, liturgy and quietly glowing electronics.
Kontakte (LP)
Essential first 1960 recording of the classic masterpiece for electronic sound, piano and percussion performed by the composer with David Tudor, Christoph Caskel and Gottfried Michael Koenig, released on Wergo's great "Studio Reihe Neuer Musik" experimental music series in the 70's.
Mikrophonie I / Mikrophonie II (LP)
First 1967 edition of the first recording of the two superb electro-acoustic pieces from the mid-1960's respectively for tam-tam, two microphones and two filters, and for 12 singers, 4 ring modulators and Hammond organ, released on CBS' "Music Of Our Time" contemporary music series.
Momente (3LP box)
1976 3LP box set on DGG with the "Europa Version 1972" of the massive 1960's work for solo soprano, four mixed choirs, and thirteen instrumentalists (four trumpets, four trombones, three percussionists, and two electric keyboards) with the addition of an excerpt from the "Donaueschinger Version 1965". With booklet.
Aus Den Sieben Tagen (7LP box)
Sensational 7LP box set with the full intuitive music masterpiece performed by the composer with Carlos Roqué Alsina, Michel Portal, Rolf Gehlhaar, Peter Eötvös and Michael Vetter among others, released in 1973 by DGG. With booklet.
Aus Den Sieben Tagen (LP)
1970's re-issue of the Harmonia Mundi 1969 LP with a section from theb mighty "7 days" performed by Musique Vivante.
The New Music (LP)
Four classic pieces composed in the 1950's and 1960's for orchestra with tape, string orchestra and smaller ensembles, conducted by Bruno Maderna and released on RCA Victrola "The New Music" series in 1967.
Elemente / Litanei / Recitativ (LP)
The superb 1976 "tape montage for two loudspeaker groups" plus another 1976 piece for 3 cellos and a 1980 composition for flute, alto and harpsichord, released on Wergo in 1982. With insert.
The Numbered / Improvisations / Tratto (LP)
Fantastic 1970 album on Heliodor/Wergo with two 1960's pieces for jazz ensemble, featuring the Manfred Schoof Quintet including Alexander Von Schlippenbach and Can's Jaki Liebezeit, and a beautiful 1966 composition for electronic sounds.
Nachleben
Nachleben is a limited-edition cassette release by Italian pianist and composer Giovanni Di Domenico, issued by Dasa Tapes, a Greek label specializing in experimental music. The album features two long-form tracks: "Parts I & II" (19:34) and "Part III" (18:06), showcasing Di Domenico's signature minimalist piano style marked by repetition, subtle nuance, and contemplative atmospheres.
Di Domenico's work on Nachleben embodies his personal approach to contemporary minimalism, emphasizing concentr…
Act Against War
This album emerged from a chance encounter at Casa del Popolo in Montreal during the Suoni per il Popolo festival. Over the years Tim Daisy and Stefan Christoff kept in touch and in 2023 started exchanging more seriously about working on some music together. The conversations and exchanges over the years had revolved around trying to find pathways for collective action in the arts to support movements against war.
Particularly the two discussed and collaborated on a global radio broadcast to cri…
Live at Klankhaven
"Live at Klankhaven" captures a dynamic live performance by Atsuko Hatano and Pak Yan Lau. Recorded on October 24th, 2024, at Klankhaven in Antwerp by Diego Faes and mastered by Yves De Mey, this cassette features two extended improvisational pieces: Part 1 (16:32) and Part 2 (15:44). Released by Dasa Tapes, a Greek limited-edition label focused on experimental music, it showcases the duo's innovative string explorations in a raw, site-specific setting. Atsuko Hatano, a Japanese violist known fo…
Macchina Che Respira
Piero Fogliati’s “Macchina che respira” (1990) is a kinetic sculpture built entirely around the realization of the author’s artistic utopia: imbuing lifeless machinery with the rhythmic and self-sustaining process of an organism. It is an apparatus of ontological interrogation, positioned at the final, unstable boundary between the organic and the artifact. In “Macchina che respira”, the fundamental function of life -respiration- is translated into an industrial imperative, forcing the observer …
Lampo
Coherent States is excited to announce the release of Will Guthrie’s new album “Lampo”, containing brand new material recorded during his 2024 performance at the Lampo event series in Chicago. In his third session for the series, Will presented a fresh concept based on brief and recurring modules generated solely by acoustic drums and percussion, without any use of electronics. The experimental structures that together form the 32 minutes of the performance deliberately deviate and reintegrate a…
Terminus II / Funktion Grün / Phonothese / Chants De Maldoror (LP)
Four fantastic electonic compositions produced at Utrecht's Studio voor Elektronische Muziek between 1965 and 1969, released on DGG's famed "Avantgarde" contemporary/electronic music series in 1970.
Mémoires / Aspekt / Terminus X / Nacht (LP)
Four fantastic electronic works realized in the 1960's at the State University Electronic Music Studio of Utrecht and released on Philips' unparalleled silver covers "Prospective 21e Siècle" electronic/contemporary music series in 1970. Rare.
Prima Vista (LP)
Rare compositions for solo instruments or small ensembles with or without electronics by some of the greatest XXth Century composers (Mauricio Kagel, Earle Brown, John Cage, Roman Haubenstock-Ramati, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Wolfgang Fortner, Klaus Hinrich Stahmer, György Ligeti, Henri Pousseur) spanning from 1952 to 1979 performed by Pro Musica Da Camera and released on Thorofon in 1981. With insert.