★Astral Spirits
Shadows of Tomorrow b/w The Brain Produces Electrical Waves
** First pressing of 350 with artwork by Jaime Zuverza ** Astral Spirit presents Shadows of Tomorrow b/w The Brain Produces Electrical Waves by Mats Gustafsson & Joachim Nordwall. Recorded in Nickelsdorf and Brännö in 2019-2020. Mixed by JN at the Gothenburg Sound Experiment.
Phase Eclipse
Astral Spirit is excited to announce a vinyl reissue of this amazing debut! Long OOP and previously only available as a cassette! To celebrate the reissue, we have a very special bonus remix track from the one and only Jace Clayton aka DJ /rupture! The sequence of the vinyl album is slightly different, the track "Brood" is now a digital only bonus track and is not on the LP (for time purposes), but was originally on the cassette version. "Phase Eclipse is the debut of a duo featuring electronics…
Sans Soleil
** First pressing of 200 with artwork by Jaime Zuverza ** Astral Spirit presents Sans Soleil by Chris Williams and Patrick Shiroishi. Engineered by: Jared Rodriguez. Mixed and Mastered: Weston Olencki. Special thanks: Jared Rodriguez, Weston Olencki, Nate Cross, Amber Navran, Laura Pérez.
Chris Williams: Trumpet, Cornet, Flugelhorn, Synth, Objects.Patrick Shiroishi: Alto, Bari, Sopranino, Soprano and Tenor Saxophones, Clarinet, Electric Toothbrush, Glockenspiel.
See Creatures Too
** A brand new Double cassette featuring one tape of studio recordings and one tape of live recordings! First pressing of 250 with artwork by Jaime Zuverza. ** Brand new sprawling double cassette document from Lisa Cameron & Sandy Ewen! "Sea Creatures Too" features one tape of newly recording studio tracks and a second tape of live tracks recorded on their Texas tour of 2019 (to celebrate the initial release of "See Creatures"). Almost 2 full hours of evocative soundscapes that expand upon their…
The Other Side of Time
** Repress. Double LP on 140g black vinyl housed in a Tip-on Stoughton Gatefold Jacket with amazing artwork by Damon Locks ** Astral Spirits presents The Other Side of Time by Quin Kirchner. Recorded at Minbal & Future House in Chicago, IL. Engineered by Nick Broste, Benjamin Balcom & Quin Kirchner. Mixed by Nick Broste at Shape Shoppe. Mastered by Peter Andreadis at All City Mastering. Produced by Quin Kirchner. Artwork by Damon Locks.
All compositions by Quin Kirchner (BMI) except: Limbo wri…
Solid
Astral Spirits presents Solid by Phicus. Recorded April 25th, 2019 at Rosazul Studio, Barcelona by Jan Valls Miralles. Mixed by Jan Valls Miralles. Mastered by Lasse Marhaug. All music by Phicus. Photo by Elena Márquez. Special thanks to Maciej Lewenstein.
Ferran Fages: electric guitarÀlex Reviriego: double-bassVasco Trilla: drums
An Ayler Xmas Vol. 4: Chicago vs. NYC
Split release with Williams' own Soul What Records. Yet another yearly installment of "An Ayler Xmas" just in time to cheer us up post election. This is the first time that there will be a vinyl version of Ayler Xmas jams!! The vinyl version contains only tracks 3 & 6 which are the same medley but done in entirely different styles by the Chicago and NYC groups respectively. however, the vinyl version does come with a digital download of the entire album.
Behold
* Edition of 250 * Originally planned for release in conjunction with their appearance at the (now cancelled) Pitchfork Festival, we've decided to release Behold early to celebrate what would be Moondog's 104th Birthday! Behold features four tracks that didn't make it onto the original (and now OOP) Snaketime LP but are from the same magical night at the Hungry Brain in Chicago a few years ago and are just as essential as well. All Compositions by Louis Hardin (A.K.A Moondog). Arrangements by Du…
June Holiday
**CD version** "A sublime trio set from drummer Charles Rumback – a record that has us really appreciating the special touch the leader can bring to a date, as this album may also be one of the best that we've heard from pianist Jim Baker in years! Baker has this great way of sounding soulful and lyrical, yet also moving towards the freer side of his spectrum too – working with the subtle drums of Rumback and the careful bass of John Tate, all with energy that almost takes us back to the groundb…
The Shadows and the Light
**2CD version** «My favorite albums have always been the ones that take the listener on a journey. I aim to do that, to create worlds with my albums - universes. I wanted The Other Side of Time to unfold like a story and I've continued that process with The Shadows and The Light. I'm influenced by so many different styles of creative music and I like to try and bring all those influences into harmony on these records. There is long-form and short-form composition. You have groove and you have fr…
Hellraiser
Icepick is the super-power trio of some of the busiest musicians on this planet – American, Brooklyn-based trumpeter Nate Wooley, Norwegian, Austin-based bass player Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, and American, Upstate New York-based drummer Chris Corsano. «Hellraiser» is already the third album of this trio and was recorded live in February 2018, on the occasion of a gathering supporting the Option series at Experimental Sound Studios (ESS) in Chicago. Originally, this performance was slated for anoth…
The Reinvention of Romance
“The Reinvention of Romance,” a new work for percussion and cello that examines the care and empathy that emerge when two lives share space. Over the course of 90 minutes, a series of repeating patterns creates a peculiar kind of harmony in which two musicians are rarely “playing together” but are nonetheless intimately bonded. The Knoxville-based duo Two-Way Street (Ashlee Booth and Adam Lion) commissioned Hennies to compose “a very long piece;” for this recording they step into its two intertw…
Voice Games
**75 copies** Primarily voice improvisations from the duo of Muyassar Kurdi and Ka Baird, also performing on piano, bells, gong, flute and spike fiddle. Recorded at Pineapple Reality and Pioneer Works in Brooklyn, NY, between 2017 and 2018, their work focused on typically delicate interweaving of their voices and instruments, with a sense of suspense, humor and joyful mystery.
Specifically the Water
Astral Spirits presents the debut duo recording from Alex Cunningham (violin) and Claire Rousay (percussion) entitled Specifically the Water.Alex Cunningham is a violinist, improviser, and visual artist based in St. Louis, MO. His work explores free improvisation, drone, noise, and minimalist composition. Cunningham has recently performed with Mark Shippy, Sandy Ewen, Damon Smith, Stefan Gonzalez, and Lisa Cameron and has ongoing collaborations with Chris Trull (under the Apathist! moniker), Kev…
Interpersonal Subjectivities
The trio of guitarist Tetuzi Akiyama, saxophonist Gregor Vidic, and drummer Nicolas Field introduces Akiyama to Vidic and Field’s standing duo. The result is a magnificent set of exploratory improvisation. Vidic and Field’s playing has a rich, textural quality, developed through their use of timbre and dynamics. In this way, Akiyama’s multiphonic approach to guitar, and his innovative use of effects, offset’s Vidic brilliantly. Over the course of 45 minutes, Akiyama, Vidic, and Field generate a …
Living Midnight
**300 copies** Toronto-area saxophonist Colin Fisher, best known for his group I Have Eaten The City, with his collective quartet of NY players Daniel Carter on tenor, alto & soprano saxophones + clarinet & flute, Brandon Lopez on upright bass, and Marc Edwards on drums & percussion, for three extended and exploratory improvisations of exemplary creative insight. This might be the only we've seen with Fisher as a leader – but the set's got a quality that will certainly have us looking out for mo…
Invitation to a Dream
**CD version** First release from the first time trio of legends Susan Alcorn, Joe McPhee and Ken Vandermark. Invitation to a Dream is not only the first recorded statement, it is also a document of the very first meeting of the trio. Back in 2016 we asked Alcorn and McPhee to play a duo set at our favorite festival Cropped Out in Louisville, KY, and after getting our minds blown we knew we had to get the duo into a studio to record an album. After a few failed attempts due to schedules and bad …
Love Waves Ecstatic Charge
Love Waves Ecstatic Charge uses visual material to construct sonic architecture. The visuals are one hundred and six still images taken from an experimental video which was initially shot when Rob Mazurek was in residency at Abbaye Royal de Fontevraud, France, 2005. Upon his return from the residency he discovered the camera broken and barely operational other than the fact of being able to extract frame by frame 106 distorted still images and fragmented skipping sound that would on occasion bur…
Throw Tomatoes
**300 copies, 2019 stock** Contrary to the fabled image, they didn’t really throw rotten tomatoes during Shakespeare’s time at The Globe Theatre. Vegetables, yes, but there are no tomatoes on record in Britain for another seven-score years after Shakespeare. No matter. The title of this album by the Rempis / Piet / Daisy trio is my own flippant gesture to the listener: "Say what you will about this music; this is what we three offer you, unapologetically. If you are revolted by the madness of ou…
Counterbalance
**500 copies** The Nick Mazzarella Trio was formed in 2008 and for several years remained one of the most active working bands in Chicago’s vibrant jazz scene, performing regularly at clubs and festivals across the city, and recording three albums before drummer Frank Rosaly moved to Amsterdam in 2016. When Rosaly returned for a visit in early 2018, Mazzarella composed a suite of six new pieces for a concert commemorating the trio’s tenth anniversary. That performance, given before a full house …