New Arrivals
Many Calmly Ordered Rules Of Death
*50 copies limited edition* Lurker Bias presents Many Calmly Ordered Rules Of Death by Abhilasha Chebolu and Ishmael Ali. Tri-colour glitter cassettes with full-colour j-card.
First Blush
First Blush is the first album by a wild improv trio formed by Argentinian musician Javier Areal Vélez (guitar), and New Yorkers Kevin Murray (drums) and Chris Pitsiokos (alto sax). This is a joint release, coming on CD and digital as the first album of brand new label 1039 Records (NYC) and on cassette by Lurker Bias (Chicago). This live document of the three musicians' only recording session so far proves to be hellish 20' drive down a terrible road, with all the windows locked up. Within the …
Fit For A Funeral
*35 copies limited edition* Lurker Bias presents LB_150 by Fit For A Funeral. All sounds by Rush Falknor. Art by Alexander Adams.
Onomat
*43 copies limited edition* 'On his first solo album 'Onomat', Bill Harris, from Pittsburgh, who lives in Chicago, who is also the founder of the collective Amalgam, limits himself to his drum kit, microphones and amplification, producing a collection of striking sound sculptures. A good example where this approach leads is 'Mangosteen', in which the percussion movements are creatively distorted into an alienating stream of gritty sounds. We also find it in pieces like 'Razbliuto', only here it …
Billy Bones His Fancy
*100 copies limited edition* Lurker Bias presents Billy Bones His Fancy by Mold Omen. Professionally-duplicated white cassettes with j-card.
Aquapelago: an Oceans Anthology
Anthology introducing the first of a series of albums based on the concept of Aquapelago. "Since the earliest days of the planet there has been a rhythm of tides that creates coastal interzones where humans have foraged and pursued various livelihoods. Developing boats to fish from and technologies that enabled them to immerse themselves deep underwater, the aquatic realm has been one explored, experienced and imagined in various ways. In an effort to express the vitality and richness of this en…
Living Sky
Limited Edition Gatefold Double Vinyl (includes two artprints of Sun Ra and Marshall Allen by Damon Locks, on special gilded 300 gr paper by Black Monument Ensemble’s Damon Locks, 180 gr 2LP in black, obi strip, special cut vinyl sleeves, gatefold jacket, double sided insert sheet, gold foil stamped cover art.) For more than two decades, the disciple that has most visibly carried on Sun Ra Arkestra’s legacy and sound is their musical director, alto saxophonist Marshall Allen, the iconic fire br…
An Archaeology of Listening – Coming to Know (Book)
*In process of stocking* Premodern acoustic traces as the basis for new communities of thought in the present (a project responding to the work of the self-taught acoustic archaeologist Umashankar Manthravadi). Coming to Know asks how listening to the past together might transform our sense of the knowledge held in common. It sets aside the visual techniques of the archaeological site, the museum, and the larger project of colonial modernity, and instead constitutes itself as a resonant structur…
Aomawa: The 1970s Recordings (4LP Box)
4x CD Box set in printed fold-over CD case release from Strut Records. With a 32-page b&W info booklet featuring extended interviews with The Pyramids by Francis Gooding and a host of unseen photos. A brand new 4CD box set bringing together the incredible 1970s recordings of Afrofuturism pioneers The Pyramids, led by saxophonist Idris Ackamoor. The set features the remastered LPs Lalibela, King Of Kings and Birth / Speed / Merging alongside the first ever vinyl issue of their live session for K…
Bio Sonic Agencies
In a world dominated by the visual, could contemporary resistances be auditory? What is the materiality of sound? How does the materiality of sound affect listening? What resistances can be configured from working with biomaterials and sound? Do these bio_sonic_agencies open up other possible spaces that do not exist in the visual regime? The radio work Bio_Sonic_Agencies follows such questioning through a focus on matters of air. Air is highlighted as an elemental force that moves across human …
Miroir
*In process of stocking. 300 copies limited edition* Akousis Records is proud to announce the new release by Cyprien Busolini - viola and Bertrand Gauguet - alto saxophone. Recorded by Christophe Hauser at La Muse en circuit, Alfortville (FR) 2021 September 3
Vert Vert
*In process of stocking. 300 copies imited edition* Le perroquet Vert Vert de Nevers is a project by Angélique Buisson based on a poem by Jean-Baptiste Gresset, published in 1734. Presented as an opera, Vert Vert tells the story of a parrot taken in by a convent in Nevers. The parrot is entrusted to a boatman on the Loire to be delivered to nuns in Nantes. During the journey, Vert Vert learns the coarse vocabulary of the boatmen. When he arrives at his destination, the parrot swears like a sailo…
Corsica Ribella
This first reference is a reissue of Corsica Ribella, which is the second album by Ghjuvan Petru Graziani (GP.G) in collaboration with the poet Rinatu Coti. It includes the restoration of the cover as well as an 8-page booklet containing sketches, poems and exclusive interviews with the artists translated into three languages (French/English/Corsican).Ghjuvan Petru Graziani (GP.G) born in Corsica, with a childhood in Toulon, then planer and toolmaker at the Renault Billancourt factory, GP.G crea…
El ser y el tiempo (1976-1978)
*250 copies limited edition* Almost five years after the kickstart compilation "El sol desde oriente", Passat Continu moves forward with more Segura's unreleased stuff. Inspired by Martin Heidegger's "Sein und Zeit". "El ser y el tiempo" are the first solo recordings of the Tenerife-born composer, originally a seven track record that together make up a little anomaly in the Spanish experimental music scene. This sound document recorded between 1976 and 1978 is presented fully remastered from its…
Renual
Not Two presents the latest recording by The Nu Band: Thomas Heberer - trumpet, Kenny Wessel - guitar, Joe Fonda - bass, Lou Grassi - drums & percussion. May 16, 2022, at Tedesco Studios, Paramus, NJ
They Were Wrong, So We Drowned
They Were Wrong, So We Drowned is the new installment from the Liars reissue series, where every two months an album from the back catalog is released. Originally released in 2004, Liars' second album scrutinizes pagan worship rituals in punkflore fashion with its title alluding to the horrors and injustices of witch-hunts conducted throughout history. Each song is a page from a story that frontman Angus Andrews crafted from his in-depth look into fairy tales and folklore, illustrating a confl…
Audio Work
Black Truffle announce Uri Katzenstein's Audio Works, produced in collaboration with Holon's Centre for Digital Art. Spanning sculptural installation, performance, video art, and many other media, Katzenstein's absurdist, poetic, and often hilarious work made extensive use of sound and music. This, however, is the first release dedicated to the artist's audio work, collecting 28 tracks produced between the early 1980s and 2017. Compiled from dozens of hours of recordings left uncatalogued (some …
The Ape Of Naples
** Double CD digipak ** Deeply emotional and uniquely rewarding album, reminiscent of Coil's mid-1980s classic “Horse Rotorvator”. Fully remastered and enhanced 3LP/2CD supervised by Danny Hyde. Includes 9 additional rare or unreleased tracks, remastered by Grammy-nominated engineer Jessica Thompson.
Originally released in 2005 and in many ways the band’s ultimate swan song, it is now considered one of the go-to albums for introducing new listeners to the unparalleled magick of Coil. Compiled an…
Malaria
*In process of stocking. Limited edition of 150 copies. First time reissued on vinyl* Inspired by the journals, letters, and photographs of James Jenkins, 1942-1943 from Luzon, Philippines. Writing letters in the rain under the canvas, listening to records played from the center of the mosquito nets, or from the veranda overlooking the city lights. It may not have been in the same places.. Under the waterfall, ignoring their calls, receiving a Dear John Letter, or being iced on your anniversary.…
Voices of Bishara
The title of Tom Skinner’s first release under his own name is a reference to cellist Abdul Wadud’s ultra-rare 1978 solo album ‘By Myself’, which Skinner listened to repeatedly during lockdown. Wadud’s album was privately pressed on his own label, Bisharra, and whilst Skinner’s title uses the more conventional spelling of this common Arabic name, they both have the same intention or meaning: it translates as ‘good news’, or ‘the bringer of good news’. This is a classic-sounding record that conne…