Matière Mémoire special
Exploratory I and II
**Edition of 300, six-pages digisleeve CD** At ninety-plus years of age, Phill Niblock continues to create music of devastating power and uncompromising vision. A true titan of the American avant-garde, Niblock has pursued his singular aesthetic since the 1960s, building dense, shimmering masses of sound from layered instrumental recordings that seem to exist outside of time entirely. Exploratory I and II finds the master in typically uncompromising form, long-form pieces that demand and reward …
Music For Organ
**Digipack CD edition. Deluxe Cardboard & printed innersleeve** The last year of so has proved to be an incredible period for Phill Niblock. We’ve witnessed the emergence of long awaited reissues of his two first seminal albums, Niblock For Celli / Celli Plays Niblock, and Nothin To Look At Just A Record, as well as the fantastic disc, Music For Cello, and Niblock / Lamb, the split of works by the composer and Catherine Lamb, masterfully executed by Ensemble neoN. Now we’re overjoyed to offer ye…
Green Ribbons
The Scottish folk tradition runs deep in the bones of Alasdair Roberts, a singer and songwriter whose voice seems to carry centuries of Highland mist and ancient balladry. With Green Ribbons, Roberts joins forces with an ensemble of kindred spirits - fiddle, accordion, double bass, and assorted strings - to create a work that sits comfortably alongside the great British folk recordings of the late 1960s and early 1970s, yet sounds utterly contemporary in its execution. This is music that breathe…
The God Bear Archives II
*90 copies limited edition* The legendary Charlemagne Palestine returns with the second volume of his monumental God Bear Archives series, and what a treasure trove this is. For those who have followed Palestine's singular journey through the outer reaches of sound - from his early days as a carillonneur at St. Thomas Church in New York to his groundbreaking work with sustained piano tones and electronic drones - this collection offers a deep dive into the vaults of one of contemporary music's t…
Adage Vestige
From Matière Mémoire, one of the most striking and unique labels currently working in experimental music, comes “Adage Vestige”, the latest stunning statement from the French, Belgium based multidisciplinary artist Roxane Métayer. Encountering one of Europe's most unique voices pushing ever further into abstract realms with her signature hybrid of folk and rigorously experimental approaches, it's an absolute stunner that can't be missed.
The Mont Aigu Tapes 2
**Blue tape Limited Edition to 90 numbered copies ** Carlos Casas has spent years documenting the edges of human experience - from the oil fields of Azerbaijan to the remote reaches of Patagonia - and his work as a filmmaker and sound artist reflects a deep engagement with landscape, isolation, and the uncanny. The Mont Aigu Tapes 2 continues his exploration of the French countryside estate that has become a recurring site of inspiration, a place where Casas has set up temporary studios and reco…
Double Consciousness
White vinyl Limited Edition to 300 numbered copies When two musicians of this caliber come together, expectations run high - and Double Consciousness not only meets them but transcends them entirely. Oren Ambarchi, the Australian guitar alchemist whose work has redefined what the instrument can do and mean, joins forces with Belgian drummer Eric Thielemans, a player whose sensitivity and restraint have made him one of the most sought-after collaborators in European improvised music. The title i…
The God Bear Archives I
*300 copies limited edition* Before there was a second volume, there was this - the first installment of Charlemagne Palestine's archival excavation, and what a revelation it remains. Palestine has always been a prolific artist, his output spanning live performances, studio recordings, installations, and collaborations that stretch back to the late 1960s, yet much of this work has remained hidden in personal archives, heard only by those fortunate enough to be present at the original events. The…
ਚੈਨਲKAANALचैनलRÁÐעָרוּץ
**Blue vinyl Limited Edition to 300 numbered copies ** The title alone - rendered in Punjabi, Dutch, Hindi, Icelandic, and Hebrew scripts, all spelling out variations of the word "channel" - signals that we are entering territory where conventional categories dissolve. This extraordinary summit meeting brings together three of the most distinctive voices in contemporary experimental music: Charlemagne Palestine, the grand patriarch of drone and sustained tone; Oren Ambarchi, whose guitar work ha…
Nebula - MMXX-20
Shiva Feshareki is a British-Iranian experimental composer and turntabist, noted for solo efforts, as well as her work alongside classical orchestras. Her only full-length to date, New Forms, issued by Resist back in 2019, makes her contribution to the MMXX series, Nebula, a much-needed expansion of her available works.Deploying the turntable with a stunningly skilled hand, Nebula is a work of orchestral scale made from the most minimal means. Merging a vast number of heavily manipulated sound-s…
1883 - Sound Model I - MMXX-19
Predominately working as a film director and visual artist, since the late 2000s Carlos Casas has occupied a remarkable double life with his work in sound, producing a handful of full lengths and EPs over the last ten years that span the worlds of musique concrète, electronic, electroacoustic, and ambient musical composition.Casas’s contribution to the MMXX series, 1883 - Sound Model I - his second release with Matière Mémoire - is an uncanny electroacoustic composition that incorporates field r…
Komora - MMXX-18
Limited to 500 copies on ultra clear vinyl. French electroacoustic composer Bérangère Maximin has built a remarkable body of work over the past two decades, music that draws equally on the French musique concrète tradition and more contemporary approaches to electronic sound. Komora - the title refers to a chamber or enclosed space - finds Maximin working at the height of her powers, crafting sonic environments of extraordinary detail and emotional resonance. Her approach to composition is archi…
Before It Gets Better, It Will Get Worse - MMXX-17
A deft hand with a long history within the brooding realms of ambient, electronic, and electroacoustic music, since emerging on the Swedish scene during the 1990s, Joachim Nordwall has cut a wide path, not only with a stunning body of solo work and collaborative efforts with Mika Vainio, John Duncan, Mats Gustafsson, and numerous others, but also through his highly regarded label iDEAL Recordings.Nordwall's background encompasses noise, industrial music, and the more abrasive end of electronic e…
Viscount Gort - MMXX-16
In our small corner of the world, Oren Ambarchi needs little introduction. He is among the most important and prolific figures within the contemporary landscape of experimental music. First appearing as a drummer on the free jazz scene in Sydney, Australia, during the mid-1980s, by the 1990s Ambarchi had followed the gravity of an intense creative curiosity, subsequently reemerging as visionary electroacoustic pioneer focussed largely on the guitar.With a small group of peers, he helped spawn a …
Lost & Found - MMXX-15
With touchstones in electronic dance music, and forward-thinking, synthesizer based abstraction, the Paris based organist, composer, and experimental musician Hampus Lindwall’s contribution to Matière Mémoire’s stunning MMXX Series, MMXX-15, weaves a singularly striking world of pulsing, organized sound. Issued in a limited edition of 500 copies, on a single sided crystal clear vinyl LP with a laser engraved artwork on the other, housed in a transparent sleeve printed with the MMXX logo, and con…
Fully Automated Luxury Communism - MMXX-14
Italian composer Mauro Lanza delivers a masterful work of electroacoustic artistry with Fully Automated Luxury Communism (MMXX-14), his contribution to Matière Mémoire’s stunning MMXX Series. Careful interwoven detail and buzzing electronics join to render glimpses of a visionary universe of sound. Issued in a limited edition of 500 copies, on a single sided crystal clear vinyl LP with a laser engraved artwork on the other, housed in a transparent sleeve printed with the MMXX logo, and containin…
Öst-Väst Sommaren - MMXX-11
Stephen O'Malley’s contribution to the Matière Mémoire’s stunning MMXX Series, Öst-Väst Sommaren (MMXX-11), is a vast expanse of intricate ambience, texture, and tone that encounters the Sunn O))) veteran exploring quiet, introspective depths. Issued in a limited edition of 500 copies, on a single sided crystal-clear vinyl LP with a laser engraved artwork on the other, housed in a transparent sleeve printed with the MMXX logo, and containing an artist print by O'Malley.
Bestia Ire
**Edition of 300 copies, 180g Vinyl in Heavy Cardboard Sleeve** When Phill Niblock collaborates, the results are invariably fascinating, the master of sustained tone entering into dialogue with artists whose approaches may differ from his own yet share some fundamental commitment to the exploration of sound. On Bestia Ire, Niblock joins forces with two formidable figures in French experimental music: Franck Vigroux, a composer and performer whose work spans electronic music, contemporary classic…
MMXX-10
Italian sound artist and mastering engineer Giuseppe Ielasi has been a quiet but persistent presence in experimental music for over two decades, his work as a musician paralleled by his crucial behind-the-scenes contributions to countless releases that have passed through his studio. As an artist, Ielasi creates music of exceptional subtlety and precision, working with field recordings, processed guitar, and various electronic sources to build compositions that reward close listening with an abu…
MMXX-09
The name Karbé Dinel may not be immediately familiar to even dedicated followers of experimental music, but this mysterious artist delivers a contribution to the MMXX series that stands proudly alongside the more celebrated names in the roster. Indeed, part of the pleasure of a curated series like this lies in the discoveries, the artists whose work might otherwise have escaped attention but who reveal themselves, given the platform, as fully formed creative voices with something essential to of…