Living in the present
Living in the present is an album built around the work of American minimalist poet, Robert Lax (1915-2000) who is widely praised for his artistic concept of reduction, in which a pause becomes as important as the things said. The album brings together the sound of Robert Lax reading his poetry, narrative field recordings by Nicolas Humbert and subtle yet imaginative timbres by Carina Khorkhordina (trumpet) and Miki Yui (electronics) who is also behind the final mixing of the album.
Living in th…
I Lost Myself In Finding You
Erototox Decodings proudly presents "I Lost Myself In Finding You," a mesmerizing new album from the international trio Rasha Ragab, Christoph Nicolaus, and Lucio Capece. Released November 4, 2022, this recording is a unique confluence of voices, tradition, and modern sonic investigation, designed to captivate the ear and spirit alike
- Rasha Ragab: Egyptian performer renowned for her evocative vocal presence, blending singing with Sufi poetry and texts.- Christoph Nicolaus: Innovator of the sto…
Water
Coherent States is excited to announce the release of "Water", a new cassette by the media artist Anna Schimkat. Drawing upon her background in sculpture and music, Schimkat's practice investigates the intersection of sound and spatial perception through immersive installations and performances. Highlighting themes of fluidity and interconnectedness, her work examines natural, social, and cultural phenomena, often within site-specific contexts. "Water", conceived during her residency at Salzamt …
Ceremonial County Series Vol.XIII - Oxfordshire | Derbyshire
*100 copies limited edition* Oxfordshire: The Black Horse Tails by The Grey Funz Derbyshire: The Drowned Village of Derwent Valley by Mark Vernon
- C-30 printed cassette housed in library case - 6x panel reseach note sleeve - Unique OS map cut-out piece - D/L code
Volume 13 in the 24x volume set of ceremonial county cassettes.
Radio Free Alcatraz
2012 release ** Unique hand-made covers. "Fritz Welch approaches his urge to express from many angles, regularly melding drawing, sculpture, text, sound and performance into site-specific installations that lurch at our craven consumerism and the casually accepted madness of the mundane. Texan roots via a long-time residence in Brooklyn spread to his current home of Glasgow, and as well as being exhibited across the US and Europe following his debut in New York’s A/C Project Room, you’ve probab…
The Sea
*100 copies limited edition* The Sea is a fine example of a beautiful exchange between composer and performer, with Francisco del Pino’s precise and rhythmically intricate compositions brought vividly to life by Charlotte Mundy’s clear, subtly emotive and powerful voice. Despite having unmistakable reference points in early polyphony, The Sea employs harmonies, rhythms, and articulations that reach out gently but firmly. The repetition of syllables in “Material” brings out the thrill of small ch…
Ceremonial County Series Vol.VII - Durham | Staffordshire
*100 copies limited edition* Durham by Rob St John. Staffordshire by Powders
- C-30 printed cassette housed in library case- 8x panel reseach note sleeve- Unique OS map cut-out piece- D/L code
Volume 7 in the 24x volume set of ceremonial county cassettes.
Ceremonial County Series Vol.XII - West Midlands | Warwickshire
*100 copies limited edition* West Midlands: The Paranormal Origins of Black Sabbath by dbh and the Dark PoolWarwickshire: Meon Hill by PPYO (The Primitive Youth Percussion Orchestra)
- C-30 printed cassette housed in library case- 6x panel reseach note sleeve- Unique OS map cut-out piece- D/L code
Volume 12 in the 24x volume set of ceremonial county cassettes.
Ceremonial County Series Vol.IX - Merseyside | Herefordshire
*100 copies limited edition* Merseyside by Benjamin D Duvall. Herefordshire by Sam McLoughlin
- C-30 printed cassette housed in library case- 6x panel reseach note sleeve- Unique OS map cut-out piece- D/L code
Volume 9 in the 24x volume set of ceremonial county cassettes.
Ceremonial County Series Vol.XI - Shropshire | Nottinghamshire
*100 copies limited edition* Shropshire: Bridget Hayden - The Legend of Llynclys Pool Nottinghmashire: Daniel Weaver - Ghosts of the Meadows, Sneinton and Forest Fields
- C-30 printed cassette housed in library case - 6x panel reseach note sleeve - Unique OS map cut-out piece - D/L code
Volume 11 in the 24x volume set of ceremonial county cassettes.
North South East West + Pocket Calculator Poems (7" + tape bundle)
Two releases by mid-80's experimental electronic project from Milano: the almost 'anti-record' 7"EP on Crazy Mannequin with drill-holes and etchings on vinyl and slivers of mirror on the cover, plus the ultra-rare privately released cassette version of the 7" released on Vox Pop.
By The North Sea
Following on from Mark Fisher & Justin Barton’s On Vanishing Land and Kode9’s Astro-Darien, the third release on Flatline, Hyperdub’s sub label for audio essays and sonic fiction, is By the North Sea by Robin Mackay, philosopher and founder of the UK publisher Urbanomic.
The project is a sonic exploration of the perplexities of time, disappearance, and loss, channelled through the fictions of H.P. Lovecraft, the speculative mythos of the Cybernetic Culture Research Unit (Ccru), and the ghost of…
Fonometrie
Tip! *50 copies limited edition*
Tirature Teatrino is proud to present: Fonometrie Audio-dittico for voices, electrophones and electronics, Fonometrie is the result of long-standing collaboration and recording sessions edited and composed by Jacopo Sabar Giacchino (UBE) and Luca Albrecht ‘Praux’ Praussello in Amsterdam's Oudek Studio between 2022 and 2023. Luca Albrecht Praussello: electric guitar, vocals, radio and electronics. Jacopo Sabar Giacchino: synthesisers, vocals, ud, ney flute, effect…
Transmissions Des Fluides
Tip! *200 copies limited edition* "Second Trick : name-dropping. Always useful and often expected, name-dropping provides referential anchors to the reader. It's like a hug. She/he no longer feels alone in the world. Others, like them, are imbued with influences that they sometines have to keep quiet about to their skeptical surroundigs. In our case, given the wicked monster generated, there is no need to seek external references for support, they're included in the package ! Ex : Smegma's hist…
Blue Monday
Reading Group is very happy to announce the release of Blue Monday, a new LP from Zara Joan Miller and Ute Kanngießer. The LP is the result of the first live collaboration between the poet/artist Miller and the cellist/improvisor Kanngießer, recorded at London’s Cafe Oto in January of 2023. Kanngießer’s searching, intensive cello lays an amorphous terrain beneath passing fragments of Miller’s poetry (from her 2022 book of the same name from Joan Publishing), billboards dotting the interior freew…
Misting
Nice Music presents 'Misting' the first solo full length from MP Hopkins since 2016 and his debut release for the label.
Hopkins' solo work to date via the likes of Regional Bears, Penultimate Press and Thalamos fitfully caresses tape collage, found sound, speaker feedback and electroacoustic techniques. 7 years on from 'Blue-Lit Half Breath', 'Misting' immediately arrests with vibrant frequency and fidelity, yet no less fidgety or labyrinthine in its crypticised patterns of non-literal investig…
Whiplash
*200 copies limited edition* Recital is thrilled to present the first full-length vinyl LP by sound artist Asha Sheshadri. Whiplash combines elements of sound poetry, diary-like narration, and delicate incidental music. Sheshadri has crafted a unique and marvelous album here:
"This record is an alternate approach to the autobiographical 'confessional' – I wanted to stitch together some pivotal sketches in self-understanding and forgiveness. While their designs may seem affectively disparate, the…
Spontaneous Musical Invention
*350 copeis limited edition. Comes with 16-page booklet of program notes * In the 1960s, Robert Ashley pioneered the American avant garde with the ONCE Group and festivals, before irrefutably changing the face of American opera later in the 20th century. Buckner, in addition to running the fabulous 1750 Arch record label in the 1970s and 80s, is a noted baritone who has collaborated for decades with the likes of Roscoe Mitchell, Annea Lockwood, and the late Noah Creshevsky, amongst countless ot…
Voicing Through Saussure
Jacques Demierre and Vincent Barras have collaborated for decades, creating a diverse body of sound performances exploring ties between language and the mind. Here everything is coming from materials found in the work of linguist Ferdinand de Saussure. The detailed analysis of the sonorities of various ancient and modern languages, their re-elaboration and re-composition is finally embodied in a score-text.
Vox Ex Machina
2005 release (RARE) ** Curated by Jaap Blonk this is volume 15 in the Leonardo Music Journal CD series. Selections include ‘Kana’ by Tomomi Adachi, ‘O Som Que Circula Nas Veia’ by Americo Jorge M. Rodrigues, excerpt from ‘Mushroom Clouds’ by Christian Bok, ‘Vielleicht’ by Sprechakte X/treme, ‘OOA’ by Vincent Barras and Jacques Demierre, ‘… due Giorni Dopp’ by Ricardo Dal Farra, ‘Al Amin Dada’ by Jelle Meander, ‘En Do’ by Jorg Piringer, ‘Eighteen Earrers’ by Kenneth Goldsmith, ‘Voix Imprrsonel’ b…