Recordings with Guitar
* Edition of 150 * All tracks performed by Andrew Weathers on electric guitar, field recordings, organ. Recorded on December 11, 2019 by Adam Hirsch at The Creek, Oakland, CA, occupied Chochenyo Ohlone land. Most field recordings were made by Andrew Weathers between 2009 and 2019, some recordings were made by Harvey Day and Lindsay Keast. Mixed & Mastered by Andrew Weathers at Wind Tide, Littlefield, TX, occupied Comanche land.
The Invitation
* Edition of 100. Yellow Tape * Recorded, mixed & mastered by Mike Pride at Farming Studios, Chester, NY on July 6, 2018. All music performed Mike Pride - drums, percussions, strung items and Jonathan Moritz - tenor and soprano saxophones.
End of Softness
* Edition of 250 * The arrival of Amirtha Kidambi and Lea Bertucci’s End of Softness finds us in a vastly different world, a mere six months after the release of their debut Phase Eclipse (2019). Working remotely in isolation, Bertucci and Kidambi engaged in a process of creative editing, lifting fragments from the Phase Eclipse sessions and a live performance, to re-contextualize the music amidst a pandemic. The crisis lends a new expression of agony to the torrential caterwauls of Kidambi’s vo…
Live in Florence
* Edition of 175 * Recorded on May 30th, 2018 at Tempo Reale Festival in Florence, Italy. Mixed & Mastered by Ryan Power. Performed by Otomo Yoshihide - guitar and turntables and Chris Pitsiokos - alto saxophone and electronics. Layout & Cover Art by Jaime Zurverza.
Live at Tubby's
NYC’s 75 Dollar Bill began its prolific career in 2012, after percussionist Rick Brown – a veteran of the indie underground (Fish & Roses, Run On, V-Effect) – and noise scene guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Che Chen – connected via MySpace. Since that initial jam session, when Brown began experimenting with his signature plywood crate drum rhythms, they have released 3 LPs and a clutch of self-released cassette and digital releases. Last year’s 2xLP I Was Real received serious critical accla…
Anthology of Experimental Music from Mexico
* Edition of 200 * For this new compilation, Anthology of Experimental Music from Mexico, the Italian label Unexplained Sounds Group has gathered artists from different generations who are striving to keep this "scene" alive, not only through their music but also by creating spaces and communities for other artists, both national and international, to thrive in. Even if its presence runs deep and is widely felt, stumbling upon this music feels like a reward, like unlocking a door to a secret pla…
The Absolute End
* 2020 Stock. Limited 12" Edition on clear white vinyl. Produced in a quantity of 213 copies (numbered) * Different Fountains Editions presents "The Absolute End" by Michael Langeder, an investigation into ending, using samples from the last seconds of 111 songs – a 20 minutes collage of constant finishing.
Nuunmuun 눈문
*2020 Stock. * Tonal Unity is proud to present Seungmin Cha’s first solo release “Nuunmuun”, which translates to “Eye Gate”. Step through the portal and into the parallel universe of this singular artist. This is an album about consciousness expanding toward awareness of self. Focusing on a single point for long enough that you dive into it and come out on the other side, tapping yourself on the shoulder from behind. Think of it as circumnavigating your reality and washing up on a foreign shore…
Plz tell me
As part of legendary groups such as Avarus, Hertta Lussu Ässä and Olimpia Splendid, Jonna Karanka has been a key player in the Finnish underground for most of this century. Through her Kuupuu alias, she dwells among an illustrious generation of Finn sound wizards which includes Tomuttontu/Jan Anderzen, Tsemba/Marja Ahti, Lau Nau et al. Through the collaging of warbled acoustic instruments and looped-up electronics, Kuupuu has long been carving out her own lines into this post-free folk/neo-psych…
Fantasias for Violin & Guitar
Estonian violinist & singer Maarja Nuut & LA’s psyche-experimentator Sun Araw hand in gentle, unpolished improvisations on their collaborative album “Fantasias for Violin & Guitar” recorded live on location by Jackson Bailey aka Tapes. Brought together by Tallinn’s IDA Radio under the umbrella of a 10-day sound residency in magnificent Narva Art Residency on the border of Estonia & Russia, Maarja Nuut & Sun Araw set up their gear to jump head first into unknown territory of live-improvisation.
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Harpist
**100 copies** Pentiments introduces the fourth addition to its slowly growing catalogue, this one by contemporary New York based artist Derek Baron. Listeners will have the pleasure to witness a total ferment of detrital percussive palettes creating a space redolent of a mutant Han Bennink transported into the “junkyard bedroom” aesthetic of some of the more iconic Vitrine outings. An engrossing wade guided by whispers and cutlery. Feedback, ground buzz and clipping for the initiated. In an edi…
Vocal Studies #9
Volume 9 in Econore’s Vocal Studies series. Edition of 50 numbered copies. Dave Phillips has been a purveyor of radical sound since the mid 80's. working solo since 1987, dp has developed a unique sonic language typified by sharp compositional techniques and strong environmentalist connotations. dp has to do with Schimpfluch and is based in Zürich, Switzerland. Decomposed June - August 2020 At F23 In Zu.
Vocal Studies #8
Volume 8 in Econore’s Vocal Studies series. Edition of 50 numbered copies. Andrea Pensado works with sound as a performer and programmer. Harsh dense layers of sounds, often interwoven with her voice, combine hybrid synthesis techniques to create a highly personal sound language, which reflects an intuitive, emotional and paradoxically also logical approach to music making. She currently lives in the US.. Recorded In Salem, Massachusetts In May 2020.
Vocal Studies #7
Volume 6 in Econore’s Vocal Studies series. Edition of 50 numbered copies. Dolmen Dweller also known as James Watts is an artist and vocalist working around sound in it's various forms, from North East England. Recorded Live underneath 195 St Peter’s Road, Newcastle
Two Views of Amami Ōshima
**Edition of 300 copies** In 1958 the painter Isson Tanaka (°22 July 1908 –*11 September 1977) moved to Amami Ōshima, an island in the Ryukyus. There, in self-chosen isolation, he committed himself exclusively to his art until his sudden passing in 1977. In 2018 Seiha Kurosawa, Kanako Azuma and Hideki Umezawa visited Amami Ōshima to create a video installation about Tanaka’s insular life. The work, entitled “Dokkyaku” (tr. The Lone Visitor), shifts between the texture and materiality of Tanaka’s…
Τhe Depths Above
Underflow Records presents Τhe Depths Above. Ko Ishikawa, Nikos Sidirokastritis, Giorgos Varoutas, Harris Lambrakis and Anna Linardou interpret the ecstasy of nature, wandering between ancient memory and imagination. The album was recorded in Athens on January 17, 2019, at the Underflow Record Store and Art Gallery, which was arranged accordingly for the project's audio and video recording needs. Ancient instruments, such as the Japanese shō and the Middle Eastern ney, a piece of acacia wood and…
Worn. Kissed.
* In process of stocking. Includes 1 LP , 48 pages book (LP size) & 1 piece of 500 pieces puzzle of Edward Jarvis painting ''The Hypnagogic Puzzle'' * Underflow Records presents Worn.Kissed. by Mats Gustafsson. The box-set is inspired by paintings of Edward Jarvis exhibited at the Underflow Record Store & Art Gallery in January-March 2020. Recorded by Alex Bolpasis and mixed by Gustav Penka at Suono studio. Mastering and mastercut by Andreas Lubich at Loop-O, Berlin.Mats Gustafsson is a Saxplaye…
Live At The Underflow Record Store And Art Gallery
* In process of stocking * Underflow Record presents a live performance by The Underflow. The album includes four tracks performed by David Grubbs - guitar, Mats Gustafsson - flute, fluteophone, baritone saxophone, live electronics, Rob Mazurek - piccolo trumpet, wooden flute, electronics, percussion, voice. Recorded at the Underflow Record Store and Art Gallery, Athens, Greece, on May 31, 2019. Mixed and mastered by Alex Inglizian, ESS Chicago, summer 2019.
Heterotopia
Heterotopia, released by Underflow Records in 2019, is a variety of vocalities from different places and eras, transformed through a contemporary perspective. Vocal idioms of different traditions are blended with electroacoustics, sampling and free improvisation to create sonic landscapes of undefinable geography. Appalachian bluegrass and throat singing, Lebanese lullabies and prepared piano treatments, Middle Eastern, Mediterranean and Medieval tunes, extended vocals, electronics, sampling and…
Another / The Flame Within
* Edition of 500. In process of stocking * Underflow Record presents Another by Magam. The album includes Moody Alien's book "The Flame Within" and the digital album with bonus unreleased track. Magam is a shape-shifting, ever-evolving project, initiated in 2013 and directed by Moody Alien, that operates with the participation of musicians & other artists from around the globe, always embracing improvisation, experimentation & the unpredictable.
The album includes seven tracks performed by Călin…