The Further Implication of this Infinite Life (revision)

it's oh so quiet (singing bowl cover)

Sad*Crab Radio w/ Ever Given - 24/02/2024

this shape I form feat. Verschrin

Sad*Crab Radio w/ aloisius - 20/04/2024

STRUMA+IODINE PREMIERE
Bara & Isa - "BELLSONG" [@jeopardizetapes]
@baraandisa

Viennese label Jeopardize is a low-key umbrella for a wide variety of styles and low-threshold approaches. Its second instalment "VARIOUS ARTISTS 2" gathers takes on ambient, noise and drone music. The full compilation is out on the 6th of June 2024 and will be presented at FLUCC Deck in collaboration with "Enigmatic Serenades". 

Artist: Bara & Isa
Title: BELLSONG
Label: Jeopardize
Catalogue: J02
Format: Tape
Release date: June 6th, 2024
Written & produced by Bara & Isa
Mastering by YBsole

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Bara & Isa is the project of London and Vienna based producers and singer-songwriters Bara Noha and Solo Isa.

With a light touch they combine sound material from various instruments such as
gong, harp, vocals, chimes, synthesizer, voice notes, field recordings, singing bowls, glockenspiel, tuning forks, flute, bells, guitar, electric organ, organ pipes, egg slicers, VSTs, friends and family into emotive compositions that could be listened to with ears, or described as _________________________________________-.

Ever since they released their first EP „pink sphere" in 2021 they have been exploring live performance in London and Vienna (most recently also Düsseldorf, their first gig away from home) and working out the meaning of life.

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„BELLSONG“ is the first of a series of new songs to be released later this year.

S+I PREMIERE: BARA & ISA - "BELLSONG" [JEOPARDIZE]

Sad*Crab Radio - 26/05/2024

Viennese label Jeopardize is a low-key umbrella for a wide variety of styles and low-threshold approaches. Its second instalment “VARIOUS  ARTISTS 2” gathers takes on ambient, noise and drone music. 

Bogland’s “Exploration of four strings” and emme’s “lucidity” further set the tone for VA2 as a split-premiere on Tender Matter. Both of the introspective pieces present their own venturous spacings and soundscapes. 

The full compilation is out on the 6th of June 2024 and will be presented in  Vienna at FLUCC Deck in collaboration with “Enigmatic Serenades”.

Produced, performed, recorded and mixed by emme 
Mastering by YBsole
Cover artwork by Mara W

PREMIERE: emme - lucidity [Jeopardize]

Viennese label Jeopardize is a low-key umbrella for a wide variety of styles and low-threshold approaches. Its second instalment “VARIOUS ARTISTS 2” gathers takes on ambient, noise and drone music.

Bogland’s “Exploration of four strings” and emme’s “lucidity” further set the tone for VA2 as a split-premiere on Tender Matter. Both of the introspective pieces present their own venturous spacings and soundscapes.

The full compilation is out on the 6th of June 2024 and will be presented in Vienna at FLUCC Deck in collaboration with “Enigmatic Serenades”.

Produced, performed, recorded and mixed by Bogland
Mastering by YBsole
Cover artwork by Mara W

PREMIERE: Bogland - Exploration of four strings [Jeopardize]

To celebrate being open for 10 years we thought we'd share the very first show as a download. John Chantler organised Saya from Tenniscoat's first show outside of the UK here and remembers it like this:

Saya was in the UK for a short stint to work on the mix for the Pastels/Tenniscoats LP 'Two Sunsets' - travelling to Glasgow from Japan via London. I'd heard word of a new venue opening up in town with the Japanese name and got in touch to see if they'd be interested in having Saya play. Turned out they'd be (fingers crossed) open just in time, and as big fans of Tenniscoats would love to have play the venue's first show.  

The paint was still fresh on the walls. There was no proper mixing desk (I brought my own and got a bit heavy-handed with the echo). The PA was far from the best and the sound meter that they'd had to install wasn't set up right. It tripped not once, but twice during 'Baibaba Bimba' (you'll hear the silence as the power cuts out on the recording) - leaving Saya to switch from keyboard to guitar to finish it off.

Despite all that it was a magical early sunday evening. Saya was nervous playing her first solo show outside Japan, but the attentive crowd of 70 odd stuck with her and sat in rapt attention. No one show is going to capture the essence of cafe OTO, but if they say you should start as you mean to go on and that's what happened here. It's nice to finally be able to share this little slice of the venue's history. Enjoy.

- John Chantler

Thanks to the incredible artists, audiences and everyone who continues to support us on this adventure. More to come!

13.4.08 Saya (Tenniscoats) "My Car Is Burning" from 13.4.08

about healing

written and produced by Bara & Isa
artwork Adrian Hazi
master Adam Matschulat


I'm trying new things again
I'm cycling through challenges
It's exceedingly gorgeous
This feeling of newness

I'm finding a new self again
A déjà vu of happenstance
Oh I aim for presence
A harmony of moments

The greatest injustice would be
To have no taste of this sympathy
To live away from mystery
And hide your true divinity

I'm trying new things again
I'm cycling through challenges
Oh I aim for presence
A harmony of moments

Yellow

“(ii)” coming soon

baraandisa001@gmail.com

live

06/06/2024 Jeopardize Tapes x Enigmatic Serenades [Vienna]
08/12/2023 Mini Music Department [Kunstakademie Düsseldorf]
27/10/2023 Made Up Realities [Vienna]
01/10/2023 Sad*Crab Radio presents… [Vienna]
03/09/2023 Loose Trax Venue MOT [London]
28/07/2023 5Hive Rave [Vienna]
13/10/2022 St. Margaret’s House Chapel [London]
15/09/2022 sch:cht Werk [Vienna]
11/06/2022 Friends Serene Shacklewell Arms [London]
31/03/2022 hey angel Venue MOT [London]
17/03/2022 Vaermina EP launch Avalon Cafe [London]
03/12/2021 FC Malina EP launch Windmill Brixton [London]

Yellow

Bara & Isa

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