Holding the tension of opposites is a theme running throughout the work of Angelo Harmsworth, and the six pieces comprising Vent are no exception. Inspired by the different and oftentimes clashing forces comprising our weather systems, the New Mexico-born but now Berlin-based musician and producer envisioned his “compositions as micro-ecologies,” wherein “powerful waves push off one another.” The patterns emerging from this captivating music represent some of Harmsworth’s most complex to date. Swells of foreboding frequencies and jarring maximalist textures may bear down on listeners, yet an undercurrent of bliss–so deeply submerged it borders on the subliminal–manages to infuse even the most tumultuous moments of Vent with a calming groundedness.

And also like the climate, especially in the age of the Anthropocene, this cassette unfolds in ways that are profoundly unpredictable. An artist known for his ability to span the divides separating underground noise, sound design, ambient and industrial, Harmsworth ensures that each successive piece makes a radical break from what preceded it. This quality becomes particularly apparent when contrasting sides. The nearly harsh-noise, distortion-charged moments punctuating Side A are nowhere to be found on Side B, which reveals moments of vast, spectral beauty that reflect his roots in the desert landscapes of the American Southwest.

Of course, this kind of sonic breadth only comes with experience, of which Harmsworth has plenty. Steadily recording and releasing experimental music since the early 2010s, he has worked with some of the sub-underground’s stand-out imprints, including Angoisse, Bathetic Records, Total Black, and Opal Tapes. Placed in the context of his impressive catalog, Vent can be seen as both a continuation of what came before and a bold new development.

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Angelo Harmsworth is a musician & sound artist whose works tends to fluctuate between austerity and decadence. Currently based in Germany, he has been published by a network of experimental labels in addition to his own imprint, Lime Lodge. 

releases July 26, 2022

Recorded by Angelo Harmsworth
Audio finalized by Glyn Maier
Artwork by Angelo Harmsworth
Design by RJM Vanderheyden

Vent

Angelo Harmsworth - Drag Net Capture (ENXPL15)

If you feel music you will feel whole universe ❤️🪐

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experimental artist…

§ focused on contemporary sound and growth
✔ hand-constructed out of recycled materials as possible
♥ all proceeds to positive endeavors

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TBA 18.09.2025

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28.06.2025 Cumulonembi @ GIRI 
28.06.2025 Arrhythmia @ Centrum NK
01.04.2025 𝓅𝑜𝓇𝓉𝒶𝓁𝓈 @ Kwia, Berlin
14.03.2025 THF Radio x Cumulonembi
06.02.2025 𝓅𝑜𝓇𝓉𝒶𝓁𝓈 @ Kwia, Berlin
20.10.2024 LORRENDER @ Kwia, Berlin
12.09.2024 𝓅𝑜𝓇𝓉𝒶𝓁𝓈 @ Kwia, Berlin
06.09.2024 @ Friends & Lovers Forest, Berlin 
13.07.2024 @ Forever Unlimited, Bunker, Berlin
23.05.2024 AperiGiri x Cumulonembi @ GIRI
18.05.2024 CRUSH @ ACUD, Berlin
01.05.2024 Sound Metaphors, Club OST, Berlin
19.04.2024 𝓅𝑜𝓇𝓉𝒶𝓁𝓈 @ Kwia, Berlin
24.02.2024 Breakfast Club @ GIRI, Berlin
16.12.2023 xenial invites @ fkk.tba, Berlin
24.11.2023 Terenor Records @ Lark, Berlin
26.11.2023 Fandango @ Lighthouse, Berlin
28.10.2023 𝓅𝑜𝓇𝓉𝒶𝓁𝓈 @ Kwia, Berlin
25.08.2023 𝓅𝑜𝓇𝓉𝒶𝓁𝓈 @ Kwia, Berlin
15.07.2023 Hybrida Fest, Sweden
18.05.2023 𝓅𝑜𝓇𝓉𝒶𝓁𝓈 @ Kwia, Berlin

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Angelo Harmsworth - Drag Net Capture (ENXPL15)

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