Taken from Nikolajev's "Transplant Rejection" LP

Artist: Nikolajev @nkljv
Title: Transplant Rejection
Format: C35 cassette, DL
Catalog: Muscut 24C
Release date: October 14, 2022
File under: Electronica, Ambient

Tracklist
A1 Remorse
A2 Gafs
A3 Stifled
A4 Immicible
B1 Rip Lota
B2 Believer
B3 DDM

Mastering by Gennadiy Boychenko
Artwork by Broshuda
Riso print by Hands on press
Muscut, 2022

Transplant Rejection

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Nikolajev - Remorse (Muscut 24C, Cass, 2022)

Bryozone — Eye Of Delirious 
@gannabryzhata

“Eye Of Delirious” is a long-awaited debut Muscut's release of Chillera’s band bass player Ganna Bryzhata — an Odesa-based sound artist. An ambient LP is a smoothy-flow sub-nautical journey with the songs of Black sea sirens glowing under the moon.

Format: C40, cassette / Digital
Edition: 100, hand-numbered
File under: ambient, dub, experimental

Face A:
Smoothy Flow 
Sub Nautica 
Sequence One 
Glowing Sirens 
Ghost Tribe

Face B:
Ambiency 
Liminal Tribe
Eye Of Delirious 
Fateful Torment 
Ground Floor

Mastering by Gennadiy Boychenko 
Artwork by Volodymyr Pavlov 
Graphic design by (DN) daynight.info 
Neu Medieval and Heymland typefaces by KTF 
Riso print by Hands on Press 
Muscut, 2023

Eye Of Delirious

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Bryozone - Smoothy Flow (Muscut 27), March 2023

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Oleksandr Yurchenko - Recordings Vol. 1, 1991—2001
Format: 12” LP / Digital
Catalog: Shukai 7
Release date: June/July, 2023 (TBA)
File under: Ambient, Electroacoustics 
A1: Count to 100. Symphony #1 (edit 2001)
B1: Intro
B2: Merta Zara #3
B3: Playback #1
B4: Playback #2
Composed and arranged by 
Oleksandr Yurchenko in 1991—2001
Mastered by Giuseppe Ielasi
Compiled by Dima Nikolaienko,
Dmytro Prutkin and Sasha Tsapenko
Liner notes by Vlad  Yakovlev
Graphic design by Day Night
Artist photos by Ivan Moskalenko
Tape photos by Vlad Yakovlev

Recordings Vol.1, 1991-2001

Intro

Oleksandr Yurchenko - Intro (Recordings Vol.1, 1991-2001, Shukai 7)

Svitlana Nianio — Transilvania Smile, 1994

Release title: Transilvania Smile, 1994
Release subtitle: Original Soundtrack For The Dance-Theatre Performance
Release artist: Svitlana Nianio
Release date: 2023-08-04
Label: Shukai
Catalog: Shukai 8
Formats: 12” LP / Digital
File under: Folk, Classical

Linear notes:
Svitlana Okhrimenko (artist name: Svitlana Nianio) is a Ukrainian artist, musician, and signer. She is one of the most prominent representatives of the independent music scene of Kyiv in the late 1980s — early 90s. She has repeatedly recorded and performed in collaboration with other musicians and bands, such as Oleksandr Yurchenko, Sugar White Death (Cukor Bila Smert’), Ivanov Down, GeeNerve & Taran, and Blemish. Svitlana still performs and publishes new recordings today.
“Transilvania Smile” is one of the first solo works recorded in 1994. During this time, Svitlana repeatedly visited Germany, where she had the experience of playing in parks and on the streets, gathering contacts of the local art scene. Her cooperation with the international choreographic group Pentamonia, based in Cologne and consisting of several girls who performed in theaters, took part in various performances, and were engaged in music. They met in the 1990s during joint performances with "Sugar-White Death." After that, they corresponded, and the idea of doing something together arose. Svitlana attended several of their performances, which inspired her to write music for a new project, and the band members helped to realize their creative ideas. Later, they started rehearsing together.
The name “Transilvania Smile” was invented by the project participants, and it symbolized the mold on the mirror and the reflection of a smiling vampire. However, shortly before the premiere, they changed it to “Firefox”, as the participants actively used flashlights and the play of light and shadows in the scenography.
The premiere occurred in the local Urania theater, previously a gallery. Isabel Bartensein directed the choreography, and Svitlana played, sang, and improvised. She said it was an excellent experience for her and the band. Besides Cologne, they also performed in Aachen.
Later, Michael Springer offered Svitlana to record this material in his "Phanton" studio. They had already worked together and recorded music for their project (Svitlana Okhrimenko / Phanton). Michael was also interested in the Ukrainian independent scene and participated in the creation of several compilations that featured bands from Kyiv and Kharkiv. Svetlana played the piano and harmonium in the studio and also sang. After the recording, the material was never released in its entirety. Two compositions appeared on the cassette compilation “Shovaisia” (Hide) in 1995, some episodes were re-recorded for the “Kytytsi” album in 1999, but for a long time, the full version of this recording remained practically unknown to listeners and was kept in Svitlana's and Michael’s archives.
This album is one of the most personal and insightful works of Svitlana Nianio from the 90s, which you can now get to know in its original form and sound.
Tracklist:
Side A (45RPM)
Episode III
Side B (33RPM)
Episode I
Episode II
Episode III
Episode IV
Episode V
Episode VI
Episode VII


Credits:
Original Soundtrack for the Dance-Theatre Performance “Transilvania Smile” by Svitlana Nianio
Recorded in phantonstudio, Cologne, 1994—1995
Mastered by Michael Springer (phantonstudio)
Shukai team: Dmytro Nikolaienko, Dmytro Prutkin and Sasha Tsapenko
Liner notes by Vlad Yakovlev
Graphic design by (DN)
Svitlana’s stage photo by Christiane Bowinkelmann
Pentamonia Dance Group photos by Olav Faustmann
Special thanks to Michael Springer (phantonstudio) and Guido Erfen

Shukai 8
www.shukai.org
© ℗ Shukai / Svitlana Nianio
2023

Transilvania Smile

Episode III

Svitlana Nianio - Episode III (Transilvania Smile, 1994)

Taken from Roma Vjazemski — Golden Microphone From Rainy Sicily
@photoindustries
Golden Microphone From Rainy Sicily is a debut LP by Estonian musician Roma Vjazemski. Roma is a co-founder of the lovely SAD FUN record label and the duo Fruit Express. Golden Microphone From Rainy Sicily first appeared as a two-track 8” dubplate single with an edition of 85 copies (SAD FUN, 2020).

Format: C40, cassette / Digital
Catalog: Muscut 29C / Muscut 29
Edition: 50, hand-numbered
File under: ambient, dub, experimental
Release day: 26 May 2023

Side A: 
Golden Microphone From Rainy Sicily Pt.1 
Waiting For Her To Get Ready
Bluesman`s Blues 
Horses of Uhum 
Science And Alchemy in Uraniborg

Side B: 
Golden Microphone From Rainy Sicily Pt.2 
Sammal 
I Used To Have (feat. Tapes) 
Suurupis 
Car to L.A (Gone Forever)

Mastering by Gennadiy Boychenko 
Artwork by Anna Makarchuk
Photo by Kristopher Luigend
Graphic design by (DN) daynight.info 
Riso print by Hands on Press 
Muscut, 2023

Golden Microphone From Rainy Sicily

Waiting For Her To Get Ready

Roma Vjazemski - Waiting For Her To Get Ready (Muscut 29 Cass, 2023)

Muscut Show on @lyl_radio 1 June 23

Latest finds, favorites and unreleased material of the label and its friends and colleagues:

Roméo Poirier - Haut Lieu (forthcoming on Muscut Test Pressing IV)
Mads Emil Nielsen - Untitled (Branches)
Jan Jelinek - On the quay (version)
Magnétophonique - Moist Jungle Mist II / Driftwood
Roma Vjazemski - Horses of Uhum
You Can Can - Infinity of Loose Ends
Nikolaienko - Ambianta VII
Woo - Love on Other Planets / Spaces We Breathe
Martyna Basta - Lullaby (for Iwo)
Natela Svanidze - Epitaphium (Live Performance)
4th World Magazine - Exact Sensorial Fantasy in Tempio D'Iside
Les Halles - Thresholds
Loto Retina - Leçon De Spéléologie
Mondoriviera - Compax
Tapes - Circulation Desk / Geo Print / Spiral Catalog (forthcoming on Mida)
Fruit Express - No Secret

Show Lyl 1 June 23

The fourth episode of the Test Pressing series compilations includes tracks from such artists as Memotone, Giuseppe Ielasi, Andrew Pekler, Roméo Poirier, Nikolaienko, Felix Kubin, Jake Muir, Felicity Mangan, Star Searchers, and Tarotplane. 
The first episode was released in 2012 as a debut Muscut record named so and intended to become a label trial, a test of the audience to check whether the world needs one more label with the following episodes in 2018 (Test Pressing II) and 2020 (Test Pressing III). 

Format: 12” LP / DL
Cat. No.: Muscut 30
Series: Test Pressing
Edition: 300 (hand-stamped, hand-numbered)
File under: Ambient, Experimental, Electronic
Release date: August 4, 2023

Tracklist:

(Side A)
01 Memotone - False Cobra
02 Giuseppe Ielasi - Untitled, February 2023
03 Andrew Pekler - Neon Nocturne 
04 Roméo Poirier - Haut Lieu
05 Nikolaienko - Ambianta VI
06 Felix Kubin - Spukflattern

(Side B)
07 Jake Muir - Spindle
08 Felicity Mangan - Wings
09 Star Searchers - Previsual Stingray Motion FX
10 Tarotplane - We Stutter Between


Mastering by: Giuseppe Ielasi 
Graphic design by: (DN) daynight.info
Distribution by: N.E.W.S. (BE) 
Website: www.muscut.org

Test Pressing IV

VA Test Pressing IV (Muscut 30, 12" comp) excerpts

por vida - marzipan
Martyna Basta - Podszepnik I
Teresa Winter - Flower of the Mountain
990x - Lovers WIP
ssabæ - le premier soir du monde
Jabu - Slow Down Version
Yungwebster - V.I.P 
﴾◤.,,.◥﴿  - I know what it sounds like instrumental 
Rezzett - Worst Ever Contender
Honour - U&Me
Honour - Whip Appeal
Joeyy - Ꮇuᦓᛕ𝑟𝐚ʇ (𝒻乇Aᴛ. ꙅioᙠuᗡ ᴎo|ɿɒM) (prod. iji)
_triqi w_ bucqqi [prod. 990x]
Igor Dyachenko - 010723-3
990x - ruff drapht
Voice Actor - Daydream
ангелочек - mist
Honour - 2Yung
990x - Forest Of Silence
nic - molasses
Tnotsobad - Aint No Rush
Rainy Miller x Space Afrika - Let It Die
Rxmer - pieces<টুকরা>

SFERIC NTS 251123

Artist: Mark Templeton
Title: Two Verses 
Cat#: faitiche 37
Release: Sep 27th 2024
Format: LP/DL

Mark Templeton is a Canadian media artist and the founder of Graphical, an audiovisual label dedicated to publishing his own musical and image based experiments. Mark’s audio compositions are constructed from reel-to-reel tape loops and sampled cassettes that are contrasted with contemporary sound techniques. In his published photobooks, he incorporates his own 35mm pictures and found images, focusing on intangible fantasies and realities. During his audiovisual performances, he utilizes digital instruments while projecting his own photographs, VHS footage, Super 8 film, and other sampled video.

Mark Templeton’s reinterpretation of outdated media as musical instruments makes him a compelling artist for the Faitiche label roster. For his debut on Faitiche, he browsed his old hard drives and invited Andrew Pekler to listen through and co-produce a selection of Mark’s unreleased works. The compositions act as a series of snapshots: a look back at a decade of archived sounds, re-envisioned and re-imaged for Faitiche. 

The album contains nine tracks that follow an AB song structure. Each piece begins with verse A, transitions into verse B, and then ends. This simple formula creates a dichotomy that is also present in Mark’s diptych photographs, featured in the artwork. Throughout the album, both juxtaposition and inherent connections are simultaneously at play. One way or another, Two Verses provides a beginner’s guide to Mark Templeton's highly idiosyncratic catalog.

Mark Templeton: Closing/Scene

Mark Templeton is a Canadian media artist and the founder of Graphical, an audiovisual label dedicated to publishing his own musical and image based experiments. Mark’s audio compositions are constructed from reel-to-reel tape loops and sampled cassettes that are contrasted with contemporary sound techniques. He is currently on tour in Europe and will perform a hybrid set of live and prepared music featuring pieces from his recent album, Two Verses, combined with selections from other artists on Jan Jelinek's Faitiche label.


Mark Templeton (live) @ Kiosk Radio 30.03.2025

"Distorted Tourist" mix

1. Laraaji- Bethlehem (excerpt)
2. Mark Templeton- Rosen
3. Jan Jelinek- Lady Gaga, You Once Said in an Interview That You Write Music for the Fashion Industry. Is Fashion As Important to You As Music?
4. Roberto Musci- Nexus On The Beach
5. Jon Hassell- Manga Scene
6. Mark Templeton- Tyre
7. Gigi Masin- The Word Love
8. Raul Lovisoni - Francesco Messina- Reflex
9. Mark Templeton- Coro
10. Sugai Ken- Wakihi
11. Fennesz- Uds
12. Mark Templeton- Alland
13. Shinichi Atobe- Free Access Zone 7
14. Andrew Pekler- Steady State
15. Mark Templeton- Gira
16. Vincent Gallo- I Wrote This Song For The Girl Paris Hilton
17. Gas- Pop I
18. Rhythm & Sound- History Versión
19. Huerco S- Promises of Fertility
20. Mark Templeton- EXTENSIONS outtake (unreleased)
21. Hanno Leichtmann- Study Ten
22. Mark Templeton- VARIATIONS
23. Harold Budd- Rosetti Noise / Chrystal Garden and a Coda

To Make The Familiar Once Again Strange

Mark Templeton is a Canadian media artist and the founder of Graphical, an audiovisual label dedicated to publishing his own musical and image based experiments. Mark’s audio compositions are constructed from reel-to-reel tape loops and sampled cassettes that are contrasted with contemporary sound techniques. In his published photobooks, he incorporates his own 35mm pictures and found images, focusing on intangible fantasies and realities. During his audiovisual performances, he utilizes digital instruments while projecting his own photographs, VHS footage, Super 8 film, and other sampled video.

Since 2007, he has released material on various international record labels and photobook publishers, both as a solo artist and in collaboration with other artists.

Templeton has performed live and exhibited his work at art galleries, festivals and alternative spaces throughout North America, Europe, United Kingdom and China.

To Make The Familiar Once Again Strange

mark templeton