A selection of tracks from jason calhoun's upcoming album on Florabelle, introduction to an apology.

introduction to an apology

jason calhoun- daytrip

jason calhoun- moreover

jason calhoun- three parts

from the forthcoming LP on Florabelle, Enter Outside.

Enter Outside

Ned Milligan- Lullaby of the Eaves

An excerpt of a longer track on Ned Milligan's new LP, Enter Outside.

Pulling Out of the Driveway at Dusk [excerpt]

With The Wind of Things and the heralded completion of the Fuubutsushi album cycle all arriving this year, Matt Sage has generously offered further proof of his talents as an empathetic musician and composer. As curator of Cached Media, those same qualities emerge in his artistic vision and goodwill, which are necessarily intertwined. Yet even in the sizable company of such achievements, Wants A Diamond Pivot Bright, his new LP, immediately stands out, thanks to its unique framework.

In short, Sage asked sixteen other artists to spend some time with Wallace Stevens' poetry--"his engagement with sound as a medium and also a carrier of meaning is remarkable," Sage writes in his liner notes--and they each then sent him a track named after or inspired by a poem or line of Stevens's that especially resonated. Bringing closure to this ekphrastic equation, Sage added his own elements, primarily on guitar and piano. There is meaning in Sage's playful but committed invitation to participate--especially so during a time of imposed isolation, sure, but a meaningful gesture at any time--an act of faith that has shaped his discographies as an artist and label head.

Given the breadth of sensibilities here, it would have been easy for the results to sit together more like a compilation of exercises without cohesion. This is not that. This is an album, rich with movements, motifs, and a genuine emotional arc that lasts way beyond the initial excitement of seeing the list of artists involved. "Together we created something prismatic in collaboration," Sage offers--and finally now it's found refracting onto you.

Wants A Diamond Pivot Bright

Of Transparent Air

A Belle Undressing

Two tracks from Secrets from a Squirrel, Zander Raymond's new LP arriving on February 17, 2023.

https://florabelle.bandcamp.com/album/secrets-from-a-squirrel
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Knoll (Under)

Snuck Inside The Fence

The opening piece from Jason Calhoun + Foresteppe's new album, A Four Part Cure.

Out on 2/21 (LP/digital) through Florabelle.

jason calhoun + foresteppe - i

An excerpt of the B-side of the forthcoming LP, Nielu, on Florabelle. Please see florabellerecords.com for more information.

Olli Aarni- Sumuhuntu [excerpt]

From the forthcoming album, Plains, on Florabelle.
More information: florabellerecords.com/plains

John Atkinson + Talya Cooper- Geologer

From the forthcoming album, Coquina Dose, on Florabelle.
More information: florabellerecords.com/coquina-dose

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