Umfang & Q Media - Studio Mix

Author and musician Austyn Wohlers explores the intersection of music and literature in her work.

Austyn Wohlers

This episode of Relegation Radio features Ian Vanek, known for his work as half of Japanther, which he co-founded during his time as a student at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY — “If there was an archetypal 2000s art band, it was Japanther,” wrote Art in America in 2020 — and now Howardian, which released a brand new album, In the Lapse of Luxury, on Starcleaner Records this month. Vanek’s practice encompasses a fascination with song writing. printmaking and photography. He is largely informed by travel, resulting in work that tells the stories of worlds filled with play, amorous joy, wild abandon, and childish curiosity. Publications include the memoir, Puppy Dog Ice Cream: The Story of Japanther (Outlandish Press, 2021), and the zine 99mm, which published fifty issues over more than thirty years.

Ian Vanek

Sea of Oh

Cat Chef

Ya lift me up and schucks ya help me out

Jaruba Triangle is about political prisoners in Guantanamo Bay and features Boot Riley of THE COUP.  

Jaruba Triangle

Howardian's tracks feature fuzzy, distorted walls of sound and plenty of samples, all with a scuzzy modern garage-rock vibe. Current contributors include Mac Dawg, Troy Marerro, Adam Amram and Gardner Allen. 

No Nothin Bae

Dead Grass

ruff w/ solo

Believing In Someone Until They Let You Down And The Part You Played In The Disappointment

Howardian is an art pop collective who uses poly rhythms, analog and digital synths, guitars and thoughtful lyrics. The resulting rock songs dance near punk made with Hip Hop influence and process. The warm, authentic tracks feature fuzzy, distorted walls of sound and plenty of samples...