To invert is to turn inwards, exposing the internal qualities of an object. 

Recorded between 2020 and 2021, Inverse employs recordings of personally significant discarded or unnoticed sounds. An orchestra tuning, the clicks of disused electronic devices, the subtle song of wind chimes at a family member's house. By collecting these often-forgotten sound objects, Inverse exposes the intangible, fibrous sonic connections we have to the people, places, and events that comprise our lives. 

Amee Kathryn Parker’s cover connects to this notion, documenting a fleeting moment in Bled, Slovenia. Suspended and inverted here, this photograph acquires new meaning, unveiling the way the past is forever carried forwards with us.

Composed, recorded, produced, mixed and mastered by Alex Sipahioglu and Jack Woodbury 

Cover by Amee Kathryn Parker

© ℗ Jack Woodbury, Alex Sipahioglu 2022

Inverse

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This is an excerpt only. The full album is available via Rattle Records: https://genredefying.bandcamp.com/album/inst-19-20

The works collected on inst.19-20 are derived from two audiovisual installations created during 2019 and early 2020. Titled "A Tree Falls" and "CORROSE", these installations explore and acoustically signify the compositional influence of the audience and loudspeaker, respectively.

Produced, recorded, mixed and mastered by Jack Woodbury
Photography by Celeste Fontein
Design by Jack Woodbury and UnkleFranc
Printing by Studio Q

inst.19-20

VIII [Excerpt]

VII [Excerpt]

VI [Excerpt]

V [Excerpt]

IV [Excerpt]

III [Excerpt]

II [Excerpt]

I [Excerpt]

This is an excerpt only. The full album is available via The Temple: templenz.bandcamp.com/album/vastness-vastness

At once still and ever-shifting, Vastness Vastness merges expressive ambient loops with saxophone and percussion. This pair of beautiful long-form works aim to produce profound, intangible moments of stillness and reflection.

The album draws inspiration from Jack Woodbury's poem, 'This Vast Vastness,' an oblique exploration of writer's block, composed during the album's formative sessions. We hope you, like us, find solace in this work.

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Short fingers
Hands holding, pressing keys
I can’t quite remember
The noise I once made
Latch onto this
This vast vastness
Imagine more
All here
All holding
Sit within
And release

Black line memorial
Material insufficient
I guess I’m waiting
For that, and within a, loop
So latch onto this
This vast vastness
Present more
Sharp breathing
All pausing
Wait within
And release

Short fingers
Hands holding pressing keys
I can’t quite remember
The noise I once made
Latch onto this
This vast vastness
Imagine more
All here
All holding
Sit within
This vast vastness

Vastness Vastness

Lullaby [Excerpt]

Vastness Vastness [Excerpt]

Jack is a Pōneke/Wellington composer and audio engineer. His compositional work focuses on juxtaposing noise and glitch textures against ambient materials.

He is a member of Aotearoa/New Zealand group The Temple, alongside collaborators Peter Liley and Nathan Carter/Alter Natural. He released 2024’s “Vastness Vastness” with the group.

Jack has released the 2022 "Unfathomed Waters" and 2020 “inst.19-20” on Rattle Records. His work has been presented in the UK, USA, Australia, and New Zealand.

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