Air, in both its stillness and its movements, is what compels INVASIVA, the latest release by multidisciplinary artist Dorian Wood.

In early 2022, Dorian set out to investigate the root of her anxiety—and how her breathing is both affected by, and complicit to, her mental state—during an artist's residency at Loghaven in Knoxville, Tennessee. Upon touring the campus, she learned of the Whittle House, an abandoned cabin on the grounds that had not been inhabited for many years, set apart by the other nearby, fully-restored cabins. In encountering this site, Dorian connected with the idea of isolation as a catalyst for disrepair. She came to understand how separation could trigger a fear of losing self-awareness and the inability to escape. 
 
INVASIVA is a document of the artist meandering physically and mentally between two forms of confinement: "mandated" and "self-imposed". Like an abandoned house, the composition is filled with a stillness that seems both uninhabited and anticipatory. Gradual shifts in tone build an atmosphere of meditation, and droning notes are sustained like a deeply held breath. And yet, despite the fear of quiet isolation which permeates the piece, INVASIVA swells with slow respiration, revels in the wind, and echoes with gentle reminders of outside life. 
 
The work is one that emulates a contemplative state which is constant threat—and perseveres.  Comprised of the recorded stillness within the Whittle House, and sounds captured in the office lobby of Dorian's breathing specialist in Los Angeles, INVASIVA is a quiet, ethereal triumph over suffocating loneliness. It is a piece that is filled with inhalation, anticipation, reflection,  exhalation, release—it is filled with air.

Invasiva

Dorian Wood - Invasiva (excerpt)

Gestures

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Hydrophonic sample of snow with some added instrumentation. Half speed Macumbista Benjolin, Soma Dvina and other friends.

Samplad snö

Trew Knuuz

Trade Winds

~ LAAPS 034 ~ [SEQ.05 - LP33]

artist : Danny Clay
album : No More Darkness, No More Night
duration : 42.52 mn
date : March 28th, 2024

edition :
-  vinyl : limited to 200 copies / transparent blue LP / selective UV varnish / hand numbered 
- cd : limited to 200 copies / pantone / hand numbered + handcrafted, sealed

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Kevin Rogers, violin
Otis Harriel, violin
Taija Warbelow, viola
Doug Machiz, cello
Danny Clay, pedal steel guitar

Special Thanks to Friction Quartet and R. Eric McMaster
Fall 2023, San Francisco, California, US
In Memoriam Hank Williams

Mastered by Giuseppe Ielasi
Artwork by Anni Leppälä
Design by Sprflxgrfzm
 
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Format: CD
Pre-order: 15th March 2024
Release date: 22nd March 2024

"I ritmi improvvisi del silenzio" is the debut album by "come le onde", the new artistic moniker adopted by Sardinian composer Andrea Porcu, formerly known as "Music For Sleep".

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Suddenly, silence falls. A silence punctuated by natural and imaginary rhythms that resonate in our minds like powerful amplifiers of past, present, and future emotions. These rhythms move like waves, shockwaves that shatter like crystals and traverse through our sea of uncertainties. These uncertainties emerge and anchor themselves in a deep abyss, ever-changing and adorned with imaginary perceptions. These imaginary perceptions suddenly find space in the silence, and within the silence, they find the echo of suppressed cries and hopes waiting to be set free. And thus, hopes find liberation, "I ritmi improvvisi del silenzio".

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In this album, we also find collaborations with two incredible Japanese artists, Satomimagae and Tatsuro Murakami.

"Thanks to all the artists, musicians, and friends involved."

Copyright © 2024 ROHS! RECORDS, All Rights Reserved

previews. come le onde - I ritmi improvvisi del silenzio | ROHS!

Pre-order now available ...

https://handstitched.bandcamp.com/album/generational-drift-the-celestial-sphere

Handstitched* is happy to announce a new split-artist EP (hs53) is by two consistent artists and friends of Handstitched* - Darren Harper & Ümlaut, both well-known and respected within musical spheres and both have released music on an amazing array of well-respected labels over the years.

Darren Harper - "Generational Drift - A seasonal reflection in four movements" wanders through a tactile and circular movement of explorations and minimalistic patterns of generative structures, each arrangement allows itself to occupy its own space within the theme, and variations evolve with harmonious and unrestricted woven textures, subtly offering an openness and tranquillity. "Generational Drift" is a long-form piece that is a sonic tapestry of evolving beauty and internal perceptions.

Ümlaut - "The Celestial Sphere" in contrast to Darren Harpers' work is fractured, short-formed pieces adjoining each other with a disjointed tension, sometimes off-kilter but always focused with a thought-provoking structure. Ümlaut navigates his way through contrasting and conflicting elements and carries the listener through a maze of articulations and random jazz-infused electronic segments, choosing to avoiding traditional form and creating something uniquely dynamic and engaging, all wrapped-up inside a sonic cosmos.

Issued on dual-format, limited edition tape and mini double CD featuring individually hand-bound and hand-cut collage CD wallets made from vintage materials and papers, a special print edition of five x ten designs for the [tape] O-cards to house the c45 cassettes. Each CD copy is hand-numbered and packed inside glassine bags, tape copies are packed inside a clear eco bag.

Darren Harper / Ümlaut - Generational Drift / The Celestial Sphere S4mpl3r [HS53]

Composition sketch from the 3rd episode of Composition Sketchbook podcast.

Caves (Composition Sketch from Composition Sketchbook Podcast)

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each release start with the end of the previous one.
in sounds and visually. 
an exquisite corpse with 100 releases which will make the loop.
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Danny Clay - Part 4

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