"Writing an album gave me the opportunity to expand what I was making beyond the club, and I found myself returning to the world of some of the earliest sketches I made for Wordcolour. In these experiments, I was kind of trying to create "scenes". Tracks which had the emotional tone and texture of a scene from a movie, but without the visuals or the narrative. Kind of like how it feels to fall asleep in front of an episode of the X files or something."

"This track features some amazing percussion work by Michael Anklin. I came across Michi's work on his brilliant collaborative record with Kilchhofer on the Marionette label. I asked Michi to record a number of different textures and improvisations for me which I would then cut up and reorder. I remember the day the first recordings arrived I had such a big smile on my face, and this track really showcases his work on the record."

"I also worked with my friend Es Morgan to create a long list of beautiful, evocative words which I then recorded, cut up, and used throughout the record. On Crescent, I arranged the words to try to create the hint of a narrative. I'll leave you to see if you can figure out what is happening: a strange and vivid moment in the forest."

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An artist very much on the rise, following two EPs on Houndstooth and one for Lapsus, ‘The trees were buzzing, and the grass.’ is described as an album of collaboration with contributions from percussionist Michael Anklin, voice artist Natasha Lohan and performance artist Es Morgan as well as vocal appearances from Wordcolour’s circle of friends.

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Release date: 24th June 2022

Tracklist:
01. (loom)
02. Blossom
03. Cloud Room
04. Duet
05. I am sixty years old and trying salvia for the very first time
06. Babble
07. Crescent
08. people can you hear me
09. Nonet
10. (drift)

Credits
Tracks 4, 5 and 7 feat percussion by Michael Anklin.
Tracks 4 and 5 feat vocals by Natasha Lohan.
Additional percussion and vocals by Michael Anklin and Natasha Lohan. throughout. Text written in collaborating with Es Morgan.
Voices by CJ Fantoni, Caroline Whiteley, Dasha Loyko, Design Default, John Chambers, Kate Howden & Natasha Lohan.

Follow Wordcolour:
https://linktr.ee/wordcolour

This incredible Ai Video: Made by Andrea Khora
http://www.andreakhora.com

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Wordcolour - Crescent

sgarz: https://soundcloud.com/sgarzz

download: https://rosewither.bandcamp.com/track/roadkill
spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/48gjsEFuNNBji5Efh9w2am?si=H5DTZM6YSNaBKls6LTp-CQ

#ROADKILL! w/ sgarz

Copenhagen-based artist Shō Alexander Murayama presents his debut release "samebound", under the alias name "saand".

Divided into two narrative pieces, the idea behind the project is to create an abstract place, one within the imagination, but still out of reach.

Artwork & Cassette Design by Ronja-Elina Kappl.
Written by Shō Alexander Murayama.
Mixed & Mastered by Ioannis Nafpliotis.

sameland

Cassette / Digital

saand - a glowing knot

Sectra - Ruthless

Two songs I've been sitting on for a while, one of which was in this https://discorddatafile.bandcamp.com/album/discord-datafile-v2

First part of nami/nemu

Nemu

Played a show at The Omni in Oakland, CA on 8/8 with $quib, Bryce Hayashi, and Heather Mease.
Also thank you to Unorthodox artspace in San Fransisco (the original location the show was planned to be in) for providing equipment and arranging the new show location.

Live at The Omni

i assume as i hit save the compression will destroy any semblance of quality so turn yo speakers up!! get tinnitus!!

i haven't played snatcher yet but i did watch a playthrough of ground zeroes when it came out and i think that's where i fell in love with this tune
i know this is a 180 from the softboy anthem i put out but expect even less genre consistency very soon

Live at The Omni

Leo Seligo