Sara Oswald & Feldermelder - Dual | Duel
Cat #: OUS038
Release date: July 7, 2023
Distributed by Kudos: https://kudosdistribution.co.uk
Label Bandcamp: https://ousooo.bandcamp.com

«We find ourselves venturing into the depths of a rugged terrain. In our hands, we hold stones and minerals, each possessing its own distinct texture, weight, and sonic potential. It is through the artistic touch and through the musical instruments that these earthly treasures, once dormant, are awaken to life.» — Sara Oswald + Feldermelder

The 3rd collaboration of prolific cellist Sara Oswald and electronic musician Feldermelder evokes captivating sensations that oscillate between impending doom and hope. The albums’ sonic journey is highly immersive, transporting the listener from one cerebral landscape to another. The transformative nature of metallic elements being integrated in sustained orchestral tones weaves the sonic tapestry, resulting in a captivating experience for the listeners. The organic sounding — reminiscent of minerals’ timbres — brings a touch of brightness and a distinctive edge, while the orchestral harmonic structures lend a sense of grandeur and continuity. The origins of this music remain enigmatic, while the tracks of the album gradually unveil concealed aspects and the hidden truth.
One can step into a realm where melodies are reborn, as Sara Oswald’s cello spins tales and emotions burst forth. Nature’s eternal splendor intertwines with the essence of music, as she infuses harmonies with the soul of mountains. Vibrant hues come alive with delicate strokes, and cascading notes resonate with a select few. Feldermelder conjures profound echoes that swirl like ancient whispers of the earth’s primordial past. He sculpts textures, from fragmented glitches to expansive atmospheres, that warp the fabric of reality. The two musicians merge together harmoniously, blending the acoustic and electronic worlds into a transcendent unity. This fusion of contrasting elements adds a unique and intriguing quality to the music. The cello’s warmth merges with pulsating electronic beats, creating a symphony of contrasts and sonic upheaval. Each composition is woven in intricate layers, combining electroacoustic architecture with delicate precision. A subtle balance of chaos and control permeates the music as it meanders through the labyrinth of the mind. The soundscape unfolds like a grand tapestry, distant echoes murmuring like grains of sand.

Trained in baroque cello and advocating improvised music, Sara Oswald is the perfect match for sound artist and electronic musician Feldermelder. She plays solo, composes for film and theatre and collaborates with musicians like The Young Gods, Pascal Auberson, Sophie Hunger and Julian Sartorius. Feldermelder is a polymathic creative whose artistry spans composition, sound design, installation and code. He is co-founders of -OUS and part of Encor.studio, a collective of artists who specialise in creating immersive audio-visual installations. Through his work, he explores the idea of secrecy and its impact on our lives, using music and sound to create a thought-provoking and immersive experience for his audience.

CREDITS
Written by Feldermelder & Sara Oswald 
Produced by Manuel Oberholzer
Mastered by VFBM
Cover Design by Isaak Rickenbacher

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OUS038

Dual | Duel

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Jason Crumer.

Developed from an adaptation of John Cage’s “Fontana Mix,” came a
long brewing but unlikely marriage of contrasting attitudes and
approaches to sound work. Through the vocabulary of modern noise into
the ether of the distorted and fucked, hours of source material were
shaped into a concentrated six piece album. Years of friendship,
foehood, shit talk and gushing led to this auditory thesis on the
state and history of noise.

On “Prerequisite" the olde folk theory "Incapacitants are just
distorted fontana mix" gets tested and proven very right and very
wrong. Don't worry, noise can take it. A modern look at
America's great noise Prerequisite.

- Network Glass and Jason Crumer

Prerequisite

Network Glass and Jason Crumer "Prerequisite"

Adam Schwarz - “Dangerous Cocaine Adulterants” off “Legalize All Drugs” (ARs Media)
Tim Goss - “Fly I” off Afterfly (Penultimate Press)
Michael Prior - “Czapla’s House” (excerpt) off “Afternoons In January” (Greedy Ventilator)
Sydney Spann - “October 2 at Home” off Oceanic/E.L.M. (Reading Group)
VOSP - “Colorless Dream” off “Pale Shelter” (Anathema Archive)
Zone Nord - “Untitled” (excerpt) off “Recycled” (RRRecords)
Dylan Nyoukis - “Untitled” (excerpt) off Dadgum My Bubblegum (Hanson Records)
Skylark Quartet - “Skylark 2’52”” off “Skylife” (Bánh Mì Verlag)
Darksmith - “Regular Man” (excerpt) off Regular Man / Good Memory (Regional Bears)
T.D. & S.S. - “Fire and Ice” (excerpt) off “Viva! The Down Town Sound” (Staighre)
A.F Jones - A Jurist For Nothing off “A Jurist For Nothing” (Gertrude Tapes)
Theodore Cale Schafer - “It Isn't So Bad To Be Alone” (self-released)
Hour House - “Magenta Mine” off Chiltern (Penultimate Press)
David Behrman “Leapday Night Scene 2” off Leapday Night (Lovely Music)
Nicholas Collins - “Little Spiders” off Going Out With Slow Smoke (Lovely Music)
Madalyn Merkey - “Let Other’s Mouth” off Oranges (self-released)
Pink Floyd - “Time” off “The Dark Side Of The Moon” (Harvest)

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Archaic Vaults is pleased to present the first vinyl album for the label, cataloguing ten tracks from ten artists spanning the globe. This curation brings together a multiplicity of genres within the label’s ongoing thematic output - durational ambience, field recordings, oversaturated improvisations and spatialised synthetic loops among them. A diverse cohort of familiar and new collaborators alike.

Edition of 300. Design by Severin Black.

‘Continuing A Worn Out Tradition III’ will be available for pre-order from Friday 5th May 2023 and then shipping from Monday 15th May 2023. Mastered by Owen Pratt at Shepard Tone.

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and its claws hunger for flesh. 
Turn back now, 
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Houston, Texas based experimental noise and sound art label, created in 1998 by Gerritt Wittmer.

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