Holding the tension of opposites is a theme running throughout the work of Angelo Harmsworth, and the six pieces comprising Vent are no exception. Inspired by the different and oftentimes clashing forces comprising our weather systems, the New Mexico-born but now Berlin-based musician and producer envisioned his “compositions as micro-ecologies,” wherein “powerful waves push off one another.” The patterns emerging from this captivating music represent some of Harmsworth’s most complex to date. Swells of foreboding frequencies and jarring maximalist textures may bear down on listeners, yet an undercurrent of bliss–so deeply submerged it borders on the subliminal–manages to infuse even the most tumultuous moments of Vent with a calming groundedness.

And also like the climate, especially in the age of the Anthropocene, this cassette unfolds in ways that are profoundly unpredictable. An artist known for his ability to span the divides separating underground noise, sound design, ambient and industrial, Harmsworth ensures that each successive piece makes a radical break from what preceded it. This quality becomes particularly apparent when contrasting sides. The nearly harsh-noise, distortion-charged moments punctuating Side A are nowhere to be found on Side B, which reveals moments of vast, spectral beauty that reflect his roots in the desert landscapes of the American Southwest.

Of course, this kind of sonic breadth only comes with experience, of which Harmsworth has plenty. Steadily recording and releasing experimental music since the early 2010s, he has worked with some of the sub-underground’s stand-out imprints, including Angoisse, Bathetic Records, Total Black, and Opal Tapes. Placed in the context of his impressive catalog, Vent can be seen as both a continuation of what came before and a bold new development.

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Angelo Harmsworth is a musician & sound artist whose works tends to fluctuate between austerity and decadence. Currently based in Germany, he has been published by a network of experimental labels in addition to his own imprint, Lime Lodge. 

releases July 26, 2022

Recorded by Angelo Harmsworth
Audio finalized by Glyn Maier
Artwork by Angelo Harmsworth
Design by RJM Vanderheyden

Vent

Angelo Harmsworth - Drag Net Capture (ENXPL15)

In loving memory of Neil Macarthur Owen
1956 — 2023

Eastern Nurseries no. 31

innerinnerlife - dinossauros em um conto de fadas (feat. Malena Stefano)

from 'The Blue Hour', Somewhere Press, 2023

V/A compilation featuring Dania, Mondlane, Velvachell, santebela, Angelina Nonaj, Anit Levan, Astrid Øster Mortensen, Adela Mede, Chantal Michelle, Slowfoam and Man Rei

Out on cassette and digital formats with an accompanying publication.
Distribution by Boomkat

@somewherepress

Released by:
Somewhere Press
Release date:
19 September 2023

The Blue Hour

Intimation

Lower Your Eyelid (geo & Thy's Megadreamcore Mix) - 26/06/2024

pitter​-​patter, pit​-​pat, listen to the rain! pitter​-​patter, pit​-​pat, raining again​.​.​.

room inside

we are excited to present a debut compilation album by soak music label, an international community focused on contemporary sound as a means of emotional liberation & self-inquiry

the outcome is 24 tracks by beloved artists, featuring various kinds of music, ranging from lamebient & downtempo to quirky sound-design, raw sonic intimacy & processed emo. Whatever that is, it’s something we are proud to share, aiming at fostering a sense of unity, artistic freedom & love 💗

all proceeds will be donated to Dara Charity in Kazakhstan.
credits
released January 24, 2025

@huzlr

Mastered by yeyo
Artwork by Arsenii Iy
Curated by a b & marat koshkin

monocoat - control

we are excited to present a debut compilation album by soak music label, an international community focused on contemporary sound as a means of emotional liberation & self-inquiry

the outcome is 24 tracks by beloved artists, featuring various kinds of music, ranging from lamebient & downtempo to quirky sound-design, raw sonic intimacy & processed emo. Whatever that is, it’s something we are proud to share, aiming at fostering a sense of unity, artistic freedom & love 💗

all proceeds will be donated to Dara Charity in Kazakhstan.
credits
released January 24, 2025

@geklaper

Mastered by yeyo
Artwork by Arsenii Iy
Curated by a b & marat koshkin

Geklaper - Square Shape

[EP052] evo-natura presents: T2HDOF, an EP By Noah Rosa.

Aired via https://soundcloud.com/stegi-radio-athens.

Noah Rosa - Gentle rain, thunder, Ninh Binh
Music From Vietnam (Smithsonian Folkways) - Ho Ru Con (Lullaby)
Noah Rosa - Pure land 2022
Sequences - Hypnagogia 
Noah Rosa - Cicadas, distant motorcycles, Hanoi
Music From Vietnam (Smithsonian Folkways) - Doh Dam Mutai (Funeral Song)
Noah Rosa - Motorcycles, street sounds, Hanoi
Noah Rosa - An empty vessel
Richard Skelton - Threads across the river
Noah Rosa - Chickens, distant bikes, birds, Ninh Binh
Noah Rosa - Đàn đáy (Pham Dinh Hoang)
Tarawangsawelas - Selalu 
Leila Bordreuil - Sleep Cycle
Noah Rosa - Heavy rain, heavy wind, Hanoi
Noah Rosa - The lotus thorn
Noah Rosa - Rain, birds, AC, Hanoi
Jessika Kenney & Eyvind Kang - Ordered Pairs I
Noah Rosa - Loud street, garbage bell, sweeping, Hanoi
Noah Rosa - Metabolizing despair

Commissioned by Stegi Radio
Produced by Onassis Stegi

T2HDOF

Stegi | evo-natura presents: T2HDOF, an EP By Noah Rosa ― 28th January 2025

On my travels this summer I picked up a book of weird celtic short stories, published by The British Library. This one is inspired by "The Fetch" written by Robert Aickman. The fetch is essentially your own personal sea-hag who will come for you (or those in your family circle) when your time is up. You know it's come for you when it looks you in the face; otherwise, it will pass you, it's head at whatever angle so as not to look at you, as it makes its way to the true victim. Aickman's stoic, Scottish style brings out the folk dimensions of the tale to truly horrific effect. Not surprisingly, I've gone for a funereal march!

The Fetch

Retrograde

Seven is a concept album based around the theory of the cosmic and esoteric evolution of the planet, musically depicting the the seven races and their existence on seven continents, past, present and yet to come.

Composed, performed, produced and recorded by Paul Landry
Album cover design and photography Paul Landry 
© 2018 Paul Landry & Aeon Records
℗ 2028 Ditto Music LTD


Seven

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genre-anarchy, aqueous textures, sludge & sine
💌 slowfoam@gmail.com