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)

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

room inside

Hollywood birders Harry and Tom deliver four DJ unfriendly tracks aimed squarely at the parish hall. Sonic forage-ables and contemporary barndance to storm cruck frames across the Tunbridge Wells - Pontypool connection.

‘Drum, Botany & the Brash’ is the product of six months of outings and studio sessions by Forest Casual, a collaborative project by Harry Murdoch and Thomas Morley. These songs assemble nocturnal field recordings, barely metric rhythms, the May Day dawn chorus, wilted bouzouki and wood-pigeon wub. Two heads colliding to create a third, completely distinct from its makers.The resulting four tracks are dub infused soundsystem folk for the funglist massive, just don’t call it Folktronica. Entrenched in the music are many musical tangents explored in Harry’s basement, anecdotes of work and play on the ropes, and memories of jumping fences and squinting at woodpeckers. 

Harry Murdoch makes music as hmurd and has released with TT Label, Gin & Platonic, All Centre and more. He co-runs the label Cherche Encore and is in the band Hard On Yarn Sourdonk Communion. Harry is chronically ill. He mostly makes music with code.
Thomas Morley is a free improviser currently exploring composition by experience and relationship. He is 1/2 of microband ‘mosspit’ and provides side-person duties for artists in need of pads and foley. Hailing from South Wales, Tom finds catharsis by abseiling on heritage buildings and playing 5-string banjo.

Written and Produced by Tom Morley and Harry Murdoch
Artwork by Sheonagh Baird

Forest Casual - What Goes On Tor

APPX:14 – Sseq – Intensity

Cat: APPX14
Title: Intensity
Artist(s): Sseq

Featuring Artist(s): excel dj, Mariam Khundadze
Description: EP, Mini Album
Label(s): Appendix.files

Format(s): Limited Edition 12” Lathe Cut Vinyl, Digital, Stream

Tracklist:
01. Scar Gel
02. Shell
03. Pan
04. Rely
05. Hard Reset
06. Take it Softer
07. Bonds we share
08. I like you but I’m lazy

Credits:
Written and produced by Beqa Ungiadze
Mastered by Ike Zwanikken
Artwork by Amos Turner

Featuring vocals by Mariam Khundadze on ‘Rely’
Featuring excel dj on ‘I like you but i’m lazy’
Using samples from Recovery Girl’s stems on “Bond we share”.

All rights reserved to Appendix.files
Copyright Appendix.files

Intensity

Shell

The two headed dragon of forgiveness was born out of a four month residency in Hanoi, where Noah Rosa had the opportunity to learn from and record seven local musicians and various landscapes in Northern Vietnam. Sampling the artists’ instruments and unique techniques texturally, the use of a ultrasonic microphones was essential for the focus on the invisible details of dragging bow hairs and vibrating reeds. Location recordings were made in dripping caves, serene lotus fields and on the busy streets of Hanoi where the drone of motorbikes is a constant, deafening presence.

Upon returning to his studio in Montreal, the sculpting process of these recordings started with re-shaping them through webs of digital and analog erosion to reveal new spectral shadows—mirroring how the harsh elements shape Northern Vietnam's landscape of worn plaster and lush flora. From these experiments emerged the four phases of this work: dense dronescapes that flow through notions of suffering, emptiness, forgiveness, and ultimately transformation. Finding in the terror and beauty of our living world and its violent cycle of endless dying and rebirth, our great capacity for adaptation and change.

As a companion to this music, artist and creative web developer Jules Galbraith has developed virtual listening rooms, each inhabited by digital sculptures that respond to the work. Within these worlds, the sonic elements have been spatialized, allowing you to uncover new details and perspectives as you move through the virtual space.

Ngô Thái Sơn - Đàn nhị
Nguyễn Hai An - Sáo Meo
Noah Rosa - Written, Produced, Field Recordings, Processing, Synthesizers and Guitar
Mastering by Ioannis Nafpliotis
Digital sculptures by Jules Galbraith
Illustrations, layout and design by Jesse Osborne-Lanthier

"Thank you to Ngô Tra My for introducing to the musicians and teaching me so much, to Nguyễn Quốc Hoàng Anh for sharing your wisdom to approaching traditional Vietnamese instruments in modern contexts, to all the musicians for your talents and kindness, to Binh for your friendship and hospitality, and to Michelle for too much to mention."

This project is funded in part by FACTOR, the Government of Canada and Canada’s private radio broadcasters. Ce projet est financé en partie par FACTOR, le gouvernement du Canada et les radiodiffuseurs privés du Canada.

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Noah Rosa - The lotus thorn

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

@powerdynamics

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

secret getii - pretty world extinction

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

@y-u-sk

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

yusk - lazarus

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

alongside one another

Second Contact

How bout celebrating the holidays in the city?

Electric guitar and Laptop

18.Byjul

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Geklaper - Square Shape

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