Wilde Calm Records is proud to present “Some Say,” a recently discovered song from the archive of Arthur Russell. The track was produced and mixed by Arthur in 1985 for a solo project of Steven Hall’s that was originally intended for release on Rough Trade Records. Legendary disco producer Bob Blank recorded and engineered the project at his Connecticut-based studio. Steven now records under the name Nirosta Steel.

The B-side features an extended rework of “Some Say” by Pocketknife using Arthur’s BOSS Dr. Rhythm DR-55.

Edition of 500 copies
7" black vinyl
Full-colour insert with liner notes by Bob Blank
Hand-stamped and numbered with love

Nirosta Steel "Some Say" (produced by Arthur Russell)

Wilde Calm is proud to present Omniscient Wildin’, the follow-up release to Boonlorm’s now-classic “piano not piano house” album, String Figures.  A decidedly “techno” approach was taken for the six-track EP, with Boonlorm setting the master tempo to 130 BPM and utilizing a rugged economy to emphasize the rhythmelodic dialogue between the drums and prepared piano.  This “percussion discussion” quotes the past syntax of Chicago and Detroit, the 20th century avant-garde and the bold new dialects being created for dance floors around the globe.  

Edition of 400 vinyl copies
Artwork by Daniel Davidson

Boonlorm "Omniscient Wildin'"

Hidden Life Radio livestream sample

Elodie Lauten "Quit (Wilde Calm Remix)"

Elodie Lauten "Relate"

Elodie Lauten "Quit"

Elodie Lauten "Flow"

The idea for ROOTED started with an event held in early 2023 at MIT's Open Space Programming in Cambridge, MA, USA. Sound artist Skooby Laposky sonified various tropical plants in the venue space as the yoga flow was lead by two of Boston's prominent yoga instructors, Malaika Bonafide and Marlene Boyette. This recording is a duet of the sonified biodata from that evening during savasana and Marlene's singing bowls recorded at her yoga studio several months later.

ROOTED VOL. 1

Wilde Calm Records is honored to present the final project with the late Elodie Lauten, a new version of the spiritual club classic “In the Light of the Miracle.” The original version was co-written by fellow downtown luminary Arthur Russell in the early 1980s and appeared on his posthumous 1994 album, Another Thought. Numerous club-friendly remixes of "In the Light..." were released as promotional white labels in the 1990s and helped bring this amazing proto-house song to the dance floor.

This new version for Wilde Calm uses Chicago house music as the starting point and features Lauten on vocals and keys, Nirosta Steel (Steven Hall) on additional vocals, Peter Zummo on trombone, and production/arranging by Pocketknife.

L.A.'s Gifted & Blessed (Gifted and Blessed, Wild Oats, Eglo) references Lauten's more well-known compositions and takes the dance floor of "Miracle 2" out into the cosmos.  Brooklyn's Bryce Hackford (PRAH, DFA) focuses on the instrumental extending it way out and roughing it up with heavy Bushwick Body Actualized vibes.  

Edition of 400 copies on white vinyl
Design by Kimmy Laposky
Artwork by Joshua Gurrie
Hand-stamped watermark and numbered with love

Vinyl in stores mid-October
Digital single to follow


A1 Elodie Lauten featuring Nirosta Steel "Miracle 2 (Original Mix)"

WC-007
Boonlorm "Boonlorm Edits"

Wilde Calm Records is proud to present a new EP of modern percussion edits from Brooklyn producer Boonlorm. This collection of reworks was started around the same time Boonlorm began recording String Figures, his album of prepared piano house music. It shares a similar sound to String Figures’ rich combination of tonal, atonal and percussive timbres. By adding his raw drum programming to tease out the latent “techno” qualities in these modern percussion opuses, Boonlorm once again pays homage to Chicago, Detroit, and the 20th century avant-garde.

Edition of 400 copies on black vinyl
Artwork by Joshua Gurrie
Hand-stamped watermark and numbered with love

Vinyl in stores early December

FULL PREVIEW HERE INCLUDING B-SIDE: www.mixcloud.com/Wilde_Calm/boonlorm-edits/

A1 Boonlorm Edits "PERNETAS"

A2 Boonlorm Edits "THREADS"

A3 Boonlorm Edits "DANCE"

Wilde Calm Records presents an hour-long mix from Boonlorm focused solely on percussion tracks that inspired his upcoming EP, Omniscient Wildin'(WC-009). Banging Parisian techno, modern classical from New York, drum machine voodoo, classic left-field Chicago house, and everything else in between feature on the 22-track mix. Also featured is "Red Mud II", a polyrhythmic "ethno techno" track from Omniscient Wildin'. Mixed live on turntables. Artwork by Josh Gurrie. Dubbed on "milk jug" cassettes; includes download card; Edition of 50 (hand-numbered).

Boonlorm's Percussion Discussion

A1 BESPIN ASPIRIN

A2 VOLVO AIN'T

A3 RED MUD

B3 BARON SAMEDI

B2 RED MUD II

Wilde Calm is proud to present Omniscient Wildin’, the follow-up release to Boonlorm’s now-classic “piano not piano house” album, String Figures. A decidedly “techno” approach was taken for the six-track EP, with Boonlorm setting the master tempo to 130 BPM and utilizing a rugged economy to emphasize the rhythmelodic dialogue between the drums and prepared piano. This “percussion discussion” quotes the past syntax of Chicago and Detroit, the 20th century avant-garde and the bold new dialects being created for dance floors around the globe. 

Edition of 400 vinyl copies
Artwork by Daniel Davidson

Omniscient Wildin' EP ROUGH MASTERS

B1 THUGGEE AF

An excerpt from a live mix of music created with the MIDI Sprout connected to Cetraria Islandica (Icelandic moss). The Sprout was sending data to a laptop running Ableton Live before all the batteries died because of the cold!

Cetraria Islandica (Icelandic moss) - Drangsnesvegur, Iceland

Wilde Calm is proud to present Omniscient Wildin’, the follow-up release to Boonlorm’s now-classic “piano not piano house” album, String Figures. A decidedly “techno” approach was taken for the six-track EP, with Boonlorm setting the master tempo to 130 BPM and utilizing a rugged economy to emphasize the rhythmelodic dialogue between the drums and prepared piano. This “percussion discussion” quotes the past syntax of Chicago and Detroit, the 20th century avant-garde and the bold new dialects being created for dance floors around the globe. Omniscient Wildin’ buzzes, vibrates, and talks that talk.

Edition of 400 vinyl copies
Artwork by Daniel Davidson

Wilde Calm is proud to present Omniscient Wildin’, the follow-up release to Boonlorm’s now-classic “piano not piano house” album, String Figures. A decidedly “techno” approach was taken for the six-track EP, with Boonlorm ratcheting up the master tempo to 130 BPM and utilizing a rugged economy to emphasize the rhythmelodic dialogue between the drums and prepared piano. This “percussion discussion” quotes the past syntax of Chicago and Detroit, the 20th century avant-garde and the bold new dialects being created for dance floors around the globe. Omniscient Wildin’ buzzes, vibrates, and talks that talk.

Edition of 400 vinyl copies
Artwork by Daniel Davidson

Wilde Calm is proud to present String Figures, the latest project from Pocketknife working under his new moniker Boonlorm. A ten track album featuring “piano not piano” house music created solely with a prepared piano and raw drum programming that pays homage to Chicago, Detroit, and the 20th century avant-garde. String Figures is “screw music” in the most literal sense with direct ties to the late composer John Cage who created the first prepared piano pieces by inserting objects into the strings of a grand piano. The sound that resonates is a rich combination of unique timbres. String Figures buzzes, vibrates, and jacks all at once.

Edition of 500 vinyl copies
Screenprinted covers
Full-colour insert
Artwork by Joshua Gurrie
Hand-stamped and numbered with love

Edition of 200 compact disc copies
with special packaging and limited-edition screenprint
Artwork by Joshua Gurrie
Hand-stamped and numbered with love

Vinyl and compact disc in stores now
Digital album available now

Boonlorm "Lavender Donut"

Boonlorm "Terrarium I"

Boonlorm "Black Exhaust"

Boonlorm "Cabrini Wolf"

Boonlorm "Jefferson"

Boonlorm "Carpet People"

Boonlorm "Syncro"

Boonlorm "Terrarium II"

Boonlorm "Night Painting"

Boonlorm "Skeleton"

Wilde Calm Records is proud to present “Some Say,” a recently discovered song from the archive of Arthur Russell. The track was produced and mixed by Arthur in 1985 for a solo project of Steven Hall’s that was originally intended for release on Rough Trade Records. Legendary disco producer Bob Blank recorded and engineered the project at his Connecticut-based studio.  Steven now records under the name Nirosta Steel. 

The B-side features an extended rework of “Some Say” by Pocketknife using Arthur’s BOSS Dr. Rhythm DR-55.

Edition of 500 copies
7" black vinyl
Full-colour insert with liner notes by Bob Blank
Hand-stamped and numbered with love

Nirosta Steel "Some Say (Pocketknife Mix)" (produced by Arthur Russell) Preview

Nirosta Steel "Some Say (Original Mix)" (produced by Arthur Russell) Preview

Wilde Calm Records is a Cambridge (via Brooklyn) boutique label started by DJ/producer/sound designer Skooby Laposky who records under the monikers Boonlorm and Pocketknife.  The label will focus on releasing a wide variety of styles and sounds from artists interested in expanding the syntax of electronic music and the possibilities of what dance music can be.

Wilde Calm Records

Pinned to spotlight

Popular tracks