Abby Lee Tee/Philip Sulidae, Troca Iônica

Balconies

RVMC - Forgotten Folklore [FAM108]

hard to mingle

From "M​å​nen I Mine H​æ​nder"

Limited edition double cassette now available at

janushoved.bandcamp.com/album/m-nen-i-mine-h-nder

Paw Grabowski - Himlens Skygge

"Soulcaster" is the third solo record by Brooklyn-based composer/performer Joanna Mattrey. Following Live in Accord and various Notice Recordings-curated performances in the Hudson Valley, this album is a further development in our years-long friendship. With "Soulcaster", Mattrey scrapes, scratches, and wails on viola, prepared viola, and a tromba marina, built by Webb Crawford. Mattrey’s love of unique and unusual sounds has inspired her to alter the pure tone of the viola through preparations with styrofoam, plastic toys, chains, and other objects. But the newest sounds in her arsenal come from the tromba marina, which has one primary playing string and thirteen sympathetic strings. Rather than gently coaxing out the harmonics, as the historical playing style suggests, Mattrey employs a raucous and roaring approach.

The title, "Soulcaster", is borrowed from Brandon Sanderson’s book series, "The Stormlight Archive". In the fantasy series, a soulcaster is an instrument that transforms one object or life form into another. Mattrey’s practice connects heavily to the idea of transformation. She uses preparations and objects not only to create new sounds from her instruments, but to embrace the unknown. No matter how many times the same object has been used, depending on the vibrations on a given day, the preparations might bring out totally different sounds. This randomness creates a joyful challenge for Mattrey, who believes that especially during improvisation, music has its own life that activates and guides the sound forward. Mattrey surrenders to this energetic line of sound over the eleven tracks featured on this tape.

NTR076 - Joanna Mattrey - Soulcaster - [Sing Out]

Fragments from the forthcoming double CD (5" & 3") release on Wist Rec, "The Country Hospital" by Depatterning & Delphine Dora.

Wist Rec 30 examines the experimental therapies of the Weyburn Mental Hospital, a mid-century Canadian institution that pioneered humane and novel methods for treating psychological duress. 

Released in a jackdaw edition this winter.

www.wistrec.com

Depatterning & Delphine Dora - Country Hospital (fragments)

Cascade02

Maps and Diagrams - Obscura [Handstitched* hs51]

Released  November 20, 2023 on CD and Cassette, limited to 50 and 30 copies. Hand-made, mixed-media CD covers with vintage papers and photos, acrylic paints and paper art. The Cassette packaging combines vintage punch cards and a printed inlay.

Pre-order soon: https://handstitched.bandcamp.com/

music: Maps and Diagrams
art & design: Handstitched*

Maps And Diagrams - Obscura [HS51] S4mpl3r

Fangyi Liu, Dian Qi Xia 電氣夏

I come to say goodbye x Cardigan (Slowed + Extended)

moongaze ft sanvictor

Wist Rec., is an independent label dealing solely in handmade music. As the monetary predominance of music is lessened, the importance of DIY releases has grown more & more essential in framing new ways of listening. 

We are devoted to quiet, scraggly, distant sounds and good home cookin’.

www.wistrec.com