HELEN SCARSDALE AGENCY San Francisco
********************** USA
www.helenscarsdale.com
********************** helen@helenscarsdale.com
Owner : Jim Haynes / Loren Chasse
Start : 2003
Distr. : US - Forced Exposure
UK : Volcanic Tongue/Norman/
Style : electronic / abstract / experimental / ambient / industrial / dark
minimal / metal / drone / concrete music / field rec. / shoegaze /
ethereal /
HMS 000 COELACANTH The Chronograph CD .2003
1 A Peculiar Stone Or The Iron Molecule 25:08
2 Method Of Extricating A Live Wire 8:27
3 How Bodies Become Phosphorescent 10:36
4 Vaporization Or Convergence 6:29
(Note : CD , 500 copies)
CD Partition |1 2001 US
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HMS 001 JIM HAYNES Magnetic North CD .2003
1 Untitled 13:03
2 Untitled 11:55
3 Untitled 8:10
4 Untitled 12:02
(Note : CD , 300 copies)
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HMS 002 irr.app(ext.) Oceanische Gefuhle CD .2004
1 Ozeanische Gefühle 42:05
2 The Demiurge's Presumption 15:48
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HMS 003 COELACANTH Mud Wall CD 07.2004
1 Mud Wall 58:23
(Note : CD , 400 copies)
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HMS 004 BJ NILSEN & STILLUPPSTEYPA : Vikinga Brennivin CD 02.2005
1 En Dare Kan Fraga Mer Än Tre Visa Kan Svara
(Einn Fáviti Getur Spurt Meira En Thrír Adrir
Geta Svarad) 12:54
2 Heiler, Thorn Eirs Hlyddu (Lycklige De, Som
Lyssnat) 12:26
3 Untitled 1:37
4 Vidunder 4:20
5 Det Är Bäst Att Jag Börjar, Annars Kommer Jag
Aldrig Hem (Nú Er Kominn Tími Til Ad Byrja,
Annars Kemst Eg Ekkert Aftur Heim) 24:51
(Note : CD , 300 copies)
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HMS 005 OMIT TRACER 2CD 10.2005
CD 1 1-1 Sequester 20:53
1-2 De-Trop 3:08
1-3 Hex-Shader 2:34
1-4 Rhythm Shift 4:55
1-5 Decayer 3:01
1-6 Din Shader 2:48
1-7 Slip Link 3:10
1-8 Topper-Flex 4:29
1-9 Mini-Trop 2:10
1-10 Seq-Viod 1:34
1-11 Rip Flex 3:05
1-12 Syn Flex Dump 9:10
CD 2 2-1 Clicker 7:44
2-2 Din-Cycle 2:55
2-3 Link-Op 10:09
2-4 EQ-Shader 3:21
2-5 Tapper Flex 8:53
2-6 Bug-Capper 2:12
2-7 Pro-Hiss 6:17
2-8 Flick 3:30
2-9 Dinker Trop 3:22
2-10 Eska-Flex 2:17
2-11 HissTronic 9:05
(Note : 2CD , 700 copies)
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HMS 006 SPOONBENDER 1.1.1. Stereo Telepathy Academy CD 02.2006
1 Stereo Telepathy Academy 40:44
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HMS 007 M.S.WALDRON / STEVEN STAPLETON / SIGTRYGGUR BERG CD 05.2006
SIGMASSON/JIM HAYES/R.K. FLAUHABER : The Sleeping
Moustache
1 Sprawled Naked Across A Piano 10:13
2 The Over-night Sister 1:47
3 A Few Items Known As Children 10:45
4 Look Out! That One's Dangerous. 2:31
5 A Bottomless Black Eye 10:08
6 Woolen Pubic Hair 2:11
7 A Little Act Of Familiar Daily Routine 10:21
8 Annoyance, Ignorance, And Forgetfulness 3:20
9 Oh Sir, I'm Scared 11:15
10 Candlelight Ceremonies For Killing Time 2:26
(Note : CD , 1700 copies)
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HMS 008 BJ NILSEN & STILLUPPSTEYPA : Drykkjuvisur Ohljodanna CD 10.2006
1 Svefnlaus / Sömnlös 14:44
2 Elstöt / Rafstud 12:36
3 Undir Ahrifum / Sundurlaus 12:29
4 Supbröder / Drykkjufélagar 6:15
5 Undermaskin / Töfra Maskína 4:20
6 Skuggbild / Skuggamynd 13:28
(Note : CD , 1000 copies)
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HMS 009 JIM HAYNES Telegraphy By The Sea CD 10.2006
1 Telegraphy By The Sea 55:55
(Note : CD , 500 copies)
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HMS 010 MATT SHOEMAKER Spots In The Sun CD 01.2007
1 ... 6:04
2 ... 17:57
3 ... 7:00
4 ... 16:46
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HMS 011 MURMER We Share A Shadow CD 12.2007
1 Untitled 27:48
2 Untitled 18:35
(Note : CD , 400 copies)
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HMS 012 OMIT INTERCEPTOR 2CD 09.2008
CD 1 1.1 Disruptor 5:29
1.2 DropSite 2:00
1.3 LockNut Shadow 9:48
1.4 Location Becon 10:02
1.5 UNstable Rotor 3:55
1.6 Lopper 5:33
1.7 ReBiluDer Unmounted 6:22
1.8 POD 4 Lander 5:18
1.9 Blanker 2:53
1.10 ReManagement System 8:24
1.11 Soft Iron Core 6:37
1.12 InPut Lander 3:55
CD 2 2.1 Loop ReBounder 3:28
2.2 DeKKcaPOD 3:20
2.3 OutPut Bender 3:03
2.4 SideBand 1:50
2.5 Skimmer 3:42
2.6 HorZtial Tracking SySyem 13:26
2.7 Transmitter LoGGer 9:45
2.8 Drop PROcess Operater 8:26
2.9 ToTal Point Failure 4:04
2.10 Lander 4:33
2.11 WaveForm Rider 10:03
2.12 Rigged OutPut 3:06
(Note : 2CD , 600 copies)
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HMS 013 BJ NILSEN & STILLUPPSTEYPA : PASSING OUT CD 04.2008
1 Scandinavian Tourist 1:07:49
(Note : CD , 1000 copies)
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HMS 014 LOREN CHASSE & MICHAEL NORTHAM : THE OTOLITH CD 11.2008
1 The Broken House 6:09
2 Spinning Cloth 6:18
3 Waiting 2:59
4 Cataract 10:29
5 The Spectral Harvest 9:02
6 Crag 2:48
7 Regeneration 8:16
8 Eggeater's Retreat 12:37
(Note : CD , 700 copies)
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HMS 015 MATT SHOEMAKER EROSION OF THE ANALOGUE EYE CD 06.2009
1 Erosion A 17:17
2 Erosion B 23:46
3 The Analogous Eye 25:28
(Not : CD , 300 copies)
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HMS 016 IRR.APP.(EXT.) KREISELWELLE CD 05.2009
1 Kreiselwelle 45:53
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HMS 017 SPIRACLE ANANTA 2CD 10.2009
CD 1 1-1 Ananta (Strato Version) 52:38
CD 2 2-1 Ananta (Mystery Sea Version) 62:22
(Note : CD , 300 copies)
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HMS 018 M.HOLTERBACH & JULIA ECKHARDT : DO-UNDO (IN G MAZE) CD 04.2010
1 Julie's Ecstatic Spring Phenomena 27:36
Two Stasis Made Out Of Electricity 25:56
2a Pic-nic By The High-Tension Line Stepdown Transf
ormer (After Jens Brand)
2b Lady Viola Dreaming In A Humming Cloud Of Electro
-Static
(Note : CD , 300 copies)
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HMS 019 RV PAINTINGS SAMOA HIGHWAY LP 12.2010
HMS 019 RV PAINTINGS SAMOA HIGHWAY cd 12.2010
HMS 019 RV PAINTINGS SAMOA HIGHWAY 5dl 12.2010
LP A1 Millions
A2 Round-a-Bout Bench On A Cold, Foggy Day
B1 Mirrors
B2 From Manila To Forever
B3 As Far As We Could See
(Note : LP , 500 copies)
CD 1 Millions 13:34
2 From Manila To Forever 4:09
3 Mirrors 7:14
4 Round-a-Bout Bench On A Cold, Foggy Day 2:42
5 As Far As We Could See 6:08
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HMS 020 BJ NILSEN & STILLUPPSTEYPA : BIG SHADOW MONTANA LP+DLc 04.2011
A Untitled 22:02
B Untitled 23:36
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HMS 021 JIM HAYNES THE DECLINE EFFECT 2LP 09.2011
LP 1 A Ashes 19:52
B Terminal 21:48
LP 2 C Half-Life 18:47
D Cold 15:15
(Note : 2LP , 350 copies)
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HMS 022 MURMER : WHAT ARE THE ROOTS THAT CLUTCH CD 07.2012
1 Part 1
2 Part 2
3 Part 3
4 Part 4
5 Part 5
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HMS 023 THE SLAVES OCEAN ON OCEAN 2x12" 11.2012
12"/1 A1 Seventeen 8:01
A2 Sweet High 6:26
B Wild Ride 10:50
12"/2 C1 Shadows 8:06
C2 I'm In Heaven 6:17
D Dokude 10:35
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HMS 024
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HMS 025 R MILLIS RELIEF LP 10.2013
A1 Secret Sentence 8:24
A2 Enjoyment Machine 4:16
A3 Second Lord Of The Auspicious Conjunction 7:09
B1 Awaj Arepo 4:07
B2 Relief 16:08
(Note : LP , 400 copies)
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HMS 026 TAIGA REMAINS WORK FOR CASSETTE LP 06.2014
A1 Sup Pralad
A2 There's Nothing
A3 Skin, Leaves
B1 Winter Tai-Tung
B2 Spring Shan-Lin-Shi
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HMS 027 SIGTRYGGUR BERG SIGMARSSON : SO LONG CD 01.2016
1 Eight Hour Delay
2 The Trip
3 Late Night Arrival
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HMS 028
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HMS 029 SIMON WHETHAM FROM THE MOUTH OF CLAY CS 10.2014
1 From The Mouths Of Clay 1 29:30
2 From The Mouths Of Clay 1 29:29
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HMS 030 JIM HAYNES SCARLET CS 01.2015
A1 Cerise Cerise 2:06
A2 Alizarin 7:10
A3 Venal 3:44
A4 Racine To Vermillion 12:56
B1 Acrid 5:37
B2 Mordant Red 15 5:40
B3 Kazanlǎk 7:50
B4 Pfennig M. 6:17
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HMS 031 RICHARD GARET 60' CASSETTE CS 07.2015
A 30' Number One
B 30' Number Two
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HMS 032 RADIOSON RADIOSON CS 07.2015
A1 Untitled 13:56
A2 Untitled 16:08
B1 Untitled 12:04
B2 Untitled 18:43
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HMS 033 FOSSIL AEROSOL MINIMG PROJECT : THE DAY 1982 CONTA LP 10.2015
-MINATED 1971
A1 Beverage Melody Introduction
A2 Ruins of the Fourth Wall
A3 Relighting the Cinex V2
A4 The Remains of Veronica's Fake Laboratory (Part 1)
B1 Ear to the Aluminum Speaker
B2 Floridian Mnemonics III
B3 Damage to the Following Day
B4 The Remains of Veronica's Fake Laboratory (Part 2)
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HMS 034 GRANT EVANS BRITTLE CS 10.2015
A Pills In The Reptile House 16:00
B Lineage 15:48
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HMS 035 KATE CARR : IT WAS A TIME OF LABOURED METAPHORES CS 02.2016
A1 She Said Goodbye With An Avocado 8:49
A2 Many Goats With Many Bells In Valez 0:51
A3 Redblooded 8:37
A4 Bells From My Bedroom In Berlin 1:01
B1 Save My Blushes 4:07
B2 Skateboarders Outside The Palais De Tokyo 2:48
B3 Things Did Seem Kind Of Magical 5:27
B4 Echoes Of Vultures 6:27
(Note : cassette , 125 copies)
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HMS 036 HIMUKALT CONDITIONS OF ACRIMONY CS 04.2016
A1 Completely
A2 This Conflict
A3 Without Laughter
B1 Tuberculosis
B2 I Started
B3 Please Don't Call For An Ambulance
(Note : cassette , 100 copies)
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HMS 037 FRANCISCO MEIRINO SURRENDER, RENDER, END CD 07.2016
1. Surrender 12:53
2. In Need Of Anything, No, Perhaps Nothing 8:34
3. Render 8:32
4. Arguments (For Laziness) 7:08
5. End 10:23
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HMS 038 EKIN FIL BEING NEAR LP 07.2016
A. 1. Sel
2. Vapors
3. Being Near
4. Almost Silence
B. 5. Desired
6. Timesickness
7. Mankind
8. Stranger Than Them
(Note : LP , 400 copies)
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HMS 039 RELAY FOR DEATH NATURAL INCAPACITY 2CD+DLc 12.2016
CD 1 1-1 Natural Incapacity (part 1) 01:02:54
CD 2 2-1 Natural Incapacity (part 2) 01:13:38
(Note : 2CD , 150 copies in hand-rusted covers)
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HMS 040 JIM HAYNES THROTTLE & CALIBRATION CS 11.2016
1 It Burns
2 Tabula Rasa
3 It Doesn't Matter
4 From The Sun's Limbs
5 With Lead
6 Kirikulaul
7 What Do You Mean By That?
8 Radiesthesia
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HMS 041 KATE CARR THE STORY SURROUNDS US CS 06.2017
1. hings That Stubbornly And Resiliently Subsist Without Leave 03:48
3. We Were The Pulse Of A Wire Pulled Tightly 05:38
4. Wind Turbine Recorded in Vase, Velez Rubio, Spain 04:33
5. There Was A Lot Of Whispering Involved 04:35
6. For All This Long And Hopeless Year 06:08
7. I Didn't Get A Lot Of Sleep In Mexico 05:06
8. Communication Wires In Tropical Storm, Si'an Kaan, Mexico 03:28
9. 1001 (missed connections) 04:30
10. Water lapping at Ice on Melting Lake, Olafsfjordur, Iceland 01:22
(Note : pro-duplicated tape with J-card printed on archival, classic laid paper,
100 copies only)
Quietly amazing, melt-on-the-mind ambient dreamwork from Kate Carr - proprietor of
the prolific Flaming Pines label - who returns to the Helen Scarsdale Agency for a 2nd
release of hushed tones and layered field recordings following from 2016’s It Was A
Time Of Laboured Metaphors.
https://boomkat.com/products/the-story-surrounds-us?utm_source=Boomkat+Production&utm
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HMS 042 EKIN FIL GHOSTS INSIDE LP+DLc 07.2017
1. Let Go 02:53
2. Interlude 01:34
3. Like a Child 02:58
4. Episodes 03:29
5. Simple Past 03:12
6. Used to Be 03:12
7. Before a Full Moon 04:15
8. Fin 04:35
9. With the Birds 02:40
10. Final Cut 02:51
11. Silent-alive 04:32
Istanbul’s forlorn shoegaze spirit Ekin Fil returns to haunt our waking life with
Ghosts Inside, the 2nd late night bloom in her fruitful relationship with San
Francisco’s Helen Scarsdale Agency. A huge recommendation if you’re into Grouper.
https://boomkat.com/products/ghosts-inside
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HMS 043 FOSSIL AEROSOL MINING PROJECT : AUGUST 53RD LP+DLc 03.2018
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HMS 044 EKIN FIL INFLAME CS 12.2017
1. The 36oo (Opening Credits)
2. What You See is the Truth
3. Not Alone
4. Red River
5. Inflame
6. A Park
7. Someone at the Window
8. Delete History
9. The Verdict
10. Edit History
11. Inflame
12. What You Hear is the Truth
13. Hasret
14. Another Past
15. So Called Delusions
16. Mom, Dad and the Red Car
17. Nightmare
18. Ima
19. I Remember (End Credits)
Istanbul's drone-pop producer Ekin Fil turns her sites to the big screen for the
first soundtrack in her impressive catalogue of recordings. Inflame (2017) is a
psychological thriller laced with paranoia and nightmares, directed by Ceylan Özgün
Özçelik and was showcased at the Berlin International Film Festival and the SXSW
Film Festival, amongst others.
https://www.normanrecords.com/records/167813
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HMS 045 STELZER/MURRAY CONNECTOR CS 12.2017
1. One
2. Two
3. Three
4. Four
Stelzer/Murray is the duo of Brendan Murray and Howard Stelzer, two stalwarts of the
Boston noise / experimental scene over the past two decades. Both artists have long
been friends and both artists have never shied away from collaborating with avant-garde
musicians hither and yon. Yet, this marks their first collaborative work together.
https://www.normanrecords.com/records/167814
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HMS 048 EKIN FIL MAPS LP 08.2018
When Ekin Fil moved from the centre of Istanbul to an island in the Sea of Marmara she
found herself experiencing a very different kind of isolation. You get a sense of this
on Maps, her whispered vocals find themselves alone in midst of a gentle whirl of
ambient piano, organs and guitars.
https://www.normanrecords.com/records/171856
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HMS 049 BLOOM OFFERING EPISODES LP 12.2018
1. Swallow Me Whole
2. Fishbowl
3. Fit Of A God Complex
4. Venus Shrugged
5. Out 2 Get U
6. Simple Math
7. Imperfect Absence
Bloom Offering is the synth-wave / blighted electronic project of Seattle’s Nicole
Carr. Having released a handful of well-received cassettes through Clan Destine,
Aught Void, and Sinneslöschen, Bloom Offering presents her debut LP Episodes through
The Helen Scarsdale Agency.
https://www.normanrecords.com/press/index.php?item_id=173600
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HMS 050 V / A ON CORROSION 10CS 10.2019
Handmade wooden box, feat. 10 cassettes from Kleistwahr, Neutral, Pinkcourtesyphone,
Alice Kemp, She Spread Sorrow, G*Park, Relay For Death, Francisco Meirino, Fossil
Aerosol Mining Project, and Himukalt. Limited to 200 copies.
https://www.normanrecords.com/press/index.php?item_id=178479
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HMS 054 LP EKIN FIL CODA LP 08.2020
Ekin Fil’s drone pop has been used for film scores and drawn comparisons to the likes
of Grouper, Felicia Atkinson and Harold Budd. On Coda, her latest album, the Turkish
composer pulls on the most tender of heartstrings with piano and subtle noise on this
glittering yet dark and shadowy work.
https://www.normanrecords.com/press/index.php?item_id=181939
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HMS 055 LP ROBERT MILLIS RELATED EPHEMERA LP 07.2020
HMS 055 ROBERT MILLIS RELATED EPHEMERA DL 07.2020
1. Samsara 20:27
2. Matters of Court 04:44
3. Further Evidence to the Contrary 02:55
4. Only Here a Short While 03:20
5. Solo for a Broken Toy 01:37
6. Theories of the Lower Twelve 04:52
7. Lament (I Always Hesitate) 01:18
Renowned for his work as part of Climax Golden Twins as well as a solo artist, Robert
Millis has always been adventurous in exploring what music could and should sound
like. His latest LP Related Ephemera is based on the tactile nature of vinyl, and the
crackles, scratches and sound imperfections that ownership and use of such an item
means over time.
Mastered and cut by Helmut Ehler at D&M, Berlin.
https://www.normanrecords.com/press/index.php?item_id=181940
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HMS 056 FOSSIL AEROSOL MINING PROJECT/400 LONELY THINGS CS+DLc 08.2020
: NIGHT AND PROFECY
Nigths and Profecy (intentionally misspelled - N.B.) is a weighty split release
between veteran American experimentalists Fossil Aerosol Mining Project and 400 Lonely
Things, borne from a mutual love of zombie films. The grainy ambience of this music
recalls a more menacing version of Boards of Canada or analogue-era Aphex.
https://www.normanrecords.com/press/index.php?item_id=182285
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HMS 057 FRANCISCO MEIRINO A NEW INSTABILITY LP 02.2021
1. A New Instability, Pt. 1 15:16
2. A New Instability, Pt. 2 15:16
A maximalist and sonically intimidating work here from Francisco Meirino called
'A New Instability'. Originally commissioned by Ina-GRM in Paris for a 36-speaker
performance (yep, that 36 speakers), the piece has been sculpted and reformed into
a crunchy stereo version. The field recordings from a dojo in Lausanne fuel the
combative air of Meirino's power electronics, forming something totally uncompromising
and original. Out on the Helen Scarsdale Agency.
https://www.normanrecords.com/press/index.php?item_id=185080
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HMS 059 HIMUKALT BETWEEN MY TEETH LP 03.2021
Originally released as a tiny cassette run in 2018, ‘Between My Teeth’ by Las
Vegas-based artist Himukalt receives a vinyl release by The Helen Scarsdale Agency.
It’s another digital screed of bleak, almost psychotic industrial noise by Ester
Karkkainen, in the manner of her exceptional previous works.
https://www.normanrecords.com/records/185763
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