Erg Herbe taps into the rich history of New York loft music. Bennett (a contemporary of New York underground poets Richard Kostelanetz and Steve Dalachinsky). JAB uses a mixture of synthetic and organic instruments throughout the album, including modified Aphex Twin DX7 presets played using a just intonation tuning system, Eurorack oscillators “tuned according to intuitive structures using intervals of 30 hz,” and a number of flutes including a Chinese “dizi” flute borrowed from his father, noted avant-garde poet and mail-artist John M. Erg Herbe began to emerge during 20, recorded alone during spare moments between collaborative projects. JAB says the record was gestated for nearly a decade while he worked out how to fully express his own sound and ideas. Whilst work continues on these long running collaborations (as well as other projects with artists such as noted minimalist composer/performer Jon Gibson), 2019 will start for John with his first full-length solo release - Erg Herbe.
He also appeared on Christina Vantzou’s solo album No. In 2018, John Also Bennett appeared on three collaborative full-length releases - the CV & JAB album Thoughts Of A Dot As It Travels A Surface for Shelter Press (SHELTER 092LP), a fourth Forma album Semblance for Kranky, and Outside The Disc, a new album for his Seabat project with Forest Christenson. Cut and mastered by Matt Colton Manufactured at Optimal Media, Germany.
A must for fans of Alessandro Cortini, Pye Corner Audio, Fennesz, Gas. Leading on from Abul Mogard’s Above All Dreams album in 2018 (ELP 037LP), and following veiled live appearances across Europe, And We Are Passing Through Silently offers another tantalizing window onto one of modern synth music’s rarest spirits. Houndstooth have long been admirers of Abul Mogard’s beautifully stately, romantic melancholia for the best part of this decade.
Also included is Abul’s brand new rework of Becoming Animal’s “The Sky Is Ever Falling” starring vocals from Cinder (This Mortal Coil, Cindytalk) and Massimo Pupillo on bass (Zu, Thurston Moore, Stephen O’ Malley). Rounding up divine renderings of songs by Aïsha Devi, Penelope Trappes (The Golden Filter), and nick nicely (heralded by luminaries of the US underground Ariel Pink and John Maus), the album culminates with Brian Eno’s collaboration with Irish avant-folk band Fovea Hex. Oh ya… if you don’t follow us on Instagram, WHY NOT?! And now you know.Ībul Mogard: And We Are Passing Through Silently (Houndstooth) LPĪnd We Are Passing Through Silently is the sublime first survey of reworks by cult synthesist, Abul Mogard. Check our Facebook event for a major update tomorrow for our RSD event.
Hooooboy, loads of great stuff in this week… along with a bunch of Record Store Day stuff too! So, I’m swamped, so keep scrolling and read on, I’m gonna keep pricing stuff.
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