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Jean Noël Rebilly & Andrew Chalk CD Tsilla – An’archives

Edition of 300, comes in a mini handmade gatefold jacket

Catalogue number : [An’41]

Mastered by Denis Blackham

“On Tsilla, Jean-Noël Rebilly and Andrew Chalk pay homage to the late French writer and engraver Cécile Reims. While she may be best known as interpretative engraver for surrealist artist Hans Bellmer, and she also worked with Leonor Fini and briefly for Salvador Dali, Reims’ most powerful and enduring works were made either in collaboration with her husband, the writer and artist Fred Deux (who signed their collaborative work “cf deux”), or by herself. Later works by Reims, like the L’Elan Vitale suite, or the Histoires Naturelles series, manifest denuded, obliterated landscapes; spiralling abstractions; engravings that shiver with an unearthly radiance, where etchings of great intricacy hint at intimacy and the velocity of rapture, before opening out to aching empty spaces. The music on Tsilla is similarly evocative, a tender weaving of emotional complexity carved with the hand-held and simple tools of artisans. Much like Reims, Rebilly and Chalk enact a similar transfiguration of base materials. For Reims, natural order is made “more sinuous and curious through the rounded flow of her graver,” Kate McCrickard once noted. For Rebilly and Chalk, these seven pieces, cast under the shadow of a great artist, inhabit that sinuousness, and tease out the eternal flow of tone.”

Jon Dale

Contact – wholesale : anarchives@sfr.fr / clerouley@free.fr 

Distribution / wholesale : France : Soufle Continu shop & label : contact@soufflecontinu.com

and available from ;

UK : This Ain’t Distribution / Japan Blues / ICR Distribution

15€

 

Francis Plagne & Andrew Chalk

CD The Painter’s Family

 Label : Mould Museum

Catalogue number : MM 03

Edition of 300, comes in a mini handmade gatefold jacket with obi

Recorded 2008-2016, released on cassette in 2018.

Recorded 2008-2016 and originally released on cassette in 2018.

The Painter’s Family is the first duo release from Andrew Chalk and Francis Plagne, recorded intermittently, both together and apart, over eight years, in Hull, Melbourne and various places in Japan. Eight pages from the sketchbook, sequenced into two languorous side-long suites.

Mastered by Joe Talia.

“He tried by every means to come close to nature, lying in the fields before daybreak and until nightfall in order to learn to represent very exactly the red morning sky of sunrise, sunset and the evening hours”

Available from ;

andrewchalk.bandcamp.com

distantimpression.com

icrdistribution.com                (UK)

anarchives@sfr.fr / clerouley@free.fr 

Soufle Continu shop & label : contact@soufflecontinu.com   (FRANCE)

Distribution/wholesale please contact ;

anarchives@sfr.fr / clerouley@free.fr

or

ordersfarawaypress@yahoo.co.uk

andrewchalk.bandcamp.com

15€

Andrew Chalk CD Dreams

 Label :  Impression Lointaine / Faraway Press

Catalogue number : FP 037

Edition of 300, comes in a mini handmade gatefold jacket

Dreams, subtitled Scenes I-XV, captures imaginary scenes and sequenced into a full album of 52 minutes length at Impression Lointaine.

Dreams being archaic and unpredictable in its composition, such as dreams themselves that make little sense upon waking and assembled using time limited constraints.

And while immersed, and in privacy, form a thread of personal communication like a nostalgic memory-a painting of which we inhabit ourselves.

 Many things of the past

Are brought to my mind,

As I stand in the garden

Staring at a cherry tree.

Piano by ;

Tom James Scott (Scene VIII)

Timo van Luijk (Scene XIII)

Mastered by Denis Blackham

Available from ;

andrewchalk.bandcamp.com

icrdistribution.com                (UK)

anarchives@sfr.fr / clerouley@free.fr 

Soufle Continu shop & label : contact@soufflecontinu.com   (FRANCE)

Distribution/wholesale please contact ;

anarchives@sfr.fr / clerouley@free.fr

or

ordersfarawaypress@yahoo.co.uk

andrewchalk.bandcamp.com

15€

AD feat Akio Suzuki & Atsumi Yasuda CD Ta Yu Ta I – Hören

AD (Akinori Yamasaki&drowsiness）- All Guitars and Sounds
Akio Suzuki – Stone Flute（1,5）Analapos（2,4）Glass Harmonica（3,6）
Atsumi Yasuda – Voice (3,6)

I listened to the demo recordings for the “Ta Yu Ta I”CD.
The track begins with the sound of a stone, and, for a moment I doubted my ears, thinking that it was the iwafue stone flute that I had lost overseas in 2005.
The flute actually used on this recording was a replica on an ancient flute, one of three that have been handed down within my family. But until that moment when I heard the sound of it echoing inside my skull, I had completely forgotten about it.
It was my living flesh that breathed into this flute, but even so I was overjoyed to have been gifted with this awakening for my distant soul.
H2AD* choosing to place this particular sound at the opening of the piece makes me feel a sense of invigoration, a sense that I have successfully discharged my responsibility to the world.
I have enjoyed long friendships with each of its members, but for me this was a most unexpected first sharing of sounds. If I were to compare the group to a river, it would be like multiple tributaries, each with their own unique colouring from the properties of the different geological strata they have flowed through. Each those tributaries with their own individual characters then flowed into and were interwoven naturally into one single river. A process of unforced interaction.
“Engage with naked ears, please”. This is a phrase that I, with my complete lack of confidence, have often demanded of others in situations of sound creation, asking them to listen in ways unaffected by any pre-existing music.
In this session, it was precisely because everyone felt their way with “naked ears” that a chemical reaction took place, and I believe it was this ability that gave birth to the miracle you can hear.
I am immensely grateful to have been able to participate in the session and to have been reinvigorated in this way.
Akio Suzuki (sound installationist / sound object creator)

H2AD* are a stage performance group formed in September 2022 by Hiromi Miyakita (dance), Akio Suzuki, Akinori Yamasaki, drowsiness, and Atsumi Yasuda.  

$20

Akio Suzuki 2CD Odds and End – Hören 2002

An archival collection including recordings made from 1975 to 2001.

$25

Youri Kun is Hiroshi Nar nickname who played bass with some of the most important bands such Les Rallizes Dénudés, Zuni keisatsu, Datetenryu. He’s active as Youri Kun, Portcuss, Molls, Niplets…He released more than 30 releases and he’s a true singularity…Sometimes it soudns a bit like a japanese Jad Fair with a nasal and weird voice, with always one foot in rock n’ roll…

Youri Kun CD Hit Tune – Hören

First album released in 2006

$18

Youri Kun CD Migoku – Hören

2nd album from 2007

$18

Youri Kun CD Su Hören

$18

Monde Bruits LP Purgatory – Urashima

Limited edition of 199 copies, * Monde Bruits is a Japanese experimental noise project formed in the early 1990s, from the brainchild of Iwasaki Shōhei. The sound has been compared to other experimental noise acts of the time, such as Merzbow, Hijokaidan or Incapacitants. However, Monde Bruits’ approach to noise is distinct, incorporating elements of musique concrète, industrial, and free improvisation which raw and bristly aesthetic. “Purgatory” cassette, released on the G.R.O.S.S. Japanese tape label, founded and run by Akifumi Nakajima, in 1992, is a significant document of Japanese experimental noise music from the early ’90s.  The cassette’s limited release on a legendary Japanese tape label adds to its underground and obscure appeal, making it a sought-after collector’s item for fans of experimental noise music.
The opening track, occupying the entire a-side of the vinyl reissue, “In to Purgatory,” sets the stage with its distorted and unsettling sounds that build to a crescendo before giving way to the pounding noise. The track is a melancholic ode to the fleeting beauty of life, is a long and intense composition that seems to guide you through the levels of hell with its mix of distorted sounds and synthetic melodies, which creates a sense of unease with its eerie atmosphere and unsettling sounds. 
On the flip side, the second track “Out to Purgatory” is another highlight, with its throbbing beat and distorted feedback, its harsh and abrasive sound, unconventional approach and a lo-fi production that seem to be calling out from the depths of the underworld.

Overall, “Purgatory” is an incredibly immersive and powerful release that showcases the unique talents of Monde Bruits. The use of distorted sounds, industrial textures, and electronic melodies creates a haunting and foreboding atmosphere that transports the listener to another world. If you’re a fan of experimental music that pushes boundaries and explores new sonic territories, then this release is definitely worth checking out.
Skillfully remastered at Audio Dissection from the original audio master by Emanuele Bonini, exclusively for this vinyl version, and released in a limited edition of 199 copies with original artwork and double insert with original credits and complete interview by Satoru Higashiteto translate in English by David Hopkins (RIP) originally published on Bananafish magazine. This is a must-listen for fans of noise, industrial, and avant-garde music.

$25 only a very few

Violent Onsen Geisha LP Wagamama Na Ofukuro – Urashima

Limited edition to 299 copies **  In 1987, Nakahara Masaya founded the project Violent Onsen Geisha, which quickly became one of the most well-known and influential names in the Japanese noise music scene, distinctive among others for frequently displaying a bizarre, sarcastic, and mischievous sense of humor. The band’s name, which translates to “violent hot springs geisha,” is a reference to the traditional Japanese practice of hot spring bathing, as well as a nod to Nakahara’s confrontational and irreverent approach to music. As Violent Onsen Geisha, he creates experimental music that blends elements of noise, industrial, and avant-garde styles. He is known for his use of unconventional instruments and sounds, including feedback loops, field recordings, appropriated or “found” music, in addition to (or even instead of) straight-ahead noise. As well as his work as a musician, Nakahara is also a prolific visual artist and writer. His artwork has been exhibited in galleries and museums around the world, and he has published several books on the subjects of art and music. He is known for his irreverent and humorous approach to art, which often subverts traditional Japanese imagery and cultural norms. Despite his underground status, Nakahara has been a highly influential figure in the Japanese art and music scenes for over three decades. His work has inspired countless musicians and artists both in Japan and around the world.
“Wagamama Na Ofukuro” is a super rare 1993 cassette release by Nakahara’s label “My Fiance’s Lifework”. The title translates to “Selfish Mother” in English, and the tape is known for its confrontational and irreverent approach to music. It consists of a handful of tracks that features a barrage of harsh noise, feedback, and distorted vocals. Despite its abrasive nature, there is a sense of humor and playfulness to the music, with the artist incorporating samples of children’s songs and nursery rhymes into the mix. Nakahara’s use of unconventional instruments and sounds, as well as his willingness to push boundaries and challenge established norms, make this cassette a standout in the noise genre.

$25 only a few copies available

Angus Maclise 3CD box Tapes – Art Into life

Angus MacLise, the first drummer for the Velvet Underground, was a poet, composer, and a member of The Theatre of Eternal Music alongside La Monte Young.  The “Tapes” 3CD Box is the first-ever reissue of a 3-cassette compilation that Pleasure Editions originally released in 2015, limited to only 100 copies. The 3CD box set comes with a miniature poster and track lists, and each CD has a paper sleeve that reproduces the original cassette card artwork.

This comprehensive 3CD box set is over three hours in length and includes session recordings with Tony Conrad and William Breeze (of Coil, Current 93, and Psychic TV), mystical recordings from the filming of Ira Cohen’s “The Invasion of Thunderbolt Pagoda” (1968), shortwave experiments, and sounds of Tibetan Buddhist monks recorded by MacLise.  The “Tapes” compilation features excerpts from the archives of the Angus MacLise Papers, which are held at Columbia University Library. The archives contain over 100 hours of reel-to-reel tape recordings of live improvised music, theatrical performances, and sound experiments created by MacLise and his associates during the 1960s and 1970s. MacLise produced the original recordings in his own unique style, characterized by rough and peculiar editing.  The release is curated and sequenced by Will Cameron and Mark Iosifescu.  Jim O’Rourke completed a new sound restoration and mastering of the recordings in 2023.

Special thanks to Hetty MacLise, Ossian MacLise, La Monte Young, Marian Zazeela, Sheldon Rochlin, Ira Cohen, Rob Ward, Jim O’Rourke, Johan Kugelberg, Tim Barnes, Erica Barnes, Dia Art Foundation,and Robert Bielecki.  This official release is authorized by Dreamweapon New York, a project of the MacLise Family Estate. 

$42