11 January 2011

wurmwulv 2xLP in production now



TAIGA 15 - Lotus Eaters wurmwulv 2xLP is now in production.

04 January 2011

2+0+1+1 = 4 January

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Lotus Eaters Wurmwulv 2xLP - TAIGA 15
Stephen O'Malley, James Plotkin & Aaron Turner revisit their Wurmwulv album recorded between 2001-2003 to release it on vinyl for the first time. Like their 2009 Mind Control for Infants 2xLP, Wurmwulv has been expanded, remixed and rearranged for this vinyl edition using alternate takes from the original recording sessions. This version also incorporates reconfigured material from their out of print self-titled 7" on Drone Records. The 53:29 minutes of Wurmwulv will be spread over 3 sides of music with a D side etching. It will be packaged in a Stoughton tip-on gatefold jacket with new artwork featuring paintings by Stephen Kasner created specifically for this edition. The Wurmwulv 2xLP will be Taiga's first release of 2011, cover art is pictured above.

Rafael Toral Space Elements Vol III LP
The third release in Toral's Space Elements series with a new set of collaborators including Tatsuya Nakatani and others to be announced. This volume is a denser approach with more rhythmic character, drums and percussion.

Eleh Homage to Pointed Waveforms LP
The final LP in the Homage series will incorporate both triangle and sawtooth waves and be titled Homage to Pointed Waveforms.

Jon Mueller & James Plotkin tba LP
This duo first collaborated on Mueller's Physical Changes LP+CD+DVD released by Table of the Elements. Yet to be titled, this LP will showcase the evolution of their collaboration.

Other projects, yet to be confirmed, will be released in 2011.

The dirt is available at our most frequently updated vehicle of information, twitter.

2011 Events.1

Mary Halvorson of MAP
from maryhalvorson.com

Jan 4 - Toledo, OH - w/ Weasel Walter & Peter Evans @ Robinwood Concert House, 9pm
Jan 5 - Chicago, IL - w/ Weasel Walter & Peter Evans @ The Hideout
Jan 6 - Ann Arbor, MI - w/ Weasel Walter & Peter Evans @ Kerrytown Concert House
Jan 7 - Toronto, ON - w/ Weasel Walter & Peter Evans @ Placebo Space
Jan 8 - Montreal, QC - w/ Weasel Walter & Peter Evans @ L'Envers
Jan 12 - NYC - w/ Marc Ribot's Sunship & Henry Grimes @ Le Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker St, 10pm
Jan 13 - Brooklyn, NY - w/ Weasel Walter & Peter Evans @ Littlefield, 622 Degraw St


Stephen O'Malley of Lotus Eaters
from ideologic.org

Jan 17 - Jerusalem, Israel - Stephen O'Malley solo @ Uganda
Jan 19 - Jaffa, Israel - Iancu Dumitrescu and Ana Maria Avram composer portrait @ Hateiva
Jan 22 - Tel Aviv, Israel - Avram / Dumitrescu / O'Malley trio @ Levontin 7
Jan 22 - Tel Aviv, Israel - Stephen O'Malley solo @ Levontin 7
Feb 3 - Leipzig, Germany - KTL @ Central Theater
Feb 4 - Berlin, Germany - KTL @ CTM-Festival, Festsaal Kreuzberg
Feb 9 - Geneva, Switzerland - Eternelle Idole @ Patinoire de Meyrin
Feb 10 - Geneva, Switzerland - Eternelle Idole @ Patinoire de Meyrin
Feb 10 - Geneva, Switzerland - Stephen O'Malley solo @ Antigel Festival
Feb 18 - Bergen, Norway - This is How You Will Disappear @ BIT, Teatergarasjen-Bergen
Feb 19 - Bergen, Norway - This is How You Will Disappear @ BIT, Teatergarasjen-Bergen
Feb 24 - Oslo, Norway - This is How You Will Disappear @ Nationaltheatret
Feb 25 - Olso, Norway - KTL @ Blå
Feb 27 - Montreuil, France - Anthony Pateras & Stephen O'Malley duo @ Instants Chavires
Mar 3 - Hamburg, Germany - This is How You Will Disappear @ Kampnagel
Mar 4 - Hamburg, Germany - This is How You Will Disappear @ Kampnagel
Mar 5 - Hamburg, Germany - This is How You Will Disappear @ Kampnagel
Mar 16 - Brest, France - This is How You Will Disappear @ Anticodes_Le Quartz
Mar 17 - Brest, France - This is How You Will Disappear @ Anticodes_Le Quartz
Mar 18 - Brest, France - This is How You Will Disappear @ Anticodes_Le Quartz
Mar 31 - Caen, France - This is How You Will Disappear @ Festival La Comédie de Caen
Apr 1 - Caen, France - This is How You Will Disappear @ Festival La Comédie de Caen


Kayo Dot
from kayodot.net

Jan 26 - CZ, Praha @ tba
Jan 27 - PL, Warsaw @ Powikszenie
Jan 28 - PL, Wroclav @ Firlej
Jan 29 - PL, Krakow @ Klub Re
Jan 30 - SK, Kosice @ Tabacka
Jan 31 - SK, Zilina @ Stanica
Feb 1 - SL, Maribor @ tba
Feb 2 - AU, Vienna @ Rhiz
Feb 3 - SL, Ljubliana @ Channel0
Feb 4 - SR, Belgrade @ Akademija
Feb 5 - CR, Zagreb @ Kset
Feb 6 - AU, Linz @ Stadwerstatt
Feb 7 - DE, Berlin @ tba
Feb 8 - DE, Dresden @ Beatpol
Feb 9 - DE, Leipzig @ Cone Island
Feb 10 - DE, Jena @ Kassablanca
Feb 11 - DE, Hamburg @ tba
Feb 12 - BL, Brussels @ Magasin 4
Feb 13 - tba
Feb 14 - UK, Bristol @ tba
Feb 15 - UK, London @ Vortex
Feb 16 - UK, Birmingham @ Hare and Hounds
Feb 17 - UK, Manchester @ Islington Mill
Feb 18 - UK, tba
Feb 19 - NL, tba
Feb 20 - DE, Berlin @ Levee


Jon Mueller
from rhythmplex.com

Feb 17 - NYC, tba


Tatsuya Nakatani of MAP
from hhproduction.org

Feb 18 - Tokyo, Japan - w/ David Stackenas & Kenichi Matsumoto @ Cafe Zumi
Feb 19 - Tokyo, Japan - w/ David Stackenas, Kenichi Matsumoto & Keiko Higuchi @ Pit In
Feb 20 - Morioka, Japan - w/ David Stackenas @ tba
Feb 21 - Saitama, Japan - w/ David Stackenas @ Barber Fuji
Feb 22 - Nagoya, Japan - w/ David Stackenas @ Tokuzo
Feb 23 - tba, Japan - w/ David Stackenas @ tba
Feb 24 - Oita, Japan - w/ David Stackenas & Katsura Yamauchi @ At Hall
Feb 25 - Kobe, Japan - w/ David Stackenas @ Big Apple
Feb 26 - Chiba, Japan - w/ David Stackenas @ Candy
Mar ?? - Denmark - early March w/ Boaz Barkan & Anika Kristensen
Mar ?? - Sweden - early March
Mar ?? - Norway - mid March w/ Alwynne Pritchard & Hild Sofie Tafjord
Mar 23 - Norway - w/ Alwynne Pritchard & Hild Sofie Tafjord @ Borealis Festival
Mar 23 - Norway - w/ Alwynne Pritchard & Hild Sofie Tafjord @ Borealis Festival
Mar 27 - Brooklyn, NY - w/ Dr. Eugene Chadbourne @ Bruar Falls
Mar 28 - Rochester, NY - w/ Dr. Eugene Chadbourne @ The Bop Show Atrium, 8pm
Mar 29 - Ithaca, NY - w/ Dr. Eugene Chadbourne @ Delilah's on Cayuga (Wildfire Lounge)
Mar 31 - Pittsburgh, PA - w/ Dr. Eugene Chadbourne @ Garfield Artworks
Apr 1 - Washington, DC - w/ Dr. Eugene Chadbourne @ Fridge, 7pm
Apr 2 - Greensboro, NC - w/ Dr. Eugene Chadbourne @ Mack and Macks, 7pm
Apr 3 - Chapel Hill, NC - w/ Dr. Eugene Chadbourne @ Nightlight, 9pm
Apr 6 - Philadelphia, PA - w/ Dr. Eugene Chadbourne @ Fleisher / Ollman Gallery, Ars Nova, 8pm
Apr 7 - Baltimore, MD - w/ Dr. Eugene Chadbourne @ The Windup Space
Apr 9 - Detroit, MI - w/ Dr. Eugene Chadbourne @ tba
Apr 10 - Detroit, MI - w/ Dr. Eugene Chadbourne @ tba


Rafael Toral
from rafaeltoral.net

Mar - tba USA / Mexico tour

31 December 2010

16 December 2010

Stephen Kasner needs our help.

From ideologic.org:

If you read this site, you’ve probably partaken of Stephen Kasner’s work. He has done album covers, artwork, and posters for Integrity, Sunn O))), Isis, Justin Broadrick, Runhild Gammelsæter, Khlyst, Darsombra, Suma, and many more. His haunting style is unmistakable. I have spent much time gazing at his work. Here is an interview I did with him, in which he discusses specific pieces that he’s done. Below are some of my favorite works of his.

Now Stephen needs your help. He is extremely private, so circumstances must be dire for him to reach out like this. Out of privacy considerations, he asked that his medical condition not be named. Below is his statement.

Stephen Kasner has recently been diagnosed with some serious medical issues. Like many artists who lack the benefit of medical insurance, he pushed the situation aside until it became unavoidable. Emergency care has been initiated, but he is not out of the woods yet, and his continued care is extremely necessary – hence this call for aid to friends, admirers of his art, and comrades alike.

There are two ways to help.

1. The first is a direct donation by PayPal to kasner@stephenkasner.com. Times are tough, so no amount is too small. If 1,000 people give $5 each, that goes a long way. Depending on his health, Kasner will do drawings/sketches for all who donate.

2. The second is to purchase merch from Kasner. He has two stores, a main one and one for his Blood Fountains musical project. You can buy books, album art prints, CD’s, silkscreens, posters, and more. They make great gifts for this holiday season.

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BOOK GIVEAWAY

All people who email me (invisibleoranges at gmail dot com) a screenshot of their donation to or purchase from Kasner will be entered in a random drawing for a hardback edition of Stephen Kasner’s career retrospective book WORKS: 1993-2006. 160 pages, foreword by Dwid Hellion – it’s a beautiful thing. (See details here). Kasner will autograph the book and sketch a one-of-a-kind drawing on the inside cover. International entrants are welcome. Please email me all screenshots by a week from today, midnight PST, Friday, December 17.

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BLACK SLEEP OF KALI GIVEAWAY

Black Sleep of Kali have graciously donated 5 t-shirt/CD packages to this cause. All donations to and purchases from Kasner above $20 will be entered in a random drawing for these packages. (We reviewed their CD here.) International entrants are welcome. The entry protocol is the same as with the above book giveaway – email me screenshots of your donations and purchases by midnight PST this Friday.

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Please help soon, as Kasner is undergoing emergency care at this very moment. And please spread the word. One of the great artists of our time needs our help.

— Cosmo Lee


14 December 2010

Reviews: Giuseppe Ielasi, Timeless Pulse Trio, Kayo Dot

Giuseppe Ielasi (another) stunt 12", Signal to Noise #60, Winter 2011, page 52, review from full-page article by Seth Watter covering Ielasi's Aix, (another) stunt and Tools releases.

Timeless Pulse Trio 2xLP, Signal to Noise #60, Winter 2011, page 67, review by Bruce Miller.

Timeless Pulse Trio 2xLP, The Wire 321, November 2010, page 62, review by Clive Bell.

Kayo Dot Coyote LP, Signal to Noise #60, Winter 2011, page 76, from "The Weight of the World" by Jason Bivins.

02 December 2010

Cafe Sonore dutch radio w/ Douglas Quin



Douglas Quin's Fathom LP was recently covered on the Dutch radio program Cafe Sonore. The show also features a cut by Rafael Toral. Listen here.