Haptic
Haptic is an experimental group formed in Chicago in spring 2005 by Steven Hess, Joseph Clayton Mills and Adam Sonderberg. The trio works between composed and improvised music, ranging from spare minimalism to dense noise, and presents its work as concerts, installations, soundtracks and site-specific performances. Its recordings often bring in guest players such as Olivia Block. In its early years Haptic added a different fourth musician at each concert. The debut LP The Medium featured Tony Buck and Olivia Block, followed by Scilens (2011) and Abeyance (2014).
Ecliptic
*100 copies limited edition* Across two decades of restless exploration, Haptic—the trio of Steven Hess, Joseph Clayton Mills, and Adam Sonderberg—has earned a reputation for meticulously assembled recordings and compelling live performances that vee…
Ladder Of Shadows
Tip! * 6-panel digisleeve (coated 350gms cardboard) * Since 2005, Chicago-based experimentalists Haptic have explored the intersection between composition and improvisation in concerts, site-specific installations, and critically acclaimed recordings…
Velocimane / Çukurova
*Edition of 200* Chicago’s Haptic are often mistaken for drone musicians. Certainly sustained sounds, mostly of either electronic or percussive origin, are integral to their approach. The Medium opens with a spray of metallic resonance, probably cour…
Ten Years Under the Earth
**200 copies** "Louisville, Kentucky, sits along the banks of the Ohio River, where the river cuts through the limestone and begins to drop away toward the Mississippi. The hills that rise above that river are honeycombed with caves. It was in one of…
