Helena Espvall
You, Full Of Sources And Night
NoBusiness Records proudly presents You, Full Of Sources And Night, an evocative new album by Ziv Taubenfeld / Helena Espvall / João Sousa. This extraordinary collaboration unites three innovative musicians whose distinct voices converge into an intricate tapestry of sound. Ziv Taubenfeld’s masterful saxophone textures weave seamlessly with Helena Espvall’s haunting cello melodies and João Sousa’s immersive electroacoustic landscapes. Together, they craft a richly layered sonic journey that expl…
Lapidary
2010 Release. Alt.vinyl is pleased to be releasing this collaboration of two of the US’ free folk/ experimental luminaries Marcia Bassett from zaimph and double leopards on guitar and electronics...and Helena Espvall of espers on cello and electronics. A killer cut first recorded in Philly in late 2008 and now mixed specially for vinyl by patrick klem (the man behind many a 3 lobed release) and sounding like a knife wrapped in silk. Coruscating drifting harmonies that will appeal to the im…
Sombras Incendiadas
Portuguese multi-instrumentalist David Maranha has made no secret of his appreciation for Tony Conrad’s music over the years, and so it’s not so much of a shocker that this duo encounter with Sweden-born, Philadelphia-based cellist Helena Espvall renews that association. After all, the pairing enables him to explore the productive clash of bowed, amplified strings, a friction that’s at the heart of Conrad’s sound. But this music doesn’t really behave much like Conrad’s mathematically der…