New Arrivals
Microwave Ensemble
*100 copies limited release.* Amateur planetarium music, slacker techno, and alternative atmospherics from home recording hobbyist: Dimitri Manos. He lives in downtown Tucson, Arizona. He has been home recording as "American Monoxide" since around 2009. The process is very personal like a journaling with sounds and a chance to experiment with recording. For this batch of songs he thought to change the framework and reach out to some friends for collaboration. These friends have become the "Micro…
Reminiscenze
Reminiscenze: vague and distant memory, nearly lost in oblivion. Form and structure of the past to which the author refers consciously or unconsciously. The pieces aim to translate the sound quality of the voices of Renaissance music into acoustic saxophones through the use of multiphonics. The structure of the composition Reminiscenze is based on In te domine speravi by an anonymous composer, Miserere mei Deus by Fabrizio Dentice and Per non dir ch'io moia by Michelangelo Rossi. The material of…
RECueil
"Guibog is French, born in the 70s. He used to work as a sound engineer in France, and was involved in organising outdoor electronic music events, often playing cat-and-mouse with the police. Later, he left that life and moved to China, settling in Beijing. He works as a programmer at Douban, living with his wife and three children in the hutongs of Beijing.
Many years ago, I visited him at his house, where I discovered his robot collection. He had collected the circuit boards from discarded …
Teratai Åkande
Teratai Åkande' explores electronic techniques transforming sounds, melodies, and rhythms from balinese gamelan. It's an interaction and synthesis of acoustic and electronic expressions, exploring an imagined territory between two otherwise separate cultural worlds.
On 'Teratai Åkande' the Copenhagen-based producer and electronic musician Anton Friisgaard travels new paths, as he explores gamelan music from his own artistic perspective in close collaboration with Balinese musicians, afliated wit…
The Radio Phonics Laboratory - Telecommunications, Speech Synthesis & The Birth of Electronic Music
The Radio Phonics Laboratory explores the intersection of technology and creativity that shaped the sonic landscape of the 20th century. This fascinating story unravels the intricate threads of telecommunications, from the invention of the telephone to the advent of global communication networks. At the heart of the narrative is the evolution of speech synthesis, a groundbreaking innovation that not only revolutionised telecommunications but also birthed a new era in electronic music. Tracing th…
Here Comes Trouble - An Inquiry Into Art, Magic & Madness As Deviant Knowledge
Here Comes Trouble is the first solo publication by British artist, researcher and radio producer Alex Head. This book is not about thermodynamics, negative feedback or refrigerators. Neither is it about geology, black holes or migration, yet each of these material systems offer insights into the slippery topic of deviancy. Here Comes Trouble explores the role of the deviant form within differing sets of social and material processes in order to draw conclusions about the production of new knowl…
Sacred Plant & Native - Volume 4
Sacred plants are either connected to ritual practice or considered of high cultural importance. This encompasses trees, flowers, fruits and other vegetation associated with religion and folklore, but also that have had a profound impact on humanity. From musing over customary sheaves to looking romantically over far-flung ethnobotanical research, this is an endeavour to celebrate the sacred plants in every sense, in any place, to anyone. Vol. 4 explores jack-o'-lanterns and bonfires.
Sacred Plant & Native - Volume 3
Sacred plants are either connected to ritual practice or considered of high cultural importance. This encompasses trees, flowers, fruits and other vegetation associated with religion and folklore, but also that have had a profound impact on humanity. From musing over customary sheaves to looking romantically over far-flung ethnobotanical research, this is an endeavour to celebrate the sacred plants in every sense, in any place, to anyone. Vol. 3 explores The North American Desert region and Meso…
5 Prose Fictions
Originally self-released in 1976 through A.I.R. Gallery, New York, 5 Prose Fictions is a collection of five unpublished tapuscripts (“The Cries You Hear”; “New York Times IV”; “Headwaters”; “Into Among”; “First Fables of Hysteria”) by Lucy R. Lippard. This republication follows that of I See / You Mean by New Documents as well, highlighting Lippard’s experimental fiction work.
Bird Bath
After two years since second effort Eurybia, Francesca Heart returns to Leaving Records with a new seven-tracks album detailing the progress in her personal musical lore. Bird Bath expands on the musician’s childlike cosmic approach, crafting new tales where feelings and symbols of unearthly love and possibility, inner protection and desire become the album’s pillars.
An iteration of the artist’s interest in mediterranean mythology and the evolution of sacred icons, Bird Bath begins with the fi…
The Doober
Sam Gendel on C-Melody Saxofone and Wilkes on Fender P-Bass, arrangements of selected material and original compositions - a document of specific variations in instrumentation, sound, and repertoire, with a focus on melody, execution of arrangement, and total freedom
The Doober follows the release of Music for Saxofone & Bass Guitar (2018) and Music for Saxofone & Bass Guitar More Songs (2021).
A Year In The Allotment
A 32-page A6 2 colour riso zine documenting a year in an allotment in North Yorkshire!
Wild Combination - A Zine Inspired By The Music Of Arthur Russell
A 24-page A4 2 colour riso zine inspired by the words and music of Arthur Russell. Combining Arthur's lyrics with full page illustrations and comics, this was 1st printed nearly 10 years ago and is back in print again!
They Said! - On Julius Eastman's Prelude To The Holy Presence Of Joan D'Arc
THEY SAID! simmers, boils and simmers again on the 1981 solo vocal composition Prelude to the Holy Presence of Joan d’Arc. Language, listening and voice are at the core of the essay. As is the relationship between Julius Eastman and Joan d’Arc which, as readers, we’re invited not to divide into two individual histories but encouraged to consider a singular position which both figures may have inhabited across distances. The essay opens with an exclamation mark which weaves through the text, aliv…
The Life Of The Truth
In this brief, dense essay, René Daumal bids us to resist the very notion of the truth, and to recognize it as an artistic and metaphysical dead-end. René Daumal (1908-1944) was a French poet and writer often associated with surrealism (though he fought against the label), spiritualism, and ‘pataphysics. He is perhaps best remembered for the posthumously published novel, Mount Analogue (1952).
Binding The Devil - Satanism & Witchcraft Reflected in 20th Century Tomes
A direct follow up to Spell Bound, Binding The Devil takes a closer examination of the obsession with Satanism and celebrity witches in the mass market publishing industry of the 1970s and 1980s.
Spell Bound - Exploring Witchcraft And The Occult Through Vintage Paperback
A compilation of iconic occultist book covers from the late 60’s to early 80’s. Spell Bound looks at the phenomena of occult pulp that emerged from the widespread witchcraft revival of the 70’s, leading to a boom of illustrative and darkly colourful covers that charm the viewer’s eye with foreboding demons, esoteric scenery, and sensual witchery.
Special Sound Series – Vol. 2: The Word
Tip! *Japan import with Obi Strip* "The Word II” track has gained instant worldwide recognition after being sampled by Mac DeMarco in "Chamber of Reflection" and by Travis Scott and Quavo's unit Huncho Jack in "How U Feel." Shigeo Seikito's seminal work, which includes this track, is now reissued on colored vinyl. This album is the most widely listened-to electone piece in the world, drawing attention from a diverse range of audiences including hip-hop, balearic, and dream pop enthusiasts.
Head Rock
Tip! *Japan import with Obi Strip* From the opening tune “The Vamp” to the final “Head Rock”, this album is a dazzling jazz rock showcase with dreadnought songs that are filled with ideas and passion. This is a masterpiece that has an overwhelming presence in the history of jazz in Japan, as an heresy left on the prestigious jazz label Takt.
Wandering Birds
Tip! *Japan import with Obi Strip* This is the first and long-awaited vinyl reissue of this Jiro Inagaki & Soul Media jazz rock masterpiece! With vocals by Sammy and Yasushi Sawada. Backed by Masahiko Sato, Kimio Mizutani, Hiro Yanagida. Essential!