*40 copies limited edition* Evan Lindorff-Ellery is a visual/sound artist based in upstate New York and co-founder of the tape label Notice Recordings. Much of his work relates to field recordings and free improvisation of objects in an outsider, lo-fi aesthetic. He is interested in the nuances of otherwise unharnessed sounds.
The album 'Cymbals and Night' is a combination of field recordings and free improvisation. It's all recorded on a low fidelity iPhone, which doesn't have the "purity" of live listening. Many different noises interact with each other in the phone's own compression and signal-to-noise ratio algorithms. There is no such thing as perfection on this album. The unintentional humming of the baritone, the friction between the stone and the concrete, you can hear him playing, walking, and so on. When he stops playing, the sound of the wind accompanied by the chirping of insects brings you imagination.
Track 1:
Recorded during the day inside at the Brewster House, Kingston NY, October 17 2021
electric guitar, cymbals, objects, tape player
Track 2:
Recorded at night outside near a warehouse in Poughkeepsie NY, October 16 2021
glass bottles, rocks, objects, voice
All sounds by Evan Lindorff-Ellery
Mastered by Taku Unami
Design by Sun Yizhou