Cyclical Tombeau
Zach Rowden presents Cyclical Tombeau on Second Sleep, a haunting exploration of repetitive structures and drone that transforms the double bass into an otherworldly sound-making device. Through prepared techniques and extended bowing, Rowden creates circular funeral dirges that blur the boundaries between acoustic instrument and spectral presence. Connecticut-based Rowden has established himself as one of the most innovative voices in experimental bass music, known for his work with Tongue Depr…
Ocarina Solo
Stefano Portello is an artist who works with music and ceramics. For years, Stefano has been shaping ceramics to give shape to small ocarinas that he builds and plays himself. Each ocarina is born as a unique piece, becoming a perfectly functioning musical instrument. Its shapes are essential and inspired by nature. The melodies he plays are simple, repetitive, almost hypnotic. They do not seek virtuosity, but evoke a sense of calm and a return to the essential. Stefano Portello's work is an inv…
Split
*50 copies limited edition* H.Flora is a moniker of Leipzig-based Felix Birke with an interest in modular synthesis, field works, biophonics & electro - acoustic exploration of musical and non-musical content from below and beyond the big global "Geräuschesammlung" . His practice includes aswell Live Improvisations & Performances with the sonic live noise-cooking unit Radial Taste Wokout. Sound Works have been released on different Labels around aswell on his own curated Micro- Label Frenetic Ma…
Nekromantische Musik und Riten
Big tip! We are pleased to announce the release of new live and studio recordings by Rudolf Eb.er, an Austrian/Swiss artist in the vein of Viennese Actionism. The recordings includes a live recording at Hokage, Osaka in December 2024 and studio recordings at Om Kult Osaka. This is a new masterpiece of Rudolf Eb.er, a very conceptual and precise composition of sustained sounds and creaking metal, moans and crows, concrete crushing noises, organs and field recordings. In order to materialize this …
The Years After
*200 copies limited edition* "Our first album we made together, "The Days After", was initially released on Three Poplars in 2003. Then, afterwards in 2007 it was re-issued with a new version of the second track, "Flaxen", on Faraway Press.
After having found the earliest version of 'The Days After' in my archives last autumn, there was an excitement that grows with the beginning of something in the creative process and the sparkle of an idea that can never be recreated. Furthermore, there was …
Deux études
*250 copies limited edition* Marie Rose Sarri is an Italian musician and sound artist who makes skillful use of both analog and digital instruments, field recordings and all types of sounds in composing and creating works of music. She releases recordings on labels of various countries, and performs and exhibits her creations in many festivals, art museums, galleries, art spaces and more. French musician Bruno Duplant, who also uses both analog and digital instruments in his performances, has ma…
Polymères 3
*50 copies limited edition* I selected short parts of "Polymères" (never published in print) because they reminded me of the inner world of David Lynch, to whom this soundtrack is dedicated.. From Polymères excerpts, originally composed between December 2011 and March 2012 for theater - with organ recordings (played by Jean-Luc Gulonnet), field recordings, and electronics Remixed in January 2025
Cabanes
It has been almost seven years since the release of Alpestres, the impressive debut by Matthias Puech on Hands in the Dark. While that first experience took us on a mystical journey through fascinating fictional landscapes, 'Cabanes' lets its narrative unfold in a confined space: eight pieces each resembling small structures or makeshift shelters that, while enveloping and isolating the listener, remain open to their surroundings. These are not merely interiors; they are handcrafted spaces throu…
Terraform - I Knud Viktors Lydspor
*300 copies limited edition* Terraform - I Knud Viktors Lydspor was a residency program in conjunction with the exhibition and cultural program Put Your Ears to the Ground - Sound Painter Knud Viktor on Samsø.Knud Viktor grew up in Pillemark on Samsø island. He later moved to the South of France where he became a pioneer in field recording and acoustic ecology. In 2023, the art council of Samsø organized an exhibition and event series with a focus on Viktor, whose works were presented at a numbe…
Bruised Fruit & Underfed Flora
*2025 stock. 20 copies limited edition* Abstract sampler-based film score by Jeremy Kennedy, “blending electronics and vocals that really remind me what Gong were doing in 1972-73.” - Byron Coley
Blu-ray disc of accompanying film by Justin Rhody included.
Entrance
Entering its 26th year of activity, the morphing, Los Angeles based experimental outfit, Sissy Spacek, joins Shelter Press with Entrance, among the project’s most captivating outings to date. Encountering the duo of John Wiese and Charlie Mumma joined in various configurations by an incredible cast of collaborators - Tim Barnes, Marco Fusinato, Aaron Hemphill, Brad Laner, Katsura Mouri, Ralf Wehowsky, and C Spencer Yeh - collectively transformed into a series a deeply intimate and delicate gestu…
Public Detail
*75 copies limited edition* Operating since the late 2010s, Vienna-based sound artist the concept horse has quietly amassed a distinctive and diverse discography, drawing inspiration from the rich traditions of musique concrète, noise, plunderphonics, microsound, and free improvisation. “Public Detail” follows releases on labels such as Falt and czaszka [rec.], as well as the artist’s own eë editions, and neatly encapsulates the polyglottic breadth of the project. Patinaed piano loops and wistfu…
Automating Volume Two
Original 1987 cassette on RRRecords / United Dairies with remixes of pieces previously released in different forms, and completely different from the LP compilation with the same title released two years later.
Gyllenskold / Brained
Cassette compiling the two 1984 12" EP's by NWW manufactured and marketed by RRRecords in 1987 on behalf of United Dairies.
Scrag
Original 1987 cassette on RRRecords / United Dairies compiling odds and ends from the early years of NWW.
The Sisters Of Pataphysics
1989 compilation on Idle Hole Records of tracks from the first three classic NWW albums, released in a limited edition of 1000 copies.
Psilotripitaka
1990 re-issue of the first the first three classic NWW LP's plus an extra album with two early compilation tracks, released as a 4CD set in LP-size box, with original insert.
Sugar Fish Drink (A Layman's Guide To Cod Surrealism*)
1992 CD-only compilation on United Dairies collecting pieces from EP's from the late 80's plus a previously unreleased mix.
Large Ladies With Cake In The Oven
1993 CD-only compilation on United Dairies collecting pieces from albums and compilations released between 185 and 1991.