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Cover of 403 EP by Ryan James Ford.

Ryan James Ford

403 EP

PLUR

Fast paced and hypnotic, this transcendental transportation device courtesy of Ryan James Ford utilizes techno's deep set repetition to create states of suspended liminal bless. Sits really nice to that recent record by Erin Hopes, and others on Altered Circuits. Really nice stuff indeed for the up all nite crowd. Tip!

TRACK LISTING

01 Xtra Tall Tee
02 Tricycle (proto Mix)
03 Sensitive Needs
04 Bodge (closing Mix)

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Cover of Posh Swat by John Dwyer, Ryan Sawyer, Andres Renteria.

John Dwyer, Ryan Sawyer, Andres Renteria

Posh Swat

Rock Is Hell

    Posh Swat, an all percussion improvisation album with John Dwyer, Ryan Sawyer & Andres Renteria. Trap kit, Hand percussion, homemade percussion instruments and electronic percussion over flow here with extra weirdness. Sick pop rhythms grinding thru the wasteland. Sand in your hair and bugs in your teeth. Hand on your knife, knife in your sheath. Grimy bass burps thru a fried stack. And the crack of the snare is a mighty pink smack. Bells, whistles conga and vibes. This is a drug record. One thousand times.

    For fans of Niagra, Black Pus, Container, Bruce Ditmas and all things beat driven and drum craven. 

    STAFF COMMENTS

    Barry says: You never expect John Dwyer to stay still for too long, but I really didn't expect his foray with Ryan Sawyer & Andres Renteria to be quite this *drummy*. It's a beautifully expressive and brilliantly organic sounding suite of rhythms punctuated with incidental synth stabs and jagged groove. Unsurprisingly inventive and unique.

    TRACK LISTING

    Intro
    The Spent Sadist
    Chit Chat
    Scavenger
    Red Clay Wall
    Dungeon Crawler
    Bug City
    The Sythe Is Remorseless
    Bricked Rune
    Scatter
    The Hostile Womb
    More Will Be Revealed

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    Cover of Gong Splat by John Dwyer, Ryan Sawyer, Wilder Zoby & Andres Renteria.

    John Dwyer, Ryan Sawyer, Wilder Zoby & Andres Renteria

    Gong Splat

    Castle Face Records

      • Latest in quickly selling-out series of John Dwyer (OSEES frontman) with friends lock down experimentations and improvisations.

      • Featuring fantastic collage art by Dan Lean.

      • Recorded at Stu-Stu-Studio by John Dwyer in the peak of dope smoke lock down.

      What’s this? Today’s holiday gift? One final transmission from the core of the planet! Cresting slabs of concrete and powdered bone, rich soil—improvisation freak flag flitters atop a gutted highrise: Gong Splat. Featuring Ryan Sawyer on drums, Greg Coates on upright bass, Wilder Zoby on synth and mellotron, Andres Renteria on conga, bongos and hand percussion, and John Dwyer on guitar, synths, pan flute, cuíca, hand percussion, space drum and effects.

      This one is spitting fat and neon night-light city drives, white in the corner of the pilot’s mouth. Furry, fuzzy and frenetic, motorik and full of blood-rich ticks…maggots unite! There’s a show tonight! Welcome back humans.

      STAFF COMMENTS

      Barry says: You always know you're in safe hands with Dwyer & co, and this one is a brilliantly heavy swerve into eastern-influenced psychedelia via garage percussion and brain-melting avant-synth swells. Elsewhere loungy keys meet jazzy tentative drum fills. Predictably brilliant, entirely mad.

      TRACK LISTING

      1. Gong Splat
      2. Cultivated Graves
      3. Toagut
      4. Anther Dust
      5. Yuggoth Travel Agency
      6. Hypogeum
      7. Oneironaut
      8. Minor Protocides
      9. Giedi Prime

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      Cover of Slow Wave Of Long Comfort by Ryan James Mawbey.

      Ryan James Mawbey

      Slow Wave Of Long Comfort

      Woodford Halse

        Slow Wave of Long Comfort was co-produced by Matthew Redfern at Sunny Side Sound Studio in Burton Upon Trent, in between stretches of isolation in 2020.

        Mastered by Chesney.

        Matthew Redfern appears on all pieces, contributing various synthesisers and tape delay manipulations. Jonny Hill appears on all pieces adding guitar, clarinet and voice.

        Overwhelming love to Ami and Lucas.

        Thank you to Matthew for his patience and generosity, to Jonny for his continuous support and to Woodford Halse for their confidence.

        Dedicated to our dear friend Miles Cooper Seaton. I still think of you being out there.

        STAFF COMMENTS

        Barry says: Part tribal folk, driven ambient and soaring, ritualistic drone, 'Slow Wave..' is a wonderfully effective statement and a wildly evocative, moving listen. Absolutely packed with twists and turns and every bit the exciting prospect from a great artist on an enduringly wonderful label.

        TRACK LISTING

        1. Still 13:15
        2. Other Light 06:44
        3. Inner Light 06:12
        4. Golden Spear 08:22
        5. Meet Me Here 05:04

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        Cover of Pout by Ryan Hemsworth.

        Ryan Hemsworth

        Pout

        Jagjaguwar

          “For this EP I was trying to live less in nostalgia and function less off obvious references. I worked on ‘Pout’ while becoming a dad, sitting a lot in my garden, and trying to kill my ego. Tracks like ‘Mountain Access’ make me think about driving around Hamilton, Ontario, my home as of a year ago. I hope people can still get a chance to walk around with this on headphones or daydream while listening to this project.” - Ryan Hemsworth

          Features from Ms. John Soda and BADBADNOTGOOD’s Leland Whitty.

          TRACK LISTING

          Hail
          All These Dreams
          Here I Stand (feat. Ms. John Soda)
          Mountain Access
          Keep Touch (feat. Leland Whitty)

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          Cover of First Flight by Chris Forsyth / Dave Harrington / Ryan Jewell / Spencer Zahn.

          Chris Forsyth / Dave Harrington / Ryan Jewell / Spencer Zahn

          First Flight

          Algorithm Free

            The ideal of the residency was to mix things up with special guests, different band lineups, and varied set lists, keeping things fresh and new week-to-week, and this show was the wild card of the bunch.

            That's because although Ryan and I have played together for years, and Dave and Spencer have played together for years, neither half of the band had ever met each other. I was tangentially aware of Dave and his music and was intrigued by what I'd heard, so I thought it was a cool idea when Chris Tart, the residency promoter, suggested a collaboration.

            So, about 30 minutes after we'd all heard each others voices for the first time, we got up and played for a little over an hour, uninterrupted. The only thing discussed beforehand was that we shouldn't discuss anything beforehand - not a key or a riff to start with, nothing - so as to preserve maximum spontaneity.

            I think this music demonstrates a real connection on stage. In other words, each player was completely present and actively listening on the bandstand. Listening back, there are moments I can hear Ryan saying - musically - "Hey, let's go over here! Check this out!," or Spencer being like "Wouldn't it be cool to go down this path?" And we followed. And it was cool.

            In my mind, that listening thing is the number one most important factor in any collaboration or cooperative effort, but especially in improvised music.

            And I think it's fair to say that a little more listening, a little more presence, would do the whole world some good right about now, don't you think?

            -Chris Forsyth

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            Cover of Borders by Elma Orkestra And Ryan Vail.

            Elma Orkestra And Ryan Vail

            Borders

            Quiet Arch

              Uniting two of the Ireland’s most forward-thinking musical propositions — Eoin O’Callaghan AKA Elma Orkestra and Ryan Vail — Borders is a singular collaborative project. Spanning symphonic ambience to widescreen electronica, it’s a genre-warping meeting of the minds from two of the country's most innovative artists. Having both been releasing music independently of one another since 2012, the album is a project that has almost felt destined to happen. As two artists residing on either sides of the border in Derry/Londonderry, their paths have entwined several times in the past. Now, mirroring the spirit of the times — of grasping for unity and togetherness in an unpredictable, ultimately borderless world — Borders is a release that sees those creative paths meet head-on. Across eight tracks, from opener ‘Droves’ to the beat-laden outro ‘Arlene’, O’Callaghan and Vail masterfully blur the contours between contemporary electronic and classical realms.

              This breaking of new ground — of pushing boundaries and thwarting expectations via attention to detail and a joint penchant for analogue equipment — is what underpins Borders. They create a new continent of sound, a world where Borders don’t exist. Though it was titled before the looming spectre of Brexit, Borders, as an album, encompasses much bigger universal themes about belonging in a world where division is more rife than ever. And yet, there’s a uniquely personal aspect that runs throughout the release. “The album was written with the mindset that we were scoring the border between the North and South of Ireland,” reveals Vail. “While performing the album live, the audience will see a visual journey across various parts of the border.” Underlining the collaborative nature of the release is the presence of Dublin spoken word poet, Stephen James Smith (‘My Island’) and Moya Brennan, who sings in both Gaelic and English on ‘Colours’). Combined with O’Callaghan and Vail’s meticulous, inspired compositions, these tracks only serve to highlight the album’s staggering feat of collaborative spirit. The ‘Borders’ album will be toured as either a two-piece solely with Elma Orkestra and Ryan Vail or alternatively as a four-piece or six-piece which includes a string section. 

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              Cover of I Can't Stand The Sound by Ryan O'Reilly.

              Ryan O'Reilly

              I Can't Stand The Sound

              DNA Records

                Recorded between the chaos and bustle of a New York cinema on Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn and the windswept loneliness on the south-side of the Isle of Wight in the spring of 2017, I Can't Stand The Sound is the second album from Berlin based English/Irish songwriter Ryan O'Reilly. Produced by David Granshaw and in collaboration with Canadian, Tyler Kyte the album is an exploration in searching for meaning, the meaning in a fatal car accident, the beauty and darkness on the streets of Berlin, comprehending the American landscape at the end of 2016 and trying to filter out the noise of relentless opinions on 24 hour news TV and online.

                Littered with snapshots from myriad conversations; A Grandmother's warning that ghosts are never as dangerous as humans, talking to a loved one after a terror attack, a fall from a horse, with a hangover whilst reading in the bath and the faceless people who blithely tell you to 'live your dreams' the characters and conversations restlessly change locations and perspectives.

                I Can't Stand The Sound began life on the journey between New York and Tennessee in the aftermath of the American election in 2016, the long conversations, the search for conclusions and reasoning in a void of reason. Written on municipal Frisbee-golf course in East Nashville, a front porch in Hamilton, Ontario and along side the beautiful, dirty Spree in Ryan's adopted hometown of Berlin each place finds it's way into the heart of the album. In May 2017 Ryan, Tyler and Dave travelled back to New York. Joined by members of Toronto's Dwayne Gretzky and Ryan's European touring partners The O'Pears to begin recording of I Can't Stand The Sound in the Cinema/bar where the journey towards the album began six months earlier. 

                TRACK LISTING

                1. Don’t You Know That
                2. Make It Holy
                3. Never Be Afraid Of Ghosts
                4. I Can’t Stand The Sound
                5. People Tell You
                6. The Modern World
                7. Flesh & Blood
                8. Conversation
                9. Somethings Really Wrong
                10. Till It Ends

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                Cover of Cold Moon by Alela Diane & Ryan Francesconi.

                Alela Diane & Ryan Francesconi

                Cold Moon

                Believe Recordings

                  Singer/songwriter Alela Diane and guitarist Ryan Francesconi have uniquely collaborated to create Cold Moon. The two musicians talked at a friend's show in October 2014, chatting about how they were both experiencing creative standstills.

                  Ryan was lacking inspiration to make more instrumental music, and Alela was at a loss for how to dive into writing a new record after the birth of her daughter. A few days later, Ryan asked Alela if she would be into collaborating and then sent her several recordings of intricate, beautiful guitar pieces. Alela listened on repeat while staring out the window at the changing leaves, initially unsure how to sing even a note over what she heard.

                  Eventually, something clicked. Words came first, and with words, melody followed. Throughout the winter, Alela made trips across town to Ryan's house to woodshed the songs over cups of tea. Before they knew it, they had a record-a collaboration of voice and guitar with intangible moods and resonances-a collection that calls you to reflect and be hopeful.

                  A wintry music born in December. And so rose the Cold Moon.

                  Alela Diane is a critically-acclaimed singer/songwriter from Nevada City, CA currently living in Portland, Oregon. She’s released four albums including “The Pirate’s Gospel” in 2007, “To Be Still” in 2009, “Wild Divine” in 2011 and “About Farewell” in 2013.

                  Ryan Francesconi is a composer, guitarist, balkan musician, programmer, and cyclist living in Portland, Oregon. Recent projects include arranging Joanna Newsom's "Have One On Me", a solo guitar record "Parables", and "Road To Palios" - his latest album of duets with Mirabai Peart released by Bella Union.

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                  Cover of Warm Weather With Ryan Driver by Eric Chenaux.

                  Eric Chenaux

                  Warm Weather With Ryan Driver

                  Constellation

                  Eric Chenaux is one of Toronto's most prolific and respected musical iconoclasts, an experimental guitar virtuoso with over two decades of dedicated and diverse service to an artistic community that encompasses post-punk, lo-fi, folk, multimedia composition and performance (chiefly in collaboration with modern dance) and free and improvised music.

                  "Warm Weather" With Ryan Driver is Eric's third album for Constellation, which has been the conduit for his primary song-oriented solo work since 2006. Building on his fruitful collaboration with piano/synth/melodica player Ryan Driver - whose key role on the new album is signalled by his inclusion in its very title - the new record is without doubt Chenaux's most accomplished and focused work of forward-looking, contemporary balladry.

                  The album is available on CD and 180g LP in 100% recycled paperboard jackets.

                  TRACK LISTING

                  1. And So We Say
                  2. Since We're Smokey
                  3. Warm Charleston
                  4. Lavalliere #2
                  5. New Boon Harp
                  6. Mynah Bird
                  7. Ronnie-Mary
                  8. Cool Down
                  9. Warm Weather
                  10. Cold Dream

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