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08/10/2023

M. Sage Live in a Japanese Tea Garden

A little over a year ago, when the Crick was but a trickle, M. Sage shared a peak of Paradise at a Japanese tea garden in Pasadena, California. Fuubutsushi fam Patrick Shiroishi even joined in for a jam. The complete set, filmed by Eli Welbourne, is live for you to enjoy on RVNG’s YouTube channel.

M. Sage returns to Los Angeles to play this weekend’s wild Printed Matter LA Book Fair at MOCA. You can RSVP for Friday’s show, presented by the fine folk at floating and dublab, and also featuring label mates and friends Diatom Deli and Nina Keith, here.

08/09/2023

Sign Libra Shares "Le Chat" from Hidden Beauty

Aimez-vous le chat poilu? 𓃠𓃠𓃠 The question on everyone’s mind, music for everyone’s ears: Sign Libra’s new album Hidden Beauty, an intimate voyage through feminine nature, guided by the arts of subtext, musical collage, and mysterious allusions, arrives Friday, November 3 on colored and standard vinyl, Japanese import CD (via Plancha), and digital editions. Pre-order now.

Check out the first single, “Le Chat,” accompanied by a video directed by Sign Libra and Sergey Ananyev.

08/04/2023

Visible Cloaks, Yoshio Ojima, and Satsuki Shibano - NYC 9/27-28

In tribute to St. Giga, the legendary Japanese radio station, Visible Cloaks, Yoshio Ojima, and Satsuki Shibano bring their longstanding FRKWYS collaboration to NYC for their very first two US shows at Public Records, Wednesday, September 27 and Thursday, September 28.

The first night will feature opening act Strugglin’ and a pre-show artist conversation moderated by Sadie Starnes. They second night will feature opening act UCC Harlo. Tickets for night one here, and tickets for night two here.

08/03/2023

Pamela Z at MoMA August 9-13

If you missed tickets for Pamela Z’s performances of Simultaneous, a new intermedia composition for voice, electronic processing, chamber ensemble speech samples, gesture control, and projected video, presented as part of her MoMA studio residency, an installation of the piece will be on view August 9 – 13. For more info, visit this link.

08/01/2023

Tristan Allen Shares Single + Video for Act II: Sea and Sky

Introducing Tin iso and the Dawn, the first release in a mythic trilogy by New York based composer and puppeteer Tristan Allen. A journey through a fantastical realm of characters whose universal longings, and reckoning of loss and what’s beyond, mirror our own.

For a first listen from the album, “Act II: Sea and Sky,” filmmakers Travis Hood and Ross Mayfield document Tristan’s shadow puppet performance which the piece accompanies, bringing to life various movements that float over an audial landscape.

Arriving Friday, October 20, 2023 as artist and standard vinyl, Japanese import CD (via Plancha), and digital editions.

07/13/2023

soaring wayne phoenix story the earth and sky

Arriving September 15th, soaring wayne phoenix story the earth and sky. The enigmatic artist's 2020 debut (originally released on Halcyon Veil) remixed by Chihei Hatakeyama, remastered by Stephan Mathieu at Schwebung, and expanded with six additional pieces. Intimate and unbound sound that explores the connective potential of music and its mysteries. We’re humbled to help realize Wayne's vision and mission. Check out “Nightswim feat. Run Rivers,” and preorder standard and artist vinyl editions, a Japanese import cd, and digital formats here.