Listen to an Excerpt from Prune Bécheau's Upcoming Album Stries ton, tripes et poils

Weighter Recordings just posted an excerpt from Prune Bécheau's upcoming album Stries ton, tripes et poils. It comes from album closer "zzffk zzffk," and you can listen to it above. Bécheau plays Baroque violin on the track and throughout the entire record. A release date for the album has not been announced yet. You can see the tracklist below.

Last year, Bécheau released an album for Penultimate Press as a member of Pancrace. She also released solo music earlier in the decade, freely available to hear on her Bandcamp page here.

Stries ton, tripes et poils tracklist:

1. introduction
2. tlelel letl
3. geqze tulilu
4. hgjh hgjh
5. fsiu fsiu fsiu
6. lui tsk ui
7. thschjre
8. zzffk zzffk

Listen to an Excerpt from Matt Sargent's Upcoming Album Ghost Music

Weighter Recordings will be releasing three new albums this year, one of which is NY-based composer Matt Sargent's Ghost Music. The composition is 61 minutes long and was written in 2008. The piece was performed by Bill Solomon in 2015. You can listen to an excerpt from the album above.

Sargent was recently commissioned to write a piece for the Switch~ Ensemble. Last year, Sargent released "Second Illumination," a piece for eight glockenspiels. You can hear a recording of that piece here.

Erstwhile Announces New Imprint: revErst

Erstwhile Records has announced a new label imprint: revErst. revErst will be the exclusive home to projects featuring both Matthew Revert and Erstwhile founder Jon Abbey. All other projects featuring Matthew Revert will be issued on Erstwhile's other imprints.

The above image was created to announce the news. It features superimposed portraits of Revert and Abbey, drawn by Revert himself. The first release from the sublabel marks the first time that Jon Abbey has had an artist credit on a project.

Matthew Revert released Earnest Rubbish with Vanessa Rossetto on Erstwhile back in 2016. You can listen to an excerpt from that album's "Secret Celebrity Facebook Accounts" below. The two have another collaborative album coming soon on Erstwhile.

Notice Recordings Announce New Releases from Jamie Drouin & Lance Austin Olsen, Nick Hoffman

Notice Recordings are planning to release their second cassette batch of the year very soon. It features two new releases, the first of which is a recording from Jamie Drouin and Lance Austin Olsen. It's entitled Hidden Paradise and finds the two continuing to make subtle but cavernous ambient soundscapes. Earlier this year, the two released The Source on their own record label, Infrequency Editions.

The second release comes from Nick Hoffman. The album is entitled Salamander and finds the musician crafting electronic-based sound design that skitters but feels meditative all the same. Earlier this year, Hoffman released Parvae Harmoniae on his own Pilgrim Talk label. These albums mark the first time any of these artists have appeared on the label. You can listen to excerpts from both albums above via SoundCloud. Be on the look out for both releases on the Notice Recordings Bandcamp page soon.

Hear Organized Musik From Thessaloniki's 10th Anniversary Mix

Organized Musik From Thessaloniki started approximately 10 years ago. So to celebrate, Kostis Kilymis has put together a mix of songs from the label's catalogue. Kilymis started the label initially to promote music that he and his friends were making. The label has gone on to release over thirty albums from other artists based in Greece and around the world. You can listen to the mix above and see the tracklist below.

OMFT 10 years anniversary mix tracklist:

Nzʉmbe - Aglaope
Yparxei Provlima Amalia - AIII Kona Kai
Seth Cooke - Weekend Soul Retrieval Workshop
Louie Rice - 45
Jack Harris, Samuel Rodgers - Wasted five years
Will Montgomery - Filtrate
Grisha Shakhnes - Air
Angelos kyriou - fouskes xwris anasa
Nick Hoffman - Love Triangle
Enrique R. Palma - Contenance
Yan Jun and Ben Owen - swimming salt 游泳的盐
Daniel Bennett - Tenenbaum
Kostis Kilymis - The Commons
Socrates Martinis - Under the arches of her voice words explode in blue sparks like gunpowder spilled on candles

Merzbow Releases New Album on "Compact Vinyl"

Legendary noise musician Merzbow has released a new album via Dirtier Promotions entitled Hyakki Echo. Merzbow has been releasing some of his albums through the label since the 90s, including Wildwood II from earlier this year. Hyakki Echo is getting released on what the label calls "compact vinyl", a hybrid vinyl/CD. The vinyl side features a three minute piece while the CD side features four tracks that span 53 minutes. As a note, listeners are warned not to play the CD on a traditional "slot-in" CD player. You can order the album from the label (UK), Forced Exposure (US), or at Boomkat (UK). You can also hear samples of the album at the Boomkat page.

Hyakki Echo tracklist:

A. Amadare Guitar
B1. Hyakki Echo Part 1
B2. Hyakki Echo Part 2
B3. Hyakki Echo Part 3
B4. Hyakki Echo Part 4

Holotype Editions Announce New Ghédalia Tazartès and Maya Dunietz Album

Holotype Editions has announced a new album. It features a live recording of a performance between Ghédalia Tazartès and Maya Dunietz at Cafe OTO in 2013. It's called Schulevy Maker and you can listen to excerpts from the album above. It comes out on September 23rd and is limited to 300 copies on black vinyl. You can find more information about the album and pre-order it from the Holotype Editions website here.

Schulevy Maker tracklist:

1. Part 1 (22:57)
2. Part 2 (22:52)

Winds Measure Recordings Announces Three New Albums

Anne Guthrie and Seymour Wright - Chelsea Bridge

Ulrich Krieger - The Yggdrasil-Soli

Ben Owen - fo (f

Winds Measure Recordings has just announced three new releases that are available for pre-order. The first is Ulrich Krieger's The Yggdrasil-Soli. It's a project conceived and curated by Krieger that spans five discs and features solo compositions and performances from numerous artists including Antoine Beuger, Radu Malfatti, Michael Pisaro, Mark So, and Julia Holter. It's limited to 200 copies and you can find more information about the release here.

The second album is a collaboration between Anne Guthrie and Seymour Wright entitled Chelsea Bridge. Guthrie plays the french horn while Wright plays the alto sax. They also provide field recordings from NYC and London, respectively. The album is limited to 300 copies and you can find more information about the album here.

The third new release comes from Ben Owen and is entitled fo (f. It features two tracks that total an hour in length. It's limited to 200 copies and you can find more information about the album here.

You can hear soundclips from each release above. All three releases can be pre-ordered from the Winds Measure Recordings store here. The label currently has a bundle for all three releases that you can order for $56 here. All three albums are expected to be released next month.

Erstwhile Records Announce New Five Disc Jürg Frey Album

Erstwhile Records has just announced a new album for its ErstClass imprint. It's by Jürg Frey and entitled l'àme est sans retenue I. According to Google Translate, it means "the soul is unrestrained". The album is composed of a single piece that lasts approximately six hours and spans five discs. It's the longest piece Frey has written in his 40+ years of composing and is also the longest piece on any Erstwhile imprint. It's also the first archival release for the record label. Erstwhile owner Jon Abbey states that the album will hopefully be released in October.

Earlier this year, Frey released Ephemeral Constructions on Edition Wandelweiser Records.

It was previously stated that the above picture was the album cover; it is merely a promotional image.