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to celebrate the release of the new failing lights "s/t" disc on intransitive, we are running a "4 for the price of 3" incentive on all in-stock intransitive cd releases !!! simply place an order for any 3 intransitive discs, making sure to mention in the comments field which title you want as your 4th and voila, we'll include it free of charge !!! act fast, as the incentive is limited to the inventory on hand ...

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there are 3 titles featuring eli keszler in stock.
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$10.08

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eli keszlerendgrove” double c20 cassette set

  • drums, crotales, guitar
  • soprano string harp, banjo, charango

  • crotales, snare, metal bow

  • guitar, soprano string harp
  • charango, cymbal, snare, banjo

  • cymbal, floor tom, guitar
click the play button to hear an excerpt of "guitar, soprano string harp"
march 2010 release ; sprightly blast of mixed-combination instrumentation from eli keszler, showing (a first) less of a focus on his capably intense spray of snare drum crackle & more in the way of grating, resinous string interference & related energies ...

arche-typically perfect cassette edition ; two pro-duped tapes (off-white & purple, respectively), each with their own screen-printed / metalliclegend”, each stuffed into its own side of a double-wide norelco with it’s own screen-printed j-card ... few are flying the flag with such aplomb these days ; one could draw a line from the late 60s / 70sloft” scene (case in point :: eli’s esp-disk’ debut should be dropping any day now) straight through to what goes on here ; no better an execution of the freedom-in-sound/vision displayed herein ...
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eli keszler
endgrove

endgrove is the first new release by eli keszler in 2010, collecting three days worth of live recordings of percussion clatter, bells, crotales and metal mixed with bowed and attacked strings and guitar. creating complex textures, moving from extreme density to sparse harmonics. 5 pieces are scattered across two tapes, occupying a wide array of sound areas. the tapes themselves capture an amazing amount of detail and changes in tone color.

housed in a butterfly style cassette box with fold out multi layer silk screened covers. the color pro printed/duplicated muted grey and purple cassettes contrast each other with detailed printed images. multi layer silk screened inserts on heavy metallic paper are found inside with liner notes printed on the reverse sides. all screened, drawn and designed by eli keszler.

endgrove is a limited one time edition of 120 copies.


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eli keszlertilt” compact disc

  • untitled (1) (3:10)
  • untitled (2) (6:11)
  • untitled (3) (12:43)
  • untitled (4) (2:14)
click the play button to hear an excerpt of "untitled (3)"
october 2009 release ; newer, self-issued deluxe edition of this prior reverb worship title, about which ::

three tracks, the first two a pair of burning low-end, bowed crotale churners (really loving the grit of the chosen fidelity here, the sound of the bow almost more audible than the sub-harmonics produced) then a short blast for full drum kit (sounding more & more like an automatic tennis ball machine, loaded with rocks & tent spikes & set on “nadal” emptying cargo into the “drums & cymbals” section of guitar center in impossibly regular intervals)

this version adds a bonus track (& changes the running-order), is pressed onto a properly replicated cd, and is housed in a package of eli’s own devising, involving several screen-printed cardstock booklets & a vellum wrap-around (individual components detailed below) ; but really, it’s all about the music here, worth it for the extended third track alone, a wonder of extended proximity-effect sub-audible thrashing that trumps even sunn o)))’s low-end theories (again, put it on a nice stereo, good speakers, placed far apart - you’ll see what i mean) ... highly recommended !!!
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eli keszler
tilt

cd ed. 300

tilt is a special edition cd, marking the 10th release on rel. it is a reissue from an out of print cdr originally released on the uk based label reverb worship. a solo percussion outing, tilt features an extra track added for the rel edition and is entirely remastered and reworked from the original. tracked live with no electronics or modification in the winter of 2009, tilt covers a wide area of sound from glistening, spinning crotales and stick and drum clusters to high pitched sustain and sympathetic vibration formations.  all of this works together to create dense textural metal motion that piles on top of itself. later moving to a low end, multi-bowed cymbal rumble then returning again to more angular areas.

special double digit design, tilt features a ‘mini lp’ size, multi-layered silk screen cover on archival royal blue paper. the cd itself is housed in a fold out canary yellow silk screened booklet, with a vellum wrap around. featuring multiple drawings by eli, the inside contains notes on dark grey cardstock with full color cd printing. released just prior to keszler’s upcoming european solo tour, tilt is a hand numbered one time edition of 300 copies which marks the beginning of rel's new limited cd series.

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 best of 2009 !!! 
rel (usa) #rel 08 lp

ashley paul / eli keszleraster” long playing record

  • aster (1) (14:30)

  • aster (2) (5:50)
  • aster (3) (5:05)
click the play button to hear an excerpt of "aster (3)"
june 2009 release ; first mass-market release from the long-running duo of ashley paul (here :: alto sax, clarinet, and “greenbox”) & eli keszler (snare drum, floor tom, crotales, metal, cymbals, and bow) ...

straddling the divide between extended-technique riddled modern composition(s) and an aggressively keening strain of high-frequency free improvisation, the pair alternate between bit-reed / bowed-metal screech (the majority of the first side) and more scrabbly avenues (the flip) ; rarely does the music land in any one tonal / rhythmic center, preferring liquid development(s) to stasis ...

on top of the visceral thrill ride that is the music here, the edition itself is something a wonder, consisting of a gorgeous screened lp sleeve adorned with a vellum fold-out, which lifts to reveal the album credits ... not since the days of harry partch’s gate 5 have i seen such a perfect melding of the self-realized record/label spec & the forward-thinking music to match ... highly recommended !!!
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eli keszler / ashley paul
aster

aster is the duo and debut lp release of ashley paul and eli keszler. performing across the northeast the past 3 years they have developed a unique style of sound which combines keszler's piercing high pitched resonances from bowed crotales and cymbals with paul's altissimo sustains and drastic pitch bends on alto saxophone and clarinet. the split tone combinations from these instruments is surprising and overwhelming, creating continuously shifting, multi-layered harmonics and intense inner ear sound. spinning discs, invented resonating metal configurations, bending reed tones and voice interference carefully blend creating a wild texture that is both harsh and striking. in contrast, the final piece displays ashley’s wrenching string attacks and eli’s rapid-fire percussion, filled with low-end bowed cymbals and jittery crashes. recorded to 4 track with no sound modification, aster is the first 'official' release of this long standing duo, which plans on a series of releases in the future.

pressed on 160 gram copper plate pressed virgin vinyl, the record is housed in a black inner sleeve. the textured paper cover features a layered silk screened drawing while the inside contains grey pasted notes with an attached 8 x 24 inch three part multi-tone picture printed across a fold-out frosted vellum book. all silk screened, hand assembled and drawn by ashley and eli.

the record comes in a limited hand numbered edition of 300 copies.

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