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rel (usa) #rel 10 cd

eli keszler “tilt” 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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rel010
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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rel (usa) #rel 08 lp

ashley paul / eli keszler “aster” 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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rel 008
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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rel (usa) #rel 03 cd

eli keszler “r.l.k” compact disc

  • r.l.k (1)
  • r.l.k (2)
  • r.l.k (3)
click the play button to hear an excerpt of "r.l.k (1)"
blistering self-released album by boston / providence-area percussionist / avant-savant eli keszler - released prior to his “livingston” lp on rare youth & pretty much only available @ shows until about now ... high-energy / test drum kit destruction - like listening to 16 rpm transcriptions discs of baby dodds @ 78, while pointed sticks attached to the record spin around the room interrupting detuned guitars on stands ... only performed by a single person in real time w/no mechanial aids to speak of ...

impressive and wild. like all of eli’s recorded output :: highly recommended !!!
rel press release...
r.l.k cd

r.l.k develops slowly and subtly with gradually shifting sounds, from intense activity to near stasis. murky guitars, resonating bowed cymbals and electronics move around the open space of the recording, creating large blocks of ambiguous sound, all while crackling free drums twist across the surface. the music morphs into droning guitars, bowed percussion, feed back and beating overtones. the drums re-enter into a spacious atmosphere during the last section, where nail violin and bowed percussion play counter part to the drums broken timing. 

r.l.k is a re-issue of an out of print cdr from 2007. packaged in a hand embossed, stamped and painted 'arigato pak' r.l.k is a limited edition pressing of 500, and is the first  'official' cd release for keszler and for rel records. 

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