eli keszler “endgrove” 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

rel press release...

rel 014 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.

eli keszler “tilt” compact disc

• untitled (1) (3:10)
  
• untitled (2) (6:11)
  
• untitled (3) (12:43)
  
• untitled (4) (2:14)

rel press release...

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.

ashley paul / eli keszler “aster” long playing record

• aster (1) (14:30)
  
  
• aster (2) (5:50)
  
• aster (3) (5:05)

rel press release...

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.