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$18.48

new to stock as of
september 17th, 2010

threads:
electro-acoustic-composition
musique-concrète
lo-fi
playback-music
sound-art
field-recordings
machine-music

cardinal (canada) #card 001 lp

howard stelzer / david payne “swelter” long playing record

swelter (1) (15:00)
swelter (1) (14:45)

august 2010 release ; debut on this new, post-middle james company imprint, positing a long-distance, non-real time collaboration between fossils’ david payne & intransitive head howard stelzer ...

tape munch is the order of the day here ; the gunked walkman-motor grime of howie’s work is met with david’s echoplexed warble & some gorgeous stereo-field work that nestles this perfectly between the whole 80’s “cassette underground” mythos & more “broken music” styled exploits ...

tiny-run lp, comes complete w/ a graham lambkin cover (an eye-popping full-color bleed) & a nice insert ; highly recommended !!!

cardinal press release...

howard stelzer & david payne ‘swelter’ 12” lp

hotter than hell. might melt your face off! ‘swelter’ is a mail collaboration with tapes passed back and forth between cambridge, massachusetts and hamilton, ontario fall 2009. howard stelzer is head of the awe inspiring intransitive recordings label and king of cassette composition. david payne is best known as the pilot of the strange ship fossils. together they create a new dimension of cassette culture. tapes at every speed and strange sewer swirls.

mastered by kris lapke at hospital full color cover by graham lambkin (hand-pasted on white jackets) b&w insert by steve smith 200 numbered copies.

$8.82

back in stock as of
december 16th, 2010

first in stock on
march 28th, 2007

best of 2007 !!!

chocolate monk (uk) #choc.144 cd

greg kelley “one hour as something that didn't turn out the way i intended it to” compact disc recordable

one hour as something that didn't turn out the way i intended it to (i’m not anti-music, music’s anti-me)

chocolate monk press release...

greg kelley – one hour as something that didn't turn out the way i intended it to (cd-r)

“another exerise in failure. spring 2003: with assistance from vic rawlings, i fill my room at club awesome in somerville ma w/ electric keyboards, synth, a small organ and set them all for drone. a radio plays static. record to md, output md through my stereo for low feedback. an electric fan is aimed at the microphone for the distorted vintage 78 effect (rpm, not the year). vic bowed a single cello note at some point and a cymbal was scraped. the intent: record in mono for 2 hours, communicate with the dead. after 1 hour, i couldn't take it any more. my intended "two hours as..." is now "one hour as..." i fussed over it for a while. it's kind of boring. i like boring, but...

late winter 2004: i must do something with this recording. i decide to look backwards into the archives...

january 8, 2000: i send out a call to arms: meet me at twisted village records, cambridge ma at 8pm. it's scelsi's birthday and we will play a memorial drone for him. the call was met by oliver alden, mike bullock, james baumgartner, seth cluett, james coleman, david dougan, david gross, tatsuya nakatani, howard stelzer, bhob rainey, vic rawlings. some automatic instruments played themselves. others may have been there, but i don'tremember.and you can't really hear them anyway.

back to late winter 2004: i record a new track onto my 4 track in my bedroom in allston ma. trumpet and radio static. (dj screw's ghost inhabited my 4 track near the end of this track.) then i record a burning guitar solo for the end of my new and improved "one hour as..." the mono drone, the scelsi tribute band, the trumpet/radio track and the hott guitar track are all mixed down from 4 track to md under the influence of samuel smith oatmeal stout. a vocal intro and headphone feedback interruptions are then added. the task is complete. it's a bloodbath. what have i done?”

$11.76

back in stock as of
january 4th, 2012

first in stock on
december 15th, 2006

threads:
electro-acoustic-composition
playback-music
musique-concrète
minimalism-drones

best of 2006 !!!

intransitive (usa) #int 028 cd

seht / howard stelzer “exactly what you lost” compact disc

untitled (2:47)
untitled (8:36)
untitled (7:02)
untitled (2:02)
untitled (26:24)

unpredictable collaboration between new-zealand based sound/artist stephen clover (more commonly referred to in lengthy discographies as seht) and cambridge, ma based composer/improvisor howard stelzer.

what starts off as something akin to one of howie’s woozy cassette-based improvised performances quickly graduates into a suite of 4 extended meditations on audio fidelity, real and imagined space(s), and time-frozen concrète - as the drones progress, they get farther and farther away yet more electrified, culminating in the gorgeous final piece (sounding not unlike a sunn 0))) soundcheck recorded through the wall from the restaurant-kitchen next to the venue...)

superlative work from both; an excellent gateway into either/or universe ...

intransitive press release...

int028 seht & stelzer exactly what you lost cd

this first album of cross-hemisphere hum by seht (the nom de musique of one stephen clover) and howard stelzer emerged organically via tapes shared through the post between new zealand and boston over the course of a year or so. without any spoken agenda or external organizing concept from the start, the music willed itself into a darkly psychedelic, implacably melancholy haze. a quick scramble of caffeinated tape action kicks things off, then the album rapidly dissipates into a thick, black sleep of environmental debris and humid fog. worn loops were played into various outdoor acoustic environments (playgrounds, front porches, trees, other prosaic spots), then fed back into low-tech machines for further harmonic decay. shapes form in the shadows and slip away as the edges blur. after a few attempts to heave itself up onto its feet, exactly what you lost eventually huffs its last breath and dissolves in a cavern of industrial tics.

• seht’s previous work has been published by celebrate psi phenomena, last visible dog, digitalis, and pseudoarcana.
• howard stelzer has recorded albums with giuseppe ielasi, john olson (spykes, wolf eyes), the bsc, the cherry point, frans de waard (kapotte muziek), and jason talbot.

intransitive recordings
electronic music for people who like that sort of thing, est.1996

$17.36

back in stock as of
april 7th, 2008

first in stock on
april 13th, 2007

korm plastics (netherlands) #kp 3023 cd
brombron (netherlands) #brombron 08 cd

giuseppe ielasi / howard stelzer “brombron 08: night life” compact disc

ruin 1 (7:22)
ruin 2 (7:12)
ruin 3 (4:54)
losing our taste for the nightlife (10:42)

korm plastics press release...

howard stelzer / giuseppe ielasi - brombron 08: night life
korm plastics kp 2023
cd only
release date: january 1st 2006

korm plastics is proud to present the eigth release in the brombron series. originally a co-production between staalplaat and extrapool, it is now hosted by co-curator frans de waard. in the year 2000 frans de waard and extrapool started the brombron project. two or more musicians become artists in residence in extrapool, an arts initiative in nijmegen, the netherlands, with a fully equipped sound recording studio. these artists can work in a certain amount of time on a collaborative project; a project they always wished to do, but didn't have the time or the equipment to realize.

"i was introduced to giuseppe ielasi over email in 1999 or 2000 (i don't remember presicely), by a guy who ran a music magazine in italy called blowup. he was writing about cds on my label, intransitive, and suggested that i get in contact with his friend giuseppe, who was starting a label called fringes in milan. giuseppe and i exchanged some cds of our music, corresponded for awhile, and discovered that we had much in common.

giuseppe came to the us to promote his "right after" album with domenico sciajno, and we got along immediately. we're about the same age, have a similar temperament, play a similar sort of music, are from a similar kind of background, are excited about records, we love to eat, we're both kinda nerdy... yeah, giuseppe is my kind of guy! we had spoken about collaborating at a few points over the years, but somehow it just never happened, probably because we're so busy with our various projects and labels. so when i was offered a brombron residency, i thought it would a perfect opportunity to spend some time hanging out and playing music with giuseppe.

the method we chose was to first proceed to the closest coffee shop for a breakfast of cheese and meat sandwiches (me) and cookies (giuseppe), then we'd record improvisations for a few hours until lunchtime. i primarily used cassette tapes and giuseppe used a guitar, but we also both played synths and electronic doodads and microphones, and i made some tape recordings around the city that i brought back in to our improvisations. our minds were open, and we experimented without deciding in advance what sort of album we might be making. we'd then take a long walk, go to the nijmegen record shops (where plurex records are still cheap!), have some lunch, maybe also a snack, and then start to edit out the good bits from the morning. we'd also add some effects and change some parts, use the recordings as source material in a small way. then we'd return to the record shops to buy the records we hesitated on in the afternoon, have some dinner and relax. the next day, we'd wake up, have coffee, and do it again. our pace of working and comfort matched quite well. for the final few days of the residency, we started to piece together our bits until they worked as compositions. then we edited some more until the album emerged.

about the title.... we gave a duo concert at extrapool as part of the requirements of our residency. there was an art opening happening at the same time, so the gallery was packed with people. it was a lot of fun, but it also made us both feel a bit strange; we're somewhat awkward in social situations, and didn't know anyone at the extrapool party except for frans and roel meelkop, who drove out from rotterdam. after our set, we split to go get more fried dutch snacks. along the walk, we talked about how we used to go out to parties more often when we were younger, but now we aren't even so old and we generally enjoy staying at home where it's quiet, listening to records and reading. giuseppe was reminded on the song by arthur russell, "losing my taste for the nightlife". maybe we are. or, maybe that's just how we felt on that evening. it doesn't matter, really, i suppose."

- howard stelzer. cambridge, ma (usa) december 2005

$5.88

back in stock as of
june 7th, 2011

first in stock on
april 7th, 2008

my own little label (netherlands) #moll 015 cd

howard stelzer / frans de waard “torn tongue • volume 2” business card compact disc-recordable

torn tape (3:01)
virtual scissors (2:44)

2007 release ;

my own little label press release...

015 howard stelzer & frans de waard - torn tongue volume 2 (businesscard cdr)

howie and i have been working for years on various things, which found their origins in a spoken word tape. volume 0 was part of kapotte muziek's 4cdr boxset on audiobot and volume 1 was released by absurd, all ages ago. we planned to work on a volume 2 and i made some sketches for it, but we never got around doing anything with it. until now. howie and i returned to the four small sketches and made two new pieces out of that. probably the world's shortest collaboration. howie does a great dense tape piece whereas my piece is quite collage like and a bit louder than usual.

$17.36

new to stock as of
april 7th, 2008

threads:
electro-acoustic-improvisation
electro-acoustic-composition
digital-musics
modern-composition
playback-music
analogue-synth
guitar-themed

port (japan) #pt 003 cd

roel meelkop / giuseppe ielasi / howard stelzer / frans de waard “zondag” compact disc

untitled (1) (7:19)
untitled (2) (4:19)
untitled (3) (9:00)
untitled (4) (7:20)
untitled (5) (7:09)
remixed by evala (7:05)

... stellar sunday-afternoon extrapool session featuring howard stelzer, giuseppe ielasi, frans de waard, and roel meelkop improvising with their chosen tools (roel & frans on analogue synths, howie on cassette tapes, giuseppe on guitar) - certain warm crackle resounds throughout - excellent rainy-day listening ...

port press release...

title : zondag
artist : roel meelkop + giuseppe ielasi + howard stelzer + frans de waard
cat no : ptcd003
format : cd
total : 42'22"

roel meelkop : roland sh101
giuseppe ielasi : guitar, electronics
howard stelzer : cassettes
frans de waard : korg ms20

recorded on a sunday in january 2005 at geluidwerkplaats extrapool, nijmegen, the netherlands

mixed by frans de waard, march 2005
revised by roel meelkop, june 2007
mastered by kimken at kimken studio 2007
designed by port (supported by graph)

a transborder collaborating album comprised of four leading figures in the world’s experimental music scene, which includes; roel meelkop whose musical activities date back to the 80's when he started thu20, and even now he still stands on the front line of holland’s electronic music scene; frans de waard, known as a representing artist in the european sound art scene thorough his projects such as staalplaat, kapotte musiek; giuseppe ielasi who organizes own label fringes recordings in italy; howard stelzer who organizes intransitive recordings in america. as if answering to their pieces, evala, an organizer of port, carefully added a bonus track by destructing and restructuring them, which came out as an outstanding remix with the ultrahigh-density. the achingly beautiful album floats between improvised and electronic music with a vibrantly disturbing quality.

$13.44

new to stock as of
june 22nd, 2010

threads:
experimental-instruments
electro-acoustic-improvisation
anti-music
harsh-noise

songs from under the floorboards (usa) #floor06 cd

howard stelzer / jason talbot “recent work” compact disc-recordable

cashier
adminstrative assistant
bookstore employee (fired)
pizza maker
temp
record store clerk
textbook editor

june 2010 release ; new version of this former rrrecords title, issued to coincide with the duo’s first appearance (on stage, even in the same room) in a good 6/7 years at the axiom space in jamaica plain...

recorded in their heyday at mike shiflet’s storied avantronics festival, the dense, jump-cut interactions go from warbling, iterative scrape to full-on “harsh” noise grapping at the drop of a hat ... always thought these guys were an under-rated act, this “historical” set should set the record straight ...

songs from under the floorboards press release...

floor6 stelzer & talbot “recent work” cdr

edition of 100 copies

a reissue of stelzer & talbot‘s album from 2002, recent work was originally published by rrrecords for the occasion of their tour with emil beaulieau and sudden infant. to celebrate the occasion of the duo’s reunion show in june 2010, their first performance in at least five years, it’s available again with a redesigned cover and new art by mike hale. fast-paced tape and turntable action, executed live at mike shiflet’s avantronics festival in columbus oh.

first edition of 100 pro-duplicated cdrs in jewel case with full-color artwork.

out now on songs from under the floorboards, a division of intransitive recordings.

$13.44

new to stock as of
june 22nd, 2010

threads:
electro-acoustic-improvisation
electro-acoustic-composition
experimental-instruments
playback-music

songs from under the floorboards (usa) #floor03 cd

vic rawlings / howard stelzer “by my side; i am yours” compact disc-recordable

... (14:13)
the free (6:18)
meeting at cover (5:12)
breaking cover (2:15)
in full cry (i am your's) (15:08)
the death (7:50)

april 2010 release ; “studio compositions” from inarguably the greater boston area’s finest modified cello & cassette tape duo, as recorded a few years back by jesse kudler down in jamaica plain ...

having known & having seen these guys individually on the regular for a good decade+, but never having them in this formation, the music here is something of a surprise ; it’s neither vic’s austere minimalism punctuated with high bursts of sine-stone static, nor howie’s relentlessly churning tape-warble ... but in fact a more turn-based music, with each dovetailing through sequences of their respective sounds at a “composerly” pace ... very nice stuff, and a great recording (i.e. a blend of the duo’s electronic tones & the actual acoustic presence of their instruments push-button interfaces) ...

songs from under the floorboards press release...

floor3 vic rawlings & howard stelzer “by my side; i am your’s” cdr

edition of 100 copies

this oddly punctuated album of studio compositions for modified cello, open-circuit electronics, cassette tapes, and other detritus was retrieved from intransitive’s climate-controlled vaults after carefully aging for more than six years. “by my side” came about at a time when vic rawlings and i were performing lots of duo concerts, and felt that we were pushing ourselves into some strange, exciting territory. we decided to capture what we were doing in a “real” studio, rather than simply record concerts in situ as best as we could… which at the time, would probably have meant putting one stereo mic in the room and hoping for the best. two days of improvisations in jesse kudler’s attic studio were sculpted and massaged over several intense days until this album emerged. and then… nothing happened. we’re not sure why. the subject of publishing this album would come up every now and then. every time i listened back to the music, i’d think, “hm, this is pretty weird stuff. i should put it out.” years later, the rapid fluctuations between narrative tease, passages of high-velocity throttle, and grotesque emptiness seem just as fresh and bafflingly exciting to us as they did when we recorded them.

rawlings and stelzer are two members of the large ensemble the bsc, along with their compatriots nmperign, mike bullock, chris cooper (fat worm of error, angst hase pfeffer nase), james coleman, and liz tonne. when he isn’t teaching rock guitar to kids in the suburbs, rawlings builds electronic instruments, makes a mess of a perfectly nice cello, and performs in the groups n.r.a. (with ricardo aria and tatsuya nakatani) and mawja (with mazen kerbaj and mike bullock). stelzer is tired of writing about himself in the third person, so today he won’t do it.

first edition of 100 pro-duplicated cdrs in jewel case with full-color artwork. design by justin myers (tone filth).

out now on songs from under the floorboards, a division of intransitive recordings.

$17.64

new to stock as of
july 8th, 2009

threads:
harsh-noise

best of 2009 !!!

banned production (usa) #bp-124 cd

“4 sides a circle” quadruple three inch compact disc recordable set

tom grimley - quartet number one (5:00)
al margolis - xylo for amk (3:59)
the cherry point - el caminos in the west (3:23)
mike shiflet - let crushed bones rejoice (4:36)
vertonen - waver pane (4:43)
brutum fulmen - ice walks (5:09)
howard stelzer - burning chops (6:29)
hive mind - southern effret (3:59)
pcrv - chopped seattle splendor (2:36)
sixes & yellow swans - untitled (8:19)
r.h.y. yau - orbiter (3:49)
mitchell brown - resonant pectin (3:30)
jason talbot - live at the electric heavyland (3:29)
brent gutzeit - the disappointment of waking up (4:02)
oscillating innards - the expected behaviour of domesticated animals pt.1 (5:10)
fin - brollachan (3:34)

2006 release ; neat compilation, issued as four separate 3” cd-r discs, each housed in their own mini-jewel, each with a color-coded insert outlining the tracks included, the first disc using a tiny compass as a cd-nub (the rest ; standard black foamy ones) ...

no better way to get acclimated to the universe of sound covered by banned production ; tracks from tom grimley (great recording of his automated, lucite-enclosed synth cubes - listen to the sound-sample), yellow swans, oscillating innards, randy yau, hive mind, howie stelzer, mike shiflet seal the deal ...

banned production press release...

"4 sides a circle " 4x3" cdr set

16 tracks by 17 acts. tom grimley, al margolis, the cherry point, mike shiflet, pcrv, rhy yau, sixes & yellow swans. mitchell brown, vertonen, brutum fulmen, howard stelzer, hive mind, jason talbot, brent gutzeit, oscillating innards, fin. none of whom have ever appeared on a bp release, compass included to point a way.

$6.72

back in stock as of
may 19th, 2010

first in stock on
january 16th, 2007

threads:
lo-fi
harsh-noise
plunder-phonic
playback-music

hanson (usa) #hn us4 cs

“underground series vol. 4” c30 cassette

machinegun warfare
damion romero
sickness
howard stelzer
cornucopia
darksmith

hanson press release...

fourth volume in the hanson underground series. 6 artists on a c-30. this volume contains: machinegun warfare, damion romero, sickness, howard stelzer, cornucopia, & darksmith.

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