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eclipse (usa) #ecl 053 lp

ilya monosov / preston swirnoff / habitat sound system “split l.p. (volume 4)” long playing record

  • monosov swirnoff - needle’s eye (6:18)
  • monosov swirnoff - desire sings just one true song (9:39)

  • habitat sound system - golden hill dub (3:59)
  • habitat sound system - eritrean lovers dub (5:03)
  • habitat sound system - cheating heart dub (7:10)
  • habitat sound system - hard rope dub (3:26)
eclipse press release...
california sound artists ilya monosov and preston swirnoff return with two more sonic labyrinths stretched over disparate terrain. as on their previous albums, monosov and swirnoff cast boundaries to the wind. disillusioned and wise to the ways of the world, the duo not only succeeds in propping up the shambolic planet they created on recorded works vol. 1 & vol. 2, but also in soaring toward the furthest reaches of distant suns.

where volume 3 is steeped in elegiac drones and tones, volume 4 turns off the main road and heads toward a fuzzed-out oblivion. this record is actually a split between the monosov/swirnoff duo and their band habitat sound system. opener "needle's eye" throws back to side b of volume 2 and another monosov/swirnoff band, the shining path. with spaced-out hints of les rallizes denudes, this is a cosmic transport into the stratosphere. the other duo track, "desire sings just one true song," is the antithesis of "needle's eye." unplugged and methodic, it unfolds like an impulsive narrative where the ending seems as unlikely as the storyline. organic drones of hurdy gurdy, harmonic, and bowed banjo meander over streams of abstract percussion. it pours perfectly into a dub-infused rhythm that closes out the side. habitat sound system pick up this theme with impressive ease with four tracks straight from the kingston underground. smoke-filled jams sound as though they've been hibernating all winter complete with horns, synthesizers, organs, and more. in the habitat sound system, it never rains, only shines." - brad rose.

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eclipse (usa) #ecl 052 lp

ilya monosov / preston swirnoff “five recorded works (volume 3)” long playing record

  • my earth (5:40)
  • snake lust (7:39)
  • repeat again (2:22)

  • fly away (7:10)
  • with charles curtis (11:13)
eclipse press release...
california sound artists ilya monosov and preston swirnoff return with two more sonic labyrinths stretched over disparate terrain. as on their previous albums, monosov and swirnoff cast boundaries to the wind. disillusioned and wise to the ways of the world, the duo not only succeeds in propping up the shambolic planet they created on recorded works vol. 1 & vol. 2, but also in soaring toward the furthest reaches of distant suns. blurring the line between composition and improvisation, these new installments are rare, unearthed gems.

volume 3 begins with dancing shadows and acoustic myopia. monosov's minimal vocals lead swirnoff's piano ramblings deeper into the cerebral maze, inadvertently finding the best route out. setting off the shaky delicacy of the opener and side a closer, "repeat again" (with enchanting vocals from naomi) are the raucous, industrial rhythms of "snake lust" and "fly away." the indian-inspired drones of "with charles curtis" top the whole thing off with cinematic splendor. monosov and swirnoff manage to seamlessly mesh these ideas into a cohesive whole." - brad rose.

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eclipse (usa) #ecl 038 lp

ilya monosov / preston siwrnoff / the shining path “two recorded works (volume 2)” long playing record

  • sail on (11:15)
  • ver. 1 (7:47)
  • outtake (6:51)
  • outtake (11:38)
eclipse press release...
ilya monosov / preston swirnoff - two recorded works (volume 2) lp (eclipse, 2005)

"two recorded works opens in equally brooding, cinematic fashion with swirnoff's 'air organ' slow gasping its weighted way through magenta dust-clouds of bowed guitar. later, sea-shanty bellows underscore the spectral traces of whistles and ghosted vocals and whistles to particularly melancholic effect. but the final side, credited to monosov and swirnoff's rock unit the shining path, is a whole other kettle of herring. it rockets upwards into the fuzzed out expansive zones of the rallizes sound, but is tethered to an on-edge, speedfreak shake of a suicide rhythm, just too fast for comfort. bliss handily circumvented, higher mind tied to delerium tremens. i think they're trying to tell us something" - alan cummings.

"time passed, and we began recording volume 2 which contains our experiments with song form and our rock band, the shining path. we would like to thank ed hardy for offering us creative freedom over a span of four vinyl records, the last of which we plan to record in 2005." ilya monosov (2005).

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eclipse (usa) #ecl 037 lp

ilya monosov / preston siwrnoff “seven recorded works (volume 1)” long playing record

  • 4:07
  • 8:37
  • 4:46
  • 5:10

  • 6:31
  • 5:12
  • 10:29
first in a quartet of somewhat unheralded lps (they’re... eclipsed in the eclipse catalogue of late-night stoner “jams” & fre(a)e(k) folk gems...) of mannered minimalism & eastern-leaning improv from the duo of ilya monosov & preston swirnoff - also know for their project the shining path (recent lp/cd on holy mountain.)

natch modern-composition-leaning music performed on “rock” instrumentation is a subject close to my heart; these guys pull it off with apparent ease, tact, & much crossover potential with the contemporary drone-music scene ... exemplary.
eclipse press release...
ilya monosov / preston swirnoff - seven recorded works (volume 1) lp (eclipse, 2005)

"the sound of two souls, all alone in claustrophobically infinite space. these two volumes see disenchanted californians ilya monosov and preston swirnoff whittling out their own autonomous spaces far from the surf and sun, then climbing in and nailing the door firmly shut behind them.

seven recorded works comes over like someone has leached the spirits of ennio morricone, eric satie and pauline oliveros, stuffed them in a leaky wooden barrel, and set them rolling out to sea on a spring riptide. uncertain, hesitant piano and melodica miniatures undercut with the evil drone of harmonica and hurdy-gurdy. it's a creaking and queasy trip, guaranteed to heave underwater, piratical nightmares out of some long suppressed substream of your subconscious." - alan cummings.

"our collaborative effort is our search for new models for what people call 'song', 'improvisation', 'dub', and 'composition'. the first volume documents a difficult pairing, i play hurdy gurdy and harmonica, preston swirnoff plays piano and organ. i used a harmonica on the last day of our blues sessions, and with that we ended the recording of volume 1. we would like to thank ed hardy for offering us creative freedom over a span of four vinyl records, the last of which we plan to record in 2005." - ilya monosov (2005).

edition of 500 copies.

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language of stone (usa) #los 003 cd

ilya monosov “seven lucky plays, or how to fix songs for a broken heart” compact disc

  • i open my arms (3:22)
  • tricycle (2:48)
  • my dear (2:36)
  • legs and arms (1:55)
  • winter lullaby (2:08)
  • the burning flame (2:48)
  • ms. desolate (2:55)
  • the beauty that your are (3:25)
  • happy song (6:46)
  • i'll live my life without pain (5:26)
january 2008 release ; song-based solo album from mr. monosov of the shining path, monosov / swirnoff, et.al ...
language of stone press release...
ilya e. monosov's seven lucky plays, or how to fix songs for a broken heart is monosov's private celebration of the human experience and are based on his poems and stories written from 1996-2007. his early exposure to russian dissident culture greatly affected his life and art. influenced from a young age by his parents' passion for literature, art, and poetry; as well as by the music of vladimir vysotsky, alexander galich, leonard cohen, coltrane, miles davis, and african american folk music traditions (blues and gospel), monosov's picked acoustic guitar and voice arrangements were recorded at hexham head by greg weeks (of espers), and feature strings by margaret weink (fern knight), mandolin and harp by jesse sparhawk, and electric guitar by weeks.

ilya monosov is half of the shining path (holy mountain) and a member of mountain home. features players jesse sparhawk (language of stone) and margaret wienk (fern knight).

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language of stone (usa) #los 002 cd

mountain home “mountain home” compact disc

  • the sparrow
  • battle, we were
  • comes, the winter
  • omie wise
  • nottamun town
nice, mellow, downer folk side from this group, counting ilya monosov (whose collaborative, minimalism-laced lps with preston swirnoff on eclipse are, imho, the highlights of the catalogue) amongst its ranks ...
language of stone press release...
not everyone dreams of a mountain home, which is good, because if they did there'd be no real hope for those of us who actually need one. of course, many folks who pine for a solitary life amidst the elements find themselves far removed from the requirements to make such a lifestyle immediately possible.

that's where a band like mountain home come in. and not just them, but the host of musicians, promoters, publications, venues and enthusiasts that have cropped up over the past ten years or so to champion a musical array that supports an overall cultural reorientation. besides such crushingly poetic offerings as 'the sparrow,' mountain home promulgate an earthen visage and wooden sound capable of bleeding sap into the veins of city dwellers and suburban refugees the world over.

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 best of 2009 !!! 
winds measure (usa) #wm 10 ep

“v-p v-f is v-n” seven inch single record

  • jeph jerman + albert casais. 1' for ben owen. (1:00)
  • ting ting jahe. 531e1-3. 2007. (1:00)
  • richard garet. 59 seconds. (0:59)
  • alfredo costa monteiro. élytres. (1:00)
  • ben owen. typhoon, kii-tanabe. 2005. (0:56)
  • lawrence english. water run sand. (1:00)
  • mpld. red tape. (1:00)
  • jeph jerman. . (1.8 second)
  • ben owen. 2. 2007. (1.8 second)

  • civyiu kkliu. rudolf unger. 2007. (1:00)
  • jeph jerman. 50". (0:50)
  • ben owen. s-s-e,sm,ca. 2007. (0:16)
  • tommy birchett. wm7b. (0:11)
  • andy graydon. two fold note. 2007. (1:00) (for pete and chloe)
  • ben scott. ccc. (0:25)
  • ilya monosov. for well treated trumpet. short version. 2002. (1:01)
  • civyiu kkliu. (1111 (for a broken locket). 2007. (1.333 second)
  • mpld. do in to you. (1.333 second )
  • mpld. do in to me. (1.333 second )
  • tommy birchett. question reprise. (0:07)
april 2008 release ; excellent compilation covering short-form work from a fine assortment of contemporary sound figures, ranging from surface-noise / crackle etudes to processed field recordings & the odd machine-shop drone (listen to the sound-sample) ...

gorgeous embossed sleeve (more of a double-width envelope really) with a 7” x 7” letter-pressed card containing all of the credits & info tucked inside ... along with the recent unframed-label series, this carefully considered edition elevates the lowly 7” single into a proper “art” format ... highly recommended !!!
winds measure press release...

wm 10
v-p v-f is v-n 7" compilation series, 7001

jeph jerman + albert casais, ting ting jahe, richard garet, alfredo costa monteiro, ben owen, lawrence english, jeph jerman, civyiu kkliu, tommy birchett, ilya monosov, mpld, andy graydon, and ben scott.

edition: 350 7" black vinyl record
letterpress sleeve and insert. custom die cut sleeve.
designed and printed by ben owen

 first in a series of compilations for winds measure. these collections focus on the work of past, present, and future collaborators with the label working specifically with short durations and lock grooves.     

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