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anomalous (usa) #nom 28 ep

jeph jerman / leif elggren / ralf wehowsky “three aural interpretations of a drawing by eric lanzillotta” seven inch single record

  • jeph jerman "drawing" (6:01)

  • leif elggren "soundtrack for eric's drawing" (3:19)
  • ralf wehowsky "dreaming of / a french disco / sleep commodity" (3:04)
may 2007 release; this three way split single between jeph jerman, leif elggren, and ralf wehowsky, each contributing a realization in sound to one of anomalous head eric lanzillotta’s drawings.
anomalous press release...


"three aural interpretations of a drawing by eric lanzillotta" 7" ep
anomalous records nom28

limited edition of 250 copies pressed on clear vinyl and packaged in double-sided 14.5" by 10.5" poster sleeve.

this 33 rpm ep include three sound artists playing a drawing by eric lanzillotta. each artist has a unique, though abstract take on the drawing, which is included in the inside of the poster sleeve. the sounds include the calm physical motions of jeph jerman, the static activity of leif elggren and noise music of ralf wehowsky (sounding a bit like p16.d4 here).

jeph jerman gained attention under the name hands to, but has created his most refined work under his own name. he performs mostly with natural objects (stones, plant parts, feathers, etc) and has collaborated regularly with wally shoup, greg davis, sean meehan, tim barnes, mike shannon, dave knott, eric lunde, and many others. he has had several previous releases on anomalous records, and a new cd of his work will be released by little enjoyer this year.

leif elggren is a pioneering sound, performance, book and installation artist from sweden, as well one of the two kings of elgaland-vargaland. in the last 30 years, he has released a great deal of material on labels such as radium 226.05, anckarström, flykingen, ash international, korm plastics, some, absurd, meeuw muzak, kning disk, ideal recordings, touch and his own firework edition, which has also published many of his book works, such as the legendary "experiment with dreams" done in collaboration with thomas liljenberg.

ralf wehowsky started making music in the neue deutsch welle period of germany history with his band p.d., which later became the group p16.d4. since the dissolution of these groups, he has been recorded largely as a solo artist, though in truth always incorporating collaborations with various friends. over the years he has worked with andrew chalk, bernhard günter, kevin drumm, lionel marchetti, bruce russell, david grubbs, jim o'rourke, and many others.

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anomalous (usa) #nom 14 cd

animist orchestra “wuwei” compact disc

  • part 1 (27:47)
  • part 2 (28:56)
click the play button to hear an excerpt of "part 2"
one of the few available recordings of jeph jerman’s animist orchestra, here involving jeph, dave knott, marina granger, michael shannon, and climax golden twins’ jeffery taylor & robert mills ...
anomalous press release...
animist orchestra
wuwei

“in seattle in 1996, i began giving performances using mainly natural objects as my "instruments". after many such performances, two friends suggested (independently of one another), that i might try doing it with a group. as this idea had occurred to me a few years previously, i thought perhaps they were right. in june of 1999, the animist orchestra began its history as a working group. we got together nearly every week for the next three months, to play and discuss our playing. our first performance was given in eric lanzillotta's living room for a small group of friends, and was well received.

from the beginning, the focus of the orchestra has been on listening, and improvising in the moment. a group of people truly playing together and focusing intently on the present can be a powerful thing. the use of natural objects (stones, shells, pine cones etc.) as opposed to more conventional musical instruments, can help the players to not fall back on learned habits of musical play. there is no canon or book of rules to refer to when using everyday things as sound makers, and this may facilitate the removal of actions arising from taste and memory.

during the initial period of discovery for the orchestra, dave knott made the observation that, when when playing and focusing on the sound being made, it was "like the spirit of the thing is telling you ho it wants to move". mike shannon once told me that when i play i seem to be animating the objects with my hands. i think these comments explain the name of the orchestra better than i could.

i wanted to make a cd of the orchestra to document our work together, and to show my admiration and gratitude for the friends who have agreed to join. i don't think they knew what they were getting into.” - jeph jerman

featured players:
jeph jerman
dave knott
mike shannon
jeffery taylor
robert millis
marina granger

recorded in jack straw studios by doug haire

animist orchestra have a track on the second "lowercasesound compilation" on bremsstrahlung recordings

two of the members of this group also record under the name climax golden twins

full color cover with 8 page booklet

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autumn (usa) #leaf 004 cd

jeph jerman “trees & shrubs - 2000” compact disc recordable

  • (29:39)
autumn press release...
when i first moved to cottonwood in 1999, i spent a lot of time walking around with my recorder, sampling the sonic surroundings. i was surprised at the difference in sonority compared to seattle, where i previously lived. the dryness here lent everything a crispness and fragility that i had forgotten. i experimented a lot with contact mics and my stereo cassette recorder, spacing the mics far apart and attaching them to two (or more) things, mostly plants. these recordings are from my yard, and include a catclaw acacia and several other plants which i've forgotten now. the recorder i used would not allow me to monitor the recording as it happened (who designs these things?!?!?!), so i had to wait until it was over to hear it. i am often amazed at the wide array of sounds and timbres registered by these cheap devices. (jeph jerman)

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december 24th, 2007

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crouton (usa) #crouton 38 dvd

jeph jerman / jon mueller “nodes and anti-nodes” digital versatile disc and audio file

  • dvd: nodes and anti-nodes

  • audio file: nodes and anti-nodes
crouton press release...
crouton no.38
jeph jerman and jon mueller
“nodes and anti-nodes”
dvd + audio file

after years of working with sound and vibrations, and documenting prepared and unprepared situations on recordings, jeph jerman and jon mueller now present a tapestry of visualizations to these sounds with ‘nodes and anti-nodes.’ the dvd shows close-up views of the subtle actions in vibrating bodies, both audible and not. these scenes are glimpses into situations that ernst chladni and hans jenny might have pursued in a more scientific direction. but for the lay viewer, it’s simply interesting to watch the real-time relationship between sound and material, and the juxtaposition of the results of natural movements paired with absolute silence. for those that would enjoy listening to the audio portion on the go, an individual mp3 file of the audio can be pulled from the disc.

the dvd is packaged in a 7 letterpressed and numbered chip board case and is limited to an edition of 300 copies.

about jeph jerman:

began playing drums in 1972 at the age of 13. spent my formative years in various bar bands while simultaneously seeking out more adventurous people to make more adventurous music. formed/joined a myriad of ensembles to that end, including: big joey, blowhole, city of worms etc. in the mid ’90’s i moved to seattle wa and became involved with the local improvised music community, playing with just about everyone. at some point i began to deconstruct my drum kit, ending up with a pile of sonorous things that i gradually replaced with stones, shells, sticks and feathers. i continue to investigate various ways of making/capturing sound and to document my efforts.

about jon mueller:

jon mueller has been an active drummer and percussionist since the mid-80s. whether utilizing bombastic minimalism, dense interplay, or electroacoustic practices, his approach focuses on a physical dialog between situation and material. he has been featured on numerous recordings, and has performed throughout the u.s., japan, and europe.

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fire breathing turtle (usa) #fbt 007 cd

climax golden twins “climax golden twins” compact disc

  • does your mother know i'm here? (1:25)
  • german (2:40)
  • ballroom (2:35)
  • to float (7:17)
  • choked up (1:52)
  • heavy hippie shit (1:31)
  • my peppy loins (0:44)
  • cough...sniff... (1:37)
  • composed (1:02)
  • microspace patrol ii (1:44)
  • theme from climax golden twins (0:56)
  • telephone call from the 70's (1:42)
  • frankly (4:56)
  • you drove me
  • nearly drove me (3:11)
  • swan (2:23)
  • a door a fish your head (1:26)
  • pop (2:01)
  • 1,2,3,4 (0:43)
  • lampshade market (1:08)
  • drink me (4:18)
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... 2001 release from the (then) duo of rob millis & jeffrey taylor ... with guests such as jeph jerman & scott colburn chipping in here to beef up the sound for what has been dubbed their “rock album” - and in fact there’s quite a good bit of guitar-chug mixed in with the mystery-instrument studies, pastoral folk-minimalism, plunderphonic electro-acoustic improvs, and ... even a hip-hop track ...
fire breathing turtle press release...
climax golden twins (aka the rock album)

cd - fire breathing turtle (fbt 007)

strange and skewed songs and instrumentals: guitars, found sounds, drums, percussions, distortions, manipulations... guests include jeph jerman, john vallier, and scott colburn among other dreadful individuals. does your mother know i'm here? guitars are amplified and the drums are served at room temperature.

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plate lunch (germany) #pl 09 cd

chine nual “tomorrow’s lead” compact disc

  • machine manual (16:21)
  • charityware (9:59)
  • more free than welcome (5:50)
  • mole bossong (8:27)
  • concerning wishes (7:18)
  • dream stele (13:36)
late 90s collaborative project between rick kitch, randy greif, jeph jerman, and steve brand. a rather awesome batch of sound-drift that stands the test of time quite well. jerman completists/fans/curious will want to check this out...

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room40 (australia) #rm416 cd

greg davis / jeph jerman “ku” compact disc

  • first strata
  • second strata
  • third strata
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first mass-market release (after two/three cdr releases via greg’s autumn “leaves” series) from the duo of greg davis and jeph jerman; a perfect co-realization of each’ aesthetic... jeph’s “acoustic power electronics” via assorted natural detritus; greg’s pristine digital embellishments & assembly.
room40 press release...
the act of conjuring remarkable sound from found objects is at the very heart of this recording from american musicians greg davis and jeph jerman. having met in arizona some years back, davis and jerman commenced working together on a series of recording projects.

improvising with a range of implements and devices ranging from sticks, stones and lo-fi electronics to prepared instruments, gongs and broken percussion, the pair sought to develop a personal language that reflected their individual approaches but also created a shared sensibility and aesthetic quality. placing their work in a range of environments, most of which orbit around jerman’s ranch in cottonwood, davis and jerman create a richly textured array of sounds from the most modest of sonic tools.

each of the works featured here collects together multiple improvised sessions, which have been edited to create a flowing sense of movement and space. these tempered post-concréte works resolve a joint interest from these two musicians in the act of freeform found sound improvisation and experimentation.

sleeve design by john chantler.

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sonig (germany) #sonig 13 cd

c-schulz / hajsch “c-schulz & hajsch” compact disc

  • untitled (1) (4:49)
  • untitled (2) (9:42)
  • untitled (3) (8:22)
  • untitled (4) (2:18)
  • untitled (5) (4:35)
  • untitled (6) (5:53)
  • untitled (7) (2:39)
  • untitled (8) (1:45)
  • untitled (9) (2:49)
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i went through a great deal of effort in order to acquire the entire discography of the köln-based quiet artworks label. active from the late 80s through the early 90s, qa relelased, imohowiqv, some of the finer sub-conscious listening platters of the era (and beyond). most records consist of side-long tonal drones with just the slightest nuance-shifting imaginable, really quite sublime.

carsten schulz & mr. hajsch (real identity?) were of course the brains behind said braun. and here is the last item they laid claim to (publicly, at least), a beautiful collection of slow-motion studies for diverse instrumentation ...
sonig press release...


hajsch: organ, synthesizers, guitars, field-recordings, feedback, window shades, percussion, concrete sounds, melodica, vocoder.
c-schulz: harmonium, accordion, piano, clarinet, window shades, radio, percussion, concrete sounds.

monika westphal: field-recording on 1 and 9, fire on 6.
jeph jerman: field-recording on 5.
daisuke suzuki: field-recording on 4, bricks on 6.
andrä klaukien: window shades on 9.
hein bruehl: recording of voices on 8.

c-schulz and hajsch are no strangers to the international experimental music scene, having spent the last ten years developing "the cologne sound." this their latest recording is one of depth and daring with clearly structured arrangements, clever instrumentation and striking dynamics. in the vein of zoviet france, coil and nurse with wound. acoustic instruments, field recordings, concrete sounds. surprisingly deep music.

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new to stock as of
april 2nd, 2008

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anomalous (usa) #nom 06 lp

“an uncommon nature” long playing record

  • jeph jerman - tree w/rain + wind
  • mirror - calmahain
  • agog - water babies singing in a lily pool delight
  • climax golden twins - the card game

  • jonathan coleclough - gate
  • mike shannon - alki
  • monos - supernature
  • richard lerman - from the pribilof islands
  • dave knott - st. mary's county, maryland
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... early anomalous release ; a comp. based around field recordings featuring standout work from jeph jerman, richard lerman, climax golden twins, jonathan coleclough, mike shannon, mirror, agog, monos, and dave knott ... a fairly essential document given that you’re a fan of prior / since work by any of the artists contained herein ...
anomalous press release...
"an uncommon nature" lp

coinciding with the 10th anniversary of anomalous records' existence, we are releasing a compilation album based around recordings from the outdoors, and featuring artists we release or are going to in the near future. featured on this lp are new recordings from: jeph jerman, mirror, agog, climax golden twins, jonathan coleclough, mike shannon, monos, richard lerman, and dave knott. throughout the packaging, and on four enclosed postcards, are beautiful black and white photographs taken by rachael jackson in the olympic national park in washington state.

while unified by a common theme, the tracks are quite varied including desert contact mic recordings of rain and wind on a tree [jeph jerman], processed sounds of a gate [jonathan coleclough], erhu played on a beach [mike shannon], mysterious singing 'water babies' [agog], a mixture of wild celery stalks, tundra grass, a cord made from sinew, a whalebone roof support and the seals [richard lerman], and the straight recording of an approaching thunderstorm [dave knott].

this attention to detail in audio is matched by the close up photographs of fungi, dripping sap, and trees which surrounds it.

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new to stock as of
august 23rd, 2006

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liquid architecture (australia) #la 007 cd

“liquid architecture 7” compact disc

  • faber castell - budget steam actor (1:45)
  • gail priest - estranged angels (7:52)
  • greg davis & jeph jerman - strata 2 (edit) (4:16)
  • speak percussion - cogs (composed brendan colbert) (4:07)
  • martin baumgartner (nnnj) - what's the weather like today? (4:06)
  • phillip brophy - i am dave brubeck (7:07)
  • duo b&b - electronica a (7:58)
  • dean roberts - all cracked medias (4:54)
  • julian knowles and donna hewitt - amphibian (4:10)
  • erik m - levox (5:03)
  • the loop .orchestra - circa (recorded live at disorientation on may 25 2005) (5:00)
cd from this year’s installment of this australian experimental music festival...
liquid architecture press release...
liquid architecture is a sense specific festival, as opposed to art form specific. the artistic content of the festival focuses upon and priveleges sound practice in all its manifestations but, due to the cross disciplinary potential of sound, many other art practices are included in the festival.

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