coelacanth “the glass sponge” compact disc

• the electric hydrometer (21:53)
  
• the hexactinellidae (18:28)
  
• the leaden sea (8:56)
  
• the violet shell and its raft (8:35)

23five incorporated press release...

coelacanth the glass sponge 23five004, compact disc the glass sponge is a subclass within the sponge phyllum, distinguished by their silica spicules that unite into delicate geometric networks. these needlelike structures form the skeleton of this most simple animal, which when dried acquires an exquisite white hue. during the victorian era, these dessicated remains were prize possessions in the finest of wunderkammers; and from what we’ve been told, a pair of glass sponges mounted under a dome could fetch up to “5 guineas.” furthermore, glass sponges have the unique ability to respond to their harsh, deep sea environment through rudimentary electrical impulses that ripple through their bodies which are devoid of nerves and muscle. these are merely the beginnings of the fascination with the glass sponge for coelacanth, a sound art project whose name is of an ancient fish once thought to be extinct, but in truth has been flourishing in oceanic trenches. authored by the coelacanth duo of loren chasse and jim haynes, the glass sponge takes an abstracted yet empathetic view of its allegorical subject. throughout the glass sponge, coelacanth sets textural flutters, squeaks, and scrabblings in motion. these brittle events punctuate the boundless excursions of minimalism brought to life through elegaic bell tones, ghostly feedback, and tuning fork resonance, all spiralling together into translucent drones. despite the obvious submariner references for this album, it may be a surprise that very little water spilled into the recording of the glass sponge. loren chasse is also heavily involved in the much acclaimed jewelled antler music, where the multiple personalities of thuja, the blithe sons, the franciscan hobbies, the famous boating party, child readers, and of speak in the tongues of pastorally psychedelic improvisations. jim haynes is an artist describing his craft in the former with the pithy statement, “i rust things.” he might also be known for his writings from the wire. coelacanth’s previous work the chronographis also available through the helen scarsdale agency. founded in 1993, 23five incorporated is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the development and increased awareness of sound works in the public arena, and to the support and education of artists working with and discussing the medium of sound. for the past 14 years, 23five incorporated has remained at the forefront in bringing the most adventurous elements of sound art to the san francisco bay area. 23five has served as an important benefactor to artists such as john duncan, christina kubisch, francisco lopez, achim wollscheid, matt heckert, zbigniew karkowski, atau tanaka, and many more.

jim haynes “sever” compact disc

• : (18:38)
  
• :: (6:24)
  
• ::: (9:37)
  
• :::: (17:18)

jim haynes “the decline effect” double long playing record set

• ashes
  
  
• terminal
  
  
• half-life
  
  
• cold

the helen scarsdale agency press release...

jim haynes the decline effect the helen scarsdale agency : hms 021 : 2lp release date : september 20, 2011 parapsychology introduced the notion of the decline effect as a statistical phenomenon of diminishing results whilst investigating extra-sensory perception and psychokinesis. where initial findings might substantiate proof of such abilities, further studies would almost always demonstrate the contrary. as such, this ontological disappearing act stands in allegorical parallel to the entropic art of jim haynes and frames his 2011 opus of the corroded drone and a compacted disintegration of sound.  this san francisco bay area artist has long defined his work through the pithy phrase: "i rust things." the decline effect continues his investigations with electroacoustic decay through four bodies of evidence left behind from ephemeral aktions, shipwrecked electronics, re-engineered field recordings, and transmissions from the ether. haynes composes through all of these sources through a patient suturing of sympathetic elements, whether they be textural, tonal, visceral, heavenly, sodden, or monolithic. here, embers foretelling a nuclear winter gently waft upon industrial chorales amassed from an army of fidgeting motors; the sulfur-laden hiss from volcanic vents erupts from an organic thrum into boiling crescendos of environmental noise; geiger counter palpitations stream along a leaden sea of modulated radio noise; a warm explosion of sun-bleached distortion caresses the evanescent halos from an undulating mesmerism inexplicably not sourced from a guitar and / or digital patch authored by christian fennesz. haynes' broken minimalism orbits somewhere near the work joe colley, g*park, nurse with wound, and bj nilsen.  the 2lp of the decline effect is strictly limited to 350 copies, comes in a handsome gatefold sleeve. zener cards not included.

jim haynes “telegraphy by the sea” compact disc

• telegraphy by the sea (55:55)

m.s. waldron / steven stapleton / sigtryggur berg sigmarsson / jim haynes / r.k. faulhaber “the sleeping moustache” compact disc

• sprawled naked across a piano (10:13)
  
• the over-night sister (1:47)
  
• a few items known as children (10:45)
  
• look out! that one's dangerous. (2:31)
  
• a bottomless black eye (10:08)
  
• woolen pubic hair (2:11)
  
• a little act of familiar daily routine (10:21)
  
• annoyance, ignorance, and forgetfulness (3:20)
  
• oh sir, i'm scared (11:15)
  
• candlelight ceremonies for killing time (2:26)

“time and relative dimensions in space” compact disc

• the pole i'm furthest from by number none
  
• fleeing our pavilions for celestial clouds by the skaters
  
• a sense of levitation by jim haynes
  
• alien substratum 1.0/1.2 by my cat is an alien
  
• lonely woman by taurpis tula