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.

of “rocks will open” compact disc

• rocks will open
  
• trail of hornfel
  
• coal seams
  
• the paper raft
  
• violets in the mountain have broken the rocks
  
• oolithic feelings
  
• longings on grey leaves
  
• agate cups

the blithe sons “arm of the starfish” compact disc

• sparkling diatoms
  
• sun anenome
  
• animals of the seashore
  
• foam
  
• sea-glass

the blithe sons “we walk the young earth” compact disc

• the book of names (10:45)
  
• green patterns (7:25)
  
• all children´s faces looking upwards (11:28)
  
• the oldest living things (18:04)
  
• we walk the young earth (5:16)

thuja “thuja” long playing record

• oaklandish (16:27)
  
• hemlock (2:29)
  
  
• pehr space (5:21)
  
• kains greenhouse (3:00)
  
• pehr space (3:29)
  
• kains basement (8:08)

the child readers “music heard far off” compact disc

• infant wing
  
• planet waters
  
• young worlds -try to hear!
  
• a tree waits
  
• a loved thing/gull's blood
  
• fortune (incl. the morningnight/a hated art)
  
• the plague angel
  
• son of man
  
• hearts made new (incl. quiet adventure)
  
• girls and shadows
  
• a poem in one song
  
• underground colors
  
• talent for friendship
  
• death of a cloud
  
• fire at sea
  
• starlight veering
  
• music heard far off

ov “nocilucent valleys” compact disc

• arms of the mountain (2:13)
  
• spring clock (5:03)
  
• the noctilucent valley (3:37)
  
• bone of the bone scholar / moon of the moon scholar (10:23)
  
• ghost of the future (4:59)
  
• centaur in saturn (3:36)
  
• soul of swan (1:54)
  
• the noctilucent cloud (8:03)
  
• canals (11:51)

loren chasse / michael northam “the otolith” compact disc

• the broken house (6:09)
  
• spinning cloth (6:18)
  
• waiting (2:59)
  
• cataract (10:29)
  
• the spectral harvest (9:02)
  
• crag (2:48)
  
• regeneration (8:16)
  
• eggeater's retreat (12:37)

“the jewelled antler library” quadruple compact disc boxed set

• loren chasse - green laughter (18:11)
  
• loren chasse - footpath 1 (1:02)
  
• tomes - part 1 (10:04)
  
• tomes - part 2 (10:38)
  
• loren chasse - footpath 2 (1:11)
  
• the ivytree - the withering year (2:53)
  
• the ivytree - inner groves (6:13)
  
• the ivytree - white sun (5:41)
  
• the ivytree - lake of fire (3:29)
  
• loren chasse - footpath 3 (0:47)
  
• hala strana - cutting durmast (3:13)
  
• hala strana - karst (5:12)
  
• hala strana - sztajer (trad. polish) (3:13)
  
• hala strana - cantecul miresei (trad. romanian) (3:08)
  
• hala strana - nettles (3:14)
  
  
• dead raven choir - night scene (8:29)
  
• dead raven choir - the horn's sound in the wood ... (5:45)
  
• dead raven choir - the shepherd's hour (6:50)
  
• loren chasse - footpath 4 (2:01)
  
• the famous boating party - white butterfly (3:37)
  
• the famous boating party - the orange bears (3:36)
  
• the famous boating party - albion moonlight (3:37)
  
• the famous boating party - the great sled-makers (3:20)
  
• the famous boating party - the deer is humble (2:40)
  
• the famous boating party - follies of summer (2:33)
  
• loren chasse - footpath 5 (1:27)
  
• uton - zwuij 1 (5:35)
  
• uton - zwuij 2 (8:06)
  
• uton - zwuij 3 (5:29)
  
• loren chasse - footpath 6 (0:37)
  
  
• claypipe - wayside (1:38)
  
• claypipe - constant (1:50)
  
• claypipe - industry (the provision of cairns) (1:37)
  
• claypipe - the math of random fractures (3:59)
  
• claypipe - crouching (4:09)
  
• claypipe - midnight at mangawhai beach (skeleton) (4:57)
  
• claypipe - ~~~ (1:47)
  
• loren chasse - footpath 7 (1:13)
  
• the muons - green man (4:03)
  
• the muons - space man (4:22)
  
• the muons - flowers (3:33)
  
• the muons - land's end (5:32)
  
• the muons - fishes (2:14)
  
• loren chasse - footpath 8 (1:27)
  
• thuja - fable 1 (9:39)
  
• thuja - fable 2 (12:17)
  
• loren chasse - footpath 9 (2:49)
  
  
• fursaxa - harbinger of spring (17:50)
  
• loren chasse - footpath 10 (2:26)
  
• kemialliset ystavat - kyy2 (4:01)
  
• kemialliset ystavat - kyy1 (5:37)
  
• kemialliset ystavat - kw (4:19)
  
• kemialliset ystavat - kyy4 (2:35)
  
• kemialliset ystavat - kx (3:13)
  
• loren chasse - footpath 11 (1:13)
  
• the ways of god to man - nothing (11:27)
  
• the ways of god to man - everything (7:18)
  
• the ways of god to man - anything (9:37)
  
• loren chasse - footpath 12 (1:52)

porter press release...

the jewelled antler libary  with 13 groups, 59 tracks and over 4 hours and 40 minutes of music and sounds, the jewelled antler library 4 cd box-set brings together experimental music from the u.s., finland and new zealand that ranges from psychedelic, abstract drone, soft psych, noise, folk and field recordings, to the outright strange and bizarre.  four cds that collect together the entire 12 volume set of the limited edition jewelled antler cd-r library, plus the limited edition recording of the ways of god to man and also 12 new field recordings by loren chasse. musicians include: fursaxa, uton, loren chasse, tomes, the ivytree, hala strana, dead raven choir, the famous boating party, claypipe, muons, thuja, kemialliset ystavat, the ways of god to man.  this is a 1000 limited edition box-set.  the box-set is made of chip board stock with the jewelled antler logo debossed in metal foil, includes 14 heavy stock panels with original artwork, cd faces have printed photos by loren chasse.

“insight • xing-wu compilation” double compact disc set

• climax golden twins - relinquish (4:47)
  
• reynols - rasoyo jisos repuliom alfrazado (6:06)
  
• toshimaru nakamura - preset #4 (nimb#28) (7:18)
  
• zai de - ni-be (6:38)
  
• volcano the bear - clayslaps (6:01)
  
• yandsen - jargon (6:00)
  
• tetuzi akiyama - sword (5:52)
  
• thuja - untitled (4:39)
  
• carl stone - swad (4:07)
  
• tham kar mun - copula (6:12)
  
• oren ambarchi - freeze out (8:30)
  
• eric la casa - s'ombre part 3 (3:13)
  
  
• jeph jerman - grackles (5:43)
  
• loren chasse - script lichen (4:02)
  
• eric la casa & jean-luc guionnet & dan warburton - music station (5:36)
  
• taku sugimoto - bells 2 (6:07)
  
• yin pin - psalm 3:4 (6:42)
  
• axel dörner - marchlai (7:56)
  
• anthony pateras & david brown - duet (as yet untitled) (4:10)
  
• janek schaefer - maison a bordeaux (9:15)
  
• andrea neumann - innenklavier (3:15)
  
• yannick dauby - formless walking (5:41)
  
• matt shoemaker - pantai ayu (5:56)
  
• mnortham - epidermal filigree (5:40)
  
• lee kwang - stormy weather (4:33)

xing-wu press release...