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table of the elements (usa) #toe 807 lp

school of seven bells “face to face on high places” long playing record

  • limb by limb (4:28)
  • face to face on high places (8:58)
  • s.ada.licht (2:56)
table of the elements press release...
from the breathing clouds of the living mountain emerge school of seven bells and their dazzling 12-inch debut, face to face on high places.

benjamin curtis, formerly of secret machines, leads the esoteric cabal. heliospheric guitar invocations with that band garnered him considerable distinction, as have collaborations with michael rother of neu!/kraftwerk. alternately, the rhythm rises from the underground; bassist james elilott records ambient electronica as the critically acclaimed ateleia, while the guitar armies of minimalist legend rhys chatham march to drummer joe stickney's beat. at the center are twin sisters alejandra and claudia deheza. their achievements with on! air! library! are substantial; multi-instrumentalist claudia has also worked extensively with prefuse 73 and a cloud mireya. together, their celestial vocal arrangements and lush, transcendental songsmithing cast the irresistibly intense psychomagical spell that illuminates school of seven bells.

face to face on high places is a dizzying whorl -- from the pounding ecstasies of the title track, to the mystic lyricism and lucid dreamscaping of "s.ada.licht" and the mesmeric groove of "limb by limb." luminous voices beckon from the far side of a mirage; whispered electronic infernos are swept away by raging torrents of percussion.

submit to school of seven bells, then ascend atop a thousand cyclones to a plain of infinite bliss.

clear, laser-etched 12-inch ep; beautifully packaged with metallic inks; limited-edition, vinyl-only release

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table of the elements (usa) #toe 093 lp

ateleia / benjamin curtis “baghdad batterie (clear vinyl)” one-sided long playing record

  • baghdad batterie (13:52)
may 2008 release ; the second in the 2008 guitar series, featuring james “ateleia” elliott & benjamin curtis’ heavily processed guitars over a wall of distorted / crunked casio beats ... fans of mid-90s too-pure spec (seefeel, specifically - this could almost be a “pure/impure” out-take ...) take note ...
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ateleia and benjamin curtis
baghdad batterie

table of the elements celebrate its 15th anniversary with the w3cond disk in its guitar series vols. 3 & 4, a 12xlp romp of deviant fretnoise by some of experimental music’s most prominent players, including christian fennesz, thurston moore, and sunn o)))’s stephen o’malley.

on baghdad batterie, ateleia and benjamin curtis fuse splendidly, as perfectly synchronized audio alchemists, and when they dip their axes in a vat of liquid electronica, the transmutation is complete: thick, glistening beats throb and undulate, without a tell-tale twang in sight. baghdad batterie is a fabulous piece of laptop psychedelia, and certain to delight fans of curtis and elliott’s previous collaboration, the exhilarating school of seven bells ep, face to face on high places.

the packaging of this vinyl-only release is similarly spectacular. it’s a one-sided, 12-inch lp, pressed on clear vinyl; the reverse is laser etched with an original illustration by acclaimed uk artist savage pencil, whose credits include album art for the fall, big black, and sonic youth. it’s a limited-edition pressing, so get it while you can – disks from the label’s original guitar series in 1993/1994 are now some of collectorville’s must coveted treasures.

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table of the elements (usa) #toe 812 lp
radium (usa) #toe 812 lp

“impala eardrums • a radium sampler” long playing record

  • rhys chatham - untitled (1986) (5:20)
  • jonathan kane’s february - pops (6:26)
  • megafaun - beloved binge (3:15)
  • paul duncan - silver eagle (4:24)

  • collections of colonies of bees - athlete (4:37)
  • neptune - lightning and the flight of birds (4:11)
  • ateleia - grasses (5:14)
  • school of seven bells - limb by limb (4:27)
may 2008 release ; first label-comp for this table of the elements sub-series ; something of a springboard for the friendlier / contemporary styles / artists affiliated with the label ... exclusive material from the majority of the roster ; much variety makes for a nice, diverse listen ... lovely milky-white lp.
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impala eardrums a radium sampler

for fifteen years, table of the elements has been the preeminent source of avant audio, championing minimal, improvised, and outsider musics of various spots and stripes. now, as its influence radiates outward, the label presents radium, its “rock” imprint, showcased here with impala eardrums, a radium sampler.

while minimalist legend rhys chatham leads the way with a delightful unreleased piece from his mid-80s archives, most of the other contributors are younger folks, from a new generation of performers. it’s a diverse bunch, ranging from the raw americana of megafaun and jonathan kane, to the humid, pulsating krautrock of ateleia and the spectral songcraft of paul duncan. neptune serves up its version of home-forged proto-clangor, while collections of colonies of bees and school of seven bells pour forth in glistening, shimmering waves.

together, these eight tracks — all previously unreleased — have one thing in common: a resolute will to march headlong into the untamed brambles and briar patches of 21st-century sound.

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table of the elements (usa) #toe 812 cd
radium (usa) #toe 812 cd

“impala eardrums • a radium sampler” compact disc

  • rhys chatham - untitled (1986) (5:20)
  • jonathan kane’s february - pops (6:26)
  • megafaun - beloved binge (3:15)
  • paul duncan - silver eagle (4:24)
  • collections of colonies of bees - athlete (4:37)
  • neptune - lightning and the flight of birds (4:11)
  • ateleia - grasses (5:14)
  • school of seven bells - limb by limb (4:27)
cd version ...
table of the elements press release...
impala eardrums a radium sampler

for fifteen years, table of the elements has been the preeminent source of avant audio, championing minimal, improvised, and outsider musics of various spots and stripes. now, as its influence radiates outward, the label presents radium, its “rock” imprint, showcased here with impala eardrums, a radium sampler.

while minimalist legend rhys chatham leads the way with a delightful unreleased piece from his mid-80s archives, most of the other contributors are younger folks, from a new generation of performers. it’s a diverse bunch, ranging from the raw americana of megafaun and jonathan kane, to the humid, pulsating krautrock of ateleia and the spectral songcraft of paul duncan. neptune serves up its version of home-forged proto-clangor, while collections of colonies of bees and school of seven bells pour forth in glistening, shimmering waves.

together, these eight tracks — all previously unreleased — have one thing in common: a resolute will to march headlong into the untamed brambles and briar patches of 21st-century sound.

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