hobo sonn “wary the mind” long playing record

• wary the mind (1) (15:40)
  
  
• wary the mind (2) (17:20)

amen absen press release...

artist: hobo sonn title: wary the mind format: lp label: amen absen matrix: aa 003 wary the mind is the long awaited second lp by hobo sonn following the self-released debut - the thundering nature of reality. constructed using electronics, effects, piano, sampler, mixer, field recordings, etc., this album presents an audible voyage that meticulously weaves together seemingly random reference points into a cohesive yet perplexing whole. side one begins with processed feedback shifting amongst tape hiss/static and muted drones where intermittent signals of disintegrated sound seep in like a new breath and then recede leaving near silence. this sparseness provides the opportunity to contemplate the space between each frequency and brings to focus the sequence of the sounds as they have been assembled. a hypnotic and glistening piece for piano introduces the second side which evolves into an electronic buzz accented by a raga-esque feedback swirl coaxed from the unexpected sound-source. the well placed field recordings, with the chimes, clatter and chattering, bring things to a gently decaying conclusion. the album is pressed in an edition of 330 copies.

von bingen “von bingen” long playing record

• eyeglasses of kentucky (5:28)
  
• imps in eager caucus (4:26)
  
• murray 606 (10:21)
  
  
• the futility of all effort
  
• the vanity of all plans (12:43)
  
• graham house (6:26)

amen absen press release...

von bingen self-titled long playing record, w/full color inner and outer sleeve amen absen september 15, 2009 we would like you to consider owning von bingen’s self titled first lp either for your own personal betterment, or for the betterment of your patrons. to aid you in this endeavor, we submit the following summary of biographies, impressions, and predictions. von bingen began life when husband and wife duo jenni pace and daniel presnell (astral blessing) temporarily suspended hildegard (their east coast group of clangorous misfits), and relocated to vancouver, bc where they soon met josh stevenson (aka magneticring, and one-time jomf member), and richard smith. influenced by histories of conceptual art practices and electronic and outsider music native to the west coast, von bingen’s sound is at once reminiscent of distant sonics, such as those found in the labs of 60’s sf pioneers, or overheard in berlin’s zodiac club in the early 70’s, while also anticipating the drone of future decades. folk forms gleefully mutate, reborn as new hybrids, dignified by analog modular and semi-modular synthesizer systems from serge, buchla, and ems. instruments such as the flute, clarinet, guitar, and the drum are defamiliarized through quixotic treatments, originating from experimentations in the band’s studio. by rescuing tones, processes and technology from dusty desuetude, von bingen happens upon a unique retrofit for advanced audiences that is sure to confound, if not altogether please. within the grooves of this lp, you will not find full-fledged allegiance to current fashions, nor will you find some light loop of cheap sensations, hollow-core historical reenactments, or facsimile sentiments. in fact, we are not sure what you will find at all, and that is the beauty of nature, a potentially infinite system of chances, where the opportunity to un-learn is as important as the opportunity to learn; where memories possess the power to eclipse experience; where all history becomes synesthesia. join von bingen in this new eden, and by all means, have an apple. f.o.l. ministries, september 2009

john clyde-evans “delight in the stream” long playing record

• delight in the stream (18:37)
  
  
• etonal ricedance plug music for noah (23:39)