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... happy spring everyone !!! to commemorate our favorite season (and to help get this place back to some sort of workable condition) we're having a "spring cleaning" sale !!! please visit the spring (2013) cleaning page to view a list of (recent, mostly 2012) releases that we're now offering at reduced prices (while supplies last, no rainchecks, etc) ...
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 ruralfaune 
there are 3 titles on rvng intl. in stock.
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threads:
analogue-synth
machine-music
live-electronic

 spring cleaning !!! 
rvng intl. (usa) #rvngl06 lp

clean plateclean plate” long playing record

  • Δ (19:03)

  • o (21:54)
june 2011 release ; ... pretty great set of drug-addled modular synth blowouts from pink skull’s julian grefe / justin geller & mazarin’s quentin stolzfus, getting into some purely exploratory, seeselberg-esque zones over a coupla side-length meltzors ...
rvng intl. press release...
artist: clean plate
title: clean plate
label: rvng intl.
formats: 12" lp
cat #: rvngnl06
release date: 6/14/11
genre: ambient / electronic / new age
notes: limited to 100 copies

during the great blizzard of 2010, julian grefe and justin geller of pink skull alongside quentin stolzfus (azusa plane, mazarin) holed up in a two hundred year old barn with 20 some odd (and some not) synthesizers, the mighty pink skull modular, a 1 inch 8-track, and enough mushrooms to shelter a village of smurfs.

the result of this meeting of the mind-melters is the clean plate album, an analog inner space journey in the tradition of tangerine dream's phaedra and brainticket's voyage. gurgling pads, stalactitic arpeggios, whole synth hog drones, groans and moans, guide the listener through the tube into a sublime union with an ominous reality abyss. clean plate is the unusual precursor to pink skull's forthcoming album on rvng intl, psychic welfare.

strictly limited to 100 vinyl copies, silk-screened covers.

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modern-composition

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 spring cleaning !!! 
rvng intl. (usa) #frkwys07 lp

david borden / james ferraro / samuel godin / laurel halo / daniel lopatinfrkwys vol. 7 • borden, ferraro, godin, halo & lopatin” long playing record

  • people of the wind pt. 1 (12:26)
  • internet gospel pt. 1 (5:59)

  • people of the wind pt. 2 (4:55)
  • internet gospel pt. 2 (8:18)
  • twilight pacific (7:20)
july 2011 release ; ... gorgeous, flowing analogue sound-shapes ; the result of a pan-generational meeting-of-the-minds between venerable “synth minimalism” titan david borden & long-time sideman sam godin & contemporary brooklynites dan “oneohtrix point never” lopatin, laurel halo, and the skaters’ james ferraro ...

... the history of winter-spring collaborations (especially in the narrow field of flowing electronic music) being what it is, i have to say this exceeds my expectations of what a two-day “pow wow” type, purely improvisational studio session between this lot could produce ... nary a sequence in sight (odd, given borden’s primary rooting in motor-rhythm lines) this instead lurks purely in the gaseous, timbral voids of deep inner space, with dan’s woozy sawtooth lines & laurel’s occasional whisper-vox up front, borden & godin’s slo-mo melodic ooze the bedrock, & ferraro’s phaser-bake the tile-grout that keeps the whole thing unified ...

vinyl version comes with the folkways-style wrap-around cover, generally excels at getting the message across ... highly recommended !!!
rvng intl. press release...
artist: david borden, james ferraro, samuel godin, laurel halo & daniel lopatin
title: frkwys vol. 7 - borden, ferraro, godin, halo & lopatin lplabel: rvng intl.
formats: 12" lp
cat #: frkwys07
release date: 7/17/11
genre: experimental / synthesizer / improvisation

the full-length player of frkwys vol. 7 features pieces improvised in various forms by david borden, james ferraro, samuel godin, laurel halo, and daniel lopatin.

when lopatin (oneohtrix point never, ford & lopatin) and rvng intl. began discussing this frkwys collaboration, borden's work in mother mallard's portable masterpiece co. and his seminal music for amplified keyboard instruments album were mutually / ecstatically acknowledged. while rooted in academia, borden's minimalist compositions deal in natural themes, evoking expansive environments.

the idea to grow the project to include additional collaborators was inspired both by borden's accomplishments in ensemble improvisation and by a basic desire for collective energy and levity. atlantic sound studio in dumbo, brooklyn became the meeting destination for lopatin and borden, alongside musicians halo, godin, and ferraro.

over two days in august 2010, the ensemble played infinitely, taking breaks only to discuss next directions, past pursuits, and, of course, gear. during tour breaks the following fall and winter, the endless hours of recordings were paired down to the selections of frkwys vol. 7. the music of the album represents full session takes, edited only for time.

the cosmically dense but dynamic nature of the recording reveals the diverse ingredients seasoning the spatial stew. "people of wind" parts 1 and 2 were amongst first takes from the two-day session. the pieces exhibit the ensemble in early harmony, allowing each other textural counterpoint play while avoiding rigidity. "internet gospel" parts 1 and 2 demonstrate the players at ease and taking turns at solo accompaniments, ending in a fourth world freak out. "twilight pacific" and "just a little pollution" are compiled from middle points of the session - structured statements in solidarity.

the limited edition lp version of frkwys vol. 7 is packaged in thick black jackets with a two-color adhesive wrap.

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threads:
concert-recordings
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digital-musics
modern-psych
minimalism-drones

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rvng intl. (usa) #frkwys06 lp
white columns (usa) #wcr004 lp

julianna barwick / ikue morifrkwys vol. 6” long playing record

  • dream sequence
  • stalactite castle

  • rain and shine at the lotus pond
  • rejoinder
may 2011 release ; ... lovely set of site-specific music co-composed by ikue mori (on laptop, mixer) and julianna barwick (voice, electronics) at the recently re-invigorated white columns gallery (the site of the legendary june 1981 “noise fest”, which featured rudolph grey, ut, don king, rhys chatham, glenn branca, and sonic youth amongst others) ...

... comes in the de rigeur “folkways” -style wraparound sleeve, with a full-sized (8.5” x 11”) “zine” with tons of photos of the installation & performance itself (which involved cutting the duo’s music live via a record-lathe) ... the music’s super-minimal, w/ ikue’s burbling electronic percussion & rain-drop filigree acting the perfect foil to julianna’s mellow incantations ... great record !!!
rvng intl. press release...

frkwys vol. 6: julianna barwick & ikue mori lpcat #: frkwys06 / wcr004

frkwys vol. 6 features four pieces composed and performed by artists julianna barwick and ikue mori as part of a month-long installation curated by rvng intl. at white columns gallery, new york, ny.

when rvng accepted an invitation by white columns director matthew higgs to display in the all-purpose project space, we envisioned a venue to host a frkwys collaboration. the non-profit gallery's long-standing support for experimental music dates back to the noise fest, a nine day event curated by thurston moore in june of 1981 that featured many prominent downtown new york musicians.

keeping the institution's regard for nyc avant music in mind, we looked to ikue mori, a member of no wave anti-stars dna and pioneer of drum machine and software improvisation, and julianna barwick, an artist recognized for the ethereal loop-based vocal compositions of her 2009 florine ep and 2011 the magic place lp, to forge the focal point on our opening night event.

for the installation, a particle-board cubicle was custom constructed and placed at the center of the project space. the cubicle wall separated julianna and ikue to their respective seated work stations, while web cams captured the musicians at work / play and became interactive projections manipulated by video artist erik mika, illuminating this exercise in simulated engagement.

each of julianna and ikue's improvised performances on october 29th, 2010, were cut live to vinyl via portable lathe. on the album's june 14th release date, the set of four unique lathe cuts and an elaborate art book will be made available for offers on igetrvng’s website. the book features creative direction by will work for good and photographs from the two events by aubrey mayer and jody rogac.

julianna and ikue met a second time three weeks later at white columns, november 16th, 2010. this time the two musicians collaborated without an audience, cubicle, web cams, or lathe, but with past experience and spirit in place, an exercise in actual engagement. the four pieces of frkwys vol. 6 include two performances from the first collaboration and two performances from the latter collaboration.

frkwys vol. 6 is a shared release with the sound of white columns. the lp is available in limited edition, packaged in thick black jackets with a two-color adhesive wrap. all lps come with a 24-page black & white zine; the book features creative direction by will work for good and photographs from the two events by aubrey mayer and jody rogac.


previous record label:
 ruralfaune 
...and that's everything on rvng intl. in stock.
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next record label:
 safe as milk 
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