On Valentine's Day 2022, Karima Walker stopped by Audiotree to film a mesmerizing live set of ambient sound design & original folk songs from her 2021 album Waking the Dreaming Body. You can watch the full session above or stream the audio HERE.
Asheville, NC indie rockers Wednesday will release a new 9 song covers collection called Mowing the Leaves Instead of Piling 'em Up on March 11! The collection includes tracks from the band's blazing Lagniappe session for Aquarius Drunkard, plus a handful of other songs originally recorded by Smashing Pumpkins, Medicine, Hotline TNT, Greg Sage (of the Wipers) & Chris Bell (of Big Star).
Watch the video for lead single "She's Actin' Single (I'm Drinkin' Doubles)" originally recorded by 70's country legend Gary Stewart:
Mowing the Leaves Instead of Piling 'em Up is available exclusively on limited edition cassette & digital formats! Pre-order a tape or download, check out the full track listing, & read an essay on Mowing the Leaves Instead of Piling 'em UpHERE.
To celebrate the release of Mowing the Leaves Instead of Piling 'em Up, Orindal is also reissuing both Wednesday LPs (2020's I Was Trying to Describe You to Someone & 2021's Twin Plagues) on limited edition 160g color vinyl!
We're offering the new tape & color vinyl reissues in three discount-priced bundles:
Orindal Records recording artists Advance Base (Chicago, IL) &
Karima Walker (Tucson, AZ) are bringing their cosmic, electronic Americana to
the UK, performing intimate & immersive back-to-back solo sets featuring
gentle synthesizers, sleepy drum loops, ambient field recordings,
psychedelic visuals & folk-style vocals.
"A Raymond Carver short story collection set to music by a Joan of Arc-era OMD" - MOJO
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Singer, sound designer & filmmaker Karima Walker makes her UK debut following the critical acclaim of her 2021 folk/ambient album Waking the Dreaming Body (co-released by Keeled Scales), featured on best of the year lists by GoldFlakePaint, Gorilla Vs. Bear, For the Rabbits & more.
“With
her uncanny Americana, Walker’s experimental inclinations have allowed
her to explore some previously un-plumbed liminal space on the horizon,
somewhere between sand and sky.” - Pitchfork
Wednesday recorded high octane covers of some of their favorite songs by Gary Stewart, Roger Miller & Drive-By Truckers for an Aquarium Drunkard Lagniappe session! Stream the session & read Karly from Wednesday's breakdown of each track now, only at Aquarium Drunkard.
Tucson, AZ ambient/Americana artist Karima Walker has expanded her February tour to include Midwest stops in Chicago, Milwaukee, Iowa City & Davenport with Dan Wriggins & Advance Base before joining Macie Stewart for a short run of east coast dates! Tickets are on sale now!
Today is the release date for TWO albums by US-born, UK-based multi-instrumentalist & composer
Robert Stillman: What Does it Mean to Be American?, a brand new collection of jazz-influenced piano, saxophone, clarinet & drum meditations themed around Stillman's exploration of national identity, & Portals (2022 Remaster) an expanded & remastered vinyl edition of Stillman’s 2017 cassette of New Age-styled electric piano improvisations. Both albums were co-released with Kit Records (UK). Folks in the UK & Europe can avoid transatlantic shipping fees by ordering the new albums HERE.
Special-priced vinyl & cassette bundles can be purchased HERE.
"Robert
Stillman is a multi-faceted genius. A virtuoso of DIY, one-player
improvisation. A master of color, restraint, and powerful
world-building." - Undrcurrents
"Recording by himself, Stillman layers saxophone, clarinet, drums, and
piano. While the one-man-band approach can so often result in
antiseptic, too carefully controlled sounds, Stillman’s work here
remains loose, imaginative, and even conversational. Stillman is
having a dialogue with himself. It’s a lively one, and you are invited
to listen in." - Aquarium Drunkard
Watch Robert Stillman's self-directed music video for "It's All Is" from What Does it Mean to Be American?
Macie Stewart & Karima Walkerare teaming up for a handful of east coast live shows! Both artists will also perform their own separate Chicago dates leading up to the tour. Tickets are on sale now!
Macie Stewart
Jan 21, 2022- Chicago, IL @ Golden Dagger (w/ Reno Cruz)
Orindal Records is hosting an evening of electronic atmospheres & warmly melancholic songwriting on Thursday, February 10, 2022 at Constellation in Chicago, IL.
(Please note that Jill Whit regretfully had to cancel her originally scheduled opening set. We are thrilled to have Chicago's own Desert Liminal on in Jill's absence!)
"It's All Is" is the second advance single from What Does It Mean to be American?, the forthcoming album by UK-based, US-born composer & multi-instrumentalist Robert Stillman (out January 21, 2022 on Orindal Records (US) / KIT Records (UK)).
"Following right after 'Cherry Ocean,' the record’s opener and longest track, 'It’s All Is' is a comparatively scant two and a half minutes, almost
all of which revolves around an alluring central saxophone riff. The
track’s jazzy riff takes center stage but beneath Stillman crafts an
intoxicating mix of clarinet, piano, and more, each played by Stillman
himself. Each piece interlocks into place, creating a warm, loose, and
casually inviting instrumental piece. Finally, the song descends into
an ambient drone for its final moments, with Stillman continuing to prod
at genre confines to the very end."
Read the full piece, including Stillman's thoughts on "It's All Is," HERE.
Today, For the Rabbits premiered singles from both albums: "Cherry Ocean" from What Does It Mean to Be American? & "Portals 8 (The Stranger), a bonus track from the newly remastered & expanded vinyl edition of Portals, Stillman's 2017 cassette of electric piano meditations.
For the Rabbits writes of "Cherry Ocean" & What Does It Mean to Be American?:
"An eight-minute opus, Cherry Ocean is the only track on What Does It
Mean To Be American? that is not instrumental. Despite the rare foray
into lyricism, Cherry Ocean is nonetheless just as boundary-pushing and
eclectic as anyone who knows Robert’s music would expect. Prominent
sustained piano chords and Robert’s warm vocal reminiscent of Jonathan
Wilson bring the song to life, before orchestral flourishes, pitched
somewhere between the world’s of chamber-music and Gerswhin-like jazz,
take the song spiralling into the experimental mind of this fascinating
composer. As well as introducing the genre non-adhering nature of the
album, Cherry Ocean also introduces us to the themes that run through
What Does It Mean To Be American? This is a record that explores
nationality, identity and the American dream, asking constant questions
in an attempt to make sense of the complexities that are rolled up in a
nationality."
Of Portals (2022 Remaster), For the Rabbits writes:
"Originally released on cassette back in 2017, the remastered and
expanded version will get a long-overdue vinyl release. The original
release is now adorned with a new composition, the strange and beautiful
wonder of Portal 8 (The Stranger)."
Read the full For the Rabbits article, which includes an interview with Stillman, HERE.
"Cherry Ocean" & "Portal 8 (The Stranger)" are also available from streaming services. Click the song titles to find them on your preferred streaming service.
