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POISONING WAVE: New Track From Project Featuring Members Of Agalloch And Eye Of Nix Now Playing At Treble
July 29, 2021 by Joy Von Spain

Stream / Share POISONING WAVE’s “As Fog In Sunlight” at Treble at THIS LOCATION.

POISONING WAVE is a new project created by Jason Walton (Agalloch, Sculptured, Snares Of Sixes) and Joy Von Spain (Eye Of Nix, To End It All), bringing together elements of dark ambient, noise, and vocal music. Combining electronics, guitar, bowed steel with both melodic and harsh vocals, the duo creates an intimate rumination upon tragic themes.

Debut single, “As Fog In Sunlight,” currently streaming at Treble,  is the first in a series of pieces to be created in a remote collaborative setting. All proceeds from this song’s release will benefit The Bail Project, a national revolving bail fund and critical tool to prevent incarceration and combat racial and economic disparities within the bail system by restoring the presumption of innocence, reuniting families, and challenging a system that criminalizes race and poverty.

Comments Jason Walton, “Amidst the pandemic and the blatant, horrific displays of systemic racism in America this year, I was feeling helpless and despondent. I had been working on a few albums but wanted to do something different.  I was experimenting with guitars, synths, and various electronics in a way I hadn’t really done before. Upon wrapping up this first track, the news of the killing of Seattle protester Summer Taylor reached me and impacted me greatly. I then revisited this track and made it angrier, more visceral and at that point knew I wanted to ask Joy Von Spain to collaborate with me on this.”

Adds Von Spain, “The spirit-laden environment created by Jason in this piece illustrated to me both sorrow and despair, inspiring these lyrics in memory of those who’ve lost their lives in the ongoing battle for racial justice and equal rights. While compelled to sing a lament for those killed and injured, this moment called also for rage at the perpetrators of these horrific acts who typically experience little or no personal repercussions. While we tread a treacherous path throughout the piece, in the resolution of the song we can find a moment of solemn meditation.”

Writes Treble, “The track is a haunting juxtaposition of avant garde drone, noise and dark ambient with Von Spain’s expressive, gothic vocals. It feels every bit as heavy and powerful as the musicians’ other bands, but delivered without the specific conventions of metal—it’s graceful and mournful, but still leaves an impact.”

Stream POISONING WAVE’s “As Fog In Sunlight” at Treble at THIS LOCATION.

To purchase the single, visit the POISONING WAVE Bandcamp page at THIS LOCATION.

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RISING PLAGUE INCINERATOR – DEBUT TRACK OUT NOW
March 8, 2021 by Joy Von Spain

Rising Plague Incinerator: Bacteriophaged Body Wreckage premieres Friday 3/5/21:

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Rising Plague Incinerator is an immersive conceptual music project created by A.D. Carter (of the death industrial act Pathogens) utilizing synthesizers, electric guitar, drum machine, samples, effects pedals, hardware, metal, & power tools. Recorded at Minecrawl studios between October 2020 – January 2021, mastered by MS Waldron.
“At night, even at a distance, the low emanating drone of the Rising Plague Incinerators can be heard in still lifeless towns and cities with no heartbeat. There, they loom high, transmitting their ominous presence through dead black air. Standing tall, they won’t let us forget our dead, the present dead, the future dead. In our future, no burial ground remains for the endless diseased. No burials exist, only grey ash forming a blanket to smother the horizon. In the stillness of a birdless sky, whirls of smoke rise, purposeless debris drifts off to nowhere, and the expired ascend to high heaven, until silence reigns permanent. Rising Plague Incinerators are mechanical apparatus used to reduce infected bodies to ash to contain the spread of a virus. No burials, only burning.”

All proceeds from the sale of this single will go to the Black Lives Matter fund to help eradicate white supremacy and build local power to intervene in violence inflicted on Black communities by the state and vigilantes.

NOISEPOETNOBODY: Experimental Sound Alchemist To Release Insanity Mirror Full-Length Via Scry Recordings April 2nd; New Track Streaming + Preorders Available
March 3, 2021 by Joy Von Spain
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Experimental sound alchemist NOISEPOETNOBODY, a project led by one Casey Chittenden Jones, will release his Insanity Mirror full-length via Scry Recordings April 2nd.

For well over fifteen years, Casey Chittenden Jones has been soundtracking the collapse of civilization under the moniker NOISEPOETNOBODY utilizing homemade instruments, synthesizers, field recordings, tape manipulation, and modular equipment to create haunting, discordant, and broken sounds to express the need for creativity in a dying ecosystem.

Most commonly associated with the experimental, minimalism, noise, industrial, and drone genres, his solo work and collaborations have been released by Scry Recordings (Drone Box, Drone Relief, Concrete Vitalist), Lens Records, and Public Eyesore, among others. NOISEPOETNOBODY has participated in numerous festivals and series including NorCal Noise Fest, Eugene Noise Fest, Olympia Experimental Music Festival, and Modular On The Spot. Jones also originated the Driftwood Orchestra, Seattle Dismal Fest, and currently joins Peter Keller in the duo Dosenöffner.

Notes Jones of his latest output, “Insanity Mirror is the result of a process that self-imposes limitations in order to create a reproducible form of sound collage, an exercise that was repeated multiple times over the course of several months. Each session begins with a single audio cassette – a copy of Fissure from Public Eyesore Records in San Francisco (2016) featuring the percussion work of Eveline Müller and homemade instrumentation from NOISEPOETNOBODY. The cassette is placed into a player that does not have a motor – all audio tape performance is done via manual wheel controller. Improvisations of cassette playback along with analog and digital audio manipulations create the foundation of sounds needed. That foundation track is then copied and reversed and then placed on top of itself like a mirror audio image. Edits from these recording sessions are then polished to create the finished examples of Insanity Mirror.”

In advance of the record’s release, Jones today unveils “Can’t See It Now,” describing it as, “abstract conversations about manipulations of perception and multi-directional audio reproduction.”

Stream NOISEPOETNOBODY’s “Can’t See It Now” HERE.

Insanity Mirror will be released digitally via Scry Recordings. Find preorders at THIS LOCATION.

Insanity Mirror Track Listing:
1. Can’t See It Now
2. Blind Light Box
3. Look At This View
4. Your Other Image
5. Ugly Bent Reflection
6. Zero Focus Angle

Previously (and hopefully again soon), NOISEPOETNOBODY has spent much time performing in underground venues, bars, art galleries, abandon buildings, and illegal DIY spaces and forever seeking to promote mental deprogramming through anti-commercial sonic immersion, each NOISEPOETNOBODY set is a one-of-a-kind exchange of energy employing analog electronics and improvised inspirations via speaker cones. Jones has collaborated frequently with Butoh dance artists and released a 12” (The River) with choreography instructions composed by Vanessa Skantze. During the pandemic year, he has spent much time creating new work and expanding his techniques for production.

In related news, NOISEPOETNOBODY has composed soundtracks for three special Butoh dance videos by Briana Chittenden Jones featuring three different performers. Butoh is a form of Japanese dance theater that encompasses a diverse range of activities, techniques, and motivations for dance, performance, or movement. Briana Jones has been photographing the Seattle Butoh community for more than a decade. In light of a rapidly changing world, where live performances have come to a temporary standstill, Jones has turned toward video to capture the haunting beauty of Butoh while incorporating an intentional custom soundscape created by NOISEPOETNOBODY. View the first of the trio of videos HERE.

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ZANIA MORGAN: Distorted Sound Premieres “Crepulsculum;” Harrowing Argyropoeia Split EP With SATARAY Released
February 6, 2021 by Joy Von Spain

This Friday, January 29th, Scry Recordings will unleash Argyropoeia, the new split EP from SATARAY and ZANIA MORGAN. The disquieting, five-track offering is a ritual purging for nocturnal metamorphosis… their voices heralding a birthing of new form in unearthly flight.

In advance of the EP’s official release, today ZANIA MORGAN presents “Crepulsculum,” now playing at Distorted Sound. Notes MORGAN of the unsettling track, “It’s an anamorphotic gateway to the philospher’s magnus opus.”

Stream ZANIA MORGAN “Crepulsculum,” exclusively at Distorted Sound, HERE.

Argyropoeia is eloquently rooted in an esoteric entanglement of two women, deeply embroiled in their life’s work through audio frequencies. Many years ago, SATARAY and ZANIA MORGAN crossed paths by means of a select few whom had leanings similar in design to their own. The particular artistry and path working with Anima Nocturna was most certainly at the core of that newly found unity. From the point of that meeting on, the slow weaving of a surreal conjunction took place. This is their gift to each other and to you. Mastered by Casey Chittenden Jones (noisepoetnobody), Argyropoeia features cover art by Anima Nocturna in collaboration with Cypher Sothis.

For preorders, visit the SATARAY Bandcamp page HERE, where previously released track “Rain” can be streamed or the ZANIA MORGAN Bandcamp page HERE, where previously release track, “Nyx Ambrosia” can be streamed.

SATARAY is a one-woman ambient creation. It is ceremonial in nature, using incantations, whispers, and death vocals as the blade along with layers of synth and other electronic elements, creating a raw dark terrain. She performs live rituals with her music, often in accordance with artists such as Anima Nocturna and various Butoh dancers. In the Spring of 2019, she released her first solo full-length, Nocturnum, via Scry Recordings.

ZANIA MORGAN is the solo project of Zaskia S. Morgan (also a member of Ehecatl, Madison Mandrake, and Aixela). For the last thirteen years, ZANIA MORGAN has been performing live music for ritual events/gatherings along the West Coast, immersing her audience in an evocative pulse of dark “ritualwave” and birthing from its depth an ecstatic formula of gnosis in sound. In the Autumn of 2017, French label, Falco Invernale Records (F.I.R.), released her first physical recording on vinyl entitled Shapeshifter.

“Sometimes something comes along, and it is so unique, it makes you stop, and give it your full attention, just to make sense of exactly what it is that stopped you in your tracks. Argyropoeia, the split album that’s being imminently released by solo artists SATARAY and ZANIA MORGAN, is exactly one of those moments.” — The Sleeping Shaman

“There’s something about music that’s takes you on a mental journey and forces you to reevaluate where you’re standing that can be incredibly rewarding, as this album is for me. Or, you can just take a dark journey along with both artists and let yourself touch the face of the spirit world.” – Meat Mead Metal

The Sleeping Shaman -Review: Sataray / Zania Morgan ‘Argyropoeia’
January 23, 2021 by Joy Von Spain

“To say its ‘unique’ is a vast understatement. This is far more than just an experiment into the dark underbelly of the whole ‘dark ambient’ sub-genre, this is a trip into the supernatural, and every point in between. Argyropoeia itself, according to an Isaac Newton page on Google, describes the act as ‘the transmutation of base metals into silver’, so I guess this project is effectively taking metal, and turning into something very precious indeed….that is the real beauty of this art, it isn’t supposed to be for everyone. Maybe you need to be more enlightened to certain things to fully appreciate it, or maybe you don’t, but either way, this compelling work is truly one of a kind.”

Read the complete review HERE: https://www.thesleepingshaman.com/reviews/s/sataray-zania-morgan-argyropoeia/

 

 

MEATMEADMETAL REVIEW: SATARAY, ZANIA MORGAN COMBINE DARK FORCES, DELIVER RITUALISTIC POWERS TO SPLIT EP ‘ARGYROPOEIA’
January 23, 2021 by Joy Von Spain

“Sataray and Zania Morgan are ideally matched on “Argyropoeia,” a collection that captured me right away, entranced me, and made me go back for more time and again. There’s something about music that’s takes you on a mental journey and forces you to reevaluate where you’re standing that can be incredibly rewarding, as this album is for me. Or, you can just take a dark journey along with both artists and let yourself touch the face of the spirit world.”

 

Read the complete review HERE:

Sataray, Zania Morgan combine dark forces, deliver ritualistic powers to split EP ‘Argyropoeia’

SATARAY And ZANIA MORGAN To Release Harrowing Argyropoeia Split EP Via Scry Recordings This January; Trailer Posted + Preorders Available
January 23, 2021 by Joy Von Spain

From the corrosive molten skin of a world bathed in havoc and deleterious methods of control, comes the workings of SATARAY and ZANIA MORGAN, united for the release of a special split EP via Scry Recordings this January. Titled Argyropoeia, the harrowing, five-track offering is a ritual purging for nocturnal metamorphosis… their voices heralding a birthing of new form in unearthly flight.

SATARAY is a one-woman ambient creation. It is ceremonial in nature, using incantations, whispers, and death vocals as the blade along with layers of synth and other electronic elements, creating a raw dark terrain. She performs live rituals with her music, often in accordance with artists such as Anima Nocturna and various Butoh dancers. In the Spring of 2019, she released her first solo full-length, Nocturnum, via Scry Recordings.

ZANIA MORGAN is the solo project of Zaskia S. Morgan (also a member of Ehecatl, Madison Mandrake, and Aixela). For the last thirteen years, ZANIA MORGAN has been performing live music for ritual events/gatherings along the West Coast, immersing her audience in an evocative pulse of dark “ritualwave” and birthing from its depth an ecstatic formula of gnosis in sound. In the Autumn of 2017, French label, Falco Invernale Records (F.I.R.), released her first physical recording on vinyl entitled Shapeshifter.

Argyropoeia is eloquently rooted in an esoteric entanglement of two women, deeply embroiled in their life’s work through audio frequencies. Many years ago, these two women crossed paths by means of a select few whom had leanings similar in design to their own. The particular artistry and path working of Anima Nocturna was most certainly at the core of that newly found unity. From the point of that meeting on, the slow weaving of a surreal conjunction took place. This is their gift to each other and to you.

Argyropoeia was mastered by Casey Chittenden Jones (noisepoetnobody), features cover art by Anima Nocturna in collaboration with Cypher Sothis, and will be released digitally on January 29th, 2021.

View the trailer at THIS LOCATION.

For preorders, visit the SATARAY Bandcamp page HERE or the ZANIA MORGAN Bandcamp page HERE. Stay tuned for additional EP samplings to be released in the weeks to come.

Argyropoeia Track Listing:
SATARAY
1. Saturn
2. Rain
3. The Flood
ZANIA MORGAN
4. Crepulsculum
5. Nyx Ambrosia

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SATARAY: BrooklynVegan Premieres “The Flood” From Haunting Dark Ambient Project; Argyropoeia Split EP With ZANIA MORGAN Nears Release
January 23, 2021 by Joy Von Spain

Argyropoeia is the impending new split EP from SATARAY and ZANIA MORGAN. Set for release later this month via Scry Recordings, the unsettling, five-track offering is a ritual purging for nocturnal metamorphosis… their voices heralding a birthing of new form in unearthly flight.

The EP is eloquently rooted in an esoteric entanglement of two women, deeply embroiled in their life’s work through audio frequencies. Many years ago, these two women crossed paths by means of a select few whom had leanings similar in design to their own. The particular artistry and path working with Anima Nocturna was most certainly at the core of that newly found unity. From the point of that meeting on, the slow weaving of a surreal conjunction took place. This is their gift to each other and to you.

In advance of the EP’s official unveiling, today SATARAY releases “The Food,” now playing at BrooklynVegan. Notes SATARAY, “This song explores the brimming edge of inner chaos and madness, while sharpening the blade of one’s personal power.”

Stream SATARAY’s “The Flood” at BrooklynVegan HERE.

Mastered by Casey Chittenden Jones (noisepoetnobody), Argyropoeia features cover art by Anima Nocturna in collaboration with Cypher Sothis, and will be released digitally on January 29th, 2021.For preorders, visit the SATARAY Bandcamp page HERE, where previously released track “Rain” can be streamed or the ZANIA MORGAN Bandcamp page HERE, where previously release track, “Nyx Ambrosia” can be streamed.

Argyropoeia Track Listing:
SATARAY
1. Saturn
2. Rain
3. The Flood
ZANIA MORGAN
4. Crepulsculum
5. Nyx Ambrosia

SATARAY is a one-woman ambient creation. It is ceremonial in nature, using incantations, whispers, and death vocals as the blade along with layers of synth and other electronic elements, creating a raw dark terrain. She performs live rituals with her music, often in accordance with artists such as Anima Nocturna and various Butoh dancers. In the Spring of 2019, she released her first solo full-length, Nocturnum, via Scry Recordings.

ZANIA MORGAN is the solo project of Zaskia S. Morgan (also a member of Ehecatl, Madison Mandrake, and Aixela). For the last thirteen years, ZANIA MORGAN has been performing live music for ritual events/gatherings along the West Coast, immersing her audience in an evocative pulse of dark “ritualwave” and birthing from its depth an ecstatic formula of gnosis in sound. In the Autumn of 2017, French label, Falco Invernale Records (F.I.R.), released her first physical recording on vinyl entitled Shapeshifter.

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2020 YEAR END WRAP UP
December 21, 2020 by Joy Von Spain

Despite the devastation wreaking havoc upon the lives of so many this year, our collective continues to create in the face of destruction, whether for spite or for healing. If you missed any of these albums they are all available to listen to and purchase on Bandcamp. We are also having a merch sale on our site – use code FK2020 for 1/3 OFF any items listed HERE through 12/31. With many new albums in the works for 2021, everyone trepidatiously looks forward to a time when we can play live again in some form. Thank you all for your support this year. It means the world to us!

In March of 2020 Sataray’s haunting “Saturn” single worked its serpentine way into our ears, and Pathogens released their first tape with us, “Soiled Cogs Forever Grinding,” in a co-release with the ever-notable SF Black Horizons label. Sadly, the pandemic negated US, Canada & EU tour and festival dates for several Scry artists. Nevertheless, Spring also saw release of the magnum opus “Writhing Treasure Feast“. This 2-CD set of music & 72-pg book featuring writing by Vanessa Skantze & photography by Anima Nocturna was created for a 90-minute live Butoh dance performance by Skantze – featuring Noisepoetnobody, members of To End It All, Pink Void, & more. Next came the “Sustainment” EP by Joy Von Spain in May.

At the height of a turbulent summer, we saw the unleashing of the first vinyl release by Geist & The Sacred Ensemble, “Waning Hymns“, featuring artwork by Anima Nocturna and accompanied by two videos by James Hollenbaugh. Autumn brought the single “Strength Is Nothing” by To End It All ft. Zvi, and our first release for Portland’s SCARD, a searing full-length album on tape titled “Rusted Lock”. In addition, Noisepoetnobody brought the second in a series of drone albums, “Drone Relief” – much needed respite during the chaos.

NOISEPOETNOBODY: Drone Relief – Out Now
December 9, 2020 by Joy Von Spain

NOISEPOETNOBODY: Drone Relief – Out Now

Experimental sound alchemist Casey Chittenden Jones, otherwise known as NOISEPOETNOBODY, has unleashed Drone Relief via Scry Recordings.

The two-song EP — divided simply into “Drone Relief I” and “Drone Relief II” — was produced, mixed, and mastered by Jones and is the intended companion to Drone Box, released via Scry Recordings in 2019. The work features a heavy emphasis on the tanpura, a long-necked plucked string instrument, originating from India, found in various forms of Indian music. The tanpura does not play melody but rather supports and sustains the melody of another instrument or singer by providing a continuous harmonic bourdon or drone.

Comments Jones, “Drone Relief is the second album by NOISEPOETNOBODY that is dedicated to the traditional Eastern drone systems of the tanpura. Further explorations in mixing avant-garde and dark ambient sonic styles with tanpura tempos and tunings originally composed for sitar raga. As with Drone Box, this set of sounds also creates the illusion of consistency while subtle constant change is the only true binding force. Intended as a relaxation tool for those of us that require upon occasion an audio escape that refrains from pushing any predetermined narratives, it aims to allow the mind to travel freely into phases of subconscious abstract fantasy.”

Drone Relief is out now and available digitally via Scry Recordings at THIS LOCATION.

Drone Relief Track Listing:

  1. Drone Relief I
  2. Drone Relief II

For well over fifteen years, Casey Chittenden Jones has been soundtracking the collapse of civilization under the monikerNOISEPOETNOBODY utilizing homemade instruments, synthesizers, field recordings, and modular equipment to create haunting, discordant, and broken sounds to express the need for creativity in a dying ecosystem.

Performing in underground venues, bars, art galleries, abandon buildings, and illegal DIY spaces and forever seeking to promote mental deprogramming through anti-commercial sonic immersion, each NOISEPOETNOBODY set is a one-of-a-kind exchange of energy employing analog electronics and improvised inspirations via speaker cones. NPN has collaborated frequently with Butoh dance artists and released a 12” (The River) with choreography instructions composed by Vanessa Skantze.

Most commonly associated with the genres experimental, minimalism, noise, industrial, and drone, his solo works and collaborations have been released by Scry Recordings (Drone Box, 2019), Lens Records, and Public Eyesore, among others. NOISEPOETNOBODY has participated in numerous festivals and series including NorCal Noise Fest, Eugene Noise Fest, Olympia Experimental Music Festival, and Modular On The Spot. Jones also originated the Driftwood Orchestra, Seattle Dismal Fest ,and currently joins Peter Keller in the duo Dosenöffner.

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