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Experimental noise architect NOISEPOETNOBODY will release his latest sonic immersion with the Potential vs Eventual EP, set for release on April 15th via Scry Recordings.

For two decades, 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.

Comments Chittenden of his latest work, “Potential vs Eventual is an assemblage of sound designed to self-procreate advances forward toward hidden demise, where interactions with machines built for human pleasure turns disastrous leaving a degrading imprint of former aspirations abandoned to soaking in a vicarious pain bath of lost ambition.”

Today Chittenden reveals “Potential vs Eventual Part 1” calling it, “A sonic tribute to that moment when life becomes an unintended outcome of regrettable consequence.”

Stream “Potential vs Eventual Part 1” at THIS LOCATION.

Potential vs Eventual will be released digitally. Find preorders at THIS LOCATION.

Read the press release HERE

Today we release the new Sataray offering for you to hear: Blood Trine Moon. We’ve seen this artist refine and grow for over a decade, and are so thrilled to present her most recent venture into the depths of a shimmering shadow world. Hear for yourself and order on Bandcamp today HERE.

THE LAKE – Song Premiere today at new Noise Magazine

One-woman dark ambient project Sataray has been composing, performing, and recording her own music entirely, focusing intently on a specific sound. Sataray will release her Blood Trine Moon EP on February 11 through Scry Recordings.

Listen to “The Lake” below:

In her live show, Sataray displays create a ritualistic space and atmosphere, often including performance art elements such as butoh dance and other movement inspiration.

Blood Trine Moon follows on from Sataray’s first solo full-length album, 2019’s Nocturnum, the 2020 single “Saturn,” and her recent Argyropoeia split EP with Zania Morgan. The EP was recorded and mixed by Sataray, mastered by Casey Chittenden Jones (Noisepoetnobody), and once again features artwork by Anima Nocturna.

Metaphorically titled for the creative process, that of bleeding and reflecting, Blood Trine Moon is a vessel of contained rituals, exploring varied states of consciousness within occult explorations of the natural world. The EP intones rich, dark, ambient textures and further explorations into various vocal caverns. Elements of dungeon synth and harsh industrial genres blend seamlessly into this complex four-track EP.

On the release of “The Lake,” Sataray states:

“This track explores the desire to soothe the ferocity of one’s inner landscape through the energy of a deep, dark body of water.”

Pre-order Blood Trine Moon here.

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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.

https://poisoningwave.bandcamp.com

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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.