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“I like taking the character of this chaotic magician of sorts, battling the elements. My body and the world; my body against the world. The theatricality is this sort of persona I took on for this record, as the performer actively struggling to maintain my balance in this intense, but also playful, comic, way.”

Travis Hood and Ross Mayfield’s documentary on Ka Baird and their recently released album, Bearings: Soundtracks for the Bardos, is available to view / stream now via Nowness.

“I’ve always been mindful of my place in this universe and music has always been the way that I can connect with those feelings. it’s kind of devotional for me at this point – the way I make music is a practice that turns my brain off and lets me feel and express what is truly inside.”

We feel so lucky to have been a part of offering these albums that Emily originally self-released in new shapes and forms, and we are excited for what’s to come in our collaboration.

Photo by Carly Solether

What gentle echoes there are all around. M. Sage does as one is wont do when the weather turns, and is traveling about for a number of shows in May, June, and July. Come out, come out, wherever your are.

05/15/24 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Atelier Mill — Yardwork presents w/ Prairiewolf, Ben Swisher
05/30/24 – Denver, CO @ Glob — Thundershout Presents w/ Brother Saturn & Sunswept Duo, LOWERS
06/15/24 – Los Angeles, CA @ Audubon Society — Living Earth Presents w/ Zander Raymond, Guests TBA
07/19/24 – Chicago, IL @ Elastic Arts — Performing a 16-channel work on the Cleat system

No one is alone in the drone. Next Saturday morning, May 18, we’ll climb aboard metro-north with our sleeping bags and wide open ears for the 24-hour-drone festival at Basilica Hudson.

In addition to an exceptional spread of artists including Nadah Elshazly, Cowboy Sadness (feat. David Moore of Bing & Ruth), Ana Roxanne, and many, many others, RVNG was invited to program a two hour “block” of sound. with great honor, Khari Lucas (aka Contour) and Omari Jazz, will premiere their Black Decelerant collaboration and Rena Anakwe will create A Space for Sound.

Tickets are miraculously still available, and the probability of a life changing experience are high. We hope to see you there amidst the music.

“The pieces of sound accumulated here were determined by the time and the available machinery. There was never an intention to make more of it than it is. the purpose, my purpose, was to do these things instead of doing other things.” — K. Leimer

Released (just about) ten years ago, K. Leimer’s A Period of Review: Original Recordings, 1975–1983.

On a generous tip from Gregory Tyler Davis that Kerry’s archives were rich with unheard, unreal music, we started a correspondence in 2012 that eventually resolved in an overabundance of material compiled by Kerry, Greg, Robert Carlberg, and the label for this collection.

A decade since its release, and several more decades since its inception, the music of A Period of Review remains vital, vibrant, and prescient in its influence across the contemporary music landscape.