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“It felt like everything we had been circling over the course of the previous couple weeks (and couple years honestly) gelled and became something new and fresh for both of us. I remember that show in particular being a musical highlight of my year. We were lucky that it also just so happened to be the one that was so thoughtfully recorded.”

Having previously melded minds / souls for RVNG on Let the Moon Be a Planet, our inaugural volume of Reflections, David Moore reflects on the contours of collaboration with Steve Gunn at London’s Cafe Oto that resulted in Live in London, released on RVNG february 23, 2024. Pictured below, a warm shot from their show in Lisbon by Iris Cabaça.

“Pièce in french means a room like in a ‘ four room apartment.’ in a way, this simple word speaks to this collection of unrelated musical pieces, yet all parts of a consistent inspiration. And maybe the empty apartment suggests future development, a whole new world to inhabit.”

Danielle Boutet on Pièces, her self-released 1985 album of chanson / electro acoustic explorations, rescued by Freedom To Spend. Released on February 16, 2024 as a part of the uncommon¢ series, the album marked the start of a major year for the FT$ + RVNG fam.

“Take it in your hands, make it yours, call it what it is.”

“gajo” b/w “Doll Park Doll Park” are the latest offering from Colin Self’s forthcoming album respite ∞ levity for the nameless ghost in crisis, aka r∞L4nGc.

On “gajo,” the more vocal-centric track of the double a-side single, Self sings out to their companions to create a diversion, escaping danger once more while seeking a moment of grace, the message beamed across a stutter-step beat. Meanwhile, “Doll Park Doll Park” is dance music as manipulated by a marionette’s helter-skelter string sequence, bodies called on by a higher power to move.

For the “Doll Park Doll Park” video, Colin collaborated once again with Bobbi Salvör Menuez to document an ecstatic, erratic “day in the life of” our album’s protagonist and ensemble of friends.

r∞L4nGc is up for pre-order now in an Artist Edition of the LP, including a unique watercolor painting by Colin, standard LP, Iapanese import CD (via Plancha), and all digital formats.

Records will always keep you warm, right? Spreading the holiday cheer into this chilly weekend as we extend the RVNG winter sale to Bandcamp Friday (!)

Today, December 6, take 24% off all items in the RVNG, Freedom To Spend, and Beats in Space Bandcamp stores using the code WINTER24.

To sweeten the pot, our winter sale now extends through Monday, December 9 on the RVNG web store. Discount applied automatically at checkout.

All orders are still poised to ship next week and arrive before the holidays, so spread the love to someone special. <*excluding fall 2024 releases and pre-orders>

If only there were more hours in a day to listen to all of the amazing new music released this year.

For today’s edition of Friends & Fiends on NTS Radio, we compiled a few selections and reflections from another unsurprisingly inspiring year of music. Nowhere near comprehensive, but (hopefully) a cohesive assortment.

Always much respect and many thanks to our fellow independent record labels / self-published artists for holding it all down; we’ve love every chance and intentional encounter, and the exchange of sound and ideas.

Listen live at 4 pm EST / 9 pm GMT today, Wed. 12/4, or scope the archives from tomorrow until the end o’ time.

Friends of RVNG, Freedom To Spend, Beats In Space, and Commend!

We hope this message resonate with you and at a frequency above the din of emails hitting your inbox today. Starting today, Friday, November 29, we’re offering 24% off our entire online store, excluding pre-orders and fall 2024 releases, through next Friday, December 6. The discount is automatically applied at check out; so, fill your cart to the brim with RVNG, Freedom To Spend, Beats In Space, and Commend ware, and you’ll be good to glow.

Orders will ship in plenty of time to reach you, or your loved ones, for the holidays. Our packages are always handled with care, straight from our Brooklyn HQ. Pro tip: we also often include some extra goodies as they surface on our shelves; one of the many joys of managing our own mail-order

Keep an eye on RVNG socials this week for highlights from the sale, and drop us a line if you have any questions. We’re here to help ~

RVNG Intl.