KEIJI HAINO + SUMAC "American Dollar Bill..."

Very happy to announce the forthcoming collaborative album between Keiji Haino and SUMAC - "American dollar bill - Keep facing sideways, You’re too hideous to look at face on" due out via Thrill Jockey in Feb 2018. We're hoping to have copies available for sale on our upcoming west coast tour with Converge as well. Above and below are previews of the album art generated using recent paintings, photos from our studio session and with design assistance by Faith Coloccia. There will also be some test pressings of this album for sale with the original art created for the album - more on that shortly.

Thank you.

SACRUM PROFANUM + THALASSA INTERVIEW

At this year's Sacrum Profanum Festival in Krakow, PL, "Metapattering for Constellation" - a new composition by Faith Coloccia with Aaron Turner - will be debuted. The piece was commissioned by the festival, and will be performed by a 9 piece ensemble as part of the Post-Indie Classical event on 09/30. More on the festival here. 

From the festival's curatorial text regarding Post-Indie Classical:

"This concert is an attempt at defining, identifying or perhaps even constituting new aesthetics – post indie classical? This type of music is created in opposition to sometimes too predictable modern music, but at the same time to over-aestehticised and following the beaten tracks indie classical, and is written by non-academics from the world of independent music. The concert will be unique for one more reason – as the light goes down, you will not know what to expect. All compositions will be produced by Spółdzielnia Muzyczna as premieres; they have just been commissioned by Sacrum Profanum and are being composed. Their author’s vision of instrumental music will be presented by Faith Coloccia and Aaron Turner (Mamiffer, Sumac) – privately a couple of the pianist and the guitarist – vocalists, graphic artists and composers of music basking in the air of melancholy, situated between ambient and chamber music; Aidan Baker(Nadja) – a multi-instrumentalist, a prolific artist representing many aesthetic styles, first of all ambient, drone, shoegaze and kraut-rock; Toby Driver (Kayo Dot) – a vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and composer of music at the crossing of the avant-garde, jazz and prog-metal; Mika Rättö and Jussi Lehtisalo (Circle, Pharaoh Overlord) – a vocalist and a bassist who play all kinds of music from heavy metal through the improvised avant-garde up to avant-rock; Paweł Kulczyński (Wilhelm Brass) – specialising in modular synthesisers, broken rhythms and sound installations (e.g. last year’s Shibboleth)."

Here also is a new interview with Thalassa, the duo of Aaron Turner and William Fowler Collins. The interview discuses "Bonds of Prosperity" Thalassa's debut album, as well as Megadeth, Hendrix, Ghostbusters and other crucial topics:

Machine Music interview with Thalassa

THALASSA - ALBUM ART & STREAM

Above: THALASSA "Bonds of Prosperity" 2xLP layout. Artwork by Faith Coloccia, additional artwork and design by A. Turner.

THALASSA is A. Turner and William Fowler Collins. The debut is released officially tomorrow, 5/19 via SIGE Records. Here is a full stream of the album for your listening pleasure.

Thank you.

THALASSA - NEW TRACK AND PRE-ORDER

The THALASSA "Bonds of Prosperity" 2xLP is available for pre-order from SIGE Records HERE.

And, below is "Face Obscure" the third track from the album.
Thank you.

SUMAC - JAPANESE TOUR

Very excited to be heading back to Japan  with SUMAC - especially so considering we'll be touring with ENDON and playing a collaborative set with Keiji Haino. Dates and details below. Poster image by Faith Coloccia. Thank you.

6/30: Tokyo @ Bush Bash, w/ FRIENDSHIP, BLACK PHONE 666
7/01: Nagoya @ Huck Finn w/ ENDON
7/02: Osaka @ Conpass w/ ENDON
7/03: Tokyo @ Fever w/ENDON, collab set w/ Keiji Haino

MAMIFFER "THE WORLD UNSEEN" PRE-ORDER

PRE-ORDER HERE 

Above: elements from the album art for Mamiffer's "The World Unseen" - painting, photography and design by Faith Coloccia.

After working on this album for several years, I'm very happy (and relieved) to see it nearing release. It's currently up for pre-order here via the SIGE webshop. We'll also be bringing copies with us on tour later this month (see previous posts for dates). 

Thank you.

BLACK SPIRITUALS "BLACK TREATMENT" EP

Above: Black Spirituals "Black Treatment" CS. Design by A. Turner using original art elements by F. Coloccia.

Haven't been able to do as much design work as I'd like lately, so I was happy when the opportunity arose to create the sleeve for a tour CS EP by Black Spirituals. For now it's a cassette only release and currently available for order here. Thanks to Black Spirituals for asking me to do this, and to Faith for providing some excellent source materials! New Black Spirituals studio album in the works for later this year, also due for release via SIGE.


Recent enriching intake: ENDON - live, Black Spirituals - live, Sarah Ferrick - "Odette" and various comics, Champagne Mirrors "Extended Communication Techniques", Mount Eerie "Clear Moon", Circle "Pharaoh Overlord", Stilla "Ensamhetens Andar", Klaus Lang "einfalt. still.", Luigi Archetti "Null III", etc.  

MAMIFFER "FLOWER OF THE FIELD II"

A new Mamiffer track "Flower of the Field II" has premiered today via Tiny Mix Tapes - here. This is the second track to be released in advance of the forthcoming album "The World Unseen". A pre-order for the album will be launched on March 1st via SIGE Records. Thank you.

MAMIFFER ALBUM, TRACK + TOUR

Mamiffer's new album "The World Unseen" is in the works for an April 1st release via SIGE Records, and Daymare Recordings in Japan. The album was recorded by Randall Dunn, and by us in our home studio - mixed by Randall as well. Once again the band core is Faith Coloccia and myself, with contributions on select tracks from Eyvind Kang, Joe Preston and Genevieve Beaulieu. Album art and design by F. Coloccia.We've been working on this album off and on since 2012 - very happy it's finally complete and looking forward to getting it out into the world. We're doing a US run in March/April in conjunction with the album release - dates below. You can also preview a track from the album below. Thank you!







MAMIFFER - US - March/April 2016

March 22 Portland,OR @ High Water Mark
March 24 Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Festival
March 25 Salt Lake City, UT @ Diabolical Records
March 26 Denver, CO @ Lost Lake
March 28 Omaha, NE @ O'Leavers
March 29 Columbia, MO @ Club Berlin
March 30 St. Louis, MO @ Foam
March 31 Knoxville, TN @ Big Ears Festival
April 1 Cincinnati, OH @ Northside Yacht Club
April 2 Chicago, IL @ Co-Prosperity Sphere
April 3 Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club
April 4 Minneapolis, MN @ Icehouse
April 5-9 Iowa City, IA @ Mission Creek Festival

NEW SIGE RELEASES

Above and below: the new string of SIGE releases in various states of assembly.

Busy fall for SIGE Records - we have the following new titles now available for order from the SIGE webstore:

- Circle "Pharaoh Overlord" CS
- Pharaoh Overlord "Circle" CS
- Mamiffer/Oakeater split CS
- SUMAC "The Deal" CS
- Jussi Lehtisalo "Maisteri" CS
- Oakeater "Aquarius" LP/CS/digital
- Daniel Menche & Mamiffer "Crater" CD/digital

Up next is "Surfacing", the debut release from Faith Coloccia's new solo project Mára.
You can view a video for one of the songs from the album via The Wire Magazines website here.

Thank you.

CRATER VIDEO + DIGITAL

"Crater" video by Daniel Menche. Write-up/premiere today via Noisey.

"Crater" album digital version now available from the SIGE Records Bandcamp.

Thank you.

"CRATER" STREAM

The Daniel Menche & Mamiffer "Crater" album is streaming in full today via FACT Magazine. Listen here.

It is available from the SIGE webshop here.

Album art and layout by Faith Coloccia (pictured above and below).

NEW MAMIFFER/MENCHE + OAKEATER

Above: cover art for the Daniel Menche & Mamiffer "Crater" album, and the Oakeater "Aquarius" album. Cover photography for "Crater" by Daniel Menche, all other art and design by Faith Coloccia.

The Menche/Mamiffer album has been in the works for multiple years now and is finally done. Very happy this idea is now realized and we can share it. The Oakeater album has also been the works for quite a while as well - both will be available for pre-order next week in the SIGE webshop. Additionally, Menche has made videos for both the collaborative album and the Oakeater - which we'll be able to share shortly.

This was also just announced for Mamiffer - 2016 appearance at Big Ears Festival - looking forward to this one: http://lineup.bigearsfestival.com

Thank you.

Currently enjoying: Skullflower/Voltigeurs/Black Sunroof - split LP, Marco Fusinato "Spectral Arrows: Sidney", Low "Ones and Sixes", Drudkh "A Furrow Cut Short", Jacaszek & Kwartludium "Catalogue Des Arbres", Boubacar Traore "...and His Guitar", Lawrence English - live, Bizarre Uproar "Vihameditaatio", Doramaar "Terra Icognita", etc....

STEVE VON TILL - ALUI ARTWORK

Above: images from the album art for Steve Von Til's "A Life Unto Itself".

CD and LP versions are out now via Neurot Recordings, and you can listen to the album here.
Thanks to Steve for inviting me to participate in the project.

Also out now - Barnett + Coloccia "Weld" LP (cover art below by Faith Coloccia). This is the second album by the duo of Alex Barnett (Oakeater), and Faith Coloccia (Mamiffer), also their second for the Blackest Ever Black label. I contributed a bit to the project in the form of recording and and some production in tandem with Faith. The album is streaming here.

Currently enjoying: Disasterpeace "It Follows" OST, Aktor "Paranoia", "Worst Behavior" Simon Hanselmann, Logical Nonsense "Expand the Hive", Maica Mia - live, Barnett + Coloccia "Weld", Pale Chalice "Negate the Infinite and Miraculous", etc. 

SUMAC, MAMIFFER, OLD MAN GLOOM, ETC

Some news regarding recent and upcoming activities....


MAMIFFER:

Upcoming shows:
DISJECTA,  Portland, OR - May 1st - live collab with Daniel Menche
LEVITATION, Vancouver, BC - June 7th
SLED ISLAND - June 24-28


"Status Nascendi" cassette version and new t-shirt now available here:
SIGE BIG CARTEL


SUMAC:

New interviews here:
BEARDED MAGAZINE
ABOUT.COM

"The Deal" 2xLP repress and new shirt available here:
SIGE MERCHTABLE

Upcoming shows:
SLED ISLAND  - June 24-28

And a new live video:





OLD MAN GLOOM:

"Meditations in B" LP reissue, new t-shirt, and "The Ape of God" LP represses here:
HYDRA HEAD MERCHTABLE

Upcoming shows:
PSYCHO, Santa Ana, CA - June 15th
MEXICO CITY, Mexico - June 16th (with Cave In)

Thank you.


Now enjoying: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie "We Should All be Feminists", Iannis Xenakis "Polytope de Cluny", Mika Vainio "Time Examined", Execration "Morbid Dimensions", Joyce Carol Oates "Black Water", Arv & Miljö "Orientering/Dena Värld", Ascension "The Dead of the World", Arvo Pärt "Adam's Lament", etc.

MAMIFFER / JAPAN TOUR 2015

Mamiffer is heading to Japan with Daniel Menche. We'll be playing 3 shows there, Dates and info as follows. Poster image above by Faith Coloccia. We'll be playing some new material and bringing new merch with us as well. Hope to see you there - arigato!

MAMIFFER / DANIEL MENCHE - Japanese Tour, Spring 2015 

03/26 - Conpass, Osaka - with YPY & DREAMPV$HER
03/27 - Super Deluxe, Tokyo - with BORIS
03/29 - Soup, Tokyo - with DREAMPV$HER & ENDON

MAMIFFER TOUR JAN/FEB 2015 + SEATTLE RECORD SWAP

Mamiffer's West Coast/Southwest US tour starts in a few days - first half is with Russian Circles, second half with Jon Mueller and William Fowler Collins. Looking forward to playing with our friends, going to some spots we've never been (or at least never played), and debuting some new material. Our line up this time is again the core duo of Faith Coloccia and myself. Details and dates are below. Poster image above by Faith Coloccia.

Also - for anyone in the Seattle area - I'll be running a SIGE Records/Hydra Head table at the Destroying Sounds record swap tomorrow (01/17). I'll be bringing new, old, discounted and rare items from both labels, some selections from my personal collection, and a few artifacts generated just for the swap - test pressings with hand drawn covers, etc. Go here for details on time and location.

Thank you.

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MAMIFFER US TOUR JAN/FEB 2015: 

With Russian Circles: 
01/20/15 Seattle, WA @ Neumos 01/21/15 Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom01/23/15 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall01/24/15 Los Angeles, CA @ The Roxy 01/25/15 San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar 


With Jon Mueller and William Fowler Collins: 
02/02/15 Albuquerque, NM @ Spirit Abuse (with Raven Chacon) *
02/03/15 Tempe, AZ @ 51 West (with GOG) *
02/05/15 Los Angeles CA TBA *
02/06/15 Oakland CA @ Life Changing Ministries *
02/07/15 Chico CA @ Orange St. Art Studios
02/09/15 Portland OR @ High Water Mark (with Daniel Menche)
02/10/15 Anacortes WA  @ The Buisness
02/11/15 Vancouver, BC @ The Rattle

* William Fowler Collins on these dates only

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SUMAC UPDATE, MAMIFFER VIDEO, ETC.

Above: cover for the forth coming SUMAC album "The Deal". Artwork by Faith Coloccia, design by Turner/Coloccia.


The SUMAC album will be released Feb 17th via Profound Lore (CD/digital), SIGE Records (2xLP/cs) and Daymare Recordings (CD Japan). Pre-order info will be posted as it becomes available. There is a preview song from the album below, and another will follow shortly after the new year. A short video/audio sample from the album is also viewable here.





Also: Mamiffer has a new video/remix collaboration with Daniel Menche. It's based off the track "Enantiodromia" from the recently released "Statu Nascendi" album. And here it is:





Lastly - winter and spring tours/live events are currently in the works for Mamiffer, SUMAC and Old Man Gloom. Please visit their respective internet outlets for updates/further details. Looking forward to it all....

-Happy Holidays!

OLD MAN GLOOM "THE APE OF GOD" ART + MAMIFFER MIX

Above: Selected artwork from the Old Man Gloom "The Ape of God" LPs and CDs. Artwork by A. Turner, front cover design by Faith Coloccia.

The new Old Man Gloom albums "The Ape of God" are now available for order - North American/European CD version from Profound Lore, Japanese CDs (+ DVD) from Daymare Recordings, and vinyl editions from SIGE Records.

Most of the art for the album was made as large scale ink/plaka paintings on paper, along with some smaller pen and ink drawings. The individual pieces were cut up, collaged and the photographed to create the final images, with some minor computer processing for the layout arrangements. Final print was completed by Stumptown Printers - two spot colors printed on uncoated textured stock, and in the case of the LPs, with additional letterpress printing in select areas on the jackets. Photos of the final print can be view with the Stumptown Flickr page here.

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In conjunction with the release of the new Mamiffer album "Statu Nascendi", Tiny Mix Tapes is hosting a guest mix by Mamiffer. It includes tracks from some of our favorite (and in many cases inspirational) artists - Kites, Alice Coltrane, Swans, Dirk Serries, etc. You can view the full article/mix here, and/or listen to the stream below.

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Currently enjoying: "Stone Mattress" Margaret Atwood, Swallowed "Lunarterial", Jon Mueller "Physical Changes", Batilus  "Concrete" (Andy Stott remix), Cut Hands "Festival of the Dead",  Noxagt - s/t, Dead Fader "Scorched", etc.

MAMIFFER "STATU NASCENDI" PRE-ORDER + NEW TRACK

Above: LP jacket artwork by Faith Coloccia for the Mamiffer "Statu Nascendi" LP.

The album, along with some new merch, is available for pre-order today via the SIGE Records webshop. There are now two preview tracks from the album available for listening, both included here. Additionally, there is a video for one of the songs directed by Daniel Menche available for viewing here, and an article about the track "Enantiodromia" via Self-Titlted here.

A cassette version of the album will be available from SIGE in the coming weeks along with a CD version courtesy of Daymare Recordings.

Thank you.





Currently enjoying: Boris "Archive 1",  Baptists - live, Altar of Flies - untitled LP, Karl Bosmann "Eskalation", Heretic Cult Redeemer s/t, Carpe Noctum "In Terra Profugus", Lawrence English "Wilderness of Mirrors", Drastus "Serpent's chalice-matweria prima", etc.