Thursday, May 17, 2012
Non Projects® is a record label dedicated to the support and discovery of Los Angeles' most innovative artists and composers. Mislaid within an ever-changing and confused recording landscape, Non Projects offers imaginative works of art and sound.
With the aim to showcase each artist's devotion to their love of music and the joy of uncovering hidden and undiscovered sounds and resonances, each release is available with supplemental materials providing a commonly forgotten tangible experience no longer associated with acquiring music.
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Heads up! Asura has dropped an exclusive 15 minute mix for Mary Anne Hobbs on BBC Radio 1.
Full of fresh new material and a couple of favorites, this is definitely not one to miss.
Listen / download now.
Tracklist:
1. Asura – Tensor Model
2. Asura – Sleepers
3. Anenon – One and the Same (Asura No Airhorns Remix)
4. Asura – Sand and Soil
5. matthewdavid – Disk Selection 14 (Asura Remix)
6. Asura – The Ocean
7. Ana Caravelle – Blackberries (Asura Source)
8. Asura – Silver Trees / My Own Sky
9. Asura – Hottamdas
10. Asura – Feathers
11. Asura – Untitled (Stop Running Away From Love)
Our friends at Glenalbyn House in Mt. Washington, Los Angeles will be hosting the first of a semi-monthly concert series tomorrow night. Among others, three Non Projects artists will be performing:
Ana Caravelle playing Satie, Persian and Celtic harp music and some of her own original works.
Ryan York (Asura) conducting and performing Passing It On 1 for 6 amplified guitars in 6 rooms.
Nicholas Morera performing Ribbons for voice, laptop, clarinet, guitar and percussion.
More details at Glenalbyn House + read about the event and venue at Los Angeles New Music.
A piece of audio ephemera from Anenon.
Details of an upcoming release soon.
Image by John Cage.
Our good friend Dean shared with us this lovely miniature rework of "Feathers," the closing track on Asura's debut LP.
Thanks Dean!
Asura - "Feathers" (DLemm Rework)
Collage by Joan Miró
Los Angeles - Ana Caravelle will be playing through her entire upcoming Non Projects release, Basic Climb (NON002) at Pehrspace this Friday, March 19 at 9:00 PM.
This is a solo concert harp performance.
Stay tuned here for more information and audio previews of Basic Climb, produced by Ryan York (Asura), an entirely acoustic affair with lovely instrumental arrangements by Ana herself and mixing and mastering by Daddy Kev.
Pehrspace is located at 325 Glendale Blvd. Los Angeles CA 90026.
Anenon - Tenor Saxophone Improvisation (March 9, 2010)
Image by Yoshi Sodeoka
Mysterious tape / ambient / beat music from Gold and Soil delivered to Non Projects.
Gold and Soil - "Magenta and Ochre and Turquoise and Amber"
Asura is here.
"An absolutely magical record, really unique and truly immersive..." - Mary Anne Hobbs
"Sublime pulsing electronics and layered bliss... gorgeous music." - Boomkat
"The fact that this is his first record is, in itself, crazy — seriously, York projects a level of comfort and even command in his experimenting." - Dominic Umile
"Los Angeles on fire once more with this sumptuous record from Ryan York... an eclectic work that is genuinely surprising." - Bleep
Now available on 2xLP and Digital formats! The inaugural Non Projects release is the debut multi-genre album by Los Angeles resident Ryan York. An album of pure emotion and evocative powers, Asura plays out like a continuous movie for the mind. Complete with neck snapping beats and snaky synth lines, silent yet absorbing ambient washes, acoustic instrumental prowess and compositional laptop mastery, Asura satisfies the inner ear's and heart's desires with a physical thump, while consistenly bringing the listener back for more. Non Projects stands firmly behind Asura and is incredibly proud to bring you what will undoubtedly be one of the best debut albums of the year.
Mastered by Daddy Kev at The Echo Chamber (digital) and Simon Davey at The Exchange (vinyl).
* Vinyl copies include a 16 page booklet of Asura's art.
* All vinyl orders placed directly from Non Projects will receive a free 320k MP3 download of the album.
$20.00 + shipping
Digital version available from:
US east coast residents are encouraged to order the vinyl from Insound.
Tracklist:
1. Asura I
2. Peptine
3. I Saw You In Vice (Anenon Birthday Remix)
4. Orrorin
5. Asura II
6. From The Beach
7. Manzanita
8. Voxels
9. Asura III
10. Her Tearing
11. Timber (with Ana Caravelle)
12. The Eleventh
13. Feathers
Distribution Inquiries:
US / JP - Crosstalk
UK - Cargo
EU - Rush Hour
