Wednesday, September 08, 2010
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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The simple joys of song and singing are oft forgotten in these modern and electro-centric times.
Enter Ana Caravelle (real name, Anahita Navab), a 22 year-old composer, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and lifetime Los Angeles resident. With her refreshingly genuine musical outlook, Ana takes the influence of her city environments and turns them into something completely different - lush, organic and melodic gardens for listeners to plant their ears into. Basic Climb, Ana’s debut album and the second full length release for Non Projects is a culmination of her first five years of classical harp training and sees her take musical flight with comprehensive and adroit songwriting and arranging skills.
Produced by her beau Ryan York (also known as Asura) and recorded at Alpha Pup label head Daddy Kev’s studio The Echo Chamber, Basic Climb showcases Ana’s soulful harp playing and luxuriant voice matched with her rich instrumental arrangements for voice, strings, winds and percussion.
Tracklist:
1. Where Have You Been?
2. Anti-Anxiety Pill
3. Basic Climb
4. Shapeshifting
5. Black Canyon
6. Blackberries
Total run time: 40:18
Press: LA Times, XLR8R, Squeegie, The Owl, Delicious Scopitone
Arthur Russell - "Lucky Cloud" (Ana Caravelle Cover) (Bonus)
Aphex Twin - "Avril 14" (Ana Caravelle Cover) (Bonus)
Distribution Inquiries:
UK - Cargo
Press photography by Spencer Lowell.
Ana featuring her full band (including Ryan York on double bass & cello).
The Long Lost (Daedelus & Laura Darlington)
Bootleg Theater is located at 2220 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90057
Presale tickets available here.
Anenon's remix of "Shapeshifting," part of a collection of remixes for a forthcoming digital only release.
Other remixers to be announced soon.
Ana Caravelle - "Shapeshifting" (Anenon Just One Shape Remix)
Retrofuturism, microsound, tape music, drone, folds of sound. All ideas that barely begin to describe the work of a. d. l. r., the guise of Nicholas Morera.
Nicholas has just completed Foam On The Waves Of Space-Time... Enjoy "Wisp." More details to come.
Image by Kim Asendorf
Ana Caravelle (w/ full band) + Asura + NP DJ's - Thursday, August 26 at Mandrake.
Upcoming Shows:
Anenon (DJ set) w/ So Many Wizards at Loft 6, downtown LA - August 27
Anenon (DJ set) at Mandrake - August 29
Anenon (DJ set) at Surly Goat Bar - September 9
Ana Caravelle In-Store (Free) at Origami Vinyl - September 17
Ana Caravelle, Asura, Anenon w/ Dibiase, Julia Holter + more at Glenalbyn House - September 18
Ana Caravelle at Pasadena City Library - September 22 (Pasadena)
Asura w/ Mount Kimbie + Mary Anne Hobbs + DNTEL at Public Works - September 25 (San Francisco)
Ana & Asura Duo w/ Mount Kimbie, Shlohmo, Low Limit, Strangeloop, My Dry Wet Mess + more - September 26 at Downtown Independent (Los Angeles)
Ana & Asura Duo, Oneohtrix Point Never, matthewdavid - Low End Theory (Los Angeles) - September 29
Ana & Asura Duo + many more - Eagle Rock Music Festival (Los Angeles) - October 2
Ana Caravelle, Dntel, The Long Lost (Daedelus & Laura Darlington) - Bootleg Theater - October 10
Shigeto, of the venerable Ghostly label contributed this fantastic remix of "Black Canyon" from Ana's upcoming Basic Climb.
This is also being featured at XLR8R.
Enjoy!
Ana Caravelle - "Black Canyon" (Shigeto's As I Inhale Remix)
Photo by Spencer Lowell
Silver Trees / Damiel is a double A side split from the young and rapidly rising artist Ryan York as Asura, along with Non Projects founder, Brian Simon, as the newcomer Anenon.
Now available on limited 12" clear vinyl EP and Digital formats, Silver Trees / Damiel documents the immediate post self-titled debut work of Asura and provides a strong glimpse into the work of a new voice in electronic music, Anenon.
Press: XLR8R
*All orders placed directly from Non Projects will receive a free 320k mp3 download link.
*Please note: cover art above is for digital version only. The 12" EP will be pressed on ultra clear vinyl with the below labels only.
Tracklist:
Silver Trees
1. Silver Trees
2. Outer Bnk
3. Crimson and Bone
4. The Ocean
5. Sleepers
Damiel
1. Chimera
2. Damiel
3. Retold / Endless
Distribution Inquiries:
US / Japan - Crosstalk
UK - Cargo
EU - Rush Hour
