ALTERNATE MOON CYCLES (IA11 EDITION) by ROB MAZUREK

SKU137832
ArtistROB MAZUREK
TitleALTERNATE MOON CYCLES (IA11 EDITION)
LabelINTERNATIONAL ANTHEM RECORDING COMPANY
Catalog #IARC 0001LP11
Tag
ReleaseW 13 - 2025
FormatVinyl - EULP
EAN Barcode634457198272
Import
 € 23,50 incl. VAT, excl. shipping

Tracks

  1. Waxing Crescent #1
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/i/iarc_0001lp11_alternate_moon_cycles_ia11_edition/sf557381-01-01-01.mp3
  2. Waxing Crescent #2
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/i/iarc_0001lp11_alternate_moon_cycles_ia11_edition/sf557381-01-02-01.mp3

Description

Over the course of 2025 International Anthem will be celebrating their eleventh year of existence by revisiting some of the most celebrated (and hard to find) entries in their decade of releases. These LP packages will be presented with new liner notes, new insert booklets, and the fresh 2025 redesign of their iconic obi strip and dome logo. They will also be at a price point intended to help make it easier for stores to stock and sell these essential pieces of their catalog.

140g Classic Black LP in heavyweight jacket, with 12x12" insert booklet, IA OBI strip & printed poly-lined inner sleeve.

Rob Mazurek’s Alternate Moon Cycles was our first release. The incredibly spare single-note-centered cornet, bass, and organ chant was recorded to tape at pint-sized Chicago bar Curio as part of a performance series that predates any notion of our label’s existence. Documenting this performance—highly unique even within the depths of Mazurek’s vast catalog—stirred those notions, and soon talks began of releasing the recording on a fresh imprint.

The music unfolds glacially amongst the gentle creaks, clinks, whispers, and scuffles of the active room. It’s difficult to imagine a more honest rendering of the two sidelong pieces of organic minimal music, and nearly impossible to separate the sounds from their performance context. It’s also difficult to imagine a more subtly striking way to introduce a new label to the world.

Now this long-gone gem of supernatural frequency excavation is back in print with fresh liner notes by Mikel Patrick Avery and obi design by Aaron Lowell Denton. Featuring Rob Mazurek, Matt Lux, and Mikel Patrick Avery.

"This is ambient music, suitable for meditation, but its shifts in texture reward real listening." -

New York Times

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