out now: ASTRAL SOCIAL CLUB - Plug Music Ramoon
We are excited to announce that the impending Dancing Wayang release is by the loud and the mighty ASTRAL SOCIAL CLUB!
UK noise stalwart Neil Campbell invited kindred spirits John Clyde-Evans and Stewart Keith to join him in Astral bliss and together they recorded a glorious album of fearless chaos.
Entitled "Plug Music Ramoon", this 12" LP was recorded onto 2" analogue tape at Dancing Wayang's regular haunt, Eastcote Studios in London. It comes housed in a beautiful hand-pulled, silkscreened wrap-around sleeve.
Two short(ish) sonic explosions and two looooong journeys to sustained ecstasy combine percussive sticks and bells, resonant electronics, keyboard odysseys and some experimental vocal work from helmsman Campbell. Along with his accomplices they weave a rich tapestry of sound and noise.
As per our previous releases, the first 100 copies will come with a 3" bonus CDR. Featuring the reworking of a session outtake by Neil, "Black Note Maroon 1-4" crams four tracks onto its tiny silver surface.
And finally, to top things off, these first 100 copies will also be housed in sleeves printed with a special colour blending technique. No two are the same!
Beware that the bonus disk edition of this release is selling very fast, so...
Email [email protected] to place your orders now and avoid disappointment.
also out now: DIRECTING HAND - What Put The BloodCaptured at Eastcote Studios in London, drummer extraordinaire Alex Neilson and classically trained soprano and multi-instrumentalist Lavinia Blackwall cut loose, turn it up, turn it down and let the air escape their lungs. The result is raw beauty in every way possible and we are incredibly excited to unleash this record onto the world.Consisting of freely improvised tracks on drums, harp and wordless vocals as well as interpretations and reinterpretations of traditional English folk songs, "What Put The Blood" is a true gem. The LP is housed in hand screenprinted wrap-around sleeves designed by Lavinia and features exclusive liner notes by Volcanic Tongue's David Keenan.Once again, the first 100 copies of the LP come with a free bonus 3" CDR. Four songs recorded by Lavinia Blackwall in the studio right after the Directing Hand sessions introduce the scope of her talent. Utilizing electric organs, guitars, grand piano and her pure soprano voice, she hauntingly performs two traditional English folk songs and two of her own compositions. The disk comes in a handmade sleeve letterpressed with a Masonic image from Lavinia’s collection. But... don't sleep! These are given away on a first come first serve basis and will be gone before long.You can order a copy from us via the webpage .
sold out: MOTOR GHOST - A Gold Chain Round Her BreastDancing Wayang's first release comes from Alex Neilson (Directing Hand, Jandek, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy) and Ben Reynolds (Ashtray Navigations, Bridget Hayden). From the brooding opener through tracks of soaring electricity to the beautifully fragile a capella rendition of the folk song ‘Leaves Of Life’, this album sees Alex and Ben exploring darkness and light and all shades in between. Alex’s drumming provides much of the backbone of the album supporting and conversing with Ben’s acoustic and electric guitars, loops and the call of the dümuk (a Greek horn). This is a 12" album packaged in screenprinted and hand-embellished sleeves limited to 300 copies. The first 100 will also include a bonus 3" CDR of a live vocal set Alex performed in London last summer featuring exclusive and extensive liner notes by folk singer Alasdair Roberts.
DANCING WAYANG is a record label operating out of a london-based recording studio and aims to provide artists with free studio time and access to a high quality recording facility and equipment.
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