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Kramer w/ Various Artists

Rings of Saturn

Shimmy-2666   

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Description

A new collaborative EP series from Shimmy-Disc, featuring six EPs, packaged in an ornate wooden box set. Each 7" record is a unique "mini-album" collaboration between Kramer and this amazing group of artists:

Britta Phillips (Luna, Dean & Britta)
Paul Leary (Butthole Surfers)
Jad Fair & Danielson
Eerie Wanda
David Grubbs (Gastr del Sol)
Rob Crow (Pinback, etc.)

At 33rpm, each 7" is a full 12-minute EP. Purchase of the box set includes an instant download of all six EPs, totaling 72 minutes of new music.

Pressed on red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple vinyl, with cover art featuring photography by William Coupon. Packaged in a custom wooden laser-etched box set.

Limited edition of 333 hand-numbered copies.

In 2022, the pandemic seemed to be receding to the point where artists could work together again, side by side. So, returning to the spirit of my Joyful Noise Recordings 2020 Artist-in-Residence vinyl box set...revisiting the borderless landscapes of audio art, tempered by the imaginations of the artists i chose to work with, then cast against the myriad infinities of mysteries betwixt those ageless, spinning rings... those rings that seem to sing, "...listen to us."

it always begins with imagery. always.

rings around the planet. rungs on the ladder. baby steps. we keep going because we believe there will be more places to go. there must be more places to go. please, let it be so. please, remain open. Love cannot enter a clenched fist.

TIME, with all its mysteries intact, unfettered by borders, so that both the artists and the listeners can enter, in partnership, together.

- Kramer (Feb, 2023)

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  • Tracklist

    Britta Phillips & Kramer
    NOCTURNES
    1. Dream #3
    2. Sirens
    3. Nocturne

    David Grubbs & Kramer (Squanderers)
    PSALMS
    4. Lendrick Muir Bible Study Weekend
    5. Congress of Poodles

    Eerie Wanda & Kramer
    PRELUDES
    6. Antebellum
    7. Before the Flood

    Jad Fair & Danielson & Kramer
    ELEGIES
    8. Because You're You
    9. Story Time
    10. Don't Give Up
    11. In a Lonely Place

    Paul Leary & Kramer
    LAMENTS
    12. My Love
    13. My Therapy

    Rob Crow & Kramer
    HYMNS
    14. Kerosene
    15. Stares
    16. Sequins
    17. Day In, Day Out

  • Credits

    Britta Phillips & Kramer
    NOCTURNES

    Britta Phillips - voices
    Kramer - instruments, voices
    Thor Harris - xylophone

    music & lyrics by Kramer
    (Secretly Publishing)

    Britta and Thor recorded by Craig Ross at Studio 4 in Austin, TX.
    produced, mixed & mastered by Kramer at Noise Miami (2022)

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    David Grubbs & Kramer
    (Squanderers)
    PSALMS

    music by David Grubbs & Kramer
    (Gastr Virgo Music/Secretly Publishing)

    recordings begun by David Grubbs and finished by Kramer
    mixed & mastered by Kramer at Noise Miami (2021)

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    Eerie Wanda & Kramer
    PRELUDES

    Marina Tadic - voices
    Kramer - instruments, voices

    music & lyrics by Kramer
    (Secretly Publishing)

    produced, mixed & mastered by Kramer at Noise Miami (2022)

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    Jad Fair & Danielson & Kramer
    ELEGIES

    ‘Because You’re You’ and ‘Don’t Give Up’
    music by Daniel Smith, lyrics by Jad Fair
    (New Jerusalem Music/Secretly Publishing)
    voice - Jad Fair
    guitars & backing vocals - Daniel Smith
    electric guitars, bass, organ, etc. - Kramer
    drums - David Smith
    backing vocals - Elin Smith, Megan Sloboda
    recorded by Daniel Smith at Familyre Studio, N.J. (2015)

    ’Story Time’ and ‘In A Lonely Place’
    music by Kramer, lyrics by Jad Fair
    (Secretly Publishing)
    voice - Jad Fair
    instruments - Kramer
    backing vocals - Daniel Smith

    mixed & mastered by Kramer at Noise Miami (2022)

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    Paul Leary & Kramer
    LAMENTS

    Paul Leary - guitars, samples, etc... voice on 'My Love'
    Kramer - bass guitar, piano, etc... voice on 'My Therapy'

    music & lyrics by Kramer & Paul Leary
    (Secretly Publishing/Born Stupid)

    recorded & mixed by Paul Leary
    at Preacher Mon Studio in Austin, TX.
    produced by Kramer & Paul Leary
    mastered by Kramer at Noise Miami (2022)

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    Rob Crow & Kramer
    HYMNS

    music & lyrics by Rob Crow
    (Robcore)

    recordings begun by Rob Crow in his office
    and finished by Kramer at Noise Miami
    mixed & mastered by Kramer (2021)

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    photography © William Coupon (“Boxes”)
    design: Kramer & Ryan Hover