"...folk-noir with a high spook factor from the woods of providence...infinitely lonely tissue paper singing...with the devil of the blues in her throat...a mournful cello saws its way through the ears directly into one's heart." Marc Peschke

: Website :
http://www.fernknight.com/

: MP3s :
Wolf I
If I Could Write A Book About You
http://www.myspace.com/fernknight

"A unique synthesis of folk, mediaeval and psychedelia that could only be In Gowan Ring. Listening to this album is like sliding into a warm bath infused with oils and perfumes. Mellow and beautiful, B'eirth's gentle voice and music are a delight. The lyrics are obscure, but still suggestive and a source of inspiration and contemplation for those who make the effort to listen to them." -RIK for Flux Europa "There is a depth to these songs that is revealed only upon repeated listens. It is this natural gift for creating multi-layered compositions that is so attractive about In Gowan Ring's work in general and Hazel Steps through a Weathered Home in particular. Quite simply, one of the half dozen or so best releases of the year." -Jeff Penczak for FakeJazz.com

: Website :
http://www.ingowanring.com/

: MP3s :
Hazel Steps
To Thrum A Glassy Stem
A Swan Song

Jesse Sparhawk has recorded and/or performed with EKG, Greg Weeks, Timesbold, Whip, Aroah, Out Hud, Camphor, Superstarshine, Fern Knight, Viking Moses, Greg Davis, Marissa Nadler, Orion Rigel Dommisse, Espers, Muthawit, Walter Kitundu, and Jaggery.

: Website :
http://www.tompkinssquare.com/

: MP3s :
http://www.myspace.com/jessesparhawk
http://www.mysoace.tompkinssquarerecords

The Northeast based improvising collective features an extended family of musicians including members of Molasses, Thalia Zedek, Consonant, Pullman, Boxhead Ensemble, Willard Grant Conspiracy, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, and The New Year. Though all of these artists are involved with significant other projects, the EHC has taken on a unique life of it's own. - - - - - - The Empty House Cooperative began in 1997 with casual gatherings for brunch and music at David Michael Curry's apartment in Cambridge, Massachusetts.The limits of a conventional band setting led DMC to explore ideas of improvised music with like-minded friends. EHC has performed live soundtracks to silent films, improvised dinner music at restaurants, and transformed rock clubs. EHC provided music for the American Repertory Theatre's 2003 production of Highway Ulysses, and provided the ambient musical score to a marathon reading at the 2001 Jack Kerouac Festival in Lowell, MA. - - - - - - The music is melodic and musical but the open-ended, extended pieces float and shimmer with a minimum of structure and are marked by a nuanced melancholy. Closest musical parallels would include the Dirty Three and the Boxhead Ensemble (of which Curry appears on one recording). "Painted Plane" EHC's first release on Sedimental Records, features regulars Chris Brokaw on guitar and Jonah Sacks on cello, along with DMC on viola, loop samples, guitar & horn. It was recorded at MIT's WMBR radio station studio August 28, 2000 by Andy Hong and mastered by Jeff Lipton at Peerless Mastering. Several recordings exist at Dave's house, unreleased as of yet, and are given to friends in brown paper bags.

: Website :
http://emptyhousecooperative.blogspot.com/

: MP3s :
http://www.myspace.com/emptyhousecooperative