Leslie Keffer // Sanctuary TAPE

過去にBlackest RainbowやNo Rentなどから発表しているアメリカ・オハイオのノイズ作家Leslie Kefferが、2024年11月にギリシャ・アテネの実験レーベルCoherent Statesから50本限定でリリースしたカセットです。

Lo-Fエレクトロニック・ポップ〜ポストインダストリアル・ストレンジビーツ〜ドローン8曲を収録。DLコード付属。

以下、レーベルによる解説です。

"アルバート・アイラーが1970年に発表した『Music Is The Healing Force Of The Universe』には、音楽の変容力に関する深遠かつ普遍的な感情が凝縮されている。このアルバムのタイトルは、シンプルでありながら喚起的な表現であり、音楽とリスナー、そして人間の経験の本質的なつながりを物語っている。簡潔で喚起的な言葉を使うことで、アイラーのタイトルは驚きと畏敬の念を呼び起こし、音楽が単なる娯楽を超越し、精神的、感情的な癒しの深い能力を持っていることを示唆している。彼の音楽はしばしば崇高で超越的な領域に踏み込んでいる。Leslie Kefferが9年間の活動休止（2012年〜2021年）を経て再登場したことは、ノイズミュージックにおける重要な瞬間である。チョコレート・モンクからの 「Temple 」のリリースを合図とする彼女の復帰は、癒しの音楽を創り出す彼女の不朽の才能と、新たな芸術的ヴィジョンを証明するものである。コヒーレント・ステイツは、Leslie Kefferの芸術的復活を祝福し、実験的シーンに多大な影響を与えた彼女の功績を称え、最新アルバム『Sanctuary』をリリースする。このアルバムは、音楽の変容力を体現し、聴くものを超越的な領域へと昇華させる、幽玄で別世界のような資質を備えている。『Sanctuary』はCoherent Statesの50作目のリリースであり、私たちにとってこれ以上の喜びはない。"

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Includes DL code. Cassette in norelco case.

Tracklist:

1. Summit 03:40
2. Sacrifice 04:28
3. Refuge 07:37
4. Integration 04:06
5. Exaltation 05:24
6. Feral 05:52
7. Replenish 03:48
8. Sanctuary 04:56

Coherent States:

"Albert Ayler's 1970 release, "Music Is The Healing Force Of The Universe," encapsulates a profound and universal sentiment about the transformative power of music. The album's title, a simple yet evocative statement, speaks to the intrinsic connection between music, the listener, and the human experience. By employing concise and evocative language, Ayler's title evokes a sense of wonder and awe, suggesting that music transcends mere entertainment and possesses a profound capacity for spiritual and emotional healing. His music often delves into the realms of the sublime and the transcendental. Leslie Keffer's re-incarnation after a nine-year hiatus (2012-2021) marks a significant moment in noise music. Her return, signaled by the release of "Temple" through Chocolate Monk, attests to her enduring talent for creating healing music and a renewed artistic vision. Coherent States is proud to release her latest album "Sanctuary," a celebration of Keffer's artistic resurgence and a recognition of her profound impact on the experimental scene. An album with its ethereal and otherworldly qualities, which embodies the transformative power of music, elevating the listening experience to a transcendental realm. "Sanctuary" is Coherent States' 50th release and we couldn't be happier with our celebration.

"Sanctuary, Leslie Keffer’s latest release in a flurry of galvanized creative projects, is her most vividly thematic to date. It is an immersive ode to Nature in all her enigmatic and tempestuous forms. Leslie Keffer's synth work evokes a layered atmosphere that explores the relationship between primal and cybernetic forces. Her voice, rising in wordless swells, is reverential and unadorned. The title track, with heartbeat steady rhythm, ascendant synths, and signal-crashed frequencies, encompasses the tone of the album as a magic circle - a tenuous serenity won with tooth and claw at the border of cityscape and primeval forest. The artist herself, largely secluded in the woods of rural Ohio in the aftermath of physical trauma, is spawning new music with the insistence of a burgeoning lifeform. To discover her work, fellow musical forager, is like stumbling upon a cluster of morels in a half burnt forest, still heady with rain smell and embers." - Aaron Fletcher

Leslie Keffer has been a key figure in American noise music since the early 2000s. She began her musical journey around 2003 in Athens, Ohio, and later became a pivotal figure in the Nashville experimental/noise scene, booking like-minded artists at Betty's Grill. Leslie's music has been released on various cassette labels of that time, such as Rampart, Gameboy, I Just Live Here, Epicene, Cherried-out Merch, and Mutter Wild, as well as on her own imprint, Action Claw. She has released numerous handmade CDRs, often packaged in unique knitted fabric pouches. She has collaborated with a wide range of artists, from Rodger Stella to Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon, and her music has been released on labels such as Tusco/Embassy, Ecstatic Peace!, and Blackest Rainbow. Since 2021, she has been highly active, releasing music on labels like Chocolate Monk, No Rent, and NO PART OF IT. "

Artist : Leslie Keffer

Label : Coherent States

CAT NO : CS-50