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From the artist:

It reveals an universe made as well of distortions than atmosferic landscape. She describes her work as : "An electronic journey questionning what move inside and bring us beyond. Questionning detail, speed, fragmentation and continuum.

Annabelle Playe, music

From the label:

This particular release focuses on the thunderous drums and powerful vocal phrases of the singular Nanyatoyara dance and song, featured at summer festivals in the northern prefectures of Iwate and Aomori, places with long winters that engender joyous summer celebrations. Nanyatoyara has been a part of local summer festivals in this region for hundreds of years, always evolving. The recordings here, with versions from 2002, 2015 and 2023, featuring impassioned and enthusiastic residents young and old, illustrate the gradual changes which occur over time, all the while adhering to the core and soul of the dance.

From the Label: Leila Abdul-Rauf builds a world that is as intimate as it is expansive. Her spectral vocal presence—used not as a vehicle for lyrics, but as a seamless instrument—lends the music a haunting, otherworldly texture. From rain-dappled vistas to distant, dreamlike horizons, each track captures a sense of mystery and quiet introspection.

Cyclic Law is honored to reintroduce this timeless work to new and returning audiences. Cold and Cloud is not merely an album—it is a meditative, transformative experience that rewards those willing to listen with patience and intent.

Release Date: December 21 2024

CD Edition of 300 copies in 6 panel Digisleeve. 10 Tracks. Running Time

From Anastasia Ax & Lasse Marhaug's cassette, 'Objects to be destroyed'

(Rekem 33)

Artist Anastasia Ax meets with noise veteran Lasse Marhaug in a live performance of disruptive sound and action. Recorded in January 2018 as part of Greg Pope's film screening series of the same name, the cassette documents the duo’s foray in transgressive action.

From the label:

Stories del Tiburón Llorón del Amazonas picks up where the previous, Stories of the Indian Dotted Whale trilogy left us. This time, the same three artists, Giovanni Lami, Hannibal Chew II aka Gonçalo F Cardoso and Bardo Todol aka Pablo Picco return to riff on an imaginary crying shark, known to swim in the amazon river. The sad and melancholic shark has never been seen but its weep and sob can be heard all over the region. Here are three works of sympathetic howls for a lonely and misunderstood creature.

First part from Giovanni Lami is made of ghost recordings made during 2020 in Iquitos, Perú, in the amazon forest during the film shoot of “Tras el Barco de Fitzcarraldo”.

From the label:

Marewrew (pronounced: Ma-leoo-leoo) is a female vocal group that sings traditional Ainu songs. The music of the long-suppressed people from northern Japan has been a particular focus of the Pingipung output in recent years. Following various re-releases by Umeko Ando, the late grande dame of traditional Ainu music, the spotlight is now on the a cappella music of Marewrew, which by the way means ‘butterfly’ in Ainu. Attentive listeners will recognise the voices, as some of the band have already performed as backing singers on recordings by Umeko Ando. Their a cappella versions of traditional Ainu music shed a whole new light on the fascinating songs that have been passed down through generations exclusively through song.