*Announcing* Deluxe Vinyl Reissue of Ruth Goller's Debut Album
*announcing* IARC0091
Ruth Goller
skylla
Vinyl LP shipping & available in stores
December 6th, 2024
skylla is the debut solo recording of Italian-born and London-based composer, bassist, and vocalist Ruth Goller. This album of otherworldly detuned bass harmonics and dense vocal arrangements was initially released in 2021 by longtime collaborator Bex Burch’s Vula Viel Records, and quickly went out of print. Since then Goller’s notoriety has only grown, and her follow-up record, SKYLLUMINA, was released by International Anthem in early 2024 and met with high praise.
skylla is the genesis of her sound, and it’s a sound that is hard to place. Listener’s could be convinced that these recordings came out of contexts as disparate as 80s Downtown NYC or some mysterious Bjork-adjacent project of the Icelandic 2010s. It’s hard to imagine a person making this music despite the fact that its elements are instantly recognizable.
What's really important she wanted to know, pt. 2
To celebrate the reissue of skylla, Ruth (amateur octopus enthusiast) worked alongside filmmaker Pedro Velasco (Freeze Productions) to create this otherworldly new music video for the album track "What's really important she wanted to know, pt. 2" – which they filmed entirely underwater at a local public pool (apparently freaking out the life guard in the process).
(( photo by Pedro Velasco ))
Ruth Goller's Skylla
in concert
Starting November 13th in London, Goller and her skylla ensemble (featuring vocalists Lauren Kinsella and Alice Grant, and percussionist Max Andrzejewski) kick off a short run of shows to close out 2024.
13th November - London UK - Vortex
14th November - Newtown (Wales) UK - Hafan Yr Afon
15th November - Birmingham UK - Mac Fizzle
16th November - London UK - King's Place (solo)
22nd November - Berlin DE - Kantine Am Berghain
(( photo by Paula Rae-Gibson ))
...about Ruth Goller...
Italian born, London based Ruth Goller is known for her bass and vocal work with Alabaster DePlume, whose music she elevates in live contexts with her genre-less improvisational intuition. She's also known for work with Bex Burch's Vula Viel, whose DIY label released Goller's solo debut Skylla in 2021. And she is known to creative musicians far and wide, with an incredibly diverse CV that includes performance and recording with Shabaka Hutchings, Rokia Traore, Melt Yourself Down, Sam Amidon, Damon Albarn, and many more.
In March 2024, she released her International Anthem debut SKYLLUMINA. Expanding on the wholly original sound Goller established with her solo work on Skylla – i.e. compositions of detuned bass under a spectra of soprano voices she arranged and overdubbed herself – SKYLLUMINA complicates matters as every piece is augmented with a different drummer. “As a bass-player, I love playing with drummers and I decided to focus on my close connection to that instrument and to the amazing people I met in my life who play it,” says Goller. Her accompanists on the album include International Anthem labelmates Bex Burch, Tom Skinner, and Frank Rosaly, as well as prolific British player Sebastian Rochford and longtime Vula Viel collaborator Jim Hart. But more importantly: the music is an immersive hyperfocus for Goller and her patently distinct, singular compositional vision.
"...Goller and guests create a world that is childlike, beatific and slightly terrifying.” - The Guardian (Contemporary Album of the Month, March 2024
** Deluxe Vinyl Package **
skylla comes on a deluxe 140 gram *Octopodic Iris* color vinyl LP, with an IARC dome patterned poly-lined inner-sleeve inside a heavyweight matte jacket. Pressed at Pallas in Germany with lacquers cut by Daniel K at SST.
Available for a friendly $26 USD. Also available on Classic Black Vinyl for $22 USD.
Purchase skylla as part of the
**Fall '24 Bundle**
For the fervent, faithful collector of our output.
The FALL '24 BUNDLE is available for purchase now! Perhaps our most mondo bundle yet, this single parcel will include all SIX (6!) LPs announced across Fall 2024. Ruth Goller's Skylla is the fifth announcement, following IARC0086 Anna Butterss, IARC0087 Rob Mazurek Exploding Star Orchestra, IARC0088 Tomin, IARC0089 Jeff Parker ETA IVtet.
This bundle includes 5x single LP releases and 1x double LP release. Purchase gets you a bundle-exclusive discount of 10% off the LP prices, plus a 60% discount on shipping costs.
The bundle will ship from our warehouses in the US, EU and UK, but don't sleep.. the quantity available in each warehouse is limited! Early purchase is recommended to ensure the lowest possible shipping, tax, and VAT costs.
These bundles will begin shipping the week of November 18th, before the 6th LP is even publicly announced!
Bandcamp downloads will be sent via email for all the releases by, or before, the ship date.
Order the Fall '24 Bundle on limited edition color vinyl here.
Order the Fall '24 Bundle on classic black vinyl here.
!!! Also Available !!!
Ruth Goller's International Anthem debut SKYLLUMINA is available on a 140 gram vinyl LP inside a heavyweight jacket, with insert sheet, IARC OBI strip and dome patterned inner-sleeve. Pressed at Pallas in Germany with lacquers cut by Daniel K at SST.
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