2016 News
A Winged Victory For The Sullen announce new album ‘Iris’ with new track ‘Galerie’
A Winged Victory For The Sullen, the otherworldly collaboration between Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie and Dustin O’Halloran, commence the New Year with their third full-length titled Iris – available worldwide via Erased Tapes on January 13th 2017.
Peter Broderick announces ‘Grunewald’ EP
17.10 2016
EP
Not long after the release of Peter Broderick’s seventh solo album ‘Partners’ in August of this year, the composer closes the year with his equally exceptional ‘Grunewald’ recordings, out on December 9th 2016 via Erased Tapes.
Adam Wiltzie of A Winged Victory announces debut solo soundtrack release ‘Salero’
30.8 2016
Soundtrack
Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie, the creative force behind A Winged Victory For The Sullen and Stars Of The Lid, is to officially release his score for the non-fiction film ‘Salero’ on November 11th.
Douglas Dare announces new album ‘Aforger’, teases first single ‘Doublethink’
Following his acclaimed debut Whelm, London-based singer-songwriter and pianist Douglas Dare returns with Aforger on October 14th, with the album’s first single ‘Doublethink’ available to stream now.
Peter Broderick is set to release his new studio album ‘Partners’ on August 19th
16.6 2016
Album
For close to a decade, Portland’s Peter Broderick has cut his own unpredictable path through the world of contemporary music. So far, his wanderings have led him from solo works into the realms of film, dance and documentary scores, as well as art installations.
Rival Consoles returns with mini-LP ‘Night Melody’
15.6 2016
Album
‘Night Melody’ is Rival Consoles’ new 34-minute, 6-track mini album to be released on Erased Tapes, August 5th – following 2015’s acclaimed full-length ‘Howl’. Born out of and shaped by long hours working into the night, it’s nocturnal in sound; mysterious in the way that the early hours so often are.
Woodkid & Nils Frahm collaborate on score for JR’s short film ‘Ellis’ with Robert De Niro
30.5 2016
Score
Ben Lukas Boysen becomes Erased Tapes recording artist with new LP ‘Spells’
Following the world premiere and heavy rotation of ‘Golden Times 1’ on BBC Radio 6 Music as championed by Mary Anne Hobbs, we’re excited to announce the signing of Ben Lukas Boysen with his forthcoming LP ‘Spells’ due for release on June 10.
A live report of our Piano Day event at The Courtyard Theatre
29.3 2016
Piano Day
For Douglas Dare, the piano is a sad instrument. He makes a convincing case; at his fingertips, the keys sing plaintively, exquisitely melancholy. By the time he embarks on a cover of Bjork’s ‘Lionsong’, that peculiar mood has settled over the audience; the room is packed, but thoughts are turned inwards. You can see it in the swaying.
Happy Piano Day – an open letter from Lubomyr
27.3 2016
Piano Day
It’s Piano Day today, and to mark the occasion, we thought we’d have a chat with Lubomyr Melnyk, resident pioneer of continuous music. We wrote to him with some questions, hoping to get a sense of his relationship to the instrument. What was the first piano piece he remembers hearing? Which composers occupy a special place in his heart? Who or what inspired his unique style; those unbroken reams of notes, and the sustained resonances which hover above them?
Immix Ensemble & Vessel’s Transition available now digitally and on 12″!
19.3 2016
Album
Immix Ensemble & Vessel’s debut collaborative EP Transition is available now on 12″ and digitally from our online store! The release focuses loosely on themes of technology, using musical instruments as a snapshot in time from which to expand and explore across four movements.
Erased Tapes Piano Day event March 28!
15.3 2016
Piano Day
Peter Broderick, Douglas Dare, and Michael Price will be joining forces on March 28 for an evening of intimate piano performances at London’s Courtyard Theatre as we prepare to celebrate Piano Day, an unofficial holiday created by Nils Frahm on the 88th day of the year.
‘Trance Frendz’ soon available on vinyl & digital!
31.1 2016
Album
Originally recorded by Ólafur Arnalds and Nils Frahm as part of their ‘Collaborative Works’, we’re giving their transformative ‘Trance Frendz’ improv session its own vinyl and digital release. Visit our store to pre-order the 12\”/DL or get it digitally from iTunes here.
We welcome Immix Ensemble to our family
20.1 2016
Signee
Following last night’s world premiere on Mary Anne Hobbs’ BBC Radio 6 Music Recommends show, we’re hugely excited to welcome Immix Ensemble to the Erased Tapes family. Re-listen to ‘What Hath God Wrought?’ from their forthcoming collaborative EP with Vessel, titled ‘Transition’ out March 18.
Immix Ensemble composer Daniel Thorne joins Erased Tapes Music
20.1 2016
Signee
Following last night’s world premiere on Mary Anne Hobbs’ BBC Radio 6 Music Recommends show, we’re hugely excited to welcome Australian composer and sax player Daniel Thorne to the Erased Tapes family. Listen to ‘What Hath God Wrought?’ performed by Immix Ensemble from their forthcoming collaborative EP with Vessel, titled ‘Transition’ out March 18.