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ARTIST
EARTHBALL
TITLE
Actual Earth Music: Volume 1 & 2
FORMAT
LP
LABEL
UPSET THE RHYTHM
CATALOG #
UTR 172LP
UTR 172LP
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
3/21/2025
Two euphoric and crushing live sets from Vancouver Island's experimental rock demolition unit
Earthball
, featuring improv legends
Steve Beresford
and
Chris Corsano
. Pressing of 500 copies worldwide on 180gm black vinyl.
Actual Earth Music: Volume 1 & 2
presents two caustic, yet alluringly unreal live sets from Canadian noise-rock entropy hunters Earthball. Following on from the group's critically appraised
It's Yours
LP (UTR 164LP, 2024), this release captures the band at the peak of their powers, playing live, composing spontaneously. Side A features Earthball live at The Fox Cabaret in Vancouver, supporting
Wolf Eyes
on August 4, 2023.
Jeremy Van Wyck
from the band considers this "the gig that sent us into orbit, really. Causing
Olson & Young
to wax poetic about our interstellar jams to a fine bloke across the big sea. Upsetting our casual rhythm and forcing our hand. All that talk led to an LP,
It's Yours
, and a full UK tour the following spring." Now, with the birth of this live series
Actual Earth Music
, it seems only fitting that
Volume 1
should be this gig. It's a doozy. Listening back is a pure revelation. Earthball whip up a vortex of thrashing wild energy, the ecstatic release is off the charts. "You don't always catch every nuance of the jams as they come down. I mean, this one felt good, but upon listening back to the tapes, it sounded very good" confides Jeremy. "It reminded me of
Von Trier
's
Melancholia
: the sound of a large sphere coming toward you to bring doom. However, this one reverses course, heading away to some other shore, bathing you in reflective bliss before saying goodbye -- instead of ending humanity as we know it."
Volume 2
occupies Side B of this LP, showcasing a collaborative summit from the second night of their recent Café OTO residency on May 21, 2024. This event featured Earthball laying down three separate sets -- all collaborations. This second recording presents their opening performance and features pivotal UK improv luminary Steve Beresford on piano and free-jazz phenomenon Chris Corsano on drums.
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