Han-earl Park, Catherine Sikora and Nick Didkovsky - Eris 136199 (October 9, 2018)

Noise multiplies via telephone futz, riding the transcontinental signal; a clockwork tight-rope walker dances, navigating (gears shift and gear grind) tension; and, above all, rises the Big Note around which we all fall to orbit.

Formed in New York in 2012, Eris 136199 is the quick-reacting cyborg virtuosity of Han-earl Park (Sirene 1009), the mighty melodic imagination and big tenor sound of Catherine Sikora (Clockwork Mercury), and the diamond-cut precision and grind-meets-experimentalism of Nick Didkovsky (Doctor Nerve).

Recorded during the 2017 European tour, Eris 136199’s eponymous album is the trio’s followup to their debut recording Anomic Aphasia (SLAMCD 559, 2015) which was described as “a beautiful noise” (KFJC 89.7 FM) and “atmospheric as to become almost frightening” (The New York City Jazz Record).

Han-earl Park: guitar

Catherine Sikora: saxophone

Nick Didkovsky: guitar

1. Therianthropy I

2. Therianthropy II 08:55

3. Therianthropy III 03:54

4. Therianthropy IV 06:33

5. Adaptive Radiation I

6. Adaptive Radiation II

7. Adaptive Radiation III

8. Universal Greebly

9. Hypnagogia I

10. Hypnagogia II

Tracks 1–4, 9 and 10 recorded live November 2, 2017, Bryggekælderen, Copenhagen

Tracks 5–8 recorded live November 5, 2017, The Bridge Hotel, Newcastle

Copenhagen performance presented by Jazz Club Loco and Jvtlandt

Newcastle performance presented by Jazz North East

Recording and tour made possible by the awesome support of our Kickstarter backers

Music by Han-earl Park, Catherine Sikora and Nick Didkovsky

Tracks 1–4, 9 and 10 recorded by Troels Bech. Live-mix by Troels Bech

Tracks 5–8 recorded by Charlie McGovern. Mixed by Han-earl Park

Mastered by Richard Scott

Design and artwork by Han-earl Park

Han-earl Park, Catherine Sikora and Nick Didkovsky - Eris 136199: Cryptogenic Animals (2018)

Improviser, guitarist and constructor Han-earl Park (박한얼) has been crossing borders and performing fuzzily idiomatic, on occasion experimental, always traditional, open improvised musics. Ensembles include Mathilde 253 with Charles Hayward and Ian Smith, Eris 136199 with Nick Didkovsky and Catherine Sikora, and Numbers with Richard Barrett.

Han-earl Park: guitar

Catherine Sikora: saxophone

Nick Didkovsky: guitar

Performance presented by Xposed Club

Recording and tour made possible by the awesome support of our Kickstarter backers

All music by Han-earl Park, Catherine Sikora and Nick Didkovsky

Recorded by Han-earl Park and Nick Didkovsky

Mixed and mastered by Han-earl Park

Artwork by Han-earl Park

1. Cryptogenic Animals I 05:25

2. Cryptogenic Animals II 06:45

3. Cryptogenic Animals III 05:00

4. Monkey Wrench I 06:09

5. Monkey Wrench II 07:59

6. Spherical Cow I 07:29

7. Spherical Cow II 03:04

8. Dendrobranchiata Murmurationis I 03:17

9. Dendrobranchiata Murmurationis II 05:10

Catherine Sikora and Brian Chase - untitled: after (CHAIKIN Records July 13, 2018)

The music on this recording is inspired by Beowulf as translated by Seamus Heaney. In approaching the text for adaptation, Catherine set herself up with a cassette player and an old typewriter, and began to go through the book catching the phrases and passages that leapt forth. These excerpts, once accumulated, constituted the musical scores. Catherine and Brian's intention in working with this text was to treat it not in an academic or analytical manner, but rather in a way that confronts it face-to-face; they were interested in the magic of it and in the personal and collective journey of discovering that magic for themselves as expressed through their music. 

1. death

2. dear as he was

3. so. the

4. rigged

5. hand-to-hand

6. brightly forged

7. ice clad

8. shadow

Catherine and Brian collectively in a 3rd person voice, Ireland and NYC, 2017

Releases July 13, 2018

Recorded on August 21st, 2016

at Strange Weather (Brooklyn, NY)

by Daniel Schlett

Mixed by Marc Urselli

Mastered by Tom Hamilton

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All tracks composed by

Catherine Sikora and Brian Chase

www.catherinesikora.com

www.chasebrian.com