Amirtha Kidambi & Lea Bertucci - Phase Eclipse (June 25, 2021 Astral Spirits)

Excited to announce a vinyl reissue of this amazing debut! Long OOP and previously only available as a cassette! Grab your copy on gorgeous vinyl now!

To celebrate the reissue, we have a very special bonus remix track from the one and only JACE CLAYTON aka DJ /rupture!

OF NOTE - the sequence of the vinyl album is slightly different, the track "Brood" is now a digital only bonus track and is NOT on the LP (for time purposes), but was originally on the cassette version.

1. Extensions & Distortions

2. Smoldering, Seething

3. Under the Influence

4. Live at The Kitchen

5. Jace Clayton aka DJ /rupture - Phase Eclipse Remix

Recorded January 2019 at Pioneer Works and The Kitchen.

Tracks 1-3 recorded by Justin Frye.

Mixed & Mastered by Lea Bertucci.

"Phase Eclipse Remix" recorded in 2021 by Jace Clayton, using source material from Phase Eclipse.

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Catalytic-Sound: Keep Your Options Open II (Option Mixtape 2017) CATALYTIC SOUND 2018

In celebration of the 2018 OPTION season, Experimental Sound Studio has released a special, limited edition mixtape CD that highlights some of the best improvisers working today from around the world. This compilation showcases the breadth and diversity of improvised and creative music with rising starts like Lea Bertucci, Katinka Kleijn, Ben LaMar Gay, Matchess, The Few and Charmaine Lee as well as veterans of free jazz (Mats Gustafsson, Antonio Borghini, Tim Daisy, Jeremiah Cymerman, Curt Newton, and Ingebrigt Håker Flaten). These live sets from the 2017 OPTION season were beautifully mixed and mastered by our head engineer, Alex Inglizian. By purchasing a mixtape, you are supporting Experimental Sound Studio, the OPTION programming, and keeping creative music alive and thriving in Chicago. 

1. Mats Gustafsson, Antonio Borghini - Option 1 08:30

2. Katinka Kleijn - Option 2 08:20

3. Jeremiah Cymerman - Option 3 06:52

4. The Few - Option 4 06:35

5. Charmaine Lee - Option 5 06:56

6. Curt Newton, Ben Lamar Gay - Option 6 05:07

7. Ingebrigt Håker-Flaten - Option 7 09:14

8. Lea Bertucci, Matchess - Option 8 10:42

All performances records at Experimental Sound Studio, Chicago IL 

Engineered by Alex Inglizian with assistance by Ralph Loza. 

Produced by Ken Vandermark, Andrew Clinkman, and Tim Daisy. 

Artwork & Design by Federico Peñalva. 

All proceeds go to the Option Series and the musicians involved in this mixtape.