N.O. Moore - Lunar Sync (November 26, 2021 577 Records)

In Lunar Sync, N.O. Moore offers ten explorations in electronic music. As an electronic musician, he’s long been drawn to the cyclical frequency of sound, wavering between unbroken tones and pulsating rhythms depending on the speed of a sonic wave. Each of the tracks on the album presents an exercise in this rhythm, a process that is presented explicitly on track 8, ‘ExDys.’ Electronic music, and the instruments that have enabled it, are material and continuous sites for innovation. In this album, Moore draws from Sun Ra’s contributions to electronic sound, as well as his theories and philosophies, particularly his proclamation such that “we are now in the space age.” Therein, Moore concludes that electronic music itself is a direct appeal to the technologically-enabled modernity we live in, propping up the advancements in how we live by changing the very timbre of it. All 10 tracks on Lunar Sync were realized on a modular synth system. The album will be available digitally on November 26, 2021.

1. Bottle & Glass

2. Visions

3. EP contra Py

4. Blakeney Point

5. phBen1

6. Hear so

7. Sparse Parting

8. ExDys

9. Spring Crash

10. Final for now

N.O. Moore: Electronics

Music by N.O. Moore, Five Seven Seven Records Music, ASCAP

Recorded by N.O. Moore during 2019-2020 in Cambridge, UK

Mixed by N.O. Moore

Mastered by Mark Beazley

Album design by Mark Smith

Orbit577 is part of 577 Records

Brooklyn, New York

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John Edwards / N.O. Moore / Eddie Prévost / Alan Wilkinson - EMPoWered (November 19, 2021 577 Records)

EMPoWered documents an improvisational live performance from British musicians John Edwards (Double Bass), N.O. Moore (Guitar), and Eddie Prévost (Drums). The three musicians have comprised a longstanding trio, known for their vigorous riffs and unconventional introspection. But in this performance, their group expanded to include saxophonist Alan Wilkinson, adding a deeply resonant, full-bellied sound to their otherwise discrete and dynamic in-the-moment compositions. Their pace is constantly shifting, reflecting both an instant rapport between the players, and a tight command of their styles. 

This performance, in particular, calls to Sonny Sharrock’s Ask the Ages recording, and Elvin Jones’s percussive legacy. Moore’s longstanding affinity for electronic manipulation can also be heard in his use of the guitar’s self-oscillating echos, as well as filters and distortion throughout the performance. This is Moore & Prévost’s second release on 577 Records after The Secret Handshake with Danger, Vol. 1 (Olie Brice, Binker Golding, Henry Kaiser, N. O. Moore, Eddie Prévost).This marks John Edwards & Alan Wilkinson’s debut on 577 Records. EMPoWered will be available in CD and digital editions on November 19, 2021.

1. Part One

2. Part Two

3. Preview for the album 'EMPoWered'

Alan Wilkinson - Saxes

N.O. Moore - Electric guitar

John Edwards - Double bass

Eddie Prévost - Drums

Recorded January 9, 2019 by Giovanni La Rovere at Iklectik, London, UK

Mixed by Rupert Clervaux

Mastered by Jeremy Loucas, Sear Sound, New York City

Illustration by Robert Mirolo

Graphic design by Mark Smith

Music by Edwards (PRS), Prévost (PRS), Wilkinson (PRS), Moore (Five Seven Seven Records Music, ASCAP)

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