Elegies

Description

In 2022, the pandemic seemed to recede to the point where artists could once again work together, hand in hand. So, as a sort of follow-up to her 2020 artist-in-residence box set at Joyful Noise, Kramer explored the idea of a limited edition vinyl box set celebrating the joys of collaboration. It seemed even better to her as a six-EP project on 45s. The boundless landscapes of audio art, tempered by the chosen artists' imaginations, then projected against the endless myriad mysteries between those eternal spinning rings. So here is the fourth EP of the project, Elegies, featuring Jad Fair (Half Japanese) and Danielson. This project won't change the world, but the words and music escaping these grooves accurately express the love poured into the foundations of Nocturnes (with Britta Phillips), Psalms (with David Grubbs), Preludes (with Eerie Wanda), Elegies (with Jad Fair and Danielson), Laments (with Paul Leary), and Hymns (with Rob Crow).