{"product_id":"ruth-goller-skyllumina","title":"Ruth Goller - SKYLLUMINA","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\"\u003eSKYLLUMINA represents a new evolution of London-based, Italian-born composer, bassist, and vocalist Ruth Goller.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGoller is known for her bass and vocal work with Alabaster DePlume, whose music she elevates in live contexts with her genre-less improvisational intuition. She's also known for work with Bex Burch's Vula Viel, whose DIY label released Goller's solo debut Skylla in 2021. And she is known to creative musicians far and wide, with an incredibly diverse CV that includes performance and recording with Shabaka Hutchings, Rokia Traore, Melt Yourself Down, Sam Amidon, Damon Albarn, and many more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExpanding on the wholly original sound Goller established with her solo work on Skylla – i.e. compositions of detuned bass under a spectra of soprano voices she arranged and overdubbed herself – SKYLLUMINA complicates matters as she augments every piece with a different drummer. “As a bass-player, I love playing with drummers and I decided to focus on my close connection to that instrument and to the amazing people I met in my life who play it,” says Goller. Her accompanists on the album include International Anthem labelmates Bex Burch, Tom Skinner, and Frank Rosaly, as well as prolific British player Sebastian Rochford and longtime Vula Viel\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecollaborator Jim Hart. But more importantly: this music is an immersive hyperfocus for Goller and her patently distinct, singular compositional vision.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSKYLLUMINA, despite its highly conceptual origins, is heavy with human emotion. Its dark washes of melody and contrapuntal percussion could fit easily into a mixtape with indie downbeat \/ ennui royalty like Grouper or Low, while also being right at home next a Cage-Tudor prepared piano piece. And the piercing, sibilant ice age siren song heard in Goller's powerfully feminine vocal arrangements find her in an otherworld only occasionally inhabited by the likes of Björk and The Knife.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGoller says: “This record is deep insight into my soul and my recent life. It’s coming through a meteor storm and grasping the first light... out of a very unexpected tumultuous time... there are feelings of grief, loss, hope, purest of love, connection to my home, death, and new configurations... as well as self-discovery.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003ca\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"credits-label\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-credits\"\u003ereleased March 1, 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e01) Below my skin\u003cbr\u003eTom Skinner: drums and electronics. Ruth Goller: electric bass and vocals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e02) Reach down into the deepest white\u003cbr\u003eMark Sanders: drums. Ruth Goller: electric bass and vocals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e03) Of Snowhere\u003cbr\u003eMark Sanders: drums. Jim Hart: vibraphone. Ruth Goller: double bass\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e04) Next time I keep my hands down\u003cbr\u003eJim Hart: vibraphone and drums. Ruth Goller: electric bass, double bass and vocals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e05) All the light I have, I hand to you\u003cbr\u003eMax Andrzejewski: drums. Ruth Goller: electric bass and vocals\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e06) She was my own she was myself\u003cbr\u003eBex Burch: sanza and llimba. Ruth Goller: double bass and vocals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e07) How to be free from it\u003cbr\u003eEmanuele Maniscalco: drums. Ruth Goller: electric bass, double bass and vocals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e08) From breaks to shreds it’s a short path\u003cbr\u003eSebastian Rochford: drums. Lauren Kinsella: vocals. Ruth Goller: electric bass and vocals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e09) Don’t follow me\u003cbr\u003eWill Glaser: gongs. Ruth Goller: electric bass and vocals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e10) I have for you - simple truth\u003cbr\u003eFrank Rosaly: drums and percussion. Ruth Goller: electric bass, double bass and vocals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll music composed and produced by Ruth Goller.\u003cbr\u003eMixed by Dave Vettraino.\u003cbr\u003eMastered by David Allen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMasks by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"nofollow ugc\" href=\"http:\/\/wintercroft.com\/\"\u003ewintercroft.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArtwork by Zak Watson\u003cbr\u003ePoem by Alabaster DePlume\u003cbr\u003eDesign by Craig Hansen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThank you: Scottie McNiece, Dave Vettraino, David Allen, Alejandro Ayala and everyone at International Anthem, Alice Grant, Lauren Kinsella and all the amazing musicians who have contributed to this record, Bex Burch and Vula Viel records, Barbara, Peter, Pedro Velasco and Nell Greco.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"license-label\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"info license\" id=\"license\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"cc-icons commercial\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eall rights reserved\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"International Anthem","offers":[{"title":"IARC0078 Classic Black vinyl LP","offer_id":52121008996626,"sku":"IARC0078LP","price":21.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"IARC0078 Limited Edition *Sunrise of Mine* Color vinyl","offer_id":52121009029394,"sku":"IARC0078LPI","price":25.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"IARC0078 Compact Disc","offer_id":52121009062162,"sku":"IARC0078CD","price":13.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"IARC0078 Digital Download","offer_id":52121009094930,"sku":"IARC0078","price":8.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0751\/6989\/0578\/files\/a0042990498_10.jpg?v=1773615122","url":"https:\/\/shop.intlanthem.com\/products\/ruth-goller-skyllumina","provider":"International Anthem","version":"1.0","type":"link"}