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Release Date Friday 7th March 2025
All pre-orders will be dispatched/made ready for collection on that day.
‘Actual Earth Music - Volume 1 & 2’ presents two caustic, yet alluringly unreal live sets from
Canadian noise-rock entropy hunters Earth Ball. Following on from the group’s critically appraised
‘It’s Yours’ LP (released 2024 on Upset The Rhythm - UTR164) this release captures the band at the
peak of their powers, playing live, composing spontaneously.
Side A features Earth Ball live at The Fox Cabaret in Vancouver, supporting Wolf Eyes on August 4,
2023. Jeremy Van Wyck from the band considers this “the gig that sent us into orbit, really. Causing
Olson & Young to wax poetic about our interstellar jams to a fine bloke across the big sea. Upsetting
our casual rhythm and forcing our hand. All that talk led to an LP, ‘It’s Yours’, and a full UK tour the
following spring”.
Now, with the birth of this live series ‘Actual Earth Music’, it seems only fitting that Volume 1 should
be this gig. It’s a doozy. Listening back is a pure revelation. Earth Ball whip up a vortex of thrashing
wild energy, the ecstatic release is off the charts. “You don’t always catch every nuance of the jams
as they come down. I mean, this one felt good, but upon listening back to the tapes, it sounded very
good” confides Jeremy. “It reminded me of Von Trier’s Melancholia: the sound of a large sphere
coming toward you to bring doom. However, this one reverses course, heading away to some other
shore, bathing you in reflective bliss before saying goodbye—instead of ending humanity as we
know it”.
Volume 2 occupies Side B of this LP, showcasing a collaborative summit from the second night of
their recent Café OTO residency on May 21, 2024. This event featured Earth Ball laying down three
separate sets—all collaborations. This second recording presents their opening performance and
features pivotal UK improv luminary Steve Beresford on piano and free-jazz phenomenon Chris
Corsano on drums.
Running Time: 42 mins
Track listing: 01. Live at The Fox Cabaret 02. Live at Café OTO with Steve Beresford & Chris Corsano
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