Release Archives

CROUTON NO.42
Robert Haigh
“Written on Water”
CD
In the early 80s, Robert Haigh released a handful of recordings under his own name, as well as the monikers Sema, Fote, and Truth Club. His atmospheric piano, guitar and sound arrangements were in a class of their own, but ranked among the quality level of other experimentalists such as Nurse […]

CROUTON NO.40/XERIC-CD-116
Jon Mueller and Jason Kahn
“Topography”
CD
“Percussion is often subsumed within the densely swelling layers of electronic and manipulated sound…to a remarkable degree with the unstable, bottom-heavy, rather threatening electronic sounds which are characteristic of this impressive set.” - The Wire
“…rich washes of sound, a blend of textures and volumes, rough to smooth, soft to loud, […]

CROUTON NO.39
Osso Exótico + Z’EV
“s/t”
CD
“Once the ball gets rolling, it rolls, it makes ripples become waves, and waves become a thunder storm. It’s in these moments when the true power of the music comes alive.” - Vital Weekly
Since 1989, the Portugal avant garde ensemble Osso Exótico have created a stunning body of work. Current […]

CROUTON NO.38
Jeph Jerman and Jon Mueller
“Nodes and Anti-Nodes”
DVD + audio file
“For anyone who has an interest in the obsessive study of sound and the music that is around at any given time, it is a compelling document that allows for a look inside the creation of this type of material.” - Brainwashed.com
“an intriguing experiment, one […]

CROUTON NO.37
Tim Catlin and Jon Mueller
“Plates and Wires”
CD
Out of print.
Australian guitarist Tim Catlin and American percussionist Jon Mueller’s approach to their instruments is based on their shared interest in the vibration of material and the changes in sound that result in modifying those vibrations. Over a year in the making, “Plates and Wires” features […]

CROUTON NO.36
Raymond Dijkstra
“Maskenstilleben”
LP
OUT OF PRINT
We are very pleased to present this enchanting special edition LP from sculptor, painter, drawer and composer, Raymond Dijkstra. Since 2003, his recorded work has been released in very grandly designed (though extremely small editions) on the Le Souffleur label, all of which are out of print and not easy to […]

CROUTON NO.35
Alessandro Bosetti
“Her Name”
CD
OUT OF PRINT
“Her Name” is a record founded on meetings and voices. Having toured extensively throughout Europe, China, Japan, and the U.S., Bosetti’s performances consisted of some of the music you’ll hear within. During the performances he sat, with a computer sitting on a table next to him, his voice at the […]

CROUTON NO.34
Hal Rammel
“Like Water Tightly Wound”
10″
Visual artist and musician Hal Rammel has been involved in the creative arts for the past 40 years. “Like Water Tightly Wound” marks Rammel’s latest installment of his recorded documentation of solo Sound Palette studies. Beginning with a series of three separate 7″ records (titled LOST DATA), released on his […]

CROUTON NO.33
RM74/RLW
“Pirouetten”
CD
OUT OF PRINT
PIROUETTEN was started in September 2003, when Reto Mäder a.k.a. RM74 wanted to visit Ralf Wehowsky a.k.a. RLW in his solid green middle-class garden. On his way to RLW’s single-family-house, RM74 became a victim of the german control paranoia, as embodied by a sturdy female Karlsruhe tram-warden. Influenced by the folkloristic stubbornness […]

CROUTON NO.32
Daniel Menche
“Creatures of Cadence”
CD
Out of print
Despite what the title might suggest, “Creatures of Cadence” is not about endings, completion, or finality. Instead we find Menche inviting a slew of new mediators into his cathartic miasma. The medium now extends beyond the rich and unfathomable depths of somatic sound. His ongoing dialogue between body and […]