It's All About Vinyl

EP20: with e.m.arson – sound artist

It's All About Vinyl

Show Notes

In this episode, Electronic Sound co-founder Mark Roland chats to e.m.arson about her debut album, being released on the Electronic Sound label, and delves into a selection of her record and book collection. e.m.arson is a sound artist, whose work you can place somewhere between the tape loop work of William Basinski and the dreampop of the Cocteau Twins.

You can pre-order her album from our shop. The release date is 30 October. https://electronicsound.squarespace.com/shop/p/emarson

Emmally brought in a selection of books and records to talk about, and if you’d like to explore further, here they are:

MUSIC Sylvia and I - ‘For Jon Hassell’ https://sylviaandi.bandcamp.com/album/for-jon-hassell

Jordan Deal - ‘Seas of Triple Consciousness’ - https://rosekilljupiter.bandcamp.com/album/seas-of-triple-consciousness

Tres Warren and Jeff Burch - ’S/T’ https://thespringpress.bandcamp.com/album/s-t

Crazy Doberman - ‘Crazy Doberman’ https://crazydoberman.bandcamp.com/album/crazy-doberman

BOOKS On Not Knowing by Emily Ogden https://amzn.eu/d/0aUXI15x

The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman https://amzn.eu/d/093mtYwM

Ugliness by Moshtari Hilal https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ugliness-Moshtari-Hilal/dp/195440428X/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0

Paradise Rot by Jenny Hval https://amzn.eu/d/0hUaFahp

Your Silence Will Not Protect You by Audre Lord https://amzn.eu/d/0aUXI15x

Basta Now by Fanny Chiarello https://amzn.eu/d/0bpq9xYA

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