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Invariably Falling Forward, Into the Thickets of Closure

by Howard Stelzer

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1-01 Teal 04:38
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1-02 Blue 12:48
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1-03 Cyan 09:09
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1-04 Red 03:59
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1-05 Violet 16:09
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2-01 Emerald 07:22
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2-01 Lilac 04:48
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2-03 Olive 06:09
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2-06 Indigo 12:20
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3-01 Maroon 46:12

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No Rent Records is proud to present the monumental & career-defining new album by Howard Stelzer, a 3-part epic of soaring, genre-resistant cassette-tape music. "Invariably Falling Forward, Into the Thickets of Closure" is Stelzer’s major statement, a euphoric 2+ hour adventure that mines dub, drone and disco, obliterating tension and torrential tape manipulation.

Over the past several years, collaboration has become a defining element of Stelzer’s work. "Invariably…" finds him reaching out from the hermetic confines of his rural New England studio, enlisting friends from around the world to help flesh out this portrait of a social world full of vibrant color.

Includes guest contributions from Windy Weber (Windy & Carl), Michael Anderson (Drekka), Stephen Clover (Seht), Peter Wright, Antony Milton, Peter Hope (The Box Bone Orchestra), Bill Ironfield, Elisabeth King, Sarah Hennies, Jeff Barsky (Insect Factory), Tom Smith (To Live & Shave in LA) and Audrey Chen. Art & design by Matthew Revert.

credits

released October 3, 2020

Invariably Falling Forward, Into the Thickets of Closure was written & recorded by HS at the Hotel Amnesia (Lowell, MA) & the Sun Room (Ashburnham, MA), 2019 & 2020. Words on “Violet” by P. Nelson. Art & design by Matthew Revert.


HS - tapes, percussion, instruments, voice, machines, etc.


Michael Anderson - tapes on “Olive”, “Blue” & “Violet”
Jeff Barsky - guitar on “Blue” & “Maroon”
Audrey Chen - voice on “Violet”
Stephen Clover - electronics on “Teal”, “Emerald” & “Mahogany”
Sarah Hennies - percussion on “Maroon” & “Mahogany”
Peter Hope - words/voice on “Teal ” & “Lilac”
Bill Ironfield - words/voice/guitar on “Burgundy”
Elisabeth King - words/voice on “Emerald”
Antony Milton - words/voice/guitar on “Blue”
Tom Smith - words/voice on “Red”
Windy Weber - guitar on “Indigo” & “Maroon”
Peter Wright - guitar on “Blue”



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Howard Stelzer Massachusetts

Stelzer's music is assembled out of cassette tapes, tape machines, and a stubborn refusal to admit defeat. He & his family live on a small farm in rural MA. At night, he hunches over piles of plastic, wires & little boxes and makes this stuff. No one knows why.

"I want to make beautiful things, even if nobody cares." - Saul Bass
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