RECENT RELEASES FROM IMPELLER PRESS MUSIC
Blowhole Break the Habit EP
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These never-before-heard recordings capture some of Blowhole’s most fluidly intuitive music.
The core personnel for these sessions were drummer Jeph Jerman and bassist/vocalist Patrick Barber, with several appearances by tenor saxophonist Aaron Wintersong, guest contributions from Robert Millis and Jeffery Taylor of the Climax Golden Twins, and a powerhouse cameo by alto saxophonist Wally Shoup.
Original recordings and initial edits by Patrick Barber and Jeph Jerman, 1996–1997. Mastering by Jeffrey Jefferson/PSYOP Media, 2023. Final edits by Patrick Barber, 2024. Cover design by Patrick Barber.
Released 5 April 2024
Impeller Press Music
D-004: Digital distribution (files and streaming)
S-004: Sticker of alternate album cover with download code
Intelligent Cutting Machine Seconds Pass single
Intelligent Cutting Machine was a brief creative collaboration between vocalist Treva Dea and aspiring multi-instrumentalist Patrick Barber. This single was recorded in a few sessions in 1992, but never released until now.
Original recordings by Patrick Barber, 1992. Mastering by Jeffrey Jefferson/PSYOP Media, 2023. Final edits by Patrick Barber, 2023. Cover design by Patrick Barber.
Released 7 April 2023
Impeller Press Music
D-002: Digital distribution (files and streaming)
Blowhole Feedback Nation LP
Exactly what it says on the tin. A collection of Blowhole recordings and performances that seek the wailing heaviness in all things.
Feedback Nation was originally released on cassette in 1995 by Animist Recordings. Blowhole for this recording were Daniel Barber, Patrick Barber, Jeph Jerman, Ernst Karel, Adem Tepedelen, and Aaron Wintersong.
Original recordings by Patrick Barber and Jeph Jerman, 1993–1995. Cover design by Patrick Barber; drawing by Jeph Jerman.
Released 1 October 2021
Impeller Press Music
D-001: Digital distribution (files and streaming)
Kalberer Hotel Supply Various Lives LP
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Kalberer Hotel Supply were active from 1991–1996 in Seattle, Washington. Various Lives consists of three live performances, one on the radio and two in front of audiences, showcasing their slowly morphing improvisations of tone and pattern, interrupted now and then by sheer obnoxiousness.
Kalberer Hotel Supply were Patrick Barber, Ernst Karel, William Ransone and Ben Trissel. Various Lives was originally released as a cassette-on-demand album in 1993 by Apraxia Music Research in Seattle.
Original recordings made in 1992–1993. Remastered by Jeffrey Jefferson/PSYOP Media, 2023. Final edits by Patrick Barber, 2024. Cover design by Patrick Barber.
Released 6 December 2024
Impeller Press Music
D-003: Digital distribution (files and streaming)