Eiko Ishibashi - For McCoy - VINYL LP

12Inch Deluxe Gatefold Blue Eco Vinyl. Hollow Coves are a dynamic indie-folk duo of Matt Carins and Ryan Henderson, who are brimming with their passion for travel and observing different shades of the world. The group's tender melodies and poignant lyrics have resonated with fans around the world with the band amassing over half a billion global streams to date. Hollow Coves have received acclaim from the likes of Billboard, Clash, Sunday Times, Ones To Watch, Under the Radar, and more and continue to connect with the hearts and minds of listeners across borders and time zones. On their sophomore album, the earthy acoustics and breezy rhythms provide a soundtrack to the feeling of change. The essence of shifting one's perspective is a theme Hollow Coves meditate on as they go through their own musical evolution. They invited friend and acclaimed Aussie artist Matt Corby to help co-produce and bring their new songs to life. Of the album the band says, InchThe whole record is based on our personal experiences of trying to slow down and realize that living simply is the best for our souls. The world is in such a rush these days and with that there's a lot of stresses and anxieties. Our lifestyle from living on the Gold Coast and having such a great community made us naturally write about topics that will hopefully inspire the listener to think about what's actually important to them.Inch

Eiko Ishibashi - Pareidolia [VINYL LP] date 08/29/2025

The deeply rooted Tokyo-Cologne axis turns out Von Spar's 2nd union with Eiko Ishibashi, elevated from cameo on their prior LP to full collaborator along with fellow improvising aces Joe Talia and Tatshuhisa Yamamoto on sticks in a suite of cool krautische fancies on a line between The Necks, Kakuhan, To Rococo Rot. Building on a creative kinship seeded in Cologne's Week-End Fest that resulted Isihibashi's vocals on 2019's 'Under Pressure' LP, the new septet of Von Spar + Ishibashi & friends now arrive at the naturally breezy, expansive conclusion of 'Album I + II'. The eight part album is split into two parts on vinyl and knits motorik impulses to shimmering synths and guitars in subtly incremental contractions and expansions driven by instinct, up to a standout 33 minute finale where everything opens out and upward in a way that the preceding parts only half prepare one for. In elegant stages of dusted dual drumming weft with woodwind and panoramic synth in Pt. I, thru more heads-down charge of 'Pt. II, the languid shuffle of Pt. III, and noirish allure of Pt. IV, they begin to hint at the remarkable closer with something approaching Kakuhan's sound in a more restive Pt. VII'. That 'VIII' is a really strong way to close the set, diffusing the drums to vapours in a wide-eyed opening sequence that expands up and out into a sort of gyring, motorik, spiritual jazz kosmiche beauty.