A!016 – VARIOUS ARTISTS
“Turf genesis psalms: temporary“
Vinyl LP, 12″ // The first Apport! release on vinyl. The foundation of this record is a fragmentary, deteriorated-quality recording in Persian about visions of the creation of the world. Lying in digital silence, lurking in electronic backwaters, after a long time this sound-word resurfaced in the form of a file and spread across the seas of seven projects.
I_Duba / Nulis:S:S:S / GyS / Wejdas / Semănat / McKaras / Oorchach.
A!015 – SEMĂNAT
“Tyla“
Cassette, C60 // Silence before me and after me. A cry of the seagulls, throwing their chicks out of the nests. All this is crowned by Semănat in an hour-long epic recording, where the Depth is so thick it creeps up through your throat. Think of a repetitive, drone-like journey, colored by the heaviness of guitars and the grey of open fields.
A!014 – NAŠTA
“Likimo burtai“
Cassette, C60 // Of course, it’s a cassette, and of course, it contains music suitable for this format. NAŠTA (A Burden) -“Likimo burtai” (“Fate Spells”) is raw, yet melodic black metal. (For now) an anonymous project, as the falcon on the cover carries you into psychedelic depths. What matters to us is that Fire burns and Water flows.
A!013 – JORDMENNESKE
“Havet er å puste”
Cassette, C54 // “The Ocean is to Breath”. This captivating project hails from Norway, guided by the deft hand of Andreas Barsleth, and ventures into the expansive realms of musique concrète, tape loops, the enigmatic “acoustic laptops,” and what we might call “silent noise”.
A!012 – VILNIUS WINDOWS EXPLORER
“WWE”
Cassette, C50 // Vilnius Windows Explorer slowly opens its eyes once again, presenting a physical release. It follows previous digital material and includes additional observations that manifest as music. It’s a kaleidoscope of environmental recordings, nostalgic synth melodies, ambient-like brushstrokes, and even a touch of vaporwave.
A!011 – VARIOUS ARTISTS
“Genius loci”
Cassette, C60 // The name of this compilation means a special lingering spirit of a specific place. In this case, the Place is Vilnius. A city of thousand faces, secluded corners, and multiple experiences. Diving deep into hauntological travel with each participant’s personal manifestations about this city. From noise/postindustrial until ambient.
A!010 – SEMĂNAT / OORCHACH
“Ignis fatuus”
Cassette, C50 // The date is 20230323 – quite a number! A split tape between SEMĂNAT and OORCHACH. Not an unexpected collaboration? Well, yes. But it offers to plunge into haunting realms on this record. “Ignis fatuus” or “Žaltvykslė” in Lithuanian. It flickers like a delirious dream, and quite delirious this record is, believe us.
A!009 – VARIOUS ARTISTS
“Худо. Стигла пшениця під безхмарним небом”
Cassette, EP, C20 // 24th of February. 1 year since subhuman scum attacked Ukraine. So the date of the appearance of this release is not accidental. This rather short but actual record marks this and wishes that the war will finish soon. Made by a few Slavic authors, it contains lyrics in Ukrainian. A hauntological ambient-ish wanderings.
A!008 – TIESE
“Errant throb”
Cassette, C60 // A brave penetration through various sound forms. The sparkling electricity, a special ear candy. Or you name what, but this amalgam sounds really good. Because we know stuff. Between all these crumbs of iron, organic, and musique concrete one can mention a cap of one member of TIESE and a pair of spectacles of another.
A!007 – ИIM
“Flow my tears”
Cassette, C50 // ИIM is a quite new project but appears like a ripe one. The beautiful ponds of ambients, a touch of neoclassical solemnity, the wise use of various sound techniques. All of this intertwines with poetry, which connects to a composition with the same name. So renaissance is here behind the corner, ephemeral and current.
A!006 – SEMĂNAT
“Знак / Исток”
Cassette, C40 // One will find some discoveries while listening to “Znak/Istok”. A temporary end of the world, deepened by the heavy riffs of a guitar. A shining of inconceivable Sign could be seen while standing near the Headwaters. Drone/soil loops/doombient – such terms are for now.
A!005 – OORCHACH
“Instinkt”
Cassette, C45 // Coarse loops and wild hum is still here, but they are overgrown by the blackthorns, feedbacks of liminal states, and field recordings of experiences. The “postindustrial” term is still in use because the smell of black smoke can be felt. A conception of “ritual” is overused nowadays, but Oorchach uses it, because can do it.
A!004 – GANA2
“Fata for gana”
Cassette, C40 // This is a project of Antanas Dombrovskij, a part of dronoise duo TIESE and other projects (such as Quartet Twentytwentyone, etc.). GANA2 emerged sporadically in various events. Needless to say, that this is the first physical format release of GANA2. Illbient/musique concrete/error wave – let’s call it like this.
A!003 – SEMĂNAT
“Glina / Pole”
Cassette, C60 // The color and taste of the project are quite like always – greyish, pastel shadows with the pinch of salt. Also, steam from the bonfire stings the eyes. On the musical side, sound are more abrasive and repetitive here. The origin of this record comes from the program Semănat played in a small anti-festival.
A!002 – KADAGYS
“Ingver”
Cassette, C40 // Again, a collaboration between two projects. The persons behind Semănat and Varnvk pick berries from the juniper (meaning for “Kadagys”). Semănat is roaming within the soil of lo-fi loops and raw recordings for a while, whereas Varnvk is quite a new name in these foggy plateaus. Lo-fi chamber ambiance and distorted space.
A!001 – OORCHACH, SEMĂNAT
“Viskas yra nematoma”
Cassette, C50 // This is not a split but a common creation of two projects. A result of darker tones, out-of-the frame condition, and descended inspiration (hell knows why). So here we have – an ambient background, colored by reddish clouds of anxiety; a rhythm of running through ruins; massive loops, sized as fists of an invisible giant.