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‘At Source’ (LY009) by Caterina Barbieri and Bendik Giske is out today! “Caterina Barbieri & Bendik Giske’s At Source resounds music as wellspring, that which is essential and unknowable, and yet utterly primary. It finds two acclaimed composer-musicians building a world together in self-contained collaboration between analogue synthesis and an extended approach to the saxophone that conjures its own universe of sound. It is at once intimate and cosmic, drawing on the challenges and possibilities of their artistic exchange, tearing down technique to access all the expansive possibilities of their sonic meeting point.” 🔗 Order the vinyl and the CD at the link in bio. All tracks composed, produced and mixed by Caterina Barbieri @cat_barbieri and Bendik Giske @bendikgiske Additional mixing by James Ginzburg @jamesginzburg Mastered by Andreas [LUPO] Lubich at Loop-O Mastering Photography by Igor Pjörrt @pjorrt Graphic Design by Nicola Tirabasso @visio____ Special thanks to Jan Vorisek @v0r1sickn3ss

Caterina Barbieri and Bendik Giske performing at Nextones, Val D’Ossola. Their forthcoming record, 'At Source' (LY009), is out on light-years on February 27. Listen to the first single ‘Alignment, Orbits’ and pre-order the Vinyl / CD at the link in bio. “At Source is testament to two divergent practices finding a whole cosmos in which to convene; music is crystalised and made utterly enveloping through the focused and critical work of two musicians working at their peak.” Video directed and produced by Pedro S. Küster for @180.fact Light design by @mfo.light.space

Caterina Barbieri and Bendik Giske - ‘At Source’ (LY009) “At Source is testament to two divergent practices finding a whole cosmos in which to convene; music is crystalised and made utterly enveloping through the focused and critical work of two musicians working at their peak.” Listen to the first single ‘Alignment, Orbits’ and pre-order here: https://light-years.lnk.to/AtSource Vid by Igor Pjörrt @pjorrt

We are very excited to announce ‘At Source’ (LY009), Caterina Barbieri and Bendik Giske’s collaborative record out on light-years on February 27th, 2026. Listen to the first single ‘Alignment, Orbits’ and pre-order the Vinyl / CD at the link in bio. “Caterina Barbieri & Bendik Giske’s At Source resounds music as wellspring, that which is essential and unknowable, and yet utterly primary. It finds two acclaimed composer-musicians building a world together in self-contained collaboration between analogue synthesis and an extended approach to the saxophone that conjures its own universe of sound.” All tracks composed, produced and mixed by Caterina Barbieri @cat_barbieri and Bendik Giske @bendikgiske Additional mixing by James Ginzburg @jamesginzburg Mastered by Andreas [LUPO] Lubich at Loop-O Mastering Photography by Igor Pjörrt @pjorrt Graphic Design by Nicola Tirabasso @visio____ Special thanks to Jan Vorisek @v0r1sickn3ss

Friday, December 12 • Giorno Poetry Systems, NY • Georg Gatsas - The Process: Book Launch + Eric Copeland + Geologist + Vorhees In the immediate aftermath of September 11, Swiss artist Georg Gatsas @georggatsas moved to New York City. The Process brings together his early photographic work, capturing the city’s underground music and art scenes between 2002 and 2007. To celebrate the release of The Process, Georg has asked three of his favorite performers, Eric Copeland @esl__books Geologist @geobriensystem and Vorhees @vorheesmusic — people whose work he first encountered in the years of the book — to play solo sets. His friend Ethan Swan @ethanswan tells his story: “He’d met Ira Cohen at a lecture in St. Gallen the year prior and formed a connection so immediate that the poet offered the use of his couch for as long as Georg liked. But the city that Georg found was not the city of that invitation—people were suspicious, bunkered, craving comfort and avoiding implications. Most of them were, anyway. There were others who saw this desolation as an opportunity. They held shows in abandoned buildings, commandeered the empty bars, made work that cut, crashed, and overwhelmed. Georg followed the threads of this other New York, taking photographs all the time. Some of his pictures were of the haunted, empty streets. Or the abandoned objects, shuttered buildings, wild cats. The heaps of trash that were the only signal that someone must be alive in those buildings. But mostly he took pictures of the people making this other world. Genesis P-Orridge and Kembra Pfahler and Stephonik Youth. Artists and musicians and weirdoes. Black Dice. Animal Collective. Gang Gang Dance. Assembling the book raised a lot of questions for Georg about those years, and just as many about the present day. What has changed in the last twenty years? What habits persist? Where are the gaps now and how can they be weaponized?” — Ethan Swan This event is made possible with the friendly support of the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation and the Consulate General of Switzerland in New York.

Sonic Matters V – Independent Label Market [14.12]: silent green präsentiert: Eine Reihe Plattenlabels aus Berlin öffnen für unseren fünften Plattenmarkt ihren Fundus – experimentelle Klänge, Musique concrète, Ambient Sounds, Neue Musik, Noise und Electronica. Freund*innen zeitgenössischer und elektroakustischer Musik werden hier fündig! Ganz in Ruhe könnt ihr an Ständen zwischen Vinyls, Tapes, CDs und Merch stöbern, euch mit neuen Schätzen eindecken und zwischendurch mit einem Kaffee oder Drink im MARS stärken. // silent green presents: A number of independent record labels from Berlin are opening their stock for our fifth record market – experimental sounds, musique concrète, ambient sounds, new music, noise and electronica. Friends of contemporary and electro-acoustic music will find what they’re looking for here! You can browse through vinyls, tapes, CDs and merch, stock up on new treasures and enjoy a coffee or drink at MARS in between. Zusammen mit / Alongside: @squama.rec , @straysignals , @light____years , @aural_prism , @leiterverlag , @spokenmatter , #modischaberunrentabel, @corvorecords.berlin , @kontralamakina , @feralnote >> Sun, 14.12. >> Open: 2–7 pm >> silent green Kuppelhalle >> Free admission >> Visuals: @formundkonzept and courtesy of the artists #sonicmatters #market #vinyl #berlinevents #berlin365 #silentgreen #silentgreenkulturquartier #berlinconcert #concert #labelmarkt #labelmarket #vinylmarket #plattenmarkt #recordslabels #recordsmarket

Tonight at 18.00 • Kunsthalle Zurich Basement, Georg Gatsas - The Process: Book Launch + Norbert Möslang + Jamira Estrada + I.C.H. The Process brings together Swiss artist Georg Gatsas’s @georggatsas early photographic work, documenting New York’s underground music and art scenes between 2002 and 2007. Alongside the large-format reproductions of photographs, the book presents a vast collection of record covers, garments, correspondence, and ephemera from Georg’s personal archive. Created between 9/11 and the rise of the smartphone, The Process portrays a raw underground scene, including Genesis P-Orridge, Black Dice and Kembra Pfahler. Norbert Möslang #norbertmoslang also featured in the book, is a key figure, historical and essential to the abstract electronics scene for the last 50! years Jamira Estrada (@jamiraestrada ) is a Swiss-Mexican DJ and musician whose work emerges from a foundation in electroacoustic composition I.C.H. Inner City Heaven (@i.c.h.i.c.h.i.c.h ) is a newly forged international trio based in Zurich with powerful beats and shouted vocals. poster: Rafal Skoczek @rufiodoom type: Signs @maxitype_com

Georg Gatsas @georggatsas presents “The Process” — Live performance by Marta De Pascalis @marta.depas — Live performance by Sophie Vitelli @sophievtll . We will have copies to sell tonight at @silent.green . Bring cash! September 17th @silent.green doors 7 pm start 8 pm Tickets in bio or at silent-green.net

Georg Gatsas - ‘The Process’ (LY008) We’re excited to share that The Process, the first book from light-years, will be released on September 17. It brings together Swiss artist Georg Gatsas’s early photographic work, documenting New York’s underground music and art scenes between 2002 and 2007. Alongside the large format reproductions of photographs, the book presents a vast collection of record covers, garments, correspondence, and ephemera from Georg’s personal archive. “It’s an alienating span of time, bookended by September 11 on one side and the emergence of the smartphone on the other. The terrified, reactionary America of these five years craved comfort and safety, but a spiky, risky underground coalesced in that creative dead zone. In Georg’s words, “There was a sense of most of the world not understanding. And this is an opportunity.” The predominant culture’s patriotism and assuredness left a lot of unsupervised space for individuals interested in addressing fear and danger. It sometimes felt as if entire city blocks had been abandoned, the remnants corrupted and rebuilt by bands and artists, by concerts and exhibitions with small, dedicated audiences. This was the terrain of The Process.” 144 Pages, 561 four-color process printing plates, 22.5 x 31,0 cm, with an Essay by Ethan Swan @ethanswan Limited edition to 500 copies. The Process is dedicated to the fond memory of Ira Cohen. Pre-order the book at the link in bio. Photography: Georg Gatsas @georggatsas Graphic Design: Dorothee Dähler, Kaj Lehmann @kplehmann @dddahler

light-years pres. The Process book launch by Georg Gatsas + Marta De Pascalis + Sophie Vitelli [17.9.]: silent green präsentiert: The Process ist das erste Buch des unabhängigen Labels light-years (@light____years ), gegründet 2021 von Caterina Barbieri. Es zeigt frühe Fotografien von Georg Gatsas (@georggatsas ), die die Underground-Musik- und Kunstszene New Yorks (2002–2007) dokumentieren – ergänzt durch Plattencover, Kleidung, Briefe und Fundstücke aus seinem Archiv. Entstanden zwischen 9/11 und dem Aufkommen des Smartphones, porträtiert The Process eine raue Underground-Szene, u. a. Genesis P-Orridge, Black Dice und Kembra Pfahler. Marta De Pascalis (@marta.depas ) erschafft Klanglandschaften aus analoger und FM-Synthese sowie Tape-Loops, in denen Emotionen eingefroren und ausgedehnt werden.
Sophie Vitelli (@sophievtll ) kombiniert modulare Synthese und Gitarre zu minimalistischen Kompositionen, die von filmischer und synästhetischer Wirkung geprägt sind. //
silent green presents: The Process is the first book from light-years (@light____years ), founded in 2021 by Caterina Barbieri. It features early photography by Georg Gatsas (@georggatsas ), documenting New York’s underground music and art scene (2002–2007), alongside record covers, garments, letters and archival material. Created between 9/11 and the rise of the smartphone, The Process portrays a raw underground scene, including Genesis P-Orridge, Black Dice and Kembra Pfahler. Marta De Pascalis (@marta.depas ) creates soundscapes with analog and FM synthesis and tape loops, freezing and expanding emotions into unique sonic forms.
Sophie Vitelli (@sophievtll ) merges modular synthesis and guitar into minimalist compositions, guided by their filmic and synaesthetic potential.

>> Wed, 17.9.
>> Doors: 7 pm | Start: 8 pm
>> silent green Kuppelhalle
>> Infos + tickets: Link in bio

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Thanks to everyone who came to Walter Zanetti’s ‘Cantos Yoruba de Cuba’ (LY007) album launch in Berlin! Vinyl and CDs are now available via our bandcamp and all the relevant stores. Link in bio.

Walter Zanetti ‘Cantos Yoruba de Cuba’ (LY007) album launch in Berlin 11th June doors open 7pm music starts 8pm DM for the address The listening session will be followed by a conversation between Walter Zanetti and Caterina Barbieri. We will have few records to sell, bring cash!