ABOVE GROUND, by SONIC MUD

ABOVE GROUND

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Musicians: Julia Elsas, Kirk Knuffke, Kenny Wollesen, Madeleine Ventrice, Mike Irwin and Doug Wieselman.

Cassette design by Meg Moorhouse

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1.	THREE SNAKES 02:16	info	buy track
2.	ABOVE GROUND 02:56	info	buy track
3.	WATER WHEEL 01:59	info	buy track
4.	GIFT SONG 01:12	info	buy track
5.	FANCY FREE 01:10	info	buy track
6.	PARADISE GARDEN 03:02	info	buy track
7.	UGAV NIGHTS 01:24	info	buy track
8.	AIR CHOIR 02:49	info	buy track
9.	SMALL CIRCLE 00:41	info	buy track
10.	TAPESTRY 01:19	info	buy track
11.	BELOW GROUND 03:04	info	buy track
12.	OTHER TONGUES 00:47	info	buy track
13.	THE WHIRLING 01:04	info	buy track
14.	PASAQUAN 03:11	info	buy track
15.	PAST MIDNIGHT 00:55	info	buy track

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The debut album of SONIC MUD is out now !!

SONIC MUD features the sounds of the fantastic and beautiful ceramic instruments made by multi-media artist Julia Elsas.

Julia’s three-dimensional work grew out of her ongoing exploration of the sonic potential of clay. She considers her sculptures to be fully realized only when they are being played. In her initial research into creating sonic sculptures, she looked to the shape and sonority of traditional udu drums made by the Igbo women of Nigeria and to the ancient indigenous ceramic water whistles, flutes, and horns from Mexico and South America.

SONIC MUD musicians play a range of ceramic flutes, drums, natural trumpets, shakers, clayrimbas, rain machines, water whistles and more, all hand-built by Julia. The performances are unique and one-of-a-kind. The music is improvisational while they bring to life the richly resonant and earthy sounds of clay.

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released September 1, 2023

Musicians:
JULIA ELSAS
KIRK KNUFFKE
KENNY WOLLESEN
MIKE IRWIN
MADELEINE VENTRICE
DOUG WEISELMAN

Recorded and mixed by Michael Coleman at Figure 8 Studios in Brooklyn, NY, Spring 2023

Mastered by Bobbi Giel at Welcome to 1979 in Nashville, TN, Summer 2023

Album artwork by Julia Elsas, Brooklyn, NY.

Cassette and sonicmud.com website design by Meg Moorhouse, Brooklyn, NY.

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SONIC MUD features the sounds of the fantastic and beautiful ceramic instruments made by multi-media artist Julia Elsas.

Musicians on the debut album, Above Ground:

Kenny Wollesen, Kirk Knuffke, Madeleine Ventrice, Mike Irwin, Doug Wieselman, and Julia Elsas ... more

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