← more from
Katabatik
We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.
supported by
mtull79
mtull79 thumbnail
hossie
hossie thumbnail
Eric Raymond
Eric Raymond thumbnail
Masen
Masen thumbnail
Nihar Bhatt
Nihar Bhatt thumbnail
Vipersia
Vipersia thumbnail
Dan Ahrendt
Dan Ahrendt thumbnail
r_bhatt
r_bhatt thumbnail
Avi
Avi thumbnail
Zebra Havok
Zebra Havok thumbnail
vogue memory
vogue memory thumbnail
slothera.
slothera. thumbnail
Anda Volley
Anda Volley thumbnail
DCHLY COOOCH
DCHLY COOOCH thumbnail
Jonathan Herweg
Jonathan Herweg thumbnail
vita_ignes
vita_ignes thumbnail
Nezzy Idy
Nezzy Idy thumbnail
JOE MYGAN
JOE MYGAN thumbnail
Yarrow Hinnant
Yarrow Hinnant thumbnail
piccalily
piccalily thumbnail
burpingmonkey
burpingmonkey thumbnail
D3dr01dr3d
D3dr01dr3d thumbnail
damarks
damarks thumbnail
/

  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $6 USD  or more

     

  • Cassette + Digital Album

    Hand-numbered edition of 50.

    Includes unlimited streaming of 23 via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 5 days

      $15 USD or more 

     

1.
The Hourglass 03:59
buy track
2.
The Garden 04:34
buy track
3.
Moonlight 03:37
buy track
4.
The Path 05:13
buy track
5.
The Torch 04:22
buy track
6.
House of Wax 03:01
buy track

about

KTBTK 021

"Is creativity anything more than impassioned curiosity? Is there anywhere a signifier that will tell us it’s time? To tap in to a current that is not a reflection? But a well of innumerable schema impersonal and in-exchangeable as currency? Without a certain point or counterpoint of direction? In meeting the axis of vision and memory? 23. 23. 23. 23. 23. 23. 23. 23. 23. 23. 23. 23. 23. 23. 23. 23. 23. 23. 23. 23. 23. 23."

Continuing after 2022’s ‘Death and Imagination’ and ‘Tape Study for Four Variants’, ‘23’ documents an artist at work in the unending search for something else, through the development and collage of in-house source material.

Recorded and mixed in a marathon two-week session, ‘23’ finds Abyss working with layers of cassette tape, analog sequencers, processed electric piano, and synthesizer — demonstrating a newfound precision in adapting harmonic ideas and techniques in composition.

‘23’, as a title, has been excavated from a rather enigmatic lineage; Ceremonial Abyss fully taps in, thematically, to a channel once-explored by Brion Gysin, William Burroughs and Robert Anton Wilson. Melodic interplay and tape hiss conspire to suggest a hazy outline of where this current may find its river-mouth.



“There is enough polyphony to keep the mind attentive, yet all the textures and tonalities give that elusive idea of “positive change”… well, occasionally, there are hints of a distant storm brewing… but not enough to cause anxiety! The overall experience is pleasant—hard to find in today’s clamorous world. Can be played repeatedly… but save it for lucky opportunities of solitude or quietude.”
- V.Vale (RE/Search Publications) : www.researchpubs.com

credits

released July 12, 2023

All music composed and recorded by Ceremonial Abyss at Hyperboreal Audio in May 2023

Additional mixing and mastering by Michael Buchanan in July 2023
hyperborealaudio.com

license

all rights reserved

tags

contact / help

Contact Ceremonial Abyss

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like Ceremonial Abyss, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Featuring Riley Pinkerton (aka The Rat Queen) from the theatrical NYC rockers, Castle Rat.
listen now