Sustain – Release
When it comes to unique special edition packaging this label is simply beyond words and then there’s the music…
Sustain-Release is the private press of UK artist Richard Skelton. He started the label in 2005 as a commemorative tribute to his late wife Louise, with the intention of publishing her artwork alongside his own musical offerings. Since its inception he has released a series of raw and beautiful recordings presented in lovingly assembled, limited-edition pressings.
Operating under a variety of guises, including A Broken Consort, Carousell and Clouwbeck, Skelton creates powerful, elemental music out of densely layered acoustic guitar, bowed strings, piano, mandolin and accordion, often laced with delicate, shimmering percussion. The result is something unique – a music that is both life-affirming and yet etched with memory and loss, evoking equal parts Arvo Part and Ry Cooder, Nick Drake and Henryk Gorecki.
Skelton’s work through Sustain-Release has been critically acclaimed in both the UK and international press. He has received praise from publications as diverse as The Wire, Blow-Up, Mojo, Uncut and Record Collector, and websites including Foxy Digitalis, Dusted, Pitchfork, Sentire Ascoltare and Mapsadaisical.
Releases:
Sustain-Release Editions are available exclusively by contacting the artist. The complete catalogue is as follows:
| 28.06.2005 . . . . . . | {SRL01} Heidika ~ There Is No Cure & Other Songs (Out Of Print) |
| 31.11.2005 . . . . . . | {SRL02} Carousell ~ A Dead Bridges Into Dust (Out Of Print) |
| 25.04.2006 . . . . . . | {SRL03} Harlassen ~ A Way Now (Out Of Print) |
| 28.06.2006 . . . . . . | {SRL04} Carousell ~ Landings (Out Of Print) |
| 01.12.2006 . . . . . . | {SRL05} A Broken Consort ~ The Shape Leaves |
| 25.06.2007 . . . . . . | {SRL06} Riftmusic ~ S/T |
| 28.06.2007 . . . . . . | {SRL07} A Broken Consort ~ Box Of Birch (Out Of Print) |
| 27.12.2007 . . . . . . | {SRL08} Clouwbeck ~ A Moraine |
| 27.12.2007 . . . . . . | {SRL09} A Broken Consort ~ Crow Autumn |
| 27.12.2007 . . . . . . | {SRL10} Heidika ~ Tide Of Bells & The Sea |
| 28.06.2008 . . . . . . | {SRL11} A Broken Consort ~ Box Of Birch (2nd Edition) |
| 31.03.2009 . . . . . . | {SRL12} A Broken Consort ~ Crow Autumn Part Two |
| 01.05.2009 . . . . . . | {SRL13} Carousell ~ Black Swallow & Other Songs |
| 28.06.2009 . . . . . . | {SRL14} Richard Skelton ~ Landings (Out Of Print) |
You can also view the current catalogue and hear samples from various releases by visiting the artist’s blog:
www.richardskelton.wordpress.com
For orders, enquiries or more information, please use the email address below:
www.myspace.com/sustainrelease
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woooooow!
amazing music! Really love Skelton’s work!