Coming Soon- Physical Releases!

Iwithsiae has traditionally been a digital label/noise collective, but we are proud to announce that we will be putting out small runs of cassettes and CDRs in the coming weeks. We hope to partner with small distros and labels to get some of our stuff out there in a different way than we are used to.

More info coming soon.

Faithful Mates- Trenches (2012)

First noise album from our friend Ben Rosenbach (eerie electronic noise and manipulated samples).

Unto Sheol- Exhale Forever (2012)

A drone album centered around the concept of existence as being created and sustained by the perpetual breath of a divine being, such that when the exhale is complete, the being no longer exists except as the totality of its creation...

Quidditas- Whāngai Hau (2012)

Whāngai Hau is the second album in a two part series that revolves around the Maori concept of reciprocity and the ceremony of giving (Whāngai Hau). This second album is light in tone and is is antithetical to Whakaī, the first album in the series. 

In Maori culture, all possessions have a spiritual power (hau). Although hau is the literal word for wind, there is a deep spiritual component to the term. 

Whangai Hau is a traditional Maori ceremony where gifts are shared.The Maori view the exchange of materials and services as a balanced system. This balance is known as hau ngaaherehere (wind of the forest). Reciprocity is the guiding force between exchange, leaving a lack of social hierarchy and inequality. The hau (spiritual component) of a gift charges the receiver to return the favor, not necessarily to the giver, but to someone within the community in order to maintain balance. 

Taken from Stone Age Economics by Marshall Sahlins

Analuseos- Transitive Symmetry (2012)

New album from Analuseos. This one was recorded back in 2010. A little more simplistic than previous works.

Quidditas- Whakaī (2012)

Whakaī is the first album in a two part series that revolves around the Maori concept of reciprocity and the ceremony of giving (Whāngai Hau). This first album is dark in tone and is is antithetical to Whāngai Hau, the second album in the series. 

Ka meinga e ahau ōu mano tini, te hunga nanakia o ngā iwi, rātou katoa kia hinga i ngā hoari a ngā mārohirohi: ā ka pāhuatia e rātou ngā mea whakaī o Īhipa, ka ngaro anō o reira mano tini katoa 

By the swords of the mighty will I cause thy multitude to fall, the terrible of the nations, all of them: and they shall spoil the pomp of Egypt, and all the multitude thereof shall be destroyed.

Hammer Mountain- Coming Home

Last week, we were pleasantly surprised to find that our friend Hammer Mountain has wrapped up a new album titled "Coming Home". The album creatively explores a newfound interest and experimentation with blackened noise.