Italian-born and London-based composer, bassist, and vocalist Ruth Goller announces the vinyl reissue of her debut solo record skylla, available on December 6 via International Anthem. This album of otherworldly detuned bass harmonics and dense vocal arrangements was initially released in 2021 by longtime collaborator Bex Burch’s Vula Viel Records, and quickly went out of print. Since then Goller’s notoriety has only grown, and her follow-up record, SKYLLUMINA, was released by International Anthem in early 2024 and met with high praise.
skylla is the genesis of her sound, and it’s a sound that is hard to place. Listener’s could be convinced that these recordings came out of contexts as disparate as 80s Downtown NYC or some mysterious Björk-adjacent project of the Icelandic 2010s. It’s hard to imagine a person making this music despite the fact that its elements are instantly recognizable.
To celebrate the reissue of skylla, Ruth (amateur octopus enthusiast) worked alongside filmmaker Pedro Velasco (Freeze Productions) to create this otherworldly new music video for the album track “What’s really important she wanted to know, pt. 2” – which they filmed entirely underwater at a local public pool (apparently freaking out the life guard in the process).
To celebrate the reissue of skylla, Ruth (amateur octopus enthusiast) worked alongside filmmaker Pedro Velasco (Freeze Productions) to create this otherworldly new music video for the album track “What’s really important she wanted to know, pt. 2” – which they filmed entirely underwater at a local public pool (apparently freaking out the life guard in the process).
skylla comes on a deluxe 140 gram Octopodic Iris color vinyl LP, with an IARC dome patterned poly-lined inner-sleeve inside a heavyweight matte jacket. Pressed at Pallas in Germany with lacquers cut by Daniel K at SST.
Starting November 13th in London, Goller and her skylla ensemble (featuring vocalists Lauren Kinsella and Alice Grant, and percussionist Max Andrzejewski) kick off a short run of shows to close out 2024.
By: Bass Magazine