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Goller is known for her bass and vocal work with Alabaster DePlume, whose music she elevates in live contexts with her genre-less improvisational intuition, and an incredibly diverse résumé that includes performance and recording with Bex Burch’s Vula Viel, Shabaka Hutchings, Rokia Traore, Melt Yourself Down, Sam Amidon, and even a very brief moment with Paul McCartney. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor \u003ci\u003eSKYLLUMINA\u003c\/i\u003e, her International Anthem debut, Goller expands upon the concept of her first solo album \u003ci\u003eSkylla\u003c\/i\u003e – de-tuned bass harmonics with layered voices – this time collaborating with a different drummer on each track. “As a bass-player, I love playing with drummers and I decided to focus on my close connection to that instrument and to the amazing people I met in my life who play it,” says Goller. “There were some who played tuned percussion as well, so it would give me another element to explore.” Her accompanists on the album include The Smile's Tom Skinner, go-to London drummer Seb Rochford, Berlin-based International Anthem labelmate Bex Burch, and ex-pat Chicago legend Frank Rosaly. But more importantly, the music is an immersive hyperfocus for Goller and her patently distinct, singular compositional vision. \u003ci\u003eSKYLLUMINA\u003c\/i\u003e, despite its highly conceptual origins, is heavy with human emotion. Its dark washes of melody and contrapuntal percussion could fit easily into a mixtape with indie downbeat \/ ennui royalty like Grouper or Low, while also being right at home next a Cage-Tudor prepared piano piece. And the piercing, sibilant ice age siren song heard in Goller's powerfully feminine vocal arrangements find her in an otherworld only occasionally inhabited by the likes of Björk and The Knife.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50382821622091,"sku":"2175847","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Red LP","offer_id":50382821851467,"sku":"2175849","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50382821753163,"sku":"2175848","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/201374929761_afcf2aca_thumbnail_4096_251ced03_thumbnail_4096.webp?v=1726260003"},{"product_id":"live-at-porgy-bess-vienna-2022","title":"Live at Porgy and Bess, Vienna, 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003eRecorded live at central Europe's most important Jazz Club \"Porgy \u0026amp; Bess\" Vienna during an extensive tour this double album consist of original compositions featuring new music by saxophonist Guido Spannocchi with his quartet and presents an insight into entirely new arrangements as well as stunning interplay by one of London's most exciting ensemble.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe album features some of London's most renowned players:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRuth Goller on bass known for her work with Vula Viel, Melt Yourself Down, acoustic ladyland and Shabaka HutchinsDanny Keane on piano and Rhodes known for his work with Mulatu Astatke, Anoushka ShankarPete Adam Hill on drums known for his work with Alfa Mist, Jo Harrop and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecorded live by Valentin Zopp, mixed by Raphael Spannocchi at Sound Alm Haid, Bavaria's hub for new music and mastered by Pete Fletcher at Blackbay Studio Scotland.Pre-release airplay on BBC Radio3, BBC Radio 6, JazzFm, NTS Radio, Threads Radio, Radio ö1 and more has sparked first reviews on blogs like Jazzviews, AllAboutJazz, BestOfJazz and more and since Spannocchi's success with his previous album \"Perihelion\" this new record is likely to sell out swiftly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCover Artwok by Daniel Domig.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Buy it, play it, turn it up, sit back, and enjoy good jazz music played by an ensemble who know exactly what they are doing, led by a talented musician with generous arrangements. What, I ask is not to enjoy?\" Sammy Stein in Something Else June 2023\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A genuine gig that serves as a reminder just why there is nothing quite like getting out and hearing some live music.\" Nick Lea in Jazzviews August 2023\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This band demonstrates how alive and thriving jazz is\" T:Bebedor in Dancing about architecture\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Firmly embedded in the tradition of Jazz yet with a strong grip onto the present and a glimpse into the future\" Emily Saunders in Connects Music July 2023\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Splendid tranquility\" Best of Jazz June 2023\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Nighttime in Soho\" Track of the Week on All About Jazz July 2023\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is a very good live recording full of great music, wonderful musicianship and an appreciative audience\" Simon Defty in Simply Jazz Talk July 2023\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"un'esperienza musicale straordinaria\" Jazz in Family May 2023\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Audioguido Records","offers":[{"title":"Black LPx2","offer_id":50395748368715,"sku":"2148770","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50395746632011,"sku":"2148769","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Live_at_Porgy__Bess_Vienna_2022_feat._Danny_Keane__a6287264_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726471143"},{"product_id":"skylla-reissue","title":"Skylla (Reissue)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSkylla\u003c\/i\u003e is the debut solo recording of Italian-born and London-based composer, bassist, and vocalist Ruth Goller. 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, \u003ci\u003eSkyllumina\u003c\/i\u003e, was released by International Anthem in early 2024 and met with high praise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSkylla\u003c\/i\u003e is the genesis of her sound, and it is a sound that is hard to place. Listeners could be convinced that these recordings came out of contexts as disparate as 80s Downtown NYC or some mysterious Bjork-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\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"International Anthem Recording Co","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50908482306379,"sku":"2230688","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/click_77f72ecd_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1732903558"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/collections\/ruth-goller.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}