Park Foundation Music App

Home > Labels

W.M.O./r

Profile

Spanish independent music label (2001—2011), dedicated to radical and fringe experimental genres: abstract electronica, ambient, avant-garde, field recordings, microwave/lowercase/[i]onkyō-kei[/i], free improv, noise, sound art/collages, musique concrete, etc. [b]W.M.O./r[/b] started as a private imprint of Basque experimental musician [a=Mattin], focused on his solo works, collaborations and side projects. Over the next decade, the label expanded to include studio albums, live sessions and reissues from world-renowned underground and experimental musicians, with 40+ releases under the tagline "Putting Contradictions Forward In Music Making." [b]W.M.O./r[/b] specialized in limited edition CD-Rs and factory-pressed CDs, typically numbered or stamped, in extravagant packaging: oversized foldable artwork, multicolored clamshell cases, etc. The label was distributed by [l=Tochnit Aleph] (Berlin), [l=Metamkine] (France), [l=Mimaroglu] (USA), [l=Arto Artian] (Basque Country), [l=A-Musik] (Germany), and [l=Taumaturgia] (Galicia). [b]W.M.O./r[/b] released all material to the public domain, with most of the catalog hosted in Ogg Vorbis/FLAC by [a=Erik Schoster] (a.k.a. [a=He Can Jog]); selected albums are still available on Archive.org and [l=Free Music Archive]. In 2001, [b]W.M.O./r[/b] debuted with four [a=Mattin] releases, including [a=Bi Rak] duo's [i][r=8015968][/i] CD-R with [a=Denis Dubovtsev] on soprano saxophone and the label's first proper CD album, [i][r=1672657][/i] — featuring Mattin's free improv electroacoustic session with [a=Eddie Prévost] and [a=Rosy Parlane]. The label released a few of [a=Mattin]'s critically-acclaimed duos, including [b][url=https://discogs.com/artist/Belaska]belaska[/url][/b] with [a=Mark Wastell] (amplified textures), [b][a=Deflag Haemorrhage / Haien Kontra][/b] with [url=https://discogs.com/artist/1253377]Tim " " [sic] Goldie[/url] ([l=Tochnit Aleph] later reissued their deluxe [i][r=12860768][/i] CD-R), and [b][i][r=532551][/i][/b] CD with trombonist [a=Radu Malfatti] (featured on [url=https://discogs.com/label/9575]WIRE[/url]'s "10 Best Jazz & Impro Albums" list and Slant Magazine's "Top 200 albums of the 2000s.") Another notable duo project was [b][i][r=532556][/i][/b] CD, Mattin's 2004 collab with [a=Junko] of notorious [a=Hijokaidan] (a rare example of her "clear" vocals). In 2004, the label launched the [b][i]h.m.o/r[/i][/b] CD mini-series produced jointly with [a=Taku Unami]'s label [l=Hibari Music] (which also distributed Mattin's imprint in Japan). The highlight of the "triptych" was [i][r=3887787][/i] 2xCD, a long-awaited [a1253377]'s debut solo. After 2005, [b]W.M.O./r[/b] switched almost exclusively to other artists. Some of the notable musicians in the label's roster included [a=Mark Wastell], French sound artist and filmmaker [a=Julien Ottavi], Spanish abstract noise duo [a=Hinyouki], [a=Pia Gambardella], [a=David Chiesa], [b][i][l=Metamkine][/b][/i] founder [a=Jérôme Noetinger], iconic electroacoustic composer [a=Lionel Marchetti], saxophonist [a=Jean-Luc Guionnet], Spanish drummer [a=Iñigo Eguillor], and New Zealand musician [a=Bruce Russell]. In 2011, to commemorate the label's 10th anniversary, [b]W.M.O./r[/b] collaborated with [b][l=Ozonokids][/b] (Barcelona) and [b][l=Azul Discográfica][/b] (New York) to produce its first LP — [i][r=3237861][/i] "mail-art" collaboration by Mattin with [a=Kevin Failure], [a=Margarida Garcia] and [a=Loy Fankbonner]. Coincidentally, all three labels ceased to exist shortly after this release. [b][u]W.M.O./r catalog[/b][/u] Many earlier releases are currently marked as "DELETED" on the label's website: [b]DELETED[/b] w.m.o/r00 Mattin - Betsain CD-R w.m.o/r01 Mattin - Tinnitus CD-R w.m.o/r02 Mattin/ Rosy Parlane/ Eddie Prévost - Sakada CD w.m.o/r03 Mattin - higu CD-R w.m.o/r04 BI RAK - Ipurtagiri CD-R w.m.o/r05 Mattin/ Rosy Parlane/ Xabier Erkizia - Mendietan CD w.m.o.r07 Radu Malfatti / Mattin - WHITENOISE CD w.m.o/r13 Junko & Mattin - PINKNOISE CD w.m.o/r17 Billy Bao - Bilbo's Incinerator 7'' w.m.o/r23 B. Bao with A. Courtis, P. Reche, X. Erkizia, A. Lopez & M. - R'n'R Granulator CD [b]STILL AVAILABLE[/b] from Mattin.org and distributors w.m.o/r06 belaska - Vault (Mark Wastell & Mattin) CD with 20-p booklet w.m.o/r08 Taku Unami - Intransigent towards the detectives of capital CD-R w.m.o/r09 Taku Sugimoto, Yasuo Totsuka & Mattin - Training Thoughts CD w.m.o/r10 Tomas Korber - MASS PRODUCTION CD-R w.m.o/r11 Bruce Russell - Los Desastres de las Guerras CD with 20-p booklet w.m.o/r12 HELIOGABALUS - Tourette is Normal (Excerpt 2) CD-R w.m.o/r14 Mark Wastell - Vibra # 1 CD-R h.m.o/r01 Mattin & Taku Unami - Shyrio No Computer CD co-released with Hibari Music w.m.o/r15 Julien Ottavi - For degreadable music: the CD-R I will never release w.m.o/r16 HINYOUKI - Nyou CD-R w.m.o/r18 Rolex á la plage DVD-R w.m.o/r19 Pia Gambardella - RELUCTANT DIVERS CD-R w.m.o/r20 Bilbao Acabado / Bilbo Bukatua / Bilbao is Finished Book w.m.o/r21 David Chiesa / Jean-Luc Guionnet / Lionel Marchetti & Jerome Noetinger - SION CD-R w.m.o/r22 Deflag Haemorrhage / Haien Kontra - Luxury CD-R w.m.o/r25 La Grieta - Hermana Hostia CD-R w.m.o/r26 Bruce Russell - 21st Century Field Hollers and Prison Songs CD-R with 20-p booklet [b]w.m.o/r27 M.B. - [r=810312] CD-R[/b] One of the label's most controversial releases, a collection of obscure early-80s recordings centered around Nazi-related samples, such as [i]Horst Wessel Song[/i] or voices of [a=Rudolf Heß], [a=Adolf Hitler] and [a=Joseph Goebbels]. In 2012, [l=Kubitsuri Tapes] in Japan re-released this [url=https://discogs.com/release/3783191]notorious CD[/url] with new artwork. w.m.o/r28 Josetxo Grieta - Euskal Semea CD with 12-p booklet w.m.o/r29 Michel Henritzi - Keith Rowe Serves Imperialism CD-R with 8-p booklet [b]w.m.o/r30 [r7849182] CD[/b] co-released with [l=Hospital Productions] Critically-acclaimed reissue of [a=Maurizio Bianchi]'s long out-of-print '81 masterpiece, one of the UK's early industrial underground cult classics. [b]w.m.o/r31 Zaïmph - [r=955010] CD[/b] Initially available as an uber-rare [url=https://discogs.com/release/1822658]private edition[/url] on [a=Marcia Bassett]'s label [l=Heavy Blossom]. w.m.o/r32 Matthieu Saladin - Stock Exchange Piece CD-R h.m.o/r2 " " [sic] Goldie - "ABJECTOR" [sic] 2xCD h.m.o/r3 Mattin / Taku Unami - Attention CD co-released with Hibari Music w.m.o/r33 Keith Rowe & Seymour Wright - 3D 3xCD-R with 8-p booklet w.m.o/r34 Loïc Blairon - X/0 CD, Text w.m.o/r35 Ray Brassier / Jean-Luc Guionnet / Seijiro Murayama / Mattin - Idioms and Idiots CD with 36-p booklet w.m.o/r36 Craig Dworkin & Jarrod Fowler - Rhythmic Fact CD-R+? w.m.o/r37 Esther Ferrer in collaboration with CAC Brétigny - Concierto zaj para 30 ó 60 voces CD + poster w.m.o/r38 iMPROKUP! - Hamaika 16, LES SEPT MES DVD-R + booklet