An independent tape label specialising in Ambient, Drone, and Experimental Music
For this instalment of The Maker, Adelaide-based composer and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Lang joins the conversation. Andrew Lang will be familiar to most regular readers, having recently released his second album, 'Momentary Senses', on RTR at the beginning of December. Prior to appearing on RTR, Andrew's debut album, 'Burnt Shades', was released via Harry Towell's Whitelabrecs … Continue reading The Maker #29 – Andrew Lang
Under the project name of SELVEDGE, Kansas-based Chance Dibben released the album 'BLOOM IN RUST' via RTR in October. The album appeared in Bandcamp's Experimental Music monthly rundown for November and received an honourable mention in the Post Ambient Lux best ambient of 2020 list. Chance's work as SELVEDGE explores the darker tones of ambient … Continue reading The Maker #28 – SELVEDGE
Back in 2017, The Green Kingdom was one of the first artists to get on-board with RTR before the label was officially launched. Appearing on the first RTR sampler in January 2018 and releasing the album ‘Ephemera’ (RTR010) in that year, The Green Kingdom has been a part of RTR from the very beginning. The Green Kingdom is the solo project … Continue reading The Maker #27 – The Green Kingdom
For this instalment of The Maker, experimental musician and sound artist Stuart Bowditch joins the conversation. Stuart will be familiar to readers, having recently released his album, ‘Song’s for Wyatting’ (RTR028) on Rusted Tone Recordings in August. Stuart has released via labels such as Hibernate Recordings, Fractal Meat Cuts, and Rednetic Recordings. In addition, Stuart … Continue reading The Maker #26 – Stuart Bowditch
In this instalment of The Maker, Fernando Perales joins the conversation. The Buenos Aires-based musician has been creating and releasing music under the name of Mi Cosa de Resistance since 2017, having released music on labels including Whitelabrecs, Elm Records, Left Tapes, Aural Tethers and Nebula Science. Mi Cosa de Resistance will be joining RTR … Continue reading The Maker #25 – Mi Cosa de Resistance
Now that the label is back up and running with physical releases again, it's time to draw the blog attention back towards the regular Maker and Listener features. Jeff Brown's album, 'Forgive the Trespass' (RTR025), was the first album to restart the label since the last tape release out way back in December 2020, coming … Continue reading The Maker #22 – Jeff Brown
This latest instalment of Music in a time of Global Crisis brings the conversation to Neil Stringfellow. Based in Norfolk, UK, Neil is a sound artist and musician operating under the name of Audio Obscura, exploring a wide range of styles, including electro-acoustic, musique concrète, IDM, and field recordings. In addition to recently appearing on … Continue reading Music in a time of Global Crisis #11 – Neil Stringfellow – Audio Obscura
Nhung Nguyen joins us for this latest instalment of The Maker feature. Nhung has been performing and releasing music under the name of Sound Awakener since 2011. The Hanoi-based artist appeared first on RTR for the Casssette Store Day 2018 special split release, 'Two Haunted Pianos', alongside Tyson Swindell, combining delicate piano with processed field … Continue reading The Maker #21 – Sound Awakener
The 20th maker feature brings Andrew Cooke to the conversation. I met Andrew back in 2017 when A Home For Ghosts were performing together for the first time as part of the Bristol Hum Festival. In addition to performing, Andrew also curated the event alongside Neil Carter. Andrew first appeared on RTR under his SALTINGS … Continue reading The Maker #20 – SALTINGS
This may only be the second instalment of the series, but the response so far has been very positive. I can't stress enough the severity of the situation, the importance of taking social distancing seriously, and the sincere gratitude we owe to the front-line workers who are putting themselves at risk for our health and … Continue reading Music in a time of Global Crisis #2 – Anne Sulikowski
