sounds, concerts & signals – jan MMXXVI

((-o sounds o-))

INTERSTELLAR RECORDS
updates from the Interstellar Artifacts series. first of all, thank you very much for the support of the Interstellar community and for the generous feedback. a few artifacts are still circulating and available via the website.

current releases:
INT065 the klingt.collective ‘variable densities’ LP / DL
INT064 PEACH PIT ‘2018–2023’ LP
INT063 DRUG SEARCHING DOGS ‘zwinger’ LP / DL
INT062 TAIGA ‘murmurations’ LP / DL
INT061 BUG ‘lux ultima’ LP
INT060 PASCAL BATTUS ‘organ zenithal’ MC / DL
INT059 MARCIA BASSETT & SERGEJ VUTUC ‘covering the surface’ MC / DL
INT058 AGATA VILCHYK & ALYONA PYNZENYK & RICHIE HERBST ‘ust08’ MC / DL
http://www.interstellarrecords.at


The new band GRAPHIT, featuring Klaus Wohlgemuth on guitar, Martin Pfeiffer on drums, and Richie Herbst on synths, will release its debut album “686c70” in February 2026 via Bureau Le Fou in digital form. a limited physical band edition is also in the works, both versions will be released in February 2026. there is nothing to listen to yet. the band and the album took shape throughout 2025 and culminated in recording sessions at Offbeat Ranch in Wörth/Gnas, the space where the Where Swallows Fly Backwards Festival takes place. several concert possibilities are currently in development.


((-o concerts o-))

17/01/26 A-VIENNA @ vekks (Jukka Kääriäinen, Michael Masen & Richie Herbst)
after several concerts and sessions in different settings (including ASTRO BLACK and FS Massaker), this trio appears for the very first time. it took shape last year in Helsinki together with drummer Michael Prehofer, and will continue to develop in both trio and quartet constellations.
https://www.vekks.com/programm

04/02/26 A-GRAZ @ kombüse “soundscapes” (Richie Herbst & Leszek + Nicolussi)
the Soundscapes series looks for beauty within hiss, errors, and broken signals. field recordings unfold into complex sonic landscapes, while analog video merges with saturated textures. live concert: Sandro Nicolussi
https://herbst.klingt.org/soundscapes/

upcoming:
05/03/26 A-GRAZ @ interpenetration (as ASTRO BLACK)
25/03/26 A-GRAZ @ kombüse “soundscapes” (Richie Herbst & Leszek)
11/04/26 A-LINZ @ schlor (as GIS Orchestra)


((-o signals o-))

FREISTIL
still ongoing as a blog.
https://freistil.klingt.org/blog/

The latest release on Bureau Le Fou, a collective I am part of, is the album “Music In Piamonte Street 1978 Part I” by Adolfo Schlosser. it is the first part of the Piamonte Street recordings (Madrid, 1978). Schlosser developed a radically physical music practice using self-built instruments made of stone, skin, wood, and water, situated between sound sculpture, ritual improvisation, and a poetic exploration of silence.
https://bureaulefou.org/

KATRINS KLANGSCHIENE on Radio Orange 94.0!
a monthly radio show exploring corners and niches of music. warmly recommended.
https://o94.at/programm/sendereihen/katrins-klangschiene

Wolfram Reiter (These Golden Times Of Ruins) & Olli Altmayr (BUG)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_o31tzhAno

DMYTRO RADZETSKYI (Kyiv)
I met and played with Dmytro in Graz during the Ukraine Meets Styria Festival. he currently needs support for his art space KORA in Kyiv and has shared a short personal video outlining the situation.
https://youtube.com/shorts/9YkUsQWXqXQ?si=WbThgKgVNbQc8m4W

JUKKA KÄÄRIÄINEN
upcoming live dates in Austria:
17/01/26 A-VIENNA @ vekks (feat. Michael Masen & Richie Herbst)
19/01/26 A-VIENNA @ celeste
20/01/26 A-GRAZ @ cafe wolf
https://www.jukkakaariainen.com/