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What in the WERL?

Posted by Loren on October 31, 2020

What in the WERL?
photo by Loren Green

Midira Records of German has announced an upcoming record from WERL. Titled WERL3, the record features an improvised set recorded at the last Moving Noises Festival at Christuskirche Bochum.

Featuring Aidan Baker, Tomas Järmyr, and Gareth Davis, the recording is described as "a stunning slowly brewing 40 minutes beast consisting of erupting bass clarinet sounds, floating guitars and accentuated drums." It has been mastered separately for both vinyl and digital formats and releases on Nov. 20, 2020. Pre-orders open tomorrow, Nov. 1.

What in the WERL?
photo by Loren Green

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