Quiet Space — #66 — Diving Into Never Anything

Our focus on this episode, Never Anything Records from Portland, Oregon that have been releasing wonderful cassettes since 2015. Their aim is to release music not anchored by genre – to surprise, be consistent and overall have a unifying visual aesthetic. So far over the course of 43 releases, they have stuck to that goal. In this special mix, we will hear works from Peter Kris, Event Cloak, Danketsu 9, Nils Quak, Talk West and many more.

To explore all these releases in full, head to the Never Anything bandcamp page.

Intro: Her Last Day
Artist: TALK WEST
Release: Skinned Shin
Label: Never Anything
Time: 0:00 – 1:19

Track: Adopted
Artist: PETER KRIS
Release: Error Into The Sun
Label: Never Anything
Time: 1:19 – 3:13

Track: Stranger By The River
Artist: TALK WEST
Release: Skinned Shin
Label: Never Anything
Time: 3:13 – 12:35

Track: Ancient Light
Artist: DEMONSTRATION SYNTHESIS
Release: DS26
Label: Never Anything
Time: 12:35 – 16:54

Track: Luck Starz
Artist: DEMONSTRATION SYNTHESIS
Release: DS26
Label: Never Anything
Time: 16:54 – 18:25

Track: Ornate Decay
Artist: EVENT CLOAK
Release: Vague Definition
Label: Never Anything
Time: 18:25 – 23:11

Track: Distant
Artist: MISSING ORGANS
Release: Overground Fantasy
Label: Never Anything
Time: 23:11 – 27:44

Track: Nepravda
Artist: DANKETSU
Release: Thahraas
Label: Never Anything
Time: 27:44 – 38:32

Track: Our Tender Interaction
Artist: MORTUUS AURIS & THE BLACK HAND
Release: The Journal of a Disappointed Man
Label: Never Anything
Time: 38:32 – 47:03

Track: Seven Over Four
Artist: FLETCHER PRATT
Release: Selected Works (2015-2016)
Label: Never Anything
Time: 47:03 – 50:47

Track: Side 1 (excerpt)
Artist: FOUSEK/HANSEN/TELLIER-CRAIG
Release: No Way of Knowing
Label: Never Anything
Time: 50:47 – 55:37

Track: Phonoscope
Artist: LANGHAM RESEARCH CENTRE
Release: Tics and Ampersands
Label: Never Anything
Time: 55:37 – 62:07

Track: The Hand That Is Clenched
Artist: BRAEYDEN JAE
Release: The Hand That Is
Label: Never Anything
Time: 62:07 – 67:48

Track: Smother
Artist: DEAD MAN’S LIFESTYLE
Release: Gloomlurker
Label: Never Anything
Time: 67:48 – 72:47

Track: Haze
Artist: AFRICAN GHOST VALLEY
Release: D500/Aslant Movements (Split release with Atterrissage)
Label: Never Anything
Time: 72:47 – 75:31

Track: No Significance
Artist: NILS QUAK
Release: Warmer Asphalt
Label: Never Anything
Time: 75:31 – 82:25

Track: Error Into The Sun
Artist: PETER KRIS
Release: Error Into The Sun
Label: Never Anything
Time: 82:25 – 87:35

Track: Je Prends Des Photos de Toi
Artist: HAZY MONTAGNE MYSTIQUE
Release: Les Vacances Psychédéliques
Label: Never Anything
Time: 87:35 – 89:41

Track: Solitary Serenade
Artist: teto SHINDA
Release: Waiting For The Sun
Label: Never Anything
Time: 89:41 – 96:25