SHARDS OF AXEL

TRACKLIST The Wavering Knife Ashes Of Amivalence Externa Port A Passive Wave Shards Of Axel Today, My Friend Web9 Resident Deceiver Progress Trap Cherry iRiS 10,000 ft Dreaming„ In A Different Time Zone INFO Ex Wiish is a fleeting dream. The new musical project of Ben Shirken, a sound artist and composer based in New York City. Shirken is the founder of record label & performance series 29 Speedway which features improvisational electronic music, 4-point guerrilla sound installations, live multimedia performances and has hosted Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe, Poncili Creación, Debit, Pent, James K and various other New York-based artists. Shirken also produces for and plays modular synths in acclaimed free jazz group ˜Nu Jazz™ with Dan Orlowski of electronic hardcore staple Deli Girls. Their debut record, šShards of Axel'', is out on Incienso June 23, 2023. Born from a story-based video game composition; the listener finds themselves as the disoriented main player respawned into a harrowing, metallic landscape, wandering through cable ridden labyrinths, caught in progress traps as digital noises grind past submerged cityscapes.