Nerra Ninna Noak | TRS 089
This current release is from Enofa, an artist that we had released a couple of years back, and whom we are personally most enamored with…and this new album is cryptically entitled, “Nerra Ninna Noak”. Baker has returned to our fold with a second pastorally infused, and most English sounding soundwalks of sorts. The crunch of the wet leaves underfoot, the bird song in the air, the folk cadences of a guitar in the distance, the overall melodic, synth infused and delicate electronic nuances…all of this languid, melancholic ambiance that we are accustomed to, are here to enjoy again. Take another lovely stroll through the woods with Enofa…where things are not always what they sound…but may be just what you/we need in dark times like these!
As regards the packaging. We had a lot of time on our hands these days, and we have made use of it in an even more than usual over-the-top fashion! As usual, TRS089 comes in two distinct physical versions. The first absurdly deluxe, limited edition box comes in an edition of just 50 copies. Each of these seriously modified, lidded boxes is a naturalistic “specimen box” of sorts. The front and back are covered with 100 year old German botanical prints, are hand stamped as usual, outlined in gold, and all the labeling is hand typed on a vintage typewriter, and then hand applied. The edges of each box are rolled with metallic silver sunflowers. The interior lid features Japanese plant embedded fine art paper, the factory pressed CD on a hub, as well as a vintage photo of families and children enjoying their time in nature. Inside, each box is layered with naturalistic prints of birds and paper ephemera, small vintage floral cutouts, actual dried flowers and twigs and bark, and a 60 year old handmade, wooden, insect specimen “slide”. Nothing short of the full TRS treatment! A 5.5”, 45rpm lathe cut record single, with remixes of two of the lovely tracks from the album fits snugly in its own forest green envelope, that has also been stamped, and adorned with an actual dried flower. And finally… each box comes wrapped in a large cut and folded botanical print, and is then tied up with vintage twine! The high quality lathe cut records are again handmade by Michael Lawrence at Bladud Flies, in Wales, UK. Each copy is unique, and may or may not be the one pictured.
There is also a lovely 4 panel digipak version of this release, available in an edition of 150 copies.
Providing the customer agrees, this item will ship the week of May 1st, 2020.
INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING NEWS…PLEASE READ!
It pains me to have to bring this up, but due to the madness in the world, and the somewhat unsure state of the postal services of the world, a decision will have to be made now as regards shipping this release to international buyers. I can ship it immediately if you like… but I can make no guarantee and can take no responsibility as to the time of its arrival. If you like, I am happy to hold any pre-paid release for as long as it takes for things to calm down, and for shipping issues to be less of a concern. All international customers please just let me know upon purchasing what you would like me to do in this regard.
Ross Baker is a British musician who creates sound collages and soundscapes using electronics, samples, field recordings and acoustic instrumentation. Baker’s music attempts to soundtrack the spaces where the natural world meets the human world, in both peaceful and less harmonious manners. Enofa is Baker’s current project, following years recording as Second Thought, Ross Baker and International Debris, as well as part of several collaborative projects, including Middlemarch and Winter of the World.
All music by Ross Baker
Artwork/design by Colin Herrick
Time Released Sound 2020
