Revival & Fängelset presents:
EMMA RUTH RUNDLE – US
Emma Ruth Rundle has always been a multifaceted musician, equally capable of dreamy abstraction (as heard on her debut album Electric Guitar: One), maximalist textural explorations (see her work in Marriages, Red Sparowes, Nocturnes or collaborations with Chelsea Wolfe and Thou), and the classic acoustic guitar singer-songwriter tradition (exemplified by Some Heavy Ocean). But on Engine of Hell, Rundle focuses on an instrument that she left behind in her early twenties when she began playing in bands: the piano. In combination with her voice, the piano playing on Engine of Hell creates a kind of intimacy, as if we’re sitting beside Rundle on the bench, or perhaps even playing the songs ourselves.
Sonically she captures the imperfection and the vulnerability of humanity. “Here are some very personal songs; here are my memories; here is me teetering on the very edge of sanity dipping my toe into the outer reaches of space and I’m taking you with me and it’s very f****d up and imperfect.”
JON SAMUEL ARDRON
jon Samuel Ardron is a musician and visual artist. His work extends across different genres with a primary focus on experimental piano and guitar work of mostly improvisational nature. He draws heavily from the vastness of spaces and the vulnerability of the human psyche. Over the past decade, Ardron has collaborated with theatre and film directors and has performed solo in different settings. He has lived in rural Alberta and is currently based in Berlin.’