2023 Year in Review
IMRC0061
Angel Bat Dawid
Requiem for Jazz
2xLP, CD, Digital album
released March 24th, 2023
“...a truly unprecedented and fascinating piece.” - Stereogum
“...one of the most vital avant-garde artists of her time.” - The Guardian
“This album is a masterpiece.” - Bandcamp Daily
IARC0065
Rob Mazurek
Exploding Star Orchestra
Lightning Dreamers
LP, CD, Digital album
released March 31st, 2023
“This band's creativity is inexhaustible.” - All Music
“...so flexible in sound, personnel and production methodologies that a multitude of inputs and orientation towards cosmic transcendence have become its defining qualities.” - WIRE
“It’s an amazing album, jaw-dropping at times, surprising often.” - Bandcamp Daily
IARC0057 / M3H013
Asher Gamedze
Turbulence and Pulse
2xLP, CD, Digital album
released May 5th, 2023
“Potent and gripping” - Cast The Dice
“Gamedze and his group project astrally into the outer realms of the known sonic universe.” - Fader
“The theme of this music isn’t just a detached metaphor; it’s about us. And that’s why the album delivers an electrical jolt, and why repeat listenings increase the charge, rather than diminish it.” - Bandcamp Daily
IARC0068
Damon Locks & Rob Mazurek
New Future City Radio
LP, CD, Digital album
released July 28th, 2023
“... an album full of outsized sounds and sentiments.” - WIRE
“...this broadcast is not a vehicle for entertainment as much as it is a clarion call.” - Bandcamp Daily
“New Future City Radio offers a wide array of uncharted beauty, and while the duo may have its own contemporaries out there, in 2023, none stand above Locks & Mazurek. This recording is the epitome of creativity without boundaries.” - Ghettoblaster
IARC0066
jaimie branch
Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die
((world war))
LP, CD, Digital album
released August 25th, 2023
“In the wake of her passing, those Fly or Die albums now represent Branch’s biggest legacy — and something of a challenge to the rest of the jazz world. Who else is here to sing their soul, in her absence? Who are the real ones that remain? Who else wants to fly?” - New York Times
"...a robust, hardcore avalanche of percussion and heartfelt trumpet." - KCRW
“Like previous Fly or Die albums, ((world war)) often has the feeling of a raucous block party. As its master of ceremonies, branch never lets us forget that there is not just escape to be found in coming together and letting loose, but solidarity, too.” - Pitchfork
IARC0070
Alabaster DePlume
Come With Fierce Grace
LP, CD, Digital album
released September 8th, 2023
“A must for jazz fans and anyone with an appreciation for rich and reflective creative art.” - Pop Matters
“...sublime, minimalist improvisation” - The Guardian
“...high on exuberance…” - The Quietus
IARC0067
Carlos Niño & Friends
(I'm just) Chillin', on Fire
2xLP, 2xCD, Cassette, Digital album
released September 15th, 2023
“It’s subtle, but there’s a great deal of beauty to uncover for those who seek it.” - Treble
“...Niño’s narrative arcs lead the listener down one celestial rabbit hole after another, swathed in comforting washes of sound.” - MOJO
“Each element sounds both carefully orchestrated and dazzlingly spontaneous.” - We Jazz Magazine
IARC0074Jeremiah Chiu
In Electric Time
LP, Cassette, Digital album
released September 29th, 2023
“...totally beguiling synthesizer compositions…” - MOLARS
“...a fully improvised modular synth fantasia, filled with beauty and light.” - Aquarium Drunkard
“Playful spirit emanates from In Electric Time as Chiu dots between airy ambient textures and fuller composed workouts on the machines” - Beats Per Minute
IARC0071
Daniel Villarreal
Lados B
LP, CD, Digital album
released October 6th, 2023
“...the Chicago percussionist’s sunny, vibey jazz record brings back a distinct era of rediscovery and anti-nostalgia.” - Pitchfork
“...organic music that shimmers and sparkles with both precision and abandon.” - Aquarium Drunkard
“...a giant of fine-tuned, free communication, full of spirit and intuitive elegance.” - UNCUT
IARC0064
Bex Burch
There Is Only Love and Fear
LP, CD, Digital album
released October 20th, 2023
“...stunningly deep and beautiful…” - Cast The Dice
“...this is minimalism that isn’t afraid to break into a sweat and get its hands dirty (quite literally, given that Burch actually builds her own instruments from scratch).” - The Guardian
“...replete with ambient, pastoral recordings of water and bird song, [the album] sounds like it grew out of the earth.” - Big Issue
IARC0072
Resavoir
Resavoir
LP, CD, Digital album
released November 3rd, 2023
“...pure, clear, and concentrated; a focused and perfectly executed batch of songs that conveys a set of particular feelings: peace, serenity, calm, and consideration.” - MOLARS
“Breezy, playful, and effortlessly lovely.” - Treble
“...a serene return…” - Chicago Reader
IARC0073
Thandi Ntuli with Carlos Niño
Rainbow Revisited
LP, CD, Digital album
released November 17th, 2023
"A brave, stand-alone release that lays her talent bare, it’s a beautifully unreal entrancement you’ll find hard to stop listening to again and again." - MOJO
“It is a masterclass in the eloquent potential of the solo, a quiet storm of expression at Ntuli’s new frontier of South African jazz." - The Guardian
“...the album sings out and shows what can be achieved when a passion for music and sound collide congenially.” - Treble
IARC0075
Ben Lumsdaine
Murmuration Without End
Cassette, Digital album
released December 8th, 2023
“Beautiful and absorbing” - Cast the Dice
“…blending exploratory funk bass, eerie new age keyboards, brisk hand percussion, and a range of atmospheric sounds into a collage worth getting lost in." - Stereogum
“Stirring” - Brooklyn Vegan
IARCTL02
Tracing The Lines
Issue #2
Newsprint Zine
released November 22nd, 2023
Tracing The Lines is a creative exploration of International Anthem and the community that surrounds it. This second annual installment maintains a focus on artists speaking with one another about how and why they make their art, and in turn, how and why they live their lives.
72-pages, printed in CMYK on 170x250mm 70gsm stock, edited by David Brown and designed by Jeremiah Chiu, with contributions from:
Alabaster DePlume, Alejandro Ayala, André 3000, Ariana Lebedev, Ash Knotek, Ayana Contreras, Ben Lumsdaine, Bex Burch, Brian Seyler, Bob Sweeney, Carlos Niño, Damon Krukowski, Damon Locks, David Allen, David Brown, Dave Vettraino, Fabrice Bourgelle, Gira Dahnee, Jeremiah Chiu, Jesse Ponkamo, Jocelyn Michelle Brown, Junius Paul, Justin Cook, Keir Neuringer, Kurt de Leijer, LeFtO, Lori Mendoza, Luke Stewart, Macie Stewart, Marta Sofia Honer, Mike Richelle, Nate Mercereau, Ndumiso Sibanda, Nicole Mckenzie, Rob Mazurek, Rob Shaw, Sam Lee, Scott McNiece, Thandi Ntuli, Tseliso Monaheng, Will Miller, and Yale Evelev.
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