Monika Khot creates apocalyptic dirges combining modern classical explorations of electronic ambience with hardware-fueled industrial barrages under the name Nordra. The project has taken her across North America and Europe, performing in both the high-brow art world and in the underground rock trenches on tours with artists like SUMAC and Algiers. Her last album Pylon II is the soundtrack to a modern dance choreographed by Coleman Pester and, like her debut album, was released on the renowned experimental label, SIGE. The work was voted one of the top 20 albums of 2018 by the Wire Magazine, and it took first place in the December issue of the year in the “Best Noise and Industrial Album” category. You can directly support her by purchasing recordings at BandCamp or SoundCloud, or make donations via PayPal (magiczenmother@gmail.com).

Just over the hills, from the city

This work focuses on both the cacophonous and meditative, of creation with uninterrupted listening, and an allusion to unseen beauty, knowledge, and truth.

“Piped music lifts over choral hills and reaches for the center, the untouched side.

The sounds of the city’s interaction travels over 3 elevated knolls, close by.

The highest peak of the 3 may unveil the source.”

With the Chapel closed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Wayward Music Series moves from the concert hall to the living room. In place of our usual ten monthly concerts, Nonsequitur is commissioning ten Seattle artists each month to create a series of streaming audio sessions of previously unreleased material.

Carlos Snaider is a guitarist, composer, writer and joy devotee based in Seattle. His current projects include his solo project DONDETOY, trio EarthtoneSkytone with Kelsey Mines and Chris Icasiano, and Eléré Salsa con Jazz. Venmo: @Carlos_Snaider

Thanks for taking the time to be here and explore music with me. In this mix, you will hear new compositions composed since April of 2020, including songs with guitar and vocals, improvised variations on themes performed on guitar and udu, and a multitrack song sung in Spanish.
These sounds and songs have been created in (and as a way to sustain) my personal sanctuary, which for me extends not only to my living space but also to my inner life (thoughts, feelings, vitality, essence). I humbly offer it for you to exist with as you please. The name of my performance practice is DONDETOY, which is Spanish slang meaning “where I’m at.” DONDETOY signals an open method of creating beauty and presence through alertness in mind, body and consciousness, which extends into the musical act.

With the Chapel closed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Wayward Music Series moves from the concert hall to the living room. In place of our usual ten monthly concerts, Nonsequitur is commissioning ten Seattle artists each month to create a series of streaming audio sessions of previously unreleased material.

Emerging from a love of early electronics, concrete/tape music, soundtracks and early new age, Norm Chambers creates worlds of sound that touch on many elements and moods, from spatially motivated ambient to aspects of minimalist composition and improvisation. Chambers utilizes an array of synthesizer equipment to achieve his sounds, in addition to field sounds and occasional acoustic elements.

In Music for Neuropathy I attempted to create a long, dizzying journey through numbing repetition and rich texture, aurally translating a complicated feeling of living with neuropathy for nine months and the strange feelings it can cause, often of phantom sensations, since the nerves are damaged in certain areas and limbs or fingers/toes are unable to move as desired. I utilized a synthesizer for percussive sounds in addition to recordings I captured out in the wild. I wanted to offer a rhythmically interesting track with some immersive atmosphere.

With the Chapel closed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Wayward Music Series moves from the concert hall to the living room. In place of our usual ten monthly concerts, Nonsequitur is commissioning ten Seattle artists each month to create a series of streaming audio sessions of previously unreleased material.

Yann Novak is a queer interdisciplinary artist and composer based in Los Angeles. His work is guided by his interests in perception, context, movement, and the felt presence of direct experience. Through the use of sound and light, Novak explores how these intangible materials can act as catalysts to focus our awareness on our present location in space and time.

Mountain, Fire, Holding Still originated as a durational performance/installation created by taisha paggett and I in the Outer Peristyle of the Getty Villa. The event was a meditation on death, labor, and blackness in antiquity as it relates to the contemporary body, and a performance-as-vigil for past and future lives. The sound was meant to support taisha both physically and mentally while she moved through the 38,000 square-foot space over the span of 10 hours. I hope that this exclusive reinterpretation of the original material can offer similar support to anyone looking for it while we fight for equality and justice during these isolated times.

With the Chapel closed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Wayward Music Series moves from the concert hall to the living room. In place of our usual ten monthly concerts, Nonsequitur is commissioning ten Seattle artists each month to create a series of streaming audio sessions of previously unreleased material.

Christian Pincock is a trombonist, composer and educator who creates and works with a wide range of music and visual art. With a firm background in jazz performance and composition, he performs original music on trombone, on electronic instruments of his own creation, and through conducted improvisation. In addition to over a decade of private teaching experience, Christian has taught and directed bands, classes and workshops at colleges, universities, public schools and arts organizations across the United States.

John O’Brien began his journey in music after receiving a set of drums as a gift from his grandfather. Since 1998, he has been active as a New York City-based drummer and percussionist, composer of small ensemble and concert works, and improviser leading and participating in a multitude of musical projects.

This collection of improvisations between Christian Pincock (valve trombone & pedal-controlled synth) and John O’ Brien (drum set) was made over the distance of 2,400 miles between Seattle and Brooklyn. JackTrip, a free protocol for sending high-quality audio over the internet with reduced latency was used to make this possible. The delay we experienced was still about 80-100ms so we had to adjust our playing to make music that would work in this situation. These pieces were selected from 2 sessions of improvised music with light to no preconceived structure in June 2020, mixed and lightly edited.

With the Chapel closed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Wayward Music Series moves from the concert hall to the living room. In place of our usual ten monthly concerts, Nonsequitur is commissioning ten Seattle artists each month to create a series of streaming audio sessions of previously unreleased material.

Bryan Lineberry is a Seattle-based sax player and sound pusher known for sonic exploration and dynamic expressionism. Gregg Miller is a Seattle-based sax player and political theorist. He admires work that combines the indeterminacy of sound(s), the openness and risk of collective improvisation, and the force of political commitment. Anjali Grant is a Seattle-based artist and architect.

Since COVID-19 began, Bryan and Gregg, like all musicians who believe in the power of practicing art in person and as part of a community, were sad because they could no longer do just that. As the weather turned warmer, we decided to meet outside and play – at a safe distance. Gregg found a lush dell in Jefferson Park in Beacon Hill. The recording captures the live event more or less as it happened with birds and wind and planes overhead, the occasional chatter of passersby. The session was recorded with field microphones with minimal post-processing. Anjali Grant did the cover art which features the topographic detail of the dell in Jefferson Park.

As if the pandemic weren’t enough, we would be remiss if we didn’t acknowledge the psychologically and politically fraught context of our playing: Say his name: George Floyd. Say her name: Breonna Taylor. Black Lives Matter.

With the Chapel closed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Wayward Music Series moves from the concert hall to the living room. In place of our usual ten monthly concerts, Nonsequitur is commissioning ten Seattle artists each month to create a series of streaming audio sessions of previously unreleased material.

Haruko Crow Nishimura is a vocalist, dancer and artistically directs Degenerate Art Ensemble, a multi art performance group based in Seattle.
She is always searching to discover how art can create deeper connections, transformations and awakenings. She has been a recipient of Guggenheim Fellowship and Creative Capital award. You can follow her on Instagram or Facebook.

Witness Tree is a multi-layered vocal improvisation.

With the Chapel closed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Wayward Music Series moves from the concert hall to the living room. In place of our usual ten monthly concerts, Nonsequitur is commissioning ten Seattle artists each month to create a series of streaming audio sessions of previously unreleased material.

Kelsey Mines is a performer, composer and teacher of the upright and electric bass living in Seattle.  In her music, she draws from classical, jazz and pop expressions, exploring the intersection of preconceived music and improvisation. You can support her directly via Patreon.

This collection of pieces taps into the unique position of a musician in quarantine, forced to play and work alone, but also acutely aware of the company of herself. How can we listen more deeply to ourselves, our inner voices, both musical and otherwise in a time of distinct isolation?

With the Chapel closed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Wayward Music Series moves from the concert hall to the living room. In place of our usual ten monthly concerts, Nonsequitur is commissioning ten Seattle artists each month to create a series of streaming audio sessions of previously unreleased material.

Eric Lanzillotta ran Anomalous Records from 1991 to 2004 and recently has revived it. He is director of the graphic score ensemble Eye Music since its founding in 2006. In addition to the members of that group, he has performed with Bernhard Günter, Aube, Withdrawal Method, and Richard Lerman, and as a member of Jeph Jerman’s animist orchestra. His last physical release was a duet with Matt Shoemaker released on CD in 2018.

This music was created with my primary instrument, the MiniMoog Voyager, on May 29, 2020. Normally my concerts rely heavily on bass frequencies played a moderate volume. Much of this bass disappears at lower volumes because the way we hear, so I have tried to play something that would also work if it is played back quietly on smaller speakers. However, I recommend louder listening via speakers or headphones to fully experience this piece.

With the Chapel closed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Wayward Music Series moves from the concert hall to the living room. In place of our usual ten monthly concerts, Nonsequitur is commissioning ten Seattle artists each month to create a series of streaming audio sessions of previously unreleased material.

Robb Kunz is a sound artist, musician, and engineer. Growing up in Oklahoma during the Cold War, he was surrounded by powerful tornado and air-raid sirens that sounded on a regular basis. These remain a primary influence his my art: the transformative and intangible effect of sound.

In the Days of the Now Forgotten is an extended remix of a 14-channel installation that is currently installed at Seattle Center underneath the covered walkway adjacent to the International Fountain. It juxtaposes lonely soundscapes virtually void of people with field recordings of crowds in various parts of the world engaging in cultural activities that we won’t see/hear the likes of for awhile. It is funded by the Office of Arts and Culture and Seattle Center.

With the Chapel closed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Wayward Music Series moves from the concert hall to the living room. In place of our usual ten monthly concerts, Nonsequitur is commissioning ten Seattle artists each month to create a series of streaming audio sessions of previously unreleased material.