#subtext recordings

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Aho Ssan’s The Sun Turned Black

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Now reading / listening.

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Fis and Rob Thorne - Front Ear

Subtext presents Clear Stones, the first meeting between two distinct voices from New Zealand. In a unique collaboration, Māori sound artist Rob Thorne (Ngāti Tumutumu) and Berlin-based electronic composer Fis dismantle boundaries in space, time, and genre, juxtaposing Thorne’s living, breathing practice with the weight of modern sound systems.

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Roly Porter’s Kistvaen

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ACL 2025 ~ Label of the Year

The first Subtext release we received in 2025 was Sara Persico‘s Sphaîra.  We instantly knew that we were on the cusp of something remarkable; we just didn’t know how remarkable.  Over the course of the year, we would go on to review five Subtext releases, and (spoiler alert!), each of them made at least one of our year-end charts.  We were also impressed at the originality and diversity of…

ACL 2025 ~ Label of the Year

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ZULI’s Lambda