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Sontag Shogun

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We are a neo-classical, lullanoise trio
NYC/MTL/LA
Drowning in Sound.

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The 5th installment of a compilation series I curate is coming out Feb 14 2026 😃 This time I had a guest curator @snacksisgood @propdrop_n_roll and the theme is LOVE LETTERS. It is coming out on @touchtheplants - an imprint I started for releasing these compilation series to promote and share music of artists I love. This installment includes music by @sophyesoliveau @hand.habits @dylanhenner @sixmissing @heinalimusic @ttmasa @sontagshogun and myself. The song in this post is the first single available by @sontagshogun . Art by @propdrop_n_roll by @sontagshogun

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Have you ordered our “in cloudy states” coloring book + poem + liner notes yet? This is intended as an immersive experience — the music, the imagery, the words. You can order it on Bandcamp. Do it with your kids. Do it alone. Do it while listening to the EP or pondering the fleeting nature of existence. And thanks in advance for your support! by @sontagshogun

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got a new song to share with y’all!
this one’s called “Scribbling Transience” and its the first single off the upcoming @touchtheplants compilation (out in Feb), curated by @kaitlynaurelia

the theme was Love Letters (chosen by @snacksisgood ) so we focused on layered musical ideas like archived correspondences that felt like a collective yearning .

the comp features amazing artists: @ttmasa @hand.habits @sophyesoliveau @heinalimusic @sixmissing @dylanhenner & @kaitlynaurelia herself! can’t wait to hear their tracks.

you can find the single on @bandcamp as well as streaming servicessss by @sontagshogun

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Our December tour is coming up! Swipe for each of the event posters on this run of shows around the northeast.

Have you listened to “In Cloudy States” yet?
https://hypeddit.com/5b94n5

[DATES]

12.4 — Brooklyn, NY @ Synesthesia ( @synesthesia47 ), with MA & BlankFor.ms
12.5 — Catskill, NY @ Avalon Lounge ( @theavalonlounge ), with Julia Kent & Alexander Turnquist
12.6 — Brattleboro, VT @ Epsilon Spires ( @epsilonspires ), performing a live ciné-score to “Shogun Assassin” (1980)
12.7 — Providence, RI @ AS220 Black Box ( @as220providence ), with Mariassunta & Thumbsucker 26
12.9 — Montréal, QC @ Error 403 ( @long.vowel ), with L CON & Naomi McCarroll-Butler

Can’t wait to see you all. Luv,
J, J, & I

@lconofficial @no0o0o0omi @markymark0 @juliakentcello @alexanderturnquist @sound_of_ma @youngbloods___ @beacon_sound @flagdayrecordings @blankfor.ms
#sontagshogun #piano #experimentalmusic by @sontagshogun

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A 9-fingered rendition of our new song “in cloudy states,” played along to the stems. It’s a different beast without a LH pinkie. Also, did you know the stems are available for anyone? DM me for the link if you want to mess with them yourself. by @sontagshogun

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CHOOSE THE SWORD!
SHOGUN ASSASSIN w/ Live Score by SONTAG SHOGUN! Saturday, Dec. 6th, Doors 7pm.
Experience the legendary midnight movie sensation that firmly embedded samurai mythology within American pop culture consciousness. A giddily entertaining, hallucinatory classic of grindhouse mayhem with an immersive live soundtrack by SONTAG SHOGUN on piano, organ, field recordings and analog electronics. Shogun Assassin proved an instant cult favorite that has bubbled its way up from the underground to the mainstream thanks to its influence on artists ranging from the Wu-Tang Clan to Quentin Tarantino.

Sontag Shogun is a collaborative trio that makes use of analog sound treatments and nostalgic solo piano compositions in harmony to depict abstract places in our memory. Textures built from organic materials such as sand, slate, boiling water, brush and dried leaves, both produced live in performance and recorded to weathered ¼" tape warm up the space between lush piano themes. All of which is abstracted coolly in the reflective digital space of treated vocals and a live-processed feed from the piano. Bringing us back, like a faded passing scent or any natural emotive trigger, but to where? The wordless journey there will inevitably be more revealing than the destination itself.

Sontag Shogun recently released Päiväkahvit in collaboration with Lau Nau on Portland's renowned Beacon Sound label.

Ian Temple: piano, organ

Jeremy Young: magnetic tape loops, oscillators, amplified objects & surfaces

Jesse Perlstein: treated vocals, field recordings, and electronics taken in Epsilon Spires by @sontagshogun

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Sontag @ianrtemple talking a bit about the thinking behind the new EP in cloudy states, out now. Link in bio by @sontagshogun

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NEW: We have a new EP out today called In Cloudy States, plus the first ever Sontag Shogun coloring book! Check out the first track “in cloudy states are memories hewn” here, with special assistance from Mica and Izzy and their coloring skills. The EP is out new on all socials and Bandcamp, released with our friends @youngbloods___. Link in bio. by @sontagshogun

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LONG VOWEL SHOWS 66

Sontag Shogun
L CON
Naomi McCarroll-Butler

December 9, 2025
Error 403 (DM for address)

7:30/8
15$/20$
Tix in Bio

Poster by @timothy.aaron.bryan by @sontagshogun

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We’re back... for a limited time only!

Sontag Shogun hits the wintery road this December for a slate of small shows around the Northeast to celebrate our recent Päiväkahvit LP and a secret forthcoming EP that may or may not be sold with a coloring book. Come hang out and brave the cold temps with warm piano tones, sine waves, tape noise, and Jesse’s cool, cool legs.

12.4 — Brooklyn, NY @ Synesthesia ( @synesthesia47 ), with MA & a secret guest
12.5 — Catskill, NY @ Avalon Lounge ( @theavalonlounge ), with Julia Kent & Alexander Turnquist
12.6 — Brattleboro, VT @ Epsilon Spires ( @epsilonspires ), performing a live ciné-score to “Shogun Assassin” (1980)
12.7 — Providence, RI @ AS220 Black Box ( @as220providence ), with Mariassunta & Thumbsucker 26
12.9 — Montréal, QC @ Error 403 ( @long.vowel ), with L CON & Naomi McCarroll-Butler

Luv,
I, J & J

@lconofficial @no0o0o0omi @markymark0 @juliakentcello @alexanderturnquist @sound_of_ma
@youngbloods___ @beacon_sound @flagdayrecordings
#sontagshogun #piano #tapemusic #experimentalmusic #modernclassical #livemusic #lullanoise #tourdates by @sontagshogun

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More December greatness for you… a night of gorgeous neo-classical/ambient/post-rock instrumental music with some long-time friends of ours @juliakentcello @sontagshogun and @alexanderturnquist - winter sounds, big melancholy. tix on sale now by @sontagshogun

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Sontag Shogun x Lau Nau :: Päiväkahvit (Beacon Sound)
https://igloomag.com/features/sontag-shogun-x-lau-nau-paivakahvit-beacon-sound
#igloomag #features

"Päiväkahvit is a tender, richly textured ambient album blending sparse instrumentation, ethereal vocals, and intimate field recordings—from birdsong to children playing—capturing the joy of shared, everyday moments. Created by Sontag Shogun and Lau Nau during a 2019 retreat in Finland, the album flows like a sonic diary of peaceful afternoons, meditative moods, and quietly magical collaborations." ~@robinja56 by @sontagshogun

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