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A yearly exploration of sound + space, asking how music connects body, mind, + imagination across time
New York 🌀 11.9–15.2026
c/o @publicrecordsnyc
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🎹🔇 In 2024, Terre Thaemlitz began to perform a series of durational, solo piano works. Unlike Thaemlitz’s earlier digital piano concerts, the new works are played on a grand piano; they employ improvisational systems and, occasionally, prepared-piano techniques. The series continues the minimalist, ambient, and neo-Expressionist piano playing that Thaemlitz has developed over the past three decades in various electroacoustic and house albums. The first performance of Thaemlitz’s new series took place in June 2024, as a conclusion to Trajal Harrell’s five-year stint as resident choreographer at the Schauspielhaus Zürich. Harrell gave the final performance of her acclaimed choreography for Keith Jarrett’s Köln Concert, followed by what was lightheartedly billed as Thaemlitz’s “Zürich Concert.” Thaemlitz’s performances are not recorded, streamed, or archived, in keeping with a longstanding no-recording policy, which is rooted in a rejection of today’s homogenizing archive industries. This policy began in the early 2010s, in reaction to sudden federal and corporate financial interests in building LGBT archives, which went against Thaemlitz’s own strategies of the closet, invisibility, secrecy, withholding, and remaining culturally minor. On November 15, Thaemlitz’s piano performance will be followed by a conversation with Triple Canopy contributing editor Ciarán Finalyson. This program is presented in collaboration with Public Records’s Durations festival. 🔗 Visit the link in Triple Canopy’s profile to purchase tickets and to view the full schedule of events. *** The 2026 Triple Canopy Symposium is supported by Critical Minded and hosted by Roulette and Public Records. Programs on November 9, 10, and 15 are presented in partnership with Public Records’s Durations festival. This year’s symposium is sponsored by Feeld and A Fucking Magazine. The visual identity for the 2026 Symposium was created by Kevin Dong (@kevin.dong). @criticalminded_community @durations.world @publicrecordsnyc @roulette_intermedium @sneezejoy @feeldco @af_ckingmagazine @muttartreview @drink_als @bjornqorn @grimmales @gansettbeer @yolamezcal @zevrovineselections
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Matthew Barney and Jonathan Bepler’s “River of Fundament” will be screened at the Masonic Hall of New York on Saturday, November 14, 2026, 2–10 pm.⁠ ⁠ Presented by New People’s Cinema Club and Unsound New York, the eight-hour cinematic experience marks only the second presentation of the film, following its world premiere at BAM in 2014. Unfolding over three acts, “River of Fundament” will be screened over the course of the evening, with intermissions between each act allowing audiences to move throughout the adjoining spaces of the Masonic Hall. Food and libations will be offered throughout, extending the experience beyond the screening itself into a ceremonious gathering in this historic setting.⁠ ⁠ Following the screening on November 14th, the program continues on November 15, 2026 beginning at 2 pm at Public Records with a conversation between Matthew Barney and Jonathan Bepler, moderated by Andy Battaglia. The discussion is presented as part of Unsound New York’s discourse series, in collaboration with Durations Festival. This event is free for “River of Fundament” ticket holders on a first-come, first-served basis.⁠ ⁠ #MatthewBarney⁠ @pacecarforthehubrispill⁠ @npcc.nyc⁠ @unsoundfestival⁠ @publicrecordsnyc⁠ @durations.world⁠ ⁠ Image: Matthew Barney and Jonathan Bepler, River of Fundament, 2014. Production Still. © Matthew Barney, courtesy of the artist, Regen Projects, Los Angeles, and Gladstone Gallery, New York. Photo: Hugo Glendinning.
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As we dive into fall, we have more than a few events on the way, including our return to the DURATIONS festival @durations.world in Brooklyn on November 12, 2026. Join us for an evening exploring the history and philosophy of the apocalypse and what it means for the current political conjuncture. 🜂 October 20-21, Penn State University Park: The Excesses of Georges Bataille opens with Stuart Kendall’s keynote on Tuesday at 6-8 PM in Burrowes 157. A panel and roundtable follows Wednesday, 9 AM-1 PM and 2-5 PM, in Sparks 133. 🜄 Wednesday, October 28, 6:30 PM, Woskob Family Gallery (146 S. Allen St., State College, PA): SEREPTIE, KBD, and Evan O’Dell play a free night of electro-acoustic and ambient music. 🜃 Thursday, November 12, 7 PM, Public Records Upstairs (233 Butler St, Brooklyn, NY): Acid Horizon presents Civilization Is Over at DURATIONS with Emma Stamm, Stuart Kendall, and essentialsalts. Head to the events page on the Acid Horizon website for tickets and details.
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The voice of @funtofuntofunto greets us as we enter the interzone of “Unit of Heart,” the title composition from Chantal Michelle’s upcoming LP. Their wordless hum, almost like a half-forgotten lullaby, appears close, then far, then cedes to poetry recitation: “This is where we buy fish, I mean this is where our mouths turn saliva into spears only a throat can recognize.” Today we’re sharing an excerpt of this expansive piece, which also features @patrickshiroishi on saxophone. Michelle’s skill at presenting the familiar as preternatural comes to the fore as the work unfolds. Saliva into spears, fold into fold. Pads of downy synthesizer billow and are subsumed by a discordant ringing. What we think we know about the world, what is elemental, can change with even the slightest adjustment of the lens. Find the track via the typical digital platforms, linked above, and pre-order the LP via Bandcamp. Unit of Heart is out November 6. Michelle will be performing at Public Records in Brooklyn as a part of @durations.world on November 11, sharing a bill with William Basinski. Soon after, On November 18, she will be presenting Unit of Heart at @efluxbarlaika as a part of the Playback listening series. “Vivid and quietly intense…on the surface, it’s placid, almost ambient sound but there’s discordance beneath the surface that Michelle brings out in time.” - Boomkat Artwork by @stf_landesmann Design & layout by @bartolome_sanson Artist photo by @stine_diana Mastered by @studioschwebung
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💥 This year’s symposium begins with a conversation on public artwork and how they’re understood by audiences at Public Records. Participants include the artists Chloë Bass and Jeremy Toussaint-Baptiste, who often work in public: Bass has collaborated with civic agencies to create art for billboards and subway stations, while Toussaint-Baptiste has performed in parks and plazas with a cop car that he transformed into a sound system. Recently, members of the public have intentionally damaged works by both artists. For Civic Crash Course, they’ll speak about these episodes and consider how artists understand (or misunderstand) the public—and vice versa. They’ll be joined by the art historian and critic Hal Foster, who has written about clashes between the intentions of artists and the experiences of audiences, from attacks on revolutionary monuments to legal wrangling over modernist eyesores. The conversation will be moderated by Alexander Provan, Triple Canopy’s editor. Civic Crash Course will take place on Monday, November 9, at 7 p.m. 🔗 Free with RSVP—visit the link in Triple Canopy’s profile to reserve your spot and to view the full schedule of events. *** The 2026 Triple Canopy Symposium is supported by Critical Minded and hosted by Roulette and Public Records. Programs on November 9, 10, and 15 are presented in partnership with Public Records’s Durations festival. This year’s symposium is sponsored by Feeld and A Fucking Magazine. Snacks and beverages have been graciously provided by AL’s, BjornQorn, Grimm Artisanal Ales, Narragansett Brewing Company, Yola Mezcal, and Zev Rovine Selections. Worker Coffee will be on site selling coffee and pastries. The visual identity for the 2026 Symposium was created by Kevin Dong (@kevin.dong). @criticalminded_community @publicrecordsnyc @durations.world @publicinvestigator @halfoster5 @alexanderprovan @crovvns @worker_coffee @feeldco @af_ckingmagazine @muttartreview @drink_als @bjornqorn @grimmales @gansettbeer @yolamezcal @zevrovineselections
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Acid Horizon has quite a few events and other engagements in the pipeline for October: a live event at Penn State, an ambient music/experimental noise show, and we’re back at the DURATIONS Festival in November. New classes start this week, and we’re having a flash sale on the remaining Acéphalous Compendiums! All the details are here: https://www.patreon.com/acidhorizonpodcast/posts/free-events-free-171494889 or navigate to our Patreon account. The link is in our bio.
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🚀 Announcing the lineup for the 2026 Triple Canopy Symposium! Triple Canopy’s annual symposium is a manifestation of the magazine’s concerns and collaborations, in person and in real time. The multiday gathering brings together artists, writers, performers, and researchers to address the role of culture in responding (or contributing) to a range of critical issues. The 2026 Triple Canopy Symposium is supported by Critical Minded and hosted by Roulette and Public Records. Programs on November 9, 10, and 15 are presented in partnership with Public Records’s Durations festival. This year’s symposium is sponsored by Feeld and A Fucking Magazine. Worker Coffee will be on site selling coffee and pastries. 🔗 Visit the link in Triple Canopy’s profile to view the full schedule of events and RSVP. The visual identity for the 2026 Symposium was created by Kevin Dong (@kevin.dong). @criticalminded_community @roulette_intermedium @publicrecordsnyc @durations.world @publicinvestigator @halfoster5 @crovvns @morenxx_x @no_ig_benji @solcabrini @turrelljames @thirdlyrelevant @nileharris @yuniya_xx @ttttlax @creepjacuzzi @christopherkulendranthomas @mayaontheinternet @reproutopia @kalindi_vora @instadavidhill @ayeshaasiddiqi @morgankindof @kassiekrut @sneezejoy @worker_coffee @feeldco @af_ckingmagazine @muttartreview @drink_als @bjornqorn @grimmales @gansettbeer @yolamezcal @zevrovineselections
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DURATIONS: Meredith Graves & Offal Literary Salon present Philosophy and Magic with Simon Critchley, Elvia Wilk, Joseph Earl Thomas, Sasha Ravitch Magic, like philosophy, can be perfidious: it hides in plain sight, it re-writes systems of thinking, and it redesigns ways of being. Philosophy and the Occult Sciences are as much about concealing as they are revealing, and knowing when to do which. The true seat of power within any system is occupied by those individuals tasked with deciding who gets to see in the dark, who has access to the hidden tongues, what lies in wait on the Otherside – and perhaps most of all, by those who understand the two disciplines as perpetual strange bedfellows, at origin a monstrous two-headed birth still fighting any attempt at division well into the 21st century. This year at Durations, in a special clandestine meeting of the Offal Salon, we aim to place a candle in front of a trick scrying mirror: four luminous writers from across genres and disciplinary specialties, whose work simultaneously conceals and reveals the inner workings [in/of] [the/a] machine, whether mechanical or human, with or without organs. Join us on the evening of Friday November 13th for a series of individual readings followed by spirited conversation, and help us dissolve the lines between philosophy and magic, fiction and non-, meat and spirit.
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We are honored to host a lineup of favorites as part of @durations.world in November. Unified by dichotomous, futurist perspectives, this lineup explores the uncanny; the tension between the familiar and the ominous. @significantutha returns to Ballet, this time presenting his first live set via forthcoming audiovisual work, dimming the lights, and building a shadowy world of emotional resonance, fugue states, and rough sonics around us. matanarobertsstudio nearly offers a reprieve, but reminds us to not rest easy. An internationally recognized saxophonist, her improvisatory pursuit has touched — and challenged — a host of mediums across American creative expression, exploring narrativity, history, and political structures. A sound artist of her own accord, Klein’s veil of poetry, grime, R&B, and noise is singular, deeply inward, and somehow playful yet unruly. It’s a performance we have been waiting years to host, finally arriving at the right time. In the final hour, @buttechn presents the US debut of “endless Xpire:” the live A/V piece combines raw electronics and recorded footage of the Mallorca eclipse into emotionally charged, club-adjacent work that is cathartic and reflective of the shared human experience. Space is limited — tickets in bio. November 12 2026 7–12 AM @publicrecordsnyc @durations.world
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🎤Save the date for Triple Canopy’s 2026 Symposium! Join us November 9–15 in Downtown Brooklyn. Triple Canopy’s annual symposium is a manifestation of the magazine’s concerns and collaborations, in person and in real time. The multiday gathering brings together artists, writers, performers, and researchers to address the role of culture in responding (or contributing) to a range of critical issues. The full lineup will be announced soon. We’re excited to partner with Roulette (@roulette_intermedium), Public Records (@publicrecordsnyc), and Critical Minded (@criticalminded_community) this year to present programs over the course of five days. Keep an eye on our newsletter (and Instagram) to be the first to know when registration opens. The 2026 Triple Canopy Symposium is supported by Critical Minded and hosted by Roulette and Public Records. Programs on November 9, 10, and 15 are presented in partnership with Public Records’s Durations (@durations.world) festival. The visual identity was created by Kevin Dong (@kevin.dong). 🔗Read more through the link in our profile.
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