A packed October

Hey everyone,

When it rains it pours. October is where all my chickens come home to roost. All year I have been working on a crazy slate of records, from Debacle proper to really taking YIELD to the next level. Over the next few months I am just going to be crushing you with releases. When I tell you I have never been more impressed with a slate releases on this label in the last 20 years, it is not a reflection on the past. I just have never had this many incredible records all butting up against each other. I have so many good records in hand, some are going to inevitably slip into 2026 (because of the doldrums of trying to release new music in December). It starts here with three very different but amazing releases.

I hope you will check them out.

Spiritual Exit - Fragment - October 10th

Aaron Davis (FKA Acre) has been a Pacific Northwest experimental music veteran for 25+ years, and Spiritual Exit is his evolutionary apex. The project moves beyond the monolithic and slow moving minimalism of Acre, it's got emotional arc, dynamic range, mantric repetition building into genuine release. If you loved Acre's you will love this record but if you are looking for a swelling and emotionally vibrant PNW drone and industrial record Fragment is for you.

Enter Ear - Visitors - October 17th

Ian Hawk's most complex and compelling work to date. Two sidelong pieces featuring Greg Fox and Mike Meanstreetz on drums. Minimalist in structure and maximal in execution that's simultaneously busy and sparse, hypnotic and urgent. It's like if The Necks got reimagined by a hardcore band. Looping staccato beds that create space for his drummer companions to craft this overwhelming river of sound. It demands attention, but lets you ride it out.

Andrew Weathers Ensemble - Fuck Everybody, You Can Do Anything (10th Anniversary) - October 28th

A 16-person ensemble that has been a moving and inspiring folks for 10 years. American folk meets electronic bedroom pop, collective spirit made manifest. Ten years later, this album hits different. Pre-pandemic communal music-making feels both nostalgic and definitively political just by existing.

Andrew and Debacle are hosting a Bandcamp listening party October 23rd at 11PM PST come celebrate and experience it together.

More soon from YIELD and Debacle!

Thanks for being here for this stuff. Really means a lot.

Sam