RUTH GOLLER - Skylla (Reissue) - LP - Black Vinyl [DEC 6]

LP - Black Vinyl (2024 Repress) 

Skylla is the debut solo recording of Italian-born and London-based composer, bassist, and vocalist Ruth Goller. This album of otherworldly detuned bass harmonics and dense vocal arrangements was initially released in 2021 by longtime collaborator Bex Burch's Vula Viel Records, and quickly went out of print. Since then Goller's notoriety has only grown, and her follow-up record, SKYLLUMINA, was released by International Anthem in early 2024 and met with high praise.

Skylla is the genesis of her sound, and it is a sound that is hard to place. Listeners could be convinced that these recordings came out of contexts as disparate as 80s Downtown NYC or some mysterious Bjork-adjacent project of the Icelandic 2010s. It's hard to imagine a person making this music despite the fact that its elements are instantly recognizable.

Tracklist: 

A1        Often They Came To Visit, Even Just To See How She Was (M1)
A2        In More Turbulent Times, She Managed To Take The Perfect Shot (M4)
A3        What's Really Important She Wanted To Know - Part 1 (M6)
Vocals – Alice Grant
A4        What's Really Important She Wanted To Know - Part 2 (M7)
Vocals – Lauren Kinsella
A5        What's Up Is Not What's Real Most Of The Time (M5)
Vocals – Alice Grant

B1        When They Came Closer She Realised They Were Alien Creatures (M3)
Vocals – Alice Grant, Lauren Kinsella
B2        The Shine Of Gold Was Too Strong (M8)
Vocals – Lauren Kinsella
B3        When She Curled Up They Started Dancing (M2) 
B4        He Was Painting Her Face With Colours She Had Never Seen (M9) 
B5        I Is One (M10)