DAYS/NINA RYSER/SAINT SOL
Friday July 19th 7:00PM at The Rail Park
suggested donation: a $3-$5 tip for each musical act
An evening of new music and writing with DAYS, Nina Ryser, and Saint Sol at the Callowhill Street entrance to The Rail Park. Summer air, sound, heat, vibration, songs, sunset. Presented by Vox Populi.
Rain location: Vox Populi Black Box theater.
Artist Bios
DAYS is Ned Riseley and Ethan Philbrick, a band, a theatrical project, and a couple that lives in a railroad apartment. They bring cello and voice together to deconstruct string landscapes and stacked harmonies into mystical, experimental, and glitchy sounds. Their latest EP, "Do I," was produced by Kyp Malone, who also played synth, and recorded by Isaac Silber, who also played drums.
Nina Ryser is a Philadelphia-based musician and composer. Her background in songwriting and home-recording eventually led to her path in composing contemporary classical music for a variety of ensembles, including the American Symphony Orchestra. Nina has engineered, produced and mixed albums for several bands in her home recording studio, including her past six solo albums. She has played in a multitude of bands over the years, including Palberta, an art-punk/pop trio of 10 years, whose albums have received reviews by the New York Times, NPR Music, Rollingstone, and Pitchfork; they have toured prolifically across the US, Canada, and Mexico, opening for Bikini Kill and Deerhoof. Nina's solo experimental-pop project consists of lush synth compositions, vocals and electronics, and has featured a rotating cast of different instrumentalists throughout its existence. Her latest album, Paths of Color, "is characteristic Nina Ryser: dreamy, wonky, synth-based art-pop that’s bubbly, edgy, sweet, and dark all at once; with elements of post-punk, art rock, and free jazz. But on Paths, Ryser has honed her home recording and mixing skills and refined her home studio set-up, making it her most polished-sounding work yet. But she’s maintained that homemade vibe, as well as the freedom of childhood expression that is so crucial to her sound. Her background in contemporary classical music serves to hold it all together in a taut, designful balance.” (Leah Mandel, Cowgirl Records).
Saint Sol is the solo project of musician, artist, and writer Oliver Spencer. A creator of immersive and experimental art-pop, Saint Sol is dedicated to centering the evolution of self and examining the process of being and becoming.