Audika Records announce new Arthur Russell album ‘Corn’ and unveil new track ‘Ocean Movie’

Since Arthur Russell’s passing, Steve Knutson’s Audika Records have been celebrating his memory with a number of realises from his expansive archive of unreleased material left behind mostly on ¼” tapes. ‘Corn’ will be the first release of the celebrated experimental producer;s officially sanctioned material since 2008’s ‘Love Is Overtaking Me’.

‘Corn’ comes from original ¼” tape test pressings from 1985 that never made it to release due to Russell’s tendency to second guess his recordings. Its material largely consists of solo work with Russell contributing his iconic cello as well as keyboards, rhythm machine programming, vocals and production with assistance from Mustafa Ahmed (percussion), Peter Zummo (trombone), and Rik Albani (trumpet).

2004’s ‘Calling Out Of Context’ featured tracks from the same session that ‘Corn’ sources it’s material from so it’s likely parts of the new album will sound familiar to Arthur Russell fans while the majority features completely un-heard material.

Last year, Russell was honoured by a Red Hot Compilation of tributes from big names such as Sufjan Stevens, Blood Orange, Hot Chip and Jose Gonzalez. Read DIY’s report on the continued relevance of Arthur Russell here.

‘Corn’ doesn’t have a release date yet but you can listen to the closing track ‘Ocean Movie’, check out the full tracklisting and artwork by Russell’s partner Tom Lee below.

01 Lucky Cloud
02 Corn
03 Keeping Up
04 See My Brother, He’s Jumping Out (Let’s Go Swimming #2)
05 This Is How We Walk on the Moon
06 Corn (Continued)
07 Hiding Your Present From You
08 They and Their Friends
09 Ocean Movie