DESCRIBING THE THING (Oct 27, 2023) comes as a precursor to the album EMBLEMS OF TRANSMUTING HEAT. The music from both originates from the same transitional period, during which Shane Aspegren relocated from Hong Kong to L.A. It’s the first recorded music that Aspegren has released in several years, and the first solo music released under his own name. Though he has an extensive history playing (drums, synths, machines, vx) with electronic/indie/experimental music projects, in the past decade Aspegren has moved back towards interdisciplinary art, in addition to taking a deep plunge into the healing properties and physical aspects of sound. The latter influences are very present in this new music via synthesis/drone/texture — more free-tempo/ambient than his previous work with projects such as The Berg Sans Nipple (his duo with Lori Sean Berg, currently of Zombie Zombie.) In addition to band projects (including The BSN, Ça Va Chéri, and the first trio formation of Blood Wine Or Honey, a group he left in early 2019) Aspegren has recorded, toured, or otherwise collaborated with a long list of artists including (alphabetical): Arto Lindsay, Bright Eyes, DJ Sniff, Dominique A, Don Niño, F/Lor, Françoiz Breut, Ikue Mori, Jerome Lorichon, Ken Ueno, Kung Chi Shing, Lullaby For The Working Class, Mike Ladd, Nerve, Nicolas Laureau, Preservation, Quentin Rollet, Samson Young, Simeon Coxe (Silver Apples), Songs: Ohia, Tarek Atoui, Todd Fink, Woodkid & others. shaneaspegren.com