Emerald Web TRACES OF TIME: N147 Vinyl

First time on vinyl. Remastered by John Dieterich (of Deerhoof) and pressed on 180g vinyl. This edition also includes a long read zine by Miloš Hroch (The Wire) / Kateřina Miturová. An in depth read about the history of Emerald Web, which also includes a new interview with Kat Epple and previously unpublished photos!

The anthology Traces Of Time presents time-distorting weird gems that capture the essence and commitment of Emerald Web’s sonic fiction to the power of imagination, which is, according to Ursula K. Le Guin, “one of the most deeply human and humane faculties.” In her defense of imagination, Why Americans Are Afraid of Dragons from 1974, she argues against the American conservative male critics who condemn fantasy, fairy tale, science fiction and “the rest of lunatic fringe” as something infantile: “I think that a great many American men have been taught the opposite. They have earned to repress their imagination, to reject it as something childish or effeminate, unprofitable, and probably sinful.” Then she concludes: “They are afraid of dragons, because they are afraid of freedom.” Those who are not afraid, you may now enter the labyrinthian dungeon of the Emerald Web!

Listen to the digital album here!

Vinyl release on Stoned To Death, 2024 (Originally released on Stargate, 1987)

Czechia Import