Native Tongue is my only release under the Yurt moniker. This tape is comprised of 12 improvised (channeled) jaw harp compositions. The first 11 tracks are solo improvisations, the 12th track is a layered composition with 4 different harps and a drum. The jaw harp is known by many names throughout the world, in English alone it is called Jew's harp, jaw harp, juice harp, mouth harp & trump. Hundreds of cultures around the globe have independently discovered this mystical instrument... Native Tongue utilizes 11 different harps from 10 different regions/cultures – my personal collection.

Jaw harps are exceptionally unique instruments because the mouth and throat serve as the resonance chamber for the metal or wood reed. The sound enters the body of the performer, the internal universe, before being "released" into the external world.

This is my 4th long-player, and my only release that I did not record myself at home. It was indeed produced by the magnetic Tim Green (on tape) at Louder Studios in San Francisco. Tim has recorded a few of my favorite records, like Ancestral Songs by Daniel Higgs, and Diadem of 12 Stars by Wolves in the Throne Room, and he's worked with countless other awesomes... it was a great joy to record with him. Spencer Owen and I took full advantage of the 24-track studio and birthed a wilderness of songs, a new ecosystem of lush arrangements. This album explores moments where friendship, the wild, love, ancient practice, community, and the broader literatures of the present moment make the heat haze of separation look less convincing. And on an even simpler level, this album is about feeling the good flow.

Limited to 500 copies, on thick white vinyl with beautiful center labels, perfectly printed jacket and deluxe booklet (10-inches x 10-inches, 8-pages, full color).

This is the 2nd pressing of my 2nd record. These are some of my most dense sound-scapes, a sculptural album that moves in and out of fog and tape hiss. Sometimes tiny and orchestral, sometimes huge and minimalist. Shimmering with strings, and hearty notions. You can hear some attempts to create new genres, like mountain dub and California-soukous. Songs written as poems, in many different places around the world, over a year... and then recorded at home, on tape, all in the order they appear on the LP. The meanings of these songs were a mystery to me, unraveling only as I began to record and perform them.

Limited to 500 on black vinyl with color lithograph covers, printed on reverse jackets, completely matte. Comes with CD version and original lovely hand-made booklet.