Shape of the Moon When the land is laid bare album release with Grimwig, Khôra, JdB

Marionette & PrintShop present: Shape of the Moon When the land is laid bare album release gathering A special evening celebrating the debut LP from Shape of the Moon — the collaborative project of Benjamin Burke and Bear Glass. Artwork by Big Hands Live quadraphonic performance, spoken word, immersive ambient environments, and performances/selections from friends and collaborators. Featuring a quad sound listening environment by Mobius Acoustics. refreshments from United Wildbrew and food pop up. Saturday, May 30 7PM — Late $20 At Terraform LA 4101 Melrose Ave LA CA 90029 This is a special event for our PrintShop crew on a personal note! Bear Glass has been part of our PrintShop event series and Terraform family for years — not only as a collaborator and artist, but as one of the people who has helped shape the environments, and sonic worlds that inspire our community. From the desert gatherings of Gradient Campout (at Bear's home) to countless late-night experiments in sound and space, Bear’s influence quietly runs through much of what we do. Through Mobius Acoustics, Bear and the Mobius crew have also used our homebase maker space and shop Terraform Lab as an active space for prototyping, fabrication, and building many of their industry leading tech sound systems that have become central to our events and so many others that value exceptional fidelity audio. The relationship between Mobius, our PrintShop event series, Gradient Campout, and our space Terraform has always been collaborative and community driven at its core. Celebrating the release of When the land is laid bare at Terraform feels less like hosting an event and more like opening the doors for a gathering of an extended creative family whose ideas and energy continue to inspire all of us. Shape of the Moon - When the land is laid bare [Marionette30] Shape of the Moon is the California based duo of Benjamin Burke and Bear Glass that explores existential headspaces beyond mundane frames of thought. Following streams of consciousness that contemplate the stardust that forms us to the very first human sound that reverberated through a cave, Shape of the Moon intertwines language and music into ambient dream-weaving narratives. When the land is laid bare forms a collection of recordings composed of Burke reciting his introspective poems and Glass improvising gripping modular synth and string patterns. Burke brings a wealth of experience working between an impressively vast range of written and visual mediums to Glass’s live electronics and acoustic instrumentation mirroring the spoken word. The pieces on the album consist of excerpts from live outdoor performances under the night sky in the Mojave desert as well as sessions in Glass’s off-grid solar powered studio. Burke drapes vivid vocal narration over deeply immersive textures and melodies conjured up by Glass on Buchla, bass and sitar, painting peaks and valleys that live score the storytelling. The duo tread their own path fusing poetry with undulating electroacoustic instrumentals, arriving at meditative and ASMR territories that draw inspiration from ambient and electronica. Often joined on stage by guest musicians playing anything from Rhodes, percussion, jaw harp and saxophone, the recordings edge towards blues and spiritual jazz. Benjamin Burke is a poet, writer, performer, and visual artist who spends his time lending a hand to unusual artistic expeditions around the world. Most recently, he helped to launch Dhun and Dhun School, a humanist eco-township and progressive education center on a 500 acre biopreserve in Rajasthan, India. He has written and performed countless unusual shows, experimenting widely and, through that, witnessing firsthand what makes ideas resonate for his audiences. This work evolved over time into an approach he refers to as Applied Poetics which he employs to help communities set intentions, scientists present their findings, and humanitarian organizations find their footing. Bear Glass is a sound artist, multi-instrumentalist, music teacher, live sound engineer, and founding member of Mobius Acoustics who build innovative sound systems and host events on the West Coast (utilizing a quadraphonic setup for live performances and immersive drone bath sessions). Glass is involved in various collaborative projects with a couple of releases under different pseudonyms as well as a solo tape featuring a track with prolific producer Carlos Niño. For most of the year, Glass lives sustainably off-grid with his family on a plot of land outside Joshua Tree, a mini utopia infamous for his well curated private campouts and artist residencies. Wide skies, magnificent climates, and being surrounded by the love of family and friends inform Bear’s musical output and artistic practice. Shape of the Moon present their debut album for Marionette’s 30th title, channeling an inquisitive yet playful state of mind that marvels at the mysteries of the universe. Poems written and performed by Benjamin Burke Music by Bear Glass - Modular Synthesizer, Buchla Music Easel, Bass, Sitar. Additional instrumentation by: mtn grl - Rhodes on No need to wait / This is time Matthew Yerge - Bells, Bowls, Cymbals, Jaw Harp on The egg and Bohemian death Yoon Lee - Guitar, Saxophone on The egg and Bohemian death Recorded by Bear Glass Mixed By Bear Glass & Spencer Hartling Mastered and cut by Noel Summerville Artwork by Jon Joanis Format: 12” Vinyl (180g) & Download Cat. no. Marionette30 Release Date: June 5, 2026 Tracklist: 1. No need to wait / This is time 2. Safe and sound 3. Natural states 4. Time and the hour 5. Taking place 6. Bohemian death 7. The egg 8. Such thing Grimwig: Under his grimwig moniker, founder of the Toronto-based Marionette label, Ali Safi, carefully selects and blends records into seamless mixes suited for deep listening and the after hours. Grimwig has played at notable venues worldwide and contributed mixes for Good Morning Tapes, The Wire, Ben UFO's Hessle Audio, NTS, The Lot Radio, including his own Kiosk Radio residency. Khôra: is the ecstatic transmission of Toronto composer and writer Matthew Ramolo. Ramolo has shaped sound for film, dance, and theatre, been commissioned by Maerzmusik, Thin Edge New Music Ensemble, and Fashion Art Toronto, and toured and recorded with Picastro, Nidus, and Mas Aya, among other collaborative work. Traversing decades and numerous assemblages of expression, Ramolo’s musical workings as Khôra are rooted in the unitive, alchemical wisdom of the hermetic tradition. Mythical and ineffable modes are found integral to harmonic, rhythmic, and symbolic form as Khôra playfully approaches the collective overcoming of time through the induction of intensive meditative trance states. Khôra has been independently releasing instrumental albums since 2006, reissuing inaugural slab Silent Your Body Is Endless through Constellation Records in 2010. In 2024, Khôra released Gestures of Perception in collaboration with the Marionette label, a double LP of electro-acoustic ritualism and book of fractal mythography, alchemical insight, and abstracted occult imagery. His latest offering, issued by Marionette in 2026, is a collaborative effort with Mas Aya entitled Primordial Mind which sets eight mandalic instrumental compositions against an esoteric backdrop of collective inner and outer transformation. JdB: Is a deep listening experience using dub as a process, education, and inspiration encapsulating the heart of my artist journey. Driven by a desire to dance in front of sound systems and play with frequencies that shape our moods, energy and emotions, digging for steady and luscious tones that take listeners to deep hypnotic states where we do our inner work. Music as a vessel for healing and profound revelations that come from the dance of tension and release. Striving to play patiently and to let the music breathe. Whether I'm curating a collection of music for the dance floor or performing a live hardware set with synths and drum machines, we are experiencing this fleeting moment together. Let's engage with the material and listen deeply, open to how it might change us. Champions of underground elixir United Wild Brew will be curating the bar with specialty handcrafted bevs. UWB is a local microbrewer operating in the DIY rave communities of Los Angeles Marionette: Marionette is a record label that publishes a wide spectrum of experimental music and visual art through timeless physical editions. Founded in 2013 by Ali Safi out of Toronto, the label has gained a global following and built a reputation for impeccably produced records with stunning handmade artworks that don't fit into any particular style or genre. The label has released works by prolific and acclaimed artists (Tomko Sauavage, Valentina Magaletti, Andrea Belfi & Jules Reidy) alongside debut projects that have since gained a cult following (Kilchhofer, Hainbach, Khôra, Big Hands). Marionette has hosted showcases at respected music institutions around the globe. PrintShop: is an LA-based collective and DIY event series built on the belief that parties are vital shared spaces. Creating immersive, sometimes chaotic worlds centered around psychedelic tinged dance and live experimental music, PrintShop draws inspiration from Midwest rave culture—combining otherworldly visuals, décor, and lighting with impeccable sound. Community care & safety: We aim to create an experimental, inclusive, queer-friendly, open-minded, and safe environment. If you notice any questionable or inappropriate behavior, please notify a PrintShop crew member immediately. We do not tolerate racism, homophobia, transphobia, sexism, or harassment. Mindful use of mobile devices: limit phone use to respect the shared dancefloor experience, consider forgoing photos or video recording and think critically before posting images to protect others’ privacy. Harm Reduction & Safety Complimentary PPE available at the United Wild Brew bar & SO•RI Coffee Bar, including: • Fentanyl test strips • Narcan • Safe sex materials • Ear protection