THE BLIGHT RECORD PROJECT #1
The Blight Record Project produces experimental audio works, including adaptations of contemporary classic short stories printed to vinyl. Each edition is printed in limited run for rare collectors and audio storytelling fans alike.
The Blight Record Project #1 full length split features “Angel of Death” by Brian Evenson and “A Skull Dreams It Is A Horse” by Ashley Mayne. Both stories are scored and composed by Nathaniel Heuer and the band Hello Death.
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ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
BRIAN EVENSON is the author of over a dozen books of fiction, most recently the story collection The Glassy Burning Floor of Hell (2021). His collection Song for the Unraveling of the World won the Shirley Jackson Award and the World Fantasy Award and was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times' Ray Bradbury Prize. He is the recipient of three O. Henry Prizes, an NEA fellowship, and a Guggenheim Award. His work has been translated into more than a dozen languages. He lives in Los Angeles and teaches in the Critical Studies Program at CalArts.
ASHLEY MAYNE’S work has appeared in Fence, Post Road, Juked, Peripheries, Blight Podcast, Metambesen, and elsewhere. She lives in Upstate New York and edits fiction for Fence.
NATHANIEL HEUER is a musician and artisan. He currently writes, records, and performs with some of Milwaukee’s preeminent bands, including genre-bending Group of the Altos (The Altos), experimental rockers Marielle Allschwang and The Visitations, and his own indie folk project Hello Death.
CREDITS:
Music for “Angel of Death” - Written, recorded, and performed by Nathaniel Heuer - Narration by Brian Evenson - Vocals and harmony arrangements by Erin Wolf, Violin by Marielle Allschwang - Trumpet by Heather Hass - Mastered by Justin Perkins
Music For “Skull Dreams It Is a Horse” - Written, recorded, and performed by Nathaniel Heuer - Narration by Ashley Mayne - Mastered by Justin Perkins