(PRE-ORDER 10/24/25) Atrium (2x VINYL) | Mint (M) Mint (M)
After two decades in the experimental music scenes of New York and Western Massachusetts, Wednesday Knudsen might be known equally as a sought-after improv collaborator and the vocalist and guitarist for the beloved long-running psych band Pigeons or, more recently, as a member of the New England psych-folk ensemble Stella Kola.
Though her forthcoming release, Atrium, is Knudsenβs fifth solo album, it is both her first solo work to appear on vinyl and a double LP, marking her rich recording history with a stunning masterwork. Channeling the βatmosphere of presenceβ alongside the legions of Γliane Radigue, Hiroshi Yoshimura, and Joanna Brouk, on Atrium, Knudsen plays it allβalto saxophone, flute, guitar, synth, piano, autoharp, bass guitar, and vocals.
The collected compositions are studies in the tones, timbres, and pacing particular to the woodland environment of the Taconic Mountains where she lives. Atriumβs tracks are sculptural rather than ambient, with a release into the gorgeous hold of gravity that insists we donβt escape or drift away. This is music for remembering time. This is music that reinforces the power of art as resistance. The songs on Atrium distill our attention in a language that Knudsen calls βthe opening of the heart,β reminding us that subsistence and community results from our own actions and engagement with our exterior. Atrium is a refuge, vital in our current moment and imbued with resonant power for our future.
- Media Condition: Mint (M)
- Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
- Format: Vinyl
- Genre: AMBIENT
- Format Type: 2xLP
- Released: 10/24/2025