Welcome to the Ether  

2019 - 2025

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2182 Recording Company is a collaboration between Robert V Anderson and Ryan J Bruce.  We share an interest in sounds that engage beyond just listening.  These sounds are rooted in a history of creation in Arizona that involves people that were inspired by people who do things differently.  If what you hear and see inspires you, then we hope you engage with us.

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Shahi Baaja Duo: Williams and Monypeny - Drueling LP

August 2025

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When 2182 received the initial recordings of the Drueling LP, it was hard to contain our excitement.  These two prolific musicians met briefly in France in a setting that seemed ripe for their collaboration. The record is not referential because of the rarity but lays bare the journey both took to arrive at that moment using an instrument with a long traditional history. A present day example of east meets west with a reverence that that is produced by mindful musicians. It is possible to listen to this recording and see how a new sound forms in a moment of inspiration. 

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Ben Miller issues second Porcelain Hammer recording 

July 2025

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​Porcelain Hammer formed in 2018 for expanding the direction of Ben Miller's multiphonic guitar work into a full ensemble. This new direction in Miller's music is the melding of art, psych, world and no-wave with lyrical hypnagogia. Miller has been improvising and composing since he was a teenager with his brothers Roger and Laurence Miller. Since that time, Miller has performed with Glenn Branca, Anne Carson, Rashaun Mitchel, Silas Riener, Ron Ashton, Michael Davis, and Franck Vigroux -- just to name a few. Porcelain Hammer includes violinist Mike Khoury, cellist Deanna Lee, and percussionist Mike List.  

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Cecyl Ruehlen releases "Oozetones / Fleshscapes"

June 2025

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​On June 26, Cecyl Ruehlen releases Oozetones / Fleshscapes. While this album was written and completed in early 2022, the work reflects about a decade's worth of developing a unique approach to improvising, super-imposition, and sound engineering as a method of constantly shifting and expanding composition. The LP arrives in a gatefold sleeve with a large format book that delves into the basis for the album's title.

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Monypeny and Corcoran issue "Abacomancy"

June 2025

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​Abacomancy is a collaboration between Derek Monypeny and Kevin Corcoran. Abacomancy is defined as "a form of divination based on the interpretation of the patterns in dust, dirt, silt, or sand." This collaboration was completely improvised during a one-day recording session in Joshua Tree, CA. While Monypeny and Corcoran have performed and recorded before, it marks there first release as a duo. The record comes with a book of photographs by Kevin Corcoran that collides with the sound produced on the record and captures a twenty first century abacomancy. 

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Portland's Descending Pharaohs release first LP

May 2025

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Ritual of Light is the first full length from Descending Pharaohs. Recorded in mid-2022, it marks the band in its first year as a trio with a sound that is mainly implemented by the conventions of guitar, bass, and drums and enhanced by rich textures created by Turkish saz-baglama, greek tzoura, and oud as well as drone-driven electronics. The LP is available with the Telesterion 7 inch and a limited edition print by Theo Khoury. ​

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Forthcoming from 2182 

Spring/Summer 2025

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​2182 is excited to release records this summer from Turner Williams and Derek Monypeny, Fellahin (Steve Bristol, Mike Khoury, and Kenny Millions), and the trio of Mike Khoury, Sharif Sehnaoui, and Raed Yassin. Three more records are currently in production by Gong Gaada, Idol Ko Si, Cecyl Ruehlen, and Derek Monypeny.   

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