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Rob Mazurek
Alternate Moon Cycles (IA11 Edition)
International Anthem - Cat No: IARC0001LP11
- updated:2026-03-09
Chicago, London, L.A. INTERNATIONAL ANTHEM keeps delivering a stunning lineup of releases from cutting-edge music scenes rooted in jazz across the globe. To mark the label's passage from its first decade into its 11th year, its landmark titles are being reissued on vinyl as the IA11 Edition. First up is the record that sparked the label's founding: Rob Mazurek's 2014 album "Alternate Moon Cycles."
Rob Mazurek’s Alternate Moon Cycles was our first release. The incredibly spare single-note-centered cornet, bass, and organ chant was recorded to tape at pint-sized Chicago bar Curio as part of a performance series that predates any notion of our label’s existence. Documenting this performance—highly unique even within the depths of Mazurek’s vast catalog—stirred those notions, and soon talks began of releasing the recording on a fresh imprint.
The music unfolds glacially amongst the gentle creaks, clinks, whispers, and scuffles of the active room. It’s difficult to imagine a more honest rendering of the two sidelong pieces of organic minimal music, and nearly impossible to separate the sounds from their performance context. It’s also difficult to imagine a more subtly striking way to introduce a new label to the world.
Now this long-gone gem of supernatural frequency excavation is back in print with fresh liner notes by Mikel Patrick Avery and obi design by Aaron Lowell Denton.
Featuring Rob Mazurek, Matt Lux, and Mikel Patrick Avery.
"This is ambient music, suitable for meditation, but its shifts in texture reward real listening." - New York Times
The music unfolds glacially amongst the gentle creaks, clinks, whispers, and scuffles of the active room. It’s difficult to imagine a more honest rendering of the two sidelong pieces of organic minimal music, and nearly impossible to separate the sounds from their performance context. It’s also difficult to imagine a more subtly striking way to introduce a new label to the world.
Now this long-gone gem of supernatural frequency excavation is back in print with fresh liner notes by Mikel Patrick Avery and obi design by Aaron Lowell Denton.
Featuring Rob Mazurek, Matt Lux, and Mikel Patrick Avery.
"This is ambient music, suitable for meditation, but its shifts in texture reward real listening." - New York Times
Rob Mazurek's "Alternate Moon Cycles" was our very first release. This unbelievably spare, single-note chant built around cornet, bass, and organ was captured on tape at Curio, a tiny Chicago bar, as part of a performance series conceived long before the label itself was even a thought. Documenting this performance—utterly unique even within Mazurek's vast catalog—galvanized that idea, and talk of issuing the recording on a new label followed almost immediately.
The music unfolds at a glacial pace amid the gentle creaks, sounds, whispers, and rustling of a living room full of people. It's hard to imagine a more honest presentation of these two strains of organic minimal music, and near impossible to separate the sound from the context of the performance. It's equally hard to imagine a more understated yet striking way to introduce a new label to the world.
This gem of supernatural frequency excavation returns to print with fresh liner notes by Mikel Patrick Avery and obi design by Aaron Lowell Denton.
Featuring Rob Mazurek, Matt Lux, and Mikel Patrick Avery.
"This is ambient music well suited to meditation, but its textural shifts genuinely reward close listening." - The New York Times