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Single Rider 7″
7″ Single Rider- very limited and unique release. So many wonderful people are a part of this. This record is the Wax Mage exclusive, hand poured and hand laid by Heath himself.
SINGLE RIDER 7″ – CLEAR BLUE SWIRL
This variety is clear blue swirl. The vinyl is transparent with blue swirls throughout.
SINGLE RIDER 7″ – RANDOM COLOR
Random color is made with recycled vinyl so colors will vary.
WAX MAGE VINYL DETAILSThe limited-run pressing is50 Random colors – $1525 Clear with blue pigment swirl- $1525 Nebula random color – $20– SOLD OUT15 Wax Mage Customs random color – $25 – SOLD OUTAdd $5 for domestic shipping. And will be sold here https://unolady.com/shop/”Underground” and “52 Hertz” were songs were recorded by Jeff France and…
Lia Massari drew the amazing album artwork. Thanks so much for sharing your talents.
It’s called Single Rider because singularity is a common theme. Both songs are about isolated characters. As a solo musician, I compose alone. I also happened to have a season pass to Cedar Point during these brainstorming sessions and became fixated on observing people riding rollercoasters alone. Single Rider/ Ride On. Was that a slogan or an inside joke? I am not sure. But it’s an album title now.
I want to thank my good friends Crystin and Holly for being there for me as I bought the Cedar Point photo pass and refused to sit next to them in the name of art.
Lastly I want to thank the Holiday Music Motel. I wrote the song 52 Hertz with some friends at the Holiday Music Motel. Dark Songs is a week-long songwriting festival in Sturgeon Bay, WI. Thanks to my co-writers Dan Smerz and Tarl Night, and the lovely mj and pAt mAcdonald who host the Holiday Music festivities. I love and miss you all!
Thanks for listening and for your support.
Your pal,
Christa, the Uno Lady
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Uno Lady Shows in April
I have 3 upcoming shows. Let me serenade you. These are my final performances booked before I go to Alaska for the fellowship and move. Let’s celebrate together.
April 15, 8pm, $10, Cro Bar is a newly opened old dive that is really rad at 3244 St. Clair. Cleveland, Ohio. The show was organized by the amazing people with Emerald City. Twen (must see! seriously!) and Orefice Roth are also playing.
April 16, 7pm, $10- Dawn of the CAVE 15 Broad St. Akron, Ohio. This is the first show in this new DIY space. I’m honored to be a part of it. Sponsored by EarthQuaker Devices, UNO LADY, MOTH COCK, JEREMY BIBLE, STEMS, & DJ: HR3. Masks strongly encouraged. Extra KN95s and hand sanitizer provided. Street parking is available on the same side of the street as the venue. All ages. BYOB 21+; CAVE is a safe(r) space.
April 22, 8pm is my 7″ record release celebration at the Little Rose Tavern with LaToya Kent and RA Washington‘s new musical creation ME::YOU, plus the talented Smith Taylor. I’m excited to share the stage with some of my favorite musicians and people. Tickets at the door are sliding scale $8-10, first come first serve. It will sell out so get there on time. Come to the shows on 4/15 & 4/16 too 🙂
Uno Lady is going to Alaska for an Artist Fellowship
I’m going to Alaska! I have been awarded a fellowship at Chulitna Lodge, a historic Alaskan landmark in the center of Lake Clark National Parks and Preserve, one of the largest parks in the U.S. Chulitna Lodge is 180 miles southwest of Anchorage and is an off-grid living community. The property primarily runs on solar power.
My fellowship begins in May and is completely self-directed. I applied with a new idea that focuses on old-growth forests. I will spend my time developing a project that tells the tales of trees. I’ll also take videos and compose music inspired by my stay.
The fellowship covers my lodging and food expenses. I have to pay for a portion of my travel, cover my home expenses, and variation in income. I’ll come up with creative ways to help fund this incredible opportunity and keep you posted. You can always buy music through Bandcamp or pledge on Patreon.
Thanks so much to the Chulitna Lodge Research Institute for providing the time, space, and facilities for creatives to make and meditate. Some text and photo are from Chulitna Lodge’s website.
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Listen to the new single “Rocky River Flows Into Erie”
Rocky River Flows into Erie is a meditation piece that samples sounds from the Lake Erie region. For this project, I recorded environmental acoustics at five different locations. Wave sounds were sampled from Magee Marsh and Edgewater Beach. Bird, bug, and frog songs were recorded from Old Woman Creek, Rocky River Reservation, and Columbia Station Reservation.
The vocals were composed and recorded at the Foundation House residency in Greenwich, CT.
You can buy this on Bandcamp and hear on all streaming sites.
Thanks for listening,
Christa
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Listen to the New Uno Lady Single, “Nature is My Lover”
Nature is My Lover is my love song for the planet. It celebrates inter-connectivity and shares ways nature is nurturing. All the vocals are my own and I sampled nature sounds to make the percussion.
This song was written and recorded at the Foundation House residency in Greenwich, CT. Thanks for the time and space to create. BANDCAMP Friday is 2/4/22 if you are interested in buying the track.
Read the Cleveland Scene article about the release, “Cleveland’s Uno Lady Releases New Song in Anticipation of Upcoming Grog Shop Show with Cate Le Bon and Mega Bog.”
LYRICS
Nature is my lover
we look after each other
Feel the breeze blow on my skin
gentle sweet kisses from the wind
hear the bird song melodies of the air
chorus of the forest show they care
Nature is my lover
we look after each other
Feasts of plenty tasty terrain
they flirt through the dirt with gifts of sweet sugarcane
sunbeams gleam their love for me
moonlight makes my heart shine bright
Nature is my lover
we look after each other
How awesome the blossoms’ bloom
presents of fine perfume
Nature is My Lover was written and recorded in this gorgeous retrofitted stable at the Foundation House artist residency.
PROCESS
The background melody came first. There are Lake Erie sounds, Connecticut swamp sparrows, and babbling springs from France.
This song was almost lyricless. I sat in the spacious yard, cross-legged in the grass, and reflected on what lyrics would serve the sound. In this pause, I connected my breath with the breeze, felt the wind on my skin, and the sun’s warmth on my face. I was aware of the ways nature brings me joy. I noticed the gifts I receive every day. What a generous and caring experience. Nature is my lover.
Thanks for listening.
Warm regards,
Christa
I’m sharing a video of a live performance of Nature is My Lover on Patreon.
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Listen to “My Ride,” the New Single from Uno Lady
I’m excited to share the new song, “My Ride.” It was written and recorded at the Foundation House artist residency in Greenwich, CT, October 2021.
You can stream, save, and share the song on all sites. Bandcamp is a great way to support artists too.
I’ve created a Patreon page for Uno Lady. If you’d like to support me there, please click the button below. I’ll share behind the scene clips and new releases before they are public on Patreon.
Become a Patron!Thank you for reading and listening. Happy New Year, friends.
Warm regards,
Christa, the Uno Lady
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Artist in Residency Recap with the Ellis-Beauregard Foundation
Forever grateful for the opportunity to be an artist in residence with the Ellis-Beauregard Foundation. I spent the past month creating in an old school retrofitted into artist spaces. The residency was life-changing and allowed me the space and time to focus.
I had a productive month in Maine recording and editing 2 new albums. One album is 10 experimental, lyricless, a cappella pieces composed at a past residency in France at Chateau Orquevaux. There are vivid videos to accompany each song. The other album is a collection of songs written since 2020. I’m really proud of how they turned out.
Below are some photos from my trip.
Illicit Hymns Pt 4: Bern Minster Cathedral in Bern, Switzerland
After residency in France, I traveled to Switzerland to play a show at Café Kairo and visit my friend Beat-Man. I had an awesome time playing at Beat-Man’s record shop, Voodoo Rhythm Hardware Store which is located in the Old City of Bern, Switzerland.
Down the road from the Hardware Store, I was delighted to discover the Zytglogge, a 15th-century astronomical clock that displays the moon phases and ring of the zodiac. I spent my birthday in Bern so it seemed magical to be in the same space.
Also in the Old City is Bern Minster Cathedral, (German: Berner Münster), a Swiss Reformed cathedral built in the Gothic style. Construction started in 1421. Its tower was was completed in 1893, stands at 330 feet, and is the largest standing structure in the City. The space and sound was breathtaking.
On these recordings I saw myself cycle through fear and hesitation. There are a few times before I start singing where I audibly tell myself I cannot do it.
The cathedral in Bern, Switzerland. I almost didn’t go through with singing. There were a few dozen people within the space and the acoustics were cavernous. I struggled with my camera and moved 3 times before I had the guts to sing. Five notes into singing, a hush came over the crowd. A few minutes in, a group of kids sat in the pews to listen. I thought my camera was recording but it was not. The video for this song are the few photos I have. My favorite is the photo of the kids that sat around me. Their smiles and attention was moving. I am so happy I captured that moment. Towards the end of the video you’ll see a lady wearing purple. She asks me to stop singing at the end. I apologized and left. My sins were forgiven.
Thank you for watching. This is the final video from this series. Listen to the recordings on Bandcamp and wherever you prefer to stream.
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Illicit Hymns Pt 3: Church of Saint-Germain de Charonne, Paris, France
Illicit Hymns– uninvited, improv cathedral performances.
Here are two more videos from the series in the Church of Saint-Germain de Charonne.
In Paris, a few blocks from where I was staying is the Church of Saint-Germain de Charonne. I entered an empty place and started singing. A priest or parishioner arrived and was setting up for a mass. I asked if it was okay to sing. He said something in French but I am naive to the language. Through tone and body language it seemed ok and friendly. I am not sure if I had permission but it seemed like I did. I hope that I conveyed gratitude to him. Singing in the church brought me much joy.
There is one more cathedral performance to share. Stay tuned. Listen to the recordings on Bandcamp and wherever you prefer to stream. Thanks for watching.
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Uno Lady Releases “Erie Serenade” with The Well
Erie Serenade, 2021
Buy on BANDCAMP and listen on Spotify
Erie Serenade. I wrote this song for The Well.
The Well, based out of Cincinnati, offers programs that combine aspects of mindfulness, arts, social-emotional learning, play, movement, and poetry into practices for regular use within schools, hospitals, and communities. The Well’s Mindful Music Moments program delivers music and mindfulness daily to schools across the country.
Each week, entire schools listen to a single piece of music, repeated for 5 days, with creative, mindful prompts preceding each day. The Field Recording/New Music Project, supported by a grant from the Ohio Arts Council, hired 4 musicians to record sounds in their area and create new music with the sounds during the 2021/22 school year.
I am delighted to work on a piece that shares calm with students. The sounds of Lake Erie and surrounding wildlife were the theme and inspiration to this composition.
Notes about the recording
Erie Serenade samples sounds from the Lake Erie region. For this project, I recorded environmental acoustics at five different locations. Wave sounds were sampled from Magee Marsh and Edgewater Beach. Bird, bug, and frog songs were recorded from Old Woman Creek, Rocky River Reservation, and Columbia Station Reservation.
What amphibians, animals, birds, and insect calls can you identify? I can hear blue jays, chickadees, cicadas, crickets, and woodpeckers.
The percussion is made entirely of environmental field recordings; the melody is voice. All the vocals are my own. The natural percussion was clipped to fit 79 bpm and designed to be supportive of slow, steady breathing. Once the background beat was composed I meditated on what tone would fit the emotions and intentions of the song and started recording vocals. I wanted the piece to be uplifting, repetitive, and hypnotic, yet enough variation for engagement. There are many layers to the song that can serve as cues to breathe deeply. Please follow the pulse that best serves your breathing practice.
This project increased awareness of manmade sounds. Recording the natural environment is challenging because human-created cacophonies dominate the soundscape: running engines, ringing phones, passing planes, power and yard tools are much louder than wildlife. Even traffic lights hum. This project made me curious to hear the sounds of old-growth forests of the past.
I was asked, “What else do you want students to know, hear or think about when they hear this music?”
I hope this song helps students meditate in the present moment.
Listen to the layers. Breathe with the music. Let worries melt away and envision a calming happy space. Feel at peace. Today is an exciting new day. May it bring joy. Thanks for sharing this moment together.
Source of sound recordings
- Magee Marsh, Oak Harbor, Ohio, waves on Benton Beach. Dropped pin: https://goo.gl/maps/Ac5NSF5NvpicWNd76
- Old Woman Creek Reserve, Huron, Ohio. Nature ambiance. Dropped pin: https://goo.gl/maps/DZZzieEBm3mwn7Aq6
- Rocky River Nature Center, North Olmsted Ohio. September sunset songs. Dropped Pin: https://goo.gl/maps/3LMs6EooRSkBmumA9
- Columbia Station, Ohio. Fields near the house I grew up in, by the Rocky River. Dropped Pin: https://goo.gl/maps/g5P98PCeELhd1MPJ9
- Edgewater Beach, Cleveland, Ohio. Dropped pin: https://goo.gl/maps/BnqByXP2RUGDgKje7