Finding themselves in the novel position of having, for the first time, more than a single day to record an album and a label to record it for, Zach and Ma put together a band and brought them to live and record at The Outlier Inn, a farm and music studio in upstate New York, from July 27 to August 2, 2023. With time in the studio to experiment, Fievel Is Glauque finally had the resources to try an old idea Phillips had never brought to fruition: a recording approach he calls “live in triplicate.” First laying down a foundational take, then a duplicate take on top of it, and finally an improvisatory, antagonistic take, the octet exclusively played live together without using a click track, so that each layer of performance features tiny rhythmic variations and imperfections, both intentional and not.

Rong Weicknes is the result of a band using their hard-won resources to take a major risk and try something new. It’s obtuse, maximalist, imperfect, and, above all, refreshing.

Tracklist

A1		Hover
A2		As Above So Below
A3		Would You Rather
A4		Love Weapon
A5		Rong Weicknes
A6		Toute Suite
A7		Its So Easy
B1		I'm Scanning Things I Can't See
B2		Kayfabe
B3		My Oubliette
B4		Dark Dancing
B5		Great Blues
B6		Transparent
B7		Eternal Irises
B8		Haut Contre Bas