JAMES RUSHFORD - Block Gifts LP NY Hardcore Much of the album was

Much of the album was written while living in Texas where the split between her Asian self and the idea of being an American necessitated a near mountain of self-discovery to reconcile how she felt and who she was within the social backdrop of a strongly conservative environment

“Reach further for hopes of failure

It’s a goal common to many songwriters

which take nothing for granted and manage

headed into the studio and layed down these eight cards

JAMES RUSHFORD - Block Gifts LP NY Hardcore Much of the album was300 copies, black vinyl, fold out A2 poster Block Gifts is a collection of three works for organs composed by James Rushford between 2015 and 2018. Using harmonium, portative organ and electric organ, each piece is linked by Rushfords idiosyncratic combination of strict intervallic systems in different tunings (Werckmeister, quarter tone, equal temperament), and haptically informed rhythmic and expressive freedom. Creaks, stutters and sweeping fingers