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Ascend Ascend Vinyl Double LP

Created by Janaka Stucky

Neurot Recordings & Atlas Obscura present a recording of Janaka Stucky live in Seattle with special guest Lori Goldston.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Location of Signature on Signed Copies
9 months ago – Tue, Jul 18, 2023 at 06:58:13 AM

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And That's a Wrap! *FINAL UPDATE*
10 months ago – Wed, Jun 28, 2023 at 11:56:47 AM

Hi All,

For those of you who were waiting on the fine art prints to be sent directly from David D'Andrea, those all went out last week. So if you haven't received them yet, they should be arriving any day now.

The prints were the last pieces to ship, so at this point all rewards have been mailed—and I think most have been received, based on the messages and wonderful social media posts I've been seeing.

If you haven't yet shared them with me, I'd still love to see pictures of the prints and records in their new homes! It really does make my day. Please post images and tag me on Instagram or Twitter if you're on either platform:

If you're feeling some FOMO about rewards which you didn't back but now wish you did, I have some very limited quantities (less than 15 each) of the bookmarks, meditation cards, and fine art prints remaining up on my site, along with variations of the LP in both colors—and of course my books, and other ephemera...

This will likely be my last project update. Thank you al SO SO MUCH for helping me realize this work in physical form. Releasing the album and touring behind it opened additional doorways and started new creative dialogues that are exciting, mysterious, and promising.  I look forward to seeing where this path takes me next, and sharing whatever I find along the way with all of you.

With immense gratitude,

Janaka

Shipping Update + Art Prints
10 months ago – Tue, Jun 20, 2023 at 10:59:50 AM

Hi All,

This is just a quick note to clarify that if you pledged for a fine art print, those are shipping separately from the rest of the rewards—directly from the artist, David D'Andrea. Those prints should start shipping this week, so will begin arriving next week.

All the other shipments have now gone out, so if you haven't received your rewards yet you can expect them by the end of this week (unless you're overseas, in which case it may take a little longer). Once your rewards arrive, I'd love to see pictures of the prints and records in their new homes! Please post images and tag me on Instagram or Twitter if you're on either platform:

Thanks to those of you who have already posted pictures and tagged me in them. It's so cool to see these records on people's turntables, and in people's homes!

Love, Janaka

Rewards have begun shipping!
11 months ago – Wed, Jun 14, 2023 at 12:23:03 PM

Hi all,

Just a quick update to let you know that rewards have begun shipping out from the fulfillment center! I expect all rewards to have shipped by sometime next week at the latest. 

When your order ships, you will get an email from Backerkit notifying you, along with a link to tracking information. Once your rewards arrive, I'd love to see pictures of the prints and records in their new homes! Please post images and tag me on Instagram or Twitter if you're on either platform:

While you wait for your rewards to arrive, here are just a few of the many great shots taken by the incredible Pooneh Ghana—from my performance at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever in LA, on May 18th.

Love, Janaka

collage of images from live performance
Images courtesy of Pooneh Ghana

Shipping update + final performance in NYC this Sunday
11 months ago – Fri, Jun 02, 2023 at 01:09:39 PM

Hey All,

I'm sorry I've been a bit MIA! Between flying cross-country 4x last month, performing in 3 different cities, and trying to catch up on work and time with my family I've been a little stretched thin.

This is just a quick note to say that the rewards are taking a little longer to get out because the freight shipment of records being sent to my home for me to sign was delayed. The truck dropped off a pallet of records to me on Friday of last week. I unpacked them, signed all the Blood Marigold copies for Kickstarter backers over the weekend, then packed them back up and shipped them out to the fulfillment center this week—who received them today.

The fulfillment center now has all the various rewards—prints, candles, records, books, shirts—and will start compiling them next week to send to backers. I'll make another update when they start shipping—and you should each get an email notification with info—but I wanted to let you know now that it will be soon!

For anyone in the NYC area, I'll be giving my final performance of the Atlas Obscura tour in NYC this Sunday, June 4th, with live musical accompaniment by Carter Logan (most known for his longtime collaboration with Jim Jarmusch in the experimental band SQÜRL, and composer for a number of Jarmusch's films). Tickets and more info here.

If any of you can make it out, please come say hi after the show!

Love, Janaka

from last week's Boston performance, photo by Adrianne Mathiowetz