{"product_id":"michael-a-muller-elyria-sound","title":"Michael A. Muller - Elyria Sound","description":"\u003cp\u003e* Second release on OJAS x Vinyl Factory label\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e* 33rpm cut on 180g virgin black vinyl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* Limited edition of 500 copies worldwide \u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e* Hand numbered\u003cbr\u003e* Full colour, uncoated sleeve\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e* Release date 8th May 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe second release from Ojas Music, Elyria Sound is a solo guitar album from Michael A. Muller, recorded to analogue tape during a winter storm in Brooklyn in January 2026.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere Muller's previous work operated in darker, atmospheric territories, and 2024's Mirror Music (Deutsche Grammophon) wove together 11 collaborators, Elyria Sound strips everything back to a single voice: one instrument, one room, one take. Each piece was captured live in single passes to a one-inch tape machine, the most direct path from fingertip to magnetic oxide.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album title traces to 2018, when Muller began writing solo music while housesitting for a friend in Elyria Canyon in the East Los Angeles hills. The address became the name of his studio, and when he moved to LA shortly after, it became a way of life for the next six years. Elyria Sound is an intimate homage to his sensorial world of that time: the quality of light through a kitchen window. The lull of helicopters and sirens, the blurred glimmer of city lights stretching to the night horizon. Gravel, dust, lizards, birds. Clacking bamboo, white rose, jade, fig, and lemon. A dwelling. A resting place. The comfort of an exhale, and the looming awareness that nothing stays.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo create the record, Muller developed entirely new guitar tunings, forcing himself to relearn the instrument's language from scratch. The result moves between lullaby and lament: spare, cyclical compositions where motifs recur at differing angles and tempos, variations on a central thread. One piece, \"Arundel,\" pays tribute to David Pajo (Papa M, Slint, Tortoise), a nod to the lineage of guitar music that values texture and patience over drama.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe cover artwork by Dennis Foster serves as a visual counterbalance to the music's intended simplicity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA premiere of Elyria Sound will be presented as a listening event via 1\/4” master tape on May 9, 2026, at 180 Studios in London with a fifteen concert tour throughout Europe to follow. michael-muller.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnalogue Recording \u0026amp; Mixing by Jonathan Low\u003c\/span\u003e—Brooklyn NY\u003cbr\u003eAnalogue mastering \u0026amp; all-tube lacquer cut by Frederic Stader—Köln DE\u003cbr\u003ePlated \u0026amp; pressed on the EMI1400 at The Vinyl Factory—Hayes UK\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSide A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLacuna\u003cbr\u003eNocturne For Leigh\u003cbr\u003eBlue Hour\u003cbr\u003eLoom\u003cbr\u003eAubade\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSide B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis Is The Water And This Is The Well\u003cbr\u003eCaché\u003cbr\u003eHalf-Light\u003cbr\u003eTasogare\u003cbr\u003eOhne\u003cbr\u003eArundel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RBilJcc4OH0?si=ewjqfQnHTkNhBWiA\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Vinyl Factory","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57513098543452,"sku":"VF459","price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/3120\/3932\/files\/VF459-MichaelMullerElyriaSound_1.jpg?v=1778178442","url":"https:\/\/shop.thevinylfactory.com\/products\/michael-a-muller-elyria-sound","provider":"The Vinyl Factory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}