Kuhikugu Asterism by Kent Sparling
This is the double CD version of the albums Kuhikugu and Asterism, which contains all the tracks from each record, and the digital version also includes the three bonus tracks for Asterism.
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"Kuhikugu Asterism" is a replicated, screen-printed CD in a bespoke, square-format, color-printed sleeve and slipcover (album-style). First pressing of 300 copies.
Tracklist
| 1. | Amazonia | 3:44 |
| 2. | Hamburg Trunk | 2:31 |
| 3. | No Escape for You | 5:23 |
| 4. | Read This to Me | 3:25 |
| 5. | We're Leaving Our Bones Here | 2:16 |
| 6. | A Single Shot | 1:25 |
| 7. | He Meant No White Man | 2:23 |
| 8. | Everyone Out of the Boat | 2:32 |
| 9. | Through the Heart | 5:49 |
| 10. | Like a Judas | 5:44 |
| 11. | In Chlorine Gas | 3:32 |
| 12. | Unsettled Pulse | 4:02 |
| 13. | The Way in Torchlight | 8:19 |
| 14. | Belief | 3:14 |
| 15. | Aquila | 4:30 |
| 16. | Böotes | 3:37 |
| 17. | Polaris | 4:21 |
| 18. | Praesepe | 5:22 |
| 19. | Musca | 7:20 |
| 20. | Ara | 5:50 |
| 21. | Hadar | 4:19 |
| 22. | Arcturus | 5:28 |
| 23. | Cetus | 1:04 |
| 24. | Deneb | 3:47 |
| 25. | Tucana | 4:11 |
| 26. | Algol | 5:47 |
Credits
released November 4, 2025
Composed and Produced by Kent Sparling
kS: Autoharp, Vinyl, Loops, Tabletop Guitar, Field Recordings, Serge Modules, Resonant Filters, Mutable Instruments Modules, Corrugaphone, Bullroarer, Gong, Bell, Palm Frond, Kite String, Shozygs, Shakers, Wood Block, Metal, Ocarina, Percussion, Feedback, Rhodes Piano, Samba Whistles, Bamboo, Rocks, SYS 500 Modules, Melodica, Software, Electronics
With
Myles Boisen: Tabletop Guitar on 1, 2, 10 and 13, Distant Rocks on 8
Alain Despatie: Alfaia on 3, 4, 8 and 10
Jeffrey Foster: Loop on 9 and 23
Vanessa Lowe: Voice on 13
Dug Winningham: Field Recordings on 1, 4, 5, 9 and 13
Recorded 2016, 2018 and 2024 in California
Mixed by Kent Sparling at cavemaps, November 2024 - April 2025
Mastered by Myles Boisen at the Headless Buddha, Oakland, CA
Published by the Jicama Salad Co. (BMI)
All Things Equal © and p. 2025
Artwork: Kent Sparling
Design: Roman Kendall
Made possible through the generosity of GWL
Deep Respect and Gratitude to:
James Gray, John Axelrad, Katherine Miller,
Chris Spelman, Douglas Murray, Jeffrey Foster, Myles Boisen,
Alain Despatie, Dug Winningham
Vanessa Lowe and Finn Sparlowe
Purling JSC 4126AB
Purling / Jicama Salad Co.
POBox 7333
Berkeley, CA 94707 USA
www.jicamasalad.net
Composed and Produced by Kent Sparling
kS: Autoharp, Vinyl, Loops, Tabletop Guitar, Field Recordings, Serge Modules, Resonant Filters, Mutable Instruments Modules, Corrugaphone, Bullroarer, Gong, Bell, Palm Frond, Kite String, Shozygs, Shakers, Wood Block, Metal, Ocarina, Percussion, Feedback, Rhodes Piano, Samba Whistles, Bamboo, Rocks, SYS 500 Modules, Melodica, Software, Electronics
With
Myles Boisen: Tabletop Guitar on 1, 2, 10 and 13, Distant Rocks on 8
Alain Despatie: Alfaia on 3, 4, 8 and 10
Jeffrey Foster: Loop on 9 and 23
Vanessa Lowe: Voice on 13
Dug Winningham: Field Recordings on 1, 4, 5, 9 and 13
Recorded 2016, 2018 and 2024 in California
Mixed by Kent Sparling at cavemaps, November 2024 - April 2025
Mastered by Myles Boisen at the Headless Buddha, Oakland, CA
Published by the Jicama Salad Co. (BMI)
All Things Equal © and p. 2025
Artwork: Kent Sparling
Design: Roman Kendall
Made possible through the generosity of GWL
Deep Respect and Gratitude to:
James Gray, John Axelrad, Katherine Miller,
Chris Spelman, Douglas Murray, Jeffrey Foster, Myles Boisen,
Alain Despatie, Dug Winningham
Vanessa Lowe and Finn Sparlowe
Purling JSC 4126AB
Purling / Jicama Salad Co.
POBox 7333
Berkeley, CA 94707 USA
www.jicamasalad.net
License
All rights reserved.
Kent Sparling makes music with found sound, homebrew instruments, field recordings and electromechanical constructions, alongside familiar instruments and analog, digital and software processors. He has released 10 CDs, and scored and co-scored seven feature films. He lives on the Northern California coast, and thanks you for visiting him on Bandcamp.