Bristol-based sound studio Slate + Ash has unveiled its latest release, an experimental guitar-based Kontakt instrument built on a library of recordings from six avant-garde players, including Sunn O)))'s Stephen O'Malley.
Ruins' sound library is comprised of "loops, textures, resonances and mechanical failures" that "explore the outer edges of guitar performance", performed by drone-metal legend Stephen O'Malley, experimental musician Oren Ambarchi, and influential jazz guitarist David Torn, known for his work with David Bowie and John Legend, among others. Bill Horist, Ben Greenberg and Arjan Miranda also contributed.
