Kramer Releases Solo LP, Shares "Whispers for the Dead" Single + Video | '...and the crimson moon whispers goodbye' Out Now via Shimmy-Disc

Kramer Releases Solo LP,  Shares "Whispers for the Dead" Single + Video via SPILL Read Psychedelic Baby, Americana Highways and Since I Left You Features ...and the crimson moon whispers goodbye  Out Now via Shimmy-Disc

SAVE: Bonner Kramer - ...and the crimson moon whispers goodbye Save LISTEN/WATCH & SHARE: Bonner Kramer - "Whispers for the Dead" Stream | Watch LISTEN/WATCH & SHARE: Bonner Kramer - "Whispers for the Living" Stream | Watch LISTEN/WATCH & SHARE: Bonner Kramer - "Whispers for the Damned" Stream | Watch PRAISE FOR BONNER KRAMER "If there’s one thing that does tie all of the disparate elements of Kramer’s work together, maybe it’s that thing about finding beauty in imperfection." -The Quietus "Kramer, Let It Come Down’s main songwriter, fosters the sort of mystique you might expect of someone who goes by his last name alone" -Pitchfork "Kramer whose legacy when it comes to providing exposure to the innovatively enigmatic, crucially interesting and most often somewhat outré artists (which is also to say, almost by definition, the too-freqently overlooked) is pretty much unparalled" -Stereo Embers Magazine "In an era built on speed and output, Kramer moves in the opposite direction. He listens for silence. In that silence, he finds room to wander. Reverb becomes more than a studio effect. It becomes a kind of opening, a quiet invitation to hear differently... For Kramer, music is no longer a product. It is a conversation. One that doesn’t end when the song does." -Psychedelic Baby Mag Legendary producer, multi-instrumentalist, and avant-garde pioneer Kramer (Galaxie 500, Low, Daniel Johnston) returns with his first solo album in five years, ...and the crimson moon whispers goodbye, out December 12th via Shimmy-Disc. As the final installment of the minimalist instrumental drone-poem project, Kramer is sharing focus track, "Whispers for the Dead." The track follows lead single, "Whispers for the Damned," a meditative and cinematic piece tinged with unease, and "Whisper's for the Living," an ethereal, orchestral, and equally hypnotic composition.  "Whispers for the Dead," is paired with Kramer's signature ambient-cinema—a storytelling device used throughout his work to deepen the thematic world of each project. Beginning with footage drenched in red, a color that seems central to the LP’s world, the visuals and sound are at first dark and menacing, later drifting into a calmer and ethereal drone, as snow falls, bodies dance, like memories.  The themes of the LP, however, are ultimately left to the listener. As Kramer recently told Chorus.fm, "If there is no mystery to decipher, and no place in which the listener can gather themselves and find a place of their own in which the music can be born-again inside of them, the experience is a useless one." A veteran of NYC’s late-’70s downtown experimental music scene and recent projects like the sound-art supergroup Squanderers and the Gregory Corso reissue, Kramer continues his journey into minimalist ambient composition. Departing from lyrics and language, the new LP is a four-part drone-poem for The Living and The Dead, rooted in deep listening and subconscious exploration. The album also includes 48 minutes of bonus material—a live recording of “Music for Pianos & Sunflowers” from Big Ears 2025, featuring acclaimed multi-instrumentalist Shahzad Ismaily. Kramer’s last solo works—And The Wind Blew It All Away, Music For Films Edited By Moths, and Music For Pianos & Sunflowers—were released as part of his 2020 Artist In Residence box set via Joyful Noise Recordings. His return with ...and the crimson moon whispers goodbye marks a new chapter in his ongoing search for sonic transcendence. Reflecting on the project’s intent, Kramer adds: “56 million people die every year… This music, and this entire LP, is for them.” "Whispers for the Dead" and ...and the crimson moon whispers goodbye are out now via Shimmy-Disc. BONNER KRAMER "WHISPERS FOR THE DEAD" (Official Shimmy-Disc Video) ...and the crimson moon whispers goodbye TRACKLISTING:  Side A Whispers for the Blessed Whispers for the Damned Side B Whispers for the Living Whispers for the Dead   KRAMER BIO: Kramer is a composer/musician/filmmaker and multi-instrumentalist who has worked with artists as diverse as John Zorn, Daniel Johnston, Butthole Surfers, Bill Frisell, Ween, The Fugs, Thurston Moore, Robert Wyatt, Penn Jillette, Allen Ginsberg, Jad Fair, and Laraaji, to name but a few. He is also a renowned record producer (Galaxie 500, Low, Urge Overkill, Daniel Johnston, King Missile, Will Oldham, Half Japanese, Moe Tucker, Dean Wareham, etc.) and the founder of the iconic NYC record label Shimmy-Disc, and the band Bongwater. He rarely performs live, but his newly formed trio Squanderers - with David Grubbs & Wendy Eisenberg - is his first long-term recording project to include live performances since 1999. He has also recently performed with Pan American (Mark K. Nelson) in support of their two LPs, Reverberations of Non-Stop Traffic on Redding Road, and the recently released Interior of an Edifice Under the Sea. Among his upcoming projects include a collaborative LP with Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth) and deeper explorations into Ambient-Cinema, this time as writer/director of his debut feature film starring Bruce Dern and Paul Williams. Kramer currently lives, works and dreams in the Appalachian Temperate Rainforest of Western North Carolina.                        KRAMER LINKS Youtube | Instagram | Bandcamp | Facebook