Michael Terren’s work for ruined pianos It ends in a crypt is out now.
On its surface this record is an intriguing and enveloping listen, the playing and capture drawing the listener into unique resonances and mechanics of five ruined pianos. What gives the project real weight (and I think you can feel it) is the connection between Michael and Ross Bolleter (musician, writer, Zen teacher, and keeper of the pianos). The two sharing a long friendship and collaboration that extends a lineage of ruined piano playing, improvisation, and composition here in Boorloo.
You can read deeper here: https://buttondown.com/michaelterren/archive/it-ends-in-a-crypt/
It ends in a crypt is the RTRFM Local Feature for the week of June 16th, 2025.
‘In Your Shelter Is My Ruin’ off the album was in the RTRFM Local Feature for the week of May 19th, 2025.
Artwork by Eduardo Cossio
Recorded and produced by Michael Terren
Mastered by Dan O'Connor at ENCODER Sound.