skylla by Ruth Goller

Skylla is the debut solo recording of Italian-born and London-based composer, bassist, and vocalist Ruth Goller. This album of otherworldly detuned bass harmonics and dense vocal arrangements was initially released in 2021 by longtime collaborator Bex Burch’s Vula Viel Records, and quickly went out of print. Since then Goller’s notoriety has only grown, and her follow-up record, SKYLLUMINA, was released by International Anthem in early 2024 and met with high praise.

Skylla is the genesis of her sound, and it’s a sound that is hard to place. Listener’s could be convinced that these recordings came out of contexts as disparate as 80s Downtown NYC or some mysterious Bjork-adjacent project of the Icelandic 2010s. It’s hard to imagine a person making this music despite the fact that its elements are instantly recognizable.

Tracklist

1.	Often they came to visit, even just to see how she was (M1)	2:56

2.	In more turbulent times, she managed to take the perfect shot (M4)	2:12

3.	What’s really important she wanted to know - part 1 (M6)	4:26

4.	What’s really important she wanted to know - part 2 (M7)	3:51

5.	What’s up is not what’s real most of the time (M5)	3:45

6.	When they came closer she realised they were alien creatures (M3)	3:49

7.	The shine of gold was too strong (M8)	3:28

8.	When she curled up they started dancing (M2)	2:53

9.	He was painting her face with colours she had never seen (M9)	1:15

10.	I is One (M10)	4:09

Credits

released December 6, 2024

All music written and recorded by Ruth Goller.

Electric bass, double bass and vocals on all tracks by Ruth Goller.
Vocals on tracks 3,5,6 by Alice Grant
Vocals on tracks 4,6,7 by Lauren Kinsella

Produced and mixed by Kit Downes
Mastered by Tyler McDiarmid

Artwork by Paula Rae Gibson
Design by Pedro Velasco
Reissue design by Craig Hansen

This record is dedicated to my father Paul Goller.

Originally released by Vula Viel Records (VVLP004) July 9, 2021

Thank you:
Kit Downes, Alice Grant and Lauren Kinsella, Bex Burch, Pedro Velasco, Paula Rae Gibson, Barbara Goller, Max de Wardener and Sebastian Rochford for his poem.

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