Cathedral
The Pacific Northwest is characterized by extreme natural scale and longevity. The region contains some of the largest and oldest trees on Earth, as well as marine life that includes the largest animals in evolutionary history. This environment reflects a form of vastness rooted in biological scale and deep time. Interconnected systems, such as mycorrhizal networks, further emphasize material forms of ecological interdependence. Cathedral emerges from these conditions. It aims toward the eternal while remaining grounded in long-form processes. The composition develops through restrained, exploratory movements, between dissonance and microtonal detail, traversing the fretboard and disintegrating into jagged melodic fragments of ethereal enquiry. Tension gives way to transitioning subtleties, as foreboding processions arrive at a clearing, ascending beyond reach.
Info
Formats
Digital, Cassette, Compact Disc
Release date
April 3, 2026
Recorded on
December 6, 2025
Bonus content
Study I, November 11 Study II, November 17 Study III, November 26 Study IV, December 3
Catalog #
ETX009
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Credits
Production
Ben Domanico-Huh & Samuel N. Ortiz
Design
Ben Domanico-Huh
Artwork
Ricardo Marcin
Performed By

Giacomo Fiore
San Francisco, CA, USA
Giacomo Fiore is a guitarist and musicologist whose work spans justly tuned, electric, and classical guitar. His practice moves between performance, composition, and research, with a focus on intonation and experimental traditions in U.S. music. Working across solo and ensemble contexts, he engages with contemporary repertoire, collaborative projects, and ongoing explorations of tuning, texture, and form.

Midden
Vancouver, Canada
Evan Hardy is a multi-instrumentalist and sound artist whose work draws from his background in archaeology, shaping compositions that unfold through layering, accumulation, and erosion. Working across acoustic instruments, found objects, modular synthesis, and tape, he creates evolving electroacoustic pieces that move between structure and improvisation.



