NEWS ARCHIVE

An Ecuadorian prep-chef explains how he's become one of the fastest marathon runners in New York City. Produced by: THEO RIGBY AND KATE MCLEAN Read the story, HERE

Solo EUropean Mini-Tour

Music For Film Vol I is out NOW!

<a href="http://williamryanfritch.bandcamp.com/album/music-for-film-vol-i">Music For Film Vol. I by William Ryan Fritch</a>

Dampener a new EP of Film Music is Available NOW

<a href="http://williamryanfritch.bandcamp.com/album/dampener">Dampener by William Ryan Fritch</a>

MUSic FOr FIlm Volume I (out 4/21)

you can purchase this curated 30 track collection of my recent film compositions HERE

New Video for "Unholy Frames"

New video for "Still"

New Record REvisionist Out Now!

Vice Premieres video for new song "thankLess Deeds"

Modern Farmer premieres article profiling my studio and home

“If you listen back to my last three or four records,” says Fritch, “you might hear Siri hammering metal, Verde scratching at the door, or a bedlam of roosters the next farm over trying to harmonize like a middle school choir. But I don’t mind if those make it in. In a way, I find those sounds more enjoyable than what I’m making.”

Consequence of Sound Premieres "In Denial" from Revisionist LP

Stereogum premieres "Heavy" from my upcoming LP Revisionist

Exclaim! premieres the full album stream of my EP EMPTY

Headphone Commute premieres Lost Tribe Sound Podcast Mix

An exclusive mix features a number of my new never before heard songs and compositions along with the work of several other exciting, forward thinking artists affiliated with the label.

SPIN premieres video for Death Blues' "Languaging"

You've almost undoubtedly heard the ethereal yet visceral work of the men who comprise Death Blues. Project founder Jon Mueller is an integral member of Justin Vernon's Volcano Choir (and before that, Collections of Colonies of Bees), while William Ryan Fritch has worked with names as diverse and respected as Sole and DM Stith. On the new album, Ensemble, they combine their multi-instrumentalist might to create a hulking, high-drama sound.

The first look into composer/singer-songwriter William Ryan Fritch's home studio. Featuring a rare video interview with the man behind such projects such Death Blues 'Ensemble' and Vieo Abiungo, and The Waiting Room Original Soundtrack.

Death Blues Ensemble Out Now!

<a href="http://rhythmplex.bandcamp.com/album/ensemble">Ensemble by Death Blues</a>

Death Blues 'Ensemble' streaming at NPR

ENSEMBLE is the blown-out, hyper-real orchestra of the self. Over the course of two years, film composer and multi-instrumentalist William Ryan Fritch worked with Mueller to bring out new fantastical colors and shapes in these pieces, which still ce… — ENSEMBLE is the blown-out, hyper-real orchestra of the self. Over the course of two years, film composer and multi-instrumentalist William Ryan Fritch worked with Mueller to bring out new fantastical colors and shapes in these pieces, which still center on the monotonic yet soul-awakening thwack of the hammered acoustic guitar.

<a href="http://losttribesound.bandcamp.com/album/heavy-ep">Heavy EP by William Ryan Fritch</a>

DEATH BLUESENSEMBLELP/book**PRE-ORDER FOR SEPTEMBER 23 RELEASE DATE** — DEATH BLUES
ENSEMBLE
LP/book
**PRE-ORDER FOR SEPTEMBER 23 RELEASE DATE**

Death Blues Ensemble, the collaborative record I made with the amazing Jon Mueller (Volcano Choir) is now up for PRE-ORDER through Rhythmplex. It is undoubtedly the most expansive and powerful record I have ever been a part of, and the thousands of hours spent bringing it to fruition over the last two and a half years profoundly reshaped me as an artist and composer.

Ensemble comes packaged as a deluxe 16pp hardback full color book with a 140 gm LP mastered by Jeff Lipton and Maria Rice at Peerless Mastering. The audio download that comes with the Ensemble book/LP also includes two exclusive tracks not available on the standard digital version. Essays by Stacy Blint, Faith Coloccia, Brent Gohde, Sally Haldorson, Chris Koelle, Tom Lecky, and David Ravel.

Annie Silverstein's excellent short film Skunk has won the Cinéfondation Selection 1st prize at Cannes 2014. It was a joy to get to work on the music for it and make a score that emerged from the sounds of cicadas and the sweltering environment where it was filmed.

Read Drowned in Sound's exclusive track by track breakdown penned by William Ryan Fritch here: http://smarturl.it/drowninsoundsc2dis Purchase a copy of Leave Me in physical or digital format: http://smarturl.it/leavemebc Join the 9 Album Subscription Series here: http://smarturl.it/leavemesessionsbc or for subscription installments visit here: http://smarturl.it/leavemesessionslts Lost Tribe Sound is very proud to announce their third release of 2014, Leave Me Like You Found Me, a new full length album from composer/multi-instrumentalist William Ryan Fritch. Known primarily for his critically acclaimed work as a film composer (Independent Spirit Award winning documentary The Waiting Room, Myth of The American Sleepover etc.) and for his contemporary classical/experimental recordings as Vieo Abiungo, Fritch has furthered the focused, singular sound of his latest EP Emptied Animal and produced a remarkably cohesive LP of lucid melodies and commandingly blunt rhythms. The inspiration and namesake for the album was Adele Romanski’s unflinching character study of former lovers unable to free themselves from the burden of their shared history. These songs, dressed in the loaded and nostalgic warmth of magnetic tape, cull sounds from the canon of classic rock, deconstructing and repurposing them into anthems of euphoric selective memory. Where the emotional residue outlasts it's derivatives. Leave Me delivers rapturous melodic outbursts, expressive arrangements, Fritch's magnificent arsenal of acoustic instrumentation, and the familiar, comforting sounds of vintage rock music refracted through the prism of modern classical sensibilities. It is lyrical yet wordless; lush, but never soft. Deliberate, yet unbound. Those lucky enough to get a physical copy will be treated to deluxe packaging featuring the work of renowned visual artist João Ruas, a 14 song mini-album on a download card with half an hour of brand new original music unavailable anywhere else, and a double-sided card print of original artwork from William Ryan Fritch and Jamie Mills. William Ryan Fritch: http://williamryanfritch.com João Ruas: http://feral-kid.com Jamie Mills: http://jamie-mills.co.uk Download Press Kit: http://smarturl.it/leavemepresskit Packaging: - CD housed in a panoramic 7” x 5” heavy stock, reverse printed case. - Artwork throughout by world renowned Brazilian artist/illustrator João Ruas. - 14 Song Mini-Album on a download card, 28 minutes of original music (For CD Purchases Only) - Two-sided Art Card featuring artwork from WR. Fritch and Jamie Mills. - Limited to 450 copies for the world. - Mastered by Carl Saff Track list: 1. A Still Point in this Turning World 2. Sun on Cold Skin 3. With the Winds Against Us 4. Coursing Through Veins 5. Half Awake in Slow Motion 6. Weightless 7. Tangled Together 8. Empty Upon Impact 9. Bind and Unbind 10. Leave Me Like You Found Me Bonus Album (CD Purchases Only) 1.A Sad Whispering Wind 2. In The Same Breath 3. Deliberate 4. Her Warmth 5. Take Pause 6. In Contempt, In Silence 7. Our Wilderness 8. Saccharin 9. Siri Song 10. Reacquaint 11. What Stays In Motion 12. A Slow Burn 13. Reluctant To Change 14. A Sad Whispering Wind II

Drowned In Sound has premiered a really cool song-by-song dissection of my new record Leave Me Like You Found Me, accompanied by a full album stream. You can read it HERE.

Aled Ordu, who recently filmed a short documentary on my music and process, has put together a little teaser for my new EP Emptied Animal using some of the film's footage.