Leaving Records, Los Angeles, CA (2026)

02/27/2026

Nostalgia, longing, ambivalence, depression, healing, and contentment, in unadorned and nocturne restraint. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑯𝒂𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝑯𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆 is the deeply expressive new solo EP from Los Angeles artist and musician Diva Dompé , released TODAY on limited 12” with etched b-side & unlimited digital.

RIYL Sibylle Baier, Judee Sill, Cindy Lee, Syd Barrett, Daniel Johnston.

Following acclaimed outings with their projects Yialmelic Frequencies, Galdre Visions, DIVA, and BlackBlack, Dompé recorded The Haunted House in one week, straight to tape, on the outskirts of Death Valley, engineered by Leaving Records mainstay and fellow psychonaut, Nico Georis.

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑯𝒂𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝑯𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆 on limited etched vinyl and digital —> leavingrecords.com | divaandthepearlygates.bandcamp.com

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Written, Performed and Mixed by Diva Dompé
Mastered by Matthew McQueen
Recorded with Nico Georis at Granny's Dancehall in Death Valley
Photo by Lovelle Femme
Original Artwork by Diva Dompé
Layout by Jordan Rundle

02/17/2026

Downbeat magazine was established in 1934. Aaron Shaw performs live with ensemble in Los Angeles this Friday at 2220 Arts + Archives.

02/13/2026

A testament to resilience and hope. The profusely talented LA flautist, saxophonist, and composer Aaron Shaw (sideman to Herbie Hancock, Carlos Niño, Mary J. Blige, among others) releases heady, cosmic debut album 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝑺𝒐 𝑰𝒕 𝑰𝒔, today on vinyl and digital.

‘Each song serves as a light for those navigating their own struggles, embodying the ethos of pursuing one’s truest life’s mission. Together, we can discover the beauty in our battles and inspire one another to chase our dreams and live authentically, no matter the obstacles we face.’
- Aaron Shaw

Get your tickets to the Aaron Shaw w/ensemble album release show in Los Angeles Feb 20 via 2220arts.org

Album 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝑺𝒐 𝑰𝒕 𝑰𝒔 is out now Vinyl and Digitally —> leavingrecords.com | aaronshaw.bandcamp.com

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Aaron Shaw - Alto Flute and Tenor Saxophone
Alex Smith - Drums
Carlos Niño - Drums and Percussion
Dwight Trible - Voice
Kiernan Wegler - Cello
Lawrence Shaw - Bass
Merci B - Harp
Sam Reid - Piano

Produced by Aaron Shaw with Carlos Niño
Mixed by Nate Mercereau
Mastered by Matthewdavid McQueen

Cover Photo by Sam Lee
From Living Earth / TreePeople, Los Angeles,
on Wednesday, December 18, 2024

02/12/2026

Japanese producer Fumitake Tamura announces 𝑴𝒊𝒋𝒊𝒏, a meticulously crafted, delicately nuanced new album featuring Saul Williams and Sam Gendel, out April 10th.

*preorder deluxe black vinyl now - includes obi-band w/liner notes from Fumitake-san in both English & Japanese. Ships around release date —> leavingrecords.com | buntamura.bandcamp.com

Lead single “Resonance” is out now, featuring Saul Williams weaving his deep, hypnotic spoken word through drifting Fender Rhodes and shifting rhythms.

“The title 𝑴𝒊𝒋𝒊𝒏 comes from a Japanese word meaning "very fine particles". The album gathers particle-like sounds and allows them to resonate in space. As I watch the movements that arise between them, a balance gradually takes shape. Within those relationships and the quiet tension between them, I explored how silence can resonate with sound.

The album begins with the most minimal piano chords then develops by reconstructing fragments of voice and percussion, Rhodes and synths along with traces of jazz and soul. Each sound exists like a particle drifting in air, gently resonating with the others to form the structure. I hope that the spaces and silences created by this placement will appear with a presence equal to the sounds themselves.”
Fumitake Tamura

アルバムのタイトル「微塵（Mijin）」は、非常に細かい粒を意味する日本語に由来しています。
“微塵な音”を集めていき、空間の中で響かせながら、それらのあいだに生じるわずかな動きを見つめていくと、やがて全体のバランスが形づくられていきます。
そういった関係性と、そこで生じる緊張のなかで「沈黙」と「音」が、どのような共鳴を起こすのかを探りました。
アルバムは、録音されたピアノの最小限の和音から始まり、断片的な声やパーカッション、Rhodesやシンセサイザー、そしてジャズやソウルの残響を再構築しながら展開していきます。
音は空気中に漂う粒のように存在し、それぞれがゆるやかに響き合いながら構成をつくっていきます。
その配置によって生まれる「間」や「沈黙」が、音と同じくらいの存在感をもって現れてくれることを願っています。
- Fumitake Tamura

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All tracks Written, Produced, Recorded and Mixed by Fumitake Tamura

Fumitake Tamura – Prophet, Electronics, Sampling
Sam Gendel - Saxophone on Track 2
Saul Williams - Vocals on Track 4

Design by Ayako Fujita

02/06/2026

Recorded live across two events in Los Angeles, Carlos Niño & Friends’ 𝑬𝒍𝒚𝒔𝒊𝒂𝒏 𝑰𝒏𝒗𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 / "𝑷𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑬𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒉" brings together a wide circle of musicians moving as one, built from guitar, drums, saxophone, synths, percussion, and the fluid spoken word of Saul Williams

𝑬𝒍𝒚𝒔𝒊𝒂𝒏 𝑰𝒏𝒗𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 was captured during Leaving Records ‘Listen to Music Outside in the Daylight Under a Tree’ series, recorded by Bear Glass and in collaboration with Living Earth for a California wildfire fundraiser in February 2025, with Saul Williams and Maia the Artiste’s voices at its center. A performance documentary video by Jackie Radinsky commemorates an important milestone of community activation in Elysian Park, Los Angeles that day. Watch the full 15min video on Leaving’s YouTube link in bio

"𝑷𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑬𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒉" was recorded at Earthstar Creation Center in Venice, in collaboration with LA indigenous group Aztlan Unearthed, drawing on hand drums, flutes, birdsong, shells, gongs, bells, rattles, and chant. Saul’s viscerally heart-open poem at the end of this piece was recorded in Paris, intentionally entering / overlapping toward the fade of the ensemble, then extending out a capella.”

Album 𝑬𝒍𝒚𝒔𝒊𝒂𝒏 𝑰𝒏𝒗𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 / "𝑷𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑬𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒉" = two 15min-long compositions, out now on Cassette and Digital —> leavingrecords.com

**This ensemble is performing live this Sunday Feb8th in Los Angeles**
**RSVP required, location = a community-built habitat garden in Pasadena.**
**Venue address disclosed upon securing reservation**
**RSVP via livingearth.la**

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Carlos Niño, Saul Williams, Maia The Artiste, Nate Mercereau, Aaron Shaw, Andres Renteria, Annelise Niño, and Special Guest Leon Mobley

Aztlan Unearthed: Yaotl Mazahua, Joe Galarza, Caxo, Bulldog, and Atlakatl Ce Tochtli

Mastered by Matthewdavid McQueen
Live Mixed and Recorded by Bear Glass
Photograph by Benjamin Wilson
Art & Layout by Jordan Rundle
Video Director, Edit, Color, Drone: Jackie Radinsky
Video Production: Genreless Media
Camera: Kaitlin Griffin, James Smathers, Michael Danescu
Special thanks Noah Klein & Living Earth

02/03/2026

Established enigmatic Los Angeles artist Diva Dompé announces her new nocturne 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑯𝒂𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝑯𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆 - under the guise of Diva & The Pearly Gates - a deeply personal collection of songs rooted in loner-folk diy singer-songwriter idioms - exploring nostalgia, longing, ambivalence, depression, healing, and contentment:, released February 27th on Leaving Records on limited 12” with etched b-side and unlimited digital.

Following acclaimed outings with their projects Yialmelic Frequencies, Galdre Visions, DIVA, and BlackBlack, Dompé recorded 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑯𝒂𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝑯𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆 in one week, straight to tape, on the outskirts of Death Valley, engineered by Leaving Records mainstay and fellow psychonaut, Nico Georis.

First single ‘Solar Kings’ is out today (on her solar return, no less!), conveying the curious, altered states evoked in the midst of a depressive lull. The EP 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑯𝒂𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝑯𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆 is out February 27th on limited etched vinyl and digital —> leavingrecords.com | divaandthepearlygates.bandcamp.com

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Written, Performed and Mixed by Diva Dompé
Mastered by Matthewdavid “MD” McQueen
Recorded with Nico Georis at Granny's Dancehall in Death Valley
Photo by Lovelle Femme
Original Artwork by Diva Dompé
Layout by Jordan Rundle

01/29/2026

The Leaving Records All Genre Artist Community is calling for an industry-wide shutdown on Friday Jan30 in solidarity with the abolishment of ICE. That means that if you participate in the music industry whatsoever, take the day tf off.
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01/26/2026

the best things in life are free

01/22/2026

some selections from thee free all ages all genre Leaving m(y)cro fest in the daylight at thee beloved - let’s do it again sometime soon shall we?

01/21/2026

🎟️ link in bio | Fri Feb 20
2220arts.org | leavingrecords.com
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01/21/2026

🎟️ 2220arts.org / leavingrecords.com

01/20/2026

‘I wrote my song “Echoes of the Heart” as a peaceful melody that brings me immense serenity and hope for my future. At the time , none of that was happening and I needed to create that space for myself. Creating this piece not only provided a calming escape but also challenged me to deepen my understanding of woodwinds. The intricate nuances and techniques required pushed me into new insights of what’s possible, allowing me to grow as an artist.’
-Aaron Shaw /

Album 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝑺𝒐 𝑰𝒕 𝑰𝒔 is released February 13th 2026 on limited colored wax and digital.

Preorder —> leavingrecords.com | aaronshaw.bandcamp.com

Get your tickets to the Aaron Shaw w/ensemble album release show in Los Angeles Feb20 via 2220arts.org

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Aaron Shaw - Alto Flute, Bass Clarinet with Effects, Tenor Saxophone, and VST Strings

Recorded by Aaron Shaw
Produced by Aaron Shaw with Carlos Niño
Mixed by Nate Mercereau
Mastered by Matthewdavid McQueen

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