Luke Drozd / Threnody Press
Bergen
Threnody Press is the publishing imprint of artist, writer and noise-maker, Luke Drozd. Works published under Threnody Press include poetry, short stories, even shorter stories and sound works.
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Publications
The Box aka Collections and the Thingness of Stuff (or I Am Not a Collector) (2024)
A new book that attempts to unpick why I hold on to the things that I do and how all these things potentially interconnect.
114 pages
130mm x 198mm
black and white text / images
PUR bound with heavy matte coloured card cover
Can You Make The Band Name Bigger? (2020)
Can You Make The Band Name Bigger? is a book filled with 15 years worth of my poster design work by Luke Drozd.
Featuring a foreword comedian Stewart Lee, an intro by poster artist Jay Ryan, and insights into the work from both Drozd and bands and musicians he has worked with.
Includes work for the likes of The Black Keys, Dinosaur Jr, Bonnie Prince Billy, The Breeders, Shirley Collins, Tortoise, St. Vincent, Blink 182, They Might Be Giants and many more
210 pages
210 x 317
Full colour
Malleable Minds (2023)
A new short book of 26 poems and stories suitable for all ages, lovingly deigned and illustrated by Nicolas Burrows.
Malleable Minds features tales of hungry dogs, wheezing weasels, egg-loving giants, tiny kings and much more.
Like life itself, it is a wonderful waste of time.
32 pages
14.8 x 21.0 cm
PUR bound with heavy matte card cover
Reet Maff’l’s Unofficial Histories - Vol 1 - Publication and Vinyl record (2023)
Unofficial Histories - Vol 1 features nine tracks that correspond to a geographical spot at Bergenhus festning, Bergen, Norway. It's a poetic rambling audio guide through the eyes and ears of a potentially unreliable narrator aka The Tour Guide.
Written and recorded by Reet Maff’l (Luke Drozd & Andy Abbott), with additional audio contributions from Andreas Brandal, Benedicte Maurseth & Øyvind Skarbø.
12" publication and vinyl record
Lumpen Thud (2019)
LUMPEN THUD is a collection of short stories and poems, and contains 98 works.
Severed Heads given a second life and handfuls of intestines for the curious. Magic Eye pictures so vile they can never be unseen. Stinking fingers and air thick with the smell of soil and cigarettes. Now Age tales of the spoken weird, LUMPEN THUD is the collection of stories and poems you deserve.
178x110mm
117 pages
Paperback book
98 stories & poems
Gospel Chops - mini publication / zine (2020)
A zine featuring stories, poems and other detritus made in 2020. Collecting together odd bits of writing, many of which were scribbled down as the world fell apart.
24 pages
10.5 x 14.8 cm
staple bound with heavy card cover
Everyday Abstracts (2016)
A 3 colour, screen printed book as part of the Accumulation Primitive series of publications commissioned by Palefroi.
A series of abstract prints constructed from collected found marks, textures and drawings
3 colour screen printed book
16 pages
17 x 24 cm
Edition of 70
The Plague Raves (2024)
‘The Plague Raves' by Bloxham Tapes co-founder LUKE DROZD is a 38-minute experimental work that attempts to capture the increasingly boggy feeling of navigating through "unprecedented times". A confusing and dreamy mix explored through a similarly skewed audio journey.
"The composition threads together electro-acoustic textures, mangled field recordings, disembodied found vocals and amateur musical recordings in a complex and winding sound collage. Echoes of the past in conversation with noises of today. The piece weaves its way through investigations into superstition, ritual, folklore, unofficial histories and the struggles of navigating a world emerging from a global pandemic." – LD
This work was originally exhibited as part of an exhibition of the same name at Bergen Kjøtt, Bergen, NO.
Vinyl record in screen-printed cover
