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No Below Edition's second release is "Rocks and Water Folded Up", a collaboration between Yea Big + Shane Parish.

Yea Big is Stefen Robinson, solo and in collaboration. Dad, partner, teacher, multi-instrumentalist music-maker, Buddhist pacifist-anarchist, tree-admirer, in Bloomington, IL. Sounds range from hip-hop to electro-acoustic compositions to free-improvisation. Other projects include Nønl!near Fi3ld.

Athens, Georgia-based guitarist Shane Parish devotes much of his time to developing his singular and expressive musicianship. He is a self-taught player who communicates through emotion, unexpected melodicism, technical whimsy, a nuanced sense of form, and rich timbral variety, simultaneously drawing from the guitar’s history and aiming for its future. Avant Music News described Parish as “one of the most consistently innovative finger-picking acoustic guitarists in a generation.” In 2016, he was recognized for his solo acoustic efforts by composer John Zorn, who issued the album Undertaker Please Drive Slow on Tzadik Records, hailing it as “a remarkable and soulful acoustic solo project that digs deep into Appalachian roots… At times reminiscent of John Fahey and Robbie Basho, at times of John Cage and Morton Feldman.” Parish has self-released numerous recordings of folk interpretations in the years since Undertaker. According to All About Jazz, "Parish's deeply personalized spin on roots music transcends any semblances of playing it safe. More importantly, he establishes a musical conduit that pays homage to tradition while unlocking new passageways, enacted with the utmost sincerity."

In the Spring of 2021, Parish received an email from guitarist/composer Bill Orcutt, asking: “Can I send you some music?” Orcutt hired Parish to transcribe his forthcoming album Music for Four Guitars, which resulted in an 85-page score that was included as a PDF download with purchase of the album. In the Spring of 2023, The Bill Orcutt Guitar Quartet began performing with master innovators Ava Mendoza and Wendy Eisenberg joining Bill and Shane to form the live band. Additionally, Parish enjoys improvising with friends and teaching lessons.

Edition of 75 combines a relief printed, repurposed vinyl record sleeve and a stamped CD.

Artists' variable edition of 20 combines a relief printed, repurposed vinyl record sleeve, and a stamped CD. Additionally included is a 11 x 14 inch relief woodcut print with relief printed etched plates, and stamped letters on various long-fibered papers and a laser engraved slate pieces from the 1854 cometogetherspace roof reading "FOLD HERE."

Each sleeve, print, and foldable rock is unique - see images for examples.

Record sleeves courtesy of Reverberation Vinyl, also of Bloomington.