In Transit by Lia Kohl & Zander Raymond

IN TRANSIT by the duo Lia Kohl & Zander Raymond (Chicago) is built around a collection of field recordings made in spaces of transit—bus stops, train stations, taxis—blended with the accordion and modular synthesizers textures of Zander Raymond, and the cello and synthesizers of Lia Kohl.

The record features eight instrumental tracks, composed from these raw captures of transient zones, harmonized and enriched with musical treatments and arrangements. Combining acoustic and electronic sources, these compositions create an atmosphere that is both familiar and dreamlike, blurring the boundaries between the real and the imaginary.

Lia Kohl is a cellist, composer, and sound artist based in Chicago. Her broad and varied practice includes composition and performance, installation, improvisation, and collaboration. Her work is rooted in curiosity and patience, exploring the everyday and profound potential of sound. Following her album Normal Sounds (Moon Glyph)—an ode to the noise of daily life, transforming the hum of refrigerators and the ticking of turn signals into moments of unexpected beauty—Lia Kohl continues this exploration of the sounds that surround us with IN TRANSIT.

Zander Raymond is an interdisciplinary artist and musician based in Chicago. In his visual work, he improvises with various materials to create collages. His music is also rooted in improvisation, using modular synthesizers to construct soundscapes that take nonlinear approaches to composition.

Tracklist

1.	This was in the	3:16

2.	In the taxi	5:03

3.	It’s lily season	3:52

4.	What they said about	3:59

5.	A duck with green feet	3:23

6.	Later	3:32

7.	Woven things rest	3:05

8.	Not in the hand	6:19

Credits

released June 20, 2025

All music by Lia Kohl and Zander Raymond
Mixed by Lia Kohl and Zander Raymond
Mastered by Brice Kartmann

Artwork by Lia Kohl and Zander Raymond
Layout by UJNSQ

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