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Jesse Stiles Releases "ECOLOGIES" with Percussionist Brian Shankar Adler

April 16, 2026
A first-person view of a gloved hand holding a vinyl record in front of a rocky shoreline and ocean. The album cover features large, stylized tan-colored block lettering on a dark teal background that reads "HOW TO SEE KNOW AND FALL." Scrawled across the center in black ink is the word "Ecologies." Small white text in the upper right corner lists the artists Jesse Stiles and Brian Shankar Adler, along with the Adhyâropa Records logo.

ECOLOGIES is the debut LP from How to See Know and Fall, the duo project of Stamps Associate Professor Jesse Stiles and Brian Shankar Adlar. The record comprises nine instrumental tracks, forming an electro-acoustic odyssey that spans infectious grooves, delicate melodies, and towering walls of noise.

Conceived as a remote collaboration during the pandemic lockdown, the project evolved to include recordings from the group’s earliest live performances once in-person shows returned. Each track, titled by novelist and poet Jesse Ball — who also penned a manifesto for the accompanying zine — highlights the duo’s adventurous interplay between experimental percussion and electronics, by turns playful and pulverizing.

With additional production and mastering by Alexander Panos and original artwork by Gabriel Guedelha, ECOLOGIES arrives via Adhyâropa Records in both vinyl and a ​“paper” edition (zine plus digital), inviting listeners to explore a world of layered, ever-shifting sound.

About the Artists

Brian Shankar Adler is a widely recognized percussionist and composer who blurs genre lines to create deeply expressive rhythmic landscapes. He has performed in settings ranging from glacial ice fields to Lincoln Center, showcasing his innovative approach to percussion around the globe. With commissions from chamber ensembles and collaborations in opera, dance, and beyond, Adler pursues a vision that intertwines technical precision with human connection.

Jesse Stiles is an electronic musician, artist, and software designer whose immersive sonic environments have been presented at Carnegie Hall, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and beyond. As the Music Supervisor for the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, he produced and performed in hundreds of concerts featuring the works of leading avant-garde composers. Currently an Associate Professor at the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design, Stiles continues to push the boundaries of interactive media and sound design.

Album Credits

  • Jesse Stiles: electronics
  • Brian Shankar Adler: percussion
  • Written, recorded, produced by Brian Shankar Adler & Jesse Stiles
  • Co-production and mastering by Alexander Panos