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OKS Recordings of North America is pleased to announce the release of its first compilation, Men In White Coats, which is currently available through cdbaby.com.

Men in White Coats is a unique venture comprised of forty-five abstract sound art compositions -- each running one minute in length - and inspired by a different scientific concept, theorem, or phenomenon.

The three artists featured on Men in White Coats: El Plan de Aguavodka, The Painful Leg Injuries, and The Unevenness of the Moon’s Surface each contributed fifteen compositions to the collection. Individually they gravitated toward an exciting diversity of scientific subject matter ranging from the birth of the scientific method itself on through the present, successes and missteps alike. From artificial intelligence to intelligent design, from Newtonian physics to psychic surgery, classic Darwinism to Soviet Lysenkoism; the selections paint a lively and unorthodox sonic portrait of the scientific world far removed from the textbook and the lecture hall. This is science that lives, breathes, and is occasionally forgotten.

Men in White Coats is the first artist compilation from OKS Recordings Of North America, and is the first major release to feature The Unevenness of the Moon’s Surface and El Plan de Aguavodka. Each copy is hand painted courtesy of Jonah Goldstein of The Unevenness of the Moon’s Surface featuring packaging with artwork by Bill Byrne of The Painful Leg Injuries.

The artists have shed some light on their subjects and processes with the Men in White Coats Libretto available on the OKS Recordings of North America website. The Men in White Coats Libretto may be read or downloaded to your iPod at www.oksrecordingsofnorthamerica.com/meninwhitecoats.html

The site features free weekly podcasts by El Plan de Aguavodka, The Painful Leg Injuries, and The Unevenness of the Moon’s Surface. Since the launch of the site in January, the podcasts have been well received by a loyal fan base of subscribers. OKS Recordings Of North America’s previous releases include The Painful Leg Injuries’ Backwards Broken and Incorrectly and Interpreting Codes Into Robust Details. For more information please visit www.oksrecordingsofnorthamerica.com