Melissa Auf der Maur's BASS WOMB ROOM: My '90s 4-Track Demos x Field Recordings will be released on vinyl on December 4 via Envision Records, following its digital and cassette release earlier in September.
Both a standalone album and the soundtrack to an immersive multimedia artwork, BASS WOMB ROOM features seven never-before-heard demos written and recorded by Auf der Maur in her home studios in the 1990s, alongside eight new interludes created for her museum exhibition, Melissa Auf der Maur: My '90s Rock Photographs, at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO).
Co-produced by Auf der Maur and Montreal musician Alex Crow, the album captures a quieter, more private side of her creative life during her years with Hole. Recorded and self-mixed on her trusted Tascam 4-track, the original demos have been preserved without modern intervention beyond mastering.
Alongside the vinyl release, Auf der Maur will return to the stage for her first solo performances in 15 years, with two shows in Toronto and Montréal this January. Joined by musicians Alex Crow and Betsy Wright (Ex Hex), the performances will bring BASS WOMB ROOM to life through music and projections from her video and photographic archives. Montreal artist Jessica Moss (Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra) will also make a special guest appearance at the Montréal show.
Upcoming performances
January 15 2027
Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), Toronto.
Free with general admission.
January 17 2027
Le Gesù, Montréal
Tickets on sale now.