Jonny Trunk's next release will be a Radiophonic Workshop reissue from 1969, titled The Seasons. The Seasons was originally made as part of the BBC's Drama Workshop series by composer David Cain, and was intended as a classroom aid.

Trunk describes The Seasons thus: "The album was issued briefly as a teaching aid for the modern thinking 1960s classroom. The idea was to play the album and get the school children to dance, improvise, think and create to the sounds and words… The album sold in tiny quantities when it came out and was quickly deleted by the BBC. Even the BBC Archive doesn’t have a copy."

Plans for the reissue have been in the pipeline 18 months. It will be released on 16 January on CD, download, and in a limited vinyl pressing. The sleevenotes for the record include an essay by Jon Brooks (aka The Advisory Circle), and two of the original slides which could be ordered by teachers to use during lessons. Listen to "November" from The Seasons below.

Five of Will Oldham's albums under the Palace Songs, Palace Brothers, and Palace Music monikers will be reissued by Domino on CD, LP and as downloads. The five albums being reissued are There Is No-One What Will Take Care Of You, Days In The Wake, Hope, Viva Last Blues and the compilation Lost Blues And Other Songs (which will be reissued as a double vinyl and CD).

The artwork is being revamped, and Will Oldham is writing new text to accompany the releases, which will be out on 27 February 2012. Oldham plays as Bonnie 'Prince' Billy on 25 January at London Hackney Empire (listing here).

The Wire and Sound And Music will be hosting the second Off The Page festival in February 2012. From 24–26 February we'll be decamping to The Playhouse Theatre in Whitstable for a weekend of panel discussions, screenings, talks, and debates on sound, music, and music criticism.

The line up announced so far includes Simon Reynolds presenting an 'intellectual portrait' of David Toop, Dave Tompkins on the spread of global Bass music, a lecture performance by The Bohman Brothers, Linder Sterling discussing her favourite music visuals, a panel debate on music's changing economy with Vicki Bennett, Scanner and Chris Cutler, plus Jonny Trunk, Aura Satz and Felicity Ford discussing radiophonic composers, an audience with Evan Parker, the world premiere of Eliane Radigue: Virtuoso Listening (a documentary produced in collaboration with the composer), and Gavin Bryars on the sinking of the Titanic, with more speakers, film screenings, and children's events to be confirmed. Click here for full information.

Tickets are on sale now, available here (£40 for a weekend pass, £12 Friday day pass, £20 Saturday pass, £15 Sunday pass). More information here.

More material from Karen Dalton is being released in the New Year. The album, titled 1966, contains newly unearthed reel-to-reel recordings made with her estranged husband Richard Tucker, on a tape player taken by Carl Baron to the cabin in Summerville Colorado they had moved to from New York. On the recording, Dalton sings songs by Fred Neil and Tim Hardin.

1966 will be released on 30 January on Delmore Recordings. More info here.

Drag City will be re-releasing the collaboration between Damon & Naomi and Japanese six piece Ghost, first released in 2000. The album will be reissued on CD and LP, packaged with a 7" of previously unreleased material.

Damon & Naomi and Ghost first met in 1995, after which they toured together in the US and Japan. After a show together in Tokyo in 1998 they decided to make an album together. More info here.

Pole (aka Stefan Betke) releases the second in his Waldgeschichten trio of 12" releases next week, titled Waldgeschichten 2. The first in the series was released in October, and the third is scheduled for March 2012, with a single CD release planned for next year. The series is released on Pole's self-titled imprint, which was set up in September 2011, and will host the entire Pole back catalogue by the end of the year.

In 2012 Pole will be touring Japan and the US, with dates to be announced. Confirmed dates for the coming months are as follows: Santiago Mutek Chile (9 December), Montevideo Soco Festival (12), Berlin CTM Festival (4 February 2012). Listen to two excerpts of "Aue" and "Pirol" from the forthcoming 12" below.

A-Aue-Excerpt by pole original

B Pirol-Excerpt by pole original

Matthew Shipp and Barb Januszkiewicz have launched a Kickstarter campaign to complete a film about Shipp, shot by Januszkiewicz. The 45 minute long film, titled The Composer, aims to highlight the relationship between Shipp and his piano. Pledge rewards run from a phone call from Shipp and Januszkiewicz or film credits, to a private dinner and a solo concert with the artists.

Januszkiewicz says: "I'd rather have one dollar commitment from 100 people than $100 from one individual, as that helps build a community of patrons and a larger support group. This whole experience has been exhausting yet at the same time totally stimulating. And very risky. With Kickstarter if you don't make your goals you don't get a penny of the funding. But the best art comes from taking risk."

Watch the video for the project below, and read more about the project here.

[Hat tip: Tiny Mix Tapes]

Mute Books is releasing Agit Disco, a book of personal playlists compiled by 23 writers documenting how music has politically influenced them. The collection began as a set of mix CDs and images, and each selection has annotations and illustrations. The writers who have contributed include Sian Addicott, Louise Carolin, Peter Conlin, Mel Croucher, Martin Dixon, John Eden, Sarah Falloon, Simon Ford, Peter Haining, Stewart Home, Tom Jennings, DJ Krautpleaser, Roger McKinley, Micheline Mason, Tracey Moberly, Luca Paci, Room 13 – Lochyside Scotland, Howard Slater, Johnny Spencer, Stefan Szczelkun, Andy T, Neil Transpontine, and Tom Vague.

The book is compiled by Stefan Szcelkun, edited by Anthony Iles, and published by Mute Books, who have set up a YouTube channel of playlists from the book. A launch for the book takes place at The Showroom, London on 8 December. More info here, or watch "English Girl" by Sister Audrey from John Eden's playlist below.

An independent label market will be popping up in London's Spitalfields market on 10 December, to support labels distributed by PIAS who lost stock in the Sony warehouse fire. The market is organised by Joe Daniel of Angular Records, who put together a Berwick Street market earlier in the year.

Labels who'll be setting up shop for the day include Big Dada, Chemikal Underground, Domino, Fabric, Memphis Industries, Ninja Tune, Rekids, Soundway, One Little Indian, Fat Cat, Southern Fried, among others. Domino imprint Double Six will be selling a handwritten John Cale lyric sheet plus signed EPs, Chemikal Underground have Mogwai, Interpol and Arab Strap test pressings, and performances are also planned, with line ups to be announced.

An after party will be hosted by The Quietus at The Old Blue Last, with Dave ID and Toy. More info here.

CRiSAP presents their new online exhibition in association with the Srishti School Of Art, Design and Technology (Banglore, India). The collaboration curated by Meena Vari features works by eight Indian artists focusing on ideas of orality and the role of conversation. View and hear the exhibition here.