04/11/08::: scutopus & co. track on MP3 tribute compilation
A segment of the dodgeball rave (guess which one!) that I played in collaboration with JTS3K and The Brown Moth is a part of an MP3 compilation which pays tribute to the co-founder and former CEO of Elektron, Daniel Hansson. He died tragically in a car accident last year. (See news post below.) 30 MP3s are yours for $5, the entirety of which goes towards the World Wildlife Fund, as Daniel was fond of environmental causes. There is also a batch of MP3s for download from the site which did not make the main tribute, but are still rockin'enough to be featured on the site. Did I mention if you buy the collection with haste that you will be entered into a drawing to win a Sidstation? They are no longer in production, so this is a very cool bonus if you are a musician. Go to 45 Tribute now!
09/06/07::: R.I.P. Daniel Hansson
I recently learned that the CEO and main visionary of the Swedish company that makes my favorite hardware synths, Elektron, died in a car accident. He was 33. I was initially surprised at how shaken up I am by this, but it makes sense because they were a small company who cared about their customers and would go above and beyond to help users of their products. Plus, their synths inspired creativity and allowed one to stay away from a computer (if one wished) to make electronic music. For all these reasons and more I've felt a personal connection with the synths--the Sidstation, Machinedrum and Monomachine--and by extension those who made them. I'm am glad that the company will continue on, though I couldn't imagine it not doing so for any reason.
06/20/07::: More downloads on music page
I've uploaded MP3s of my first "techno" album "Ganglion Rot" as well as MP3s of an extra-fun live set I participated in at a dodgeball rave called "Balls to the Wall." Both sets of MP3s can be found on the music page, though neither set is normal.
05/19/07::: Music page updated with Batiscauthen info
Please check out the music page for more information about and sound samples from the noise tape described below!
05/17/07::: Noise tape, compilation, progress
Hello! It has been a while since I updated the website; a lot has shifted. Many cool things to report! Epicene Sound has released a very limited run of my noise tape "Batiscauthen." I have a small amount of copies. Sound sample(s) and purchase info to come. In more Epicene-related news, a 3CD compilation they released with Under Radar and Public Guilt has an exclusive noise track by me called "Occupations of Uninhabited Space," after the mobiles made by a character in the Ursula K. LeGuin novel "The Dispossessed." A highly recommended novel.
Also, I'm finishing up a melodic, pretty, sometimes melancholy album, and have removed from the music and remix pages the tracks that will be included. More information to come, but to tide you over here's a very early 4-track version of one of the songs to be included on the album::: End.
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