Here’s wishing the best to everyone in this new year!

On January 1st, 2012, I recorded the 2,000th “A” for my piece Mantra in A where I record the note “A” every day for the rest of my life.  Here’s Agnes Szelag on cello and myself on accordion (thanks to Michal Szostalo!):

010112 the 2000th A!

it’s been a hectic 2011 up to now, but i’m finally recuperating from the Bay Area in gorgeous Euroland.

i finished recording my piece for 10,000 tracks of audio titled Myriad and am now in the final stages of mixing.  4 years of love, sweat, and beers have gone into making the most amazing piece of music that i’ve ever heard.  gonna shop it around to a few different labels soon, so look for an update here in the near future!

you can look at the recording page for more info, but here’s a short list of the records i’ve finished so far in 2011:

Theresa Wong (The Unlearning- Tzadik Records);

The Norman Conquest/Agnes Szelag (split LP- Nadir/Zenit- Rural Faune synth series);

Myrmyr (Fire Star- Under the Spire Recordings);

Jack O’ The Clock (How Are We Doing, And Who Will Tell Us?)

Got three vinyl releases that I’ve been working on for the past coupla years that are being released this month:

Barn Owl & The Infinite String Ensemble The Headlands on Important Records featuring Ellen Fullman, Theresa Wong, Barn Owl, and myself!  Limited edition of 500.

Roots Into the See by The Atomic Bomb Audition, featuring me on synthesizer, voice, and sound manipulation.  Also a limited edition of 500, only $10 and it includes a free digital download code!  We’re playing this Saturday, November 20th at the Hemlock Tavern with Cartographer and Snailface for our record-release show!!!

Barn Owl‘s Ancestral Star on Thrill Jockey.  They’re also on tour right now, playing the 18th (tonight!) at the Issue Project Room in New York, the 19th in Philadelphia, the 20th in Cincinnati, and the 21st in Chicago.  Then be sure to check them out in San Francisco at The Independent on December 16th when they open up for Lichens and the legendary stoner metal band Om.

i just stripped all of the paint off of my vintage ARP Axxe MkII analog synthesizer and left it as raw steel!

pictures:

phillip greenlief’s album lines combined was just released on evander music!  we recorded this a few months ago, i tried some a new technique where i didn’t use a microphone preamp for the recording, but rather a compressor!