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?)

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.

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“Recorded by The Norman Conquest in the fall of 2009, this was the first time that Barn Owl were able to take their time in a professional studio, fine tuning and honing the pieces over the span of a couple months. The majority of the tracks were recorded live to tape and were a mix of composed and improvised elements. The near limitless options, as far as equipment and microphones were concerned, allowed the band to shape and refine the definition of the Barn Owl sound. The extra time in the studio also allowed for other textural embellishments. Marielle Jakobsons (of Darwinsbitch, Date Palms, Myrmyr) contributed violin to “Flatlands” and “Awakening” which gave the two pieces a heavier Americana vibe and really enriched the sonic palette. The Norman Conquest lent vocals to several tracks and also played modular synth through a Marshall half-stack that added a nice low end to the title track. On “Incantation”, an ensemble that Caminiti and Porras are members of called Portraits, played gong, bells, singing bowls, and other percussive metals which really lends to the ritualistic feeling of the piece. At the very least, there are 10 people playing on the track. Ancestral Star also acts as the first album in which bowed guitar is heavily explored.”