I'm hoping to get Aperta Aqua EP3 out by Valentines Day, been experimenting a lot with droning strings with my E-bow and an acoustic guitar or my starcaster. Neat sound can be made by putting a noise gate on a mic before running into some kind of pitch shift and moving the subject around to induce some glitchy clipping. I've used this in some demos I've recorded with the aforementioned guitar droning. Reminds me a bit of the outro for A Hairdryer by The Smile... or Ed's weird stuff on In Limbo by Radiohead
Watching the inauguration now, dark times are upon us. What a shitshow, man.
Was recording an idea I had with strange delays and reverbs, accidentally left the auto-tuner on, on one of the tracks. Created this really gut wrenching and uncomfortable sound. Here's the stem!
Released my first solo EP today, recording took place intermittently since a little before the new year. All the things I do I record in my own bedroom and mix on my computer. I haven't got a producer or any professional equipment, just my portable amp, software and a microphone. The only intrument used on any of the tracks are guitars, I haven't got much else after all, but I like to believe I made the most out of what I want with this particular sound. The fourth track uses that stem I mentioned, though quiet ;-); It is also the only track to actually not use the Ebow I bought. It was really inspired a lot by True Love Tape Loop, and if I had some synthesizers, It probably would have been more similar.
Here's a neat piece of trivia, the album cover was just a photo I took of the jacket potato I was eating while mixing 'Gone Soft Now?' I ate it right after I finalized the uploads.
Aperta Aqua EP3 is still set for Valentine's Day but progress has been slow, not much musical inspiration, I guess we're holding out for a sudden idea like what when we did The Phrases.
TKOL CD I ordered on the internet arrived today, and you know how much I love this piece of music (overhated and underrated). The disk artwork is very nice! On an unrelated note some big update, JOSEFSINLIMBO EP1 IS NOW ON SOUNDCLOUD! I will now be uploading any new solo releases there as well as Youtube, maybe one day I'll get some money and get some real licensing and put some stuff on Spotify. Maybe by then I'll be good enough to be proud of my work, hah.
Found an audio file from October of last year, a half hearted cover of In Limbo by Radiohead. No metronome and bad mixing, just the way you bedroom indie rock people like it ;-)
This past friday I played at a fundraising show at my high school as part of the music program and as a solo act. Things went smoothly besides some hurdles coming from having performed this year's setlist for the first time. I picked up some bass parts for the Jazz Band due to a sudden and unexpected vacancy in the position for that gig. My personal highlight was our performance of There There in the second half , even though there was show-stopping trouble during the intro though I didn't even mess up the guitar solo!
For my solo act I performed a cover of Treefingers. Went well, got praise. The real stars of the show were the other solo singing acts in between the bands, so much talent showed up and killed it!
Composition, recording, and filming has officially begun on a new DEBUT SHORT FILM being made by a close friend of mine. The musical film will contain SEVERAL NEW TRACKS by yours truly, and is slated for release hopefully by the end of this month. Think ethereal, snowy, cold, optimistic. Filming will take place around town and the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania. Email me with any questions, q&a style!.
TRAILER FOR 'SIDERIA' BY JOHN LAPHAN & JOSEFSINLIMBO IS OUT NOW ON YOUTUBE, 3.1.25 I am so excited to be collaborating with John on this, and believe in no uncertain terms this ambient enviornment musical film will be most pleasing.
Editing and mastering has officially wrapped up on 'SIDERIA', we are set for release on March 1st. The original motion picture soundtrack will release firstly on YouTube, and then Soundcloud if you are more interested in the individual tracks.
JOHN LAPHAN & JOSEFSINLIMBO'S 'SIDERIA' OUT NOW ON YOUTUBE Original soundtrack now available on YouTube and SoundCloud.
Forgive the lack of updates. Over the past month I've filled in to play bass for two comps for the PGHS Jazz Band. As for Modern, awaiting further gigs around. Concepts of a plan for a new EP are being thought up, I'm thinking of tackling it from a different kind of style influenced by Steve Reich and some of the string arrangements off Amnesiac & A Moon Shaped pool. It would mainly be guitar based and may even include some semblance of melodic progression and non-static harmony.
Im the past month or so I've listened to a lot of new music, notably heavier bands like Hum & Deftones. As well as more of the works by Steve Reich such as Violin Phase and Different Trains... All very impressive pieces of work.
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