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Downtown Pajama from The OO-Ray on Vimeo.
Here’s a video I just finished for “Downtown Pajama” off Magnifications. This was done in Processing…very pleased with the results!

Ecola - TOTW 3-23-09 by ooray

Another experiment this week, this time with looping drums and guitar.

Ugh, another link to bitchfork? I apologize in advance. But I thought this was a great read:
Heaven and Hell: The Jesus and Mary Chain story.

From the kinda-redundant-but-still-cool department: Nadja covers MBV’s ‘Only Shallow’:

(Download via Pitchfork)

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My full length album, Magnifications, is finally out on Luvsound! A big thanks to Erik and Kev (luvsound label heads) for making this all happen. This album is the culmination of lots and lots of experimentation and improvisation (much like the tracks of the week I’ve been posting) and I’m extremely [...]

Photo by Jennifer Siegel
A happy new year to everyone! Here’s a minimally edited live set from my performance at Aleatoric.

OO-Ray @ Aleatoric 12-27-08 [30 MB download]
There are a few mistakes/technical glitches in it, but rather than try and edit them out, I think it’s important to leave them in for at least a couple [...]

Photo by Jennifer Siegel

Thanks all to everyone who came out last night! Lots of people showed up for post-holidays, post-thaw ambience and it really felt great to bust out the double stops.
I recorded my live set and will post it up soon after some edits. Also would like to mention the very nice [...]

If anyone is around after the holidays, I will be playing a show on December 27th, as part of Mike & Coco’s rebooted “Aleatoric” ambient night. It should be great! Both Wyndel Hunt and Son of Rose are from well known ambient label Dragon’s Eye will be playing as well.
Aleatoric
Featuring Son of Rose, [...]

Aidan Baker (of Nadja fame) is a very prolific musician, and his doom-laden drones can be absolutely emotionally devastating. Imagine my surprise and pleasure when it was announced that the fruits of his collaboration with shoegazer Tim Hecker were going to be released on Alien 8 recordings.
Fantasma Parastasie is an epic journey of 8 [...]

A video from My Bloody Valentine’s reunion tour. I really don’t have much to say about this, other than wow:

This is the song that blew my brain open when I first started listening to Loveless. One reviewer compared it to getting hugged by a friendly group of bees…a description I still find apt.
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