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Here are two really good recent releases from acquaintances of mine that might be of interest.
Khoral’s Broken Sails EP is lush synth-pop whose arrangements remind me of Gary Numan crossed with Jeremy Enigk’s album ‘Return of the Frog Queen’. All the songs are about sailing and abandoned ships and the sea. Has a [...]

Wonderful, inspiring talk by Ben Burtt on how he did the sound design for Wall-E (thanks jdg).

Dronevocalimprov - TOTW 2-23-09 by ooray

Simple track this week. I play cello against a drone of my voice.

I thought this was a great read about how art remakes itself in times of economic hardship. For example, the NY Downtown boom happened in a time of deep economic downturn, giving rise to artists such as Basquiat and musical forms such as hip-hop and the short-lived (but influential) no-wave scene. When the [...]

Proud to say that my recent live set is part of Disquiet’s Inaugural Mix. Very cool!
Also, proud to say that my album Magnifications will be out March 1 on luvsound.org (also check their spiffy new site design).

A review of an interesting sounding concert based on feedback in the NY Times.

Hmbe - TOTW 2-16-09 by ooray

Track of the week this week is pixelated guitar, looped and reverbed. Hope you enjoy!

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If you haven’t yet seen Coraline, you owe it to yourself to see it. Probably one of the most incredibly hallucinatory and spooky films I’ve seen in years. So many incredible details…and the fact that it is stop motion makes it one to treasure for years and years.
Also: great article [...]

Black Ink of the Sargasso - TOTW 2-09-09 by ooray

A drone metal improv this week - looping guitar and synth.

Max Neuhaus died today, incredible percussionist and ‘audio sculptor’.
Max was one of the pioneers of sound installations, including his droning ‘Times Square’ piece which was permanently installed at a pedestrian island at 46th and Broadway. This piece was never officially announced, as he preferred to have people discover it on their own. [...]