Category: Interviews

Source: Dungeon Synth & Dark Ambient Reviews!! One thing that is really unique about the artists on the Cryo Chamber Label, is that they all have their signature sound that distinguishes them amongst their label mates. Tineidae brings a fresh, exciting sound that is perceptible in several ways. For one, there is an invigorating fusion…

Source: I Care If You Listen. Over the past 20 years, Brian Harnetty has worked extensively with sound archives to produce a wide range of interdisciplinary creative projects. Ranging from the Little Cities Archives (Shawnee, Ohio), to the Creative Audio Archives (Chicago), to the Berea Sound Archives (Kentucky), his projects create “archival performances” that invite…

Source: MetalSucks. Many know Dunn through his work with Mr. Bungle and the Melvins, with his distinct, fusion-inspired licks voraciously accenting some of the most ubiquitous rock and metal records of the last 30-odd years. But for Dunn, mastering metal isn’t his sole goal; the former Bay Area staple’s increasingly insatiable thirst for experimentation has…

Source: 15 questions. Well, I don’t know if I’m ambitious enough to create timeless music (laughs). At the same time, I am not interested in carrying on a tradition, since I do not feel as belonging to a specific musical genre: I listen to the most diverse things, often in a chaotic way, and when…

Source: 15 questions. Of course, since a lot of my gear is analog and all elements correspond with each other, all of the effects I want to apply to the music can quickly be implemented manually. Every piece of equipment influences every other one in some form. And that’s something I could never get done…

Source: 15 questions. Magda Mayas (piano, clavinet, fender rhodes, organ), Tony Buck: (drums, percussion, guitar, waterphone, monochord) Over the course of their respective careers, Magda and Tony have played with a wide range of artists, including Christine Abdelnour, Anthea Caddy, Tina Douglas, Mazen Kerbaj, Andy Moor, and Toshimaru Nakamura.

Source: 15 questions. Music has many roles in society. It builds community, often bypassing social barriers. It provides a vehicle for the expression of feelings and ideas that don’t fit the parameters of what society deems acceptable. It defines the aesthetic of each cultural epoch. It provides a connection to those we are separated from…

Source: 15 questions. Along the way I really got into this CD I bought at the Bent Crayon when I was living in Cleveland by the Mt. Vernon Arts Lab entitled One Minute Blasts Rising to Three and then Diminishing which I knew absolutely nothing about (and still don’t to be honest) because I liked…

Source: Modulisme. Midori Hirano comes from Kyoto and lives in Berlin. She studied classical piano and thus her productions are based on the use of acoustic instruments while experimenting with subtle electronic processing and field recordings. Under the moniker MimiCof she explores the realm of more experimental music and detailed rhythmic patterns, combined with an…

Source: Modulisme. Ragnar Grippe started playing Cello and a recording machine and entered the Stockholm University in 1971, classes in Musicology. He spent a few months at the Electronic Music Studio in Stockholm, under the auspices of former director Knut Wiggen, who taught him to like the possibilites that must be inherent in this new…

Source: tetracyclined7k. Titan to Tachyons is a New York experimental jazz metal group led by New Zealand-born composer and guitarist Sally Gates, formerly of Orbweaver. The group also includes Kenny Grohowski (Secret Chiefs 3, Imperial Triumphant, John Zorn) on drums, two bassists Trevor Dunn (Mr. Bungle, Fantômas, Tomahawk) and Matt Hollenberg (Cleric and John Zorn).…

Source: Moog. Few can claim such accolades in composition as Steve. Boasting several Grammy nominations and a body of work that helped to define the golden age of analog synthesis, Steve’s catalog spans over 100 solo albums, live recordings, and collaborations. He is still composing to this day, adding to his impressive catalog and inspiring…

Source: 15 questions. In a live setting and depending on who I am playing with, I will either bring one or several saxophones with me to fit the situation. Recently I have been bringing my pedals along to improvise with and it’s helped me develop my agility and range with them, although there is the…

Source: 15 questions. I also have a visual perception of sound, and I thought everybody else does, at least those who work or listen to it with dedication, but I’ve come to realize they don’t. For me it’s almost a kind of controlled hallucination that I can turn on and off quite easily. I envision…

Source: 15 questions. Originality, innovation, perfection, and timelessness all sound like bullshit to me. I want to make things that are messy, that demand critical thought and problem solving on the part of the performers and the public. Originality & innovation in a world of 8 billion people where humans have been creating things for…

Source: Far Out. Brian Eno might not be a name who leaps to the forefront of the annals of music history, but it crops up more than most amid the back pages. As the star famously said himself: “My reputation is far bigger than my sales. I was talking to Lou Reed the other day,…

Source: 15 questions. I was around 12 or 13 when I first really got into composing instrumental music on my own. Up until that point, I had been taking cello lessons (which I continued until I completed my Bachelor’s degree) and I was also writing little songs that one of my classmates and I would…

Source: Modulisme. David Lee Myers is a sound and visual artist working in New York City since 1977. He has had over fifty recordings released under his own name and also as Arcane Device by Starkland, Important Records, Cronica, ReR Megacorp, Line, Silent, Pogus, RRRecords, Staalplaat, Monochrome Vision, Generator, and many other labels. Collaborations have…