Mesmerics/Hindsight (2021) Infrequent Seams

Double album of solo electronics. Available digitally as two volumes, or together as a limited edition cassette.

Tools include Buchla 200 (thanks to UOP), E-mu Modular (thanks to UCSC), Minimoog Model D, Wurlitzer 200A, VCV Rack, a small metal sculpture (thanks to Stella Tran), and various modules and devices purchased, salvaged, gifted and borrowed (thanks to Lance Grabmiller, Scott Goff, Ernst Karel, Travis Johns/VauxFlores, and Stephen Holland-Chang).

No double reeds were harmed in the making of this music.

  • Mastered by Myles Boisen at Headless Buddha Mastering Labs, Oakland, June 2021

  • Photos: kb; burned trees, Camp Jack Hazard CA, Aug 2020

  • Design & layout: Dustin Krcatovich/Golden Feelings

PRESS

“What feels like a baffling parade of random noises and impulsive knob-twiddling the first time starts to crystallise into something firm and structured after repeated listens. The music is hiding in plain sight; recurrent themes, counterpoint figures, combinations of dialoguing materials begin to make sense and their transformations easier to trace the longer you spend with it. There’s a thoughtful method behind this madness, the pleasure of listening to the work equal to the challenge of beholding it.”
— Leah Kardos, The Wire 454
“…his giddy explorations across two discs feel a bit like a kid let loose in a candy store.”
— Marc Masters, The Best Experimental Music on Bandcamp
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