When the Sky is Full of 0′s and 1′s
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from that Disquiet Junto set last thurs.

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or go here and listen to the whole 2hrs of performances from a lot of my friends. it was a great night. pretend you were there.

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last night Marc Weidenbaum ( @disquiet on twitter and founder of disquiet.com) gathered together 7 musicians in chicago. what we had in common ? we had all participated in the weekly #junto assignments to some degree. (for more info on the weekly #junto see the soundcloud group ). this provided a wide range of particpants; abstract sound/noise artists, drone musicians, and electro-pop producers. but it worked. and everyone was super nice, friendly and just top notch performers (i knew some of the performers (josh @stringbot /jon @xyr_kx /aroon @naxuu ) but for example I had heard Jason Soliday’s name a lot (who is also part currator of the Enemy space) ..i was super nervous to actually meet him..and it turns out..he is a super nice dude( and was at my Saki gig back in december..i had no idea!) so was basically everyone i meet that i didnt know before. Michael Esposito has records on Touch and has done extensive research on EVP! and was a just the sweetest guy.

it goes w/o saying that it was really great to meet Marc. I had heard his voice a little while back though an interview he posted but actually seeing him and talking inperson was neat. i will not only continue to read his tweets with his voice but now add his face and body expressions.

so yes. i was super comfortable with the ppl and the space (enemy has a pretty nice PA and the room itself has a pretty solid sound.)

knowing i would play a pretty short set i setup 6 tracks in abelton each with different VST’s already set. i color coded them to remind me “oh yes this is the one w/ all the delays” or “this one has the beat repeat” or “auto filter”. i left 3 blank just to have some space to put only pedal effected sounds. surprisingly mic’ing the glass while sitting directly infront of the PA did not result in any feedback. actually the sound quality was pretty amazing. i was able to get some nice ringing sounds. i focused on looping w/ the line6 first and then recording into abelton. i think this helped the set sound more seamless and cut down on akward silences and glitches. i practiced this glass harp peice one time the night before the show (i had also practiced it a number of times the week it was the assignment.) and changed the set-up slightly from that practice. i changed to the DI inputs on my mbox instead of the MIC input. since the singing glass wasn’t very loud i just made sure to boost the signal at a few points in the signal chain. using the tape echo as a pre-amp and turning up the gain on the space echo pedal and t-rex replica i got a decent sound. adding melody using the whammy pedal and beats with the auto-filter in abelton worked well.

switching to guitar for the second piece I made sure to pad the inputs and set all the pedals back to neutral gain. the only time i started clipping was during some of the bass swells which happened in soundcheck too. still sounded good and i was able to correct it with very little disruption to the set.

i feel like i may say this everytime but i think this was the most relaxed I’ve felt playing a show ever. i want to atribute it to knowing a lot of the audience but then again i usally do and i was probably equaly excited/nervous to play Enemy and play with some ppl that I have really admired from a far for a while. I think I have to admit that i am finally comfortable with my setup. I also have really worked hard these past few months on live sets that a simple and focused. I’ve also now spent well over a year working in the same tuning (DGdgbe low-high) and the past month with the partial capo. its a tuning that seems to lend it self to drone really well. aslo i have spent a lot of time thinking about layers of frequency and focusing on that to really expand the guitar. pitch shifting with the whammy or in abelton to reach registers that the guitar normally doesnt hit. i see/hear a lot of guitar based drone/ambient and i really want to try and carve out a new sound or a fuller sound like mike shiflet or david daniell.

oh lastly i want to comment on the response. i had a number of ppl (friends that i knew and just ppl that were there) that said it sounded really great. even friends that are not typically into ambient/drone enjoyed it. but i think the most interesting comment of the night was “you sounded really professional”. i am not sure what he meant by that exactly. i dont know if it was because i looked calm/focused or that maybe i am really doing well at conveying my idea of a piece over the length of the set. sometimes i worry that my ideas and structure are getting stale but maybe its more that they are getting refined. either way it was really nice to hear. the whole night was just great all around. rarely do i play out and even rarer that its with so many other friends on the bill. A+ lets do it again sometime friends.

now with video of the glass harmonica piece (thanks @sadlypanda )

demo idea for next CDR. all acoustic guitar

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alternate attempt at this weeks @disquiet #jutno

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• http://t.co/aZ56VhpZ #
• fresh ears. long distances. #
• loose word association can mean only one thing, i am trying to name tracks… #
• #noiselife http://t.co/YUrhY21v #goodnight #
• #noise starts at the -11 min mark.. #fyi #
• "I don’t want to be industrialised like Madonna – I mean not that I could be" kim gordon my current favorite SY http://t.co/C2OCxNSG #
• this mix/master sound amazing even on shitty ipod ear buds…damn #
• listening to the new dirty three. kinda uninspired. not really grabbing me. see also gimes and goyte which we gave a shot earlier today #
• pander to your audience #obliquefailurestrategies #

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i saw crocodiles and bleeding rainbow tonight at schubas. they were great. it was as short set. we got home by 1:15ish. i poured kirstiecat and myself some beer. this beer ..its much more like a black IPA than a stout. she was not a fan. i had to drink the whoel 720ml bottle. i placed the ebow on my crappy squire strat and played ~40min of music. here it is. a “live” set as it were. since i dont get to play any real shows. like at venues and stuff. fuck the haters.

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• #nowplaying Roedelius Schneider – Stunden stunning beautiful. piano and small electronic bits work well together. #
• always. everyday RT []: Motherfucking coffee or motherfucking death. #
• .@pawn_works showing off NICE-ONE doing it up nice at a Savannah, GA HS http://t.co/tiVHFuoe http://t.co/M5k6Si9E #streetart #
• today: http://t.co/nnq9cTQT (via @solarpowerspork ) #
• i feel like i should get tix for codeine here. i am not super familiar with them though… #
• you can get this http://t.co/iuNC6xP5 amazing bourbon barrel barleywine @prfl2559 ..drinking now. its pretty awesome #

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#harsh #noise

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• current status: wishing @taylordeupree had a faster upload connection and that i had the day off. #
• searching for more Wouter van Veldhoven (thanks to @amyjfisher and @StNero ) and i find http://t.co/6DzxwYu1 w/ a comment from @Le_Berger #
• totally falling down a Wouter van Veldhoven k-hole. just found on @boomkatonline that he has collab's with @machinefabriek !!! #swoon #
• RT []: anyway, so yeah, today's weather should be called "vernal jism" because let's be honest here. #
• another LP thats been in the "to listen to" for a while DRMWPN - BRIGHT BLUE GALILIE . i am kinda dissapointed in it so far. not droney #
• their shows (at the time) were cosmic single chord 40min epic drone. this LP is wanky bullshit. #
• decision made. fuck validation #justdoit (thx @SpectiveWax ) #

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• RT []: I am less exciting and fulfilling than the Internet, and I need to accept that. #
• OMG this has been the week of "patience is a virtue" things i've been waiting for are finally coming together..whee #
• OMG time to play with and destroy a Ben Frost track http://t.co/NkjVxfLR (thanks @sunhammer for pointing this out) !!! #
• going through the backlog. just now opening my copy of the high confessions album. whoa heavy #
• madly refreshing my inbox. #
• the hardest part, naming. #

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• stanley's (i am guessing..) RT @timespace: Where can I buy some sweet plaintains in Chicago? #
• "I miss the feeling of being disconnected." @creamteam thoughts on sxsw and discovering new music http://t.co/qpXuQxNa #
• I am listening to Kevin Drumm "blast of silence". Its the quietest thing to ever cause me so much discomfort. #
• was recently in WI? QT @JeremyLemos: If you wondered what happened to Thax Douglas, he's in the parking lot of the Granada Theater in Dallas in reply to JeremyLemos #

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• its my favorite ukelele playing song writer bday today. happy birthday @rockfallsmusic #
• one of my favorite tape labels RT @the_liminal: #nowplaying Benge – Loop Series, new cassette release on the @chemicaltapes #
• ok black tambourine added a show at maxwells on 4/9 http://t.co/o29SUAZI 2 more days ealier in NYC perhaps? that would rule #
• RE: #SEQUENCE3 comp RT @futuresequence: I want to spread the word more this time so if you have any writer/zine contacts pls let me know #
• ok i have tried some Burzum and Emperor and cant really get into them. dont think i am cut out for this black metal stuff..oh well #
• was it @angelxgodfree that recommended the Seijaku ..that i like. japanese screaming and blues rock. nice #
• "Dubstep evolved I guess. It evolved into Skrillex" RT @fuzzlee: Meet Skrillex's Biggest Fans | VICE http://t.co/ZPGOu61M via @VICEUK #

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• its 9am…and i already have a batch of brownies in the oven and i am digitizing this @keithfwhitman generator album. #productive #
• the sounds @keithfwhitman is able to coax out of a modular are fucking impressive. master at work. damn. #livetweetinggenerator #
• oops..i should clarify this is "generators" which just came out..not "generator" from 2010. i know you were wondering/confused. #
• while the a-side was a nice droney sine-wave exploration. the b-side is a glitch-noise freakout . also awesome #livetweetinggenerators #
• i didnt drink at all last night yet today i feel completely like shit. ugh #
• free music fail. was going to go to the screaming females instore @PermanentRex but there is a line out the door. its packed! good work #
• this weekend i seem to be on a sudden burst of creativity. http://t.co/m5n8CG4B #
• that acoustic guitar only has 4 stings left on it. the bridge is warped. i still kinda like it. #
• someone should tell @PermanentRex tomorrow is 2/20…today is 2/19 #
• since you've all been extra special. http://t.co/0ZgpsgrS #

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as in bonus. as in burst of creativity. as in bollocks

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acoustic. simple. enjoy

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• There are two dudes here with rave lights on their shirts. not sure of that really fits for this twin sister show #
• bands that only sell digital on iTunes are stupid. double stupid when its not available in the US iTunes music store. ugh #
• if i am going to buy your digital files i want FLAC and uncrippled/protected. thank you. #
• hey @SpectiveWax just saw that @chsounds is doing a set w/ verma today!! sweet!!! #

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• this starts of peaceful then turns crazy dark. excellent http://t.co/wGVrMGNz (via @SpectiveWax ) #
• thank @thomasraukamp for pointing to the @heatdeathrecs project http://t.co/jPKmabcd sounds good. hope it gets funded #
• i listened to some blur yesterday at the gym and i thought i was going into a brit pop k-hole but i am playing some liars today so its ok #
• ok 90's brit pop k-hole in FULL EFFECT. can we bring back bands that used pro-co rat's and tremolo. and NO REVERB ! #
• female experimental musician. excellent RT [] Soap&Skin Marche Funèbre http://t.co/DXKlCk9t #
• nice. RT @andrewbloom: Today's accomplishment: hanging the traffic light. http://t.co/21cl8yTJ #
• to russia w/ drone , wishes for miraculous creation… http://t.co/zGEh32Q9 #

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Lunar Abyss is putting together a tape compilation called “HOME-LO-END” and asked me to contribute. this is what I sent them. I hope they like it. Oh the tape label is in russia. so thats pretty cool.

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