A 2014 compilation of some of my recordings from 1989. These pieces all have a primitive, playful quality that I never quite achieved again.
(1 December 2017)
December 2017
Miren EP
‘Miren’ is a Japanese word that refers to a lingering attachment to someone, often tinged with regret. This EP was recorded under the influence of such a mindset.
Recorded October 1994, compiled and released in digital form in 2014.
(1 December 2017)
Fluorescent Lighting EP
Four pieces, recorded in 1989, sharing a similar quirk in the sequencer of the synthesizer I was using at the time.
(1 December 2017)
The Meaning of Shame
A 2014 digital compilation of music that was previously unreleased.
(1 December 2017)
Sinistrata: Music from the Archives, Vol. 1
The last Tinty Music cassette, released in 1998, contained half new music, and half music that I had recorded while I was living in Tokyo. This digital edition, released in 2014, contains only the older material.
(1 December 2017)
Compilation tracks, 1996–1997
Three pieces released on compilations in 1996 and 1997; I reissued them as separate pieces in 2014.
‘Slip mode’ is an edited recording of me abusing a turntable I rescued from the dumpster of the apartment where I was living at the time. It originally appeared on a compilation cassette of music by folks subscribing to the Sylvian mailing list (back when internet mailing lists were a thing).
‘Gotanda-eki/Shibuya-eki/Ekimae’ was my contribution to the Wood Block Compilation double cassette released by Sound Probe Recordings.
‘Opacity grid’ was my contribution to Resurgence, a double-CD compilation of electronic artists from Oregon and Washington. I had trouble coming up with something new, so I dubbed ‘Refraction grid’ to a 4-track cassette, and used that as the basic for this new piece.
(1 December 2017)
Stone Temple Plots
A 1996 cassette release, edited down to EP length and remastered in 2014.
When David Bowie released his 1977 album Low, Nick Lowe responded by releasing an EP called Bowi. When the Stone Temple Pilots released their 1996 album Tiny Music, I responded with this.
(1 December 2017)
Observe Zero
Originally released on cassette in 1997, edited in 1999 for a CD-R version that I never released, then remastered and reissued in digital form in 2014. I gave this project the name Observe Zero. The two ‘Conduit’ pieces are based on the sounds of water; the ‘Observe Zero’ pieces are me making a lot of noise with a microphone and a couple of effects units.
(1 December 2017)
Live Anthology 1996–1997 Revisited
A 2014 reissue of a 2011 digital compilation that comprised two live cassette releases (one from 1996, one from 1997), both of which were recorded at the late, great Anomalous Records shop and performance space in Seattle’s Capitol Hill.
(1 December 2017)
Veiled Faces, Moving Shadows
Originally released on cassette in March 1996, then remastered and reissued in 2014. The opening piece, ‘Refraction grid’, also appeared as the opening track on the Nocturne Concrète compilation CD.
(1 December 2017)
Ordinary Average Thoughts 