All of Precambrian Resonance Available for Preview

HamamatsuUnearthed Music has made all of Precambrian Resonance available as full-length 128kbps MP3 previews on Unearthed Music. The entire album is also streaming on last.fm. Here’s track eight, Hamamatsu No. G210. You might remember a rough mix of it from an earlier entry, which revealed how the title came about, and mentioned a release date of March 24, 2009. So, technically I’m four months late on this project. Although negotiating postponement was not an issue, since I’m a label partner. In any case, it’s done and I’m happy with the results.

Hamamatsu No. G210

YAPCRTP

forgotten_complexAlthough it looks as though I just mashed the keyboard with the capslock on, the title of this entry is an acronym for “Yet Another Pre[C]ambrian Resonance Track Preview”. In just twelve days Precambrian Resonance will be released and I will have posted 365 daily sounds on AudioCookbook.org. This piece, titled Forgetten Complex, is a bit of a departure from the earlier examples posted for preview. It was originally exhibited on ACB, and rather than a percussion driven piece Forgotten Complex relies on ambient Rhodes and other processed sound effects to create the lonely atmosphere of an abandoned warehouse.

Forgotten Complex

Nils and Graham Goof Off at Rehearsal

bassDuring a recent rehearsal I managed to catch a few seconds of a really nice improvised jam between Nils Westdal on Bass and Graham O’Brien on drums just before we captured a run through of a new piece we were working on. The kick has a nice thump considering that I was only using the mics built into the PCM-D50. I like the way the kick and rim shot pattern counter the bass harmonics. Undoubtedly there’s a loop in there worth experimenting with.

Nils and Graham Goof Off

More Precambrian Resonance Track Previews Available

film_stripAs promised, Unearthed Music has made a few more tracks from my upcoming album, Precambrian Resonance, available as full-length 128kbps MP3 previews on the UEM website. The tracks with previews available include Illuminator Console, Three Phase Oscillator, Travel Glide, Filtered Synth Drums, Chlorobenzine Mistfall, Blitzen Machine, and Cuba Illinois. Please visit the Precambrian Resonance page on Unearthed Music to listen. Also, it looks like advance downloads are available and getting emailed immediately. Here’s Travel Glide.

Travel Glide

Precambrian Resonance Preview Tracks

3phaseOn Tuesday, June 30, 2009, I announced that my solo album, Precambrian Resonance, is available for pre-release orders. In addition there are full-length previews of many of the tracks on the album available on Unearthed Music. Traditionally UEM makes more and more track previews available until the release date, when all the tracks are made available for previewing. Here’s one of my favorite full-length pieces from the album, Three Phase Oscillator. Please visit the Precambrian Resonance release page to hear more.

Three Phase Oscillator