This dense section from a live Ostracon recording contains several live looped layers of synth along with the drums. Thanks to multitrack live recordings made by Isaac Halvorson I have about fifteen pieces from three shows that I’m currently mixing with the idea of releasing a live album. Some of them won’t make the cut, but I’m hearing potential in many of the tracks so far.

Ostracon and Low-Gain Live: Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Posted on August 5, 2011 by John C.S. Keston

Unearthed Music just got a new run of cassettes made of my release, Unauthorized Modifications by Ostracon (me and Graham O’Brien). We will have them at shows and select local record stores including Shuga Records in Northeast Minneapolis. Checkout unearthedmusic.com for more details.

A great place to get your tape is at our show this Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at the Honey Lounge in Minneapolis. Master modular maestro, Low-Gain, shares the bill with us. Doors are at 9:00pm and music starts at 10. The new cassettes will be on sale at the show for $5, which includes a free download code (normally $8 just for the download) and if you are one of the 25 customers who bought the previous cassette that was recorded only on one side, bring it to the show and I’ll swap it with a new one for free!

Here’s a sample from our release show on June 24, 2011:
Ostracon Release Show Segment 3

Ostracon Release Show Segment 2

Posted on July 11, 2011 by John C.S. Keston

This ethereal segment from the Ostracon release show contains a combination of an evolving pad with a bouncy arpeggiated line that were both produced during the performance on the Roland MKS-80 driven by GMS.

Ostracon Release Show Segment 2