Rest in peace, Loren

I did not know Loren well. I interacted enough with him and knew enough about him to realize he was a special, dynamic being, but never really had the opportunity to become good friends with him. He passed away on March 5th, 2017 after a battle against terminal brain cancer. He was loved and respect by many. I wish him safe passage to the other side, wherever or whatever that may be.

Please honor him and his fight against cancer by listening to that last music he released documenting his Glioblastoma diagnosis and its following radiation and chemo treatments.

https://lorenknack.bandcamp.com/

Loren also made music as Dubbio Nil and as one half of the duo Hydrogen Arm with John David Eriksen.

Rest in peace, Loren.

A poem I left on a photography blog of which I am a fan: My comment is awaiting moderation.

Before I went modular

Going through some old photos and found this one from before I started a modular synthesizer. I sold off all of these to help fund the modular. They were nicer to look at than to play, so ultimately it was not that hard to part with them. I still have my Telecaster which is my workhorse now as it was then. It's just not as visually appealing.

I want to take my kids to see this on our next vacation

Transitional Objects

I will be releasing a tape on Illuminated Paths soon called Transitional Objects. In the interim of recording what I intended on being my next release, The Hours We Passed In Dreaming, I realized I had amassed a rather full back catalog of songs I had not released. Some of these stretch back to 2008 that I had recorded for my former band Facehat and others are pieces I recorded with no intention of releasing at all. Many of these pieces were recorded in times of difficult periods of transition, hence the title. IP will be releasing the tape in edition of 25 which can be purchased from me at shows or at IP's bandcamp page where it will also be available as a digital download. Watch my Facebook for the release which should be soon.

I still plan on doing the Recollected Maneuvers tape at some point and have enough material for another ep while I continue to work on The Hours We Passed In Dreaming, which is progressing, albeit slowly.

If you're here reading this, thanks. In the meantime, check out Illuminate Paths here:
illuminatedpaths.bandcamp.com

I don't know a single person that would give a shit about this other than myself so I'll just leave it here

http://thequietus.com/articles/09351-bill-wells-remembers-lol-coxhill

Recollected Maneuvers cassette release upcoming

Hifi Envelope will self-release a cassette via my own Lostgate Backgrounds imprint in an edition of 50 titled Recollected Maneuvers. This release compiles my favorite tracks, as well as my friend's favorite tracks, onto one cassette that will clock in just under an hour. These songs are culled from the releases Unrelated Passages, Party Music, Surface Music, and The Incomplete Works of The Hifi Envelope. Release date will be early 2016.