CF / Black Alder c30 (Peasant Magik, 2008)

My cassette split with secretive project Black Alder (not me), came out in October of last year. I've been a bit slow to update the blog.

Unfortunately, it is sold out over at Peasant Magik, but I have a few copies left kicking around. $6ppd US / $8ppd World.

If you want to hear my track on the split, "Bricolage (Forgotten)", it is currently up in full on the CF myspace.

Thanks for your support.

New directions for 2009. Recession blues.

"Imaginary Scores" Review ~ BMB

From Boa Melody Bar:

Oceans of oscillations glide and dip across the electronic soundscapes here, the rather lovely picture cut through with harsher tone bursts along the way. These contrasts are more extreme on the second disc, where the first piece has stormy layers billowing over a very attractive tremolo keyboard sound. The last of the four tracks is a complete contrast: Brandon Miller switches to guitar for the sort of piece which would be at home on a North Sea record. The music gets this a recommendation anyway, but the artwork and packaging are very pleasing too (JC)

New Releases at Boa Melody Bar

So Now I Have My Copies

Not much of an update, but I now have copies of "Imaginary Scores." If you would like one, send me an e-mail at the address listed above and we'll get in touch. As of right now, the price is $7.50 US / $9.50 World.

Still available:
Crow Feathers / Ville Moskiitto Split C-24 (Sound Holes)
"Moves To E. Lansing" C-30 (Turgid Animal)

Each: $5.50 US/ $7.50 World


That's all.

"Imaginary Scores" (Abandon Ship) Now Available!

The wait has certainly been worth it. The first full-length Crow Feathers recording (split over two 3" cdrs) drops today via Nate Rulli's NYC-based Abandon Ship Records. Beautifully done and adorned with photographs by Mark Lies, I'm more than proud of this project. While my personal connections to the music on the discs remains intense, Nate's handiwork on the actual physical release blows me away. Pick this up, please.

Here's the site description (authored by yours truly):

"Pre-dawn bedroom synthesizer and guitar compositions from a North Carolina ex-pat currently exiled to Central Michigan. Imaginary Scores never stagnates in effortless emotionalism; instead melancholy passages trace the horizon for glints of hope, seeking resolution and solace. This collection exhibits my favorite long-form recordings from the past year. While these pieces were not created with the intent to function together as a cohesive album, when paired together in this manner, I found that they illuminate an ethereal, radiant quality for which I always strive."

Edition of 100. $7 US / $8 North America / $9 World (from the label only at the moment.

October Update

Hello all,

Just thought I would quickly jot down some comings/goings in this musical journey realm of mine. Not much to report as of now. "Imaginary Scores" has yet to hit the streets and I still have plenty of the split cassettes with Ville Moskiitto in my apartment. Please take them off of my hands. Other than the pending release, I have one possible trick left up my sleeve for 2007 and then on to new projects for the new year.

I've been kicking around the idea of writing/recording a traditional, classicist record of sorts with a large group of collaborators. So far I don't know who those people would be, nor do I have the songs. But it's an idea.

In terms of musical creation/exploration, there are indeed two brand new tracks that I would like to air shortly. One might be on a release, the other might not. Their titles are: "Cornelia Street" & "Avenue A" (both are single-length guitar tracks).

Good records in my life as of late:

- Magik Markers: "Boss" -- They actually made a pure rock record a la Patti Smith's "Horses." Totally rules.

- Thurston Moore: "Trees Outside The Academy" -- He actually made an acoustic record. Quite nice all around and the Mascis burners dominate.

- Fantastic Magic: "Witch Choir" C25 (Abandon Ship) -- You can read my full review on Foxy Digitalis if you like. I guess its no longer a secret that I write official-ish music reviews, although I'm sure that complicates things for me being a musician myself. Captivating freak-folk trio from San Diego. Big sounds and somehow head-and-shoulders above most of the current goings-on.

That's all for now.