Caliban Goodbrain Collaboration - 312008
I decided to upload a couple songs I’ve created with my good friend Thomas Sutherland - Caliban Goodbrain..
Austin Sounds - 1162008
The recent installation of music features 3 tracks - Alcyone, Merope, and Celeno. The tracks were created using sounds recorded in Austin, Texas. I worked in collaboration with Mario Ramiro of São Paulo, Brazil. Mario recorded sound scapes, conversations, laughter, swimmers, skaters, ’spanglish’ and many other sounds. He used a MicroTrack with a stereo microphone that doubled as earphones. The microphone fit in his ears allowing him to record without being noticed. The tracks do not have any additional sounds except for a kick. They open a sonic window to this region of the world, demonstrating some of the dialects and sound environments we are accustomed to in Austin, Texas.
The last few copies of the Nautilis / Uga split EP on Awkward Silence are available on limited edition 3inch CD featuring all exclusive tracks, from: www. awkwardsilencerecordings. com/awkward20. htm
One day in a record shop, I saw a Planet Mu logo on a record with incomprehensible green reflection. Being a fan of pretty much everything Mike Paradinas puts out on his label, I grabbed the vinyl as one of those random finds. Back at home I played the record over and over. I was struck by its ingenuity of combining instrumental hip hop beats with jazzy breaks and glitchy elements of IDM. But it was the melodies and the intelligent micro rhythms that kept on ringing long after in my ears. Skyler McGlothlin's fun and confident approach to creating his first LP, Are You An Axolotl, is still refreshing and exciting to listen six years later [and not just once in a while]. Based out of Texas, McGlothlin followed up his critically acclaimed debut with a second full length, Sketches. In 2005, however, McGlothlin moved to Florida based Merck (RIP, sigh...), and produced more downtempo and instrumental hip hop, under Malcom Kipe alias. The two quick releases were Breakspiracy Theories and Lit. I thoroughly enjoyed both, but must admit that I dig his Nautilis sound a lot more. It's a bit dighter, DSP-driven, production that continuous to unravel new elements within each listen. Since Lit, however, McGlothlin has been silent. I attempt to catch up with Skyler to see what he's been up to, and if we'll hear from him again. And in case you were wondering, yes... I am ... actually... an axolotl.
