An expanse of marsh on the fringe of the metropolis at dusk. The forgotten highways. Tunnels leading into mountains. Blue clay smudges below the surface of frigid, freshwater inlets. A morning walk to the pier.
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Obfusc is the musical output of Brooklyn, NY-based photographer/graphic designer Joseph X. Burke. Drawing inspiration from everything that surrounds him -- the chirping of birds, conversations overheard in passing, mass transportation -- Burke submerges field recordings and other found sound amongst layers of sweeping melodic lines and percussive geometry. Today, following three principally electronic releases, Burke continues his focus on producing melodic music amidst a broader array of analog instrumentation and experimentation. All signals meander together through a hand-rendered daydream: unstable one moment, floating the next.
Releases:
"Alto Plano / Magic Interval" [2x3" CD] (Split w/ David Tagg), 09/2009
"Inverted Island" [7" Vinyl], 2009 (VAN 194 | Reviews)
"Cities of Cedar" [CD], 2008 (BOLTLP003 | Reviews)
"Amateur Cartography" [DVD], 2008 (Limited to 60 Copies)
"Internal Countryside" [CD], 2006 (BOLT031 | Reviews)
"Wrought From The Walls" [ep], 2005
"Break It Into Pieces" [ep] (Split w/ Cheju), 2005
Thanks for your interest. Stay upbeat and keep in touch.
Hi Obfusc, hope things are good with you! Just to say I finally got round to buying another one of your albums (apart from 'Cities of Cedar' which I've listened to a lot), just purchased 'Internal Countryside' and its also brilliant. Love the Obfusc sound, its quite rare to find something that sounds so natural and original. Will definitely be listening to more!
do we get a discount for going to sleep every single night to ur music, having bought all ur cds, having our computer crash, and having used up all the downloads on the email and hen realizing we didnt burn them onto an actual cd and now we have to buy all ur albums again???
Hey Joe! Thanks so much for taking the time to check out 'Nowcast'. I'm stoked to hear you enjoyed it!
I've been meaning to grab the new split with David Tagg, sounds very very nice from the samples. Also, have you figured out when the newer copies of the 'Inverted Island' vinyl are going to be released? ...definitely need to get my hands on one before they disappear.
Thanks again Joe. I'm really glad to have you as part of the site communities we all seem to dwell in. It's good fun.
Joe, what up! Its funny that you write; I was just on your page yesterday thinking similarly... I am doing well. The Static Caravan release looks great, I'm happy for you.
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