"'Do you have a chainsaw?' That's not a question I ever expected to ask during an interview, but when Arc Iris gave me a tour of Glass Hill, their open-air venue nestled in the hills of northeast Los Angeles, it's the first thing that came to mind as we passed a massive pile of decimated trees."

Full disclosure Hatchy (Burnt Toast Vinyl) is my dude, but he's releasing Velour 100's Fall Sounds on vinyl for the first time this autumn and I am pretty excited about it. lostinohio.com/products/vel...

I don't know how this has been out a month, I thought this published last week. Summer! Thank you @patriciawolf.bsky.social for chatting.

I enjoyed discussing cinema with Félicia. ⭐

Happy Birthday Arthur Russell. <3

✨ article by @tangentuniverses.bsky.social ✨ 'Sunbeam of No Illusion' out now on @akprecordings.bsky.social ✨ Ben Seretan on Bluesky → @benseretan.bsky.social

My cat wants to track your lo-fi project. Four fish per track.

My friends were nice enough to let me visit the David Tudor exhibit in Philly during the uninstall. Hosting organization is Bowerbird which is full of great people. Philly Inquirer has a nice article on Tudor and the exhibit this week, I'll link below.

I really enjoyed getting to know Olive and Michael aka Green-House. Congrats on your release.

What are we listening to this week to cope with things?

While conducting an interview today, we had a nice we forever respect the grand pageantry of Danielson moment. Here is Cornerstone 2001 / Danielson Famile / Sufjan is in the back of the band. youtu.be/hEMy9S1Z5yQ?...

Our quadraphonic hydrophone project TidalPrism (formerly Wooder) will regroup March 22 at The Perch in Philadelphia, which just feels weird to type given current global conditions.

"It was the kind of label that gave you releases you had no idea you needed... a revelation machine." A celebration of the late Portland-based label owner John Whitson's uniquely eclectic vision. Dave Segal acts as our psychedelic explorer, guiding us through highlights of Holy Mountain's catalog:

Current reads: Shadowplayers: The Rise and Fall of Factory Records James Nice Tove Jansson: Life, Art, Words Boel Westin (translated by Silvester Mazzarella) Exhibiting for Multiple Senses: Art and Curating for Sensory-Diverse Bodies Eva Fotiadi (editor)

Hey Zach! I just saw this! Pleased to also share Fred will be at the Black Mountain College [RE]happening! We will do the whole thing again for a day.

“Oh it can be a miserable machine in the context of certainty.” 🩷🩷🩷

I answered a few questions about eurorack modular synths for 15 Questions last week, where I try to hard sell you on double Maths. :) www.15questions.net/interview/ca...

From squat parties to a cottage on a wildflower common, Loula Yorke has built a practice around beauty, ecological dread, and the feminist history that 'Hydrology' quietly carries forward. The Tonearm's Carolyn Zaldivar Snow digs into the soil. Loula Yorke's Electric Commons:

Oh hey everyone-- trying to be here more. :) Thank you so much @loulayorke.bsky.social I really enjoyed your record.

I got to chat with Briana Marela about synthesizers, wearable instruments, working at Buchla-- and her latest gorgeous release for AKP "My Inner Rest" which merges technology with soft introspection. This my first interview for @thetonearm.com ✨ www.thetonearm.com/the-untether...

I have a Rhizome show coming up next week-- quadraphonic, outdoors, full projections thanks to Oms. I am playing as part of Weathering, and Reign of Ferns (1/2 of the pair) will join us from Taiwan. ✨ I also made this collage. :) 🍄

I interviewed Shigeto for @tapeopmagazine.bsky.social ahead of the Cherry Blossom Baby tour-- out now in issue #168 and yes, subscriptions are still free ✨ tapeop.com/interviews/1...

In other news, have been on a Zammuto bender (is that a thing IDK) why do I like "Good Graces" so much? This whole Anchor album is great.

Now listening for Kim Gordon's birthday -- Body / Head - The Switch #vinyl

Playing synths at U Penn Music on Wednesday evening because MUSICA PRACTICA / ELETTRONICA VIVA knows how to hang: sound conversation performance action practice music voltage audio Free / open to the public, 8 pm web.sas.upenn.edu/electronicmu...

Oh hi! I am hosting this with pal Dag who is a member of our Creative Advisory Committee @soundscene.bsky.social -- come hang out!

I am completely charmed by this unearthed cassette collection from the Tove Jansson archives: tovejansson.com/tove-jansson...

I am currently working through "Sing Like Fish: How sound rules life underwater" by Amorina Kingdon-- 1/2 "In the late 1990s, as Simpson was pondering fish senses, a new awareness of sound underwater was getting marine biologists excited..."

Two records I am listening to today: New Moon arc rae via Mystery Circles Recycled Soundscapes Joshua Marquez self released field recordings via RAIR residency Philadelphia, PA How about you?

I’m excited to share that one of the field recordings from my artist residency at Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory has been released on the French tape label Presque Tout. Side 2 contains a recording by fellow American recordist Gregory McGreevy. presquetout.bandcamp.com/album/tape-s...

Hello out there-- I thought for a first post I'd tell you the most recent books I purchased-- Sing Like Fish: How Sound Rules Life Underwater Amorina Kingdon The Harder I Fight the More I Love You Neko Case Ghosts of My Life Mark Fisher