Echo Chamber

self-satisfying, deliberate action
attacking a straw man, just to hear your own voice reflecting off the walls
You're looking to move oceans, but barely making a ripple in the pond

You're in an echo chamber
A microcosm in a blip of time
No use being selfish, since you came from it anyhow

Denying yourself humility just makes you less whole
You can't help but feel sad about it
Since you've never really felt alive before

interconnections

The more time I spend on social networks, the less connected I feel.

Writing like a mad man

I've been writing quite a bit lately, and more importantly, writing successfully... That, or I am just not in such a shitty mood.

CV fun

Finally got the soundlab tuned up right. The SH-101 I'm using to send CV information was the culprit. Turns out that these things have faulty on/off switches that when bumped into, causes the whole thing to go out of tune. Unfortunately, I had tuned it on three separate occasions while it was not tracking the notes properly. This time, I checked the tuning of the SH-101 first, then tuned the Soundlab.

Running both of these keyboards at the same time is quite impressive sounding. I can't wait to use it on something now.

New recordings

Hey guys,

We're recording new music once again. One track down, and plenty more to go! Keep in touch!

Bacteria

Little quickie

recording/rehearsal room set up

The deed is done... Our room is now complete. Now it's just a matter of recording some sounds in it. Very happy right now...

So...I was thinking about the natural progression in writing we've made both as a band and as individuals, and about all the different styles and sounds we've explored and exploited, and it's pretty interesting to see where we've ended up. I never would have thought 6 years ago I'd go from heavy interest in more complex type music (not prog rock, but musically complex) to absolute minimalist ambient work. I'm not sure if it is more of a maturing or that I've just gotten bored of trying to stuff as many chords/notes as possible into a single song. But I've almost completely lost interest in more complex music and am instead drawn to the feel and mood of the tone and timber of the sound created.

In a way, for an absolute control freak/tweaker like myself in the post-production phase of creating music, minimalist type music actually creates a broader palette to work with than something more complex due to the fact that you cannot drift your focus onto other instruments/passages. A perfect example of what I'm referring to would be Aphex Twin's "Stone in Focus" from Ambient works disc II or some of the stuff Brian Eno did in the 80's. Subtle differences and changes feel like tsunamis when there is less musically going on.

-chuck

Nick thinks Jeff looks like this guy

What 30+ Hours of tedious soldering and wiring gets you

Poopy pant bandit

I believe in the [power] of the people. I believe in regulation of ______.

yessir

Why is it so hard to find MMFT action online? Apparently we live in a square, square world.

elaboration

Allow me to clarify. Nick is not literally a bottle of vaginal vinegar wash. It's just that his suck compares to that of a bottle of feminine cleaning product. One that's been used on a real smelly bleeder.

That's all I was trying to say.

Nick is a douche

The Deblog

Welcome to the Deblog. Here is where we will be regularly updating oddities and randomness and whatever the fuck we feel like on a regular basis. Super fun times are ahead.