// Jason Sloan & Erik Spangler Live March 31, 2011
jason.sloan and erik spangler’s live illbient improvisation recorded live as it happened at the wind up space in baltimore march 31, 2011. this is a 19 minute excerpt taken from the full 40 minute performance.
jason.sloan: electronics, loops, guitar & live scanner.
erik spangler: turntables, loops, samples & electronics.
I’m happy to announce the release of my new e.p. thirty.sevenDAYS. Recorded this past October and November, these works were created in reaction to social observations and personal experiences I had throughout the month of October. Clocking in at around 32 minutes, thirty.sevenDAYS is a contemplative release capturing some of the mood and psychology found in my earlier albums from close to a decade ago. Blending lush and ambient atmospheres with minimal electronic, chiptune experimentation; thirty.sevenDAYS has turned out to be one of my most personally satisfying moments as a electronic musician and soundArtist.
thirty.sevenDAYS was released on December 27, 2010. It’s now available through all good digital music outlets including the iTunes Store, eMusic, Amazon, Rhapsody and many other services. In addition to these retailers, thirty.sevenDAYS will also be available for purchase directly though the store at jasonsloan.com.
thirty.sevenDAYS e.p. [digital only release]
60 second track previews below – low bitRate
01. if.hopeWere.Breath – 5’36” 1.mp3
02. thirtySeven.days – 6’23” 2.mp3
03. denialAnd.distance – 7’50” 3.mp3
04. aloneWith_theAfter – 12’28” 4.mp3
A new radio interview discussing sound art and my new album corruptedHorizon that aired on Baltimore’s NPR affilate station WYPR‘s Maryland Morning program.
Air date: 11/16/10.
WYPR_INTERVIEW.mp3
I’m pleased to announce my 13th studio album corruptedHorizon is now available for purchase as a physical CD or a high quality [320kbps mp3] digital download with full artwork. Orders for CDs can be placed now and will begin shipping on September 4th. Visit the STORE section to purchase. corruptedHorizon will also available at all quality digital retailers. [iTunes, Emusic, Amazon, etc.]
“Sloan builds upward from a base of gauzy guitar washes peppered with sharp beats, drum loops and intriguing, inventive clips of sound. The mix of texture and smoothness, ease and complexity, is perfect. Affording this disc a very focused listen is an absolute must.” – Hypnagogue Reviews
The new album clocks in around 50 minutes and includes six all new works:
> sunset.withoutAdawn [preview]
1web.mp3
> greyscale.spiral [preview]
2web.mp3
> dryANDabsolute. [preview]
3web.mp3
> corrupted.Horizon [preview]
4web.mp3
> forward. [preview]
5web.mp3
> particlesof.LIGHT [full track]
6web.mp3
Stylistically, corruptedHorizon picks up where my 2009 studio album [ — ] left off. Inspired by my live performances over the last decade, corruptedHorizon melds bits of IDM, ambient, pure electronic, glitch, shoegaze and subtle tribal leanings to spin a complex but enjoyable listening experience that I’ve been told defies easy classification.
In case you missed my live performance on StillStream Ambient Radio July 30, 2010, it’s now archived and can be streamed via the audio player below. In the next few days, the show will be moved to the RADIO CONCERTS archive located under the SOUND tab above. A big thanks goes out to Darrell Burgan at StillStream for having me on his program to perform.
With the exception of corruptedHorizon all the music performed was written specifically for this concert. All voices and ambient noise were extracted live from the airwaves using various radio equipment, scanners and receivers. Among the more interesting transmissions picked up during the performance were voices from a home intercom system and a brief cordless phone conversation.
I hope you enjoy the music.
SETLIST:
* whispersANDstatik
* [interlude]
* re.ACTION
* resolve.andEmptiness
* [interlude]
* corruptedHorizon
* burnt.Luminesence
* [interlude]
* closingDown
Today I was experimenting with some old zip drives I discovered inside a box in my studio. Rather than getting rid of them I wanted to see if I could use the drive as a industrial/data instrument.
The resulting experiment was beyond anything I was expecting. By simply soldering two piezo elements to the head of the drive and boosting the signal with a four channel preamp [which also allows for multiple line outs] the drive, when engaged, sounded rather amazing. I connected it to the computer, inserted a disc then waited for it to mount. I soon noticed that opening various file types directly from the discs would result in a variety of sonic output. Video files for example would create a slightly different texture than a static .jpg file. Media files also allowed the drive to be engaged for a longer period of time as the information was being transcribed.
I sent the audio output from the zip drive to a loop pedal to allow layering and then recorded the experiment/performance. What resulted was a slowly building, dark ambient/industrial soundscape composed entirely in the moment from three different zip discs and a loop pedal.
Raw recording 7m.36s
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Over the next few weeks I’m excited to begin experimenting with both 5¼-inch and 3½-inch floppy drives. Who knows, there may even be a release in the future of just “disc.MUSIC.” Maybe I could call it “Funeral Hymns for Dead Technology.” Okay… maybe not.
