Electroacoustic music + dogs
In which I ramble about the process of creating an improvisational electroacoustic set, as well as dogs
Album Release: Misalignment by Doctor Body
This week, Greg and I released Misalignment, our first LP as our duo Doctor Body. My favorite quote so far: “Part shimmering sonic collage, part experimental dream pop, all hauntingly catchy.” I’m so thrilled to get this album out in the world. It’s honestly my favorite thing I’ve ever worked on. This has been true … Read more
Hello GPT, My Name Is…
I wrote the following introductory text for my personal ChatGPT account when I wanted to use it to help me brainstorm (???) ideas for my new YouTube channel. As I’ve already found with prompt writing, it was clarifying to describe myself to an LLM for this very specific purpose. I’m much more honest/blunt than I … Read more
An Onion of Seething Teenage Christianity
Like a fundamentalist Russian doll marching band. Like a god damn onion of seething teenage Christianity. That’s what really revs up the hormones in Abilene, Texas.
Finally, a Snow Day
Got in a little snow shoeing and went sledding with my favorite 2-year-olds and their adults. What a great snow day! I didn’t realize how much I was missing the snow until I saw it this morning.
2023: The Year of Becoming a Bit More Like Everyone Else
I have always had an originality complex. I blame the Germans. But before we start shaming Germans (love you, Germany!), let’s step back a bit. For my entire adult life (b. 1981), I’ve had a hard time connecting with contemporary culture. It’s not simply been a “damn the man, eff you capitalism” stance, although early … Read more
Two New YT Vids
After literally years of thinking, “Hmm, I should make some videos” and then proceeding to do everything BUT make videos, I made some videos. Here they are: When I decided to finally sit down and do this, I made one rule for myself: I would NEVER create a thumbnail with a crazy look on my … Read more
Studio Revamp – Again, Some More
My first live performance in 12 years made me re-think my studio — here’s how I’m making my studio time more performance-oriented. (This one’s for the gear-heads.)
Sunday Post Wrangling – 07-02-23
On Sundays when I feel like it, I pull all of my posts from my Mastodon account into a blog post here. This episode: in-town pond discovery, Moog sells out, and more.