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New cycle study.

Channeling Frisell with Neil back in August.

Another idea with Neil, from our August jam times.

Looking through my records and found a 10" EP on Balkanton I'd forgotten I had.

Just back from the UK, I was looking through the Bulgarian section everywhere I went, and found this Trio Bulgarka record The Forest is Crying - apt title for today.

Back and making noise after a very spotty summer.

From September 20, 2024: Back soon...

Reposted from September 19, 2024: Back soon...

From September 19, 2024: Back soon...

Reposted from September 18, 2024: Back soon...

From September 18, 2024: Back soon...

Reposted from September 17, 2024: Back soon...

From September 17, 2024: Back soon...

Reposted from September 16, 2024: Another sketch from Croatia - the view of the moon and waves between the islands of Pržnjak and Trstenik.

From September 16, 2024: Another sketch from Croatia - the view of the moon and waves between the islands of Pržnjak and Trstenik.

Beautiful sound coming from an installation at the Tate Modern.

From September 15, 2025: Old backwards sludgy guitars from the other day's 4 track post, fed into the ep-133.

Reposted from September 14, 2025: Joe and Cydney are finally in!

From September 14, 2025: Joe and Cydney are finally in!

Horse Race in Chester.

From September 13, 2025: More 4 track purging: This 1996 collage was a study in using eq to separate voices on my 4 track.

The organ at Chester Cathedral, briefly edited.

From September 12, 2025: 4 track purging: This was called 4 Guitars - it was improvised in a few minutes on my 4 track in 1996 some time.

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From September 11, 2025:

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From September 10, 2025:

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From September 9, 2025:

Reposted from September 8, 2025: Quick foley / shortwave collage with a sample I almost forgot about: the crows of Mendocino make cool rhythmic clucks with their tongues (I think?)

From September 8, 2025: Quick foley / shortwave collage with a sample I almost forgot about: the crows of Mendocino make cool rhythmic clucks with their tongues (I think?)

The bells of Ludlow - sounds like some sort of test rather than intentional.

From September 7, 2025: Joe moves into his new place tomorrow, sister Mikey is coming up for a week.

Reposted from September 6, 2025: Starting to cool around here, and soon the rains are coming.

From September 6, 2025: Starting to cool around here, and soon the rains are coming.

From September 5, 2025: Music for the first apple picked from our 60-year-old tree.

From September 4, 2025: Morning sun through smoke.

From September 3, 2025: Really hazy from the Bear Gulch fire, in Olympic National Park - no sign of the Aurora I thought we'd see.

From September 2, 2025: Jeff and Andy's birthdays, and they're big ones: 50 and 80.

From September 1, 2025: There's no foghorn in Mendocino anymore, but there is this low pulse you can hear from a buoy offshore.

From August 31, 2024: Metallica hit town just as we were heading off for 2 weeks in Croatia - Rob and Brian at work went, which sparked a whole conversation on what is good/bad metal from their blossoming and what constituted 'good' Metallica.

From August 30, 2025: Medocino AM 1550 collage - couldn't find any info about this station.

From August 29, 2025: Boonville audio collage - distant music, crickets, draining tub, light, footsteps.

From August 28, 2025: Last weekend acoustic time playing Medicine Hat's Breaking with Jason.

From August 27, 2025: Joe says I've given my dad the Bill Laswell treatment.

From August 26, 2025: We got married 25 years ago today, and our band name is the Unstoppable Force.

From August 25, 2025: The night before our anniversay - our first night in California.

From August 24, 2025: Friday before Mike and Anna's big Aquarium shindig, we're reliving the early 2000s with Joe watching the first season of Lost and drinking every time Walt's dad says "My Boy!".

From August 23, 2025: Thursday eve, just as vacation is about to begin.

From August 22, 2025: Wednesday night boogie time.