Heavy-hearted in the Midwest since 2011
Being away from work and essentially the world for over a week has been a good thing. I was pretty burnt out when I left work over a week ago. Burnt out and tired of being angry for some truly nefarious shite they pulled. I knew I needed to kickstart my Thanksgiving vacation early as […]
Read More Stepping Back Is A Good ThingHey all. Sorry for the absence. It’s that time of year where I put in some vacation time and unplug, spending my time off recording music, painting, watching movies, and spinning records. Also, just attempting to rid my brain of all the toxic waste that’s left in my head thanks to working for a giant […]
Read More Been A Minute…The last full-length album from the ambient/shoegaze duo Billow Observatory(Jonas Munk and Jason Kolb) was 2022’s excellent Stareside, which was a culmination of what these two musicians had been working towards since their self-titled debut in 2012. Munk coming from Denmark and with plenty of work under his belt as guitarist for Causa Sui; not […]
Read More Billow Observatory Return With New Track “Systol Nightshade”; New Album Coming In 2025We’re getting to the end of 2024, and that means I start eyeing my remaining vacation days like a hawk. Doing the math and figuring out how many days I need to cover my Thanksgiving vacation week, maybe a birthday vacation day, and then the time I need to cover our year-end shutdown. Well, since […]
Read More Me And Mom Go On A Beer(And Ice Cream) RunChristopher Ashley didn’t start out making 80s-tinged melodic electronic music. In the 90s he was in the noise rock bands Murder Weapon, followed by Index For Potential Suicide. These were bands that dealt loud, pummeling music that often left crowds bloodied and breathless after shows. While Ashley was still in the midst of cacophonic waves […]
Read More Terrorlord : Unreleased Beats 2001Tom Hall works in the hardware world when it comes to making music as Sermons By The Devil. The New Jersey-based musician/composer builds sonic meditations with patch cords, blinking lights, and stacks of old school pedals and tactile keys and synths. His music feels organic, like running your hands through sand and the feel of […]
Read More Sermons By The Devil : Exorcismo ElectrónicoI’m trying to let go of whatever disappointment I’ve been feeling for nearly a week now. Disappointment in the election, in the decision that a majority of Americans made at the polls, and just what seems like a general lack of giving a shit for others that will certainly suffer for the next four years. […]
Read More Checking Out, Gotcha Days, November WalksThere aren’t many bands that can take a 16 year break between albums without suffering some kind of hit. Most bands aren’t The Cure, though. The musical icons of grand melancholy and the Godfathers of goths everywhere have done just that. The last album Robert Smith and Co released was 2008s disappointing 4:13 Dream. It […]
Read More The Cure : Songs Of A Lost WorldHappy Friday all. Today I have released onto the world my latest musical work, Autumn Suite I-IV. It’s an 18-minute suite consisting of 4 parts that I’ve sewn together to make one long movement, if you will. It didn’t start out that way, though. It began back in September as me wanting to make an […]
Read More My Autumn SuiteKeith Canisius, the musician/composer behind project’s Rumskib, Shortwave Broadcaster, and electronic duo Astral TV isn’t one to take a break. The drive to make thoughtful, exploratory, and at times cinematic music is a strong one. Hit up his Shortwave Broadcaster or Morph Stereo Bandcamp pages and you’ll have hours of gauzy, ethereal, and heady sounds […]
Read More Morph Stereo’s Busy Fall : New Songs From Keith Canisius’ Newest Music Project