Good hello, my friends. I know it's been a while since I've written
with any new Mr. Antonym updates, and I hope you haven't all forgotten
about me.
First of all, I'm happy to say that after almost a year and a half of
limbo, the Mr. Antonym album is FINALLY available to the general
public! And on the Ides of March, no less! Take that, Ceasar!
The nine tracks on this album were composed from 2002 - 2005, and
reflect many of the influences that held sway over me during that
period. Influences like Skinny Puppy, Amon Tobin, Negativland,
Squarepusher, Orbital, Prefuse 73, and too many more to name. While
most people seem to consider the album pretty "dark," the songs all
sound quite different from one another, as there's no "formula" at
work - I make the kind of music that I like to listen to, and that's
been pretty diverse and fluid, changing over time. However, the album
as a whole reflects an overarching aesthetic that is purely my own.
There's some crunchy industrial-ish stuff, some frenetic drum-and-bass
style, some dancy, crowd pleasing numbers, and lots and lots of
distorted ambiences that float in and out, providing a discordant
backdrop for the whole affair. Many of the songs I've played at shows
for years, and these are the best mixes of all my experiments.
It's released on Nophi, the excellent label run by none other than
multi-instrumentalist and interesting mentalist R_GARCIA, formerly of
South Florida, and now out of Atlanta. Along with myself, the Nophi
label has released all kinds of great stuff, from Benn Jordan, Reed
Rothchild, Colour with Sound, and O9.
You can buy the CD here:
http://www.nophi.net/store.htm
Or, if you're like me, and you'd prefer the songs pre-formated for
your cybernetic personal music device of choice, you can download the
whole album from the Nophi digital music distribution service,
Phitunes.
http://www.nophi.net/phitunes/ (It may be a day or so
before digital downloads are available.)
Thanks everyone! And spread the word!
Your friend,
Mr. Antonym
(PS - rumor has it that I'll be playing a show in Miami on March 28.
Details soon!)
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