Composer & Performer of Electronic Sci-fi Themes & Psychedelic Visuals
A post to spread the word. After a brief hiatus, the Beat Cypher returns on June 27th at a new location. Here is Justin's note on this from the official Facebook Group. “Hey everyone! Beat Cypher update: Madelife has officially moved to a new location. I will be holding the next cypher here on Thursday... Continue Reading →
In early May 2019 I flew out to attend and perform an original electronic music set at the Mountain Skies festival near Asheville, NC. It was a really fun weekend and I had a great time performing one track from 2014 album Fear Cannot Save Us, plus 4 brand new songs. Checkout a video of... Continue Reading →
On Thursday March 28th I performed a set at Beat Cypher at madelife in Boulder. Here is an Instagram video with some snippets of some of the performances including mine which is first. Thanks to https://www.instagram.com/eddiecii/ for footage. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvo7fT4BngS/ I'm playing lead synth parts on "Gonna Rise" up from the album Fear Cannot Save Us... Continue Reading →
Story: I discovered a space-time distortion while visiting Chicago. The location of the anomaly is at track 8 at Union Station. Get The Single Watch the Video I published this new song as a single on Bandcamp. I also made a live studio recording of the session then edited this into a super trippy video... Continue Reading →
It's been a while since I've done an update or a podcast or a live show. I've been enjoying some travel, hanging with the family, riding bikes, hiking, walking, reading, and listening. I've also been spending time studio time to work on new ideas, making field recordings, as well as running some events for the... Continue Reading →
This is the Krell again. We are beaming a 2nd tonality to your station. Are you receiving? Listen to this episode on Soundcloud. You can subscribe to the Podcast in iTunes, or use this RSS Feed for your favorite podcatcher so you never miss an episode. If you dig this piece, leave a comment. Checkout my releases here. You can also... Continue Reading →
The swarm of the Nanobots is approaching. This micrtonal mayhem is an exploration of swarming notes and joyous distortion that was inspired by the Dewanatron Swarmatron instrument. I performed and recorded this in one real-time pass with no edits on an Elektron Octatrack. Listen to this episode on Soundcloud. You can subscribe to the Podcast in iTunes,... Continue Reading →
Listen to this episode on Soundcloud. You can subscribe to the Podcast in iTunes, or use this RSS Feed for your favorite podcatcher so you never miss an episode. If you dig this piece, leave a comment. Checkout my releases here. Story The sound of what is going on inside the HAL 9000's mind as he's speaking "I'm Completely... Continue Reading →
Darwin Grosse and I performed another (no)poem set the Rocky Mountain Synthesizer Meetup on January 12th. (no)poem is our original experimental ambient duo. We improvise using graphical scores. We also use generative feedback-based visuals via Max Patch that Darwin developed. This performance was in the wonderful Walnut Room in Denver which has a fantastic PA. Below... Continue Reading →
Listen to Podcast on Soundcloud Story Ready to take a "trip" on the The Georgetown Loop Railroad? Your journey starts at Devil's Gate Depot as you stand between the cars and hear the sounds of this historic narrow gauge train as it rounds a tight bend. Things morph from there... enjoy the psychedelic ride. Production Notes Field Recording... Continue Reading →
Biostatic, the host of Denver's Textures Ambient showcase, invited me and other amazing Denver synth artists kuxaan-sum, Sean Patrick Faling,Wes Milholen to join him as the Synth_Drone Collective for Sunday's show. We performed over 2 hours of continuous synth drones. Below is a recording of the live performance and a photo album. Audio Recording https://soundcloud.com/kuxaan-sum/synth-drone... Continue Reading →
This video is part 2 of a live cinematic electronica set I performed at the Boulder Synthesizer Meetup on August 11th 2015 at the Walnut room in Denver. In this video I’m performing both the music and the visuals. http://vimeo.com/139852443 In part 2, I move on from the composed piece “Gonna Rise Up” from the... Continue Reading →
In August Darwin Grosse and I set off for the (no)poem mini-tour through the Heartland to Lincoln Nebraska and Des Moines Iowa. I've finally gotten around to organizing some photos from our adventure and have included them in the gallery below. Click any photo to enlarge and walk through the gallery. Huge thanks to all... Continue Reading →
Story As humans and their technology have evolved, they have encroached more and more on the domain of the whale and other sea life. Of course the whales have been evolving as well - and - unbeknownst to us, they have been patiently plotting and waiting for the right time put things back in balance.... Continue Reading →
This video is part 1 of a live cinematic electronica set I performed at the Boulder Synthesizer Meetup on August 11th 2015 at the Walnut room in Denver. In this video I'm performing both the music and the visuals. https://vimeo.com/136179823 In part 1 I perform an extended version of "Gonna Rise Up" from the album... Continue Reading →
Over 2,000 centuries ago - the Krell technicians went about their day in the 8,000-cubic-miles of the fabric of the great machine on Altair IV. This is the day in the life of one technician. Subscribe now on iTunes so you never miss an episode. Please leave a rating or review if you are enjoying the podcast. If... Continue Reading →
