valentine: there’s no escape from the beat…
I could barely stand it. It was the summertime in the early ’90s and there was only one beat on the airwaves. Even…
half asleep
Certain rooms, whether they be childhood bedrooms or sunlit kitchens, attach themselves so strongly to events in the…
promiscuous sax
The soprano sax made me promiscuous. No, not in that sense, What I mean is musically free. After abandoning…
16:16 an imaginary intersection
Some of these songs go too deep into ’90’s New Wave territory, but like a rescued cat, I love them anyway…
16:16
16:16 is a collaborative EP by area C X jh0st originally released in 1991. It is also a place in time. As a…
the art of ambience: volume not decibels
I learned the basics of sonic-psychology: That ‘volume’ and actual decibels can be separate aspects of sound…
the art of portability
I used to think travelling light, whether in a musical or any other sense, was about shrinking to fit…
new wave and reverb: forever together
I’ve gone on about giving up reverb. But like other mind altering substances it’s hard to shake. Even when…
Fretting Less
The fretless electric bass is a transcendently expressive instrument all to itself. It’s also a bastard instrument…
being judged
Ever been stuck in a relationship where judgment hangs over every move? The beauty of ’90s New Wave is…
#ThrowbackThursday: New Waves
Whether you’re 15 or 55, New Wave is always about adolescence. Adolescence in its most raw, awkward…
statik 2
[1992] My musical mentor from my teenage years, the late George Horan taught me that navigating the elusive difference between…