LIFE IN THE FOREST

moving to the woods has improved the quality of life.

woodland soundtracks: eleh "location momentum", the austerity program "backsliders & apostates will burn", v/a "on the power of the sphinx", ludicra "the tenant", angelo badalamenti "the soundtrack to twin peaks season one", darkthrone "circle the wagons", oranssi pazuzu "muukalainen puhuu", gore "mean man's dream", etc...

GREYMACHINE lp + TWILIGHT album

above: images from the layout for the forthcoming 2xLP version of GREYMACHINE's "disconnected" (due out on SIGE in may). to be printed as a two color silkscreen (white and silver 877) on black paper jackets and inserts with hand stamped labels.

also: the twilight album "monument to time end" has been officially released as of yesterday. more on that here.

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good: negura bunget "maiestrit", jawbreaker "unfun", fenn o 'berg "in stereo", "the creation of patriarchy" gerda lerner, xasthur "portal of sorrow", bohren & der club of gore "dolores", the bug "london zoo", "hellblazer: last man standing" paul jenkins & sean phillips, "el borbah" charles burns, etc

MELVINS/ISIS 12" art

above: layout images from the forthcoming ISIS/MELVINS split 12". i supplied the illustrations, mackie osborne completed the layout. the 12" is intended to be released to coincide with the upcoming isis and melvins tours, during part of which the 2 bands will be touring together. if all goes with smoothly with print and vinyl production this plan will become actuality...

new drawings 04/2010

above: new drawings for forthcoming isis/melvins split 12" (due out on hhr may 2010).

also - craig dongoski (collaborator in/creator of drawing voices) has a new website containing info on and portions of his multimedia works which you can view here.

listening: virus "the black flux" , horseback "the invisible mountain", blut aus nord "memoria vetusta II", lasse marhaug "beauty without mercy", etc.

KNUT "wonder" finished, etc

above: finished images from the final layout of knut's "wonder" album, CD version (to be released summer 2010 hydra head/conspiracy records). to be printed as full color 6 panel digipak on matte coated stock, no plastic tray.

below: images from previous knut album "terraformer" CD version (2005 hydra head/conspiracy records). printed as 10 panel CD booklet folder and tray card, full color + 2 pantone spot colors (fluorescent orange and metallic silver).

also: tonight at the josephine in ballard, wa - mamiffer, demian johnston, al qaeda, and shining ones.

current supplements: l'acephale "malefeasance", eleh "observations & momentum", joe preston and daniel menche "cerebic doxology", krallice "dimensional bleedthrough", cg jung "the red book", js bach "sandor veress", bill horist - live, etc.

wonder-ing

above: color field/sunset pastels pieces and finished drawings for "wonder" album layout (see previous posts for more info). color fields by f. coloccia. finished layout pieces to be posted soon.

also, update/info on the new twilight album (the band, not the teen vampire propaganda film) here.



listening: final + fear falls burning - collaborative LP, daughters - s/t, ovskum - atto III, black boned angel - new 12" on conspiracy records, lustmord - other dub, etc.

wonder progress, oren, etc

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further progress on the drawings for the upcoming "wonder" album by knut. drawings made in the the following cities (using pigma micron and pilot hi-tech c pens on some sort of archival quality drawing paper): NZ: auckland - AU: brisbane, sydney, melbourne, adelaide, perth. digital assembly and type to be completed upon return to US. background coloring/painting completed by faith coloccia to be posted soon. past inquiries about layout process and tools have been made, thus i am doing my best to document the progress of this project as it moves along.

below: oren ambarchi playing live in melbourne.