Geoff > Status Update

Not cheap at all - glad to hear from you, and hear that you have continued making music. Will get hold of a copy and give it a listen as soon as I can. Hope all is well with you and the loved ones, and that the continuously shit state of our world 'aint bringing you down too much!

Very cool - congrats! I will download and give it a spin

Thanks guys - I’m doing well! Keeping the mind and body active and occupied - keeping creative activities going - all in all the center is holding!

That's interesting stuff, Geoff!

Paul wrote: "That's interesting stuff, Geoff!"

Thanks for listening! Can’t tell if “interesting” is a positive descriptor or not, but I def appreciate the listening.

Ha ha - definitely positive!

Paul wrote: "Ha ha - definitely positive!"

Sweet

Great stuff! Parts 5 & 6 are superb, really enjoy playing them multiple times.

Peter wrote: "Great stuff! Parts 5 & 6 are superb, really enjoy playing them multiple times."

Oh hey, thanks so much for the kind words! Admitted multiple listens are rare and I really appreciate it.

Electronic music is one of my passions and those two parts are very good indeed. Keep it up and keep going.

Peter wrote: "Electronic music is one of my passions and those two parts are very good indeed. Keep it up and keep going."

Thanks!

And Peter, who are some of your favorite artists?

Excellent! I am always up for some good electronica. Makes for the best writing music, sometimes!

Forrest wrote: "Excellent! I am always up for some good electronica. Makes for the best writing music, sometimes!"

DUDE I'M MUSIQUE CONCRETE naw just kidding hope you check it out and dig it!

pleasant stuff, reminds me of some of Tetsu Inoue's albums

Artem wrote: "pleasant stuff, reminds me of some of Tetsu Inoue's albums"

Oh hey Artem thanks for giving it a listen - & also I see your Aphex logo and raise you an Autechre! ae

Geoff wrote:

Oh hey Artem thanks for giving it a listen - & also I see your Aphex logo and raise you an Autechre! ae"

I find little crossover between experimental/IDM/Braindance music and literary/experimental fiction worlds, whether among the artists or the fans. You are a rare exception

Artem wrote: "Geoff wrote:

Oh hey Artem thanks for giving it a listen - & also I see your Aphex logo and raise you an Autechre! ae"

I find little crossover between experimental/IDM/Braindance music and literar..."

I hate to say this, but I find little crossover in experimental music and book readers in general. Something about the musical mind is not working on the same level of the mind that wants to process long/complex/experimental fictions. I might attribute this to the fact that for a lot of the musicians I know, music is their entire life and being. Not a bad thing. But most of their reading is centered around music too.

I studied music when I was a kid, then got obsessed with literature, then got back into making music later on. So it was always a mix with me.

Geoff wrote: "And just to be uncomfortably honest, I swore off making music for years, wouldn't even consider it, then I had something of a nervous breakdown/mental collapse, and found that making music is a ver..."

I think it's awesome that you've found something that makes you tick and keep on ticking!

Also, I'm all about experimental music (listening to it, not making it) and experimental literature (which I do make sometimes).

Forrest wrote: "Geoff wrote: "And just to be uncomfortably honest, I swore off making music for years, wouldn't even consider it, then I had something of a nervous breakdown/mental collapse, and found that making ..."

Then we have found another exception to the rule!

Geoff wrote: "Then we have found another exception to the rule!"

I can't tell you how many times in my life this has been said about me . . .

Geoff wrote: "Artem wrote: "Geoff wrote:

Oh hey Artem thanks for giving it a listen - & also I see your Aphex logo and raise you an Autechre! ae"

I find little crossover between experimental/IDM/Braindance mus..."

It was different back in the day. Varese composed accompaniment to apoem by Verlaine, while Cage himself wrote poetry. Burgess composed too and his stuff even got played in Europe from time to time. Something must have changed since then

Well I mean, yeah, if you're talking those giants of 20th century composition, yes, they were immersed in all fields of art. I meant more the contemporary artists coming out of electronic/ambient/noise/idm experimental stuff. I don't see as big an interest/influence from literature in their work. Maybe it's there, but I can't see it. And the actual musicians I know and perform with around DC/Baltimore, barely any of them are into books, and def not like postmodern epics.

Here's some blissed out drones I uploaded recently, for your sun-stroke and sun-bliss pleasure. Don't worry about paying attention all the time.
https://geoffwilt.bandcamp.com/album/...

They're like meant to drift like they're being nudged by air or water, they're not supposed to grab all your attention each second, I'm not a pop music maker, is all.

But the label release up top there, in the status update, that you're supposed to pay attention to the whole time.

Geoff wrote: "Here's some blissed out drones I uploaded recently, for your sun-stroke and sun-bliss pleasure. Don't worry about paying attention all the time.
https://geoffwilt.bandcamp.com/album/..."

That's some good, relaxing stuff there. I especially like the old-timey TV interlude. Has a certain pathos to it, in a weird way.

Thanks for checking it out!

Sorry for not writing sooner, but I downloaded the album and it’s really nice! I’ve enjoyed it on a few weekend mornings while reading and making breakfast. Thanks for sharing the link!

Richard wrote: "Sorry for not writing sooner, but I downloaded the album and it’s really nice! I’ve enjoyed it on a few weekend mornings while reading and making breakfast. Thanks for sharing the link!"

Thanks for downloading it man! Mucho appreciation!

I have a tape coming out on Flag Day records sometimes this summer too - will post a link when that is available. I worked hard on that one.