DETERIOR

master tape for MfB being pressed now, and it sounds awesome. hope everyone is having a good holiday

tapes are going to be pressed this weekend. regardless of whether that happens or not, the EP will be out December 8. I'll be putting up a stream on last.fm before too long.

five demos have been cut so far. I'm aiming for at least a dozen good ones before I begin to think about album structure/layout. if I'm feeling generous, I may post one or two of them here soon.

I suppose I should apologize for the severe lack of updates lately... one a month really isn't as much as I should be writing, I feel. the reason for that is probably because there's been a lot of stuff going on with me lately, mostly classwork, but rest assured that I am working on a ton of music-related stuff; it just won't come to fruition for a while, I suppose. here's a quick rundown: I have not worked on Ectype in a long time, but it is actually nearing completion; it just needs bass recorded and mixing/mastering. vocals and half of the guitar for the re-recorded edition of World are finished. I'm working on developing a more polished guitar tone via effects added during mixing instead of during recording, which should shape up to be interesting. I probably already mentioned that I have a new, more professional-sounding drum machine; it's pretty cool. I still haven't been able to press Music for Battery though I'll probably be able to over Than...

two songs have been written for the upcoming new album. of course I may not use them, or rewrite them, or whatever; but the point is I am actually making some progress. on that note, I'm moving back to my Columbus studio in a couple weeks to finish off Ectype . Music for Battery should be out soon after that, though I still haven't even gotten the tapes pressed (yeah, I've been lazy).

yep, I'm finally cranking out stuff for the re-recorded version of the debut EP World . it can't be finished until at least after I am rejoined with my bass in late September, but I've got vocals done and I'll have guitar and drums finished by then as well. I've recently acquired a brand-spankin-new drum machine and it sounds godly. you'll be able to hear it on World and everything coming out after it; Ectype is stuck with the old drum machine I used for Cleanse , which is still good in its own way though.

the moment you've all been waiting for: the CD-R compilation of the three Music for... tapes is officially released. this is the first opportunity to hear the unreleased Music for Battery (out in September, likely). these are a limited, handmade run of an as-yet-undetermined amount. they cost $7 plus shipping. CD-R: label: GarageMonkey Productions (GMP-014) format: CD-R released: July 27, 2009 time: 1:18:01 cover art: Deterior tracklist: Decay I (6:33) Sferic (7:13) Decay II (10:18) Three Bodies Cause Chaos (3:46) Automata (3:03) Genetic Drift (7:38) Strange Attractor (3:25) Paradise Filter (3:51) Fresh and Tired Mountains (6:05) Corrosion Engine (3:54) Anomaly Sniper (5:30) The Aberrance (2:43) Structural Bliss (1:50) Blinded by Static (6:12) In One Breath... (3:58) Don't Look (2:02)