I wrote a new song today.
You may download it on bandcamp.
It is called ‘rose and airplane‘.

channeling a bit of the old throbbing gristle here, methinks. i just sat down and recorded this. the sh-101 is being sequenced by the tr-606. i only used a computer to convert to mp3 – nothing else. enjoy 7 minutes of noise and analog nonsense.
tr-606
sh-101
boss rv-3
boss ds-1
tascam porta02 mkii
sm-58
my voice
I was testing the components of my new 4-track recorder. Verdict? The headphone jack has a lot of noise, but this doesn’t carry over to the recording. So I made this song in about 5 minutes. Mad skillz, I know.
I mixed it all down on the unit itself, recorded it into Ableton (to see if I could) and converted it into MP3 in Adobe Audition. I’m probably going to put a mixer in between the audio and the 4-track in the future, just for more sonic flexibility. Anyway, enjoy!
PS – This is what ALL the music in The Future is going to sound like.
I was lamenting the good old / bad old days some time back and kind of kicking myself for getting rid of my old Tascam Portastudio MKII years back. I have been listening to a bunch of lo-fi musics lately, as well as building quite the analog synth and drum machine arsenal in the studio. It would be a shame to have to dump all that to clean, convenient, cheap digital!

Needless to say, I lusted over a couple compact 4-tracks until stumbling on this one for a deal. I’m planning a couple cassette-only releases in the near future; some lo-fi hipster goodness will be coming your way shortly, and frankly I’m a little excited. This is a Tascam Porta02MKII, and should do the job nicely. I am excite!
Me and the homie Three Ninjas talked a little bit on the radio show “Ask An Atheist” yesterday. Check it out! You get to hear the track “Straight to Voicemail (Radio Edit)” from our upcoming EP, and we talk about our show this Thursday with Open Mike Eagle and crew.
Thanks to the folks at Ask An Atheist for being awesome hosts.
As far as upcoming shows are concerned, you cannot miss this one. You are not allowed to miss this one. So we’ll see you this Thursday at Chop Suey in Seattle!


Stickers are here! I’ll be sticking these all over Seattle, and wherever else I happen to be. Prolly give some away at shows like THE TWO SHOWS COMING UP THIS WEEKEND. They turned out really nice, too ( Thanks Sticker Guy!). I don’t have any stickers on boobs pictures like some people, but if you give me your address or whatever I’ll send you some. Probably.
As far as those upcoming shows, here is the event information:
5/21 – Countdown To Backpedaling @ Dorky’s Arcade in Tacoma WA at 8pm!
5/22 - DvOd at the Rendezvous with Three Ninjas & Tangentbot and The Jesus Rehab in Seattle at 10pm!
I’ve got a few new additions to tack onto the previous list, for a total of FOUR shows in the next few months. Add them to your calendars! Here is the updated list:
Pancake Party - Artist Showcase with Three Ninjas
Friday, April 29 · 7:00pm - 10:00pm
The Monkey Grind Cafe
518 North 85th Street
Seattle, WA
Countdown to Backpedaling Party
Saturday, May 21st
SOMEWHERE IN TACOMA – TBA
DvOd at the Rendezvous with Three Ninjas & Tangentbot and The Jesus Rehab
Sunday, May 22 at 10:00pm - May 23 at 1:00am
Rendezvous/Jewelbox Theater
2322 2nd Ave|
Seattle, WA
Skylark
Friday, June 24th at 9:00pm
The Skylark Cafe
Details TBA
As I receive more information on the new additions, so will you, so check back or follow tangentbot on Facebook (or both! The internet!).
I’ve been so lazy! I take sole responsibility for not letting y’all know about our last show at The Josephine in Ballard last week… but it was rad as hell. We got to play with Eighteen Individual Eyes, Height With Friends and case & ctrl; all of whom are awesome performers. Check them out, buy their music, see their shows, etc.
Now, onto new stuff. I’m playing a couple shows with Three Ninjas pretty soon here, so come out and listen to musics and dance around like a freaking idiot! Watch Three Ninjas rap like his mouth depended on it! Watch me play with a crossfader, turn some knobs, press some buttons and perhaps wiggle a little bit! It’s the magic of science and it’s happening soon, so check it out!
Pancake Party - Artist Showcase with Three Ninjas
Friday, April 29 · 7:00pm - 10:00pm
The Monkey Grind Cafe
518 North 85th Street
Seattle, WA
DvOd at the Rendezvous with Three Ninjas & Tangentbot and The Jesus Rehab
Sunday, May 22 at 10:00pm - May 23 at 1:00am
Rendezvous/Jewelbox Theater
Ya heard?!
I made a new song! It’s available for listening on my bandcamp page, or you can give me money for your very own copy to bump in the club or whatever you kids do. Proving once again that the TR-707 kicks all kinds of ass.