Audio Esoterica

9 months between blog posts...several babies almost due. Not real babies. I mean, maybe....someone's probably having babies. Not me though. I meant musical babies.

Stuff that happened since then:
-the other guitar player in my band Queen Wolf quit to pursue musical theater
-the other guitar player in my band Infinite Pizza quit to pursue hanging out
-a badasskeyboard player named Yoko from Japan replaced both of them
-Yoko found out she had to go back to Japan from Dec-May
-both bands recorded about 20mins worth of material

I am currently mixing/mastering the new Infinite Pizza jams, which should see a cassette release in early spring. The Queen Wolf ep is being vocalized currently as well, and will see a CD release slightly after.

The Bueno Crusher ep was finally mastered a week or two ago. Bestial Evil was completed long before that, though I don't think it's been released yet.

 The Lotus Fucker 7" ended up being a split with Sete Star Sept, available here- http://sphc.bigcartel.com/product/sete-star-sept-lotus-fucker-split-7

The 7" by Sacrificio that I mastered is now available....
http://sphc.bigcartel.com/product/sacrificio-self-titled-ep

....as is an LP by Six Brew Batha that I mastered...
http://sphc.bigcartel.com/product/six-brew-bantha-intravenously-commodified-lp-us-press

...AND that ep by Hive Bent that I also mastered-
http://hivebentmd.bandcamp.com/album/dyatlov

additioally, cassettes of material by Invitational and Penis Geyser that I recorded came out. I found out months later. Friends...please tell me when you release stuff I did!

Speaking of which, the vinyl release of Sete star Sept's "Messenger From The Darkness" got an insanely positive review in the dec 2014 issue of Maximum Rock'N'Roll. The experience of walking into a bookstore, picking up MRR, and being surprised by a flattering description of my guitar playing was surreal. It was like a DIY version of the radio-play scene from That Thing You Do.

This summer, I did a series of sessions for a 4-way split 7". It's the first of a planned series from Girl Problem Records, and it features 4 awesome Baltimore bands: Wet Brain, Hive Bent, Curse, and Big Mouth. The release party is Feb 28th here in Baltimore at 5th Dimension, come get yourself a record and party down.