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Uncle Karma with Horns circa 1993

This is a living room recording (one mic, in the middle of the room) of my old band from Austin, Uncle Karma, jamming and improvising with some friend-of-a-friend horn players. We only have the vaguest memory of this happening. It was recorded in Austin, Texas on August 4, 1993.

My friend, former bandmate, and most recently Auntie Kismet collaborator rescued five selections from the session from on an old cassette tape he found.

Come feel that 90s freeform jazz vibe with "Uncle Karma With Horns (August 4, 1993)".

Drone Day 2023

2023 marked the 3rd year of my 5-year "Gangs of Ireland" project. Starting in 2021, each year on Drone Day (droneday.org) I've created a new experimental piece inspired by a segment from an 80s-era Irish talk show featuring young goths, punks, & mods. This year's piece is "The Iconoclast".

Check out my Drone Day 2023 performance video from a live performance at an experimental music event in Hudson Valley, New York.

The studio version of this track is available on the "Gangs of Ireland" playlist on SoundCloud.

New Release! 'Five Lies Left'

13 months in the making, "Five Lies Left" is the first release from my Sudre's Violin solo project. It's been (kindly) described as dreadful, dread-full, and highly experiential.

This project brought me back to a more performance-based approach to recording. The guitar is live, the bass is live, and the synth and piano parts were mostly improvised and minimally edited. (In contrast, most of the sparse vocals are of unnatural origin.)

It's available for free/pay-what-you-want on Bandcamp. You can also stream it on Apple Music, Pandora, or Spotify.

Drone Day 2022

For the second year in a row, on 2022-05-09 I took part in Drone Day, a 24-hour, global celebration of drone & experimental music.

This year's piece is called "The Goth", featuring samples from the Gay Byrne interview with 19-year-old goth Siobhan. You can listen to the WIP on soundcloud.

This is part of a 5-year project called "Gangs of Ireland", featuring a series of 5 monotonic compositions inspired by a 1983 Irish TV interview show. Every successive Drone Day, I will live-stream while I compose, record, and produce a new song in the series.

The complete Drone Day 2022 live session is available on YouTube.

The studio version of this track is available on the Gangs of Ireland playlist on soundcloud.

A Little Fire Scarecrow

Throughout my 30s, my music came from a place of sorrow. After I transitioned in 2014, I was sure that I would never make music again. Because that creative center, that sorrow I had drawn on for so long, was no longer with me.

But from the day in 2016 that an idea for a drum pattern haunted me and tricked me into opening Logic again, to the day in 2020 that I decided that I was ready to explore new directions, I released 8 albums. One of my songs was even featured on an official Spotify playlist for Trans Day of Visibility.

Out of those 65 songs, these are the 8 that best tell the story of that era of my musical journey. Grab a copy of "(Not the Worst of) A Little Fire Scarecrow" for free or pay-what-you-want on Bandcamp.

'The Punk' Reviewed on The Hard Times Podcast 'Fanboys'

I got my very first music review on 2021-12-14, on the Hard Times 'Fanboys' Podcast! Starting around the 27:23 mark, they talk about "The Punk", my experimental Drone Day piece.

• "It made me feel a way that drone music never has, that was really really cool"
• "It could be in the soundtrack for Prometheus"
• "It's creepy, it's haunted, but also a little bit uplifting. You feel wonder."

I can't thank The Hard Times enough for the kind words and constructive feedback. Listen to the song "The Punk" on Soundcloud.

Guest Appearance on Engaging Conversations with David J Hansen

On 2021-08-29 I joined David J Hansen for "Engaging Conversations", his series of interviews with Industrial/Goth/Post-Punk DJs and artists.

We had a great talk, covering topics like the creative process, world-building with music, mental health, and the power of storytelling.

My favorite question was, "What does music mean to you?"

Watch the full interview on YouTube.

Drone Day 2021

On 2021-05-09 I took part in Drone Day, a 24-hour, global celebration of drone, tone, soundscaping, and more. Streaming live for 2 hours, I created a song called "The Punk", inspired by an Irish talk show from 1982. It was a great opportunity to use my Stargazer drone synth. Something, from nothing, to something.

My Drone Day session performance/documentary: strict copyright or fair use. Or, catch the highlights.

The studio version of this track is available on the Gangs of Ireland playlist on soundcloud.

Isolation 1980

What if COVID had struck in 1980, and we were all stuck at home with 3 channels of crap on TV? At least we would have had Joy Division to listen to.

Watch the music video short "Isolation 1980".

Coraline's music on bandcamp

All my music is available free-or-pay-what-you-want on bandcamp:

• Sudre's Violin
• A Little Fire Scarecrow
• Auntie Kismet
• Calamity Orchestra

Friends on bandcamp

Some folks in my community I recommend checking out:

• In Good Company
• I Kong Kult
• Errant Space
• Savage Republic
• Jenn Vix
• Layer Cake