Revolution Void

I'm happy to announce a new record label that I am founding, Cheshire Records. It will release music by my recording projects such as Revolution Void and UltraCat, as well as music from other musicians.

For 2009, here are some of the releases to look forward to:

• UltraCat - Talking To My Mind (Single)
  This new UltraCat track is a catchy dance number drenched in vocoded vocals. It is currently in the post production and album art phase. It will be released initially on the web under a Creative Commons license.
  
  
• UltraCat - Orbiting the Earth (Single)
  Listen now on thesixtyone.com
  
  I intend to release a single for this track as well, with a remix and perhaps 1 or 2 B-sides. Not sure if it will be released as vinyl or not but I do plan on releasing an UltraCat vinyl of some sort, perhaps a full album (2xLP) collecting the singles.
  
  
• Revolution Void - Untitled new album 2009
  Already have some tracks in the works, just a matter of time. As always it will be released under a Creative Commons license. If there is demand I may print up a 12" vinyl but I am thinking to release Increase the Dosage as a double vinyl first.
  
  
• Hiphop instrumentals
  I have about 10 downtempo hiphop instrumentals and turntable/sample collage tracks. I am still working on a name for this project. Yuriko suggested Son of Superfly, which kind of has a ring to it, but I am not sure. Suggestions welcome!

  Update: I've decided on the name The Insider. It is a bit ironic since I have always felt like an outsider in the various music genres and scenes I have been a part of (jazz, electronic music, et al.). I also think "insiders" have kind of a bad rap -- independent musicians disdain mainstream Hollywood insiders, for instance, and conspiracy theorists are always writing scathing exposés of government and corporate insiders. So, I'd kind of like to reclaim this term to be something more personal. We are all insiders of our own self-contained universe, our friends, families, the places we go and so on. In the spirit of reclaiming this much-maligned term, I have decided to name my new hiphop project The Insider.

  The music will be along the lines of DJ Premier, DJ Hi-Tek, DJ Cam, you know, chill instrumental hiphop. There are also a few sample collage and turntable based tracks.
  
  
• Minimal tekno and ambient electronic
  I've always had a soft spot for "pure" electronic music. Minimal tekno like Jeff Mills, Derrick May, Juan Atkins, Richie Hawtin, and ambient electronic soundscapes of Klaus Schulze, Jean Michel Jarre and Brian Eno. For many years, I performed live in a purely electronic capacity without the use of samples. There is something uniquely captivating about the kinds of sounds you can evoke with synths, and I have quite a few tracks in this vein that are burning a hole in my hard drive. It's my desire to start a new electronic project and get at least one solid release out there this year.
  
  
• Other projects in the works
  Additionally I have some Medeski Martin & Wood inspired improvisatory jams and a whole lot of miscellaneous tracks in different genres. I am trying to be less controlling and up front in my decision making when composing tracks now in favor of a more easy going approach which lets the song develop on its own accord. This has yielded some unusual (and unusable!) results, but if I get one good track out of every ten "experiments," I'll be happy.

Thanks for reading (and listening).

I'll post some new tracks soon!

-Jonah

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