The Release of Zero Zero Three

For the handful of folks who have followed this site over the past few years, you probably noticed an obvious decline of entries and posts over the summer. Finally, after nearly nine months of work, I am happy to explain the source of the absence.

There are many apartment neighbors over the years, as anonymous as they may be to me, who experienced my late night pounding on guitars, bass, and an assortment of instruments as I carved out a musical direction from the ocean of influences that flooded my mind. A small apology is probably due to them as I wrestled with the numerous influences that wracked my brain, not the least of which would be Bob Mould and his vicious 12-string guitar that likely has put me on one or two thin-walled Dead Pool lists over the years. However, all things said, they probably got off easy compared to how my influences progressed.

A concrete direction, perhaps, was generated in September 2009, when Nicole and I traveled to the middle of nowhere, New York state, to see the All Tomorrow’s Parties festival featuring The Boredoms early on Sunday afternoon (my gushing review featured here). Something about this tremendous composition of drums and guitars took my brain to a new path that I’m not sure it ever considered possible.

Combined with two other significant influences; Merzbow, for his presentation of chaotic noise, and Amon Tobin, who can find a beat in just about any source, I worked for the bulk of 2011 in what was to
become Zero Zero Three, a collection of drums, sounds, and generate noise that I diligently composed throughout the year.

On Tuesday, December 13, 2011, Zero Zero Three reaches its official release to the world. It is a collection of compositions that I never thought I would let go of to the point that I could
finalize them in the form of a real CD. But real it is, and a few months after I put down the pen on each track, I’m happy to say that each listen makes me smile a little more.

And, for those out there who might have a neighbor that, for whatever reason, you might feel the need to “get even” with, this just might be the album for you.