Here’s the first month’s update on the new Bill Van Loo solo record that is in the works. As announced at the beginning of January, this new album is being recorded over the course of 2012, with an update to be released at the end of each month.
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Bill Van Loo solo album: January 2012 update
new Bill Van Loo album announcement
Bill Van Loo announces his new album project, due to be recorded over the course of 2012:
10/52: new live recording – chromedecay live 2009
I’m pleased to announce the newest chromedecay release, “chromedecay live 2009“. This release features live performances from Bill Van Loo and Joshua Schnable. Each of these sets was recorded in late 2009. Bill Van Loo’s set was recorded at the Dreamland Theater in Ypsilanti, MI, and Joshua Schnable’s was recorded at FFMUP in Princeton, NY. [...]
8/52: Bill Van Loo “The Ghost of an Idea” now available digitally
I’m pleased to announce that a 4-track EP of my ambient guitar work entitled “The Ghost of an Idea” is now available for purchase digitally. This week’s project was getting a page built for it on the chromedecay site, and organizing all the other stuff associated with publicizing the record’s digital release. This record came [...]
Tuesday, October 13, 2009: Joshua Schnable live in Princeton
Princeton’s FFMUP Series (Free Form Music MashUP), featuring chromedecay artist Joshua Schnable. Joshua will be performing a collection of new work; a tribute to the Berlin dub techno movement of the mid-1990′s. Tuesday, October 13, 2009, 9PM (FREE!) Location: Terrace, 62 Washington St. Princeton NJ More info: http://www.ffmup.org/10_13_09.html
dust bred: new ambient guitar piece
Here’s a new improvised Bill Van Loo ambient guitar piece, inspired by & using the dust breeding granular delay plugin by Marcus Fischer. Many thanks to Marcus for making this plugin available! http://unrecnow.com/dust/1180 Dust bred by billvanloo
announcing CTRL4 + CTRL8: MIDI Control for Griffin PowerMate + PureData
Joshua Schnable has been working on a new controller idea, and chromedecay is proud to announce its availability. CTRL4 & CTRL8: MIDI Control for the Griffin PowerMate + PureData lets you turn a Griffin Powermate into a flexible MIDI controller. The video below gives a very brief introduction to how this software works: FIRST LOOK: [...]
studio production update
Here’s an update on the studio production side of things. Slow but steady progress is being made on upcoming Bill Van Loo & Joshua Schnable material. Still undecided whether it will be released as several EPs or one full-length album, but the music is coming together nicely. Tracks keep getting handed back & forth via [...]
Rob Theakston / Christopher McNamara track on Affin
On January 8, 2009, chromedecay contributors Rob Theakston and Christopher McNamara got wider exposure via the label Affin. Rob’s track “Trimalchio”, as remixed by Chris, is part of the Joachim Spieth Presents Ambient Edition Volume 1 compilation on Affin. Congratulations, guys!
a look back at 2008
Here we are at the start of a new year, so it seems worth taking a look back at the events of 2008. The next blog post will be a look forward at what to expect from chromedecay in 2009. 2008 was an extremely visuals-oriented year for chromedecay. Besides one digital release (Bubblegone’s excellent “Record [...]