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Bill Van Loo solo album: January 2012 update

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.

Posted February 1, 2012 by admin in music

new Bill Van Loo album announcement

Bill Van Loo announces his new album project, due to be recorded over the course of 2012:

Posted January 3, 2012 by admin in music

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. [...]

Posted March 5, 2010 by Bill Van Loo in 52things, music, music, releases

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 [...]

Posted February 19, 2010 by Bill Van Loo in 52things, music, music, releases, site

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

Posted October 7, 2009 by Joshua Schnable in events, music

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

Posted July 14, 2009 by Bill Van Loo in music

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: [...]

Posted July 2, 2009 by Bill Van Loo in interaction design, music

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 [...]

Posted April 7, 2009 by Bill Van Loo in music

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!

Posted January 24, 2009 by admin in music

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 [...]

Posted January 11, 2009 by Bill Van Loo in music