In conjunction with the Thinkbox: Archive show that is opening at the Art Gallery of Windsor (AGW) on Saturday, May 13, I have released a new set of 5 tracks entitled “5 sketches for thinkbox” as a free mp3 release on the thinkbox mp3 label. Each track is named for and dedicated to one of [...]
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free Bill Van Loo mp3 release on thinkbox
6 strings for a winters day is released!
The new Bill Van Loo record, “6 strings for a winter’s day”, is now officially released. It features 8 tracks of layered, delicate ambient guitar work that should appeal to fans of Steve Reich, Daniel Lanois, Robert Fripp or Sigur Ros. bill van loo: 6 strings for a winter’s day “6 strings for a winter’s [...]
update – 6 strings
A quick update on the recently recorded “winter guitar record”: 1. There’s now an official title for the record. It’s going to be called ’6 strings for a winter’s day’, to reflect the two important pieces of the record’s inspiration (winter) and sound source (guitar). 2. It will be officially released on Tuesday, January 31 [...]
winter guitar recording, day 3
The winter guitar recording session finished well on Tuesday. I’ve added some more photos to the photoset at flickr. Overall, I was very pleased with how the recording session went. I ended up playing and recording all the pieces on Monday, then doing some critical listening and editing on Tuesday. I believe the record will [...]
winter guitar recording, days 1 & 2
The recording process for the as-yet-untitled record of wintery guitar songs in now in full swing. Last night, all the gear was loaded in, and today the recording sessions started in earnest. Check out the photos via flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/chromedecay/sets/1733833/ If you have no idea what this is referring to, check out the year-end update for [...]
goodbye 2005, hello 2006
It’s that time again, when we look back at the past year and look forward to the new one. chromedecay has a lot of projects going on right now, and a number of things in the works for 2006. Here’s an update: recording guitars in the winter One project that’s just come together in the [...]
get live at leopold bros. and help hurricane victims
Derek Sivers, president of CDBaby, has created an easy way for you to both donate to the Red Cross for Hurricane Katrina relief efforts, and get great new music at the same time. A number of artists, myself included, are donating all profits from their records sold through CDBaby to the Red Cross. So, just [...]
live @ leopold bros now available at CDBaby
chromedecay has recently begun setting up shop at CDBaby, and we are pleased to announce the first chromedecay release is now available via CDBaby: Bill Van Loo: Live @ Leopold Bros. AllMusic’s Andy Kellman had this to say about Live @ Leopold Bros: “Live at Leopold Bros. is a practically flawless quilt of Bill Van [...]
announcing chromedecay tracks pt. 2: 2001-2005
Back in 2001, I released a limited-edition CD called “chromedecay tracks: 1996-2001″. My friend Harrison burned 50 copies on his duplicating machine that would print on the discs, I designed a cover in Photoshop, and I had something I could give out to people as demos and promo items, with an intent toward getting the [...]