Soft Pieces

Soft Pieces – The New Brutalism

Available now from Panic Research!

This is my most abrasive CDR, so far. The main tools were feedback, ring modulation, and repetition. You can hear full tracks on my MySpace page. 

It’s so new that it’s not even up on the Panic Research site yet… but don’t sleep on this. Like the other Manilla Series CDRs, it’s strictly limited to 50 handmade copies. 

$5 for the CDR. $3 for shipping. (Each additional copy adds $1 for shipping.) Please contact Panic Research honcho Jeff Bagato to order.

Last week, I was interviewed by the Washington Post. Here’s what made it into this week’s Weekend section:

Zach Mason, who plays a digital synthesizer and performs as Soft Pieces, speculates that people are pushing for new music and are that much more inclined to look up artists such as John Cage or Jandek. (Even actress and singer Mandy Moore recently tweeted about her interest in Jandek.) “You have the explosion of Internet research,” Mason says. “I think people’s influences, like roots on a tree, they’re sort of reaching out further.”

He recounts a recent performance that drew newcomers: “People were asking, ‘Is there going to be a Q&A? Is someone going to explain this to me?’ “

Be sure to check out the full article for more from Jason Mullinax (Pilesar) and Jeff Surak (Violet).