My final weekly live set of the summer: Original ambient, downtempo, dub and minimal electronic music; free to download or stream. NOTE: the last 15 minutes weren’t recorded, because my Macbook Pro was having issues with the summer heat.

Today is the official release date of my album, summer sequences, volume one; $8 = 1h16m of ambient, downtempo, minimal music + a 12m bonus track, The Suite Science v.6. If you don’t wish to make a purchase but like what you hear, consider clicking the Facebook button (on the right) or sharing on Twitter (below the description) and spreading the word.

Unwind, a weekly event for ambient, downtempo, experimental electronic and nujazz music, returns to the patio at CS3 for the summer, starting with a kick-off party on Friday, June 3, 2011.

Join me and fellow residents Adejai (aka Josh Helton) and Josh Elias along with occasional special guests every Friday this summer from 8 p.m. until later on the patio at CS3: Calhoun Street Soups, Salads, and Spirits.

Sponsored by Fort Wayne Electronic Music (FTWEM). Find Unwind and FTWEM on Facebook.

In preparation, I have posted 2011-05-31 Unwind practice live session for FREE download. It’s much more beat-oriented than I intend to play, but I was trying out different configs for my Ableton setup.

UPDATE: I moved the 2011-05-31 Unwind practice live session (1hr00m27s, 72.6 MB MP3) from my Soundcloud to here for posterity.

A collection of downtempo electronic and sequenced minimal compositions. Digital download via Bandcamp and limited edition cassette coming in June, 2011.

1. Beat Down v.01 (2:16)
2. Empty Nest v.01 (2:08)
3. Fraction Faction v.01 (2:13)
4. Operandi v.01 (4:48)
5. Phat Sod v.01 (2:35)
6. The Profession v.04 (5:01)
7. Toolkit v.01 (2:24)
8. Wibble Wobble v.01 (1:23)
9. Yearbook Staff v.01 (2:13)

Some of these are real gems, so please check them out. Also, don’t miss the previous collections Short Fictions and Prototypes I.

1. Penumbra v.01, an ambient granular/microsound soundscape.
2. While We Sleep v.02, an updated and extended version of a listener favorite from 2009′s Departure Lounge.

Happy listening, musicmaking, and cheers for new projects, pursuits and people in year ahead.

Unwind went very well this summer, and I’m grateful to my partners-in-crime, Adejai aka Doc and Josh Elias, for making it a top-notch chill-out experience. I found it invaluable to be able to experiment, improvise and jam on a regular basis as well as mingle with like-minded DJs and producers.

I’ve posted a number of recent live sessions to my Soundcloud page to stream or download, including last night’s set at the Dash-In. IIRC, it was fifteen years ago that I played one of my first live/DJ sets at the Dash-in, and there’s been lots of great experiences and growth since then.

As a reminder, you can follow me on Twitter and Facebook for updates and exclusive content and preview and purchase releases on Bandcamp, iTunes and Amazon.

Going forward, I’m going to start sifting through loads of compositions and works-in-progress to determine the direction of my next recordings. Stay tuned, keep in touch, and “keep reaching for the stars…”.

Buy my new EP: $3 for 4 tracks/44 minutes of abstract, ambient, chilled-out, laid-back, minimal techno, space lounge greatness:

Vernal (44min total time) — available for purchase on Bandcamp, featuring a remix of Horizontal, two new tracks, and Sunsets, a mashup of ambient pieces from Elsewhere.

For a limited time, purchase Elsewhere and receive a code via email for a free download of Vernal.

Immediate download of 4-track album in your choice of 320k mp3, FLAC, or just about any other format you could possibly desire.

• Shakedown (Chill Kids do-over)
• While We Sleep (AYCE “Duby’all” Daddy remix) UPDATE: I’ve since removed this to rework it a bit.

I am pleased to announce my 2008 Summer mix podcast (1hr05min, 74.9Mb MP3) of original music for your consideration. It’s equal parts reflective, chilled-out, lazy. A suitable soundtrack for your morning cuppa, yard and crafting projects, reading on the couch, afternoon coding sessions and breezy evenings on the front porch.

Track order:

1. Lost Things (Cascade dub)
2. La Palma (1984 CIA Factbook mix)
3. BASIC language
4. Departure Lounge, Pan-Am
5. 3mb (2008 Tabla revisit)
6. Circular Object (Sunset Island dub)
7. Dexu (2008 defenestration)
8. Aguadulce