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choral signal

i just got word that they will be playing last week’s winnipeg show on the signal (cbc radio 2) tonight at 10pm. so the first hour will contain some songs from riot life played solo (by moi) and will conclude with The Raft of the Medusa, a new piece for choir that i wrote and ford pier arranged. there are also some other choir pieces by andrew balfour, r murray schafer, and more. you can listen online here. i believe it will be aired again next weekend, and will probably be available on the cbc site on demand.

oh, and in the 2nd hour, you can hear jesse zubot’s new symphonic piece! i’m looking forward to that, i was sorry that i had to leave winnipeg before he played. and did anyone out there see the new guy maddin movie narrated by isabella rosselini? brand upon the brain? Continue reading choral signal

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this riot art


ok. here is the album cover. i present it to you! a photograph by geoffrey farmer and una knox. and here are the stats: the album comes out officially in canada on march 9, and i believe in april in the usa and europe. you will be able to buy it on this site in 2 weeks. the advance Life Support copies will be mailed next week. soon you can hear the songs on this site and on myspace and of course on ape. and soon i will be playing shows, which i can hardly wait for. here’s to the new year!

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