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News: This year's holiday compilation is finally available. It is out a bit later because of some technical difficulties in getting it burned. However, you will find that it is worth the wait. The title is "Make a Joyful Noise" and here is the tracklist:
  1. Stolen Light - Black Friday Doorbusters
  2. Fail - Something Far More Witty and Seasonal Would Have Been Here Had I Spent More Time on This
  3. Wilt - Abyssal Solstice Chant
  4. Praying For Oblivion - Platschhonk + Bahkauv
  5. Noise Hangover - Alone in the Space
  6. Ben Arp - Not So Silent Night
  7. D.K.E. - Christmas In T.V. Land
  8. Narishkeyt - Rabbit Hole
  9. Orange - Father Christmas
  10. Persons Unknown & Praying For Oblivion - Stechpalmen
  11. Goose - Holiday Traffic
  12. Platonoff - Escalation
  13. This Is What I Hear When You Talk - I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus. Then she started kissing all the elves, which was awkward. Once she moved on to the reindeer, I felt it was time for me to stop filming and leave.
  14. R4 - Silent Night
It's hard to believe that this is year 17 of holiday samplers. Once again, This Is What I Hear When You Talk has one of my favorite titles for the track and the whole disc is a nice mix of noise and ambient. Just what you need for a cold, winter night.

News: Goose just released a track on Taalem's Homework Year 9 compilation. The track is Micah and is one of the unused tracks from the session that produced "Hella Free." This is heavily processed, bowed cymbals. Check out the compilation at https://taalem.bandcamp.com/album/homework-year-9.

News: Stolen Light and Goose both dropped releases on the inimitable Inner Demons Records. The Stolen Light disc is titled "Unprepared Guitar," and the sound source is just as it says: a guitar with a lot of junk on it. No overdubs or processing other than a mixer. Equipment includes a First Act guitar with one broken string, paper clips, metal chain, scrap metal, back massager, and other junk. The Goose disc is called "Hella Free." All tracks were created using a violin bow on cracked cymbals and running this through an effects processor. The name "Hella Free" comes from Micah at Starving Musician writing "Hella Free" on broken cymbals and leaving them for anyone who wanted to pick them up. These tracks were created using two of these cymbals that I was lucky enough to grab. If you don't know Inner Demons Records, you are missing out. The label is great and Dan is a fantastic guy. You can check out the Stolen Light disc at https://innerdemonsrecords.bandcamp.com/album/unprepared-guitar-ind205 and the Goose disc at https://innerdemonsrecords.bandcamp.com/album/hella-free-ind204.