Commando Revisited

https://stoned-to-death.bandcamp.com/track/spring-revival

I was very excited when Jakub approached me about contributing to this release. In preparation, I re-watched Commando. It was great. The track turned out exactly as planned - Pleasant, fresh, trippy, minimal, melodic, with a dastardly, nefarious, high tension, bad trip of a bridge, only to spiral dynamic back out again. A feel good mix of melody and choppy vintage drum samples. I've always had a passion for warm, fuzzy, saturated cassettes. Round drum and bass tones. I also enjoy sampling "empty" space from super famous artists. It is like stealing production value without royalty logistics involved. The track samples five (or more) artists without touching any actual "instrument" used by said artists. A method I look forward to exploring in future works.


https://stoned-to-death.bandcamp.com/album/commando-revisited
released November 21, 2016

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EARTHLINGS | A MUST WATCH

EARTHLINGS is a 2005 American documentary film about humankind's total dependence on animals for economic purposes.  Presented in five chapters (pets, food, clothing, entertainment and scientific research) the film is narrated by Joaquin Phoenix, featuring music by Moby, and was written, produced and directed by Shaun Monson. nationearth.com

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S4G: The Undeniable Truth Tour

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It was a pleasure to attend Switch4good's Undeniable Truth Tour (Boulder, Colorado) 

This well educated panel took the words right out of my mouth. It is such a relief to know that athletes are finally working alongside medical professionals, to expose cruel traditions based in capitalistic, speciesist, anti-humanitarian sentiment. My stance against dairy is full of conviction. Cultural abuse runs deep, indoctrination is real, environmental racism exists. It feels good to know a collective like Switch4good is standing up to fight the good fight! 

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