~phylum_sinter - roots, branches, leaves

Awesome (Season-conscious) Free Album from IVDT

V/A - Before We Melt As the first day of spring approaches, we are proud to present our latest compilation for your enjoyment. Before We Melt [mp3.070], a project based on the idea of the originality of individual snowflakes, is a love letter (of sorts) to all things wintry & cold. With compositions by Bitcrush, Electricwest, Lackluster, Phortran, Nik Jade, Edison, Qu.one, Phylum Sinter, Headphone Science & Set In Sand and mastered by Twerk at Audibleoddities, this has become one of our greatest compilations yet and instantly becomes classic. From all of us at IVDT, we hope you enjoy.


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Charlie Cooper, of Telefon Tel Aviv, Has Died.

Friends, If you have not heard, we lost a great inspiration to me recently.

Charlie Cooper, of Telefon Tel Aviv, has passed away on January 22nd.  The cause of death is currently unknown.

I cannot help but cry at the thought of his loss. Telefon Tel Aviv has been a great inspiration for my work. The way they functioned outside genre definition was truly brave, and the true definition of what art should be.

I had the opportunity to speak to Charlie at their last appearance in Ann Arbor, and we had a great conversation.

He will be missed, my sincere condolences to all those he left and loved.

If you have anything within you, any negativity or desirous thoughts of death, please find a positive outlet for them, know that all things change. There’s a time and a place everything, but i don’t believe it is ever to be brought about by our own hands.

With love and life,
c. todd
phylum sinter

To Clarify (y)ourselves [part 1]

“How much has to be explored and discarded before reaching the naked flesh of feeling?”
-Claude Debussy

Here’s an idea:  Every Saturday (starting today) i will be reaching into my past and sharing some inspiring quotes that have helped carve my path over the years.

Some of these you may have heard, some of them will be totally obscure, in any case i’m going to be pulling from the part of myself that helps things manifest creatively, hopefully brings the fires to a higher temperature and solidifes them in the light of day.

This first quote is relevant in the process of creation for every medium personally. This incredibly romantic, french inquiry has stripped excess from just about everything i’ve done in one way or another.  What is the essential, what is to be communicated, how does one interface with this thing, and should one be conscious of the direction they wish to point the audience in?  Perhaps.

Then i remember that there are other motives for creation than emotional response too.

Still: Feeling — transmit it!

Check next week for another worthwhile angle.