[AMR030] Phase Shifts - A Night At Kabuki Theatre On Acid

OK, let's hop into Sherman and Peabody's Wayback Machine to mid '99. The scene was taking some serious hits as usual, including some unusually bad press coverage in the DC area. I was getting burnt out from a lot of things- people, music, politics, etc. It was also just before I stopped working as an edm dj/producer for 5 years. Normally I'm known for my infinite patience, so you know things had to be pretty bad for me to reach this point.

I had just moved, most of my studio was still disassembled, and I was in a transitional period, easily influenced by anything and everything in my environment. I started a new project and recorded my work. At this point, this recording had no specific intension. I had considered using specific sounds as samples for other production. I had also considered making an album. I set it aside for later.

Later on, I came across my recording and converted it into digital media and set it aside once again. The necessary flow just wasn't hitting me and it felt overwhelming every time I tried to force it. So it was slowly forgotten over time.

Fast forward to present day. Recently I was talking to a friend when I came across this old recording. I listened to it again and the notion hit me to try working on it. After cleaning it up, I felt like the time was right to work on it. What resulted was a 16 track album that was primarily avant-garde and noise with subtle elements of ambient and idm.

Sometimes I like to release an album that tells a story. In this case the story is about a man who goes for a night out on the town as indicated by the album title. Each track details a moment during his excursion.

Thank you for taking time to listen to this album. I hope you will enjoy it. I spent a lot of time trying to make it sound as it should. I am already in the studio again, working on a new album. Come back soon…

Track Listing:

1. I Had Just One Hit
2. I Saw Stars
3. It Hit Me in the Men's Lounge
4. Pretty, Pretty Colors
5. Elevator Ride to the Mezzanine
6. Drums
7. Drums and Phasers
8. Battle of the Drums
9. Intermission at the Cocktail Bar
10. Journey to the Haunted Castle
11. The Haunted Castle
12. The Haunted Castle Through a Funhouse Mirror
13. So I Had Another Hit After the Show
14. My Head Was Spinning
15. My Heart Beat Like a Drum Beat Like My Heart
16. Then I Lost it in the Yakuza Game Parlour