I've been procrastinating (or was that distracted?) long enough. Tonight I completed the first track for the upcoming Testube single. I have been struggling with the vocals for some time, and for this track decided to try a totally different direction. I even considered a new project name, but the music still has that signature Testube sound, even if this first track has something of a shoegazer / early 4AD influence.  keep reading »

I have decided to join forces with Jonathan Chalker (from LowHero.DLL) to launch a new record label - Glim Records. Initially, we will use it as a channel for releasing our own music, but we may branch out and include releases from like-minded musicians at some point in the future. Our business model is very flexible and we are investigating new audio products and content delivery ideas.  keep reading »

Well, I decided to return the Glyph hard drive. It was working, but not very fast. In fact, it was stuttering all over the place. I tried it with several different firewire cards and none of them solved the performance problems. Then the folks over at Sweetwater tech support were nice enough to send me a replacement drive. It didn't perform any better, so I can only assume that my PC is the bottleneck. What a pain.  keep reading »