Unreleased Early Recordings
Posted on | June 14, 2011
Over the past few years I’ve been asked with some frequency about reissuing some of my out of print back catalogue. While I understand those early recordings are a part of my history, I usually just like to move forward. Also, like most artists, I’m extremely critical of my older work.
Irony caught up with me early this spring. I happened across a couple drawers in my basement/archive filled with close to 100+ hours of old 4-track cassettes, all well over a decade old. Curiosity got the better of me and I unearthed my old Yamaha MT400 that was used to create these recordings. As I began to listen, for the first time in over 10 years, I was transported back in time by what I heard. My studio during that period was about the size of a small, narrow walk-in-closet with accommodations for barely two people. There were no windows and only a single door (I remember it would get pretty hot in there during the summer months.) These 4 track recordings were all created in that wonderfully claustrophobic space circa 1997-1999. Some were sketches for later compositions. Others were soundtracks for the performance works, videos and installations I was creating at that time. Most of this music fits in nicely with my early experimental ambient albums Shoreline Of An End, Space Between Beginnings and Still.
After much deliberation, I’ve decided to compile what I feel are the best of these recordings for a multi-volume series of archive collections. If all goes as planned, look for a late summer early fall release through Slo Bor Media’s upcoming archive series.
Below is 5 minute excerpt from one of the first cassettes I listened to. Around the time of the recording [1997-98] I was heavily into deep electronic drone music and was listening to a lot of La Monte Young and Terry Riley. According to the notes I made on the cassette inlay card, I was experimenting with an Ebow for one of the first times. This tool went on to become a staple item in my studio and during live performances. The full composition runs around 48 minutes and will be released in it’s entirety with the upcoming archive collection.
Asleep in the Ocean and Breathing the Sky
[5:14 edit] [recorded on 4-track cassette circa 1997-98]
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summer 2011 concerts
Posted on | June 7, 2011
Below are some photos from the WXPN FM members concert on June 5, 2011 @ 7PM in the World Café Performance Studio. More summer 2011 concerts are currently being confirmed and info will be available soon.
This live performance debuted all new material that will be re-recorded for my upcoming 14th album (s)END, tentatively scheduled for a Fall 2011 release on Slo Bor Media.
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jason.sloan & erik spangler live excerpt
Posted on | April 5, 2011
// Jason Sloan & Erik Spangler Live March 31, 2011
jason.sloan and erik spangler’s live illbient improvisation recorded live as it happened at the wind up space in baltimore march 31, 2011. this is a 19 minute excerpt taken from the full 40 minute performance.
jason.sloan: electronics, loops, guitar & live scanner.
erik spangler: turntables, loops, samples & electronics.
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new e.p. released on december 27, 2010
Posted on | December 21, 2010
I’m happy to announce the release of my new e.p. thirty.sevenDAYS. Recorded this past October and November, these works were created in reaction to social observations and personal experiences I had throughout the month of October. Clocking in at around 32 minutes, thirty.sevenDAYS is a contemplative release capturing some of the mood and psychology found in my earlier albums from close to a decade ago. Blending lush and ambient atmospheres with minimal electronic, chiptune experimentation; thirty.sevenDAYS has turned out to be one of my most personally satisfying moments as a electronic musician and soundArtist.
thirty.sevenDAYS was released on December 27, 2010. It’s now available through all good digital music outlets including the iTunes Store, eMusic, Amazon, Rhapsody and many other services. In addition to these retailers, thirty.sevenDAYS will also be available for purchase directly though the store at jasonsloan.com.
thirty.sevenDAYS e.p. [digital only release]
60 second track previews below – low bitRate
01. if.hopeWere.Breath – 5’36″
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02. thirtySeven.days – 6’23″
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03. denialAnd.distance – 7’50″
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04. aloneWith_theAfter – 12’28″
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radio interview
Posted on | November 17, 2010
A new radio interview discussing sound art and my new album corruptedHorizon that aired on Baltimore’s NPR affilate station WYPR‘s Maryland Morning program.
Air date: 11/16/10.
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papalCorruption v1.0 beta
Posted on | November 14, 2010
papalCorruption v1.0 is a recent experiment for a larger body of new video based works exploring the glitch and corrupt data in media culture. The original clip was a short Italian television story about Pope Benedict XVI. I downloaded the video from the Vatican website and then corrupted it on a data level.
corruptedhorizon now available!
Posted on | September 2, 2010
I’m pleased to announce my 13th studio album corruptedHorizon is now available for purchase as a physical CD or a high quality [320kbps mp3] digital download with full artwork. Orders for CDs can be placed now and will begin shipping on September 4th. Visit the STORE section to purchase. corruptedHorizon will also available at all quality digital retailers. [iTunes, Emusic, Amazon, etc.]
“Sloan builds upward from a base of gauzy guitar washes peppered with sharp beats, drum loops and intriguing, inventive clips of sound. The mix of texture and smoothness, ease and complexity, is perfect. Affording this disc a very focused listen is an absolute must.” - Hypnagogue Reviews
The new album clocks in around 50 minutes and includes six all new works:
> sunset.withoutAdawn [preview]
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> greyscale.spiral [preview]
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> dryANDabsolute. [preview]
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> corrupted.Horizon [preview]
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> forward. [preview]
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> particlesof.LIGHT [full track]
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Stylistically, corruptedHorizon picks up where my 2009 studio album [ -- ] left off. Inspired by my live performances over the last decade, corruptedHorizon melds bits of IDM, ambient, pure electronic, glitch, shoegaze and subtle tribal leanings to spin a complex but enjoyable listening experience that I’ve been told defies easy classification.
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