The Spider Way - synthesizer composition 2008

THE SPIDER WAY AND OTHER WEIRD TUNES

HEY APATHY! THE STRANGE MUSIC Squeaking street cars, honking horns, the clopping of shoes through the stations and streets! The concrete symphony crescendos surreal, the sound of a city no longer asleep! In order to create original soundtracks for the HEY APATHY! online animations and live performances I started practicing group of musicians sometime around the fall of 2007. In 2009 we performed live music & painting on the runway of Gallery 1313’s annual Fantasy Fashion show and in the streets during Toronto’s Nuite Blanche Festival. In 2010 we created our first electronic score for the cartoons. This animation/soundtrack was designed specifically for outdoor video installation and featured on the exterior walls of 401 Richmond Street during the 2011 “white night” celebrations. Below are some animation tests and weird videos set to a sampling of our psychedelic soundscapes.

ambient groove - live jam Jan. 22 2011

psychedelic funk - live jam 22 2010

gothic jazz - tape recording 2009

heavy sounds - tape recording 2009

dark ambient - tape recording 2008

As of Jan 2011 there are seven members of the group who practice regularly. For me, an artist who usually works in recluse, the group experimentation has proven unbelievably inspiring. Somehow, though we never talk about the music or have much written down, we seem to be synchronizing in a manner than often sounds planned, organized and certainly unique. I am constantly amazed at the telepathic communications and have actually discovered new hope in co-operation by way of these improve jam sessions. The experience has been extremely rewarding (even though I still can’t play my instruments) . On this page I’ll be posting any good recordings and stories about the sounds that we make as the strange group evolves.

Current Players

Julii McMillan- flute, vibes, percussion

Narsen Osutei - drums

Mike Parsons- keyboards, horn,bass

Hunter Vaughan - iphone apps, kaosolater, flutes, percussion

Mark vanZyle - bass, drums, percussion

+ Nigel on drums

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