J A T U N

Recently I asked Jatun fans on Facebook what they would think of me adopting Jatun as a moniker, and releasing all solo produced material (like Biltmore Dive) under that name. Their responses made one thing clear, it doesn’t matter what name I release material under … they just want to hear the music.

So it’s with great pleasure that I announce a new Jatun album, Mobile EP:  a free release coming December 2011 via Bandcamp. From here on out, if there’s a real photograph on the album cover it’s an ambient release. I think it will be my way of distinguishing what kind of material is on the album, like how Boris does with lowercase or capital letters on their album covers.

If you knew Jatun on MySpace anywhere from April 2006 to 2010 (when I received the last message from a real human being on MySpace) you probably know about Biltmore Dive, my ambient project. I’ve recently started working with that material again and started using tumblr for a website and have made a Facebook page as well. Be sure to visit the tumblr page to get details on future releases and stream some songs on the SoundCloud player.

Wonderful news from eleventhfloorrecords, the artwork for the album has now been finished. Mastering was wrapped up around the beginning of this month and I expect that the album should be going to the press sometime soon. I can’t wait for this album to be in our hands.

Jatun fans will be pleased to hear of upcoming EP and full-length releases. I promise you this, this autumn you’ll have some new tracks to bump in your cans.

Comments have now made their appearance on the site. Get to it! You’ll notice the theme has changed because the previous one didn’t allow comments. I’m still on the hunt for a decent theme with a background image option.

Just about finished mixing the debut eleventhfloorrecords album. Just 1 song left to go, and it only needs the smallest adjustment.

I should hopefully have the debut Dunes of Bandon album finished this weekend. It’s been neglected for a few months due to working on Sweden’s most epic album ever. There’s also a second album to mix, but we still need to add some stuff.

The Biltmore Dive full-length, “The Scientist And His Lonely Experiments” is currently in the mixing stage. I still have no plans for this album, and am not sure what I’m going to do with it. Might Bandcamp it, might not. Hmmm…….

My friend Greg and I recently started a podcast called The Deadly Duo. It’s an hour-long show that will be released on the 1st and 15th of every month. I used to podcast quite regularly some years ago, so I’m looking forward to getting back into the game. There’s no set format for the show really, we’ll keep things fresh by playing from lots of different genres.

My remix of Anklebiter’s “Absolution Is A Plushtoy” has been released on Tympanik Audio on CD and is available digitally worldwide here soon. For a short time you can stream the track on my SoundCloud page.

There’s a new Jatun album in the works. I don’t know if it’s going to be an EP or full-length at this point, but I should hopefully get that wrapped up within a few months time. It’s been pushed back a bit since I’m moving into a different house at the end of this month.

Last, but not least, I’ve been writing a lot of different material these days (nearly 2 albums worth), stuff that reeks of the early 1990’s. It’s a mesh of shoegaze & heavy indie rock that’s largely inspired by bands like Hum, Castor, Shiner, Swervedriver, Yo La Tengo, Archers of Loaf, Pia Fraus, My Bloody Valentine, Codeine, Earth, and Boris. There’s a bit of a doom vibe on these songs thanks to the wall of fuzzed out guitars, which I’m sure is going to make some Jatun fans quite happy. I’m hoping to put a 4-piece together by the end of this year and still have yet to come up with a name.