CRIMSON AND CRYSTAL

"Crimson and Crystal" is a single track release that I recorded the other day that indulges in an extended intro and outro but the meat of the song revolves around a repetitive throbbing bass line, sprinkled with atmospheric guitar bits. I've really wanted to post something on the site since it's been a few months but my computer breaking down a couple months ago has really put a damper on recording and releasing material. I still haven't fixed my computer (I'm broke) but luckily with other computers in the house I've recently finished an LP and nearly another one as well. Hope to post those soon.

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CRIMSON AND CRYSTAL (SINGLE)

JESUS FREAKS

Jesus Freaks is an LP completed a few months ago that further explores the religious and sacrilegious preoccupations that the "icon" portion of my Neon Icon moniker was more-or-less intended to evoke. Raised in the Catholic Church, I am naturally quite fascinated by the mythology and meanings of Catholic and Christian culture. As for the sound of the album, the tracks don't stray too far from the ambient/psych-rock/pseudo-industrial texture and mood that I have been exploring for quite some time now, as usually samples or loops will swirl and explode with tribal beats and eventually sputter out into blissed-out drones.

Jesus Freaks track list:

01. Thee Sacrilege ov Thine Wicked Heart
02. Ignorant Sun
03. Night of the Long Knives
04. A Spectre of Destiny in the Eye of Ra
05. The Martyrium of Hippolytus
06. Ancient Offering
07. The Angelic Conversation
08. To Dismember an Evil Child
09. Blood of a Heathen

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JESUS FREAKS (LP)

WHERE THE BLACKBIRDS GATHER

Where the Blackbirds Gather is a two track LP, recorded around May 2010, in which I attempt to explore minimalist drones and loops in the most elongated form I have tried thus far. Inspired by Nurse With Wound and, of course, Current 93, I used treated keyboard loops and other samples (including a recording from a Hawaiian Catholic mass that I recorded) to create these two extensive and minimalist pieces.

Where the Blackbirds Gather track list:

01. Where the Blackbirds Gather
02. Where the Blackbirds Roam

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WHERE THE BLACKBIRDS GATHER (LP)

GEMINI MOON

Gemini Moon is an LP of recently recorded material, most of which was recorded in late March to early April. Overall, the tone of the album is fairly consistent with a lot of my other recent albums such as Satanic Dreams of the Pale Star and Jesus Freaks, two albums I have yet to post on this site. So basically, it has a lot of dense drone, atmosphere, and the occasional dance or tribal beat. Enjoy!

Gemini Moon track list:

01. Casting of a Wicked Shadow
02. Chicken Hawk
03. Flame Mountain Purification
04. A Most Excellent Charm Against the Hordes of Devils that Assail in the Night
05. Dingir Xul
06. Sick
07. June 1984
08. The Green Morning
09. Gemini Moon

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GEMINI MOON (LP)

NEON ICON?

With the current influx of "Neon"-related monikers among today's musicians (Neon Blonde, Neon Trees, etc.), I've become slightly tiresome with the pseudonym that I created, especially now that Neon Indian has blown up as a pioneer of low-fi chill wave. But I have no real intentions on changing my project's name... I just wanted to express mild frustration.

HILDEGARD VON BINGEN

A track named for and inspired by the vocal style of the liturgical works by the 12th Century German composer (amongst other things, including Christian mystic) Hildegard von Bingen. The song was composed entirely by voice with treated loops, of course, as well as several layers.

HILDEGARD VON BINGEN

CLEANSING (EP)

Cleansing is an EP of all new material recently recorded, most of it sort of ambient, drone and synth-driven. There's a lot of tape manipulation and loops used as well. The last track is a loose cover of the classic 1963 surf instrumental "Wild Weekend" by the Rockin' Rebels.

Cleansing track list:

01. Cleansing
02. Sphinx
03. Unclean
04. White Oak
05. Wild Weekend

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CLEANSING (EP)

THE MIRROR OF ORPHEUS (FEATURING SUBJECT)

The first post of 2010 is a brand new collaboration between myself and Subject (Paul Grant) that meanders through ambient valleys and sequels all recorded on glorious cassette tape. The first track is an extended ambient jam, the second a loop collage of sorts, and the last a shorter, tape-manipulated piece.

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THE MIRROR OF ORPHEUS (EP)