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Nonlinear Division out now from B’aktun Waning

Saturday, January 21st, 2012

Today is the official beginning of the B’ak’tun Waning project, the lead-up to the 2012 apocalypse as curated by David Morneau in 12 tracks and brought to you by Immigrant Breast Nest. I start it off with Nonlinear Division, a locust plague of a track that will leave no doubt as to the nature of this project. Find it on Immigrant Breast Nest or on soundcloud.

Nonlinear Division by Speak Onion

Also on soundcloud, is Salt in the Symbols, a new preview track from The Illusion of Depth, which will be released through Immigrant Breast Nest on January 27.

Salt in the Symbols by Speak Onion

And, lastly, don’t miss me shredding in the best live Speak Onion style on January 27 at The Chalreston in Brooklyn, with Duran Duran Duran, Digit216 and more! Event details here!


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Speak Onion and David B. Applegate on Soipsistic NATION Podcast!

Monday, December 19th, 2011

I.B.N.

The excellent Solipsistic NATION podcast features Immigrant Breast Nest this week, with a mix of tracks and an interview with me and with David B. Applegate. We get to talking about how great I.B.N. is and playing the finest in I.B.N. music. You’ll want to check that out to hear all about the latest and greatest as well as drink in some spectacular tunes. Get it: http://solipsisticnation.com/solipsistic-nation-no-262-immigrant-breast-nest/

You’ll hear us mention the upcoming B’ak’tun Waning project on the podcast. This is a project that I.B.N. is working on with David Morneau, where we count down to the Apocalypse (as predicted by the Mayan Calendar) on 12/21/2012 by releasing a new eschaton-themed track on the 21st day of each month. Speak Onion is up first, so expect new a new Speak Onion track on 1/21/2012. More details to come about all that, so keep an eye on the B’ak’tun Waning page at Immigrant Breast Nest.

The podcast also includes a new and unreleased Speak Onion joint called “Salt In The Symbols.” This track is taken from a new Speak Onion E.P. to be released at the end of January, 2012. There will be four new Speak Onion bangers to shred your mind brains. And, we’ll be celebrating that new release with a live show at The Charleston in Brooklyn on 1/27/2012, so keep an eye on this site for more details about that.

For now though, just sit back and enjoy the Solipsistic NATION podcast and have a happy new year. Exciting times to come!

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Preview of New Speak Onion Song on Soundcloud

Friday, June 24th, 2011

Where In Winter We Slept by Speak Onion

The new split record between myself and Joy Through Noise, called Entangled Fields, is coming soon. Really soon; so soon you can taste it. So, to whet your appetite, I’ve put up a preview track on Soundcloud. I’ll also be bringing some of these styles to the upcoming release show at The Charleston, among other brand new and exciting sounds. So go have a listen and leave a comment or whatever, and I’ll see you folks in the basement on July 9. I’m getting amped, are you?

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Speak Onion on Soundcloud

Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

Hey, I’ve got a Speak Onion Soundcloud page set up, so go ahead and check it out and follow it for all that good drum’n'noise audio that you need. There’s some tracks up there as well as some live stuff, including a live version of Twilight Sleep from the show at Port d’Or in August. It’s filthy. Check it!

Twilight Sleep live at Port d’Or by Speak Onion

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Placenta Recordings Family Tree Disc 4 w/ Speak Onion Track

Friday, December 3rd, 2010

I’ve got a brand new and exclusive track on this fine comp, brought to you by Placenta Recordings.

‘Placenta Family Tree – Disc 4′ can be had over at http://www.archive.org/details/ThePlacentaFamilyTree-Disc4.

Tracklisting:

1. Xrin Arms/William Sides Atari Party/Dental Work/Mochipet/TPR/Scissor Shock – Connection
2. Sliciing Grandpa – Impact Horror
3. DJ Urine – Seeghouls
4. Black Mayonnaise – Contemplations
5. Right-Eye Rita – Soyy
6. Nyarlathotep – Bloom
7. Rudolfo – Cheetahman Does Grind!!!
8. Sir.Vixx – Sir.Vixx Sux
9. Syphilis Sauna – Fifimatic
10. Intercamalemelont – L’ondon Bridge
11. Dem Tune – Fly
12. Dogwater – May 4th, 530
13. Mustafio – Mustafio’s Models
14. Skarekrau Radio – KittieSwap Remixxx
15. Hostage Pageant – Clitoral Amputation Neuroma
16. Paregorik – In
17. Pendro – Phantom Zygote
18. Octavialsilver – Rage Yourself To Sleep (Anti-Dub Mix)
19. FluiD – Repressed
20. Speak Onion – Dust Combuster
21. Guards – Priest Mathis
22. Excruciating Macresco – Jolly Pirate
23. Corot Ghost – Lumineon
24. Power Pill Fist – Splicefree
25. Cock E.S.P. – 02a_PL603

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Grindthieves is back and they’re talking about Battle At Silent Barn!

Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010

If you don’t know Grindthieves, then I feel bad for you. But it’s ok, because if you don’t know, now you know. And also, they know. They know a lot about what is good in film, art, and especially music. I was bummed when they went away for a while, but they’re back, and they’ve got a post up about the Digit216 vs. Speak Onion Battle At Silent Barn.

My favorite quote is this:

“Punishing, okay?”

That about sums it up. So go get yourself some of that good battle set (Download IBN017: Digit216 vs. Speak Onion- Battle At Silent Barn) and go look at all the other great stuff that Grindthieves has to tell you about. You’re welcome.

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Speak Onion on KYOU Radio (1550 AM) in San Francisco!

Saturday, July 3rd, 2010

Tonight at 11PM Pacific time, will be Solipsistic Nation’s interview with me re: making music on iphone. Check it out on 1550 AM or at http://www.kyouradio.com.

Also, to just confirm, the Traverse City show on Tuesday is canceled and I’m not able to make the Lansing show on Wednesday. Sorry. :( I’ll be back to midwest soon!

Tonight, I’m in Chicago!

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Pics and live set recording from Saturation party last night!

Saturday, June 19th, 2010

Last night was way beyond awesome. From The Gut are geniuses of space transformation and wild sounds and rad parties. The view from the rooftop party space was amazing as expected!

Cry of the Peacocks was really awesome holding down the squelch for like 90 minutes (made me feel like a bitch for only doing half an hour, ha!), and then I came on to do my thing. I had worked up a new and more abstract and not completely over-the-top set like I usually do for this event, and I think it went well.

And then this little guy showed up to check it out:

Anyway, thanks a million to From The Gut for inviting me to be a part of this transformed space event and thanks to everyone who came to see it!

If you missed it, you can check out the recording: Speak Onion at Eton Trading 6-18-10

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FREE show at From The Gut’s Saturation on Friday, June 18

Sunday, June 13th, 2010

Yep. I’ll be playing an extra special and intimate (wink, wink) set on the rooftop of Eton Trading in Greenpoint on Friday, and it’s 100% FREE! It’s part of From The Gut’s Saturation NYC event, a night of transformed space, art, sculpture, and sound. There’s more info at the Saturation facebook event listing, and the details are below.

Friday, June 18, 2010; I’ll play at probaly 10PM or so.
Eton Trading
238 Franklin Street (at Freeman), Greenpoint, NY

This is going to be an extra awesome show. I’m fixing to play a bit of a different set than I usually do given the more artsy/experimental nature of the event. I’m going to focus on abstract weirdness rather than sheer fucking power. I mean, there will be plenty of bL00r, don’t worry about that, I’ve not gone totally soft, but there will probably be less beats kicking you in the face and more synthesizers melting down. Plus the whole outdoor rooftop thing is way cool. I’ve included a picture of the view from a roof in Greenpoint at night. This is purely a (p)re-enactment, I make no guarantees of scenic-ness.

OK, see you there!

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Speak Onion interviewed on the Solipsistic Nation podcast

Tuesday, June 1st, 2010

The brilliant Solipsistic Nation podcast has featured Speak Onion in their recent show about people who use iphones/ipads/ipods to make electronic music. I am a fan of this podcast, so it’s pretty awesome to be included in this.  The last 10 minutes or so of the show are devoted are an interview with me and my live set from last January, Speak Onion at Brecht Forum, January 19, 2009. Listen to Solipsistic Nation No. 193 right here.

I talk on the show about my love/not-so-much-love relationship with the app I use on the iphone, Intua’s Beatmaker. In my live setup, I use that app to run beats and loops and anything that comes from my recorded tracks, and then I mix those with synth noises from the Nord G2 and process them with the G2 and with pedals. Beatmaker has a lot of great features, but also some limitations that can drive me up a wall from time to time. I’m eagerly (EAGERLY) awaiting Version 2 of Beatmaker. I am hoping for a lot of new features and capabilities. I know they’ve implemented choke groups on it, and that alone will be really helpful to me. I have no idea when it will be available, though. . .

So go grab the new episode of Solipsistic Nation, and subscribe to their podcast while you’re there, because there’s plenty of new and awesome electronic music coming out of there every week. And stay tuned for future Speak Onion shows and new music. I’m hard at work in the laboratory over here. . .

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