My Merriweather Post Pavilion LP shipped today...excited =) and hey everyone, yes the leak is out and you could just download it as opposed to buying it...but why not just show everyone that music bloggers support their favorite artists buy purchasing this...and come on, imaging that psychedelic cover art on a double LP...

so here is to a #1 selling release for Animal Collective!

Friend John - Her House Was Haunted (2009)

Here is my new record. It was recorded from August to December 2008 and features a different sound than my debut, "Version for Maddie." Enjoy!

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Not City - Not City (2007)

So, this is an old record I made, with lots of song chopping and 4/4 beats, its still fun though and has some songs I still really enjoy.

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Maybe I Miss You EP

Here is an EP of the best out takes from my recordings during August through the end of November 2008 that produced my record titled "Her House Was Haunted." These are some tracks that were I really enjoyed but hurt the flow of the final record and I ended up cutting from it. There were easily a dozen tracks remaining that we're either unfinished at the time of my hard drive failing and me loosing the project files and some that I just didn't feel were ready yet.

"Her House Was Haunted" is much different than this EP would have you believe and focuses on strong melodies rather than danceability. I would label the record as folktronic and glitch. While I am still waiting for the artwork for the record, it is completely finished and I am taking a break from making music and shifting gears as I work on several film projects.

Friend John - Maybe I Miss You EP

01 Stoplights
02 Maybe I Miss You
03 Rain in You Headlights
04 Coffee Keeps Alive
05 Columbia by Car
06 Night Emotions
07 The Sunlight Was Never Here
08 Hopeful Eyes

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Hearts in Clouds Radio: Volume Nine

I'm been really busy lately...so haven't kept up to this on a daily basis...but I am still doing these...phew...
and the next one will be really good...or is so far... =)

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Hearts in Clouds Radio: Volume Eight

Yeah...I know...I missed my post yesterday...I was busy...but its really no excuse....

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Hearts in Clouds Radio: Volume Seven

Volume Seven (11-11-08)

More indie dance material. It feels like Winter here already...

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Hearts in Clouds Radio: Volume Six

Volume Six (11-10-08)

An indie mix for you to digest on this oh most dreary of Mondays...

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Hearts in Clouds Radio: Volume Five

Volume Five (11-07-08) Icelandic Mix

This mix features artists from Iceland, and of course, that Island has enough musical output for me to do another volume of different Icelandic artists...here are some of my favorites though. Enjoy =)

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Hearts in Clouds Radio: Volume Four

Volume Four (11-06-08)

I Bring you a danceable mix. Sorry for taking away track listing, but I already recieved some unwanted attention and don't want further....

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Hearts in Clouds Radio: Volume Three

Volume Three: 11-05-08

Todays mix features more experimental tracks and ambient sounds.

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Hearts in Clouds Radio: Volume Two

Volume Two: 11-04-08

Definitely a mix of some of my favorite tracks across the musical spectrum.

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Friend John on tumblr

So I know my arcticaexists sight looks pretty crappy, and I really don't feel like updating it to make it pretty, thus I started a tumblr account...because it looks pretty...and is pretty simple for us non html pro bloggers...

so I'm putting up songs as I make them on this site and using it for only my Friend John works and short story/screenplay writing...

and heres the link...

Friend John at Tumblr

Noise/Trash EP

I'm 95% finished with a new record(an hour of music made after Version for Maddie) and happened upon some older tracks that I had made but never released. They are a bit sketchy but I found them rather enjoyable. They are offshoots of the Portlanded album I never released but took tracks from to form the Arctica(or You Just Have to Exist) record. Noisy and silly, I hope you enjoy these older tracks.

Friend John - Noise/Trash EP

01 Intro
02 Svenfn-g-englar Remix
03 Friends Like You
04 People Places Plans
05 January, Confusing
06 Hello
07 Drip Drop
08 Clouds
09 Ever Expanding Brain

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P.S.

I'm really excited about the new record, the album artwork is being created by a fantastic artist and I think the songs are an improvement over Version for Maddie in depth and I was even brave(or foolish?) enough to sing out loud and clear vocals in two of the tracks...

...and then I realize my day is not going that badly...

p.s. sorry for the lack of any recent relevant posts...i swear some are coming...and a new album too...