Black Static Line is a Louisville, Ky based project that plays symphonic, slow tempo music.

Independent record label based in London.  2009 - present day.

Angelo Badalamenti, born in Brooklyn, New York, is widely known for his long-standing collaboration with the director David Lynch, which has produced a creative and inspired body of work. In addition to his music for film, Badalamenti has written distinctive themes for the television series "Twin Peaks" and "Inside the Actors Studio", as well as "The Flaming Arrow" torch theme for the Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona. He has collaborated with recording artists David Bowie, Paul McCartney, Pet Shop Boys, Tim Booth, Anthrax, LL Cool J, Michael Jackson, Nancy Wilson, Nina Simone, Della Reese, Mel Tillis, Julee Cruise, Marianne Faithfull, Dolores O'Riordan, Liza Minelli, Roberta Flack and countless others.

sound is the forge fire

sound is the anvil

sound is, at once, the hammer and the forming blow

"Near the Parenthesis' taste for deep, layered musical compositions combined with his musical background make for soundscapes that drift between ethereal and melancholy so skillfully it's impossible to track how this artist moves from one musical point to the next."
-XLR8R

"Anyone still unconvinced that electronic music can convey emotion need only listen to Near The Parenthesis to be convinced otherwise. NTP has an uncanny talent for maximizing the emotional side of his material, with the result serenading tracks brimming with showers of synthetic sparkle and plaintive piano melodies."
-Textura

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