Wild Patterns is a tiny music blog with a taste for dreamy vibes, hazy textures and deep feels. Covered genres include: dream pop, shoegaze, psych pop, bedroom pop, slowcore, ambient, chillwave/glo-fi, witch house, wave, alternative r&b, alt pop etc.

PARC Department began as a recording project in the summer of 2020, when songwriter Colin Morris challenged himself to produce an EP in three days. He released Parc Department's self-titled debut in August.

The EP features a lush blend of electronic and analog instrumentation, and often earns enthusiastic praise from fans of Tycho, Boards of Canada, Röyksopp, Bibio, M83, The Album Leaf, Tame Impala, and MUTEMATH.

Joshua Wentz is a multi-instrumentalist composer and performer living in Chicago. Driven by a love for all musical genres and styles, he enjoys developing new and interesting collaborative projects and improvisational performance techniques with local and remote artists.

In addition to solo work, Joshua has played in the retro-electro rock band Absinthe & The Dirty Floors and is currently collaborating with soprano Kristin Johnston as Brash Flair.

Singer songwriter Steve O’Connell and multi instrumentalist producer Joshua Wentz weave folk pop dreamscapes as Silvergirl. 

This Chicago based collaboration was born out of the 2009 RPM Challenge to record an album in the 28 days of February. 11 years later Silvergirl released Left on Central, another product of RPM. 

With a mix of acoustic clarity and electronic blur, Left on Central draws inspiration from Peter Gabriel, Paul Simon, and Mark Kozelek.  

The eight tracks on the new record hold hope close in those times when dread feels closer.

Jon and Carly play electronic songs of heartbreak, loss, and longing. They try to live up to the Everything But the Girl and Portishead comparisons. Carly Oishi (vocals) is the co-founder of the Solo in the 2nd City blog and reading series. Jon Monteverde (guitar and electronics) also performs elsewhere as XYZR_KX.

Photo by Eric Mathiasen

DeLorian Royal is an Electro House and Hip-Hop producer and multi-instrumentalist based in Southern California. With extended routes in the Chicago House scene, DeLorian produces a variety of styles ranging from Heavy Electro and Deep House to Down Tempo Hip-Hop and Soul. His influences are broadly spread from 80s New Wave and Funk to modern Hip-Hop and Indie. DeLorian is known for his versatility as a producer and it allows him to collaborate with artists ranging  from Rap and Indie to House and Heavy Metal. He’s currently working on his first solo album and in support of that has released a string of EPs. 

Creator of Parc Department. Now seeking collaborators.

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