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Pseudonote presents: Star Gazer, a voyage-inducing EP from JdB featuring two originals and two remixes. Burnham’s grounded aura and resonant grooves fly high in these, galactic, long-form journeys through the cosmos.

Embark on an adventure with "Broken Constellation," a track that sets the scene in a somewhat frantic state, with its growling acid line and pulsating galaxy of shimmering bleeps and percs. “Star Gazer” on the other hand, ventures into a more reflective territory, invoking a sense of hopeful awe. Experience the swelling ethereal synth pads and thumping, optimistic bassline as Josiah transports you far beyond. It’s a cosmic, late-night tune with major anthemic potential.

But the journey doesn't end there! Backing up the originals are two interstellar remixes from Ian Ellison and AFFIRM.
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released June 30, 2023

all songs by Josiah Burnham
mixed and mastered by Ian Ellison
cover art by Gliss Image

Star Gazer

Pseudonote presents: Lunar Sequence, an aquatically fresh 5-track EP from the late-night cosmonaut, JdB.

Over the course of three tracks, Josiah glides through moving bodies of submerged distortion and crumbling tones. Bright drums, choppy grooves, and a careful selection of damp and dubby synths all work together to create a vibration that is equally as movement inducing as it is reflective.

In addition to the originals, undercurrent and Zero Idea have both contributed a remix of Piscium.
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released July 14, 2023

all songs by Josiah Burnham
mixed by Ian Ellison (except undercurrent remix)
mastered by Ian Ellison
cover art by Gliss Image

Lunar Sequence

Home Set with Chana Masala

3 channel mixing, 2 XDJ, and vinyl mixing. Enjoy

Track list coming soon

Palak Paneer (Vegan)

After long jams and recording around 8 tracks, a growing feeling in my gut told to tell me to start over and head back to the drawing board. I exerted a lot of effort to push this feeling away and press on with the work that was started, but the feeling would not shake. 
	
I submitted to the message from the universe, and decided to head back to the gear, away from the laptop. I let go and dove back into jamming and exploring - on one occasion, Cha Cha (chana masala) challenged me to play fast, "Hit me with some 160 shit”… new territory for me. Experimenting with distortion pedals, acid, percussion, and a sample from a WW2 historical record lead me to the track "render". The captured jam was 20 min long, and brought me to my perpetual challenge: condensing moments sewn delicately into a final cohesive feeling. Enjoy a driving slow burn, acid techno with a hard knocking kick and distorted horns.

render

"gnawing" came next in a very similar way - back to the hardware. Exploring a bubbling dub with a round bass line to hold a steady groove with the Korg Minilogue XD. The pad came in first by accident, and I ended up living in the pad jam for hours before composing the stabs using the same synth voice. I experimented with reverb, distortion, and echo pedals and rode the track through some feedback. Once the ground was set, the track came together quickly and arranged itself in the DAW.

gnawing

Here is an all vinyl set very similar to the vibe Z and I performed in the park at Enclave.

The jam with Z, informed by other's in the room, including Ahva and Cha Cha, as well Aloo Gobi. K's energy contributed to the day... they as well stopped by to clean the rest of their room and moved their last few items out. Ceremonial Tea, our guiding light.

An odd day... we were all in a crazy transition period... Z and Ahva were hopping on a plane later that day for a very long awaited vacation to Thailand. We invited them over for some last minute hangs before the send off. The other transition was our roommates moving out and us in process of finding new roomies. Kailey had been packing up her stuff all week and this was the big send off, the day started out with tension... Bugs in the house created an argument, which quickly escalated... there was no resolve in the conversation, instead bitterness and a rushed evacuation from K. Ahva and Z showed up after the messiness and brought some comfort back to the home. I prepared a low dose mushroom tea and offered to share, I was seeking a cozy trippy time spinning records with friends after a really busy weekend with very little leisure. 

Z and I set the intention for the jam, "Not a moment of silence", and off we went, starting in noisy ambient territory, which very much so reflected the morning energy... Then into cozy dub and more deep techno vibes. Healing achieved through music and friends. Hope you enjoy <3

CT(Z+J)(A+C)-(-AG)K

piscium

Set recorded at Very Special on Sunset Blvd, June 4th, 2023, 3:00pm - 4:35pm.

Extended Play @Very Special

Pulse (ft. Alex)

carbon:file is a curated mix series highlighting the diverse soundscapes of independent and rising artists. The element carbon is essential for life and so should all creative voices be celebrated.

Gracing our fourth installment is the talented artist/producer J.dB. With an affinity for sound design and organic java, they are purveyors of cohesive narratives; gifting us this month with a gradual rise of emotions and keen sense of movement.

Soundcloud: @djlactaid
Instagram: @J.dB
Bandcamp: djlactaid.bandcamp.com

carbon:file 4 - J.dB

In-studio w/ JdB

Live Dub Techno hardware jam / On the LA River, 7:30pm-8:30pm / Performing newly crafted patterns as well as remixes of Gnawing, Piscium, and Render.

JdB (Live)  : Los Angeles River Dub Techno

Happy to have captured this feeling, driving, head down, eyes closed. Hoping to play this live real soon.

Gone Swimming

under it's spell, hypnotized once again, bliss

Deep Dive

Rising Tide (ft. Noa)

Broken Constellation - AFFIRM Remix

Start Gazer - Ian Ellison Remix

Broken Constellation

Start Gazer

Piscium (Zero Idea Remix)

Piscium (undercurrent Remix)

Lethargy

Piscium

Untitled

Previously recorded during a live performance at Monarch in San Francisco for a Sunday gathering called WERD. The original recording was damaged by a poorly set needle, so I set out to re record with slight adjustments to the original journey. Both nights were colored by the rain, the changing season, and a desire to move.

JdB resides in Los Angeles, working as a sound engineer and entrepreneur, deploying Klipsch sound systems in the rave space as co founder of Corduroy Garden. JdB is a live hardware artist and vinyl DJ. Romanced by the Berlin club sound, he conjures a meditative dance floor energy harkening back to the pioneers of dub techno, employing DAW-less electronics. 

Ole - Tony Allen (Moritz Von Oswald remix) 0:00
Sand & Stars - Dubatech 9:20
Dissoant III - Satoshi Tomiie 16:00
“Starlight” Original Mix - Model 500 21:00
Flatline - Bioroot 25:45
Expectations - Djoko & Nikita Sisov 31:20
Vibert - Fletcher 36:20
Marble - Bärtaub 41:35
Séattle - Kike Mayor 48:10
Time and Space - Pharba 52:25
A Tale of Two Cities - Delano Smith (Efdemin Mix) 58:10

JdB on BAIHUI Radio

Hope you danced as hard as me.
Symbian (Christopher Rau Remix)- Freund der Familie
Moses (Stimming Remix) - Nina Kraviz v. Sascha Funke
No. 17 Governing - Terron
Aggravate - Sascha Funke
Life - Galcher Lustwerk
Doo Doo - Ninetoes 
Too much data - DJ Haus
Exile 007 B1 - Johannes Heil
Walk Up To Yo House - Skin on Skin

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Co-founder LA rave crew and soundsystem Corduroy Garden, JdB is a live hardware artist and vinyl DJ. Romanced by the Berlin club sound, he conjures a meditative dance floor energy harkening back to the pioneers of dub techno, employing DAW-less electronics and dabbling in modular synthesis. He departs from the Berlin tradition with lysergic flourishes and moments of biting minimalism and tribal tom patterns. His releases on labels such as Pseudonote explore astrological and (of course) nautical themes. He has worked previously with artists such as Undercurrent from LA label New Palm and Zero Idea of Bay Area collective Vitamin1k.

- Schedule I

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