A documentary about the evolution of a young Turkish surrealist artist exploring imagined worlds, both vastly cosmic and deeply personal.

Direction, Edit and Photography - Kevin Schreck
Score - Matt Evans + Grant Cutler

Recorded by Grant Cutler and Matt Evans
Mixed and Mastered by Matt Evans

Memetic Fauna

THEE OBSIDIAN GONG is an improvised drone orchestra featuring a rotating cast of musicians and collaborators. No songs, no scores, no plans.

This is a live recording of the first ever GONG set, featuring Kathleen Baird on flute and breath, Camilla Padgitt-Coles on chunky synths, Ben Seretan on guitar, and Matt Evans on various twinkling things.

There's also a fair amount of audience noise, but for once I think it sounds really good!

Took place at Muchmore's on July 1st, 2014 at a show featuring Pinegrove, Tawny Peaks, and Howth.

Thee Obsidian Gong - Live Set, Muchmore's 7.1.2014

THEE OBSIDIAN GONG is an improvised drone orchestra featuring a rotating cast of musicians and collaborators. No songs, no scores, no plans.

This is a live recording of the second ever GONG set, featuring Ben Seretan on guitar, keyboard, infinity-tapes, and Matt Evans on.... the same.

Thanks to Diana Mino for hosting this performance at her beautiful space (with wonderful pets dressed in holiday garb) last December. Quite a pleasure.

Thee Obsidian Gong - 12.13.14

live set from coconut champagne / sausage night at Troost

Cache Cookbook (1.4.2016)

Tumba Francesa.
An informal bolero performance by members of the Familia Valera Miranda in Santiago de Cuba. 
A rehearsal by the Conga del Barrio de los Hoyos of Santiago. 
El Diamante del Son: Ayúdame, Babalú. 
More from Dr. José Millet. 
A visit to the Playa de Cajobabo. 
A return visit to the spiritist Madeleine in Cobre. 
The Grupo Changüí de Guantánamo, live and on CD. 
The 150th birthday celebration of José Martí in Holguín. 
A palo monte song, live.
The Grupo Nengón y Quiribá, recorded live in the countryside outside Baracoa, playing the antique cousins of the son. 
Faustino Oramas “El Guayabero”: “A mi me gusta que baile Marieta.” 

2003
Photo of Tumba Francesa La Caridad de Oriente via René Silveira

The Cuban Connection, Part 17

for feedback, sine-wave generator, cassette tapes,  and radio static

Melt (Live at Mengi 20170712)

Commissioned by the Dartmouth Contemporary Music Lab

Huge thanks to the performers:
Amy Garapic (elephant bells)
Robby Bowen (wine glass, crotale, cassette player)
Hunter Brown (arp2600)
Camilla Tassi (voice, plastic bottle)
Xanthe Kraft (moog model d)
Aaron Karp (viola, radio)

for this performance I played guitar and a small beaded huichol bowl with a marble.

Liminal Horizon (2018)

See here for more info: https://wp.me/pwcbn-kKu

Lyra Pramuk, 'Self-Assembly Mix' (2018). Courtesy the artist.

The wait is finally over. Starting today, a gradual rollout of the recordings from this year's campout will begin.  First up is the legendary Rich King. On Friday morning, Rich opened Hemlock Hole with a sweeping 3.5 hour set of atmospheric tones and soulful house music. 

Photo credit Vovotte Recto Verso

Campout Series: Rich King

so the joke is...
coronavirus
meditative
dissociative
tune