experimental, ambient, noise, improv, doom jazz, soundscapes

My Dear Killer was born in the middle of the nineties as project aimed at collecting minimalist song-writing, stratified on a mesh of noise, ambient and field recordings. The songs are built around few fragile chords and whispered vocals, often drowned in a sea of feedback or accompanied by field recordings and they are intended to be listened on (possibly biased) audiocassette, ideally in a parked car, by a frozen lake. My Dear Killer first LP, “Clinical Shyness” (BM01/UMB#02) was released  in 2006 despite having being recorded a few years earlier.The second LP  “The Electric Dragon of Venus”  has been recorded with the aid of ONQ and also features the appearance of other guest musicians, Piergiorgio Storti (Morose), Stella Riva (Satan is My Brother), Matteo Uggeri (Sparkle in Grey) and Gherardo della Croce (HMWWAWCIHCCW). From this collection of songs emerges the multifaceted nature of the project in the form of arrangements which blend the sharpness of the guitar-based noise feedback element with more feeble and delicate sounding episodes. “The electric dragon of Venus”  was  released in February 2013 by Boring Machines. If interest please write to my dear killer: mydearestkiller@gmail.com.


Joe Newlin is a Los Angeles-based musician focused on the possibilities of the digitally extended guitar in song form. He is an advocate of open source software and uses the Pure Data programming environment to create custom audio software to cut and splice live solo guitar and vocal performances into commanding soundscapes. He has performed at numerous Southern California venues and has had his work included on Simballrec's 45 Seconds Of...  as well as self-released recordings. In addition to being a practicing musician, Joe also creates interactive sound installations that use sound as a means of exploring vulnerability and social interconnectedness.

21 years old, experimental with music. Will be posting more soon, stay tuned.

Improvised melodic noise. My music focuses on capturing spontaneity and the surprises that arise from free exploration. Sometimes graceful, disastrous, noisy, or harmonic, each piece is a reflection of a moment. 

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