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For nearly a decade, Tycho has been known as the musical alias of Scott Hansen, but with the release of Awake – his second LP for Ghostly International – the solo project has evolved into a three-piece band. Relating closer to post-rock than ambient soundscapes, the record is situated in the present, sounding more like Hansen than drawing from his influences. “This is, in many ways, the first true Tycho record.”

Following 2011’s Dive LP, the San Francisco-based designer toured extensively, and with a full band on stage, his sound coalesced into a percussive, organic whole. Zac Brown (guitars, bass) rejoined Scott on the road for this tour, but it was the particular addition of Rory O’Connor’s live drumming that ultimately sent Hansen back to the studio with a more precise vision. “After the tour, I decided that I wanted to capture the more energetic, driven sound of the live show on the next album,” Hansen recalls. Bringing musicians into Tycho’s creative process was a step towards expanding his own songwriting and advancing the project beyond its current sound.

In a cabin near Tahoe last winter, Zac and Scott began fleshing out the structure of the new record, but it wasn’t until they set up shop in the hills of Santa Cruz with Rory that it all fell into place. “It crystallized the vision of how the drums would come to the forefront on this record,” says Hansen. The sound was much more stripped-down and concise with more organic instruments in the fold. Songs like “Montana” and “Awake” are a departure from Tycho’s previous material – unique to the group effort poured into the songs on the new record – while “See” and “Dye” echo ideas from previous works, bridging a middle ground between the old and new. Working with Count Eldridge, who also engineered Dive, the team could fixate on the pulses that Tycho might previously layer under synthesizers and exhume them with distinct bass and guitar patterns.

Also known for his design work as ISO50, Hansen’s visual and sonic efforts have dovetailed throughout the course of his career. “This is the first time in my life I've dropped everything to focus on one artistic pursuit,” notes Hansen. Previous Tycho releases came to fruition when an amalgam of songs were nearing completion, but Awake is where music becomes the focus and true expression becomes the result.

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Montana

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Home solar systems are pretty simple: put some solar panels on your roof, wire them up, get connected by your utility, and enjoy cheap electricity for 25+ years. But the technology and options can be confusing – especially as solar salespeople strive to point out differences in their products and services. I’ve watched customer’s eyes glaze over as I talk about the differences between poly and mono crystalline cells, string and micro-inverters, degradation rates and warranties.

The reality is that there is very little difference between equipment manufacturers. Solar panels are a commodity sold on a $/watt basis. Many of the solar panels get their cells from the same sources in Asia – just as different brands of gasoline are manufactured in the same refineries. As a result, two homes with the same total wattage of solar panels on the roof with the same exposure will have virtually identical annual energy production.

Listen up to this week’s Energy Show on Renewable Energy World as we talk about a simple way to compare solar quotes on a dollar per watt basis. We also discuss important home solar contract terms, inverter choices, monitoring, and the ways to pick a good installer.

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PACE financing, or Property Assessed Clean Energy, started out about 10 years ago as a financing mechanism for residential solar. Basically, the cost of the solar system is repaid over a 5 to 20-year timeframe as a part of the building’s property taxes. The benefits are that the property serves as security for the loan, there is almost no repayment risk (everyone must pay their property taxes), interest is deductible, customers are almost always cash flow positive in the first year, and the property can be transferred more simply than if there is a standard solar lease or PPA.

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My guest on this week’s Energy Show is Brandon Deno, Vice President of Solar at Clean Fund. Clean Fund is the leading provider of PACE loans for commercial buildings. Please Listen Up to The Energy Show on Renewable Energy World as Brandon explains the ways in which solar developers and building owners can take advantage of PACE loans for their commercial properties.

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CAMPING MY ASS OFF - CAMP GLP 2017

Hey baby here’s your postcard---I bought it at the airport
Just wanted to say Thank You for holding down the fort
OK honestly, I’m writing so I look preoccupied
Cuz everyone here hugs like some weird kind of sport

Maintaining my No Hug Zone
But it feels like something’s happening
It’s getting in my bones (Now I’m)

Camping my ass off
I’m camping my ass off 
Camping my ass off
I’m camping my ass off
There’s no other way I can say it
So this will have to convey it:
CAMPING! MY! ASS! OFF!

Hey kids, it’s Mom. Did you leave the porchlight on?
Sorry I missed your first week back at school
OK honestly, I’m not… Cuz me and Summer, we’re still hot
And I’d rather make art than buy supplies, or drive your carpool
    
Your Mommy has found her zone
And I don’t care how it happened
But it’s deep down in my bones (And I’m)

Camping my ass off
I’m camping my ass off
Camping my ass off
I’m camping my ass off
There’s no other way I can say it
So this will have to convey it:
CAMPING! MY! ASS! OFF!

Hello, team? Richard here. Is our merger in the clear?
Our clients’ needs have all been top of mind.
By that, I mean our bunk is launching a SICK APP!
So take this as my notice, Dicky OUT! Time for Snacks!

You’ve entered Bob’s Bearhug Zone
All the people of the planet
If you ask when I come home, I’ll be

CHORUS, OUT

Words + Music by Kristoffer Carter 
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