One of the first songs I ever made circa 2004. After I got my first job in Toronto I went nuts looking at organs and keyboards on Ebay. My first major purchase was a gorgeous vintage analog synth, the Eminent Solina F225. It was a beast!

I was in love forever. Sadly it was too big to make my next move and I had to leave it behind. 

This song is using the jazz voice which had the sickest percussive attack, vibrato, analog reverb and a killer rhythm section. I'm still super happy with it.

In a lot of ways this song outlines how I write music even today. I'm always obsessed with tweaking phrasing and this song runs through the same melody with a handful of different swings and phrasings.

Cage Dancing circa 2004

Maker of Caperwave, Thumpclash and Computer Doo Wop.

Rumoured to be “demented instrumental acid-rock with robotic melodies that sound like party music from an episode of Doctor Who" or "a three-way tug-of-war between frisky, soulful garage rock, frenetic funk, and swaggering 70s proto-metal" - Protovulcan is actually just Deric Criss (Aleks and the Drummer, Walking Bicycles) on drums and Will MacLean (formerly of Mercury Rev offshoot Variety Lights) on moog bass, wurlitzer, and vocoder.

Knablinz (BORN & RAISED BY BIRDS) the cosmonaut from the Multiverse is here to share all the collections of frequencies collected through channels and signals. taking what is heard mixing them with natural occurrence. only you can let knablinz know what the sound is... i am here to listen to knablinz also and investigate and solve the riddles of space time welcome to the travels of knablinz. Who is Knablinz i don't know do you? they are something someone hmm... not sure 

- Once upon a time, in a distant universe, there lived a cosmonaut named Knablinz. Knablinz was an extraordinary being, with a deep passion for music that spanned across multiple universes. He spent most of his time exploring the vast expanse of space, seeking out new sounds and musical styles that he could bring back to his own universe.

As Knablinz traveled through space, he encountered all sorts of different beings and civilizations, each with their own unique musical traditions and styles. He collected recordings of these sounds, taking great care to document each one and preserve it for future generations.

Over time, Knablinz's collection grew to include thousands of different musical styles, from the hypnotic rhythms of the Andromeda galaxy to the haunting melodies of the Dark Nebula. He became known throughout the universe as a musical gatherer, a master of the art of collecting and preserving the sounds of the cosmos.

But Knablinz's love of music wasn't limited to collecting and preserving the sounds of the universe. He was also a talented musician in his own right, with a gift for creating otherworldly sounds and sonic landscapes that were unlike anything anyone had ever heard before.

Using his collection of sounds as inspiration, Knablinz began to create his own music, blending together elements of different genres and styles to create a truly unique sound that was all his own. His music was ethereal and mesmerizing, with deep, pulsing rhythms and haunting melodies that seemed to transport listeners to another world.

And so, Knablinz continued to explore the universe, collecting and creating music that transcended the boundaries of space and time. He became a legend in his own right, known throughout the cosmos as the cosmonaut musical gatherer of multi-universal sounds, a true master of the art of music.

Cage Dancing circa 2004

ROMANTIS