I did a fun little interview with Perfect Sound Forever discussing Furry Things, Austin in the 90’s, Butthole Surfers, and my upcoming musical activities.
ambient music
Further Translations Out now
Remixes by Brian McBride, Christopher Willits, Jack Dangers, Awakened Souls, Chuck Johnson, Less Bells, Scanner, Konstantin Gabbro, and Kenneth James Gibson. Out now on all platforms + limited CD in fine record stores worldwide & Bandcamp. Go HERE to buy or stream album.
“Opening up the door to friends and long-time collaborators, Gibson brings us Further Translations. A series of reworks from some of the world’s finest experimental talent, who have tinkered and refined Gibson’s work from Kompakt releases, The Evening Falls (2016) and In The Fields Of Nothing (2018), and last year’s Groundskeeping, which was released via his own Meadows Heavy Recorders label. – Sun 13
Headphone Commute
Nice feature on Brian’s remix of ‘Far From Home’ at Headphone Commute.
Los Angeles Record release show
Nov. 17th is the ‘Further Translations’ record release show in LA put on by @latebreakfastla at @2220arts. On the bill is @awakenedsoulsmusic, @xoxocyane, and myself. I’ll be performing music from albums The Evening Falls, In The Fields Of Nothing, and Groundskeeping. My friends @lessbellsmusic will be backing me up with strings & additional sonic landscaping. It’s gonna be a helluva night and I hope you all can put it on your calendar and make it out!
Further translations pre-order
‘Further Translations’ is a remix album featuring some of my favorite artists and friends and it’s out on Meadows Heavy Recorders on November 10, 2023 on limited CD & Digital platforms. The album features remixes by Awakened Souls, Jack Dangers, Christopher Willits, Chuck Johnson, Less Bells, Scanner, Konstantin Gabbro, myself and my very good friend Brian McBride who sadly passed away not too long after he did his beautiful mix. This album is dedicated to BMcB.
Both the digital Bandcamp album & CD have exclusive bonus tracks. You can Pre-Order the album HERE.
Art & design by Cynthia Bernard.
Christopher Willits Poured Remix
Christopher @willits remix of ‘Poured Semi Silently Upon You’ is out now on all platforms via Meadows Heavy Recorders This is the last single of my upcoming remix album titled ‘Further Translations’. If you pre-order the album (Digital / CD) through my Bandcamp store you get an immediate download of Christopher’s remix as well as the first 3 remix singles. There’s bonus music on both the Bandcamp digital download & CD.
Foxy Digitalis Poured Premiere
Chuck Johnson rework
The wonderful folks at @sun13music are premiering @chuckjohnsonmusic’s remix of “The Groundskeeper” which is out now on @bandcamp and everywhere else Friday! This is another piece of my upcoming remix album due this summer.
Positive Feedback
Some positive words about “Groundskeeping” from Positive Feedback.
Sun 13
The fine folks at Sun 13 are running a lengthy interview feature & download of an exclusive track titled “On A Fabricated Whim (She Left Him For Dead)” – which is only available there.
Ssih Mountain
My new album “Ssih Mountain” is out now on Meadows Heavy Recorders. It’s available on all digital platforms + limited cassette. The cassette contains 2 bonus tracks: A 12 minute extended version of “A Telepathic Reaction” and a tune titled “Lonely Indecision”. The latter is also available as an album-only bonus on Bandcamp. Cover paintings by my father James B. Gibson.
I hope you enjoy the sounds. Listen & Buy HERE
Mars Will Send No More
Review of upcoming LP “Ssih Mountain”.
Small Triumphs Remix
Sandra Leans Toward Eternity
I have a new piece of music titled “Sandra Leans Toward Eternity” out now on all platforms. This is from an upcoming EP titled “Ssih Mountain” out later this year consisting mainly of guitar based ambient textures. The artwork is a portrait of my great-grandmother (who died of the Spanish Flu in 1918) and grandfather painted by my father James B. Gibson. I hope you enjoy the sounds. LISTEN HERE
Dublab set
I had the recent pleasure of doing a DJ mix for Dublab with some of my favorite ambient and experimental selections. Click the photo for link.
XLR8R
Groundskeeping is Out now!
Buy & listen here: GROUNDSKEEPING
Released on Vinyl, Digital Download, and Streaming on Meadows Heavy Recorders. If you purchase the album at BANDCAMP you will also get an exclusive download of a track titled “Melodies From The Birdhouse” which wont be available for streaming.
WE ARE MACHINE
I did a mix for We Are Machine “Afterhours” series which is live today! The Mix features a lot of older material that has inspired me through the years and just a few newer pieces that I love quite a bit.
Tracklist:
Gruppo di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza – rkba-1675,take one
Marcel Duchamp – The Creative Act Texas April 1957
Roedelius – Johanneslust
Steve Reich – Tehillim part I
Popol Vuh – Affenstunde
Stars Of The Lid – Adamord
Jóhann Jóhannsson – Non-Zero-Sum Game
Kenneth James Gibson – Small Triumphs And Deep Disappointments
Bernard Parmigiani – Le Temps Pour Soi
What Are Ghosts?
Electric Company – Cyclic Pee Matron
Jon Hassell & Brian Eno – Delta Rain Dream
Gruppo di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza – Sunrise
Arvo Pärt – Spiegel im Spiegel
Ennio Morricone – La Pace Interiore
Beach Boys – Wind Chimes (Takes 1-3) snippet
The Orb & Robert Fripp – Lucky Saddle
Harold Budd & Brian Eno – Above Chiangmai
Kenneth James Gibson – Unblinded
Ennio Morricone – A Heart Beats In Space
Marcel Duchamp – Triage 78-63_63-78
Tangerine Dream – Sequent C
Daniel Lanois – Panorama
Stars Of The Lid – Dopamine Clouds Over Craven Cottage
Karlheinz Stockhausen – Kontakte, Struktur iii
Less Bells – Bird In Hand