Do you know about Monster Planet, a monthly evening of bad movies and improvised electronica? We have multitrack recorded every moment of every show for the past 2 years, in order to capture those moments of sonic synchronisity when the 5 unrehearsed musicians on stage all lock into the same vibe and something truly wonderful flows from the speakers. “Monster Planet — Year One” is a collection of some of our favorite moments from the first 12 shows.

I can’t help but think back to the heyday of The Orb and Future Sound of London when I listen to this stuff, so if that breed of amorphous, psychedelic ambiance is your thing, you should love what we’ve been cooking up at Monster Planet.

Watch this space as we will yet again attempt a live broadcast of tonight’s Monster Planet unsanity. The show starts at 9pm PST.

Here’s a bit of video from our special Monster Planet show at ReBar on Halloween:

And a few photos….

Thanks, Lara!

Download » Leave Trace - Live at Chillography 301

For your listening and downloading pleasure is my live Leave Trace set recorded at Chillography 301 on July 31, 2010 at Myrtle Edwards Park, on the lovely Seattle waterfront. This chillin’-in-the-sunshine inspired performance included the premier of several new tunes, including a melodic downtempo remix of “Monday Mimosas”, the spaced-out “Zero G”, and closes with an unofficial Leave Trace downtempo remix of “Canyon Hymn” by post rock gods, Grails.

Enjoy!

Tracklist ::
1. Splendor
2. Breach
3. Monday Mimosas (Chill Then Serve Mix)
4. Shellshock
5. Zero G
6. Grails – Canyon Hymn (Leave Trace Mix)

MONSTER PLANET PART 12

Monday, April 11, 2011
9pm – 1am
21+
The Can Can
Seattle
FREE!

Monster Planet is a live improvisational, experimental, ambient night featuring local musicians, visual artists, and rotating guests with a random Sci-Fi / Horror B-Movie.

Movie theme: WTF

Featuring music by:

GEL-SOL
LEAVE TRACE
BRIAN OBLIVION
WILLIAM MEMPA
BLAKE PETERSON

So come down and enjoy a nice cocktail or two while having your brain fried with sonic bliss and movies so weird that they have to exist in order to keep balance in the universe.

The Can Can is now located on 1st and Pike Street in the Pike Place Market up the stairs by where the fish are thrown.

Happy Hour Absinthe specials all night.

9PM to 1AM, 21+

And it is FREE!

Facebook event post:
www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=191904340852359

Keep track of Monster Planet awesome sauce on the official website!
itcamefrommonsterplanet.com
soundcloud.com/monster-planet

The Monster Planet audio archives are making their way onto Soundcloud. Please enjoy these momentary snippets of our aural misadventures.

Latest tracks by Monster Planet

I have a new uplifting, mid-tempo, nostalgic-romp of a track, Quintessence, featured in Solipsistic Nation’s Twitter Mix 3. As of this moment, that is the only place where you’ll be able to hear it, so download the mix, or use the player below, to give it a listen.

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Solipsistic Nation is consistently one of my favorite podcasts, so I highly suggest adding it to your subscription list and let the weekly episodes exploring “the best of all genres of electronic music” flow your way.

As I work towards completing my first album, I’m keeping most of my new music secret (or for live sets only) at the moment. However, I would like to share this new slice of deep, ethereal ambient techno with you all. Enjoy!

Hear and Know by Leave Trace

One of my tracks is up against 15 competitors in the “Trancin’ in the Streets/TechNo Prisoners” bracket of The Untz Challenge. Go to www.theuntz.com/theuntzchallenge and vote for Brontoburger (Au Jus Mix) – Leave Trace. It’s first in the list and clearly the best.

You’ve got one week (Oct. 12-18) to vote me into the next round! I have a chance to win Ableton Live, a Novation Launchpad, and a one-on-one session with a top industry producer.

THANK YOU!

I want to try a bit of an experiment to see who’s reading my blog. I know you are out there based on my webstats, but I know little else.

So let’s try this…. I will create an exclusive mix for everyone that comments on this post by October 31, 2010. In your comment, at the very least, tell me where in the world you are reading from and the kind of mix you’d prefer (Crispy chill, Crispy dance, or Leave Trace chill). After the 31st, I’ll tally the votes and mix a special set in the most requested style, then send out a special download URL for that set. It’s important that you use a valid email address in the comment form so I can get a hold of you.

This mix will never be posted for general download, so get in on the action and comment away!

I’m looking forward to knowing who’s out there.