29 November 2016: James Logan Cole and Hashshashin

James Logan Cole, a singer/songwriter from Kodiak, Alaska (and a student of mine when I taught English at Kodiak High School), grew up performing in a multitude of musical ensembles including Jazz, Funk, Classic Rock and his high school drum line.  Upon graduation, like his father, he joined the United States Coast Guard to serve his country.  Although Logan was raised in Kodiak, Alaska, most of his family resides in Mississippi, where his "southern-style" mentality and influence originates from.  With a vocal sound that some have compared to artists such as Lee Brice, Darius Rucker and Brett Eldredge, Logan's warm tone and soulful lyrics are a welcome respite from today's political and economic climate. Logan is also a multi-instrumentalist performing every track on his collections.  From the far corners of this great country, Logan has extended his voice to many fans, friends and music lovers.

    Logan has performed his original music solo and with his band Saltwater Heelers throughout the Hawaiian Islands, the U.S. west coast and Alaska.  He has performed at venues such as Hard Rock Cafe Waikiki and Seattle, Room 5 Lounge Los Angeles, Santa Rosa's Harmony Festival (2011) and opened for major recording artists such as John Cruz, Paula Fuga and Jack Johnson.  This exposure prompted his current sponsorship by worldwide instrument manufacturer and distributer Cole Clark Guitars of Melbourne, Australia. You can find James Logan Cole's albums "Reflections" (2008) and  "Where I Belong" (2011) on iTunes, Amazon, Rhapsody and many more.  He returns to Kodiak for two nights this Thursday and Friday at The Rendezvous - get there early for a good seat!

Hashshashin, the Australian experimental progressive drone trio, led by a bouzouki (!), crafts wonderful melodies and Eastern European atmospheres that also can infringe on Middle-Eastern territory. Songs like “The Ascetic” let the prog side shine, while “Levitation” is almost pure drone / post-metal, but there is always some portion of each throughout the record.  This is their latest release on Art as Catharsis records.
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01 Nov 2016: KMXT Pledge Drive Edition + Ian Boddy New Release: "As Above So Below" (DiN51)

The first half of tonight's show will feature local Kodiak band, Waterbound.  We'll be playing music from their three CDs and talking about the band and the reasons why you should become a new or renewing member of public radio KMXT.

The second half of the show will feature DiN51 | 2016 | Limited to 500 copies on CD & 250 copies on vinyl
Release date 18th November 2016

Ian Boddy, DiN label boss, has never been a musician to rest on his laurels. After the totally analogue, experimental “Tone Science” (DiN49) he now moves onto fresh sonic pastures with his new solo album “As Above So Below”. Boddy has always liked to play around with genres, mixing and matching styles to suit his current frame of mind. On “As Above So Below” he effortlessly combines ambient, classical & electronic music into a seamless, intoxicating sonic landscape. Boddy has been heavily involved in composing library music for many years that feature in TV, films and documentaries and he brings this filmic quality to bear on this suite of six tracks.
The title track opens procedures with a great slab of slowly evolving orchestral chords that rise up out of a cold, ethereal atmosphere. Based on Prelude No.1 in C Major by J. S. Bach this awe inspiring opening piece sets the scene for what is to follow. Arpeggiating piano tones, deep Moog basses, ethereal string clusters & analogue sequencers all vie for attention in the following five tracks. The latter are at times light and playful with interlocking layers on tracks such as “Quantum Of Memory” and “The Thaumaturge” whereas an all together darker vibe is created on the deep bass pulses of the brooding track “Shrine”. The final track “One Day” finishes the album off in an emotional manner with rising string melodies above haunting felt piano arpeggios before finally disappearing back into the eerie atmosphere that opened the album.
As usual this album will be released in the elegant slimline digipak CD package that followers of DiN will be familiar with. However there will also be a limited edition 180g vinyl album package as well which will include a download code. Both formats will feature a stunning, minimal image by photographic artist Wendy Carroll. Once again DiN have produced a quality release in highly collectable formats for all lovers of modern, ambient electronica.
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01 Nov 2016: KMXT Pledge Drive Edition + Ian Boddy New Release: "As Above So Below" (DiN51)

The first half of tonight's show will feature local Kodiak band, Waterbound.  We'll be playing music from their three CDs and talking about the band and the reasons why you should become a new or renewing member of public radio KMXT.

The second half of the show will feature DiN51 | 2016 | Limited to 500 copies on CD & 250 copies on vinyl
Release date 18th November 2016

Ian Boddy, DiN label boss, has never been a musician to rest on his laurels. After the totally analogue, experimental “Tone Science” (DiN49) he now moves onto fresh sonic pastures with his new solo album “As Above So Below”. Boddy has always liked to play around with genres, mixing and matching styles to suit his current frame of mind. On “As Above So Below” he effortlessly combines ambient, classical & electronic music into a seamless, intoxicating sonic landscape. Boddy has been heavily involved in composing library music for many years that feature in TV, films and documentaries and he brings this filmic quality to bear on this suite of six tracks.
The title track opens procedures with a great slab of slowly evolving orchestral chords that rise up out of a cold, ethereal atmosphere. Based on Prelude No.1 in C Major by J. S. Bach this awe inspiring opening piece sets the scene for what is to follow. Arpeggiating piano tones, deep Moog basses, ethereal string clusters & analogue sequencers all vie for attention in the following five tracks. The latter are at times light and playful with interlocking layers on tracks such as “Quantum Of Memory” and “The Thaumaturge” whereas an all together darker vibe is created on the deep bass pulses of the brooding track “Shrine”. The final track “One Day” finishes the album off in an emotional manner with rising string melodies above haunting felt piano arpeggios before finally disappearing back into the eerie atmosphere that opened the album.
As usual this album will be released in the elegant slimline digipak CD package that followers of DiN will be familiar with. However there will also be a limited edition 180g vinyl album package as well which will include a download code. Both formats will feature a stunning, minimal image by photographic artist Wendy Carroll. Once again DiN have produced a quality release in highly collectable formats for all lovers of modern, ambient electronica.