Here's the cover for the new Mark Rushton and Jon Harnish album, Ornate Culmination:
Track listing is:
- The Church Of Calm (7:11)
- Ornate Culmination (9:10)
- Along Third Street (8:48)
- Buzz And Howl (4:41)
- Buzz And Howl (part two) (1:14)
- Vitame Vas U Nas (7:11)
- Tactile Music (3:57)
Recorded at Weather Excuse Studio in the New Bohemia part of Cedar Rapids during March 2008. Edited at The Bunker in Iowa City.
Mark Rushton - xiosynth, buddha machine, acid pro, ableton live, zoom h2
Jon Harnish - bass guitar, effects box, feedback, nuendo, groove agent
These are the last recordings made by Mark Rushton and Jon Harnish at Jon's Weather Excuse Studio. In June of 2008, Weather Excuse destroyed by the worst flooding ever along the Cedar River in Iowa, as was the New Bohemian arts district, the nearby Czech Village area, almost all of downtown Cedar Rapids, as well as the Time Check neighborhood. Jon's house had 10 feet of water inside it. While Jon had a small amount of time to evacuate things like his computers and his bass guitar, many things were left behind because it was believed the water would only be a few feet deep. Everything left behind was ruined. The Matyk Building, located near Jon's house and where we have recorded many times since 2005, was also significantly damaged.
Here's the projected timeline on the rollout:
Late August - Lightscribe CD via CDBaby (worldwide)
Late August - DRM-free MP3 files via CDBaby (worldwide)
Early September - AmazonMP3 (US only)
Mid-September - iTunes (worldwide)
Late September or October - other worldwide digital distributors and subscription services
Jon and I have a lot more music to be released in the coming months. Probably another four or five album's worth.
Labels: ambient, electronica, Mark Rushton and Jon Harnish, Ornate Culmination
