As you may have noticed, both this blog and the Partition 36 Facebook page have been pretty quiet lately.  Unfortunately this is because I’ve been in the middle of moving my studio and have hit some unexpected delays.  So while I can sorta use my laptop to work on side projects (such as the Japan Aid Collaboration CD and a joint project my friend started called treeFungus), I can’t really work on Partition 36 stuff.  I have been using the time to do research and work on some writing that might turn into lyrics, though.  So all is not lost!

Hopefully things will come together in the next few weeks and I can get back into full swing.  This is one downside to doing everything on my computer, from the composition, to the synth programming, to the engineering.

In the meantime, why not head over to my discography page and take a listen to a few tracks (remember, they’re all online for free)?  Or visit the Facebook page?  Or better yet, order a copy of Inside The Beat?

So I’ve got some bad news: The Optic Nerve single is being delayed.  The holdup is a remix I’ve been doing of the title track.  None of the mixdowns I’ve done so far have sounded right, where they either lack punch or lack definition.  So rather than hastily patch things up with a bunch of sonic bandages and put out something sub-par, I’m simply delaying it.  In a way, this is annoying; I really like how the song turned out overall, but I’m also eager to get back into my normal sound.

The Optic Nerve (the song) was something of an experiment, where I played with harsher sounds and some new plugins I had found to create something closer to EBM/Industrial than my normal style.  This is why it’s appearing on a single instead of an album.  I really like how it turned out, but I’m ready to start taking what I’ve learned and applying it to my more usual style.