Monday, December 31, 2007

new album...

Hey there,
I just wanted to let you know I have released a new album through Amduscias Records. It’s called Recycled Sound. I hope you all will enjoy it. The common flavor throughout this album is ambient. This work fuses the elements of multiple genres together in a variety of combinations. You will hear layers of ambient, spoken word, and avant-garde combined in various ways. I like to fuse elements of various genres together to make new conceptual sounds that you may find thought provoking, not unlike scoring you might hear accompanying a movie or other visual presentations. The theme of this album is historical speeches and sound bites set to musical patterns which are interpretations of the mood evoked from the various speeches. As usual, I have provided front and back cover art in case you wish to burn a cd so you can have the complete album as it was intended. Thank you for your continued support.


You can download my new album for free here:
http://www.archive.org/details/AMR103

Here is a list of my work (in no particular order) on the Internet Archive. It lists all my albums and allows you to download them for free! Check it out now because they are free for only a month…

http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=collection%3Aamduscias%20AND%20creator%3A%22Phase%20Shifts%22

…then you can purchase my albums here:

http://www.soundclick.com/Store/byArtist.cfm?bandID=600809

This will be the last album of the year from me. I will have more releases available next year. I will keep you informed on each new release. Thank you for listening.

So, who wants some free music? =)
plur…

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

new album available for download...

Hey there,
I just wanted to let you know I have released a new album through Amduscias Records. It’s called Ghosts from the Past. I hope you all will enjoy it. The common flavor throughout this album is acid. This work fuses the elements of multiple genres together in a variety of combinations. You will hear layers of acid, techno, industrial, and a hint of noise combined in various ways. I like to fuse elements of various genres together to make new conceptual sounds that you may find thought provoking, not unlike scoring you might hear accompanying a movie or other visual presentations. You will notice a co-authorship on this album. This work represents a collaborative effort with Turmoil, the owner of Amduscias Records. As usual, I have provided front and back cover art in case you wish to burn a cd so you can have the complete album as it was intended. Thank you for your continued support.


You can download my new album for free here:
http://www.archive.org/details/AMR098

Here is my page at on the Internet Archive. It lists all my albums and provides a way to download them for free! Check it out now because they won’t be free forever…

http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=collection%3Aamduscias%20AND%20creator%3A%22Phase%20Shifts%22

If you would like to purchase my albums, you may do so here:

http://www.soundclick.com/Store/byArtist.cfm?bandID=600809

I’m working on another album now so I will keep you all updated…

So, who wants some free music? =)

plur…

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

info update...

i no longer have a specific page with amduscias. instead, i have been placed into a collective with all the artists. from now on its best to start here: http://www.amdusciasrecords.4t.com

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

new album available for download...

Hey there,
I just wanted to let you know that a new album has just been released through Amduscias Records. It’s called Chernobyl. I hope you all will enjoy it. The common flavor throughout this album is ambient, plus a couple surprises. This work fuses many elements together in a variety of combinations. You will hear layers of ambient, avant-garde, industrial, and noise combined in various ways. A lot of it will drone and be very dark. I felt the subject begged to remind the listener just how disturbing the incident was. In other words, I fuse elements of various genres together to make new conceptual sounds that you may find thought provoking, not unlike scoring you might hear accompanying a movie or other visual presentation. Also, you will notice this album’s theme- the nuclear disaster that occurred over 20 years ago in Chernobyl. It is a serious situation that continues to exist; a situation that affected animals, plants, and people of all ages; a situation that still needs to be covered up, literally. All the flawed theories, accusations, and blame in the world won’t fix it, nor will a cover- a cover, which caused me to do a lot of reading, picture viewing, and research- a story which should never be forgotten, not by anyone. They say history repeats itself. All of mankind would be fools to let this happen again. As dark as these tracks may be, as dark as the feelings within the words, none of it is as dark as what happened. Remember that… As usual, I have provided front and back cover art in case you wish to burn a cd so you can have the complete album as it was intended. Thank you for your continued support.

You can download my new album for free here:
http://www.archive.org/details/AMR069

Here is my page at Amduscias Records. It lists all my albums and provides a way to download them for free! Check it out now because they won’t be free forever…
http://amdusciasrecords.4t.com/Page5_1.htm

While you’re at it, a lot of other new work has been released through Amduscias by some great artists. You can find it all conveniently listed here:
http://www.archive.org/details/amduscias

If you would like to purchase my albums, you may do so here:
http://www.soundclick.com/Store/byArtist.cfm?bandID=600809

I’m working on another album now so I will keep you all updated…
So, who wants some free music? =)

plur…


P.S. I have not yet decided whether to sell this album. I do not want to exploit a disaster, but rather bring about awareness. If I do sell this album, the proceeds will go to a charity. If you would like to donate to a charity, here is a list of organizations all over the world: http://www.belarusguide.com/chernobyl1/chlist.htm

Sunday, October 21, 2007

broadcast schedule update...

i finally have a new schedule with a new station. starting 10/30/07, i will be hosting labor of love on lowercase sounds every tuesday night, 8-10pm eastern. tune in and kick back as i play deeply chilled sounds. broadcast sessions will be focused around ambient music, ambient sounds, and other chilled genres and tempos applied in an ambient nature. often resulting in delicious fusions that promote relaxation and an upbeat vibe. i already have a couple mixes posted for free download and i will have more to share soon.
check out the site, bookmark it, and get ready for a weekly adventure that will rejuvenate your souls.

http://www.lowercasesounds.com/
i will provide additional updates as changes occur.
tune in, feel the vibe, dig it.
plur…

Saturday, October 6, 2007

work history...

recently it occurred to me that work is work whether i am payed or not. with that thought in mind i felt it would be good to mark down my work history which details more than paid employment. i started to do that on facebook, but they only allowed me 5 entries and i have much more than that.

self employed as a dj and producer
the local music store
promo for speed demon
discount cigarettes/cigar vault
leadership now (or something to that effect- it was a corporation dedicated to the empowerment of women)
radio shack
promo for monkey crew (i forget the name, i have a flyer somewhere and i recall mikey was nuts about monkeys)
self employed via ebay
radio freedom
ran two of my own internet radio stations and had my own site, groove rhythm
radioation
lazy station
self employed via soundclick
amduscias records
promo for pla productions
lowercase sounds...

this started in 1995 and has run off and on to present date.

nicknames...

the other day it occurred to me that i have had many nicknames in my lifetime. i dont think i offered a single one as a nickname yet they had a way of sticking. fortunately, most of them were terms of endearment.

when i was little, my uncle used to call me chooch. when i got older, it eventually stopped. when he had his daughter, she started calling her chooch. to be honest, i was disappointed because i thought it was something special he and i shared, however i guess he felt he could call anyone chooch.

chooch was not the only nickname i had when i was little. my mother had several for me, such as chip, critter, and scotter. then of course, there were all the typical names a mother calls her offspring. scotter is obvious- a derivation of scott. apparently, chip is short for christopher. ive only known one other person to be called chip, and weve since grown apart and he is in fact on another continent as far as i last heard. on a side note, i am so happy he has reached a satisfying place in life. critter, on the other hand, may be my fault. when i was little, i was unable to say christopher, which is my first name. all i could manage to say was critter, which my family just loved as i would tell strangers everywhere, "hi, my name is critter scott cherry, gran'son." christopher wouldve never even been an issue except for some reason, my grandparents insisted on calling my christopher. scott was my mother's choice.

along came the elementary school years and with it came a slew of other nicknames. most of these names were names that rhymed with my name, such as scotty potty, hot larry (which was actually my 5th grade music teacher's fault and upon instant realization that i didnt like it, the name stuck with my peers well into highschool- a name i still dont care for, but obviously no longer eats away at me.), and the time my classmates confused me for christopher columbus when my preschool teacher was trying to teach us about the reason for columbus day.

i didnt get many more nicknames until i was attending my second college. the guys in the art wing used to call me techno man because i always had headphones on playing electronic dance music (edm). the guys i used the hang out and hack with on the other side of campus knew me as sweat angel. one day, after a heavy session of hacking i lay down on the cool cement while everyone was taking a breather. when a friend helped me up, there was a sweat mark on the concrete where my body had been and he dubbed me sweat angel. the mark reminded him of a snow angel. not only was i not offended but i thought it was rather funny and the name stuck while i was still there.

the funny thing is none if my nicknames have every jumped from one circle of friends to another. when i worked for a tobacco shop, one guy used to call me lucky, as in lucky charms because i wore a green jacket. a store manager knew me as "the gnome" because of my beard. my best friend in the store i started in called me scott dawg. he even printed it out on a labeler and stuck it to my coffee/tea mug. since then, the mug has broken, but i have kept the label out of sentiment.

i would say, however, that most ppl are usually inclined to call me scotty/scottie. even my grandfather started calling me scotty during my college years. my grand mother still insists on calling me christopher for some reason, however i havent talked to her in ages so thats a moot point. these days it doesnt really matter was ppl call me. ive outgrown the need for validation from others.

Monday, September 24, 2007

new album available for download...

Hey there,
I just wanted to let you know that a new album has just been released through Amduscias Records. It’s called Sentiments. I hope you all will enjoy it. The common flavors throughout this album are ambient and downtempo, however I have provided you with a couple surprises. This work fuses many elements together in a variety of combinations. You will hear layers of ambient, downtempo, trance, house, idm, and acid combined in various ways. In other words, I fuse elements of various genres together to make new conceptual sounds that you may find thought provoking, not unlike scoring you might hear accompanying a movie or other visual presentation. Also, you will notice this album has another theme- emotions associated with memorable moments in life. They are rather ordinary concepts that most people can relate to, and I hope you can relate to them, too, and feel the sentiment expressed in the music. I hope you have as much fun enjoying these soundscapes as I had creating them. As usual, I have provided front and back cover art in case you wish to burn a cd so you can have the complete album as it was intended. Thank you for your continued support.


You can download my new album for free here:
http://www.archive.org/details/AMR057

Here is my page at Amduscias Records. It lists all my albums and provides a way to download them for free! Check it out now because they won’t be free forever…

http://amdusciasrecords.4t.com/Page5_1.htm

While you’re at it, a lot of other new work has been released through Amduscias by some great artists. You can find it all conveniently listed here:
http://www.archive.org/details/amduscias

If you would like to purchase my albums, you may do so here:

http://www.soundclick.com/Store/byArtist.cfm?bandID=600809

I’m working on another album now so I will keep you all updated…

So, who wants some free music? =)

plur…

Friday, September 14, 2007

announcement...

i have decided to join a site run by a friend.
http://www.lowercasesounds.com/
he, i, and other djs will broadcast live mixes and the site will host mixes we have recorded and make them available for free download. additionally, the radio station will broadcast the hosted mixes when nobody is live.

i see this as a step in the right direction. i have concerns about the riaa, but i have been told in writing that it is not an issue. i wish there had been a more defined separation between me an the last station i played for, but i figure that it doesnt get much clearer than what ive experienced.

now that i am with lowercase sounds, i already have two mixes posted. it is my intension to see how many i can get up there. the web masted said in writing that he would like to put up as much as possible. i am all for that, 100%. i have also been told, in writing, that there is a plan to start collecting a (small, ie $10) monthly fee from the djs so that expenses (bandwidth, hosting, etc) can be covered as well as establishing a collection for pressing vinyl. i am so eager to see my name on vinyl!

i like that this site actually has plans to go somewhere instead of just tooling around. i dont really feel like the last few stations i have played for have been completely behind the idea and/or practice of supporting and promoting their djs. i still see myself performing self-promotion for lowercase sounds as well as amduscias records, but it is not a problem because i am backed by established names. they help make a name for me and i help make a name for them. in that way, we all represent each other. i feel positive about it and envision prospects in the near future from these endeavors. as far as im concerned, i have nothing to regret at this time from these choices.

i will have a broadcast schedule to post soon...

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

introduction...

welcome...
i hope you will enjoy reading my various posts. first i would like to say that i already have several blogs online- two on myspace, one on stumble, one on yahoo 360, a photo collection on flickr, and several accounts across the web where i post my announcements. plus i have a 2tb ext hd where i collect and archive a lot of my favorite things. with time, i suspect this will become a blog that will feature all of my posts. in that way, everything will be centralized to a single location rather that being scattered across the e-universe (however i may continue the occasional scattering of announcements to maintain adequate promotions on my work).
this blog will feature many things- commentary on life, things that peak my interest, poetry, announcements, and whatever else that may cross my mind. sometimes these posts may be quite serious and at other times they may be quite lite-hearted. thank you for your time. i hope you will enjoy reading my posts.