Aural Films presents "Fog Music." A series of recordings inspired by the weather condition known as fog. Light and dark, wet and dry, this invasive event is a great source of inspiration for sound artists from around the world. This project seeks to publish 24 hours of these recordings as an on-going series for all to hear and enjoy.
released September 8, 2014
Head Joint - Composition, recording, and mastering.
Cover photography - Carbon111.
Head Joint has been recording since 2003.
Genres
Progressive Rock, Experimental/Experimental Rock, Fusion, Electronic, Ambient (made for Eve Online and Petroglyph Music), Nature, A Cappella
Group Members
Victor Rivkin (Atlanta, Georgia, USA) (Vocals, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Gemshorns, Trumpet, Drum Machines, Electric Organ, Keyboards, and Production)
Michael (Ontario, Canada) (Saoninal/Skitz) (Producer, Midi Keyboards, Hammond Organ, Guitars, Piano, Flute, Violin, Xaphoon, Tin Whistle, Clarinet, Pan Flute, Fife, Harmonicas, and Software Vst Instruments)
Influences
dredg, Pink Floyd, Mike Oldfield, Frank Zappa, Tangerine Dream, King Crimson, Yes, The Beatles, TV on the Radio, Muse, Tom Morello, Kitaro, 65 Days of Static, Celebration, Mute Math, Bjork, Tagaq, Oceansize, Radiohead, Led Zeppelin, Genesis (only with gabriel), Anathallo, Bill Nelson, Brian Eno, Silverchair, Clann Zu, Bloc Party, Biffy Clyro, Hootie and the Blowfish, Maximum Balloon, Strata, Stomacher, Panic Division, Sparta, As Tall As Lions, Minus the Bear, ††† (Crosses), Polyenso, Fair to Midland, The Mars Volta, The Dear Hunter, Closure in Moscow, Pixies, Neverending White Lights, RX Bandits, Hotel of the Laughing Tree, Dead Letter Circus, Children of Nova, Junius, The Trophy Fire, The Attending, Emanuel and the Fear, Broken Iris, Ramona Falls, Matthew Good, Apes & Androids, Alt-J, The Intersphere, Icarus the Owl, Breaking Orbit, Strata, Deftones, mewithoutYou, Kaddisfly, Anathema, Karnivool
INSTRUMENTS
/ AMD 4 Core 3.5ghz - 6gb ddr3 1600mhz Ram - Windows 7 64bit - 6tb of HD space
/ E-MU X-Board 49 key
/ Edirol PCR-A30 32 key
/ Creative SB Live 24 Bit External Soundcard (Asio)
/ Fender (Squier) Starcaster guitar
/ Hondo 12 string acoustic guitar
/ William's Studio Upright Piano
/ Hammond Organ M102
/ Bosey & Hawkes Trumpet
/ Native Instruments Komplete 8
/ Steinberg Cubase 5.1
/ Steinberg The Grand 2
/ Steinberg Groove Agent 2
/ Steinberg Hypersonic 2
/ Propellerhead Reason 5.0
/ FL Studio
/ Spectrasonics Stylus RMX
/ Spectrasonics Trilian
/ Spectrasonics Omnisphere
/ Motu Mach 5
/ Sonic Synth 2
/ Garritan World Instruments
/ Garritan Jazz and Big Band 3
/ Garritan Instant Orchestra
/ Garritan Personal Orchestra 4
/ Garritan Concert and Marching Band 2
/ Garritan Classic Pipe Organs
/ Garritan Giga Harp
/ Ibanez Gi0 electric guitar
/ Alto Gemshorn by Cip
/ Soprano Gemshorn by Susato
/ Ion ied05 electronic drums (inactive)
/ Fender (Squier) P-Bass
/ Boss DD20 x 2
/ Boss CE20
/ Zvex Fuzz Factory
/ Takamine Jasmine Acoustic Electric Guitar (needs repairs on the electric section, used anyway)
/ Line 6 Verbzilla
/ Line 6 DL-4 (inactive)
/ Digitech Whammy 4 (needs repairs)
/ Digitech Whammy Drop Tune
/ REAPER
/ Drum Station DT-010
/ Jam Origin Midi Guitar
/ Kjaerhus Classic Audio vsts
/ Majken's Pan-Oh!-Rama and Grizzly
/ Korg Kaoss Mini Pad 2
/
ElectrokraftPickups.com Tone Box
/ Frostwave Sonic Alienator (needs repairs, using it anyway)
/ Electro Harmonix Crying Tone Wah Pedal
/ Samson CO1U Meteor USB Microphone
/ Slide Didge (needs repairs)
/ Trumpet (needs repairs using it anyway)
/ First Act Clarinet
/ First Act Flute
/ First Act Violin
/ Hohner Harmonicas C D G
/ Hohner Harmonica Piedmont Blues Set
/ Maui Xaphoon (Pocket Sax)
/ Clarke Tin Whistle
/ Yamaha Fife
/ Pan Flute
/ 100s of VST Software Instruments
/ 100s of VST Software Effects
Our list of instruments will continue to grow. We will incorporate all sorts of sounds to further enhance the journey we bring to our listeners. Find more music and information at
soundcloud.com/headjointambient1
Carbon111 is the musical incarnation of James Maier, a graphic artist and computer geek living in the tiny mist-filled, moss-covered town of Mukilteo on the shores of Possession Sound in the Pacific Northwest with his patient wife and two slinky cats. More information can be found at
carbon111.com
Aural Films is an online record label (netlabel) that releases high-quality soundtrack albums for movies that do not exist. The label publishes a wide range of music styles ranging from ambient to experimental to popular to soundtrack musics. Often on the same albums. You can find our complete catalog of releases online at
auralfilms.bandcamp.com
Aural Films Catalog No. AF0062