You have arrived at DBAR

      the creation point of audio  frequency vibrations

            and occasional passing flourescent orange kangaroos

 

 DBAR is the codename for the vortex of my projects and collaborations such as
60 CYLE HUM, Your Brain on Drugs, AEON, Crystal Awareness Projekt, Synaptic Tendrils as well as
other evolutionary type audio creations. One thing that all these formations have in common is improvisation and a free-flowing sound art approach to music.

60 Cycle Hum----   check it out

Your Brain on Drugs---was a solo effort by me (crystal) during a slow period of 60 Cycle Hum. Two cassette tapes were released and about 10 live performances performed including one memorable outdoor jam when the troopers showed up at 2:00am (after most listeners had bedded down ,or fell down, for the night) and said they could hear the noise for over a mile ;^)  i was using well over 1000watts of amp stacks, with multiple different effects on each amp,  fun.

AEON --- was a duo of bass guitar, feedback, electronics, and didjeridou that lasted about 3 years, 25 performances, and someday (when i get to it) a cd or at least some downloadables. Very trance inducing, spacey and earthy all at once ...

Crystal Awareness Project --- was the working/playing name of some various electro-acoustic ensembles formed and unformed during 1999-2001.

since 2001 i have been performing as Crystal Awareness and recently also as part of   SpaceBrane,   a duo of synthesizer,  computers, and more synthesizers


 

 CDs:

CRYSTAL AWARENESS  Notes from the Gargoyle 2001

CRYSTAL AWARENESS  COSMOSIS  2003

CRYSTAL AWARENESS  HOME  2005

CRYSTAL AWARENESS  TOUCH  2007

CRYSTAL AWARENESS  First Person Singular  2007

CRYSTAL AWARENESS  SpaceYard  2007

CRYSTAL AWARENESS   PROCESS 2008

download some NOISE:  wanna hear some of this strange stuff?

 

currently scheduled live:

 

 

 

recent live performances:

10/28/11:     Freaker's Ball  SF CA    live PA spooky downtempo stuff

5/8/2010:     Whole Earth Festival   live PA guerilla set, me on computer and Big Joe Daddy on digital trumpet

5/9/2010:     Whole Earth Fest     solo computer performance

4/18/2010:  Davis CA  UC Davis Quad  live PA set with me on computer and Big Joe Daddy on digital trumpet.

                               thanx to the team at Sunday Sol

10/30/09:   Barley n Hops Tavern, Halloween 

                             Barley and Hops was a blast.  played more DJ than originator of strange noise


 

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