Stolen from his web site: Christopher Willits is a musician and multimedia artist located in San Francisco, California. Striking a delicate balance between acoustic and electronic sounds and systems, Christopher manages to defy genre distinctions while still defining a “sound†unto his own. His numerous solo releases and collaborations cover a broad spectrum of musical styles, and include one main commonality: Willits’ unique use of the guitar with custom-made signal processing. This home-brewed software, along with Willits’ 6-string prowess, generates a unique real-time mixture of improvised melody and rhythm. Willits’ guitar lines and harmonies fold into each other. Notes and phrases hook and weave, creating complex patterns of interlocking rhythm, melody, and texture.
Christopher Willits | Surf Boundaries
Also stolen (I’m a bad man today): This six-pack of Canadians are on Normal Welcomes Records and are made up of “two drummers + four bass players + two samplers + five synthesizers + five cowbells + two octapads + one vocoder.”
J.E. might know of them, they were a SXSW Showcasing Artist
Shout Out Out Out Out | Nobody Calls Me Unless They Want Something
02 Nobody Calls Me Unless They Want Something
03 Dude You Feel Electrical
Tob–
I’m catching up on my Music Thursdays. Sorry not to have responded to this one sooner. I like the Willits but haven’t yet listeend to the Shout Out Out Out Out…but will.
Thanks for keeping these coming. They’ve become a true staple.
–Shotts