New Flyer for WVE12 with line up!

Here is our sweet flyer for WVE 12! Art by Joe Alvarez, Flyer by William Almas. It is a thing of beauty! 

Happy New Years! On to 2020!

As we roll into 2020 we wish you all a happy NYE and mirth and merriment in the new year!
Dig the cool new flyer for WVE12 with Joe Alvarez art and William Almas Layout. It will be here before you know it. Mark the calendar!

The Work Ahead prepares for the film festival circuit.

We are proud to announce that we are in the final stages of presenting our new short film "The Work Ahead"  to the film festivals of the world. We will keep you appraised of our progress as time goes on. We are moving into a new phase with "The Work Ahead" to present William Almas video work in the best possible settings. This is a bit different than projecting onto a tree or a rock. Both of which have been our presentation in the past. The poly-tonal orchestral sound track is a different direction for phog masheeen as well. Stay tuned for more info as it becomes available.

Friday Dec. 14 At the Beatnik Lounge in Joshua Tree!

Coming to The Beatnik Lounge another Festive evening of experimental Sounds! Friday December 14th 2018, 8:30 PM sharp. Fun and free, it's the place to be!

Ten days to Phogust!

We are ten days away from a festive night of Bent Broken and Appropriated sound!
Enjoy the coolness of the Coastal Layer in San Pedro and revel in the million dollar view from the parking area! It must be seen to be believed!

Next up: The Orange County Fair!
7-22-18 at 11:45 AM, On the Plaza Pacifica Stage phog masheeen returns for a third time to bring experimental music to the OC Fair. I never thought I would see it to be honest with you.
If you happen to want an early start to your fair day come by and check us out!

Next up, Experimental Sounds Tonight at the Palms in Wonder Valley, 7-14-18

A spectacular evening of experimental sounds featuring phog masheeen opening the show at 8:30 sharp. Omninaut from Neatherlands and Wonder Valley’s own Usufruct! Just added to this show...The Kate Short Experience! Featuring Wonder Valley's own, Kate Short! The event is free, we will be taking donations for gas money for Omninaut. They are traveling.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1669684733145349/

The countdown is on to WVE10!

Yes, it is true that some people wait till the last minute to make plans.
This is the last minute, make plans and come out to Wonder Valley for WVE10!
Don't plan ahead! Have immediate gratification! It is here! We will see you the last day of March!

Wear cowboy gear or tinfoil hats.

Next Sunday, Jan. 28th, Two sets 5:30 and 6:30. Wear cowboy gear or tinfoil hats.

Thanks to every one that came to the OC Fair!

A big thank you to all who attended the OC Fair show this year! We had a great time! Thanks for coming out to the fair!

Phog Masheeen Returns to the OC Fair July 15th, 12:45 Plaza Stage. New video from William Almas!

Phog Masheeen Returns to the OC Fair July 15th, 12:45 Plaza Stage. Mark your calendar. It will be fun!

Here is the event page for our Fair day!

https://www.facebook.com/events/249089738926804


Here is the new Video from William Almas! It is epic! Soundtrack recorded by Ann De Jarnett, Christine Tasche, Tom Holland and produced by yours truely. It is Titled "Samson."

Coming this Saturday! Soundpedro!

 

Soundpedro drops Saturday June 3rd at 5:00 pm. Fun and Free! A great line up! All your friends will be there...

soundpedro, June 3rd, 5:00....FREE!

Look at this great line-up for Soundpedro! All you fans of SoundWalk come on down and check this out! It's FREE! phog masheeen large ensemble will be there!

https://www.facebook.com/events/195436094268695/

WVE9 an epic success! Next up, Soundpedro! Date set for next years Wonder Valley Experimental!

WVE9 was smooth as silk and was well received. Add to that the press support and you have a great year for the festival!

The date for WVE-X or Wonder Valley Experimental #10 is March 31, 2018.

If you want to perform, hit me up in December of 2017,

Next up is SoundPedro June 3rd at the Angels Gate cultural center. Look for more info on the SoundPedro event here http://soundpedro.org/

NFXX recap, Western Theme and unreleased Video...

Phog masheeen debuted a western theme at Norcal Noisefest this year and we produced a video to go with the track, "My Horse Kalenchoe." Originally this video was only available on the pirate box private server at the festival. But now you can see it here! More western theme to come...

Norcal Noisefest is always an amazing event and a wonderful fall destination and meeting of the tribes. It is a great way to see what new things people are up to. One stand out set for me was Medicine Cabinet. The way the real instrument sounds were used to make the harsh noise harsher. It was an excellent set!

The sets will be on Bandcamp eventually and you will see a link to it here when it does.

Instant interview with East Coast Guitar Legend Tim Mungenast....

Tim Mungenast Photo by Glenn Kulbako.

Here is an instant interview with Tim Mungenast, an experimental guitarist currently residing in Albany, New York.

Today 9-15-2016

2:57pm
Tim Mungenast ...and HELLO again! :D

2:58pm
Mark A. Soden Jr. Interviews: that sounds like fun what are you up to right now

3:02pm
Tim M about to eat dinner but that's not a big obstacle. we can do this. wheee!

3:05pm
Mark S OK will make this short and sweet. I will ask three questions, what is the most important musical piece to you? what are your musical plans? What is the most fun you have had playing music?

3:06pm
Tim M typing with my mouth full is not nearly as rude as speaking that way, yes?

3:06pm
Mark S We can do this with typing that way you can eat freely and it won't sound like anything.

3:06pm
Tim M I will put a chunk of dry ice on my keyboard...
Okay, question 1...
do you mean one of my tunes or someone else's
i'll assume someone else's music, in which case, my choice is...
at this moment in time? i'd say "freedom" by jimi hendrix

3:09pm
Mark S It can't be either yours or someone else's

3:09pm
Tim M okay, then! we can put a checkmark next to #1

3:09pm
Mark S What about freedom hooked you?

3:09pm
Tim M question #2... my plans?
ah, "freedom" had maybe the most propulsive hook ever created
...and a very positive message of human potential

3:10pm
Mark S Hooks are a great thing. It speaks to the lizard brain.

3:10pm
Tim M...killer solos, and vocals, too
for sure, the lizard brain isn't all bad. :D
it gets a bad rap.

3:11pm
Mark S I would say in general people spend more time using the lizard brain then they would like to admit

3:11pm
Tim M hahahaha! I'd put money on it, yes.

3:11pm
Mark S Especially when they're operating heavy equipment like cars

3:12pm
Tim M Yeah, you need ALL your brain for that, at least if you want to do it right and not drive like a New Englander.
...or a denizen of NYC and environs.

3:13pmMark S Well, you guys have weather. Bad drivers in Los Angeles have no excuse...

3:13pm
Tim M hahahahaha! Agreed.
3:14pm
Mark S So back to plans what have you got going?

3:16pm
Tim M Last summer I recorded an album as guest axeman for my friends' band Astro Al (a husband/wife band specializing in weird poetry soundscapes), and a week or so ago we recorded the followup, which is so far sounding even better and more fun.
...and I am on 6 of 18 songs on Eric Dahlman's "Glacier" album.

3:17pm
Mark S Outstanding! Is that on Bandcamp or sound cloud where can one get to this?

3:17pm

Tim M let me check my emails 
i have the URL somewhere

3:18pm
Mark S Eric Dahlman is brilliant he turned a great set at wonder Valley experimental last year.

3:19pm
Tim M Yes, he is a great friend and collaborator, an excellent musician with a very strong sense of melody

3:19pm
Tim M   https://ericdahlman1.bandcamp.com/album/glacier

3:19pm
Mark S Most definitely the sense of melody and his ability to like take a melody for a walk is amazing.

3:20pm
Tim M yessir! we also are planning a new album

3:20pm
Mark S Cool!

3:20pm
Tim M we recorded it 2 years ago in an abandoned railway tunnel in clinto, mass.
 clinton

3:20pm
Mark SAnd the ever popular topic of fun!

3:21pm
Tim M it sounds really good
ah, i saw whatcha did there

3:21pm
Mark S Our third and final question the most fun you've had musically?

3:21pm
Tim M we are very close to tying up all the loose ends. the acoustics in that tunnel were amazing!
oh, that's a good one!
 lemme cogitate a minute...

3:22pm
Mark S We might be able to do something like at that in a storm drain out here. What with the ongoing drought we don't have much use for them.

3:22pm
Tim M yes! good sound is truly where you find it.
most fun, eh?

3:22pmMark S Sometimes where you least expect it.

3:24pm
Tim M yes! regarding musical fun, a strong contender would be the aforementioned session in the train tunnel and the associated road trips (we went back a year later for the photo shoot)
Eric is great to work with partly because he is great to hang out with

3:24pm
Mark S How did you find this tunnel?

3:26pm
Tim M Eric and I are both railroad geeks as well as avanguardians... railroad sounds really feed into the idea of beautiful noise, accidental sonic beauty... and Eric knows his trivia as far as routes and tunnels and which train runs where, while I'm mostly about the locomotives and the associated lore.

3:26pm
Tim M It was Eric's idea and I instantly knew it was a good one. He'd recorded in there before.

3:26pm
Mark S Wow that's so cool.

3:27pm
Tim M Yeah!

3:27pmMark S Is there anything else you'd like to add?

3:27pm
Tim M (something resembling a thought skitters around Tim's brain, like subatomic particles in a cloud chamber.)
...processing...

3:29pm
Mark S I love those cloud chamber 16 mm films they used to show in science class.

3:29pm
Tim M for someone who loves to be interviewed, i'm sure coming up dry right now...

3:29pm
Mark S Then I guess were done…

3:29pm
Tim M oh yeah, anything related to olde-tyme school science education is great.

3:30pm
Mark S What I loved about those science films was there was no hint of insincerity or irony.

3:30pm
Tim M I have a lot of the fifties/sixties science books from grade school
they are cheap on ebay for those of us hell-bent on recapturing the great moments of our childhoods.
even the worst childhhod has SOME happy memories unless you grew up in a war zone (God protect those who do!)

3:31pm
Mark SAnd there are many of us who are hellbent on doing just that.

3:31pm
Tim M Final idea...
YES!
Not my idea, but I live by it: It's never too late to have a happy childhood.

3:32pm
Mark S Have a great evening I need to run along now.

3:32pm
Tim M Good evening to you too, Mark! Thanks! This was fun!

3:33pm
Mark S Fun and painless!











See phog masheeen at Hyperion Tavern next Wednesday 8-24-16

Phog masheeen is coming to Hyperion Tavern Wednesday 8-24-16 for Don Bolles Hushe Club. We will be rolling out a new approach for this show. Come down and check it out!  Also on the bill, Justice Yeldham.

Next up is the San Francisco pre-show for the NorCal Noisefest at the Luggage Store in San Francisco!  This is Thursday Sept. 29th at 8:00 pm. The Luggage Store Gallery

1007 Market Street, San Francisco, California 94103. We don't come to San Francisco often, come on down and check out the new setup!

Thanks to eveyone who came to the OC Fair

Thanks to everyone that came to the OC Fair to see us! Thanks to the crew at the Plaza Pacifica Stage for making it so easy to sound so good! It was great fun. 

Next up Norcal Noisefest!

How to rehearse, or if to rehearse for improvised music....

Rehearsal, is it over rated?

 

 Tomorrow is our day at the OC Fair. To that end we got together and breezed through our set. Which begs the question, "Can you rehearse improvisation?" You can certainly rehearse setting up and getting the gear to work. Which is no small part of this endeavor. Relative levels are helpful as well. Our one rehearsal went swimmingly, We are ready for the Fair! See you there! 

PS Dr. K scored some soda caps from  our favorite mexican restaurant "Super Pollo." The caps will turbo-charge the sound of the Bundt pans!

New Video now on YouTube!

Now the epic hyperbole lives on YouTube! Share it with your friends. We need to get the word out!