Category Archive: the lnoyl blog

silicone

silicone

The world was in full approval of what was taking place below in the park, because the forecast rain was nowhere to be found. The …

 

cassettes will fly

cassettes will fly

I could only walk thirty meters at a time until my fingers would slip or arm would give out. I’d have to put it on …

 

diefenbunker

diefenbunker

Canada built cold war nuclear fall out bunkers in the 50′s and 60′s. Last weekend, we just realized that we lived twenty minutes away …

 

the golden trailer

the golden trailer

It was getting colder, and although it rarely snowed in the winter, a certain type of damp chill was settling in on the island. The …

 

12AD7

12AD7

Dareck was always the better songwriter because he’d say the words that you couldn’t say. When I first started to write, everything I did stemmed …

 

wet n dirty

wet n dirty

One of the first songs written by Dareck, ever, is called “wet n dirty”. We’ll re-record it for you, as I think the only …

 

xray to the microphones

xray to the microphones

Within weeks after finishing school in 2005, I began a pilgrimage of sorts. I drove out west to the Island, and began a routine of …

 

through digital saturation

through digital saturation

Spreading the word about something within the digital saturation is deceivingly tricky. It seems like there are a lot of opportunities, and if you get …

 

anyone at all

anyone at all

A bands ‘fight or flight’ response is to ‘create or captivate’. And this only seems to happen within a reciprocal relationship. That inner drone that …

 

A.Y.C.

A.Y.C.

angry young computer Found this cube slide projector and an ad for a restless first generation computer. I stuck them in the sunlight, photographed them, and …

 

room

room

My body doesn’t want to change. It’s sabotaged me, and got it’s ducks in a row. If you align the right muscles, and twist them …

 

Roncesvalles

Roncesvalles

We’ve built a cooking nest in the kitchen at Roncesvalles. After having watched “Julie and Julia” an inspiration came over the two of us to recreate the …

 

channel one

channel one

- channel one - I used to head to the Island every December, and visit the grandparents when school was out for the holidays. On the …

 

cardboard data

cardboard data

- Cardboard - Linda, I don’t live amongst cardboard boxes, really. Every time Linda drops by, which is annually and usually around December, the landing and …

 

11 28 09 event

11 28 09 event

We had a blast because of all of you who came out to the show – thank you. What a great vibe you sent our …

 

release

release

Our show is on Saturday, and we’ll see you there. Big thanks to those who were able to lend us an ear during the rehearsals …

 

swivel

swivel

This morning, while staring upside down over the bed, reading off the Ipod touch, I learned that the record manufacturing plant, located in the Czech …

 

architect

architect

This weeks post is mid-story. To get the backdrop, you can visit the previous entries in this series if you wish: 1. conflict 2. mold and the …

 

default

default

Fourth post in this series; hopefully there is some linearity to these posts which will reveal the right name for this manuscript when it goes …

 

Vinyl Release Performance & Event – 28 November 09

Vinyl Release Performance & Event – 28 November 09

Our first gig as a trio. Lot’s of ideas got implemented this night: Venue is booked: “KunstKINO 108″ 48 Abell Street, Toronto, ON. Nov 28, 2009. 7pm …

 

black book

black book

This is the third instalment for this series, and I’ve taken this text from the introduction of the manuscript. It brought back some pivotal memories, …

 

mold and the montage

mold and the montage

This is the second installment in this series of posts that pull pieces from the book I’m working. They’ll be new segments posted weekly. I …

 

conflict

conflict

If you are stewing in conflict, then know that good things can come from it if it bubbles over at the top in just a …

 

duplication and creating the right space

duplication and creating the right space

We’ll there was a few boxes for me when I got home from work the other day, full of our CD’s. It felt good. We …

 

the plan

the plan

This is the second song on the test pressing, “the plan”. Since the story within the song has inspired the graphic novel that accompanies the …

 

the needle drops for the first time

the needle drops for the first time

I unwrapped and just dropped the needle, for the very first time, on the very first test press that we just got in the mail. …

 

Nina plays fisher price

Nina plays fisher price

I cant believe how good this fisher price turntable sounds. Especially playing late seventies/early eighties German punk.

 

the story board

the story board

We are all in Ottawa this week, working on stuff. Dareck is sitting on the couch over there doing some finishing touches to his drawings, …

 

test post / flash drive

test post / flash drive

this was a mini reel to reel dareck designed for a usb drive…