At one point, I realized that compartmentalizing aspects or genres as I made music limited and even divided aspects of whatever it is I call myself. After some time, something clicked in me and I realized that the best approach to making music in my case was to follow my ear and piece together the results after the fact, rather than to have some idea about where I imagined I wanted to go and then trying somehow to get there. Bizarre Statue is the result of this approach.
I have no idea what music is or where it comes from, but real pieces of music have their own life. In my case, I hear that life in melody, color tones, rhythm, and space. I love presets, because they return the focus to those elements. The aim in mixing is to draw out the listener, rather than draw the listener in or, much worse, tell the listener what's there. Clarity or fidelity are useful when they serve this end, but as often as not they don't. Bizarre Statue reflects this.
A single side of Bizarre Statue is an unbroken but sequential experience, each moment valuable on its own. Sequential, but not precisely linear and definitely not narrative. There is no musical logic that moves a side forward, though there is a consistent tonality, recurring elements in changed form, and frequently shared tempos. Instances of silence have positive musical value. Lyrics describe a series of experiences through an experiencer, with no structured narrative.
Bizarre Statue is best heard on physical product, at the moment on cassette, though vinyl is a long-term goal. Nothing is wrong with digital copies, but the ritual of physical media, most importantly flipping from side one to side two, frames the music most effectively.
After an initial project in 2020, "The Polish Embassy/The Cane Field," work on a next project has proceeded at the pace it will. I developed elements from this second project into "Sketches" in 2025, and a few months ago finished recording for the project as a whole. As of right now, I'm mixing and assembling pieces, and the project will come out as soon as is reasonably possible, most likely in 2026. I think I have a title.