EC exclusive: Dylan Houser - Bogamma EP

1/23/2019

Recorded January 21st, 2019
on a Sony ICD-PX470 dictaphone.

My contributions are pressing the "record" button, tapping on a cup, and possibly the occasional talking bits here and there.

SIDE A

Recorded at a boba cafe near USF. A mashup of two recordings taken minutes apart from each other, consisting of a pair of teenagers playing the same ominous chord on a piano (presumably they were trying to retune it?), blenders, various kitchen equipment, and people talking.

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SIDE B

Recorded in Ybor City. The first 3 minutes are of a street busker playing rock and pop songs on an electric guitar through a battery-powered amp...and a few feet away from him, a street preacher. But not just any street preacher! This is some hippie kid in a tie-dyed shirt (that's him on the cover; I couldn't get a good shot of him. Oh well!) preaching the word about Jesus and telling people about how they're gonna go to hell. Eventually a cop made him move along, where he walked across the street instead. The next part of this side of the EP is of a child crying really loud in Centro Ybor. The last few seconds consists of Reverend Patchouli Oil (aka that hippie kid from earlier) talking to some drunk frat bros around him, where he says "I have acid, but I don't take it."

Special thanks to Emmy Lou for experiencing this fine evening with me.

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8 Comments

Dylan Houser

I started recording "noise music" in early 2004, completely unaware of any "scenes" or other individuals doing this sort of thing. A lot of lo-fi recordings on a portable tape player, oftentimes guitar or bass feedback drone and delay.

In 2008, I started putting out my own releases. I had by then given up on being in any rock bands with other people and stuck to improvised solo recordings on portastudios. Between then and 2011, I think only dozen people had heard any of my releases. And then I started Hell Garbage, where I started connecting with people a lot more.

At the end of 2012, I played my first Noise show, at St. Pete Noise Fest 5. I originally only did it on a whim and had no intention of playing live much after that. Lo and behold, the set had a good enough reception to enable me to seek out and play even more.

Fast-forward to June 2014, where I had booked my own gig for the first time. Uncle Lou's in Orlando had dates available, and again on a whim, I took a shot at booking. It went well enough, surprisingly good turnout for a Wednesday night.

2 years later, I moved into a house in Lakeland. Initially because it was within walking distance of my workplace...but a recent show fell through and I thought "why don't we just move the show here? As long as it's over by a certain time...I mean there's plenty of parking space..." The show was a success and nobody complained!

AND THEN MY MIND SPLOT OPENNNN

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Rafael González

1/23/2019 16:46:41

Very very good, Dylan! Enjoying right now.

1/23/2019 17:58:57

Thank you Rafael!

1/23/2019 18:03:11

My pleasure. A great work!

Hal McGee

1/24/2019 14:17:53

Hi Dylan! This all sounds really good. I had a fun, interesting time experiencing these sound constructions. Thanks!

Hessel Veldman

1/25/2019 10:26:40

This is REAL!
This is LIFE!
This is TIME!
.....................
This is MINE!

Downloaded your REAL LIFE TIME and now it's MINE!

Thanks for sharing!
Love these inscapes.

Will use this later in an Electronic Cottage broadcast.

Hessel Veldman link

5/21/2019 05:56:52

Hi Dylan check this one! It will be broadcasted May 30. https://www.concertzender.nl/programma/pakrammel_507699/

Leslie Singer

1/26/2019 12:30:32

Dylan, thanks so much posting. Really good!

Penny

1/30/2019 01:42:17

Really fun captures.. I like how u arranged them.

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