{"id":4445,"date":"2022-05-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-15T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/josephaleo.com\/blog\/?p=4445"},"modified":"2022-05-15T17:02:57","modified_gmt":"2022-05-16T00:02:57","slug":"soundwave-111-andrew-tasselmyer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/josephaleo.com\/blog\/soundwave-111-andrew-tasselmyer\/","title":{"rendered":"SOUNDWAVE : 111 : ANDREW TASSELMYER"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today\u2019s guest deejay is Andrew Tasselmyer<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

I met Andrew through Robert Farrugia<\/a>, co-founder of Complex Holiday<\/a>. After Robert guest deejayed on Soundwave (listen to his mix here<\/a>) I asked him who he thought would share a mix on the show and he suggested Andrew. I listened<\/a> to some Andrew\u2019s many releases and extended an invitation immediately.<\/p>\n\n

Andrew is a musician from Baltimore currently living in Philadelphia. He utilizes samplers, field recordings, and lo-fi recording techniques to make textured and tactile sounds. In addition to his solo catalog on labels such as Laaps<\/a>, Seil Records<\/a>, Eilean Recs<\/a>, Constellation Tatsu<\/a>, Home Normal<\/a>, and more, he is a member of Hotel Neon<\/a>, Gray Acres<\/a>, and Mordan\u00e7age<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

Andrew has a new album coming on June 17 called Music for Nonexistent Films<\/a><\/em> on Somewherecold Records<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

Andrew\u2019s mix for today\u2019s show has everything I love to hear on Soundwave. However, what surprised me was his inclusion of Julie Byrne\u2019s \u201cWisdom Teeth Song\u201d in his mix. Julie\u2019s appearance in his mix isn\u2019t incongruous. It feels inevitable.<\/p>\n\n

I was so delighted to hear Julie\u2019s music in Andrew\u2019s mix that I was inspired to put together my own mix, which includes one of Julie\u2019s songs. You can listen to that mix here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

Andrew has some words about his mix below.<\/p>\n\n

Join us next week when our guest deejay will be Dan Haines Cohen, founder of Machine Records<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

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\u201cMusic for walking through piles of dead leaves.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

For this mix, I was inspired to focus on the specific time and place I was in: the peak of autumn in the northeastern US.

I love this time of year when mornings are cold, but not brutally so\u2026 just enough to smack you with a jolt of heightened awareness when you step outside. And for some reason, the sunshine feels better when it\u2019s filtered through the exploding colors of the leaves. I have no scientific basis for saying this but trust me, it\u2019s a fact. It also seems that the calendar has progressed far enough at this point in the year that people start to reflect on months past and look forward to the new year ahead. Everyone feels a little more thoughtful, I suppose.<\/p>\n\n

For this mix, I chose songs that could accompany someone on a wooded walk through the forest (or a nap in bed, whatever), with lots of textural analog sounds like hissing tape and shaky vibrato. The idea is that cracking leaves and snapping twigs can enhance the character of these recordings, which all feature a healthy dose of guitar (acoustic and electric), lo-fi beats and rhythms, and nostalgic timbres. I would encourage listening while walking and using earbuds\/headphones that don\u2019t completely isolate you from the world\u2026 let it filter in a bit.<\/p>\n\n