Two fine netlabels have released some of my older material as free downloads for the people

"The Disasters Of Mysticism" is a 45+ minute multi-track tape composition from 1998 out of my series of works that draw upon the paintings of Chilean surrealist Roberto Matta. It is available from the Umbrella Noize Collective www.umbrellanoize.com

"A Dog Star Manual" is a series of electronic feedback improvisations recorded on the occasion of Karlheinz Stockhausen’s birthday in 2006. This has been released by the Defenestrated Records label www.def-recs.com

They’re FREE, people...as you should be

LINKAGE

www.myspace.com/spoolensemble

www.soundclick.com/michaelthomasjackson

www.soundclick.com/primecutsrecordings

www.soundclick.com/spoolensemble

www.heatretentionrecords.com

www.microearth.com

www.secretlifeofsound.com

www.fdhrecords.com

www.harshrealitymusic.com

www.myspace.com/skoweyajeed

www.myspace.com/primecutsrecordings

www.soundclick.com/skoweyajeed

is out now : a double CDR of maximum minimalism based on geomorphic processes recorded back in May of this year.

more info and consumer power :

www.microearth.com/jackson

www.heathenharvest.com

is a webzine I write for. New issues are published on the 1st & 15th of every month. I welcome any and all criticism on my journalistic efforts and encourage you music making folks to send your recordings in to the 'zine for review.

www.heathenharvest.com/users.php?mode=profile&uid=1610

scroll past my silly bio and there will be a list of my writings, let me know what you think...don't hold back...I can take it

"Id Control" is a 20-minute cassette of material recorded live in Raleigh earlier this year. It's out now on Deep Fried Tapes in a limited edition of 50.

www.deepfriedtapes.org

a sample in this player there be

"Cheslocked" is a super-low-budget-non-fancy collection of fully notated compositions from 1994-1998 in response to an excess of queries as to what I actually did while I was in school. It's all chamber and solo works (no electronics) and can be had directly from me like everything else. A few of the pieces ("Doubt's Pilgrim" "Splitting The Ergo" "Sextet") have been up on my Soundclick site for a while :

www.soundclick.com/michaelthomasjackson

While I'm still proud of these works, let it be known that most of them were rather poorly recorded and I've made no effort here to clean them up. History.

Dearest Consumer, I now accept Paypal orders

emptyj4@hotmail.com

catalog : www.microearth.com/jackson

Maybe one day I'll set up those fancy buttons for greater purchasing ease and comfort.

I've also got a bunch of vintage experimental cassettes from the 80s & 90s for sale : list available upon request.

some new tracks up here and at Soundclick

www.soundclick.com/michaelthomasjackson

click 'lyrics' for info on the myspace tracks

peace

j

I would like to thank and acknowledge everyone who accompanied me and/or contibuted to a wonderful week + of concerts, travel, and recording loveliness : Aaron Bachelder, Bob Holub, Matt Smith, Brian Osborne, Brian Doub, Jeff Irving, Lathan Hardy, Samb Hicks, Jay Dunbar, Ed Bear, Michael Barker, Cookie & Barak, Jeff Chapple, Layne Garrett, South Union Arts, Kempz, Azul & The Queen, Ben & Tiffany and all you others unimpressed by the bustle of civilisation (oink). It was beautiful and so are you. I'm happy to be back doing what I should be doing. They say it's good to be home...but it's just OK. love, j

www.heatretentionrecords.com

New releases out of this fine Brooklyn label

SPOOL ENSEMBLE-3 Electronics : interactive live electronic music on a 3" CDR housed in a DVD case; numbered edition of 39 ! 

Split Cassette : features solo and collaborative works from Brian Osborne, Marc Zajack & yours truly.

Check out the entire Heat Retention catalogue and use that PayPal account for some truly creative & original music !

February 14 will see the release of a new solo work 

"Dead Orchid" on a 3" CDR in a numbered edition of 23.

Go to my website for order info, etc.

www.microearth.com/jackson