So, we haven’t put out any records for a while.  Here’s what’s going on.  Randy completed his Masters in Computer Science and is starting a company called Madrona Labs, making software and hardware for computer music.  The first product, a patchable softsynth called Aalto, is due out later this summer.  Madrona Labs is based on the crazy idea that electronic instruments can be at least as expressive as acoustic ones.  Check out the Soundplane controller, in development. Randy also makes time to be a DJ for mental health reasons.  You can find a mix over on his SoundCloud page.

Kon has been working in sound recording for film and TV, and making music with Adjunct records.  He is getting out of the record business entirely in order to focus on his own family, work and music.  So anything that happens with Orac from here on out you can blame totally on Randy.

So, why don’t I just call it quits?  Because I look back at the catalogue and there’s a lot of music I’m happy with there and a consistent story that’s being told that I think has life in it yet.  So stay subscribed to email or RSS or whatever and one day we’ll figure out the next chapter.

I just recorded a podcast for the Made Like a Tree group, some of the people that have been promoting good electronic music in Seattle during our absence.  Kudos to Jeremy and Struggle for picking up the torch.  Check my summer revolution mix in MLAT’s Podcast section sometime in the next few days.

posted by randy
11:22AM, 15 Jul 2010