Counterspark*

Beat & Resting Bell

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:43:00 -0400

Counterspark has been featured in the German production magazine, Beat, so if you live in Germany or have access to the magazine, check it out!

Also, The Halpern Experiment, has currently found a home. It will be released on Resting Bell out of Berlin, in spring of 2010. T.H.E. is a collection of compositions created from a found healing sounds tape via thrift store. Currently cleaning up the compositions to be mastered by a very talented and prolific artist that requests to be unnamed until the official press release is out. :) check him out here.

Lost Sounds 2

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:41:00 -0400

Lost Sounds 2 has just been released.
It is a continuation of B-sides and other early songs from the beginning days of Counterspark.

Find it on the website, http://counterspark.com under releases!

Counterspark.com

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:35:29 -0400

Counterspark.com:

Site now up!

Song written the night of Dani’s passing.

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:42:12 -0400

Song written the night of Dani’s passing.

creation of sounds have begun again due to all the things...

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:39:25 -0400

creation of sounds have begun again due to all the things occurring in my life. i shall upload some new material on the next post.

Yesterday the world of ambient music lost one of the most...

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:30:59 -0400

Yesterday the world of ambient music lost one of the most influential people on my life as a musician and visual artist. Dani was one of the most beautiful people that I have ever known and she will be missed greatly.

you can find her sounds here:
http://www.myspace.com/chubbywolfsounds

her gorgeous collaboration with her husband, Will:
http://www.myspace.com/celersite

Here is a letter from Will, her husband:

Dear friends,

With great sadness I have to announce to you, our friends, that Dani passed away yesterday, July 8. On Tuesday morning I woke to find her unconscious, and not breathing. The medics were called, and she was revived, but fell directly into a coma and didn’t wake up. She passed away yesterday at 3pm, with her family by her. All that is known to say why is that her heart stopped, for no foreseeable reason. The only relation is that her father died in the same way, of a cardiac arrest at the age of 29. She was 26.

Right now I don’t know how to express the loss and sadness I feel, knowing that someone so ultimately close to me, and such an inspiration and friend to so many other people in the world is gone. All I can say is that she won’t be forgotten, or pushed aside only because she’s gone. She’ll always be with me, as my inspiration, my love, my everything. All I can say is I miss her, every second.

Right now I won’t be able to answer many emails, as there’s only so much I can talk about this. Time will heal this, but I know the sadness will never go away. This, I’m ok with, as I never want to forget every way she changed my life, and touched my heart.

I appreciate all your support and love, and even though many of you only knew her through her poetry, or her music, I hope they are good memories. Enclosed is a favorite photo of her, taken at her beach, at home.

Also, here was her favorite quote:

‘The Meaning is in the Wonder”
- Kenneth Patchen

Sincerely,
Will

through death, comes rebirth. counterspark is in a bit of a dry...

Sat, 06 Jun 2009 13:05:00 -0400

through death, comes rebirth. counterspark is in a bit of a dry spell, but sounds are coming. purchased a field recorder, have about 80 recordings from the airports, michigan and other locations in my life.

sounds are in the creation in my head. 4 releases to come,...

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 04:28:03 -0400

sounds are in the creation in my head. 4 releases to come, preparation of those this summer, release of them all, unknown… talks of a visual and auditory collaboration with 2% have begun, and the project should begin shortly. will be quite an amazing feat. hope you are well.

Often the soundtrack I choose to drive to get lost. Through...

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:56:36 -0400

Often the soundtrack I choose to drive to get lost. Through being lost, I find inspiration in places that I could have never found with direction. In the lack of knowing where I physically am, I find direction in the mental and emotional realm.

Video for the song “Street Lights”.

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 01:32:37 -0400

Video for the song “Street Lights”.

Check out this amazing event coming up that I contributed to. I...

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:26:00 -0400

Check out this amazing event coming up that I contributed to. I also did the design for it as well!

inspiration flows through the appalachian mountains.

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:00:18 -0400

inspiration flows through the appalachian mountains.

"It’s not the destination that matters. It’s the change of scene."

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:48:17 -0400

““It’s not the destination that matters. It’s the change of scene.””

- Brian Eno

Orange Crush new release.

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 03:13:04 -0400

Orange Crush new release.:

Check out this amazing album with some artwork I did with some goofy photos I had. but overall, a gorgeous release.

update

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:46:47 -0400

hello there. not much has been happening in the auditory world of counterspark, a lot of visual, which will soon translate into sound as time becomes availible. be prepared for some goodness to come soon.

Photo

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:14:36 -0400

I wake every morning to this.

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 06:59:15 -0500

I wake every morning to this.

"There is no noise, only sound."

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 19:41:57 -0500

“There is no noise, only sound.”

- John Cage

Ever wonder what I listen to?

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 11:53:28 -0500

Ever wonder what I listen to?

the sights and sound of this place will provide me with...

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 11:39:59 -0500

the sights and sound of this place will provide me with inspiration for months. click the photo for more.