1 Mile North / Colophon / The Wind-Up Bird
Conduction. Convection. Radiation. CD [MF14]
MP3: East Coast Harbor - By 1 Mile North

Named for the scientific terms that define the three methods of heat transfer, Conduction. Convection. Radiation. is the third edition in the Music Fellowshipís Triptych Series, which combines EP-length recordings from three like-minded bands on a single CD. Electronic, minimalist, and post-rock music is much maligned for being ìcold,î implying the style of composition is more rooted in technique and complexity than the heart. Conduction. Convection. Radiation. combines three artists who destroy that stereotype.
1 Mile North is Jon Hills on guitar and Mark Bajuk on synthesizers. Hills' ability to shape subtle melodies out of abstract structures blends beautifully with Bajukís masterful playing of a diverse collection of analogue synthesizers.
Colophon is the solo project of Tarentelís Jefre Cantu. Colophonís music builds off Cantuís droning guitar work in Tarentel, but deconstructs it, leaving only the bare essence.
The Wind-Up Bird is Joe Grimm sometimes accompanied by Jeff Smith. On their 2nd album, Whips, on the Music Fellowship, Grimm used his Powerbook, guitar, vocals, violin, and horns to musically interpret a post-breakup voicemail message, creating a luxuriant dark dream and a revelatory song suite.
Praise for previous 1 Mile North, Colophon & Wind-Up Bird albums:
"Following the lead of fellow dreamy code-slingers Ekkehard Ehlers and Stephan Mathieu, Cantu-Ledesma (Colophon) transforms his source material into a beautiful pixilated ambience haunted with residual melodies and distant rhythms." ñ Aquarius Records
"(The Wind-Up Bird) spend most of their time slowly approaching and drifting away from crescendo points, stirring up brews of mournful violin, somber trumpet, plucked guitar, and Powerbook shimmers. Peaceful, gauzy moments of chiming loops come laced with foreboding undercurrents." ñ Pitchforkmedia (Rating 8.5/10)
"1 Mile Northís Minor Shadows makes no secret of its inspirations, reaching out across decades of music to arrive at a synthesis of electronic sound, classical composition and spare ambience that raises the bar on recently lauded artists like Keith Fullerton Whitman, Boards of Canada and theÖ Morr imprint." ñ Pitchforkmedia (Rating 9.0/10)

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1 Mile North / Colophon / The Wind-Up Bird Conduction. Convection. Radiation. CD [MF14] MP3: East Coast Harbor - By 1 Mile North
Named for the scientific terms that define the three methods of heat transfer, Conduction. Convection. Radiation. is the third edition in the Music Fellowshipís Triptych Series, which combines EP-length recordings from three like-minded bands on a single CD. Electronic, minimalist, and post-rock music is much maligned for being ìcold,î implying the style of composition is more rooted in technique and complexity than the heart. Conduction. Convection. Radiation. combines three artists who destroy that stereotype. 1 Mile North is Jon Hills on guitar and Mark Bajuk on synthesizers. Hills' ability to shape subtle melodies out of abstract structures blends beautifully with Bajukís masterful playing of a diverse collection of analogue synthesizers. Colophon is the solo project of Tarentelís Jefre Cantu. Colophonís music builds off Cantuís droning guitar work in Tarentel, but deconstructs it, leaving only the bare essence. The Wind-Up Bird is Joe Grimm sometimes accompanied by Jeff Smith. On their 2nd album, Whips, on the Music Fellowship, Grimm used his Powerbook, guitar, vocals, violin, and horns to musically interpret a post-breakup voicemail message, creating a luxuriant dark dream and a revelatory song suite. Praise for previous 1 Mile North, Colophon & Wind-Up Bird albums: "Following the lead of fellow dreamy code-slingers Ekkehard Ehlers and Stephan Mathieu, Cantu-Ledesma (Colophon) transforms his source material into a beautiful pixilated ambience haunted with residual melodies and distant rhythms." ñ Aquarius Records "(The Wind-Up Bird) spend most of their time slowly approaching and drifting away from crescendo points, stirring up brews of mournful violin, somber trumpet, plucked guitar, and Powerbook shimmers. Peaceful, gauzy moments of chiming loops come laced with foreboding undercurrents." ñ Pitchforkmedia (Rating 8.5/10) "1 Mile Northís Minor Shadows makes no secret of its inspirations, reaching out across decades of music to arrive at a synthesis of electronic sound, classical composition and spare ambience that raises the bar on recently lauded artists like Keith Fullerton Whitman, Boards of Canada and theÖ Morr imprint." ñ Pitchforkmedia (Rating 9.0/10)

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