PSO no.218 is a 6-minute preview taken from me and Paul’s preparation for our hour-long performance at the James Turrell Skyspace on the UT campus on Sunday, October 15th beginning around 6. The event is fully booked, but there is a standby policy that you can read about on the Landmarks James Turrell web page. Artist and PSO collaborator Mark Menjivar will join Paul and me and play processed field recordings sourced from the Texas Bird Sound Library, a treasure trove of recordings he discovered during his time as a visiting artist at Sam Houston State University. 

Included on the pod are randomly picked tunes from the PSO archive. Highlights include field recordings from the coast of Maine, in Bastrop State Park, and sounds from the porch from as far back as 2018. The pod ends with two pieces that feature collaborations with Gavin Watts of The Answers and the Reformers and John Hunt, a staple of the Austin music scene since his days in Silver Scooter, Fivehead, The Decade Show, and now plays in the band, the Bantom Woods. 

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Track Listing

All recordings were made in Austin, Texas unless otherwise noted.

(03:26) no.218 | Practice Makes Practice

(09:11) no.83 | no.154 | Lost Pines, Bastrop State Park, September 30, 2021, Bastrop, Texas

(012:30) no.114 | Pool Patch, October 7, 2020, Austin, Texas

(15:32) no.24 | Bailey Island Revisited, August 26, 2018. Bailey Island, Maine

(17:38) no.198 | Gavin Watts and the Celestial Railroad, February 1, 2023, Austin, Texas

(21:42) no.136 |High Strung Mellow Hang feat. John Hunt, April 6, 2021, Austin, Texas

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