ARTIST: Jacob Wolkenhauer
TITLE: Flux
LABEL: Self Released
GENRE: Instrumental
BITRATE: 172kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 52m total
RELEASE DATE: 2009-00-00
RIP DATE: 2010-01-14
Track List
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1. Exoskeleton 3:12
2. Stasis 2:48
3. Duskblind 4:28
4. Soft Story 4:53
5. Overcast 6:07
6. Accident 4:19
7. Endoskeleton 5:02
8. Splinter 5:17
9. Flux 7:47
10. Dawn 4:45
11. To Say Yes To One Instant Is To 3:37
Say Yes To All Of Existence
Release Notes:
http://www.myspace.com/jacobwolkenhauer
RIYL Kaki King
Jacob learned to play trumpet one day in fourth grade when he impulsively
followed a crush into band class. He went on to teach himself to play piano and
later the guitar at the age of 18. Never content to simply replay songs out of
books, he began writing and composing from a young age û sometimes playing the
songs himself, and other times composing songs on his computer with an early
MIDI sequencer.
When he started college at UC Berkeley, Jacob shifted his focus from music to
dance and choreography. He took the relevant parts of his dance education û
abstract story-telling, developing unique themes, and nuanced emotional
performance û and built them back into his music when he started playing gigs.
While cutting his teeth playing local bars and coffeehouses, he landed a job
doing sound at an open mic in Berkeley in 2007. Through his open mic, he met the
Grace Woods Trio, and mixed and produced their 2008 CD ôMetaphorealityö and
their 2009 EP ôA Good Day in Red Paper.ö Before even releasing a full-length CD
of his own, a video of him performing at his open mic has attracted over 600,000
views on YouTube.
His production skills are most evident in his debut CD ôFlux,ö which was
recorded and mixed entirely by Jacob in his own studio apartment. On the album,
he plays acoustic, electric, baritone, and bass guitars, eBow, glockenspiel,
melodica, and even the kitchen door. HeÆs joined by his good friend and open mic
co-host Joe Hickey on two songs, as well. In addition to his open mic, Jacob
keeps his music community-centered by releasing ôFluxö on a Creative Commons
license and actively encouraging people to share and distribute it.
All songs written, recorded, and mixed by Jacob Wolkenhauer
Mastered by Brent Lambert at The Kitchen
Artwork by Ben Johnston
Photography by Taylor Buttrey
Designed by Jacob Wolkenhauer
Jacob played acoustic, electric, baritone, and bass guitars, eBow, glockenspiel,
melodica, and the kitchen door. Joe Hickey beatboxed on "Stasis" and played a
mean bass guitar on "Splinter".