Windy & Carl

We Will Always Be

admin — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:23:08 +0000

so, we have a new record coming out. it’s been 3 years, that makes it about time for a new album, right? in the slowed down world of Windy and Carl music, multiple years between releases just makes sense. so…..

life is short. sometimes things you think are gonna last forever don’t, and some things you aren’t sure about end up lasting. what have we discovered? that things are not always hard, and remembering what we really wanted and who we really are means very simple things. for me, it is that i love music to no end, and i love to hear carl play the guitar more than just about anything else in this world. i play to hear him play. it’s that simple.

together we have a world no one else really knows. we often do not even need to speak – we just know. we joke about how we share one brain. of course, that means when one of is stressed, the other cannot help but be affected. we find ways to balance this – and most of the time it really works. yeah, we have had bumps in the road, and on occasion it seems as if we may never recover from these bumps, but we do.

so now it’s three years later, three years since the last record. we are still together, and we are still very much in love. we found a way to get back to all the things that really matter, and of course, at the heart of it all, is music. making music. creating this other world.

this new record – it started in 2009 with a series of recordings carl had under taken. i had a solo record – our close friends told carl to make a solo record. he recorded, on and off, for maybe 18 months. all by himself, and amassed a wonderful inventory of tracks to work with. then valentines day 2011 was coming, and his gift to me was this cd of tracks he had done, all alone, and a lot of them new, just for me. i loved them, all of them. i played them all day every day for months. carl told me it was music just for me, and no one else would ever hear it.

you imagine your very favorite guitar player in the world making music just for you. just for you. think of how wonderful that would feel. if carl really did not want anyone else to hear it, so be it. i had new music just for me, and i was overjoyed.

i did play it for some friends, when carl was not around. they were not sure who we were listening to. they had lots of questions, and all came to the same conclusion – carl’s new works were gorgeous, and it was a shame that no one else would hear them. knowing that he might be angry that others had heard, i told him anyway. “our friends like your new work, maybe you should put it out.” and in typical, wonderful carl fashion, he asked me if i wanted to work on the tracks with him.

so – imagine – your very favorite guitar player ever says, “lets make a record together”. of course i said yes – i didn’t want anything else. it was a gift to be able to work on these tracks. it opened my mind up to different ways of thinking, and different ways of creating, and i found ways to forget how afraid i am of singing, and of what people might think of my words, and i simply sang. 4 songs with vocals, all new styles, all different from each other. i told carl he had better hurry up and get the songs out before i realized that maybe i was having a manic moment during creation and changed my mind after. i do play guitar on one song – otherwise, it’s all just carl.

he used the fender rhodes i gave him for his birthday one year, in the late 90s, and several different guitars. i can remember, in the old house (we moved in december of 2010) laying on the couch and listening to him recording the beginnings of what became the last track on this record – Fainting In The Presence Of The Lord, and knowing he was onto something really great – of hearing him come up with new ideas and sounds and absolutely loving them.

after we moved carl was on fire when it came to creating and recording – he spent the winter and early spring reading and playing guitar. it was glorious to me to come home each day after work to find him reading, and in our free time together, he played the guitar. one day in particular, we sat next to each other, and i rubbed his back, while rain gently slid down the old wavy glass casement windows, and he played for me for hours – all new ideas, all new sketches, and i wished i could stay in that moment forever.

this record was such a joy to make.

it has some very endearing moments – some vocal passages that often times in any relationship are never actually spoken. it has some very experimental elements – strange vocal effects, maybe a little borrowing from english noise pioneers……and it has a great deal of carl’s phenomenal guitar playing. it’s arranged in a way to take you somewhere – a gentle start, a thick middle, and an end that will make you see stars.

it was a joy for me to be on this record, to be able to make a new record with the man i love. to have found, that even after the darkest of times, we are still in love, we are still incapable of living without each other, we are still 2 halves of the same being. i would guess you will hear that in this record – it is certainly apparent to me.

windy

nov. 30th, 2011

older albums

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songs for the broken hearted

10 songs, 71 minutes

october 13 2008 kranky krank125

the dream house

two long, developed pieces, described by Windy as “death and dreams and beliefs and leaving and moving on”

nov 2005 kranky krank090

dedications to flea

a full-length release of two long tracks, dedicated to their dearly departed dog, Flea. This is the first in the Brainwashed Handmade series and comes in a letterpress edition, silver printing on black paper, limited to 500 copies

june 2005 brainwashed hand 001

introspection

3xCD compilation of singles + ep’s, compilation tracks, and live + unreleased songs

oct 2002 blue flea 012

consciousness

8 tracks/45 minutes
vinyl version limited to 1,000 copies

mar 2001 kranky 045

dream of blue/kate/hypnos cd-ep

new mixes + previously unreleased ‘hypnos’ withdrawn from motorway comp.
standard artwork with a likeness to the hand-painted 10″ by Windy
edition of approx. 1000 copies

Nov 1998 ochre 017

depths lp/cd

double lp black vinyl/gatefold & cd format
approx. 2-5 white label/black vinyl test-pressings

March 1998 kranky 024

antarctica 12″/cd mini-lp 3 songs/40 minutes

part 2 of the ‘bliss-out’ series
approx. 1500 copies on black vinyl
approx. 2-5 white label/black vinyl test-pressings

Feb 1997 darla 027

drawing of sound cd

same track listing as vinyl / white design on black paper

April 1996 icon 126

drawing of sound – vinyl lp 5 songs/41 minutes

edition of 600 numbered copies on clear-purple vinyl
approx. 20-25 copies on maroon colored vinyl
1 copy on almost clear vinyl w/ purple squiggle patterns!
white design on a black cover printed by independent project press
approx. 20-25 white label/black vinyl test-pressings
repress of 1000 copies w/insert on green/white swirl vinyl with a black design on a white, standard cover released in Feb 1997

March 1996 blue flea 07

portal cd – 11 songs/72 minutes

contains tracks from the portal cassette plus 3 additional unreleased tracks
new cover art with original cassette art located in booklet

Nov 1995 ba-da-bing 04

‘once dreamt’ – ‘drifting’ mini-lp

edition of 1000 copies w/an insert
approx. 25-30 white label test-pressings
a one-time ‘side project’

Oct 1995 blue flea 05

singles

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Akimatsuri

5 tracks, continuous music
with hand-assembled covers of 10 different photographs by christy romanicknov 2006 blue flea 013

tour split w/landing

1 track, “untitled”, 15:58
with hand-painted coversjul 2001 music fellowship mf009

wormss7 (split with saddar bazaar)

“antarctica” and “instrumental 2″
12″ singlejun 2001 earworm wormSS7

near and far – from a split cd-ep with amp

edition of approx. 1000 copies in a paper sleeve***cd only releaseMarch 1998 blue flea 09

dream of blue/kate 10″ ep u.k. release

edition of 1000 copies on clear-ish blue vinyl w/ most covers hand-painted by Windy + some by Carl
approx. 3-10 white label/black vinyl test-pressingsOct 1997 ochre 017

crazy in the sun – from a split 7″ with silver apples

edition of 1000 copies – 250 on green vinyl + 750 on black vinyl
1997 fall european tour singleSept 1997 rocketgirl 01

christmas song (new recording) – from a split 7″ with grimble grumble u.k. release

edition of 350 numbered copies on white vinyl w/a white label
first 25 on red paper sleeve, second 25 on a green paper sleeve and the last 300 on a white paper sleeve
approx. 5-10 white label/black vinyl test-pressingsDec 1996 enraptured 4509

green – from a split 7″ with hopewell

edition of 1500 copies – 500 black vinyl + 1000 white vinyl
3 white label/black vinyl test-pressingsAug 1996 burnt hair 07

left without air – from a split 7″

edition of 500 copies on red/white swirled vinyl
some copies hand colored by Carl/some copies contained an insert
3 white label/black vinyl test-pressings ***beware of unauthorized ‘mis-pressings’!July 1995 blue flea 04

emerald/fragments of time and space 7″ u.k release

first edition 500 numbered copies with approx. half of these having hand colored back covers
second edition 300 numbered copies released Feb 1996May 1995 enraptured 4501

instrumental 1/instrumental 2/matchbox demo 7″ single

edition of 1000 numbered copies on red vinyl w/inserts
all hand-painted by various people
3 white label test pressings on black vinyl

July 1994 burnt hair 01

watersong/dragonfly 7″

edition of 300 numbered copies
first 98 on purple vinyl
first 100 on white paper with hand-painted covers by Windy
next 200 covers with design on green paper
202 copies on black vinyl
5 white label/black vinyl test pressings

Nov 1993, blue flea 01

cassettes

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radio performance cassette

‘inst.2′, ‘emerald’, ‘lighthouse’, ‘dragonfly’ + ‘through the portal’
edition of 50 numbered copies hand-painted by Windy
recorded at college radio stations WNUR, WNYU + WXYC between Oct.1995 + March 1996April 1996 blue flea 08

christmas cassette – 3 songs

‘christmas song’, ‘christmastime is here’+'snowing’
edition of 50 numbered copies and approx. 20 un-numbered copies hand-painted by Windy + given out to friends at christmas 1995+1996Dec 1995 blue flea 06

portal cassette – 8 songs/40 minutes

edition of 200 numbered copies
1 test-pressing
most copies hand-colored by CarlNov 1994 blue flea 03

self-titled cassette

contains the first two singles plus an alternate mix of ‘firebursts’
edition of 50 numbered copies hand-painted by Windy
note: of the 50 copies, there are 25 different mixes of ‘firebursts’ with each appearing on two separate copies onlyJuly 1994 blue flea 02

collaborations/incarnations

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windy weber, “i hate people”

windy’s debut solo release
2 songs

2008 blue flea 014 (CD) / Kenedik Records (LP) KLP1005

windy & carl & lothars (& alastair galbraith) cd

4 songs/45 minutes
cd featuring collaborations recorded at terrastock 2 & 3 (1998/1999)
two windy & carl tracks, “through the portal” and “ballast”

??? 2000 totter 005/blue flea 11

five way mirror, “transcendence” cd

10 songs/60 minutes
first edition of 1500 on cd only
a Windy & Carl/Greg ‘Toemass’ collaboration almost entirely recorded live to 4 tracks in 1995 + 1996

Nov 1999 burnt hair 021

compilation appearances

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brainwaves

seiche

sold at the first brainwaves festival
nov 2006 brainwashed 012

brain in the wire

trembling (alternate version)

given away to subscribers of THE WIRE magazine, but also available through brainwashed
nov 2000 brainwashed 004

bedroom ambience volume two lp

our song is untitled as of yet
other contributions still unknown???? 1999 enraptured

ochre records sampler cd

our song is ‘dream of blue’ edit version
mostly exclusive or alternate versions of songs by sonic boom, will sergeant, skyray, longstone, land of nod, etc.
‘mid price range’ collection liscensed to blue flea as an ocre records sampler????1998/99 blue flea 10

six hours one week cd w/magazine

our song is ‘live at go sound’
all exclusive tracks including body lovers, james plotkin, etc.
edition of 500 copies w/interviews from all participantsFall 1998 s.h.o.w.

kranky records sampler cd

our song is ‘undercurrent’
all previously released tracks from current kranky releases
edition of approx. 1000 copies for u.k. release onlySept 1998 southern

after the flood volume 2 double-cd

our song is ‘so near, so far’ (sent in as ‘untitled’ but named by the label…)
exclusive tracks also with his name is alive, labradford, robert fripp, more
disc one is all vocal tracks + disc two is instumental w/these tracks given electronic treatments by someone at the label…
ltd double disc set to be replaced by a single disc at some point with some tracks to be eliminated…August 1998 ae records

badaboom gramophone #3 ‘zine with cd

w&c/asha vida collaboration song is ‘your hands, your fate’
all collaboration songs w/ bright/juneau, mirza/music for tunnels, 8 more
edition of approx. 1500-2500 copiesAugust 1998 badabing

solutions and remedies cd

our song is ‘warm like december’
exclusive tracks also with mahogany, auburn lull, flowchart, 8 more
edition of approx. 1000 copiesMay (?) 1998 clairecords

rebound magazine #2 with 7″

our song is ‘ballast’
exclusive tracks also with fsa, songs:ohia and lullaby for the working class
edition of approx. 1000 copies on black vinyl (only 500 w/ magazine)March 1998 rebound

little army 005 providence cd

same tracks as 10″ release with slightly different artwork.
edition of approx. 1000 copiesMarch 1998

ptolemaic terrascope magazine ‘terrastock’ issue with live cd

our songs are ‘ahwile’ and ‘lighthouse’ (though only ‘awhile’ is listed)
all exclusive tracks recorded live at ‘terrastock’ april 1997 in providence.
also contains tracks by silver apples, damon & naomi, bardo pond, tom rapp, olivia tremor control, the bevis frond, the deviants, etc.
edition of approx. 500 copies also with poster.Early 1998 terrascope

providence 10″

hand-held live DAT recording of two noise/soundscapes by fsa dave, bardo pond + azusa plane guitarists & carl from ‘Terrastock” in Providence RI, April 1997. Edition of approx. 1000 copies on black vinylLate 1997 earworm 10

Sunday sept 14, 1997 ‘gig’ cd

our song is ‘underground’
all exclusive studio tracks W/azusa plane, alphastone, hood, amp, silver apples, sadar bazaar, mount vernon arts lab.
edition of approx. 1000 copies in a cardboard case printed in several different colors. 200 copies signed by all the artists.
first sold on the day of the sept. 14 ‘gig’ in London, EnglandSept 1997 enraptured

chunklet magazine #12 with cd

our song is ‘fuzzy’
all exclusive tracks. W/azusa plane, man or astroman, azalia snail, six finger satellite, elf power, 14 more.
edition of approx. 2000-3000Summer 1997 chunklet

badaboom gramophone #2 ‘zine w/ cd

contains ‘untitled’ five way mirror track (exclusive)
all exclusive tracks by bright, juneau, azusa plane, 8 more
edition of approx. 1500-2500 copiesApril 1997 badabing

little darla has a treat for you volume 6 / spring 1997 cd

our song is ‘antarctica’ 3 minute edit
mix of exclusive/non-exclusive tracks also includes flowchart, bugskull, american analog set, 13 more. Edition of approx. 1000 copiesFeb 1997 darla 030

angelfood electronics volume two 12″ lp

our song is “marble dream”. All exclusive tracks includes amp, azusa plane, furry things, ultrasound analogic & furry things.
1000 copies – 800 black vinyl & 200 green vinyl.
issued on cd along with volume one in late 1997Jan 1997 kake mix 010

go sonic 10 band/10 song 7″

our song is “clouds within you”. All exclusive approx. 1 minute long tracks from detroit area artits like asha vida, godzuki, pdm, his name is alive, more.
edition of 500 copies on black vinyl w/bookletOct 1996 go sonic

disco sucks – cd/7″ box set uk release

our song is “beyond asleep”. 18 exclusive tracks, includes bardo pond, merzbow, spare snare, bis, c-clamp, etc.
7″ box set limited & numbered of 1500-2000 copies on black vinyl with different comic strip coverssummer 1996 che 60

monsters, robots and bugmen – double cd

our song is “preparation”, the same version from the ‘portal’ cd
all previously released recordings. Also includes jessamine, fsa, labradford, etc.May 1996 virgin uk

detroit electric volume one – cd

our song is “birds”, the same version as from the ‘once dreamt’ release
contains 14 songs from detroit-area artists such as godzuki, pdm, etc…Jan 1996 de-01

electronic evocations:a tribute to silver apples 10″ ep uk release

our song is “program”. Also has contributions from third eye foundation, flowchart, sabine & scaredycat.
edition of 1000 numbered copies w/ a special holographic edition of 12 numbered copies, all on black vinyl
issued on cd in mid-1996 with extra contributions from amp, alphastone, tranquil, moreNov 1995 enraptured 4502

mind expansion volume One 7″

our song is “smeared”. Also has songs from children’s icecream(tommorowland), space monkeys(four hour window) and fuxa
edition of 500 copies on white vinyl***3 white label/black vinyl test-pressingsJuly 1995 mind expansion