biography
Carl Hultgren has been recording his own guitar pieces since 1992, Windy Weber joined him in 1993. The duo write during the recording process and Carl's mixing process adds layers of effects and distortion to the basic tracks. Windy sings and plays bass, Carl plays the guitar and both play the odd keyboard. Their debut full-length CD was a reissue of their cassette release Portal, on the Ba Da Bing! label in 1995. Drawing of Sound came out in 1996 on LP from Blue Flea and on CD from Detroit's Icon label. Their two most recent full-length albums, 1998's Depths and 2001's Consciousness have been released by Kranky. In addition to this, numerous singles and split singles have been released by labels Ochre, Burnt Hair, Enraptured and Darla Records.

Windy & Carl perform live but are rarely on tour and have performed at all Terrastock Festivals.

In addition to this, the two also run their own label called Blue Flea and their own record store in Dearborn, Michigan called Stormy Records.

Five Way Mirror is a group of Windy, Carl and synthesist Greg Gasiorowski, and have released one full-length album, "Transcendence" and a couple singles.

Beginning in early 2005 Windy and Carl began to work on recording material. The first result of their efforts was Dedications to Flea, a musical tribute to a recently departed canine friend. Brainwashed Handmade released a limited edition pressing of 500 CDs in early summer, 2005. Scott McKeating wrote in Stylus that

"At nearly twenty minutes long each both 'Sketch for Flea' and 'Ode to a Dog' follow an intertwining analogue path of lightly processed and pealing guitars. There are definite patterns and returning figures within the atmospheric shifts managing to sound both insubstantially crystalline yet full and warm."

The Dream House is the first kranky album of new material from Windy & Carl in five years. Recorded at their home studio in Dearborn, MI it consists of two tracks. The Dream House is in many ways the duošs simplest and most straight-forward release, concentrated as it is on two evolving pieces. It is also Windy & Carl's most ambitious recording, with the duo deliberating on longer forms. Windy & Carl are capable of sustaining melodic ideas and patiently apply attention to singular musical gestures.

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The page has been designed and is being maintained still by Jon Whitney.

• Ptolmaic Terrascope (organizers of Terrastock)
• Tour Dates (when current)
• Stormy Records, a Windy & Carl owned/operated record store
• Kranky - US label
• Ba Da Bing! - US label
• The Music Fellowship - US label
• Ochre - UK label
• Wobbly Music - US-based label with Lothars
• Rocket Girl - UK-based mail order record store and label
• brainwashed.com - the place this site is hosted, loads of other cool bands and such