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Adam Sonderberg | You are my sunshine/dead

Recorded and assembled: 16 April 2020 @ Vozdvizhenskoe Manor

BIO, ETC:

I'm one-third of Haptic (w/ Steven R. Hess and Joseph C. Mills),
former co-director of the Dropp Ensemble (w/ Salvatore Dellaria), and former proprietor of Longbox Recordings (1993-2007).

Over the years I've helped other people make records, and have had my sporadic solo work published by the kind folks behind Cathnor, Compost and Height, and Entr'acte among others. My last solo recording, American Hours with German Efficiency, was published in 2011.

You know those shirts that say "I'd rather be fishing"? I'd wear one
that says "I'd rather be listening to other people's records." Thankfully, everyone who knows me well already knows that, so I don't need to wear that garment.

I first communicated with Jon Abbey in late-1999/early-2000 when I
released, via Longbox, a collaborative record with my dear friend Boris Hauf confusingly entitled --- - (my fault). At the time, I thought it would be a good idea if Jon re-released it on Erstwhile. He didn't. One listen will tell you why.

I mention this to say that 'You are my sunshine/dead' marks the first time in over a decade -- since Counterpoise on Trebuchet by Haptic -- that I've recorded with an acoustic guitar. Prior to that, it was most prominently featured on --- -. The same guitar was harmed in all three instances. Many thanks to Jon for the opportunity to spend an hour remembering this.

LINKS/MORE INFO:

Haptic: entracte.co.uk/haptic
Haptic: hapticmusic.bandcamp.com

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