Until now, your music has often been categorized as classic IDM and been driven by beats and melody. But on the new album, you’ve done away with both and made a stunning dark ambient album. Why the change in direction? It surprises me when people say its a change in direction. I like to think [...]

What are you working on these days? I’m working on a bunch of things, very exciting times right now. 1st priority is putting the final touches on a new solo album. I’m also working on some new live releases, a bunch of video and photography work, a new North Valley Subconscious Orchestra record with Brad [...]

I caught up with Brock Van Wey to chat about his latest release on Echospace [detroit], music influences, the story behind White Clouds Drift On And On and upcoming releases. Here’s a little more than just Two and a Half Questions with Brock Van Wey. Enjoy. How is this album different from your bvdub releases, [...]

[editors note: answers provided by Mike Ystad] How did you guys meet and create Lights Out Asia? Chris and I used to play in a band called Aurore Rien, and Rushmore was also with us in a band called Lucia (Rushmore was a founding member). We’ve kind of always been around each other and involved [...]

What does your name, “Phylum Sinter” mean? Phylum Sinter is a name that i came up with after trying to define what the purpose of making music was for me. Making it was always a bit of a release, but i found the real objectives met — even if they were never really defined — [...]

What kind of production equipment do you use? This question has come up in the past and I would have to say the same thing I’ve said then, mostly analog based hardware. However, I will say 90% of the equipment I use has been custom modified, I’ve altered most of the equipment from its circuitry [...]

Tell us more about the album name, Arecibo Message, and where it came from. Basically the arecibo message was an attempt to send some information about humanity into space in case any aliens are listening. It features a little pixellised human and a DNA spiral on a grid. I liked the idea of the music [...]

In March 2009, I attended the the Los Angeles Resonant Forms festival, where I got a chance to meet and interview the husband and wife duo, Danielle Baquet-Long and Will Long, known to the minimalist and ambient community as Celer. Only a few months later, on July 8th, 2009, Dani passed away from heart failure. [...]