An artistic collaboration between Jordan Smith, Matt Dunphy and Melissa Dunphy
Jordan is the primary songwriter, formulating the root of each song on an acoustic guitar.
Matt functions primarily as a programmer and arranger
Melissa is the trained musician, and handles the classical instrumentation
Electronic/acoustic atmospheric music maintaining a safe distance from tablas, pan flutes and filter sweeps
The full-length album Shui was released in 2005 and is available electronically from iTunes or physically on CD from CDBaby
Full songs can be listened to on GarageBand.com, free of charge
Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Electric Bass, Acoustic Bass, Subtractive Synthesizers, Granular Synthesizers, Cello, Viola, Piano, Mandolin, various effects processing units
Five years in the making, recorded in various settings in Central Pennsylvania
The five-song EP Drawn by a Still was released in 2002 and is now out of print
Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Banjo, drum machines, subtractive synthesizers, Norfolk-Southern coal trains, Caldeonia State Park
Some songs were fleshed out and re-released later on the full-length, Shui
Simpler, more ambient, recorded between 1998 and 2001
The 'studio environment' is an essential instrument in our music
We aren't averse to edit our performances to correct for pitch and timing
Likewise, we aren't afraid to leave or even stress the human errors in our recordings
Listeners compare our music to: Mogwai, Tortoise, Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails, Massive Attack, Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Our influences range from modern progressive rock to experimental electronic music