NEWS

Spring Update

04/23/2012

It’s been a hearty handful of months. Winter is over, spring is upon us.

First and foremost, I’ve recently completed a mix for the fine folks at Boltfish — properly dubbed “Boltfish Recordings Showcase #4″ — featuring an array of artists from the label coterie (Electricwest, Cheju, Mint, Milieu, Skytree, et al.). To listen or download, visit the Boltfish Bandcamp or Soundcloud. Hope you enjoy.

Second, in case it’s not already apparent, all 65 of the [extremely limited] physical edition of “Midnight Dome” are long gone. Downloading of the album is still available, of course, and will always be, via iTunes, Bandcamp, and many other channels.

Last, it seems in the best interest of things to state that I’m not, at least for the foreseeable future, doing any further recording as Obfusc. For the past year or so, I’ve ruminated off-and-on about hanging things up, perhaps focusing my output in a different musical direction, which only seemed personally doable (in my eyes, I mean) after putting out “Midnight Dome.” To even make a declaration of this ilk pains me, as I’ve called this project ‘home’ since 2005. It’s been an immense learning experience and I’ve met a number of truly incredible people through it.

That said, the future — as far as Obfusc goes — is murky, indeed, but who knows if my whim will reinvigorate with a bit of time. Or maybe I’m just totally over it and want to do something different. Either way, and I’ll do the same. Thanks again for all the support to those who purchased albums, wrote positive things privately or publicly, or just were interested enough to listen in the first place. It’s an amazing and beautiful thing to create something that — even if only by a relative small handful — is witnessed, felt, and reacted to.

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BIO
Obfusc is the musical output of Brooklyn, NY-based photographer/graphic designer Joseph X. Burke. Drawing inspiration from everything that surrounds him -- the chirping of birds, conversations overheard in passing, mass transportation -- Burke submerges field recordings and other found sound amongst layers of sweeping melodic lines and percussive geometry. Today, following his previous, principally electronic releases, Burke continues his focus on producing melodic music amidst a broader array of analog instrumentation and experimentation. All signals meander together through a hand-rendered daydream: unstable one moment, floating the next.
RELEASES
All Obfusc releases -- several of which are out-of-print, sold out, or just otherwise quite difficult to track down -- are available for purchase/download from Bandcamp in a wide variety of formats (MP3, FLAC, etc.). To purchase tangible copies of the releases, consider checking Boltfish, Static Caravan, CD Baby, Boomkat, or U-Cover. Thank you for your support!
Obfusc / Midnight Dome / BOLTLP014
Obfusc
Midnight Dome

BOLTLP014 / 2011
Listen / Buy MP3 Release
Obfusc / Cities of Cedar / BOLTLP003 / 2008
Obfusc
Cities of Cedar

BOLTLP003 / 2008
Listen / Buy MP3 Release
Obfusc / Internal Countryside / BOLT031 / 2006
Obfusc
Internal Countryside

BOLT031 / 2006
Listen / Buy MP3 Release
INSTALL Split: Obfusc/David Tagg
Obfusc + David Tagg
Alto Plano / Magic Interval

INSTALL Split 04 / 2009
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Obfusc / Inverted Island / VAN 194 / 2009
Obfusc
Inverted Island [Single]

VAN 194 / 2009
Listen / Buy MP3 Release
Obfusc / Wrought From The Walls / Self-Released / 2005
Obfusc
Wrought From The Walls [EP]

Self-Released / 2005
Listen / Buy MP3 Release
Cheju + Obfusc / Break It Into Pieces / WYRD03 / 2005
Cheju + Obfusc
Break It Into Pieces [EP]

WYRD03 / 2005
Listen / Buy MP3 Release
CONTACT
To inquire about licensing/usage or perhaps simply correspond, please or visit the Obfusc MySpace.