John Vanderslice / Pixel Revolt

John Vanderslice has been making albums (both his own and as a sound engineer for others) for almost ten years now. He founded Tiny Telephone, an all analog recording studio in San Francisco, in 1997. Later he played in the short-lived MK Ultra which toured with Sunny Day Real Estate. Once MK Ultra folded, he started on his solo career, releasing six albums since 2000. With a voice like a less nasal TW Walsh and a less raspy Jeremy Enigk, Vanderslice choreographs warm and intricate pop songs that have become more mellow and melodic as he has progressed through his albums.

John Vanderslice has long been a proponent of free music. Of course he would like people to buy his albums, but he understands the need for an evaluation period and the easy publicity afforded by making music available online. That is why his recording studio, Tiny Telephone, used to post much of the music they recorded as free MP3s on its website. Those days are gone due to soaring hosting costs. However, he continues to make many of his own songs available for free on his site, including his entire live show at San Francisco’s Independent. This show is available for download on his site (the show can also be downloaded as a ZIP file at the bottom of this post).

Recommended Tracks:

• Me and My 424
• Amitriptyline
• Pale Horse
• Exodus Damage
• Live at the Independent, November 5, 2005, San Francisco, CA (The Entire Show as a ZIP File)

Many more MP3s including full albums can be found on his site.