ok. i don’t really blog too much these days. i know.

nevertheless, i need to briefly weigh in on this iphone/touch/noise.io thing. we’ve been seeing it show up quite a bit on some pretty tech-y sites (engadget and synthtopia, for two), and we here at good night, states, are getting that the gadget-and-synth-savvy world gets this.

i’m quite flattered by the attention, but make no mistake: i didn’t program these sounds for synthheads (though i probably qualify for that label myself). dear reader, you who claim to play no instrument, who do not own your very own modular synthesizer, who frankly are not even sure you can do this, know that this project is for you! gn,s thinks synths are so great, everybody ought to have one; we like making noise over a pretty song so much, we think everyone should do it.

and what’s the worst that could happen? so you don’t play it exactly right this weekend. it’s ok. you’ll get better. (maybe we’ll even invite you to a rehearsal or two.) in fact, several of the sounds will probably respond wonderfully to any mistakes you might want to make, and that tiny speck of unpredictability in a universe of planning is really the point. art is humanity. humanity is unideal.

again i say, you can do it, dear reader. you can stride confidently to the front of the stage, device in one hand, lowly earbuds in the other. you can make the happy accident.

Some of you may know that Good Night, States is pretty big into DIY electronics.

For Example:

Steve built his own amp, pedals, and pedalboard.

Joe built a tweed pedal board and an off-board tremolo/reverb unit to go along with his trusty Pro Jr.

I (Trevor) have slowly, but surely been building my expertise in the way of analog electronics by crafting guitar/bass effects pedals. Most of them have been clones of classic pedals (EH Big Muff, EA tremolo, Maestro Brassmaster, etc).

So, last night, I made the jump into amp building and purchased a 5c1A (’53 Champ) kit from Weber Speakers. I’ve been pretty stoked to begin on the kit since I helped Joe out with his Tremolo/Reverb unit. I guess the main reason that I got the amp kit is because Megan & I recently purchased our first electric guitar. It’s a 1967 Kalamazoo, which was Gibson’s answer to the Fender Mustang/DuoSonic/Bronco. It sounds pretty good, but I’ve only been able to hear it through my bass amp. I’m looking forward to hearing it through the Weber amp.

In addition to the amp, I’ve been working on a BYOC Analog Delay pedal, which I will be turning into a table-top console for use at our upcoming album release of In The Impossible Tension. Really looking forward to the sound that a fully analog 1 second delay will bring to the live versions of the songs.

When I get everything finished, I’ll post pictures for those who are interested in how the projects turn out. As for how they sound, you’ll have to come to our In The Impossible Tension EP Release Show on September 11th.

Here’s to hoping that I don’t burn my fingers with the soldering iron!