bands & projects

J.Soliday

 Everything that isn’t something else

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2I/Borisov
 2020-present

 Matt Taggart (modular synth)
 Jason Soliday (modular synth)

 Cosmic electronics
 not the only moniker Taggart and I have or
 will perform under

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Animal Law
 2007-2009

 Blake Edwards (percussion)
 Geoff Guy (guitar)
 Dylan Posa (drums)
 Jason Soliday (bass)
 Mark Solotroff (vocals)

 as slow as possible, as heavy as possible

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Azhdarchids
 2016-present

 Anthony Dunn (synths, voice, electronics)
 Jason Soliday (modular synth, electronics)

 Doom-drone
 Flying reptiles
 reports of extinction greatly exaggerated

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bandages
 2004

 Jason Soliday (recordio records, computer, electronics)

 Dirty collapsed drones from found recordio records, some blank

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Cleav’d Cleaver
 2013-present

 Jake Rodriguez (vocals, modular synth, electronics, gum)
 Jason Soliday (modular synth, electronics)

 Improvising electronic hardcore band. Something like that, or not

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Closed Caption Concrete
 2023-present

 Jason Soliday

 a series of transcriptions and manipulations of Closed Captions from films presented as Concrete/Foley scores

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coeurl
 1998-2003

 Jason Soliday (electronics, computer)

 Solo electronics. Named after a large
 tentacled space cat

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ÇøgÛæëêμí [happenstanza]
 2022-present

 Crank Sturgeon (source text)
 Jason Soliday (audio interpretation)

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early routines
 2020-present

 Jason Soliday (guitar, electronics, etc.)

 Solo guitar, but not always

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ENEMY
 2004-2012

 Jason Soliday (host/organizer 2004-2012)
 Brent Gutzeit (host/organizer 2007-2012)
 Geoff Guy (host/organizer 2006-2009)
 Eric Leonardson (host/organizer 2005-2012)
 Ryan Dunn (host/organizer 2010-2012)
 Omar Gonzalez (host/organizer 2011)

 experimental/sound/performance venue in Chicago, IL

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Faulty Magic
 2011

 Jon Cates (electronics)
 Jon Satrom (electronics)
 Jason Soliday (electronics)

 Imperfect wizardry. Happened once, perhaps again someday

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gunshop
 1998-2003

 Joe Mason (electronics)
 Jason Soliday (electronics)

 Cracked/circuit bent/everything and the kitchen sink electronic noise duo
 Sometimes you set up a table full of circuit bent toy laser pistols and
 use an absurd name for a gig and it sticks

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Howland & Soliday
 2013-present

 Wyatt Howland (electronics)
 Jason Soliday (electronics)

 HARSH

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III - The Institute For Implied Imperfection
 2015-2016

 Jason Soliday (host/organizer/performer)

 improvised streaming radio on Numbers.FM
 biweekly improvised performances with various guest performers

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illegal teeth
 2010

 Brent Gutzeit (vocals)
 Geoff Guy (guitar)
 J Guy Laughlin (drums)
 Jason Soliday (bass)

 Improvised Grindcore

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I <3 Presets
 2004-2011?

 Jon Satrom (video)
 Rob Ray (audio)
 Jason Soliday (audio)

 We do love them
 Audio/Visual trio, still lurking

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J.KIRK

 CHEFKIRK (electronics)
 J.Soliday (computer & modular synth)

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LORD MUTE
 2016-present

 Max Allison (electronics)
 Jason Soliday (modular synth, electronics)

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Magic Missile
 2008-2017

 Geoff Guy (guitar, electronics)
 Jon Satrom (video, electronics)
 Jason Soliday (electronics)

 Anti/Inverse Sunn
 Harsh Noise/Wall Noise,
 blinding/deafining void worship

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MEDIUM
 1998-present

 membership variable (all - drone)

 Drone - Do not disturb the drone - Drone

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mora
 2000-2008

 Brent Gutzeit (computer, 20 string bass, electronics)
 Philip von Zweck (computer, electronics)
 Jason Soliday (computer, electronics)

 The other experimental laptop trio from Chicago

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mora -b
 2000-2008

 Philip von Zweck (computer, electronics)
 Jason Soliday (computer, electronics)

 mora minus Brent

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mora -p
 2000-2008

 Brent Gutzeit (computer, 20 string bass, electronics)
 Jason Soliday (computer, electronics)

 mora minus Philip
 Experimental band, theoretically good - as seen in The Onion

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mora +a
 2003

 Brent Gutzeit (computer, 20 string bass, electronics)
 Philip von Zweck (computer, electronics)
 Jason Soliday (computer, electronics)
 Andreas Berthling (computer)

 mora with Andreas Berthling

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mora +Rob Ray
 20??

 Brent Gutzeit (computer, 20 string bass, electronics)
 Philip von Zweck (computer, electronics)
 Jason Soliday (computer, electronics)
 Rob Ray (computer, electronics)

 mora with Rob Ray

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Neil Jendon & Jason Soliday
 2003-present

 Neil Jendon (modular synth)
 Jason Soliday (modular synth)

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neural goldberg
 2020-present

 Christopher Burns (computer)
 Jason Soliday (modular synth)

 Real-time improvisations between semi-autonomous electronic systems with
 active intervention by Christopher Burns and J.Soliday
 Recording across networks between Philadelphia and Chicago

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Principles of Non-Isolation in Audio
 2020

 Jake Rodriguez (host/organizer/performer)
 Jason Soliday (host/organizer/performer)

 weekly networked improvization-at-a-distance performance series
 streamed weekly on soundcrack.net and Twitch/YouTube/Periscope

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Ratatosk
 2008-present

 Ben Baker Billington (drums, percussion, electronics)
 Jason Soliday (electronics)

 Free noise blasting with occasional creeper zones

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Relentless Goat
 2008

 Wyatt Howland (electronics)
 David Russel (electronics)
 Jason Soliday (electronics)
 Vadim spirkut (electronics)

 Relentless noise

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Rob Ray + Jason Soliday
 2013-present

 Rob Ray (BugBrand weevil, electronics)
 Jason Soliday (BugBrand weevil, electronics)

 Interlocked electronic pulsings, may be different next time

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seafoam
 2000-2005

 Philip von Zweck (electronics)
 Charles King (electronics)
 Jason Soliday (electronics)

 Conceptual scored electronic works by Philip von Zweck
 with assistance from Charles King and Jason Soliday
 Performances for bat/insect repelling electronics,
 electromagnetic pickups, Electronic Battleship, and more

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Soliday & Ha
 2010-2011

 Camilla Ha (voice & electronics)
 Jason Soliday (electronics)

 Electronic witchcraft

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Soliday & Gray
 2013

 Darin Gray (bass)
 Jason Soliday (electronics)

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Soliday & Solotroff
 2007-2009

 Jason Soliday (electronics)
 Mark Solotroff (voice & electronics)

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Soliday & Zalek
 2016-2017

 Sara Zalek (electronics & movement)
 Jason Soliday (electronics & movement)

 Explorations in extradimensional/extraterrestrial forms

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The Subtraction
 2011-present

 Omar Gonzalez (electronics)
 Jason Soliday (electronics)

 industrial drone duo
 Breifly performed as Winters In Osaka II, after both of us
 quit Winters, but quickly renamed to The Subtraction after
 realising it was more than a one time project

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Unemployment Line
 2003-2004

 Kotaro Fukui (guitar, computer)
 Jason Soliday (electronics)
 Uhito Kiyosue (guitar, accordion)

 No Money No Honey

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Winters In Osaka
 2008-2011

 Adam Jennings (electronics)
 Mike Golen (electronics)
 Omar Gonzalez (electronics)
 Jason Soliday (electronics)

 industrial drone
 Adam’s band, I was just a ringer

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xTAL fSCK
 2004-present

 Jon Satrom (video, audio)
 Jason Soliday (audio)

 If everything is an error, nothing is
 Starting where I <3 Presets left off
 Glitching audio-visual presentations

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zeropoint
 2003-2006

 Robb Drinkwater (radio electronics)
 Jason Soliday (distortion pedal, ring modulator)

 Improvised landscapes with simple electronics

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Last Updated: October 21st, 2023