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About Me

A vertical of error; a transplant to the chamber. Dubbed "space rock for the information age" by WIRE magazine, AREA C weaves a complicated web of sound from minimal sources, mainly guitar, field recordings, Farfisa organ and harmonium, sometimes with an old Hammond drum machine thrown to the wall. Drawing on remnants of other times and places, outdated and untested technologies, signals sent out but never received.AREA C has a new CD titled "Charmed Birds Against Sorcery" on the Students of Decay label, a new cassette on SLOOWTAPES, and a double CD of the planetarium project (collaborations with mudboy, Black Forest / Black Sea, and Eyes Like Saucers) due out this summer on Sedimental.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/23/2006
Band Website: www.areacmusic.com
Band Members: Erik Carlson, sometimes with Jeff Knoch & Joel Thibodeau
Sounds Like:
Record Label: Sedimental; Students of Decay; Last Visible Dog
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

AREA C track on Dreamsheep Compilation

I forgot to mention that Dreamsheep Records (the label of Valerio Cosi) has a new(ish) compilation out with an exclusive AREA C track, "Sorcery."  You can order it directly from the label or purchase ...
Posted by on Thu, 21 May 2009 10:00:00 GMT

Nice Review of "Charmed Birds..."

Brainwashed just published a nice review of the "Charmed Birds..." CD.LINK:  http://brainwashed.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=vie w&id=7542&Itemid=1 Written by Anthony D'Am...
Posted by on Thu, 14 May 2009 21:12:00 GMT

area c on WFMU - Tue 21 May

For those of you so inclued, I'm doing a live set on WFMU today!LINK TO WEBSITE / STREAMING:  http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/JIKeep any eye out, and come on by.Erik  /  AREA  C
Posted by on Tue, 21 Apr 2009 01:11:00 GMT

Listening to: The Sight Below, Aloof Proof, Sons of the Pioneers

A strange mix.
Posted by on Wed, 04 Feb 2009 09:02:00 GMT

New Charmed Birds CD is OUT NOW!

At long last, the "Charmed Birds vs. Sorcery" CD is out and available from AREA C (or from Students of Decay, distributors of note, etc.).  See the webpage for more info:  www.areacmusic.com
Posted by on Wed, 04 Feb 2009 08:59:00 GMT

Listening to... Alvin Lucier, Brael, Tape, Kesto...

Lucier's "Bird and Person Dyning" Feedback and electronic birds calls -- what could be better. And I found a new Brael CD on Boomkat which sounds quite nice and I think I should get.  Finally my ...
Posted by on Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:52:00 GMT

Live Set from Rare Frequencies Posted

Rare Frequencies has posted a podcast of the live AREA C set from Thursday November 13 on WZBC.  You can listen to it here, and you should listen to Susanna's radio show each Thursday night from ...
Posted by on Sun, 16 Nov 2008 11:11:00 GMT

FOUND GROUND installation starting Sept. 17

FOUND GROUND  .  Intervention for vacant urban space.. --> .r{} @font-face {font-family:Wingdings; panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:2; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-...
Posted by on Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:01:00 GMT

Strangeloop Walking Tour

Tour Providence's North Burial Ground on the Strangeloop Ethereal Walking Tour by Erik Carlson and Erik Gould.  Its part of the Cryptic Providence art + performance event.Visit:  http://stra...
Posted by on Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:45:00 GMT

"Darkens the Mind" cassette now available

the new AREA C cassette "Darkens the Mind" is now out on Sloowtapes.  50 minutes of tape hiss buried beneath some brand new music.  One long track per side:side A: Darkens the Mindside B: Qu...
Posted by on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:02:00 GMT