Behind the gear shifts and subtle machinations of Auralism, you'll find longtime producer and DJ Jason Short. Whether bumping one of his famed extended after-hours solo sets, collaborating as one-half of Coalition of the Killing, or promoting new talent as Auralism's label manager, Short is fast becoming one of the major players behind San Francisco's rise as the new techno capital of the US.
Growing up in his stepdad's music studio as a kid with a tendency towards pushing strange buttons, he became hooked on acid house and trance in 1997 when he broke into the Bay Area's notorious underground rave scene. After moving to Florida in 1999, Short commandeered his first turntables and sampler, releasing jumpstarted tech-house—both solo as his alter-ego Sattva, and in conjunction with fellow producers Chris Havens and Marc Smith as Biogenesis—on labels Xplosion and Nepol. As a professional recording engineer, he has poked his fingers all over the musical map, serving for years as a consultant in studios throughout the country, rigging lighting and live sound for punk-rock gigs, and even producing an entire unreleased hip-hop album during a year-long stint in Chicago. Now, however, he is committed to only one thing: creating an emotional, immersive sound that's completely his.
Unfolding in unexpected ways, Short's time-stretching minimal-techno excursions creep into the psych from behind, whispering creaking, clattering tales that weave their way from the sweat-slicked warehouse to the twilit after-party to the inner sanctums beyond. "You know that sensation when a really powerful track comes on and everyone in the room seems to morph and float?" asks Short. "That's what I am going for! The goal is to create music that is meant to be heard and played, not just thought about."
Discography
Originals:
Upcoming:
*Nightlight Music - Coalition of the Killing "Surrealestate EP" [Winter, 2009] Digital
*Blipswitch - Coalition of the Killing "We are the Glitch EP" [Sep 2008] Digital
Released:
*Auralism Records - Eutactic "Hypnogogia EP" [Summer/Fall 2008] Digital
*Fade Records - Kyaro "Vortices" [Summer/Fall 2008] Digital
*Karloff Reckording - Coalition of the Killing "Backwards on Pony EP" (June 2008) Vinyl/Digital
*Lobotomy Records - Coalition of the Killing "I Modulate You EP" (June 2008) digital
*Auralism Records - Coalition of the Killing "Too Many Machines" [Mar 2008] Vinyl/Digital
*Auralism Records - Jason Short & Clint Stewart "Mimetic" [Feb, 2008] Digital
*Auralism Records - Miguel Colmenares & Jason Short "Trading Abuses" Feb, 2008] Digital
*Auralism Records - Luther Mandross "We Set Them Up the Bomb!" [Feb, 2008] Digital
*Auralism Records - Coalition of the Killing "Alpha y Omega" [Feb, 2008] Digital
*Auralism Records - Le Chou Chous "Tu Balli" [Feb, 2008] Digital
*Auralism Records - Kyaro "Good in a Bad Way" [Feb, 2008] Digital
Remixes:
Upcoming:
*Defchild Recordings - Juan Perla - "Casasviejas" (COTK Remix) [Fall 2008] Vinyl/Digital
*EQ - Chris Fortier "Under your Nose" (COTK Panty Splashers Mix) [Fall, 2008] Vinyl/Digital
*EQ - Chris Fortier "Under your Nose" (COTK Remix) [Fall, 2008] Vinyl/Digital
*Blipswitch - Kenneth Scott "Wmp" (COTK Remix) [Fall, 2008] Digital
*Nightlight Music - Alland Byallo "Pattern of Me" (Jason Short & Clint Stewart Rmx) [Fall 2008] Digital
*Vellum Recordings - TWOMF "And so we Danced" (Eutactic Remix) [Winter, 2008] Vinyl/Digital
Released:
*Auralism Records - Limaçon "Dark Glitz" (Jason Short Remix) [September, 2008] Digital
*BlipSwitch - Joe Rogers "Dream Again" (Jason Short Remix( [Summer, 2008] Digital
*Manual Music - Miguel Colmenares "Modelos a Escala" (COTK Remix) [August 2008] Digital
*Fade Records - Kyaro "Vortices" (COTK Remix) [Summer, 2008] Digital
*Lobotomy Records - Rob Dowell "The Proposition" (COTK Remix) [Summer, 2008] Digital
*Aurailsm Records - Lance Desardi "Match Point" (Jason Short Edit) [July, 2008] Digital
*Lobotomy Records - AOE "Methodical Funk" (Jason Short Remix) [May, 2008] Digital
*Siteholder Uncut - Billy Dalessandro "Are You There?" (Jason Short Remix) [Feb, 2008] Digital
*Nightlight Music - Alland Byallo "Tried" (Jason Short Remix) [Feb, 2008] Digital
*Auralism Records - Roman Stange "Paratroupr" (Jason Short Remix) [Feb, 2008] Digital
Mix Cds:
Auralism Records//"Aural Therapy 1.1" mixed by Jason Short [Nov, 2007] CDb
