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About Me

Mount Analog began as an alias for recording experiments by producer/musician Tucker Martine. It has evolved into an elusive live unit as well as a forum for many of Martine's studio collaborations. More info at mount analog.com
As a producer, Martine has worked with folks such as Bill Frisell, Mudhoney, The Decemberists, Laura Veirs, Sufjan Stevens, The Long Winters, Jim White, Jesse Sykes, Mylab, Erin McKeown, Brian Blade, Transmissionary Six, Johanna Kunin, Orchestra Dim Bridges with Eyvind Kang, Sam Rivers and Julian Priester....He has also released several records of field recordings including Bush Taxi Mali, Broken Hearted Dragonflies and Eat the Dream (Moroccan Reveries). Martine co-composed the startup sound for Microsoft's new Vista operating system with Steve Moore and Robert Fripp, following up Brian Eno's Windows 95 composition...
Recent and upcoming projects include a record with Bill Frisell and Matt Chamberlain called Floratone . Out on Blue Note Records . Mixing records for the Decemberists' Colin Meloy as well as Musee Mecanique , Death Cab for Cutie 's Chris Walla, The Builders and the Butchers , Steve Wynn , Ferron , Cataldo, Norfolk and Western, a Sufjan Stevens 7 inch and new albums for Mirah , Mudhoney , Brian Blade Fellowship , Lake , Thao Nguyen ( Kill Rock Stars ), The Minus 5 and more mixing for Transmissionary Six .
Turn down your sound and hide your pets! Watch as sound waves create salt formations by vibrating a black canvas.

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Member Since: 6/30/2005
Band Website: mountanalog.com
Band Members: Studio and live members have included Steve Moore , Eyvind Kang, Jon Hyde, Bruce Wirth, Laura Veirs , Bill Frisell , Keith Lowe , Layng Martine III , Fred Chalenor, Karl Blau , Paul Austin , Timothy Young, Doug Weiselman...
Influences: I'm most inspired and influenced by the brilliant folks I get to work with but also by those I dont yet know. Here is a mixture of both: Juana Molina, Jim White, George Jones, Laura Veirs, Karl Blau, Steve Moore, Four Tet, Staple Singers, Brian Blade, Swan Silvertones, Mark Hollis, Morton Feldman, Bill Frisell, Alice Coltrane, Eyvind Kang, Nigel Godrich, Daniel Lanois, Tchad Blake, Alan Lomax, Harry Smith, Tape, Sun Ra, Brian Eno, Manitoba, Matt Chamberlain, Dr. Dre, Viktor Krauss, Joe Henry, Ornette Coleman, Miles Davis, Minutemen, Elvin Jones, Jesse Sykes, Ennio Morricone, Jim Henson, Lake, Barton Smith, Neil Young, Nicolai Dungar, Neptunes, Timbaland, Lee Scratch Perry, Bjork, Mike Dumovich, Emmylou Harris, Joanna Newsom, Johnny Cash, Reiko Kudo, World Standard, David Hidalgo, Lee Hazlewood, Louvin Brothers, Marvin Gaye, John Cage, Meat Puppets, The Meters, Michael Jackson, Mitchell Froom, nina Simone, Oumou Sangare, REm, Ray Charles, Sora, Gillian Welch, Steve Martin, Richard Pryor, Elvis Presley, Sam Cooke, The Shins, The Shaggs, Sora, Radioface, Wilco, Stina Nordenstam, Sun Kil Moon, Tom Petty, Rick Rubin, Waylon Jennings, Wayne Shorter, Danny Frankel, Winfred E. Eye, Willie Nelson, Andrew Bird, Duke Ellington, De la Soul, Charlie Rich, Giant Sand, Howe Gelb, Calexico, The Band, Quilts of Geez Bend, Lisa Germano, Howlin' Wolf, Jimmy Giuffre, King Tubby, Steven Barber, Hank Williams, Elliot Smith, Flaming Lips, Van Morrison, Charles Hayward, Ralph Carney, Mark Rothko, Robert Parkeharrison, Mia Doi Todd, Amy and David Sedaris, Eric Satie, Susumu Yokota, Mount Eerie, Your Heart Breaks, Glenn Kotche, Pure Horsehair, ...
Sounds Like: a river full of firecrackers
Record Label: Film Guerrero, Pehr, Blue Note
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Several of new releases from Flora this month

Several of records I worked on all seem to be coming out within a week of each other, right about now:Death Cab for Cutie's Chris Walla : Field Manual Thao and the Get Down Stay Down : We Brave Beesti...
Posted by Mount Analog on Sun, 27 Jan 2008 06:52:00 PST

Wayist Heavier Rotationer

David Axelrod - Songs of Experience (vinyl highly recommended)Georgia Sea Island Singers - Southern Journey Vol. 12: Biblical Songs & SpiritualsEyvind Kang - Yelm SessionsArt Blakey - Free For AllJohn...
Posted by Mount Analog on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 01:19:00 PST

Wayer Heavier Rotationist

Popol Vuh - Sei still, wisse ICH BIN Leonard Cohen - SongsMorton Feldman - Coptic LightClose To Home - Old Time Music from Mike Seeger's CollectionGreat Lake Swimmers - OngiaraHope Sandoval - Bavarian...
Posted by Mount Analog on Sun, 02 Sep 2007 11:36:00 PST

Wayer Heavy Rotation

Amon Tobin - Foley Room (ambitious freaking record!)Dr. John - Gris Gris (an old fave that keeps sounding fresher)Matthew Herbert - Plat Du Jour (would be amazing even if all the sounds werent made fr...
Posted by Mount Analog on Fri, 04 May 2007 10:46:00 PST

Way Heavy Rotation

Now I cant enough of:Dilip Roy - NamaskaarNeko Case - Fox Confessor Brings the FloodTropicalia - TropicaliaMilton Nascimento - MinasMirah - You Think It's Like This But Really It's Like This...
Posted by Mount Analog on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 09:40:00 PST

Heavy Rotation again

Marisa Monte - Universo Ao Meu RedorSora - re:sortMount Eerie - No FlashlightJohnny Cash - A Hundred HighwaysJohn Adams - The Dharma at Big SurBeck - The Information
Posted by Mount Analog on Sat, 23 Dec 2006 05:55:00 PST

Heavy Rotation

Sometimes music sounds so good - you feel uncontrollably compelled to share it with others. There are a few records that have been this for me over this last while. Some have been in heavy rotation fo...
Posted by Mount Analog on Mon, 21 Aug 2006 08:51:00 PST

New Mount Analog record underway...

Many of you have kindly inquired about when the next record will be. Well, it was 7 years between the first and second records. Im hoping to at least cut that in half this time around!. There are seve...
Posted by Mount Analog on Sat, 18 Feb 2006 08:11:00 PST