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The Wretch

to the deficit we place on our incarceration

About Me

coming soon - the new album from The Wretch: "When I Fall"

more details soon.

the wretch has found it's voice.

The new album from The Wretch - Northern Air - is shipping and is currently available from CDBaby and is available on iTunes!

Northern Air is the product of two years of exploration, a manifesto against love and a minefield of memories, filled with nighttime electric symphonies and broken chords echoing over illusions.


Below is a Flash-based player with full streaming previews of the entire album in all their 128K mp3 glory. Stay tuned here and at TheWretch.com for more news and updates.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/27/2004
Band Website: thewretch.com
Band Members:

michael weeks| synths, vox, drums, knobs, sliders and coffee

eric schlappi | atonal harmonization, pll, ring mod, live drums

darren halm | low frequency manipulator, ambient wash coordinator

eric morgan | string oscillator commander
har | bass, chapman stick

keldrick brown | spiritual guidance, art direction

deana graffeo | public relations, morale

The Metasonix Wretch Machine | hallucinations through tubes


Influences: my bloody valentine | skinny puppy | loop | godflesh | aphex twin | joy division | the swans | ulver | boards of canada | seefeel ..
Sounds Like: tubes and square waves
Record Label: endmusik productions, magnatune
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

New Forum on theWretch.com

New Forum!!We're pleased to announce that today there's a new forum in town - The official The Wretch forumSo besides myspace and your favorite bar or club, now you can talk about The Wretch on a fla...
Posted by The Wretch on Thu, 01 Feb 2007 06:30:00 PST

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Many updates:Work on the new album for The Wretch is well underway - we are working feverishly on new songs, as well as revisiting older material for use in upcoming live incarnations.Current working ...
Posted by The Wretch on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 04:42:00 PST

Updates - Next album, Live Players and Studio Collaborators

Album NewsI'm currently in the midst of recording demos for the next album for The Wretch - there are 22 demos to date, varying from simple sketches to almost complete pieces. There's a whole host of ...
Posted by The Wretch on Fri, 01 Dec 2006 08:29:00 PST

The Wretch - Passageways - Available for Download!

I'm pleased to announce the companion EP to Northern Air is now available for download!Passageways is a collection of 14 songs, including 8 exclusive remixes and 6 additional tracks from the Northern ...
Posted by The Wretch on Wed, 23 Aug 2006 03:34:00 PST

The Wretch and other projects now playing on No Fixed Abyss

I'm happy to announce that The Wretch (as well as Michael Weeks' other projects IVILION and Etherine) are now in rotation on NFA radio - link here, or check out the player below. Visit NFA Listen: 48k...
Posted by The Wretch on Mon, 21 Aug 2006 04:25:00 PST

Northern Air available for order through CDBaby

You can now purchase the new album Northern Air from two locations!Click here to purchase Northern Air from the DarkVisionMedia storeClick here to purchase Northern Air from CDBaby...
Posted by The Wretch on Wed, 16 Aug 2006 08:26:00 PST

Video, Podcast, and album is now shipping!

Northern Air VideoThe Wretch - Northern Air - music video for the song "Northern Air", taken from the just released album of the same name! Produced and directed by Phobic Films.Check out the link, o...
Posted by The Wretch on Tue, 15 Aug 2006 08:32:00 PST

Northern Air Available for Preorder!

I'm pleased to announce that you can now preorder the new album Northern Air by The Wretch - Available via the DARKVISIONMEDIA store - http://www.darkvisionmedia.org/?section=moreinfo&catalogid=W R03Y...
Posted by The Wretch on Thu, 03 Aug 2006 09:02:00 PST

80206 - The Wretch featured on DVM podcast!

Hey everyone, much more news to come - but thought I'd let you know about this! The DARKVISIONMEDIA podcast will be featuring some new material from The Wretch and Granular Inverse (my collaborative p...
Posted by The Wretch on Thu, 03 Aug 2006 04:27:00 PST

OFFICIAL: NORTHERN AIR RELEASE DATE 080806

After many delays, and much much work, I'm pleased to let you know that Northern Air will be released August 8th!It will be released as a full edition CD, orderable from a couple of spots (I'll post l...
Posted by The Wretch on Sat, 08 Jul 2006 07:25:00 PST