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About Me

mutus liber was started in early 2006 by Chase Middaugh of NOVELIST as an experiment in electronic sound composition.
he has shared the stage with such acts as: James Plotkin, MGR, Destructo Swarmbots, Z'EV, and Marc Burch. employing a wide array of electronics, instruments and 'found' sounds, his work ranges from murky ambient soundscapes to organic black noise.
to date, he has released ELOHIM, a limited CD-R compilation of early recordings and has completed the full-length provided with eyes, thou departest, which is a drastic expansion in terms of scope and sound.
working in a similar yet more aggressive vein, the collaborative effort THE GOLDEN DAWN TRIO was founded in late 2006 with friends and colleagues Beta Cloud and vowels .
CHASEMIDDAUGH.com :: blog-types.
AVAILABLE RELEASES::
provided with eyes, thou departest: debut full-length CD-r on Laughing Bride Media .
$7 ppd via paypal.
split w/ vowels .
limited edition CD-R. Hand drawn packaging by Gutter Magic, Eternity Universe, and Berbanick Inc. 1st edition limited to 20 copies on All Horrible Noises.
SOLD OUT
ELOHIM: CD-r compilation of early material and 2 previews of forthcoming releases. featuring handmade "photocopy collage" artwork.
SOLD OUT
UPCOMING RELEASES::
collaboration with beta cloud
a hymn of praise to the few, a curse to many full-length

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 21/01/2006
Band Website: http://www.nvlst.com/mutusliber
Band Members: chase middaugh
Influences: deathprod
ikue mori
swans
bernard parmegiani
philip jeck
AMM
pan sonic
nurse with wound
current 93
the dead c
nordvargr
morton feldman
steve reich
Sounds Like: "The sepulchral hail that falls over Provided With Eyes, Thou Departest, the debut by Mutus Liber sounds like vestigial remnants of late 80s industrial experimentation. “An Exacting Master” could be any number of Soleilmoon veterans in new clothing—Randy Greif, Nocturnal Emissions, even early Zoviet France—but there’s a post-modernist bent to these gothic apparitions that rescues them from blatant selfindulgence. Anti-doom metal crafted in abandoned Eastern European crypts, music to raid frosted arks by."

-Signal To Noise, Darren Bergstein, Issue 50
Record Label: SRA, Laughing Bride, ANNIHILVS, Bad Drone
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

UNRELEASED TRACKS FOR DOWNLOAD, 2010 LIVE PERFORMANCES

unreleased tracks for compilations that never were released (but have been streaming here) the eternal sun monolith split w/vowels: http://www.mediafire.com/?jqx04zgnymi live show in Buffalo Feb. ...
Posted by on Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:22:00 GMT

split w/ VWLS. free download.

http://www.mediafire.com/?jqx04zgnymishare it with everyone.from 2007?new VWLS track up:http://www.myspace.com/aeioyou
Posted by on Sun, 24 Jan 2010 01:31:00 GMT

CD GIVEAWAY OF "PROVIDED WITH EYES..."

my debut full-length provided with eyes, thou departest came out in 2007 on Laughing Bride Media.  once it was finished and out for distribution, i played a few shows in NYC and Buffalo, mailed out a ...
Posted by on Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:13:00 GMT

new (old) tracks posted

it's been a while since you've heard anything new from me.these aren't new tracks, but two that have gone unheard until now.both were recorded for different compilations that never saw the light of da...
Posted by on Sat, 02 May 2009 12:11:00 GMT

GOLDEN DAWN TRIO show + new MUTUS LIBER album

the first GOLDEN DAWN TRIO show since October of 2007 is taking place May 9th, 2009 @ SUGAR CITY.also performing are RIVER OF ICHTHYOSIS (it's their first show in something like 5 years!!!) and POVERT...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:02:00 GMT

MUTUS LIBER 2008 UPDATE

been a while since i've updated anyone on my whereabouts (and even longer since i've updated the ML website)provided with eyes, thou departest is still available from a variety of online distributors ...
Posted by on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:17:00 GMT

split with vowels available. & more...

the long awaited(incubated) split with vowels is now available for six dollars ppd.limited  edition CD-r.  hand drawn artwork by Gutter Magic,   Eternity Universe and Berbanick Inc...
Posted by on Fri, 19 Oct 2007 08:13:00 GMT

"provided with eyes..." is complete!

i am happy to announce that the recording of the debut mutus liber full-length, provided with eyes, thou departest is complete. all that is left is mastering, a few artwork details and duplication. ...
Posted by on Sat, 14 Jul 2007 16:50:00 GMT

new track from upcoming full-length

check out "Oxygen 1" from provided with eyes, thou departest coming in august on Laughing Bride Media.more details (artwork, tracklisting, etc) soon.
Posted by on Thu, 12 Jul 2007 07:18:00 GMT

new piece posted 03.01.07

"overwhelming fear of intimacy" from the provided with eyes, thou departest full-length now up for your ears."allegorical language" is only a few weeks old as well for those who might have missed it.
Posted by on Thu, 01 Mar 2007 15:42:00 GMT