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Emulsion

Blue Sky Objective

About Me

"Blue Sky Objective is winsome without being saccharine, innocent without a hint of guile or cynicism, and the sort of thing that will crack a smile in a stone." - Igloo Magazine
"Emulsion's 8-bit sound is proudly front and center from the opening moment of Blue Sky Objective, but what most distinguishes the full-length by native New Yorker and now Chicago resident Nathan Koch is his gift for bright, tangy melodies." - Textura
"Chicago laptop artist Emulsion (Nathan Koch) recently released Blue Sky Objective, which has the quivering clouds of Boards of Canada without the heavy layers of gauze, resting on some low-res rhythms." - Time Out Chicago (Recommended)
"Emulsion has dropped an infectious, yet subtle new instrumental electronica record that you don't have to be a hardcore techno geek (or gamer) to enjoy." - New City Chicago (Tip of the Week)
"Emulsions first full-length, Blue Sky Objective, is all about sunny melodies among laptop beats." - Illinois Entertainer
For everyone wondering where to pick up "Blue Sky Objective" I recommend:
Tonevendor
Lens Records
Amazon

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/26/2006
Band Website: emulsionmusic.com
Influences: Boards of Canada
Isan
Coil
Plaid
Kid606
early AFX
Slowdive
My Bloody Valentine
Kraftwerk
Cybotron
Drexciya
Vector Lovers
early 80's electro
Super Mario Bros. 2
Tracker music
Sounds Like: Casino versus Japan, Ulrich Schnauss and Solvent made a record with a laptop
Record Label: Lens Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Fall ’07 Update

Sorry for the lack of updates folks, two weeks on the west coast set me back a bit. I was also very sad to miss the Manual/Syntax/Ulrich Schnauss show here in Chicago, but I did get to see my friend Y...
Posted by Emulsion on Thu, 04 Oct 2007 06:29:00 PST

New Emulsion EP available for download

Emulsion - Long String Unwinding EP Available NowGood news - it was 'lost in translation' for a bit but my new digital EP "Long String Unwinding" has finally come out properly on Spanish net.label Flu...
Posted by Emulsion on Sat, 08 Sep 2007 05:33:00 PST

Le Cintetek @ Celebrity

Hey people,On Tuesday (the day after tomorrow) I'm going to be spinning at a slick new night put on by the Iconoclast crew.It's called Le Cinetek and it's going on at Celebrity (1856 W. North Ave.) A ...
Posted by Emulsion on Sun, 01 Apr 2007 02:45:00 PST

Tycho show was nuts

Man - a TON of people came out for that Tycho/Mr. Automatic gig we did for Ramp Chicago - OUTSTANDING. I'm super excited about what we're doing next, with two really cool guys from Vancouver, BC who ...
Posted by Emulsion on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 04:31:00 PST

What is up in Emulsion-world

Hey everyone -Just a note on what's up - got a new EP coming on Flumo this Spring, another EP on Xynthetic this fall, and a song on a new Xynthetic Netlabel comp that came out in February.I'm also pre...
Posted by Emulsion on Sat, 10 Mar 2007 06:17:00 PST

Upcoming EP on Flumo

Fluidos, a textural/experimental sub-label of well known Spanish net.label Flumo.com, asked me for a five song EP this fall. I'm currently working on it, and it should be available in December of thi...
Posted by Emulsion on Sat, 28 Oct 2006 08:49:00 PST

News // Remixes // What I've been listening to

I just got back from a show in Minneapolis! Had a good time and got to hang out with my old friends and tourmates High Blue Star. It's a fun town with tons of good vegetarian and vegan foods around....
Posted by Emulsion on Tue, 18 Jul 2006 03:43:00 PST

Emulsion Live/DJ @ F212 [Chicagp]

Onomatopoeia Wednesday @ F212 LoungeWednesday July 19th6:30pm - midnightF212 Lounge (401 N. Wells)Free (with food or drink purchase) / all ages / BYOBChicago promoters and video artists Psymbolic (ww...
Posted by Emulsion on Tue, 18 Jul 2006 08:19:00 PST

Emulsion at Betty's [Chicago] - June 28th

Thanks to everyone who came out to Rodan on the 18th! Extra special props to the visual guys Eric and Ben - they did a bang up job and there was a great vibe in there on Sunday.I'm guest-DJ'ing tomorr...
Posted by Emulsion on Tue, 27 Jun 2006 12:41:00 PST

Emulsion at Rodan - June 18th

Sunday 6.18.06Locale @ Rodan1530 N. MilwaukeeI'll be spinning melodic idm, electro (both early and cutting-edge), and ambient/ambient-techno, as well as doing a live set with a mix of new material and...
Posted by Emulsion on Thu, 08 Jun 2006 08:23:00 PST