M. Ostermeier's new solo album Still released
March 28, 2015



This week Tench released Still (M. Ostermeier's first album in four years) to favorable reviews. The album features his poignant and at times avant-garde piano style mixed with the spare use of electronics and processed acoustic recordings. Empty space and minimalism figure heavily in Still's compositions, making for a stark and reflective album.

"A brilliantly composed album. A magnificent contemplation that both expands and remains consistent with his prior work." - Tome to the Weather Machine

"Streamlined, modern, and organic. Think Frank Lloyd Wright or Frank Gehry set to music. It is subtly bold, but equally unobtrusive with a real sense of stillness (apt given the title). The balance that is struck should appeal equally to fans of both electroacoustic ambient and modern classical music." - Stationary Travels

"As gorgeous as you'd expect, ye fans of John Cage and Max Richter." - Norman Records

"Never perhaps has a recording been more aptly titled as this one." - Textura

"How still do you like your stillness to be?" - A Closer Listen





Video for Dalliance released
April 20, 2014

Our second video for our new album The Great Pretend is "Dalliance." How many reel-to-reel machines can you count?




Stream The Great Pretend
March 25, 2014

Words On Music released The Great Pretend today.

The digipak CD with artwork by William Keckler can be ordered directly from Words On Music and many other places. Download available from iTunes or your favorite digital provider.

Stream the album on Spotify.






Three songs from The Great Pretend
March 2, 2014

The Great Pretend will be released March 25th on Words On Music (pre-order available). Here are three songs from the album:






'Down A Notch' single released
February 18, 2014

Words On Music released our single 'Down A Notch' today. The digital single is available on iTunes, Bandcamp, and most other digital stores.






Video for 'Down A Notch'
Jan 25, 2014

Here's the video for "Down A Notch," the first single from our forthcoming album The Great Pretend, which will be released in March. The digital single Down A Notch will appear in advance of the album on February 18th.







Captured Tracks reissues A Folding Sieve today
November 29, 2011



Captured Tracks kicks off its Shoegaze Archive series with an expanded CD + vinyl reissue of A Folding Sieve. The reissue contains several previously unreleased tracks and is an essentially complete collection of songs recorded in Austin TX from 1992-1995. The vinyl version comes with digital download of all songs on the CD. Also released today is a special limited edition cassette entitled Resonate that is a reproduction of the pre-Folding Sieve cassette released on the Austin label Whirlingpool in 1993.





Marc interviewed by When The Sun Hits
November 14, 2011



Marc is interviewed at When The Sun Hits and talks about Like a Fire Without Sound and the upcoming reissue of A Folding Sieve on Captured Tracks.





'Slumberland' to appear on FOX show New Girl
October 1, 2011

"Slumberland", the third track on Like A Fire Without Sound, will appear in this week's episode of the FOX comedy New Girl staring Zooey Deschanel (October 4th).



Captured Tracks to reissue A Folding Sieve
September 27, 2011



Captured Tracks will be reissuing our 1995 album A Folding Sieve on vinyl! The Brooklyn, NY label will also release An Expanded Folding Sieve, an 18-track CD collection of tracks recorded in Austin 1992-1995. Five of the tracks are previously unreleased.



Track-by-track guide to Like a Fire Without Sound
August 29, 2011

POPNews (France) has published a track-by-track guide to Like a Fire Without Sound. An English translation can be found here.



Video for "Turned Tables"
April 29, 2011



Filmed, Edited and Directed by Dustin Lane.
Art Direction and Color Timing by Sherry Lee.
Starring: Isabella Bonaduce and Blues Williams.



Like A Fire Without Sound released today
April 26, 2011



Like a Fire Without Sound was released today on CD and digital. Available many places incuding directly from Words On Music, Amazon, Darla, etc. and at iTunes and other digital music providers.



Small update
March 19, 2011



  • Like a Fire Without Sound will be released April 26th.

  • Video for "Turned Tables" being shot this month by Dustin Lane of Films Disappear Here.

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