Specta Ciera - Music and visual art by Devin Underwood

"Underpass"

2011-11-23T15:50:00.000-08:00

My new EP "Underpass" is available now on FeedbackLoop Label.

http://feedbacklooplabel.blogspot.com/2011/11/fbl020-specta-ciera-underpass.html

New song on Future Sequence compilation

2011-11-17T02:47:00.000-08:00

My song "Sleepy Tea" appears on the new Future Sequence compilation - "Sequence 2"

http://futuresequence.bandcamp.com/album/sequence2

"Against the sky's wishes"

2011-11-10T03:35:00.000-08:00

Specta Ciera - "Against the sky's wishes" is available now on Secret Station Records

http://secretstationrecords.com/Specta-Ciera-Against-the-sky%27s-wishes.php

"Signal Return"

2011-10-24T23:33:00.001-07:00

Specta Ciera - "Signal Return" available now on Energostatic Records.

http://energostatic.com/stasis008.html

"Ufo Landing" Single on Secret Station Records

2011-10-02T23:05:00.000-07:00

My new single "Ufo landing" is available now on Secret Station Records

http://secretstationrecords.com/Specta-Ciera-Ufo-landing.php

New Specta Ciera song on Future Sequence compilation

2011-08-31T21:01:00.000-07:00

A new song of mine appears on the Future Sequence compilation featuring many different artists.

http://www.futuresequence.com/sequence1/

Mix on ASIP

2011-08-04T23:43:00.000-07:00

I have a new mix up on A Strangely Isolated Place. You can check it out here: http://soundcloud.com/astrangelyisolatedplace/isolatedmix-19-specta-ciera

More info on myself and the mix here: http://astrangelyisolatedplace.com/2011/08/03/isolatedmix-19-specta-ciera/

"Just a moment"

2011-07-29T15:19:00.001-07:00

One of my songs is on the new Audio Gourmet compilation: http://music.audiogourmet.co.uk/album/just-a-moment

"Under cool air" music video

2011-07-10T18:27:00.000-07:00

Video for the song "Under cool air" by Specta Ciera.

This song is available on the Audio Gourmet compilation "In The Bleak Wilderness Of Sleep". http://music.audiogourmet.co.uk/album/in-the-bleak-wilderness-of-sleep

"The Vivid Unmapped"

2011-06-01T21:12:00.000-07:00

I'm very excited to announce my newest release. A full length album collab with the very talented Jacob Newman. CD or digital download available here: http://www.dataobscura.com/proddetail.php?prod=DO-050

"What started out as a collaborative experiment quickly transformed into something much larger. As we continued to work together we became more and more comfortable with the project, allowing the album to take on a beautiful lush environment filled with non-conflicting sounds even with the presence of multiple tracks of field recordings, guitars, synths, piano, effects, and more. The idea of sleep, dreaming, and hypnagogic states soon became a focus and direction for the project, with the songs representing many of our oneiric feelings." Jacob Newman and Devin Underwood

New songs

2011-05-17T12:29:00.001-07:00

I've got 2 new songs released today.

1 of my songs is available on the new compilation CD released on Audio Gourmet. More info & release page here: http://music.audiogourmet.co.uk/album/in-the-bleak-wilderness-of-sleep

I also have a remix I did for the very talented Brian Alka available here: http://www.electroniceel.com/

Enjoy! :)

"Only Light To Clear Away"

2011-04-18T23:43:00.000-07:00

One of my songs is on the new Distance Recordings compilation available as a digital download for $5. 100% of the proceeds will go to the Japanese Red Cross to help with the earthquake and tsunami relief effort. http://distancerecordings.bandcamp.com/

"Autumn in a cup"

2011-03-28T13:21:00.001-07:00

My new album "Autumn in a cup" is available now on CD & digital formats here: http://www.i-absentee.com/IA042.html

<a href="http://iabsentee.bandcamp.com/album/autumn-in-a-cup">Autumn In A Cup by I, Absentee</a>

Reviews of "Correspond"

2011-02-18T20:31:00.000-08:00

Here are some wonderful reviews on my collaboration with Marcus Fischer.

http://disquiet.com/2011/02/16/devin-underwood-marcus-fischer/

http://www.futuresequence.com/article/devin-underwood-marcus-fischer-correspond/

http://relaxedmachinery.ning.com/profiles/blogs/jkntinyrev-devin-underwood?xg_source=shorten_twitter

http://www.mixside.com/devin-underwood-marcus-fischer-correspond-2010-distance-recordings/

http://www.oirparacreer.com/dist020/

Devin Underwood + Marcus Fischer "Correspond" EP

2011-02-09T02:51:00.000-08:00

I'm beyond happy to announce the release of my collaboration with Marcus Fischer on Distance Recordings: http://distancerecordings.com/dist020

New song

2011-01-27T00:10:00.001-08:00

My song "Can I Please Go To The Party" is available now as a free download on I, Absentee: http://www.i-absentee.com/IA013.html

Kicking off the new year....

2011-01-10T02:09:00.000-08:00

My song "A dinosaur egg" appears on the newly released Circles and Lines V/A compilation: http://www.circlesandlines.org/candl30.htm

Year end stuff

2010-12-26T22:48:00.000-08:00

My new release "Snowflake Collections 2" is available now on Secret Station.
Link to release: http://secretstationrecords.com/Specta-Ciera-Snowflake-Collections-2.php

Also out is my song "Creepy day" appearing on the new label Energostatic Records.
Link to release: http://www.energostatic.com/stasis001.html

Another one of my songs also appeared on the Secret Station compilation.
Link to release: http://secretstationrecords.com/Broadcast-3.php

Much much more music & videos on the way for 2011.

Hope you all enjoy! :)

"Meadow Return"

2010-09-06T21:51:00.001-07:00

My new EP titled "Meadow Return" is available now as a free mp3 download over at Audio Gourmet http://music.audiogourmet.co.uk/album/meadow-return

"Accumulation Section" album and new remixes

2010-08-22T20:31:00.000-07:00

Hello all.

My new album "Accumulation Section" is available now as a free mp3 download over at Earth Mantra. The album also features a remix by Jacob Newman. More info on the release here: http://www.earthmantra.com/release-detail.php?id=141

Also out now are 2 remixes that I did for Carl Sagan's Ghost. You can find the release with my 2 remixes here: http://carlsagansghost.com/?p=421

Enjoy! :)

Remix for Miniature Airlines

2010-08-10T23:29:00.000-07:00

A remix I did for Miniature Airlines is available now as a free mp3 download as well as other wonderful remixes. Album/remix available here: http://d.iscontent.com/releases/arrivals-rmx/

Enjoy! :)

"Ground Hover" music video

2010-05-22T01:03:00.000-07:00

A video I produced for a song from my new release "Wind Shift".

"Wind Shift"

2010-05-01T13:28:00.000-07:00

My new album "Wind Shift" is available now on mp3/flac formats on Luxus-Arctica records International.

Link to release: Specta Ciera - "Wind Shift"

"Wind Shift" revisits many of the studio techniques I used in preparing my first album "Mystic Valley Parkway" on Distance Recordings. It features many layers of improvisations edited down to just bits & moments following a more structured part.

Also featured on Luxus-Arctica is a new compilation featuring one of my songs. The compilation is titled "At Dawn's Harbor" and features Carl Sagan's Ghost, Saffron Slumber, Specta Ciera, Ehrler Vogel. It is available as a free mp3/flac download here: "At Dawn's Harbor"

Enjoy! :)

Field Recording review

2010-04-22T00:31:00.000-07:00

A wonderful write up on one of my field recordings can be found here: http://disquiet.com/2010/04/21/devin-underwood-spectra-ciera/

Many thanks to Marc Weidenbaum for the review.
http://disquiet.com/

"Lighthouse Point"

2010-04-17T22:17:00.000-07:00

I am happy to announce the release of my new EP "Lighthouse point" available as a free mp3/flac download here: http://bit.ly/cA6MKZ

One of my photos is the front album cover.

Energy Dream 2

2010-04-04T22:08:00.000-07:00

My 2 track dub EP "Energy Dream 2" is now available as a free mp3 download here: http://www.drexonfield.com/sc_ed/specta_ciera_energy_dream_2.zip

You can also preview & download it here: http://soundcloud.com/specta_ciera

01 - Basement dub [Energy Dream 2 EP] by specta_ciera

02 - It's a planet [Energy Dream 2 EP] by specta_ciera

"Compose"

2010-02-23T11:49:00.000-08:00

Another batch of Specta Ciera remixes for Benjamin Dauer are now available for free download.

Compose EP by benjamindauer

"Myth of the Near Future"

2010-02-19T23:33:00.000-08:00

I had the pleasure of working on a 3 way split EP with Saffron Slumber & Carl Sagan's Ghost. The EP is free to download in both mp3 and flac formats on the wonderful label Circles and Lines Recordings. Also featured is one of my photos used for the cover art.

"We like up and down"

2010-02-16T22:32:00.000-08:00

I just released a new album under my other music project Drexon Field that I work on with my good friend Jared Sheehan. Our new album "We like up and down" has been released on Secret Station as both a CD release as well as an mp3 320kbps download.

Link to release: Secret Station

Our 2ed album "August" is also available at Secret Station.

"Gridiron" remix

2010-01-26T08:54:00.000-08:00

A new remix I did for Benjamin Dauer titled "Gridiron" is available here: Gridiron EP by benjamindauer

Energy Dream

2010-01-24T22:00:00.000-08:00

Now to start off 2010 proper, I have my first release of the year. It is a self released 2 track EP called "Energy Dream". It's a short & sweet little dub EP that I worked on last year but never wound up releasing. So here it is now for your enjoyment.

Link to the release: Specta Ciera - "Energy Dream"

You can also preview & download it on soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/specta_ciera

Specta Ciera - "Energy Dream" by specta_ciera

Specta Ciera - "Creepy Day" by specta_ciera

Enjoy! :)

New remixes to start off 2010

2010-01-06T22:43:00.000-08:00

I had the pleasure of remixing Benjamin Dauer's beautiful music under both my Specta Ciera project as well as my band Drexon Field. You can find our remixes with Benjamin's original song here: Specta Ciera & Drexon Field remixes

Be sure to visit the main remix page for more info as well as the other remixes. There will be 2 more Specta Ciera remixes on his page in the coming months. Check out the release page here: Benjamin Dauer Remix page

Protagonist EP by benjamindauer

Enjoy!

Winter Sunset

2009-12-27T19:51:00.000-08:00

To close out the year, here are some photos of I took this evening of clouds illuminated by the winter sunset.

Winter Sunset

Also, here are some light painting photos I did with a twirly light up toy.

Light Paintings

Enjoy, and best wishes for 2010! ;)

My photo work

2009-12-19T22:08:00.001-08:00

A photo I took on film back in 1996 has been used for the newest release on Secret Station.

Check out the release section here: Secret Station Records

The original, un-cropped photo can be viewed here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/devroka/3216783211/

Collaborations

2009-12-17T00:50:00.000-08:00

There are many collaborations in the works. One of these is a project I'm working on with musician/producer mapmap (aka Marcus Fischer). You can find his very productive and informative site here: Dust Breeding

We have been trading Ableton Live files and have easily found a common ground regarding our styles and approach towards what we do. I have been very excited to work with such a talented, like minded musician such as Marcus. This project will be released sometime early next year.

Here are some examples of our current collaborations which we are still working on. The links are to mapmap's personal blog.

Link to song 1

Link to song 2

Stay tuned for more info regarding this release.

Snowflake Collections

2009-11-01T17:21:00.000-08:00

My new E.P. "Snowflake Collections" is available now at Secret Station Records as a free mp3 download.

Also on the E.P. are 2 remixes by Electricwest and Benjamin Dauer.

Link to release page: http://secretstationrecords.com/freedownloa.htm

Direct link to the zip file: Specta Ciera - "Snowflake Collections"

Enjoy! :)

Lunar Testing Lab - The Twilight Fires: Volume Three

2009-10-29T00:02:00.000-07:00

A remix I did for Lunar Testing Lab has just been released on I, Absentee. The album "Lunar Testing Lab - The Twilight Fires: Volume Three" can be previewed/purchased at: http://www.i-absentee.com/IA023.html

Third installment of The Twilight Fires, featuring remixes from Ten And Tracer (U-Cover), Maps And Diagrams (Moamoo, Awkward Silence), Drexon Field (Attack 9), Boreal Network (Moodgadget), offthesky (Databloem, Somnia) and more.

Very limited run packaged in a tin!

Enjoy :)

Various Artists . Ceci n’est pas une pipe

2009-08-07T01:01:00.000-07:00

One of my songs appears on the new compilation "Various Artists . Ceci n’est pas une pipe" over at PublicSpacesLab. All of the other artists on it are amazing. Highly recomended release & netlabel.

Link to release: http://lab.pubspaces.com/2009/08/various-artists-ceci-nest-pas-une-pipe/

PublicSpacesLab website: http://lab.pubspaces.com/

"Lost to seasonal change"

2009-07-16T14:14:00.000-07:00

After finishing up my ambient release "Mystic valley parkway", I had many new ideas as to how I would approach my next ambient project. One of those things was experimenting with using my A.R.T. tube amp & mics such as my AKG, sure m57/58, as well as some cheap phantom powered mics. Using all this equipment I began to capture music improvs around the house, including things like playing an electric guitar into an elaborate fx chain, then into a small smokey amp placed far away up a set of wooden stairs with natural echo/reverb. Some takes were done while the end of the dishwasher cycle was running, creating a soft, almost windy kind of atmosphere. Also recorded were long piano improvs that were then loaded into samplers for playing fragments of the original pieces, creating entirely new songs out of the improvs while keeping the original surrounding noises/nuances.

I began this project at the end of fall 2008 and finished it up right around spring 2009. Many of the sounds were captured from mini-disk recordings from those times such as a cold Halloween night, a freezing blizzard that blew cold wind into my house, to the song birds coming back to a sill frozen area in the spring.

"Lost to seasonal change" is available now on Distance Recordings as a free mp3/flac download: http://www.distancerecordings.com/dist014.php

My other release over at Distance Recordings, "Mystic Valley Parkway" is also available as a free mp3/flac download: http://www.distancerecordings.com/dist006.php

Hope you all enjoy and have a good summer. ;)

Electricwest - MOTH3R / R3MIXES [Drexon Field remix]

2009-05-31T21:56:00.000-07:00

Hello all. :)

While working on my new Drexon Field album, I have also been hard at work on many remix projects as well. One of them is for the very talented Electricwest for his release "MOTH3R". The album, as well as remixes by Drexon Field and many others, is now available as a free mp3/flac download over at Archaic Horizon Records: http://www.archaichorizon.com/releases/ah033/ah033.html

Here is the info from the Archaic Horizon Records website:

After a three track sampler and a pay per download release on Rope Swing Cities, AH is re-releasing Electricwest's 'MOTH3R' along with a bonus album. 'R3MIXES' reinterprets the album's 11 songs through 11 different artists, including Electricwest himself. It features a mix of ambient drones to start the album off, flowing gradually into more beat-oriented, dub and idm.

'MOTH3R' stands strong on its own, with Electricwest's familiar rumbling bass and haunting tones invigorated from their own distortions. Disembodied voices become embedded within the dissonance and unearthed in the melodies. The album confronts listeners with a polarity between dark, anxious and crawling sonics against more calm and optimistic moments.

Extended thanks to all artist involved in 'R3MIXES' and to those who purchased 'MOTH3R' upon its original release.

Hope you all enjoy! :)

6 hours of wandering

2009-03-10T22:12:00.001-07:00

Went out for a 6 hour wandering/field recording/photo taking/relaxing adventure. It was beautiful outside. I'll be sharing more of the sounds recorded, but for now here are a few of the photos taken. Enjoy. :)

The MEGA walk from Harvard and back again.

Light Paintings

2009-02-23T20:50:00.001-08:00

New light paintings I did with LED Christmas lights.

Light Paintings

Quick animation by Devin Underwood - 2003

2009-02-09T21:49:00.000-08:00

Hand drawn with pencil & ink. Then colored with Prismacolor colored pencils. It took me a long, long time even if it is only a few seconds, hehe. ;)

The audio is from a field recording of jets flying over my house.

Drunkin Davis

2009-02-09T11:05:00.000-08:00

Went out to take photos on a freezing cold night. Can't go wrong with starting the photo session with 2 hours of good food & drink. it truly helps one forget about how cold it is outside while taking pictures.

Drunkin Davis - Feb 2009

Artwork

2008-12-03T19:40:00.000-08:00

I began scanning old drawings and other pieces of artwork I've done in the past. Here's an old colored pencil drawing I did back in 1998. Hope you like. :)

"My drink is totally gone" - Music video

2008-10-25T12:40:00.001-07:00

:::: Jack Lane :::: was kind enough to produce a video for my song "My drink is totally gone". The song "My drink is totally gone" on my new album "Mystic Valley Parkway" is available for free mp3/flac download at Distance Recorings

:::Specta Ciera / My Drink Is Totally Gone:::

Specta Ciera - "Mystic Valley Parkway"

2008-10-18T00:09:00.000-07:00

I am proud to announce the release of my first solo album under the name Specta Ciera. My favorite new label Distance recently started putting out amazing material after their launch earlier this year. The releases were beyond beautiful and I wanted to submit something special that I had been working on specifically for their label. the result is my new album "Mystic Valley Parkway".

Direct link to release page: http://www.distancerecordings.com/dist006.php

"Mystic Valley Parkway" is available now as a free download at the Distance Recordings website in both mp3 and FLAC formats. please be sure to check out all the other artists that are on there as well.

http://www.distancerecordings.com

I hope you enjoy this album and have a happy Halloween everyone.

take care,
Devin

Specta Ciera - "The tropical air"

2008-10-01T00:05:00.000-07:00

My new release Specta Ciera - "The tropical air" is now available as a free mp3 download at www.spectaciera.com

It is a nice & relaxing ambient release that I recorded earlier this spring using guitars, mics, a few delay pedals, and my korg poly800 mkII.

Direct link to zip file: Specta ciera - "The tropical air"

Enjoy! : )

Stay tuned for my first full length release comming soon at http://www.distancerecordings.com/

New album coming in October 2008

2008-09-13T00:42:00.000-07:00

My new album will be released on http://www.distancerecordings.com/sometime in October 2008. Stay tuned for more info. ; )

Went for a hike the other day and got this photo while standing on a footbridge.

Long Exposures

2008-08-24T16:24:00.001-07:00

Having fun with long exposure.

The wind picks up....

2008-07-24T22:41:00.000-07:00

Plenty of rain last night and today. This evening as the rain tapered off, some of the clouds broke apart just as the sun was setting. The light and color was beautiful. I managed to snap a few photos before the clouds covered the sun again.

New photos using Canon PowerShot A460

2008-07-12T02:28:00.001-07:00

Went out for a hike with friends and manged to get a few photos with my smaller camera. It was a beautiful day outside with the hot sun and cool breeze.

Hail Storm

2008-06-24T22:44:00.000-07:00

Been procrastinating on taking new photos recently. I took this right before a hail storm started this afternoon. The camera and I just barely avoided being pelted with ice.

Space Station Deluxe

2008-05-14T21:44:00.000-07:00

I have self released my first ep under the name Specta Ciera for free on my website. It is called "Space Station Deluxe" and is mostly electronica, but has some other experimental parts mixed in as well. 6 songs in mp3 format. all songs were produced winter 2007/2008 except for the last song which was made around 2004.

Enjoy!

http://www.spectaciera.com/

Specta Ciera - Music and visual art by Devin Underwood

"Underpass"

New song on Future Sequence compilation

"Against the sky's wishes"

"Signal Return"

http://energostatic.com/stasis008.html

"Ufo Landing" Single on Secret Station Records

My new single "Ufo landing" is available now on Secret Station Records

http://secretstationrecords.com/Specta-Ciera-Ufo-landing.php

New Specta Ciera song on Future Sequence compilation

Mix on ASIP

"Just a moment"

One of my songs is on the new Audio Gourmet compilation: http://music.audiogourmet.co.u​k/album/just-a-moment

"Under cool air" music video

"The Vivid Unmapped"

I'm very excited to announce my newest release. A full length album collab with the very talented Jacob Newman. CD or digital download available here: http://www.dataobscura.com/proddetail.php?prod=DO-050

New songs

"Only Light To Clear Away"

One of my songs is on the new Distance Recordings compilation available as a digital download for $5. 100% of the proceeds will go to the Japanese Red Cross to help with the earthquake and tsunami relief effort. http://distancerecordings.bandcamp.com/

"Autumn in a cup"

My new album "Autumn in a cup" is available now on CD & digital formats here: http://www.i-absentee.com/IA042.html

<a href="http://iabsentee.bandcamp.com/album/autumn-in-a-cup">Autumn In A Cup by I, Absentee</a>

Reviews of "Correspond"

Devin Underwood + Marcus Fischer "Correspond" EP

I'm beyond happy to announce the release of my collaboration with Marcus Fischer on Distance Recordings: http://distancerecordings.com/dist020

New song

My song "Can I Please Go To The Party" is available now as a free download on I, Absentee: http://www.i-absentee.com/IA013.html

Kicking off the new year....

My song "A dinosaur egg" appears on the newly released Circles and Lines V/A compilation: http://www.circlesandlines.org/candl30.htm

Year end stuff

"Meadow Return"

"Accumulation Section" album and new remixes

Remix for Miniature Airlines

"Ground Hover" music video

"Wind Shift"

Field Recording review

"Lighthouse Point"

Energy Dream 2

"Compose"

"Myth of the Near Future"

"We like up and down"

"Gridiron" remix

Energy Dream

New remixes to start off 2010

Winter Sunset

My photo work

Collaborations

Snowflake Collections

Lunar Testing Lab - The Twilight Fires: Volume Three

Various Artists . Ceci n’est pas une pipe

"Lost to seasonal change"

Electricwest - MOTH3R / R3MIXES [Drexon Field remix]

6 hours of wandering

Light Paintings

Quick animation by Devin Underwood - 2003

Drunkin Davis

Artwork

"My drink is totally gone" - Music video

Specta Ciera - "Mystic Valley Parkway"

Specta Ciera - "The tropical air"

New album coming in October 2008

Long Exposures

The wind picks up....

New photos using Canon PowerShot A460

Hail Storm

Space Station Deluxe

One of my songs is on the new Audio Gourmet compilation: http://music.audiogourmet.co.uk/album/just-a-moment