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I haven’t done an update post because I feel like I do them all the time. Well, it’s actually been a year and a half since anything approaching an update! Weird times on many levels.

It probably feels like that because I’m talking every week on Dat Fury Radio, though I’m not really doing updates there, either. Coming up on six months, and we’re picking up listeners week by week.

So, great googly moogly, here’s the rundown:

• Jam My Wave / Don’t Jam My Wave, the massive 22-song guitar-based project that is succeeding “V for Voice” and “Fight Songs.” Drums are done except for tweaks, bass is done, guitars are close-ish to done-ish; I have maybe six acoustic tracks and 4-8 electric tracks to go, depending on what’s a guest spot and what I do myself. Then keys, vocals, mix. 2026 release at the earliest.
• I’m finishing rollout/promo materials for the three-album “Darker Dimensions” crossover event release, which I’ll start dropping in a couple weeks
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I had the session for Drone Space Nine’s “Through the Eye of Destiny” open in order to make an excerpt for mr|signal, and noted down the sound sources for anyone who might be interested. In order of appearance:

• Korg MS-20
• Dreadbox Medusa
• EarthQuaker Devices Park fuzz
• Moog MF Drive
• BYOC Triangle-spec Big Muff
• Korg Monotribe
• Dreadbox Medusa
• Korg Monotribe
• Arion SMM1 distortion (and EHX Russian Small Stone)
• Korg MS-20

Get Royce and Rob’s picks (in addition to highlights from mine!), along with our thoughts on Steve Albini, Quincy Jones, and more.

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Brittany Howard, “What Now” (2024) – Cousin Brit set the bar for 2024 with her album full of deconstructed art-soul; bits bang, but she never luxuriates in any of the grooves for long, always moving.

High On Fire, “Cometh The Storm” (2024) – Matt & Co. are still dealing absolute heat even as the band is old enough for the good rental car rates.

Kim Deal, “Nobody Loves You More” (2024) – Simultaneously everything I could have wanted from a Kim record under any banner, and having enough distance from The Breeders to be distinct. Who knew that a low-key mariachi backing band would compliment Kim perfectly? (She did.)

Amber Mark, “Comin’ Around Again,” “Space & Time,” “Lovely Day,” “Loosies” (2024) – Amber casually drops torchy bangers like other artist post Reels (or whatever). Feels like she’s building toward something and I cannot wait to find out what.

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Mr. Furious Records had our 20th birthday in September, and this week on Dat Fury Radio Cory and I began the belated celebration; listening to the entirety of the mr|signal compilation from the beginning.

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The “MFR 20” series will probably have six parts, spread out in the coming months on Dat Fury Radio. Subscribe and share!

I’m hosting a new show, in collaboration with Approach and Datura Records! Links to all the places you can listen and subscribe are on the Dat Fury Radio page.

It’s been quite a while in the works and I’m excited to get it off the ground. Four episodes are in the can and ready to schedule once I see some plays on the teaser. From there I’ll be working with Mr. Furious Records and Datura Records artists and friends on shows, and filling in the gaps with whatever strikes me.

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It’s there! Shacker Music . Com as of June 6, 2004

There’s not a ton there, but the news updates track us through 2003-04, there’s a couple photos on the “Multimedia” (!!) page, and the color scheme sure takes me back.

It’s website redesign day! Everything should remain available but might look weird; have some patience as I work <3 -h

4:01 PM CST – I’m about done for the day. I will keep picking away in the coming days and weeks, but I’m satisfied enough with the functionality and look that I’m going to leave the new theme up. Enjoy, and get in touch if you have any issues or feedback! -h

Over the weekend I ran into VB, Paul B’s mom at the library event (Hi, Paul!  She said you check the site but I wasn’t sure which one so I’m posting both on the main MFR site and the howie&scott sub-site.  Very cool that you keep tabs on us, I had no idea!).  For Paul and everyone else I wanted to post an update on recent-ish and upcoming music Scott and I have made / are making, since it’s not all under the h&s name.

“V for Voice”, our 2019 comeback record –

“An Evening at Home with Howie and Scott,” our deep pandemic stay-at-home EP –

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In random order:

Black Milk, “Everybody Good?” (2023) – “Everybody Good?” was the first I heard of Black Milk, and after it knocked my socks off I started going backward through his discography to see when he got so amazing. The answer? Allllll the way back at the start. RIYL/FFO Q-Tip, Lupe Fiasco

billy woods & Kenny Segal, “Maps” (2023) – Five minutes in (“Soundcheck”), I knew this was my AOTY, and I never really doubted it in the months after. And when you get to “Hangman” and “Baby Steps”?? Whoooo! RIYL/FFO Madlib, Boldy James, Armand Hammer, Open Mike Eagle

Sines of Exquisite Pleasure, “Modular Systems” (1982) – Aptly named, these long-overlooked synthesizer and piano jams helped center me many times this year. RIYL/FFO Abul Mogard, Alessandro Cortini

Aesop Rock, “Integrated Tech Solutions” (2023) – Endless, generous brilliant bangers from the dean of rap studies. RIYL/FFO MF DOOM, Del the Funky Homosapien

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Daniel and I talked about the project with Ebony and Joel. Hear it anywhere you pod, or below.

Recorded a rhythm guitar track last night for a song with the working title “Killer Illness” from the I Am The Brute Squad project.

Signal path:

• DOD 280 compressor
• Mr. Furious Audio 5KR boost
• The Sweeping Mids phaser
• BYOC Triangle-spec Big Muff build
• (Shepard’s End was bypassed)
• Mr. Furious Audio JFET boost
• HIWHAT (Cbread RAH build)
• BSRI Cab cab sim

I’ve also been finishing off lyrics for Jam My Wave / Don’t Jam My Wave, and wrote the first piece for 23 Infinite Choices (the Night Mode synth hocketing project) over the past few weeks.