SAMPLES:HOBO
FROM A TO B
M69 12”, WAV, MP3
Joel Boychuck is Hobo. You may already be familiar with his work as one half of Tractile who graced Minus with their debut EP a couple of years ago, if not this 12” single release represents his first solo outing From A to B, remarkable for its conception as for the smooth, shimmering techno it includes.
The more time Joel spent touring Europe with Tractile, the more he recognised a link between the modern generation of electronic musicians and the founding beat generation of the late 50’s and 60’s, personified by On The Road author Jack Kerouac. He arrived at the conclusion that as musicians we’re all hobos, travelling light from city to city and gig-to-gig, only nowadays the traditional guitar case has been updated to a laptop bag. As a result of this personal discovery, he left Berlin and headed back to the relative calm of Canada understanding that music is just as much a spiritual journey as a physical one and therefore, in order to reach his goals he must continue his journey alone. This led him into the wilderness (The Pinery national park to be exact) where he set up a makeshift studio in a traditional Mongolian style tent. Fasting for much of his stay and relying on heightened levels of perception and objectivity brought on by the immense beauty and peacefulness of his surroundings, he set to work.
Artist/Title: HOBO | FROM A TO B
Catalogue No.: M69
Label: MINUS
Format: 12”, MP3, WAV
Release Date Physical: DECEMBER 15th, 2008
Release Date Digital: DECEMBER 31st, 2008
Track Listing:
A. Failsafe - 6.56
B. Midnight - 7.21
Digital Bonus Tracks:
Urge - 6.38
Paranoia - 8.16
Skeletone - 5.42
Themz Just Namez - 6.47
I'm Not It - 6.44
Occam's Phaser - 7.03
Wayside - 8.00
www.hobotracks.com
