INQ is a website that features the releases of 28 (I counted) different netlabels. The site looks nice and doesn’t have the ‘crawler’ or ‘machine’ feel to it that a lot of “community” sites have. Each label featured on INQ has their own subpage, with a brief description of what they do and a 1 hour mix of their material. It seems that each label is required to submit a mix to be listed on INQ.

These mixes are a great way to get a general feel for what each label is doing and I’ve enjoyed listening through them and exploring. There are so many netlabels out there and there are probably even more that are not on a list. It’s a bit overwhelming.

I am less interested in the “news” aspect of the collective because it mirrors content being published elsewhere. The mixes, however, are a nice touch and they are a nice alternative to going to 28 different websites.

Today I am proud to announce the release of ‘Grow in the Dark Watch‘ on the awesome netlabel test tube. GITDW is a rhythmic experiment without beats, spanning 6 tracks. It’s playful and simple music with disjointed rhythms that change their mind, wander back and forth, and forget what their point was. Thanks to everyone involved, especially Pedro Leitão, Gordon Tebo, and Sabastian Alvarez for his great cover artwork. I hope you all enjoy it, it was really fun to compose.

Great news everybody! “Grow in the Dark Watch” is the next scheduled release on the netlabel test tube. It will be my first published solo project and I’m proud to have it featured through such a great netlabel.

More information about the music and the label coming soon.