AWESOMECON

I’m a big fan of my boys Ed and Joshua, who together form electronic music act Time Slips By. Between the two of them they have over 35 years of experience in the crafting of awesome, highest-quality electronic sounds. Techno, drum n’ bass, ambient, electro, hardcore, breakcore, IDM, drill n’ bass, dubstep, early “rave” etc etc and on and on, together and separately, they’ve done it all. Except maybe big club trance, maybe not that so much. And wasn’t there some club affliction called “handbag” at one point or another? Maybe not so much that either, but they’ve covered a huge range of music either way.

In their current incarnation as Time Slips By, Ed and Joshua create lush ambient soundscapes, while at the same time staying true to their darker, harder instincts and pasts. Rather than trying to fill up every moment, however, TSB uses the silences to express feelings as well. Here’s a link to their latest live PA, which took place on a beautiful night in the Northern California forests at Cloudfactory Collective’s Chillits campout. The guys put many hours of work into creating a full environment experience: the audience was surrounded by MIDI controlled LED lights of various shapes and sizes, all precision controlled for maximum effect when viewed in concert with the audio.