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It was on this date in 1996 that Metal XOR-B Studio was taken down. After nine months of use it was time to move the Studio once again. It was moved back to a prior location, the same place where Circle IX Studio had existed a couple of years earlier.

For more information on Metal XOR-B, click here to read the Studio Chapter feature that gives a detailed account of that Studio.

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It was on this day in 1998 that Isthmus released Parabolic Dish Festival Volume 1.

It's been a fast ten years!

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It was on this day in 1996 that the Mune Mud album Monograph was released.

Happy 12th Anniversary!!!

This Day in Studio History

It was on this day in 1996 that the first Isthmus album, Electric Field Donut, was release.

Happy 12th Anniversary

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On Wednesday, July 6, 1994, I found out we had a wireless microphone beltpack at work that was ordered by mistake and could not be used. I asked about it and was told I could buy it.

The next day, which was fourteen years ago today, I bought the unit for $25. I brought it home and attached it to the back of my electric guitar and used it as a wireless unit for my guitar. In theory it worked great, but since I was doing most of my guitar playing sitting down in the Studio, I took the unit off and put it in storage for future use.

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It was on this day in 1998 that the Studio first used the audio editing software Cool Edit. With this program the songs could now be mixed down from the 4-track master into the computer and be edited with effects, cleaned up, or re-arranged. Once the songs were finished in Cool Edit they were put in a play list and the cassette copies of an album were made from that list.

Prior to this software, once a song was recorded on the 4-track master it was finished, it just needed mixed down. But now songs, or parts of the songs, could be changed after they were recorded. This new process was first used for the Isthmus album Parabolic Dish Festival Volume 1 which was released in July of 1998.

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It was on this day in 1998 that the publicity poster for the Isthmus album Parabolic Dish Festival Volume 1 was released.

You can read details about the poster here.

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It was on this day in 1996 that the Mune Mud album Monograph was recorded.

This is the only "live" solo album recorded to date. It was "live" because Jason sung all the songs live to the pre-recorded music in one take. The music was from the original 4-track master tapes, so the only thing new were the vocals. Most of the songs came from the 1991 album Olympus and many others were preview songs for the upcoming Equation of Time album.

Hopefully this won't be the last "live" solo album.

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It was on this day in 2001 that Harry and Jason The Vintage Years Volume 1 was released.

Although this has been the only volume released in this series in the last seven years, there are more planned. Stayed tuned...

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Ten years ago, on this day in 1998, Isthmus had a marathon recording session which spawned two albums, Parabolic Dish Festival Volume 1 and Volume 2. These were the last Isthmus albums to be released to date. But talks are underway for a new Isthmus jam session this year to record a new album.

Also watch for the Parabolic Dish Festival 10th Anniversary Deluxe Limited Collectors Edition coming VERY soon!!!

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It was on this day in 2001 that Nikki and Jason Love Songs was released.

This has been their only release so far, but look for another release from them in the future.

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It was this day in 1994 that Jason went to work and talked to his co-worker, Kevin, about the new music he had been recording. Kevin asked what the new music was like. Jason said it was a combination of the heavy, industrial music of NueroMorgue and the lighter, more melodic music of Mune Mud. So Kevin's suggestion for a project name was NueroMud, a combination of the other two projects. Jason liked the suggestion, so this was the day that NueroMud was named.

On October 18 of that same year, the first of two NueroMud albums, ...Libra 971, was released.

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It was on this day in 1997 that the Isthmus album Ideas was released.

This was a collection of songs from the 1995 Electric Field Donut jam session that did not make it onto the 1996 Electric Field Donut album.

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It was on this day in 1992 that Jason bought the Ibanez bass guitar that is still in use at the Studio today.

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On this day in 1989, the Traveling Deengelburys t-shirts were finally finished.

Although the performance took place on March 31, it was almost a month before concert-goers and all fans alike could wear the shirt that promoted "The Brothers D" and their 1989 Lost in Time world tour.

You can visit the official Traveling Deengelburys website by clicking here.

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It was on this day in 1993 that the Studio purchased the Korg DW-8000 synthesizer from Jason's cousin, Harry. Harry was upgrading and needed to sell the synth. And Jason was ready to upgrade from the portable keyboards the Studio had been using for years, so the sale benefited both of them.

It was used in bands such as Pheonix, The Two-Tones, The Traveling Deengelburys, Mune Mud, and more.

The Korg is still a 'key' part in the Studio today. It acts as a MIDI trigger connected to the computer which has all the sounds the songs use today.

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It was this day in 1994 that the NueroMorgue EP E. Phantasmata was released.

This was a short collection of outtakes, alternate takes, and demos from 1993's NueroMorgue album Devis Tortura. It was the last NueroMorgue release to date.

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It was nineteen years ago today, on March 31, 1989, that the Traveling Deengelburys made their worldwide debut by playing a fund-raiser dance at a small high school.

Please visit the official Traveling Deengelburys website, the most comprehensive site on the internet to find information about the band.

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It was on this day in 1994 that the lyric booklet Devastation and Minim Opi was released for the NueroMorgue album Devis Tortura.

This was the third lyric booklet released by the Studio. The lyrics were presented in short story format and the booklet also contained the original artwork titled "Primordial Water and Lotus".

Happy 14th anniversary!!!

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It was Sunday, February 5, 1995, that Isthmus had their first official jam session.

The first Metal XOR Studio was still under construction in the basement of the house Jason was renting when they had the jam session. It consisted of Jason on electric guitar and vocals and Harry on keyboards, bass guitar, and vocals.

From that day's recordings came the album Electric Field Donut in 1996 and the EP album Ideas in 1997.