Loscil

Loscil

Infobox musical artist
Name = Loscil


Img_capt = Loscil playing live at MUTEK 2004
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Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth_name = Scott Morgan
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Born =
Died =
Origin = Vancouver, BC, Canada
Instrument =
Genre = electronic music Ambient techno experimental
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Years_active = 1998 to Present
Label = Kranky
Associated_acts = Destroyer
URL = http://www.loscil.com/
Current_members =
Past_members =

Loscil is the electronic/ambient music project of Scott Morgan, from Vancouver, BC. The name Loscil is taken the name from the "looping oscillator" function (loscil) in Csound. Scott Morgan is also the drummer for the Vancouver indie band Destroyer.

A self-released album titled "A New Demonstration of Thermodynamic Tendencies" caught the attention of experimental music label Kranky who signed Morgan on to release his first album "Triple Point" in 2001. "Triple Point" features six tracks off his first independent release as well as four new tracks.

Loscil followed up the release with "Submers", an aquatic-themed album. Each track on the album is named after a submarine. The last track on the album was produced in honour of the people who died on the Russian submarine K-141 Kursk.

His 2004 album "First Narrows" (a reference to the official name of the Vancouver bridge also known as Lions' Gate Bridge) marked the incorporation of improvised performances [http://www.straight.com/content.cfm?id=3135] by a number of guest musicians: Nyla Raney, cello; Tim Loewen, guitar; and Jason Zumpano, rhodes piano. Consequently, the songs were more organic and looser in nature than his previous work which he performed alone.

Eight of his songs were featured on the film score of the 2004 documentary "ScaredSacred" by award-winning documentary filmmaker Velcrow Ripper [http://www.scaredsacred.org/credits_music.php] .

"Stases" is an album made up of background drones from his other albums. It was released for free on the website for the One record label.

The theme of his fourth album, released in 2006, continues the conceptual ascent each album has taken, from the sub-atomic level ("Triple Point") and watery depths ("Submers") to the surface ("First Narrows") and the sky ("Plume"). "Plume" continues his musical integration of other musicians into his ambient compositions, including Josh August Lindstrom on vibes and xylophone and Krista Michelle Marshall and Stephen Michael Wood on ebow guitar (as well as Zumpano again on piano).

Discography

Albums

*1999 "A New Demonstration of Thermodynamic Tendencies"
*2001 "Triple Point" (Kranky)
*2002 "Submers" (Kranky)
*2004 "First Narrows" (Kranky)
*2005 "Stases (Drones 2001 - 2005)" (One)
*2006 "Plume" (Kranky)

Tracks Featured On

*2003 "" (Ghostly International)
*2003 "Saturday Morning Empires" (Intr Version)
*2003 "The Corporation" documentary film soundtrack
*2004 "ScaredSacred" documentary film soundtrack
*2008 "The Sleep Machine" contributed to Chequerboards online Relay project

ee also

*List of musicians from British Columbia

External links

* [http://www.loscil.com/ Official Site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/loscil MySpace Page]
*amg|id=11:lif2zfo2ehpk~T0|label = Loscil
*" [http://www.kranky.net/artists/loscil.html Loscil] " at Kranky Records
* [http://www.cbcradio3.com/issues/2005_01_28/index.cfm?page=52 "Environmental Music: Loscil's Impressionistic Portraits] CBC Radio 3 Live Concert Session


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