The third album to be released by Author & Punisher in 2010 played on the Drone Machines. Comprised of 11 tracks, this is the heaviest doom and drone coming from A&P yet. Sample Tracks: Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

This entry was written by tshone, posted on February 3, 2010 at 1:36 pm.

[photos by Glenna Jennings for upcoming magazine article, special thanks to Juliana Maschion]

This entry was written by tshone, posted on November 9, 2009 at 2:50 pm.

Live @ NWEAMO Festival 10/3/2009

This entry was written by tshone, posted on October 13, 2009 at 4:35 pm.

Make Magazine blog posting from Thursday September 3rd on the Dub and Drone Machines.  I was at the Maker Faire in May this year and met some really nice people.  Hopefully next year I can do a performance.  If you’ve never been you should definitely check it out.

This entry was written by tshone, posted on September 6, 2009 at 10:34 am.

To fully understand Tristan Shone’s artwork, you need to read the explainer that accompanies a piece he created for the group show SouthwestNET: Techno at the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art. “Aphanisis” consists of a precision drill press, built by Shone, with a syringe in place of the drill bit—a sort of sci-fi automated drug-implanting device—enclosed in a glass box.
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This entry was written by tshone, posted on August 31, 2009 at 5:45 pm.

The Drone Machines are now on display together with videos by Gretchen Mercedes until September 17th, 2009 at Compact Space Gallery in Los Angeles, CA. There will be Dub Machines (newer machines, not displayed) performance outside on the closing night of September 17th between 7 and 9pm. These are 3 new devices I have made and composed new music on.

This entry was written by tshone, posted on August 18, 2009 at 11:01 pm.

8/13/09 -> LA- @ Compact Space Gallery – Braden Diotte, Author & Punisher, Clew of Theseus, Deathroes (As an opening to Tristan Shone’s and Gretchen Mercedes’ show “We Ourselves Flash and Yearn”)
8/14/09 -> LA- @ Woman – Braden Diotte, Author & Punisher, Clew of Theseus, Gerritt Wittmer & Paul Knowles perform the Great Work
8/15/09 -> LA- @ Mtn Bar – Braden Diotte, Author & Punisher, Clew of Theseus w/Sixes
8/16/09 -> SD- @ Kava Lounge Gallery – R. Jencks, Author & Punisher, Braden Diote, Clew of Theseus

This entry was written by tshone, posted on August 11, 2009 at 4:40 pm.

This entry was written by tshone, posted on August 2, 2009 at 10:08 am.

Performance at SESI theatre SP, Brasil, thanks to all who came out…there are just a few pictures of the event and practice build up..
…more coming

This entry was written by tshone, posted on August 1, 2009 at 6:24 pm.

Brand new Dub Machines device: Headgear. It’s an eight channel microphone made from stainless steel and anodized aluminum. There are eight electret condenser mics that can be used as eight separate vocal inputs and also as analog control inputs for use in ableton, Pd, max, etc.

This entry was written by tshone, posted on July 30, 2009 at 5:30 pm.