About Bill Horist (scroll down for album liner notes) Seattle-based guitarist Bill Horist delivers an idiosyncratic and richly emotive take on the world’s most ubiquitous instrument. He has played on dozens of records and has performed throughout North and Central America, Europe and Japan; collaborating with numerous leading lights in a beguiling range of genres. Perhaps best known for his prepared guitar treatments, his work is widely regarded alongside masters like Fred Frith and Keith Rowe. He has cultivated a unique voice in a number of styles in the realms of, jazz, rock, folk, and experimental music In both solo and ensemble capacities, Bill has received critical praise internationally and has been awarded several grants and residencies. He has created music for dance, film, theater and video games. In addition to a busy performance schedule, he teaches private lessons and conducts classes and workshops from elementary to graduate levels. Both within and without convention, Bill’s diverse work has secured his entrance into “…the pantheon of guitar anti-heroes.” (Alternative Press) Guitar Weirdo liner notes Bill Horist: solo electric prepared guitar Tracks 1 & 6 from SONGS FROM THE NERVE WHEEL, 2000, Unit Circle Rekkids. Recorded and mastered by Mell Dettmer, edited by Anton Perry and Rich Hinklin 1999 Tracks 2 & 4 from LYRIC/SUITE, 2004, Accretions Records. Recorded and mixed at the Banff Centre for the Arts, edited by Randall Dunn and mastered by Steve Langdon, 2003. Initially developed as a live score for LYRIC, an M-Body Dance production. Tracks 3 & 7 from THE PSORIASIS COAST, 2010, Aphonia Records. Recorded and mixed by Jason Schimmel and mastered by Jason Goessl, 2009. Tracks 5 & 8 from THE SIGNAL INDEX, 2012, Ultramarine Records. Recorded, mixed and mastered by Karl Stevens, 2011. Track 9 from POST ASIATIC: LOST WAR DREAM MUSIC, 2008, URCK Records. Recorded and mixed by Rob Angus, 2007. Track 10 is a solo version of a track from INTERSTELLAR CHEMISTRY; KK Null & Bill Horist, 2002, Beta-Lactam Ring Records. Recorded by Jim Kosharek and mixed by Randall Dunn, 2001. This version appeared on the CD companion to the art and culture periodical Yeti, issue #2. All music C & P 2000, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2012 Tangenesis Artifactory Music (ascap) Photo of Bill Horist, live in Darmstadt Germany, 2009, by Frank Schmitt via www.stacholero.com Design by Tiffany@tiflin.com