Ezekiel Honig

A New York City native, and founder/label manager for the Anticipate and Microcosm labels, Ezekiel Honig concentrates on his idiosyncratic brand of emotively warm electronic-acoustic music. Using the loop as more of a tool than a rule, Honig paints outside the lines, nestling into a comfortable, shared space between muted techno, ambient and slowmotion house - using them as reference points from which to stray, rather than as steadfast frameworks. Drawing on the rich history of musique concrete, Honig looks to incorporate a material nature into his music by imbuing it with a host of field recording/found-sound sources in the search for a balance between digital software innovation and the physicality of the world around us. His music is one of contrast and contradiction, combining minimal, abstract tendencies with a core of timeless harmonics - pairing inviting, fuzzy chords with clunky and dirty "mishaps." In addition to his studio releases and label work, Honig performs live consistently, and, in this setting, strives to push beyond the boundaries of the recorded material. His improvisational approach combines loops and elements from various songs with on-the-fly arrangements, editing and effects. Viewing the recorded material as a constantly shifting body of work leaves space for serendipitous moments and leads to each set being an individualized rework, referencing and reprocessing itself as well as the song forms from which the parts emerged. As a result of this flexibility to tailor sets to the environment, Honig's performances have been known to take the form of deep after-hours techno, rhythmic near-ambient or heartbeat-driven installation. A Partial Discography Albums: Surfaces of a Broken Marching Band - CD/digital - Anticipate - October 2008 Scattered Practices - CD/digital - Microcosm - September 2006 Early Morning Migration (w/ Morgan Packard) - CD/digital - Microcosm - July 2005 People Places & Things - CD/digital - Microcosm - July 2004 Technology is Lonely - CD/digital - May 2003 EP/Single: Prologuing the Inevitable - w/ David Last remix - digital - Konque - May 2009 Porchside Past Tense - Limited Edition 7" vinyl - Anticipate - December 2008 Live in Minneapolis - Limited Edition CDr/digital - Microcosm - September 2006 It's Getting Cold Outside EP - w/ Someone Else remix - digital - Unfoundsound - March 2005 People Places & Things Sampler - w/ John Tejada remix - 12" vinyl - Microcosm - May 2004 Colorfield EP - 3" CD - Red Antenna - February 2004 Splits/Collaborations: Open the Door / Seaside Pastures part 1 - w/ Dapayk and Midnight - 10" vinyl/digital - Fenou - June 2008 The Road to Victory EP - w/ Nicholas Sauser - 12" vinyl/digital - Microcosm - May 2006 Early Morning Migration Remix EP (w/ Morgan Packard, Socks and Sandals) - 12" vinyl/digital - Microcosm - March 2006 Macrofun Volume 4 (as saidsound) - w/ Krill.Minima - 10" vinyl/digital - Microcosm - February 2006 Macrofun Volume 3 - w/ Someone Else - 10" vinyl/digital - Microcosm - August 2005 More Human Than Human Remixes - w/ Soultek, isan, Ezekiel & Friends - 12" vinyl/digital - Microcosm - March 2005 Love Session / 1000 Remix EP - w/ Graphic - 12" vinyl/digital - Microcosm - October 2004 music producer, sound designer, label manager, production instructor