fmoa audio postcards series

The FMOA 'audio postcard' series was born out of practicality (realizing how absurd the prices are for simply shipping one CD or vinyl from the United States to other countries). The obvious solution to that would be just releasing everything as a digital download or stream-able audio work. But, given that one of the goals for our work is the diversification of experience (and that itself is a prelude to a greater understanding of the inter-relatedness of all phenomena), it is still valuable for us to have some aspects of our aesthetic experience that occur away from a screen.

So, these limited edition postcards were a nice way to circumvent economic factors beyond our control, and to give supporters a carefully constructed, tactile "social proof" or their contribution to the furthering of audio culture. Each postcard includes a digital download of new audio work, which is exclusive to this series and not what you might call "b-side" material or "outtakes": everyone participating in this initiative submits material that matches the quality of their output on the more traditional audio storage formats. As of now, the lineup is:

FMOA 04 - Thomas Bey William Bailey

FMOA 05 - Francisco López

FMOA 06 - Al Margolis / Thomas Bey William Bailey

FMOA 07 - Barbara Ellison

FMOA 08 - RLW

FMOA 09 - Anla Courtis

FMOA 10 - Marc Behrens

FMOA 11 - Skullcaster / Thomas Bey William Bailey

FMOA 12 - Roel Meelkop

FMOA 13 - Das Synthetische Mischgewebe

FMOA 14 - PBK

FMOA 15 - Reverse Image