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Nathan Michel
About 
Nathan makes all kinds of music. His band Hospitality recently released their debut full-length on Merge Records, to great critical acclaim. He's also released four...
 
The Beast 
Following his adventurous excursions into Zappa territory with Dear Bicycle, Nathan Michel takes a 90-degree turn with his laptop and his instruments and his bleeps...
 
Dear Bicycle 
It's hard not to immediately compare Nathan Michel's Dear Bicycle to Frank Zappa's Civilization Phase III. All of the elements are there: the hummable but strangely...
 
Morning Minutes Volume 2 
Each of these tracks was made in a day, usually in less than an hour. Don't listen for too much to happen. But it's not ambient. Good for driving, cleaning,...
 
Concert Music 
My background is in rock music, but in high school I became interested in longer and longer forms, which led me to the conclusion that I wanted to be a composer. I...
 
Hospitality 
This is the band I'm in. I play guitar now, though I used to play drums. I also did much of the arrangement and production on the record. We put out our debut...
 
Morning Minutes Volume 1 
Each of these tracks was made in a day, usually in less than an hour. Don't listen for too much to happen. But it's not ambient. Good for driving, cleaning,...
 
Consequences EP 
Consequences EP by Nathan Michel
 
Morning Minutes Volume 3  
Morning Minutes Volume 3 is still in progress. Morning Minutes V3 by Nathan Michel
 
Remixes + Other Tracks 
I've done remixes for a few friends, including Jab Mica Och El and Helado Negro. Also in this section are one-off tracks I made for various compilations. There's...
 
Trebly 
Fab technicolor stuttering and blinking laptop abuse from this artist most known for his releases on Tigerbeat6. The work on this live document (somewhat distinct...
 
A to Z Poems 
F Poem by Nathan Michel All around I can't be bothered to make any progress. I'm clung to the chop of life. A slippery boat in the greasy waves who...
 
Poor Cow 
Testing this testing that from the room in the back of the house. Poor Cow by Nathan Michel >
 
Abc Def 
There are two types of Moms in the world: The kind that took all your Star Wars figures, your He-Man Snake Mountain playset and that plastic guitar by Tiger and...
 
Thirty One-Minute Pieces 
Each track is a minute long. There are thirty of them. The first track I wrote was called "one", the second was called "two", the thirtieth was called "thirty",...
 
Commercials 
I have worked writing music for television commercials since 2008. Some years I've done a lot of ad music work, some years a little. For the most part, I enjoy the...
 
Leftovers 2001 
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Tenori-On 
The Tenori-On is electronic musical instrument designed and created by the Japanese artist Toshio Iwai and Yu Nishibori for Yamaha. It is a 16x16 grid of LED...
 
Mini CD 
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Dissertation 
Creative Control: Morton Feldman, Lars von Trier and Frank Zappa This dissertation explores the relationship between creativity and control. How can the creative...
 
Photos of Pizza 
I took these photos at Mike's Pizza, 89th and Lexington. I'd go there after seeing the psychiatrist. Mike's Pizza closed in 2012 and I haven't been the same...
 
2000 
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Rockaway Surf Cam Screen Grabs 
This project is related to Morning Minutes. Each day...balah blah blah check it out here:
 
Tapes 
Tapes by Nathan Michel