Audioconfusion is a recording studio in Mesa, Arizona. It was established 1996. The newest incarnation of the studio was built in 2006. It is owned and operated by Jalipaz Nelson. Audioconfusion is notable for its production and recording of various independent Phoenix bands,[1] especially the first four studio albums by AJJ (and the majority of all of their recorded output with the exception of their two most recent studio records). The studio's sound emphasizes natural reverb[2] and live recording methods.[3]
| Company type | Recording studio |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Genre | Various (indie rock, metal, singer-songwriter, punk rock, garage rock, folk punk, country, bluegrass, experimental/noise) |
| Founded | 1996 |
Area served | Mesa, Arizona |
Key people | Jalipaz Nelson, Daniel Somers |
| Website | www |
History edit
Originally from Pennsylvania, Jalipaz Nelson settled in Arizona at the premature culmination of a road trip when he was hindered from crossing the California border due to ferret regulations.[4] In 1995, Nelson attended an introductory recording program in Ohio prior to starting Audioconfusion in 1996. In 2004, he began The Audioconfusion Manifesto. In 2006, he constructed a new studio which measures 1000 ft2.[3] He later partnered with Dan Somers, an early department head of Radio Phoenix.[5]
The Audioconfusion Manifesto was an independent record label and musical collective (the titular manifesto was non-existent). Bands in the Phoenix scene organized around recording at the newly constructed Audioconfusion studio. Participating bands included AJJ, Peachcake, and Asleep in the Sea.[6] The first studio album by AJJ, Candy Cigarettes & Cap Guns, was originally released by The Audioconfusion Manifesto and recorded at Audioconfusion,[7] prior to being re-released on Asian Man Records. In 2010, a similar collective and label outfit called Black Cactus Records was founded.[8][9] Both Nelson and Somers were founding members.[10]
Artists edit
Artists produced by Jalipaz Nelson and Audioconfusion include:[4][11][12][13][14][15]
- AJJ
- The Necronauts
- Red Tank!
- Jeremiah Craig[2]
- Okilly Dokilly
- The Edisons
- Beach Bummer
- Blu Joy
- Citrus Clouds
- Funerary
- Lisa Savidge[16]
- JJCNV[17][18]
- Diners
- Dogbreth
- Playboy Manbaby
- The Haymarket Squares
- The Oxford Coma
- The Old Storm
- Snail Quail[19]
- Sundressed
- Twingiant
- Gloomsday
- Asleep in the Sea
- Peachcake
- The Echo Bombs[20]
- Paronym
- Some Dark Hollow
- Scott Gesser
- Shawn Skinner and the Men of Reason
- Huckleberry
- Tony Martinez
- Gale
- FGGTFAILUR
- Hug of War
- Eric Schlappi
- Tierra Firme
- Space Alien Donald
- Sad Dance Party
Selected discography edit
| Year | Artist | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | AJJ | "Candy Cigarettes & Cap Guns" |
| 2006 | Peachcake | "Now We Have Something to Celebrate" |
| 2007 | AJJ | "People Who Can Eat People Are the Luckiest People in the World" |
| 2008 | Peachcake | "What Year Will You Have the World?" |
| 2009 | AJJ | "Can't Maintain" |
| 2010 | The Necronauts | "Gauche et Droite" (released on High School Football Records, Black Cactus Records)[21] |
| 2011 | AJJ | "Knife Man"[22] (released on Asian Man Records) |
| 2014 | Funerary | "Starless Aeon" |
| 2015 | Red Tank! | "I Want You to Crowdsurf My Body at My Funeral"[23] |
| 2016 | Red Tank! | "BIO/FEEDBACK" |
| 2016 | Dogbreth | "Second Home"[24] (released on Asian Man Records) |
| 2016 | Diners | "Three"[25] (released on Asian Man Records) |
| 2016 | Okilly Dokilly | "Howdilly Doodilly" |
Notes edit
- ^ "The Tastemaker's Ten: Jalipaz of Audioconfusion – YabYum Music & Arts". yabyumwest.com. August 17, 2016.
- ^ a b "Finding A Good Recording Studio – Jeremiah Craig". jeremiahcraig.com. April 7, 2013.
- ^ a b "audioconfusion – Creative Recording Space Arizona". audioconfusion.com.
- ^ a b Accomazzo, David (September 23, 2016). "Jalipaz Nelson of Audioconfusion Explains How A Ferret Made Him Settle in Arizona". phoenixnewtimes.com.
- ^ "Audioconfusion – YabYum Music & Arts". yabyumwest.com. September 23, 2012.
- ^ "AZNightBuzz.com: daysleeper". archive.org. October 7, 2006. Archived from the original on October 7, 2006.
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- ^ "Various – Black Cactus Records Vol 1". discogs.
- ^ Ventre, Sarah (July 22, 2010). "Black Cactus Records Is Serious". phoenixnewtimes.com.
- ^ "audioconfusion – Creative Recording Space Arizona". audioconfusion.com.
- ^ "audioconfusion". discogs.
- ^ "Jalipaz Nelson – Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". metal-archives.com.
- ^ "Jalipaz – Credits". AllMusic.
- ^ "Jalipaz". discogs.
- ^ Fossum, Melissa (March 10, 2011). "Lisa Savidge's Name Might Be the Only Thing the Band Didn't Obsess Over". phoenixnewtimes.com.
- ^ Farah, Troy (December 17, 2014). "JJCnV Shares the Secret to a Happy Marriage". phoenixnewtimes.com.
- ^ Times, Phoenix New (December 22, 2014). "4 Best Concerts in Phoenix This Week". phoenixnewtimes.com.
- ^ Caldwell, Christina (June 15, 2012). "Snail Quail Learns to Love This Screwed-Up City". phoenixnewtimes.com.
- ^ Farah, Troy (December 9, 2014). "The Echo Bombs' Debut Album Is Creepy as Hell". phoenixnewtimes.com.
- ^ Mike (March 23, 2011). "The Necronauts – "Gauche et Droite" CD Review (Black Cactus Records)". brooklynrocks.blogspot.com.
- ^ Woodbury, Jason P. (July 18, 2011). "Andrew Jackson Jihad Announce Knife Man". phoenixnewtimes.com.
- ^ Hillman, Amy Young, Lauren Wise, Jaron Ikner, Tom Reardon, Jeff Moses, Roger Calamaio, Garyn Klasek, Serene Dominic, Jason Keil, Jason P. Woodbury, Mitchell (January 27, 2016). "16 for '16: The Up-and-Coming Metro Phoenix Bands to Watch This Year". phoenixnewtimes.com. Archived from the original on August 23, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Second Home, by Dogbreth". bandcamp.com.
- ^ ""three", by Diners". bandcamp.com.