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18 Feb. 2026

"Music!//
it’s in my heart... "

After almost three years of 'Toyaway', I'm retiring
[the project].

Before going, I'm compiling a (large) programme--
a programm von programmen,
one could say--
out of the shelved recordings.

The goal is to complete/release said (grande) programa by 3/30, (hopefully much sooner,) so that my feature on OHYUNG's upcoming album,
the final track,
'Memorial',
can serve as such. That releases on 3/31--
a beautiful album that I'm honored to be a part of--
I also helped capture footage to represent the project--
check out the single::
'all dolls go to heaven'

...//back to toyaway

It just wasn't working.
The idea [was] 'to play',
'... to play with instruments like a child plays with toys'...
// to record everything, and
"work on" nothing...'

The projects were 'results'//

'I' was removed...

(I purposely avoided adding any descriptions to the 'projects', which came about as 'big waves'-- weeks in which there were lots of recordings that seemed to work well together.)

The problem was, well, I'd gotten pretty good at [the idea].
I was playing a lot-- recording everything-- and never "working".

Usually instrumental stuff, but some with vocal attempts. I'd accumulated a boatload of demos, (rolls eyes,) which I loved too much to 'release' without editing-some... (rolls eyes x2...)
in other words//
they all needed a bit of work,
but working was against the rules.

(I'm immune to physical clutter, but sensitive to digital build-up... hey!)

This is why the idea and I are breaking up.

((...heaven is a place on line...))

I want to start crafting, character-building, conceptualizing~~
so much else, with music. I've grown tired of playing (and listening) to the improvised vibe. I'm changing! That's all.
I'll let you know!

toyaway.bandcamp.com toyaway.bandcamp.com toyaway.bandcamp.com toyaway.bandcamp.com toyaway.bandcamp.com toyaway.bandcamp.com toyaway.bandcamp.com toyaway.bandcamp.com

L i f e //
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// status . . .

My current state of existence is ... quiet.

When
I'm not working,
I explore bandcamp // eBay...

My friend Jordan and I have been granted a space to test out our idea of operating a shop.
We plan to sell/lend
a small curated selection of music, film, and literature, as well as equipment to create such things.
We may start an obscure 'record label', and sell coffee, too.
I think we'll open up sometime
late-March//
early-April..

Much of my work is social. I've been volunteering at a Media Arts Co-Op for a couple years now. I help organize camera gear and lend it out to Public Space One members.

I co-produce a local video program through that space called ICVZ, which screens locally every-other-month.

Of course,
I'm still driving school bus. That's the work I enjoy most// more than any art project. It's true!
I can't prove it,
but I think it's true.

Lastly-- best for last-- my partnership with Elly: I'm so lucky to share this grand experience with her. Corny, but hey, we're Iowans-- she's gravity. Our partnership is the only real thing I'm doing-- it's the only thing there actually is.

//...