Happy New Year 2012 to everyone! Thanks for making 2011 a great year as we expanded into Season Two of 1k Sessions webcasts. Season Three is already mostly laid out and it's going to be amazing! We have some surprises in store, and our first announcement for this year is a world premiere duo collaboration with Dino J. A. Deane. More to come on this. Hop over to the 1k events page to see more live projects in PHL/NY/DC with Dino in March as well.

1k Recordings looks like it will release more physical editions and downloads in 2012 than ever before. Next up is Nuculture-t'ai chi & ruby red; Ilsar-Motzer Project-The Tales of the Blackwinged Bird; Goldbug-zwei (featuring Eric Slick, Barry Meehan, Theo Travis, and myself); and several Tim Motzer solo soundscape editions...  We have a big list of releases coming, so pop in ofter for updates.

Consider the gift of 1k music for your holidays:
The 1k Recordings Store is offering many interesting bundles and downloads for the adventurous music enthusiast. Very best wishes from 1k Recordings. Thanks for supporting creative music.

1. 1k Wintertime Bundle includes all of the current 1k Recordings releases
  Contents include Nucultures-Butterflies, Zebras, and Moonbeams (double-disc), Nucultures Remixes, Fractured Reverb Underground, Jazzheads, Tilomo, Secret Voices, and Base3—including the latest 1k releases—Goldbug_The Seven Dreams;  Tim Motzer & Markus Reuter-Descending; and Base3_Live From Earth. Plus three collectible album art postcards (4x6) full colour. That's 10 albums including free shipping in the US. 
   preview and buy here: http://1krecordings.com/1kstore/shopexd.asp?id=216

2. Electronic bundle includes 3 ground-breaking discs:
   Fractured Reverb Underground, Tilomo-Soft Lunch, Tim Motzer & Markus Reuter-Descending
   buy here: http://1krecordings.com/1kstore/shopexd.asp?id=224

3. Experimental Power Bundle: 3 "essentials discs"
     Goldbug-The Seven Dreams and Base3_DarkMatter & Live From Earth.
     buy here: http://1krecordings.com/1kstore/shopexd.asp?id=225

4. Download 1k Sessions episode 11 : Julie Slick, Tim Motzer, and Eric Slick.
    —a two hour video concert performance from 1k studios in Philadlephia.
    preview and download here: http://1ksessions.com/buy/episode11

and an amazing new digital release from Iapetus:

5. Download Markus Reuter feat: Tim Motzer -"Star's End"
   recorded live on air in Philadelphia in 2008: http://iapetus-store.com/album/stars-end

AN EPIC NIGHT OF MUSIC AND VISUALS AT THE TRITONE THIS SUNDAY DECEMBER 4TH, 2011

OTOKAR will play the Tritone on December 4, 2011 along with YAPP, and Slick Motzer Slick.(SMS)

Catch this rare experimental rock trio pulling as much from the Soft Machine Canterbury-era
as the great organ trios of our time featuring the incredible Wally Smith—total improvisation.
YAPP will unveil amazing playing and compositions, and SMS (Julie Slick-just back from her 35 city tour with Adrian Belew-along with Eric Slick and Tim Motzer) will open the night at 9pm.  Live visuals will permeate the Tritone for the entirety of the evening. Don't miss this epic night of music and visual transformation.

OTTOKAR
JIM MENESIS-drums percussion
WALLY SMITH-keyboards
TIM MOTZER-guitars

and with sets by

YAPP
BRYAN ROGERS-sax
ALBAN BAILEY-gtr
DAVE FLAHTERY-drums
MATT ENGLE-drums

and

a power trio set by

SMS
TIM MOTZER-gtr
JULIE SLICK-bass
ERIC SLICK-drums

with visuals by Dejha Ti & Rucyl Mills

a night not to be missed.

Tritone
South St @ 15th
Philadelphia PA USA

9pm

1k Sessions | a live in studio webcast series

Episode 14: Rich Medina and Tim Motzer

Philadephia-based DJ and poet Rich Medina will join guitarist Tim Motzer for an evening of poetry, turntable experimentalism, beats, drift, and guitar noise. 1k Sessions, Episode 14 is live Monday, November 21, 2011 at 6:30pm EST and is sure to turn heads around with this one.

Up for replay now.

sign in and watch:

http;//1ksessions.com

 1k news:

1k Sessions
Bernard Wostheinrich & Tim Motzer 1k Sessions episode 13
is on replay at http://1ksessions.com until November 21.

The next 1k Sessions will feature DJ/Poet Rich Medina & Tim Motzer
in duo performance/improv of poetry, turntable, electronics, and processed guitars.
Monday November 21, 2011 6:30

Episode 11 Video DL
The burning power trio performance of Tim Motzer, Julie Slick, and Eric Slick is now available
as a download. That's a video download—all 6Gb! This highly requested 2 hour performance originally
aired on 1k Sessions episode 11 August 22, 2011. Go buy this, download, and enjoy in all
it's glory!  we plan to do some live shows soon as well, so watch out!

preview & download it here:

http://1ksessions.com/buy/episode11

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Upcoming 1k releases:
Nucultures-Tai Chi & Ruby Red (1k019)
Ilsar-Motzer-Tales of the Black Winged Bird (1k023)
Goldbug-Zwei (1k020) w Eric Slick, Barry Meehan, Tim Motzer, Theo Travis
Tim Motzer-Dance (1k021)  scores, and soloscapes for dance.
Tilomo-82011@34 soundscapes live (1k022)
    excerpts will be up on the 1k player soon!

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1k Wintertime Bundle
Currently available is the 11CD 1k Wintertime Bundle. All the 1k CD's—specially priced!
Beautifully designed and packaged in digipak & mini-LP jackets. Get 1k Music in your life!

http://1krecordings.com/1kstore/shopexd.asp?id=216