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March 5, 2013

A few shows coming up in Portland and Seattle this spring: an appearance at Mississippi Studio opening for Doldrums, and a spot on the MOTOR bill at Seattle's excellent Debacle festival!

In other news, a Strategy remix of loscil will be released on the digital-only Hundreds compilation, later this month. More information

December 30, 2012

2013 is going to be fun year for Strategy and related projects. If you enjoyed the resurgence in output from Strategy this year there will be more to come in the next months...which will be announced once things are official! See recent postings below for new releases "What If?" and "Luna" that are still fresh.

The biggest current news is Strategy shows in Los Angeles, with 100% Silk friends and family. And some nice Portland shows coming up as well. Click "Live" at right for full info.

December 5, 2012

Out today!! Strategy What If? cassette/digital album, out now on Portland's awesome Boomarm Nation label! This is more on the noisey dub/electronic excursion side of things. Buy it from the label here:

Out end of November, my newest and one of my most EPIC 12" singles ever, "Luna" came out on Endless Flight!! Buy it from Kompakt or Forced Exposure etc!

What will happen in 2013?

New albums...new 12" singles...remixes...and shows to be announced shortly.

October 22, 2012

Shop news: I am out of copies of the s/t Strategy LP but buy them from Peak Oil and your favorite shops while you can! it's almost out of print!

Live news: Strategy is taking a fall/winter break from live shows thanks to everyone who supported this season of live sets. Back in January, 2012!

New Fontanelle album, Vitamin F on Southern Lord!- newest work since 2002! Gritty electric jazz showing a live side of the band that's always been lurking beneath the surface...LIVE SHOWS THIS WEEK...	Strategy 12" "Luna" b/w "The Saga" releases October 29 with Endless Flight. So excited to have a return flight on one of my favorite labels. 12" and digital to be available at kompakt.fm	First "official" Strategy cassette release (and digital), What If? comes out December 5 on Gulls' amazing label Boomarm Nation. If you don't know about it, get familiar now.

September 25, 2012

NEW ALBUM DROPS SEPT. 25 - TODAY!

Order LP Here

Digital Downloads available at Beatport, Juno, iTunes, etc.

First new full length since 2008 picks up where Future Rock left off in a whirlwind of dub, experimental pop, funk, and haze. First album to feature significant presence of guest musicians, it is a huge honor to count these collaborators among the lineup: Jake Anderson (Spirit Duplicator), Michael Braun Hamilton (One Human Minute, Moodring), Jefrey Leighton Brown (Evolutionary Jass Band), Romeo Fahl (Jetfinger), Jesse Munro Johnson (Gulls, Evolutionary Jass Band, Elite Beat), Thomas Meluch (Benoit Pioulard), Scott Ryser (Units), and Fred Thomas (City Center, Saturday Looks Good To Me). Engineering help from Andy Brown and Rex Ritter. Peak Oil label are releasing it in a limited vinyl edition and digital download versions. Vinyl features "lenticular" cover art (like the crackerjack toys):

Thanks to everyone who came to the 100% Silk Mini Tour shows in Portland, Vancouver, and Seattle; and to the SIX surround sound event in Portland, too! Here you can see bits of the Seattle show:

More shows coming up - Sept. 29 with loscil, and more TBA.

August 5, 2012

This Tuesday, I'm going to be collaborating with the illustrious Marc Fischer in support of some amazing touring bands:

July 31, 2012

"Dub in My System" is out now! Stocks are already pretty low. Buy it here or at your favorite local mom and pop record shop!

July 28, 2012

A bunch of shows added here - including a collaboration set with Marcus Fischer (12K), a Strategy appearance at MusicFest Northwest, 100% Silk northwest mini-tour with Strategy, Leech, and Polonaise, and preliminary info for the next SIX event (multi-channel sound showcase).

Recent shows have been a big success here's some video of Strategy and Gulls live at Beacon Sound's patio, and here you can find the PRA podcast with Strategy's 2012 PDX Pop Now! performance.

July 17, 2012

Updates again. First of all, follow Strategy on Twitter: Follow @STRATEGY_PaulD

Updated forthcoming release list:

Dub In My System / Hardware Dub7" single - ZamZam Sounds (July 31st)
Blackberry's Dream digital EP - Strategy's Unlimited Editions (Bandcamp)
Strategy (self-titled) LP - Peak Oil (early Fall 2012)
What If? cassette/digital - Boomarmnation (Fall 2012)
Luna / The Saga 12" single - Endless Flight (end of October)
Noise Tape Deadheads 7" - Entr'acte (late Fall)

....A few more releases for 2013 are pending and will be announced here shortly!

More shows coming including the Gulls release show July 19th at Beacon Sound records and a 100% Silk mini tour.

Secret techniques revealed...philosophy on the rightness of imperfect sound...and discussions about 'what are all those gadgets in your studio?' -- all this and more in Strategy's interview with Resident Advisor. (!)

ZAMZAM03 - Strategy "Dub In My System" / "Hardware Dub" 7" Arrives July 31! I will have limited copies available in the shop starting July 31 (and at shows) but you can also get them from the label.

June 26, 2012

Air Texture Volume 2 is a 2-cd set of ambient music, with one CD curated by loscil and the other by Rafael Anton Irisarri. Air Texture label are releasing it July 2 through Kompakt. The previously unreleased Strategy song "Frog City" is included -- very excited to be included amongst a cast of old friends and favorite artists.

SHOWS!

Strategy playing live downtown this weekend at Floating World Comics (more info here)! AND!! playing at the long-running, FREE and ALL-AGES festival - PDX Pop Now!

May 6, 2012

The Strategy 12" EP "Electric Soup" is back in stock in the shop!

Next Releases, Updated!
"Dub In My System" / "Hardware Dub" 7" - Zam Zam Sounds release - end of July!
"Frog City" track on Air Texture II compilation CD curated by loscil - July 2!
Strategy LP (self titled) - Peak Oil label! FIRST NEW ALBUM IN 5 YEARS
Noise Tape Deadheads 7" - Entr'acte

Strategy will be dj'ing a release show for the ZamZam record May 26 at Moloko!

March 24, 2012

My project SOUND PEOPLE with Jesse Munro Johnson aka GULLS has a new EP out in cassette tape and digital release formats! Get them here:

http://boomarmnation.bandcamp.com/album/reson8

OK new website is live! This is the BETA version...Revised layout to come shortly.

I've been a little bit scarce around the internet the last couple years, but I'm pleased to have finally launched my own site, finally! Note it's very simple - not much arty crap, just info.

New releases are out!! First new Strategy's since 2009. Super proud to be included in the lineups of the fine labels Endless Flight, 100% Silk, and Under The Spire.

Boxy Music 12" EP - 100% Silk (SILK021)
100% Silk's boundless enthusiasm is truly infectious so we assembled Boxy Music from slabs of raw techno that are perfectly suited to the current west coast deep-underground-dance feelings going on right now. Bollywood tape sample stabs meet up with goofballed dub techno, jacking synth tracks inspired by UK "bleep" techno, jazzed up organ house and some gnarly ring modulators are mixed in too. If you came looking for delicious chord stabs and cascading echoes, maybe some dub basslines you'll find those of course.BUY HERE. Video for the release!!

STRATEGY - BOLLY VALVE 2000 teaser from 100% Silk on Vimeo.

Super Awareness Is Fruit 12" single - Under The Spire (SPIRE042)
As probably the more technoid representative on UTS, it's got all the echo and noise those fans might expect plus a big helping of bass drops and pulse. I've been telling people this is like Chain Reaction era dub techno with a messy free jazz tendency. Decide for yourself by ordering from Under the Spire. Super thanks to UTS for bringing me back for this one-- my second release for them.