Jody Parsons Cuts the Noise on 'Searching in Space'
Tired of metal stages, the Canadian multi-instrumentalist heads into late-night cockpit solitude with reversed tape and live strings.
By 40MAG ·
After grinding through the local metal circuit, Canadian multi-instrumentalist Jody Parsons pulled the plug to mess with his own gear for fun. Drawing straight from the quiet isolation of Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo, 'Searching in Space' trades heavy distortion for raw instrumental atmosphere.
He stacked real guitars and analog synth patches, ran them through tape emulation, flipped the reels backward, and chopped the bounces by ear. Nothing feels overly processed or locked to a rigid grid, just slow guitar notes hovering over degraded tape wobble.