tom recchion
sweetly doing nothing
(school1) CD

Tom’s 2008 solo release after the critically acclaimed I Love My Organ will further serve to enhance the artist’s cult status with an unmistakably unique mixture of underwater exotica-tinged minimalism, futuristic jazz, subtlety constructed dronescapes and a vivid orchestral pop sensibility. All the tracks were composed and realized in 2005. For the first time in his career, Recchion has used a computer as the main compositional instrument: "I previously avoided composing music on the laptop for reasons of lo-fi purity and the belief that the 'mistake' and the 'unknown' produce the best art. Much to my surprise LIVE was the perfect environment to compose in. Not only did it work as a great improvisational tool for non-idiomatic composition but it also served my interest in loopy tonal mood music."

Most of the pieces on Sweetly Doing Nothing were featured in a performance with visual artist Jonathon Rosen as part of MOCA’s Visual Music exhibition. The performance was held at the REDCAT, a small theatre in Disney Hall in downtown Los Angeles dedicated to avant-garde activities. Jonathon Rosen’s visuals were used for the artwork of the package and label. The CD features instrument inventor Max Eastley on several tracks.

Edition of 1000 copies.