CHIRP Radio writesCHIRP Radio Q&A With Jeffrey Kmieciak (Performing at CHIRP Night at the Whistler on 9/5)

Chicago artist Jeffrey Kmieciak is performing at CHIRP Night at the Whistler on Tuesday, September 5th. We caught up with him recently to ask him a few questions about himself and his music…

So...What’s going on? Tell us about your current releases and/or upcoming shows (such as CHIRP Night at the Whistler!).

My latest album Within Shadows is a real breakthrough for me personally. I really went for a deep dive on that one. I embraced the darkness of the past few years and coerced something from it. I'm looking forward to playing some of these songs and other songs from previous albums live solo for the first time at CHIRP Night at The Whistler Tuesday night 9/5!

How do you go about turning your thoughts, ideas, and feelings into sounds?

I usually start out with some type of mood or genre and just let it grow from there. The finished product is rarely something that I expect. I do really surprise myself at times.

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CHIRP Radio writesCHIRP Radio Q&A With Bath Rooms (Performing at CHIRP Night at the Whistler on 9/5)

Chicago artist Magic Ian of Bath Rooms is performing at CHIRP Night at the Whistler on Tuesday, September 5th. We caught up with him to find out a little more about him…

So...What’s going on? Tell us about your current releases and/or upcoming shows (such as CHIRP Night at the Whistler!).

Well of course Bath Rooms will be performing at Chirp Night at the Whistler this coming Tuesday September 5th. Bath Rooms is a relatively new project and the CHIRP show is our only scheduled performance before we head to the studio to cut our first e.p. later in the month. We'll be recording with Glow in the Dark Flowers at Rose Raft studios.

Aside from Bath Rooms, I'm preparing a presentation of classic American folk songs that will include historical context and lyrical analysis. Folk music was once our main way of preserving history, and I think there is still so much to learn from these songs. Look for that October 25th at Cafe Mustache.

How do you go about turning your thoughts, ideas, and feelings into sounds?

Bath Rooms is a largely meditative affair. It's a conversation between me and my instruments. Once I set a loop, or an arpeggiation or a sequence, I'm no longer the only voice in the room. My brain becomes both proactive and reactive.

As the drone grows, words or ideas will start to form in my head. Bath Rooms isn't very lyrical. The words are sparse and deliberate and should be interpreted as a mantra. It's a reflection on the human condition. We are all just droning along in blissful repetition. buzz buzz.

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