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“Apheresis” available NOW!

Apheresis, the debut album by Matthew Larsen and The Documents, gets released into the world today. Featuring guest appearances by Dave Chalfant, Philip Price, Matthew Loiacono, Mark Schwaber, Ethan Tufts, Rebekah Dutkiewicz, and Julia Suriano, it was recorded in studios, … Continue reading

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Session #18: Sackamusic

I took the day off from being chained to my cubicle in the MassLive.com office and headed up to Conway Rock City by myself to get together with Mr. Dave Chalfant. It was kind of a marathon day of tweaks … Continue reading

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Session #16: Sackamusic

Whether you celebrate President’s Day, Presidents’ Day, or President’s Day, for me it was a day off from my day job and an opportunity to head up to Conway to do some more work on my forthcoming record. Dave Chalfant … Continue reading

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Session #13: Sackamusic

Nearly hurricane-strength winds and heavy rain and fog couldn’t keep me from heading up to Conway Rock City to work on a couple songs for the new record.  I sang some vocals on Fight or Flight and The Spires and … Continue reading

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Session #11: Sackamusic

This past Friday, my old friend Ethan Tufts was in town. After having some good lunch at Local Burger in Northampton, we headed up to Sackamusic in Conway Rock City. Ethan added some great guitar parts to Fourth Floor and Pulverized. [nggallery id=12] Me, Ethan, … Continue reading

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Session #10: Sackamusic

Yesterday I drove up to Sackamusic in Conway to spend some time taking some inventory of the songs I’ve recorded so far for the upcoming record. I’m happy to report that things are sounding like they’re really coming together! I … Continue reading

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Session #9: Sackamusic

So after the end of June, I decided to take a little break from recording and sit with the songs for a little while. Kristen and I went on vacation to Provincetown, Massachusetts for the first week of July, which … Continue reading

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Session #8: Sackamusic

Well, I love a rainy night. Especially when there is music-making going on. Last night I picked up Greg Saulmon and Mark Schwaber in Easthampton. After a stop at Local Burger for a quick meal, we headed up to Sackamusic … Continue reading

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Session #7: Sackamusic

The second session with my Northernly bandmates, Rebekah Dutkiewicz and Aric Bieganek, yielded some pretty amazing results. Between Aric’s glockenspiel parts and Rebekah’s multiple layered cello sections, Pulverized and Fourth Floor are sounding downright orchestral. They each even put down … Continue reading

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Session #6: Sackamusic

Mark Schwaber‘s skill on the guitar is evident by listening to the great records he’s put out. But I didn’t know until recently that Mr. Schwaber is also a spectacular drummer. I had spoken to him earlier this year about … Continue reading

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