Tense Forms // Muted Tones

Tense Forms is done.

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:25:00 -0600

Thank you for all of your support over these past years. Please feel free to browse our past projects. If you have a question, contact us.

We also would like to acknowledge everyone who contributed their time and creativity to our collective: Mike Piontek, Joshua Dumas, Sarah Renee Bertsch, Craig Blakeman, Elizabeth Boyne, Kirk Bravender, Domenico Ferri, Susie Harkins, VJ Hyde, Nora McComiskey, Casey Meehan, Jaime Roche, Allison Stanley, Andy Wagner

We’re less tense, and now formless, but we’re still real busy making things. We hope to see you around.

March 2007

Tue, 03 Apr 2007 00:36:26 -0600

Pamela Martinez welcomes the spring with her work “Try to Love the Questions” for the March edition of Muted Tones. Yes, we’ve skipped right over February. It was just too cold, okay?

January 2007 Muted Tones Available

Sun, 04 Feb 2007 19:55:00 -0600

Whitney Johnson brings us a lovely piece called “Cicadas” for the January edition of Muted Tones.

December 2006 Muted Tones Available

Tue, 02 Jan 2007 18:24:00 -0600

Danny DeMaggio brings us “Narrator” for the December edition of Muted Tones.

Happy New Year!

November 2006 Muted Tones Available

Tue, 05 Dec 2006 02:53:00 -0600

Joshua Dumas fills in for Muted Tones volume 5 this month after our scheduled curator was unable to complete his work. Head on over and listen to “New Ends to Old Stories” while you check out Josh’s makeshift recording space. Danny DeMaggio has a start on December’s piece already—subscribe to the RSS feed and podcast for all the updates!

October 2006 Muted Tones Available

Wed, 01 Nov 2006 12:35:39 -0600

VJ Hyde kicks off Muted Tones volume 5 with a lovely work called “Our Voices Lost the Words Recovered”. Check out his log and subscribe to Muted Tones while you’re there!

March 2006 Muted Tones Available

Mon, 03 Apr 2006 17:41:10 -0600

Chicago’s Neil Jendon brings Muted Tones volume 4 to a close with a powerful work called “War is a Force that Gives Us Meaning”. This one includes a film as well, and I highly recommend you hear it that way first.

February 2006 Muted Tones Available

Wed, 01 Mar 2006 06:38:00 -0600

This volume of Muted Tones is full of firsts! Jessica Billey of Albuquerque, NM contributes the first piece with a film to accompany it, a wonderful work called “Rabidt Manifestor”. Listen now on Tense Radio or visit the site to watch the film!

January 2006 Muted Tones Available

Thu, 02 Feb 2006 22:33:00 -0600

Mark Benson of Lying in States brings profanity and sports (yes, both at once) to Muted Tones, in a strange and amusing piece called “This Ass Has Three Tales”. Seriously. Listen now on Tense Radio or visit the site to download.

December 2005 Muted Tones Available

Mon, 02 Jan 2006 08:36:00 -0600

The Harvey Girls and crew mix things up and kick in the new year with the December edition of Muted Tones, a piece called “Don’t Go Stop”. Listen now on Tense Radio or visit the site to download.

November 2005 Muted Tones Available

Fri, 02 Dec 2005 13:23:00 -0600

Chicago’s Steve Quantock brings us the November edition of Muted Tones volume 4, a piece called “The Stars are Shining Out Over This Broken Place”, with special appearances by the furnace, some wandering cats, and someone’s footsteps. Listen now on Tense Radio or visit the site to download. Don’t forget to subscribe to our Muted Tones Podcast!

October 2005 Muted Tones Available

Sun, 30 Oct 2005 04:02:00 -0600

Jane Yakowitz of New Haven, CT brings us the October edition of Muted Tones volume 4, the hauntingly delightful “Worst Case Scenario”. Listen now on Tense Radio or visit the site to download. Don’t forget to subscribe to our Muted Tones Podcast!

September 2005 Muted Tones Available

Sun, 02 Oct 2005 13:30:00 -0600

Chicago’s Nat Kundanis-Grow kicks off Muted Tones volume 4 to a rocking start with “The Ballad of Bobby Fitz”. Listen now on Tense Radio or visit the site to download. Then subscribe to our Muted Tones Podcast or RSS feed to keep updated!

Muted Tones vol. 4 Begins

Thu, 01 Sep 2005 11:26:00 -0600

This month marks the beginning of Muted Tones volume 4. Stop by the site to take a look at the roster, and while you’re there, subscribe to our new Podcast. You won’t find anything to download just yet, but our Podcast will ensure you get every month’s piece as soon as they’re available!

February 2005 Muted Tones Available

Mon, 28 Feb 2005 05:45:22 -0600

Anika Balaconis brings us “An Epic Journey of You” for February’s Muted Tones. Listen now on Tense Radio or visit the site to download.

March 2005 Muted Tones Available

Thu, 31 Mar 2005 08:01:02 -0600

Muted Tones vol. 3 comes to an end this month with Steve Silverstein’s enormous, 20-minute piece, “Deadline”. Listen now on Tense Radio or visit the site to download.

January 2005 Muted Tones Available

Fri, 28 Jan 2005 23:48:13 -0600

Boston’s David Michael Curry ushers in the new year with the lovely “Finger-painting with Feedback” for this January’s Muted Tones. Listen now on Tense Radio or visit the site to download

December 2004 Muted Tones Available

Thu, 30 Dec 2004 12:51:17 -0600

Chicago’s Anne Coleman brings us the beautiful and somber “Winter” for this December’s Muted Tones. Listen now on Tense Radio or visit the site to download

November 2004 Muted Tones Available

Tue, 30 Nov 2004 14:24:08 -0600

Chicago’s Sarah Guernsey gives us a playful piece called “A Shiny Emerald” for the November edition of Muted Tones. Listen now on Tense Radio or visit the site to download

October 2004 Muted Tones Available

Fri, 29 Oct 2004 02:19:41 -0600

For the October edition of Muted Tones, Chicago’s Matt Martin brings us “Improvisation no. 17 - for Season”. Listen now on Tense Radio or visit the site to download

September 2004 Muted Tones Available

Wed, 29 Sep 2004 04:44:28 -0600

Toronto’s Aidan Baker kicks off our third year of Muted Tones with “Self Plunderphonics”. Listen now on Tense Radio or visit the site to download and read more about it

november muted tones available

Thu, 31 Oct 2002 03:25:16 -0600

the november muted tones is now available. this month curator alison chesley gives us a cello piece called “balboa park”. visit the site to listen online or download. our streaming tense radio even works great on pokey dial-up connections.

also read the january curator log for allison stanley’s thoughts on the wizard of menlo park, tipping ethereal cab drivers, and pbr.

october muted tones available

Mon, 30 Sep 2002 06:23:44 -0600

the october muted tones is now available. this month's music is by curator sarah renee bertsch, who enlisted the help of the tiny hairs to create her songs. visit the site now for ten more free minutes of music, and leave a comment in renee's log while you're at it. also make sure to check out the february 2003 curator log, where jonny dovercourt has begun writing about his month's piece.

december muted tones available

Fri, 29 Nov 2002 22:49:55 -0600

chicago’s tom gillis rounds out the year with the december edition of muted tones. tom is an audio-manipulator extraordinare who has performed as the test results, switchblade wendy, the navy!?!, and is current resident at glossosaurus.

listen to the songs now on tense radio, or visit the site to download them.

january muted tones available

Wed, 01 Jan 2003 01:26:42 -0600

chicago’s allison stanley starts off the new year with the january edition of muted tones. allison is a talented multi-instrumentalist who plays with the SILVER measure, the transaction Ensemble, and the autumn-waking.

listen to “cottages” now on tense radio, or visit the site to download it.