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Jonathan L. Ford

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Musician type geeky person. Dissociate|Little Tin Box|Grave Generator|venkmenn. Backyard birbs. Pibble. @givetakelife

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Free compilation: @givetakelife gathers the shadowy underground of electronic music

Visionary Los Angeles x Minneapolis-based label GIVE/TAKE releases their 2026 roster compilation FREE via @bandcamp

Group Exhibition 006’s track listing boasts twelve singular and arresting songs from the US, UK, and beyond. Included are critically acclaimed singles from the past year, exclusive mixes, and unreleased gems.

Dense with a boundary-pushing lineup of darkscene, deathpop, and electronic artists, the compilation showcases work from JK FLESH (@justinkbroadrick of @godfleshofficial/jesu), MONRELLA (Mick Harris of SCORN/Napalm Death), @dogtablet2017 (Martin King of @test_dept_official / @pigface_official), indie witchcore darlings @hviressband and much more.

Now in their ninth year, GIVE/TAKE’s latest Group Exhibition is a solid representation of the label’s identity as forerunners on the fringes of electronic music.

Own, stream, and share GIVE/TAKE’s Group Exhibition 006 FREE now.

#linkinbio by @dissociatesound

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@gravegenerator reconstructs metal with brutal electronic textures

Debut single co-engineered by Jonathan Ford of @dissociatesound

South Korea-based metal innovator Grave Generator is here to pummel your senses with his debut single “Excavating Marrow.” Eschewing guitars for synthesizers to capture a uniquely assaulting sound, the project evokes metal gods like Fear Factory and Sepultura but reconstructs the form with carefully crafted—and truly brutal—electronic textures.

Throughout its four minute runtime, “Excavating Marrow” twists and grinds through tempo and time signature changes while founder Nic Heidt uses his harsh vocals to scream affecting lyrics about the demons that haunt us all:

“This track deals with personal aspects of mental health, aging, and creativity. Excavating Marrow as a title and lyric invokes the depth and tenacity to which these issues cling to us. The song itself is mainly about how we can get in our own way and, personally, how creativity can feel like a ‘demon’ clawing at your very being with its incessant, and sometimes damaging, need to be expressed.” - Nic Heidt

The supplementary remix by @mk102678 of @bludgeoningtillexhaustionmn and Organ Discordance darkens the experiment by adding scathing guitar work, gutturals, and a decimating, ratchet-like kick.

Own, stream and share “Excavating Marrow” now. #linkinbio

Grave Generator’s full EP There Is No Peace Amongst The Stars releases worldwide March 20th. taken in South Korea by @dissociatesound

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8 months ago

Love a Friday night listening party by @dissociatesound

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10 days ago

Men need to hold men accountable. by @dissociatesound

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16 days ago

Making friends at work. Sleepy bumble. by @dissociatesound

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a month ago

Post COVID proof-of-life. Working on some @gravegenerator stuff and some TC Horror Fest stuff. by @dissociatesound

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New @ebe404_music streaming on Bandcamp by @dissociatesound

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2 months ago

25 years ago in 2001, I created Dissociate using my Ensoniq ASRX, two Korg Electribes (ER1 and EA1), a Boss Metal Zone, a Mackie 1402, and a dead Korg DS8 I used as a midi controller.

The first 5 songs were recorded live into Sound Forge and then minimally processed. I brought these demoes to my first gig at CONvergence in July in 2001. In early 2002, I update the demo to include my newest song Khrysalis.

Chain featured some samples from The Tick. Badtouch featured some samples from Buffalo 66. The demo edit of Badtouch and a DAW mix of Chain by Charles Sadler are on bandcamp on the free album ‘dr3k.’ Khrysalis and Waning were re-recorded for ‘Precursor 01-05.’ De-muse was re-recorded for ‘DECImate!’ by @dissociatesound

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2 months ago

Meeting Terry Farrell @terryfarrell63 was absolutely amazing.

#stlv #stlv2026 #llap taken in Rio Hotel & Casino Las Vegas by @dissociatesound

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2 months ago

Not to be weirdly parasocial, but Tawny @trondynewman Newsome is our new best friend. 😂🖖🏻

But fr, Tawny was kind and gracious and is a wonderful custodian and advocate for Star Trek

LOW👏🏻ER👏🏻 DECKS👏🏻
LOW👏🏻ER👏🏻 DECKS👏🏻

#stlv #stlv2026 #llap taken in Rio Hotel & Casino Las Vegas by @dissociatesound

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Had a friggin blast at #STLV2026 #stlv #llap taken in Rio Hotel & Casino Las Vegas by @dissociatesound

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2 months ago

Ooooh, new Dissociate on the horizon... by @dissociatesound

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3 months ago