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2026 Jon Mckiel
In Orbit
Giesing Is A Feeling
Kiosk am Grünspitz

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Jon McKiel—Gold Horatio (2026)
Review on Substack, link in bio.
#vinyl #jonmckiel

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Jon Mckiel and Jay Crocker perform “Wrong Heaven” live in the studio Baie Verte NB

Wrong Heaven appears on the album:
Jon Mckiel - Gold Horatio
(YC-074)

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just interrupting a CSI Miami marathon to share a promo for my recent Kreative Kontrol talk with @jon_mckiel_ and @joyfultalk about their beautiful and beguiling and occasionally even bewildering new @youvechangedrecords release, 'Gold Horatio,' and its songs, which reflect family and friendship and love among other things, I think. possibly also CSI Miami; this marathon just started, so I dunno yet.

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I’m happy to contribute artwork and design to another great record by @jon_mckiel_ and @joyfultalk out today on @youvechangedrecords

This is the third in a trilogy of sorts. So nice to develop a visual language long term.

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Jon Mckiel - Gold Horatio
(YC-074)
Recorded by Jon Mckiel and Jay Crocker in Baie Verte and Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada 2025-2026
Arrangements, Production, Performances by Jon Mckiel and Jay Crocker
Mixing by Jay Crocker
Mastering by Harris Newman
Artwork and Design by Paul Henderson @oldernowthen

All songs written by Jon Mckiel
No Ai was used in the writing or creation of this music or artwork

September 11, 2026

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sometimes you hear about a new way of walkin’.

such a gait revelation can be heard during episode 1132 of the Kreative Kontrol Yes Indeed podcast, because Jon Mckiel and Jay Crocker are here to discuss ‘Gold Horatio,’ how living in the same town has impacted their musical collaboration, why someone like Jon may possess the “Amherst strut,” how Jay is managing without regular “beach time,” why the Shakespearean character Horatio is invoked here, exactly how Jon and Jay work together and who did what on this album, pondering existentialism, theology, reality and internet gurus, the death of Jackie Paper and how children’s observations can be poetic and lyrical, new JOYFULTALK records, upcoming shows, other future plans, and much more.

we are gifted with great and thoughtful music by Jon and Jay, and it was a pleasure to speak with them again on my Kreative Kontrol show, which you can hear now. and never forget to listen to ‘Gold Horatio’ when it’s out on September 11! thanks!

📸: @magalicharron

@jon_mckiel_ @joyfultalk @youvechangedrecords

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JON McKIEL — HEX (2024)

I don’t know exactly how to describe Hex. It drifts between sounds and styles, wanders into strange places and somehow always finds its way back to an infectious groove or hook.

There’s something hypnotic about the whole thing. Songs circle around themselves, sounds gradually pile up without necessarily getting bigger, and the lyrics move through memory, technology and a natural world slowly being turned grey. It’s odd, beautiful and completely hit my sweet spot.

Read the full review at everythingnotreally.com

#JonMcKiel #Hex #IndieMusic #PsychedelicMusic #2024Music EverythingNotReally

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Beautiful week back at St. George’s in Halifax’s North End in mid-August making a beast of a record with the Scamper and a major crew. Much love to this family of musicians in Atlantic Canada (+ a few imports) making dreams come true together. Looking forward to working on this record in the coming year and sharing it once it’s done. 💚 photos by @jamiekronick

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JOYFULTALK @joyfultalk • Universe 1195

Constellation Subscriber Exclusive out now. Subscribe to Constellation at @mirlo.space or Bandcamp.

Multi-media artist Jay Crocker recently bid farewell to his home and studio in rural Nova Scotia after a 14-year stint. Universe 1195 references his now former street address and rounds up a clutch of previously unreleased tracks made there over the last few years, spanning stylistic elements found across his three previous JOYFULTALK albums for Constellation, where jazz, avant-pop, Systems Music and Minimalism percolate through Crocker’s distinctive electronic composer/producer sensibility.

Crocker is joined by drummer Eric Hamelin @notnowhamelin on a couple of these gems. Cover art by Paul Henderson @oldernowthen.

@rarelyunable

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“Can i take a picture of what is left
i’m trying not to hold the phone, he said
but what the hell
stand before the new bizarre horizon….”

Jon Mckiel shares “Order” from the upcoming Gold Horatio album. A uniquely groovy folk song; intimate and human-made, a perfect sing-a-long in a world made otherwise. Stream and preorder now!

Jon Mckiel - Gold Horatio
(YC-074)
Recorded by Jon Mckiel and Jay Crocker in Baie Verte and Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada 2025-2026
Arrangements, Production, Performances by Jon Mckiel and Jay Crocker
Mixing by Jay Crocker
Mastering by Harris Newman
Artwork and Design by Paul Henderson

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@sappyfest performances did not disappoint! Here’s just a handful of the wonderful shows I was able to catch the past weekend. A very memorable first sappy for me.

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