Daniel Crommie with Leslie Gray "Harbinger" released 11/4/2025

 A new Daniel Crommie with Leslie Gray album "Harbinger" to be released Tuesday, November 4th. The third installment of their collaborations featuring flutes (concert flute, alto flute, tin whistle), violins (electric violin, viola and cello) and electronics has 11 tracks of ambient instrumentals in a dark trance/upbeat mode. Colin Henson (ex-Jade Warrior and current DC Sound Collective contributor) plays on one track. Listen and download from BandCamp.

track listing:

Harbinger

Objects in Mirror

Pinwheel Undercurrent

The Approaching Storm

The Last Plum

April Fool

Second to Last Day

Angelique Noir

Harmonic Breach

Darkest Before Dawn

Glade

New Direct Current Sound Collective release!

 Coming Tuesday, September 2nd:

Radius is the eighth album from Direct Current Sound Collective (DC Sound Collective). A mix of progressive electronics with jazz inflections including stalwart members Eldon Hardenbrook (bass, guitars, keyboards) and Daniel Crommie playing flutes, keyboards and other instruments - and featuring contributions from Colin Henson on guitars (ex-Jade Warrior), Leslie Gray played cello and electric violin (Saturnalia Trio and collaborist with Daniel Crommie), Jon Davis Miller on acoustic guitars, Dave Thatcher on percussion and Stephen Lindberg on electric guitar. Founded in 2010 stemming from the pairing of Daniel Crommie and Glyn Havard (ex-Jade Warrior) on the album “Direct Current”, the collective has grown to include other instrumentalists from diverse backgrounds, creating a unique and colorful soundscape. 11 tracks / 62+ minutes / download & streaming from the usual platforms only. Download from BandCamp.

 

New Daniel Crommie Archival Release!

 This 1984 album was a significant turning point for Daniel Crommie - transitioning from esoteric folk troubadour to eccentric experimental electronic artist. Recorded at Retching Jackal Studio from January 1983 to March 1984 in Portland and engineered by Richard Paige, this was the first project Daniel committed to eight-track tape. Originally released in the summer of 1984 and available on cassette - this is the first time "Polarity" has been in print since 1984. Transferred from the original analogue stereo master at 24/48 resolution by Dave Fulton with audio restoration and  mastering by Jamie Haggerty in May 2025. Listen and download at BandCamp.

Track List:

From the Start

Better Times

True Industrial Spirit

Ferns

Wounded Angel

Only A Million

Red Band Blue Tribe

Simple Survival

After Silence

Are/Were

Northern Exposure

True Industrial Funk*

Age of Information*

Age of Information (Dub Version)* 

Fear of Negative*

*bonus tracks

 

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Daniel Crommie "Secret of Happiness" EP + "Perfect Disaster (No Fascists)" digital single + video!

 Coming Tuesday, June 17th: a new 5 track Daniel Crommie EP "Secret of Happiness". This will include an extended mix of the pre-release digital single released May 20th "Perfect Disaster (no fascists)", which features a multitude of protest voices of Portlandians anti-fascist chants. Techno-groove dance tunes perfect for brain massages and scaring fascists into submission. Available for download at BandCamp, and for streaming on all platforms world-wide. On Tuesday, May 27th a video for "Secret of Happiness" (single edit) will be released at YouTube and elsewhere. Listen to "Perfect Disaster (no fascists)" at Soundcloud.

 

Daniel Crommie "Lost City of Sirens"

 Following the instrumental album "Deciphering the Language of Bells" and the recently released 5-song EP "Extended Play" comes a dynamic new collection "Lost City of Sirens" on Tuesday, March 25th. Ten pieces with Daniel's flutes in tow - concert flute and alto flute, bamboo flute, electric dulcimer, synthesizers, sequences, theremini, stylophone, various percussion, drum & percussion sequences, garkleinfloten, Irish whistle, radio, devices - plus an array of exotic sounds, textures and rhythms that speak of previously unexplored lands. This download-only album is available at BandCamp and all of the usual streaming and download platforms.

Track list 

01 Eyeteeth

02 Broken Entropy Clock

03 The Slow Way

04 Medallion

05 Bitter Lemon

06 Stately Parade of Planets

07 Last Nights in August

08 Altocumulus

09 Vista Avenues

10 The Age of Unreasoned Certainty

 

Daniel Crommie EP to be released

 On Tuesday, January 28th a 5-song EP will be released on all streaming platforms as well as BandCamp, and will feature the previously released single "Live & Breathe".