"In his younger years innovative guitarist Tim Motzer may well have been influenced by the classics No Pussyfooting, Evening Star or Discrete Music, but his many releases in the soundscape vein have always shied-away-from reproducing exactly the sound of these pioneering artists. If Motzer is channeling anything from the 1970s it is the forward-thinking spirit of innovation and the freedom to try new things that arose uniquely out of this period. His album 'Inside' (61'01") arrives in another, different era of transformation, one in which we have all been asked to re-think our lives...."

Watch the interview here: https://youtu.be/U7iPMKfuBgw

Please read the rest of the review of "Inside" on the STAR'S END website: http://www.starsend.org/TMInside.html

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Read an illuminating article from Sylvianvista.com about the making of The Day the Earth Stole Heaven from the Nine Horses album Snow Bourne Sorrow. https://sylvianvista.com/2020/07/10/the-day-the-earth-stole-heaven/

“…bright acoustic guitar chords herald ‘182/9’. Later we would recognise this as the unmistakable theme to ‘The Day the Earth Stole Heaven’. Tim Motzer’s guitar work is integral to the sprightly tempo and buoyant feel of that Nine Horses track. Indeed, his musical invention earned the only writing credit on the album outside the core trio…”

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Thanks to your requests for a physical edition, I've painted 16 covers. These editions are very limited—exquisite, one-of-a-kind, handpainted, signed, and numbered works of art. Included is a 2-sided art postcard with original cover print, track listings, album credits, and download code for those of you who may not have a CD player!

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A brand-new release: Tim Motzer - Inside, an album of sonic meditations, available now on bandcamp.

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Anthony Tidd and Tim Motzer’s 51minute conversation about the healing power of music, art, the Act4Music festival, and Tim Motzer’s curated concert launch during these historic times.

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It's been 20+ years of creating and releasing music at 1k Recordings, and what a beautiful journey it has been. What started as a label to release my solo work and collaborations blossomed beyond my wildest expectations. This specially curated 20-song collection is a look backwards, some songs decades old, some recent, some previously unreleased, both studio and live. It's a genre-spanning retrospective that serves as a portal for dreaming and for meditating on life’s unanswered questions…

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Guitarist Tim Motzer will take part in Love From Philly, along with a musical who’s who including Ursula Rucker, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Odean Pope, Kurt Vile, Eric Bazilian, and so many more with a multitude of sets over three days (May 1-3) from the artists homes and studios.

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Tim Motzer talks with WHUH’s Paul Krempasky about his voice, improvisation, music and painting, playing solo versus collaboration, 1k Recordings, 1k2020, Bandit65…

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Because jazz remains a mostly acoustic music, the striking thing about guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel’s new trio, Bandit 65, is how overwhelmingly electronic its sound is. Not only do Rosenwinkel and fellow guitarist Tim Motzer employ a wide array of tone-altering technology to expand their instrumental palette to near orchestral range, but along with drummer Gintas Janusonis, all three members are credited with “electronics,” a catch-all term that embraces all sorts of computer-based synthesis and sound-sculpting.

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When modern guitarist and 1K Recordings mogul, Tim Motzer gets together with modern jazz guitar legend Kurt Rosenwinkel and drummer Gintas Janusonis to perform as Bandit65, there is no written music, no songs, no plan. The three musicians jump off a cliff and create music from nothing as they fall. Except that they don’t fall. Working without a safety net, they float gently on currents of magical music, composed in the moment. Tim and Kurt were kind enough to talk to Guitar Moderne about their process and gear.

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Sat Mar 14 2020 at 06:30 pm to 09:30 pm the Singularity Music Series, Kingston, NY presents: Tim Motzer & Jeremy Carlstedt

“I‘ve been playing with Jeremy Carlstedt for close to 20 years; he‘s family, one of my closest friends, and one of New York‘s most imaginative drummers. It is no secret he is a protegé of the late drum master Chico Hamilton having spent 10 years of recording and touring with him. Jeremy & I have recorded, toured, and played together more times than I can remember over the years, and we’ve always had a special chemistry. We've worked on many projects together including our

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