Insect Factory is music from Silver Spring, MD musician Jeff Barsky. Insect Factory focuses
on texture and mood, building layers of dense sounds that slowly evolve into hypnotic and
atmospheric drones.
Since the 90's, Barsky has continuously played in bands and improvisational collectives, and
has performed frequently on the east coast of the U.S., and also in Canada, throughout Europe,
and Japan. Barsky’s projects have shared the stage with acts as diverse as Richard Pinhas, Nels
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Insect Factory is music from Silver Spring, MD musician Jeff Barsky. Insect Factory focuses
on texture and mood, building layers of dense sounds that slowly evolve into hypnotic and
atmospheric drones.
Since the 90's, Barsky has continuously played in bands and improvisational collectives, and
has performed frequently on the east coast of the U.S., and also in Canada, throughout Europe,
and Japan. Barsky’s projects have shared the stage with acts as diverse as Richard Pinhas, Nels
Cline, Lungfish, and Carla Bozulich, and he has performed at the Suoni Il Per Popolo festival
in Montreal, Terrastock in Louisville, KY, and D.C.’s Sonic Circuits, Queering Sound, and
Fringe Festivals.
In later 2011, Insect Factory released a split 7" with RST (New Zealand), and followed it up
with the Melodies from a Dead Radio LP (Fabrica/Insectfields) in early 2012 to critical acclaim. Most recently, Insect Factory appeared alongside Six Organs of Admittance and Charalambides on “For Lee Jackson in Space”, a gargantuan online compilation benefitting ALS Research.
(http://forleejacksoninspace.bandcamp.com/)
In summer 2013, Insect Factory released a split LP with Earthen Sea (San Francisco) and is touring the northeast and southern east coast/midwest. http://www.insectfields.org for details.
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…shrink me down again
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