Aloha Miscreant

      Back in November of 2012, I had this absolutely surreal acid trip in New York City and it was unlike anything that I had ever experienced before. A year later, I ended up writing about the adventure and published it under the not-so-creative name of Fear and Loathing in NYC . It was decent piece, but it hardly immersed the reader into the absolute madness that was happening. In 2023, I changed the name to Lost Hours and turned the writing into a professionally read audiobook, complete with foley and background ambience. Lost Hours puts the listener on the cold and rainy streets, making it a completely immersive experience. Although not required, headphones are strongly suggested.  

  In 2005, I started the original Miscreant Productions blog and it was a portal to talk shit, share pirated music, review albums, trade vinyl rips, etc. I kept the blog active until around 2015 and updates beyond that were few and far between. Over the next few years, I converted the blog into a simple landing page with links for my music and whatnot and that's how it's been until a few weeks ago.   For full clarity, the only social media that I use these days is Instagram, and it's mainly for posting and watching stories, which I'm finding I'm doing less and less. I am NOT on Facebook, however there is an Aloha Miscreant page, but that just mirrors whatever promotion shit that I'm doing on Instagram. I do have a Twitter/X account, but I can't remember the last time that I used it for anything meaningful. I guess what I'm trying to say is that is that I really try to avoid social media at all costs.   With that said, I've spent the past few weeks gi

Casiohardcore was an music project that I was involved with between 2002 and 2015. It's hard to pigeonhole the style as the sound was constantly changing and evolving from track to track. Over the span of thirteen years, I released several projects as Casiohardcore , some on physical CD and flash drive, and others on MP3 via primitive web services. In 2022, I compiled the illest joints from that era and released The Casiohardcore Tapes across all streaming platforms. All of the tracks have been meticulously remastered and the difference is tremendous when compared to the original releases. Of course you can stream the 35 track version on Spotify , Apple Music , Tidal , etc., but only Bandcamp has the expanded collection that features good shit that you won't find anywhere else. It's available for purchase/download in the format of your choice! With that said, strap on your ear-goggles, get nice, and immerse yourself into The Casiohardcore Tapes :   T

Under the Tripnophonic alias, I released this project back in 1998 and if you've got an itch for grimy tech, jungle, and/or digital hardcore, go give this shit a listen! I don't remember recording any of this so I really can't provide any anecdotal info aside from the gear list which consisted of a Yamaha 4-track cassette recorder, an Alesis SR-16, a Roland MS-1, a Korg Polysix, a Yamaha TG-33, a Gemini DS-1224, and various effect pedals. Def Star No Escape My Sanity Stuck in Vector Teenage Call Girls on Acid White Trash Ground Zero Violent Protest Rupture the Mind Def Star (Harry Z Remix) A Place Between Beats

  If you have a pug, you should never let them do drugs. Recorded and released in 2005, Pugs on Drugs was one of those projects that started off as one thing and ended up as something entirely different. Originally, this was going to be a collaboration, but the project ended up stalling out after a several weeks due to creative differences. I had already designed the cover art and I really liked the name, so rather than let it go to waste, I decided to release it as-is. Listening to it nearly twenty years later, it sounds incomplete. The production aspect is great, but I recorded vocals and scratches for most of the tracks, but left them out at the last minute. There were also a bunch of samples that I removed as well, but cannot remember exactly why. On a more memorable note, I believe that this was the first project that I recorded entirely in Ableton Live using Drum Rack and my Trigger Finger controller.     Shank Tool Monkey Bay Blues Eye of the Hurricane Out-Call Only Moral

I don't recall how it came to be, but sometime around 1994 I started listening to Neil Rogers on 610 WIOD, and if I'm not mistaken, it was around the time of the infamous OJ Simpson Bronco chase. I've never been a fan of talk radio, let alone the radio in general, but for some reason, Neil blew my mind. He was brash and obnoxious, but more importantly, he was hilarious. As to be expected, South Florida, Broward County specifically, provided the perfect fodder for this angry man and I listened faithfully as I roamed/skateboarded around the town. Once I called in and talked to Neil for about 20 seconds until he hung up on me and called me an asshole. He thought that I was trying to disguise my voice, which I wasn't, so he abruptly hung up on me. Nonetheless, I remained a fan until the very end.  Whilst browsing the web, I stumbled upon The Neil Rogers Show - Audio Archives and my mind was immediately hurled back to simpler times...specifically 1987 throug

If you've read into the Manson Murders/Manson Saga, you've undoubtedly heard about Paul Watkin's book, My Life With Charles Manson , and just in case you haven't, now's your chance to check it out! Somebody was kind enough to the transcribe the 1979 paperback and convert it into PDF format, and whereas it provides nothing new (or nothing that hasn't already been speculated), it's most definitely a great read. At last check, a used copy of this book goes for anywhere between $75 and $400, and I don't know about you, but that's a tad pricey for a book, especially when it's a story that you already know like the back of your hand, ya dig? Anyways, if I needed to pick a favorite character  from the Manson saga, Paul Watkins would likely be near the top of the list as he seemed like a pretty straight-shooting cat, regardless of the fact that he helped to bolster the prosecution's absurd Helter Skelter theory. More significantly (as far