Who is Electric Friendship?
Electric Friendship, or Nicholas DelSesto, if you're nasty. Nick grew up in the company of green hills and coastal birds in the Ocean State and currently resides in the expansive suntanned carpet of the Sonoran Desert. He began playing electric bass in his youth, which led to electric guitar, and eventually a fascination and love of synthesizers, samplers, and electronic music technology.A student of Motown soul, funk, new wave, psychedelic rock, and golden age hip-hop, he draws inspiration from a diverse catalog of grooves, the confluence of which shape the basis of his designs. By the gloopy glow of a lava lamp, he enjoys making music that sounds like abstract electric landscapes connected by the quixotic corridors of his mind. He also enjoys making various sandwiches, watching cartoons, and doing puzzles.With the completion of the inaugural record, Happy Landscaper, Nick has set a new path for musical expression and experimentation. By combining his affection for playing live instruments and working with sample-based arrangements, he has discovered a harmonious amalgamation - an electric friendship.
News
06.19.24
All recording is finished and all files are transferred to sampler. Now the real fun begins :)
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05.28.24
Recording bass this week.
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05.12.24
The next Electric Friendship record is beginning to take shape!I've been keeping busy creating new samples and experimenting more with the modular synthesizer this time around.I recently returned from a trip to Rhode Island where I was able to capture some video that I hope to use as a visual companion for this project. A hint for the the theme of the next record is in RI's nickname - more to come soon!
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02.28.24
The Happy Landscaper cassette is now available for direct order from yours truly!Please click here to place an order
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02.25.24
Happy Landscaper is now available on cassette at both Wooden Tooth Records locations in Tucson, AZ. Stop by to chat with their friendly staff and check it out! Thank you Wooden Tooth for supporting local artists!
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02.09.24
Happy Landscaper release day.
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Music
Happy Landscaper
Happy Landscaper is the first record by Electric Friendship.
TRACK LISTING:
1. Exotic Bird Bingo (03:20)
2. Matamoscas (03:17)
3. Sunhat Snail (04:15)
4. Deadheader* (03:38)
5. Frogmorton (04:10)
6. Monstera (03:27)
7. Singing Tree (04:56)
8. Pimm's Cup (03:34)TOTAL RUNTIME:
30 minutes, 37 seconds
* Additional instrumentation provided by The Country Gentleman & Kirby.
NOTES:
• Happy Landscaper was created during the summer, fall, and winter of 2023.• Happy Landscaper is made of prerecorded and arranged audio samples. Audio loops were recorded into Ableton Live and exported into a sampler for processing, sequencing, and arrangement. Arrangements were then recorded back into Ableton Live for further processing, mixing, and mastering.• Happy Landscaper was mastered by DS3K at The Chamber in Warwick, Rhode Island.
EQUIPMENT USED:
• Elektron Digitakt
• G&L Tribute ASAT Classic
• Roland JV-1080
• Roland SP-404MKII
• Sterling by Music Man StingRay Short ScalePEDALBOARD:
• JangleBox Compressor
• Foxrox Octron3
• Foxrox CC Hybrid2
• Mu-Tron Micro-Tron IV
• EarthQuaker Devices Dunes
• Walrus Audio Julia
• Native Audio Midnight
• Walrus Audio ARP-87
• Universal Audio Dream '65
• Origin Effects BASSRIG Super Vintage
• CIOKS DC7
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Happy Landscaper Cassette
Electric Friendship's debut record, professionally reproduced on Type I ferric oxide tape via Otari DP-103A digital master and DP-75 recorders. Sides A and B are identical for your listening convenience.TRACK LISTING:
1. Exotic Bird Bingo
2. Matamoscas
3. Sunhat Snail
4. Deadheader
5. Frogmorton
6. Monstera
7. Singing Tree
8. Pimm's CupThis is a limited run of 25 cassettes.
There are currently 11 cassettes available.Cassettes are $10.00 each + $5.00 shipping.Please click here to place an orderThank you for your support!!
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Gallery
Pictures from the studio.
