A unique way to make an album

SYNEMY is the new album from Digital Noise Academy.

The group of six like-minded musicians - Ken Andrews, Sharky Laguana, Charlotte Martin, Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Fernando Sanchez and Jordon Zardorozy - have had a long-held desire to make music together.

They explain: "This was the dream project. The songs came together in the greatest game of telephone ever played.

"One person would send a song to a member, who would then send it to the next until it would come full circle. The tracks evolved in wonderfully unexpected ways."

The collective's previous and current efforts include Failure, Beck, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Tenacious D, Creeper Lagoon, Air, Nine Inch Nails, M83, Chris Cornell, Ingrid Michaelson, Christina Perri and Blinker the Star.

The band add: "Our past work certainly colours DNA, but the isolated collaboration created a work unique to the circumstance."

You can check out the album below.

Blinker The Star's "album within one track"

BLINKER The Star have unveiled their new single Future Fires.

Jordon Zadorozy - the man behind the Ontario, Canada, outfit - explained his experimental approach to the track.

He said: "My goal was to harness the energy of an album into one three and a half minute song.

"The approach excited not just the producer in me, but also the arranger and songwriter. I allowed myself to experiment with every detail, while condensing the song down to its most exciting elements.

"I’ve spent the greater part of my musical career constructing albums. Blinker The Star has released six records so far, and I’ve also had the pleasure of producing and engineering a great many others, at my studio French Kiss."

To celebrate, the band is playing its first show in nine years tonight at Horseshoe, in Toronto.

You can have a listen to Future Fires and watch the video above.

And check out my Q&A with Jordon here.

New single from Kings of Lowertown

CANADA'S Kings of Lowertown have released a single from their forthcoming EP, due out in October.

Shotgun Preacher was produced and engineered by Blinker The Star's Jordon Zadorozny and is described  as an "exciting, dirt-blues recording in the tradition of Tom Waits".

Kings of Lowerton is the musical project of Mike Mackey and to find out more visit his Facebook page.

Blinker The Star Q&A

Your name:

Jordon Zadorozny.

Where are you from? Pembroke, Ontario, Canada.

Name of band:

Blinker the Star

Who else is in your band?

Generally just me for studio recordings. David Dunham, Mitch Bowden, Nicholas Daleo, and Trevor Ziebarth are part of the live band.

How would you describe yourself?

A loner, obsessed with recording, with egomaniacal tendencies.

Who are your main influences musically?

Beatles, Nick Drake, Def Leppard, Tears For Fears, Land Of Talk, Led Zeppelin

What do you hope to achieve in music?

Immortality, in a way.

What has been the highlight of your career so far, and why?

Working with Lindsey Buckingham was great fun.

And what’s the moment you want to forget?

Tanking during our opening slot for Oasis.

If you could choose just one of your songs to represent your music, what would it be and why?

"Future Fires" is where I'm at these days. Manic, melancholy, danceable.

Where can we listen to it?

https://soundcloud.com/blinkerthestar/futurefires

Where can we find out more about your music?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15dD9nly56c
https://www.facebook.com/blinkerthestar
https://twitter.com/blinkerthestars
http://blinkerthestar.bandcamp.com/
https://soundcloud.com/blinkerthestar

Anything else you’d like to say about your band that I forgot to ask?

Love is the law.