Bryan Day invented instruments
Ernesto Díaz-Infante acoustic-electric mandolin, objects

Utility Spirits collects two improvised performances: the 20th Annual Day of Noise event on KZSU 90.1 FM at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, along with a second session at Clamorworks, Bryan’s home studio in San Pablo, California.

The resulting soundscapes were created with the following instruments:

Bryan performed using his tabletop set-up of invented instruments featuring amplified measuring tapes, a MIDI-FM radio, tunable instruments built with carbon-fibre rods, extension springs, and feedback-resonating electromagnets that are applied to any of the metal components.

I played an acoustic-electric mandolin with various objects, such as an e-writer, guitar pick, ball hex screwdriver, bag of marbles, mini fan, AM/FM pocket radio, 'Pickaso' guitar bow, wire brush, glass guitar slides, Tibetan singing bowl mallet, psaltery bow, marimba mallets, rat tail comb, EBow, chopstick, stainless steel scourer, and a small Tibetan bell.

I hope you enjoy listening to our spontaneous collaborative compositions.

Ernesto Díaz-Infante - October 2025

released December 15, 2025

01 recorded 08 February 2025 by Smurph and crew at KZSU's 20th Day of Noise 2025 - KZSU Stanford 90.1 FM / kzsu.stanford.edu/dayofnoise/2025/
02 recorded 09 August 2025 by Bryan Day at Clamorworks in San Pablo, California

thanks to Abra Jeffers, Smurph and crew
mastered by Olaf Rupp

cover photograph by Marjorie Sturm

more here:
scatterarchive.bandcamp.com/album/untitled-currents