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Centripetal Force @centripetalforce.bsky.social · 3d

The Far Sound is the now sound!
thefarsound.bandcamp.com

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Centripetal Force @centripetalforce.bsky.social · 8d

People make fun of Canva, but it saves my ass every time.

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Centripetal Force @centripetalforce.bsky.social · 9d

This autumn has been an exciting one w/ this trio, all of which recontextualize traditional sounds & instrumentation and present them through different lenses. I'm speaking of Michael Hix's Wonderful Aspiration of the Source, Jon Camp's 'Proceed,' and The Far Sound's 'To Heart, To Earth'.

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Centripetal Force @centripetalforce.bsky.social · 15d

Centripetal Force with another album that features pedal steel? I’m shocked.

Record Crates United @recordcratesunited.bsky.social · 15d

The Far Sound has returned with a new record of dramatic and dreamy ambient country soundscapes and daring improvisation. Check it out and more of its first single, “Let Warmth Turn Inward” here: recordcratesunited.com/2025/09/26/t... @centripetalforce.bsky.social

The Far Sound – “Let Warmth Turn Inward”

The Far Sound has returned with a new record of dramatic and dreamy ambient country soundscapes and daring improvisation. The Far Sound is the solo project of Portland, Oregon-based multi-instrumen…

recordcratesunited.com

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Centripetal Force @centripetalforce.bsky.social · 15d

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Matthew Hiram @matthewhiram.bsky.social · 16d

Michael Hix's new solo LP just dropped, an air filled offering of elegance and flow. As lovely as can be. Vinyl via @centripetalforce.bsky.social wonderfulaspirationofthesource.bandcamp.com/album/wonder...

Wonderful Aspiration of the Source, by Wonderful Aspiration of the Source

10 track album

wonderfulaspirationofthesource.bandcamp.com

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Centripetal Force @centripetalforce.bsky.social · 18d

Simmering psychedelic steel. Heck yeah

Raven Sings The Blues @ravensingstheblues.bsky.social · 18d

The Far Sound turns pedal steel away from country expectations for an LP that explores the simmer of psychedelics. The steel can’t help but pull its compass towards Western woes, but Pedrosa fills his landscapes with tangles of Rag, Turkish psych, & nods to Morricone & Seastones. bit.ly/3KfMpEI

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Centripetal Force @centripetalforce.bsky.social · 19d

‘To Heart, To Earth’ is the new album from The Far Sound, a project founded by Rick Pedrosa (Abronia, Federale etc)

The first reveal from the new album is “Let Warmth Turn Inward” - a track perfectly suited for this season of shifting colors and extended golden hours.

thefarsound.bandcamp.com

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Centripetal Force @centripetalforce.bsky.social · 23d

Happy Release Day to Wonderful Aspiration of the Source!

It’s an honor to present this album to the world. I was lucky enough to witness this project as it was getting off the ground before I moved from Nashville. And here we are. The full vision.

wonderfulaspirationofthesource.bandcamp.com

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Centripetal Force @centripetalforce.bsky.social · 25d

Partisan’s Folly is the second reveal from the forthcoming album from Jon Camp, titled Proceed.

The album is up for pre-order right now over on the Bandcamp. And Jon will be hitting the road out in the Midwest very soon. If he’s in your town, check him out!

Joncamp.bandcamp.com

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Jeffrey Alexander @lidders.bsky.social · 27d

the original 3-hour long version of Compleat Trancing Master by the Dire Wolves Just Exactly Perfect Sisters Band is now available as a subscriber-exclusive download. First released five years ago this week (!) and later re-issued on @centripetalforce.bsky.social as a shortened version on two tapes

The Compleat Trancing Master, by DWLVS

17 track album

jeffreyalexander.bandcamp.com

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Centripetal Force @centripetalforce.bsky.social · 25d

Thanks to everyone who checked out the Bandcamp listening party last night. What’s this album all about? Check out the link below!

Jennifer Kelly @jenpkelly.bsky.social · 25d

“Wonderful Aspiration of the Source is a celebrates long, shape-shifting tones and languid atmospherics,” writes Jennifer Kelly. dustedmagazine.tumblr.com/post/7949478... @centripetalforce.bsky.social

Wonderful Aspiration of the Source — S-T (Centripetal Force)

Wonderful Aspiration of the Source - Cadence Wonderful Aspiration of the Source is a solo ambient guitar project from the Nashville Ambient Ensemble’s Michael Hix. It celebrates long, shape-shifting....

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Centripetal Force @centripetalforce.bsky.social · Sep 5

Bandcamp Friday is upon us, and the sounds of autumn are approaching. To join in on both happenings, Centripetal Force is offering a vinyl bundle of this fall's first two releases, Jon Camp's 'Proceed' and the debut from Wonderful Aspiration of the Source.

centripetalforcerecords.bandcamp.com

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Centripetal Force @centripetalforce.bsky.social · Sep 5

Hell yeah Johnny!

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Centripetal Force @centripetalforce.bsky.social · Sep 4

The second reveal from Wonderful Aspiration of the Source is a track titled “Deer Park.” It’s a song in which space speaks as powerfully as the notes themselves. Michael’s playing is delicate - but somehow also powerfully intense. “Deer Park” is currently streaming wherever you get your music. ✌🏼✌🏼✌🏼

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Centripetal Force @centripetalforce.bsky.social · Sep 3

Congrats to @thewiremagazine.bsky.social on their 500th issue. We look forward to 500 more. And thank you for your coverage of independent music and kind words for the forthcoming Wonderful Aspiration of the Source album. ✌🏼✌🏼✌🏼 @michaelhix.bsky.social

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Centripetal Force @centripetalforce.bsky.social · Aug 28

This Friday evening! August 29th. At the First Presbyterian Church in Oakland. It’s Nate Mercereau (Andre 3000, Carlos Niño and Friends) and Luke Schneider AND Heavy Arts Ensemble. Come on out!

7pm doors. 7:30 show.

www.eventbrite.com/e/nate-merce...

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Centripetal Force @centripetalforce.bsky.social · Aug 26

Another one for Andy’s greatest lines:

“yearning steel sighs”

Raven Sings The Blues @ravensingstheblues.bsky.social · Aug 26

“Kerosene Goodbye’ wraps yearning steel sighs in string swells and the dexterous fingerpicking that Camp’s been known for in the past, carving out a tender ode to his family’s rural roots. bit.ly/3HRJlO4

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Jon Camp @jonrcamp.bsky.social · Aug 22

I’m delighted to announce my new album, Proceed, out Oct 17 through @centripetalforce.bsky.social. It’s an electric, full-band affair, available now available for pre-order via vinyl, CD, and digital. joncamp.bandcamp.com/album/proceed

With the background of twilight, an owl on a branch, a ship in the background, a butterfly flying, a young man lighting a kerosene lamp. Reads "Jon Camp Proceed"

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Centripetal Force @centripetalforce.bsky.social · Aug 22

“Kerosene Goodbye” is the 1st track to be revealed from Jon Camp’s forthcoming album, Proceed.

The song title is a nod to Jon’s father and his move into the age of electricity in Iowa in the early 1940s.

Proceed comes out Oct 17. Available now for preorder on vinyl / CD.

joncamp.bandcamp.com

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Centripetal Force @centripetalforce.bsky.social · Jul 29

Test Press Tuesday!
Any guesses? It’s this artist’s second release w/ the label. A fellow vegan and animal welfare activist. Album out in October.

#disparatesoundsfordisparatepeople

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Centripetal Force @centripetalforce.bsky.social · Jul 29

Heading east to join Prairiewolf in Brooklyn and Kingston!

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Centripetal Force @centripetalforce.bsky.social · Jul 28

Oh my word! This album is phenomenal:

sophomorelounge.bandcamp.com/album/ryan-d...

RYAN DAVIS & the Roadhouse Band "New Threats from the Soul", by Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band

7 track album

sophomorelounge.bandcamp.com

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Centripetal Force @centripetalforce.bsky.social · Jul 28

Disparate sounds for desperate times. ✌🏼✌🏼✌🏼

Raven Sings The Blues @ravensingstheblues.bsky.social · Jul 28

Michael Hix (Nashville Ambient Ensemble) has taken on the moniker Wonderful Aspiration of the Source, further embracing the meditative center of his works. With Hix trading synth for a B-Bender guitar, it's aloft somewhere between ambient country and jazz, a radiant pool of calm. bit.ly/46qDvgB

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Centripetal Force @centripetalforce.bsky.social · Jul 24

Heck yeah!!! Super psyched to be announcing ….

Centripetal Force and Optical Sound Experience are excited to present an evening of deep music at the First Presbyterian Church of Oakland. August 29th!

www.eventbrite.com/e/nate-merce...

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Centripetal Force @centripetalforce.bsky.social · Jul 23

You have a variety of choices when it comes to guitar music. I recommend this one. Michael’s deft handling of the B-bender is impressive. And unique. Rooted in Nashville’s past and taking it into the future. ✌🏼

weownthistown.net/reviews/wond...

Wonderful Aspiration of the Source - "Cadence"

Michael Hix returns with a new project; sparse, calm and mindful.

weownthistown.net

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