nybbl biography Born and raised in Rochester, New York, Tim Quackenbush remembers blissfully abusing his father's guitar while still sporting diapers - somewhere there are pictures to back this up. A handful of years later he found himself fascinated by the effects of flicking the magical 'PAN' knob back and forth while listening to 'Yellow Submarine' - Music only! Now singing only! Years passed again, and after a handful of false starts and about-faces around the east coast, he eventually found himself attending OIART in London, Ontario for a degree in audio engineering. Taking up residence in Toronto upon completion,   his many years of 4-track experiments, guitar noodlings, and computer love coalesced into his current explorations in electronic music. Soon he began to make connections with some of the other local bedroom producers, helping to create the 'bit_rock alumnae', a collective dedicated to showcasing the numerous hidden talents in electronic music in and around Toronto. A number of online releases through the Manchester, UK based netlabel Hippocamp served as an introduction to nybbl's musical adventures; stretching across a varied landscape of styles and moods, and paving the way for his 2005 Noise Factory Records debut, 'The Path From A Point Is In The Shape Of A Heart. The most head-scratch inducing query nybbl comes up against is 'What kind of music do you make?' 'Electronic based, guitar heavy, post-post-rock-ish, IDM?' The string of adjectives and descriptions come streaming out but none seem to sum it up concisely. It is warm and flowing. It is as alive and vibrant as the spring but calm and sparkling like a perfect winter day. A defiant and still center surrounded by dancing chaos; a soft and chewy center with a hard candy shell. SSimply put - if we are still allowed to have anything simple in this world - it is music. There isn't the scrutinising worry about giving it a catchy name or concocting a revolutionary artistic manifesto. All he can do is press the keys, hit the strings, turn the knobs, and pull all the insides out to find something glowing at the core - broadcasting the results for whoever is listening. live shows links/contact / website www.nybbl.com

releases: The Path From a Point Is In the Shape of A Heart track list: Samples now on our MP3 player 1. to begin with 2. dance for buddy 3. finding faultlines 4. one day that smile will save you 5. the season 6. styrofoam pieces in place of a heart 7. monoid 8. joy chant 9. such grand ideas CD - $15.00    USA   Canada