What happens to musical interactions and meanings when the context of the music is dramatically altered through abrupt, blatant combinations of that music? 

OVERLAYS is a simple concept operating at multiple scales. At its simplest, it is the mixing process…

Lugubrious 78 writes experimental music. However, that might be defined. Sometimes this morphs into more traditionally accepted song structures, whatever they might be. Sung in a confusing style consistent with that of ‘Subtle Antimusic’, these ‘Sketches of Musical…

What happens to the musical interactions and meanings when the context of the music is dramatically altered through random reorganisation? CHOP. RANDOMISE. RECOMPILE. DISCARD. (C.R.R.D.) is one of several Lugubrious 78 Core Compositional Concepts. It has origins in the desire…

During January and February 2026, roughly eight hours of drum improvisations were recorded in the Lugubrious 78 Studios. Improvisation overstates it. Talentless drumming without conscious thought: automatism may be more accurate (if that is not too lofty a claim itself?)…

This album has known many guises. The current, final one ("Early Explorations Vol. 2c", released 20th January 2025) satisfies a long-held ambition for a different album (2000’s “Dada Performance 69” was meant to be chopped up into individual…