Boisen began the SCRAMBLEDISC project by tapping the talents of the Bay Area's best creative jazz and improvised music players - Scott Amendola, Miguel Frasconi, Elliott Kavee, Gino Robair, Mark Schifferli and John Shiurba, as well as punk legend Klaus Flouride of The Dead Kennedys - and then applying experimental recording, sampling, and editing techniques he has developed over his 20-year career as a studio recording engineer. The result is an utterly unique, boundary-smashing work best described as "sonic painting", a continually shifting narrative of scrambled rock riffs, jagged melodies, other-worldly noise and rhythms. As a veteran performer and collaborator with such notables as John Zorn, The Rova Saxophone Quartet, Fred Frith, Club Foot Orchestra, The Splatter Trio, Henry Kaiser and more, Boisen brings a formidable arsenal of improvisational technique to bear, not only on the musical and compositional realm, but also to the button-pushing, knob-twiddling side of things.

Also included on this new Wiggle Biscuit Records release are seven bonus tracks in the tradition of Boisen's GUITARSPEAK projects, offering a more conventional glimpse into the solo, duo and trio improvisations that formed the musical foundation of SCRAMBLEDISC.

Myles Boisen is a guitarist, composer, improvisor, and record producer/engineer, best known around the Bay Area for his twin-necked twanging in The Splatter Trio, as well as musical exploits with The Club Foot Orchestra. Over the past two decades Myles has performed with John Zorn, Rova Saxophone Quartet, John Tchicai, Nina Hagen, Eugene Chadbourne, Vinny Golia, Myra Melford, Glenn Spearman, Ralph Carney,Miya Masaoka, Malcolm Mooney, Eddie Marshall, and his own "Guitarspeak" ensembles.

In collaboration with guitarists Fred Frith, Henry Kaiser, Elliott Sharp, Robert Fripp, and others, he has developed a potent musical language that combines a wealth of traditional and contemporary styles, focusing particularly on prepared guitar technique and improvisation. Myles' discography numbers over 40 compact disc recordings, including his Guitarspeak disc, ten CDs with The Splatter Trio, and musical work for MTV, film director David Lynch, and CBS.

As a recording engineer, Myles has gathered over 150 production and mastering credits on recordings by other artists, dating back to 1979 when he began teaching in one of the country's first university-level recording studio programs. He is regarded as an authority on vintage mics and microphone testing, with numerous articles published in Electronic Musician magazine and Mix Books publications.

Born October 19, 1956 in Omaha, Nebraska.
Raised around Seattle, Washington.
Granted B.A. degree from Fairhaven College, Western Washington State College (Bellingham, Washington) in 1979, for independent study major in Contemporary Art and Media Studies. Presently employed as freelance musician, and owner/ head engineer of Guerrilla Recording studio and Headless Buddha Mastering Lab, Oakland, CA. Check out interviews with Myles Boisen by Glenn M. Ito and Sam Prestianni

Mailing address: P.O. Box 8086; Berkeley, CA. 94707-8086
Phone (510) 835-9333 mylesaudio@aol.com http://members.aol.com/mylesboise/bara.html