Still Inertia is Jason Kraley Music is the most important, unobstructed form of communication. Ever since I was a young lad, I knew music was an important and integral part of me. In 1993 I took steps to structuralize songs and movements, recording them in a pseudo-professional (and presentable) format. Initially, I chose the name Inertia back in 1993 and started taking a serious approach to assembling an album to release to my friends and family. This project became the first album "Aperture", the result of 113 hours of recording interviews with my friends, samples, and sounds, 13 hours of recording improvisation on a baby grand piano, and 12 weeks of computer programming on an Amiga 500. Nothing high-end, the album was recorded with just 4 stereos, 3 microphones, 5 tape players, and 1 cd player. This wasn't good enough, in retrospect. 3 years passed with the acquisition of a 4 channel mixing board, 3 cd players, a digital sampler for the Amiga 500, and a full size Optimus keyboard. New life experiences fueled an immense change in my musical style. Mental upset and a new chapter in my life, I finalized preparation and started recording songs for the "Dull Boy" album between June 1997 to June 1998. In September 1998, I hit a critical period of introspection and created a mini studio in the bedroom while eating and sleeping in the living room. If I wasn't working, I was home pushing the limits of my sequencing program and recording by sync'ing my keyboard's 6-track memory with my computer's 4-track sequencing, editting beats and samples on a soundwave level. The end project was a practical dump onto analogue tape. 4 weeks. 4 solid songs. End result: "...The Delusional EP". In 1999, after a 15 month reality check, new equipment, new home, and new experiences, I completely abandoned the use of a computer to structuralize my music. Gooding contributed a Sony MDS-JES10 MiniDisc Deck, 1/4" line cords, microphones, headphones, and live drum tracks for me to loop via the MD deck itself. In 2000, my studio was completed with the acquisition of a Roland VS-840EX Digital Workstation and a Tascam CD-RW700 CD burning deck. My digital studio was complete for the new century and my name was officially changed to Still Inertia. On August 28, 2001, it appeared, through intensive research and feedback, that there was not only a band in Australia called "Inertia" but there was a band and a DJ called "Inertia" touring the U.S... with one of their most recent shows being as near to Cleveland as Chicago back in 2001. Though I felt an intensive and personal connection with the singular word "Inertia", I didn't wish to get confused with others. I decided to rename myself as "Still Inertia" to serve as a name with double-meaning. The one being an oxymoron. The other implying that, though I had to rename my musical vision, I am effectively still "Inertia". My music is continually changing and evolving. I do not use a computer to create or sequence my music. Instead I rely on the MD deck and the Roland studio device to work on allowing a song to emerge and evolve by hand. I've had the distinct honor and pleasure collaborating with musicians and vocalists such as Gooding, Mike Williams, Amanda North, Shwag McGinty, Joe Rohan, and Joe Minadeo. Until I reach my ultimate goal of professional duplication and printing, my music is being pushed into the public's slightly-off-mainstream by hand; professionally printed packaging while the music is being burned onto silver/blue-professional grade CD-Rs. Over 290 CDs have been either sold or acquired, and the "Collections" CD single was spread to the college radio stations of Cleveland in 2002 and sold at local stores during that time. Airplay was reported on 89.3 FM WCSB. In 2004, "Upgrade" officially became the first full length CD, taking place of the "first CD album" concept of 2000 (known ethereally as "Heaven"). A CD single for the song "What You See" was tentatively scheduled for release in the summer of 2005 from this album, however, the idea has been put on hold and only 4 copies were released to the public. In April 2005, the second album has been released on a CD entitled "From The Ancient Center" and concentrates on the human experience during meditation. Working with Mike Williams and Amanda North, this new album is a breakthrough in creating a musical environment where nature and technology exist harmoniously together. The success and positive feedback has only just begun. October 2005 marked the geographic relocation of Still Inertia and its studio, which has expanded to incorporate the first time use of computer assistance - specifically Sony's ACID Pro 5.0, Soundforge 8, and ProTools. At the moment, 12 songs are in the works for the forthcoming album. There will be an unusually unique blend of vocal tracks as well as instrumentals this time around; all guided by Jason Kraley's somewhat frenetic experiences and adjustments (or misalignments) of relocating to Philadelphia. Perhaps the highlight of this third album will be the introductory use of an actual Steinway Grand Piano! Joining the rotation of existing contributors already including Shwag McGinty, Gooding, Amanda North, and Mike Williams, Still Inertia is warmly welcoming the assistance of guest technicians, musicians, and lyrical writers from across the country including Roto Visage, Elaine Diflavis (from former Philadelphia's "The Side-Effects"), Toshio Mana (from project::in•fin•i•ty), and Courtney Smith... and the list of guest talent is growing as of this moment.  The new album, entitled "Invested", also carries with it tremendous support, guidance and voluntary technical assistance  from Jason Popejoy, Stephen Keever, Alex Vega, Zack Berman, John Rowland, Keith Royer and last, but very not least, Still Inertia is honored to have the most distinct pleasure of having the Red Rabbit himself go out on a wonderous limb and created a custom made painting and artwork for the design of the upcoming album cover. His vision will appropriately serve as its embodiment of the most mentally dynamic range of emotional wreckage and beauty in audible form Still Inertia has ever composed to date. "Invested" is sure to bring more than one unpleasantly pleasant surprise to your ears. Visit The Word for the latest information and releases from Still Inertia. I'm going to continue onward musically via my own atypical (and graphically tactical) methods. If you're interested in more information about Still Inertia, CRC Music (formerly known as Compression Records Cleveland), collaboration inquiries, contributions to this third album in progress or other Kraley Productions releases, please contact me. -Jason Kraley (a.k.a. Still Inertia)

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