Excellent Academic Records is a student-run record label at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. In the winter of 2009 we invited five emerging composers to dream of summer and make work from whatever joy or angst these dreams evoked. Read More
'Airfield' is the new two-track EP from Sinuso Dial (aka m. leaf-tierney). The title piece combines location recordings from an old farmhouse cottage residence in Briar Hill, Victoria, Australia, with the electric guitar aesthetic characteristic of Tierney's ambient electronic sound. Read More
I'm pleased to announce a new release, a track of mine called 'Anigma', on UK Label AmpBitif/go. It's a compilation called 'Feeding The Transmitter'. This is my first audio release on a label of any kind! I'm really happy to be featured - the album is a really enjoyable listen and I find the other artists work to be just the mood and genre that I am happy to sit amongst - glitchy, ambient, drone electronica. My track is the final track ...Read More
M. Leaf-Tierney releases the new Sinuso Dial EP 'Live in Melbourne'. The release contains 2 new pieces, one being an exploration of percussive, open-tuned guitar playing, and the other ~ a loop based, processed ambient work that utilizes the aforementioned guitar techniques. 'Live in Melbourne' was recorded at 'The Toff in Town' as part of the OUTSET music event on the 24th of November 2008. http://mattleaf.com/releases/melbourne Read More
I'm proud to announce 'Anigma EP', my second release as Sinuso Dial. You can download it for free here. Just double-click the .zip file to open it. Containing 4 tracks that explore processed electric guitar and field recordings, 'Anigma EP' examines more subtle frequencies and sounds than on 'Biology'. Read More
I've just launched my website http://mattleaf.com ! In the coming weeks I'll be moving this blog over to Wordpress, which will hopefully come out with a similar look to the website. It's also my pleasure to announce my first online (and debut) release of music as 'Sinuso Dial'. Entitled 'Biology', the albums compositions consist of processed guitar and field recordings which result in a blend of ambient, warm distortion and subtle electronica. You can download it for free here. Read More