Mile Zero
no matter where you go, there you are
Mile Zero is the personal website of Thomas Wilburn. All statements and
opinions here are my own, and do not represent the views or policies of
my employers at Congressional Quarterly, Ars Technica, or other
publications.
Jan 01, 2007
This is my pretentious solo project, a one-man rock band on bass guitar. It has rules.
- No samples. No drum machines. Nothing pre-recorded. There is nothing up my sleeve. Everything I loop is created on-the-fly.
- No guitars. Bass does not mean basic, and it is not backup for some six-stringer's ego.
- No jazz. This is not a project that will show off blinding bass technique or complicated looped "aural soundscapes." It may be experimental, but it's still Rock.
- No elaborate effects. It's possible to pitch-shift, chorus, modulate, and manipulate an instrument until it becomes something else. It's not a challenge that interests me. I use fuzz and envelope pedals, nothing else.
