Biography

First came Apocalypse: a collection of four schoolfriends with varying degrees of musical ability. We recorded our first demo, Ruins, in our rhythm guitarist's front room by placing a microphone in the middle of the floor.

Then we changed our name to Lethal Exposure, lost a bassist and gained a bassist/singer, and recorded our second demo, also called Ruins. This was in a real live (evil, vile) studio.

A little while later we wrote another song, X. Actually, we wrote loads, but this is the only one I still have a recording of. This marks my last-ever use of guitars so synthetic they make my skin crawl.

Minus one guitarist later, and with a drummer who was busy with his new band at university and didn't have time to produce any drums for our next demo, the bassist and I changed our name to Schizotic and recorded our third demo, Revisited. This was another home recording, and marks my last ever use of microphones for guitars until very recently. Don't ask.

A couple of years passed, and then I decided to revisit Revisited with the wonder of DI. Another name change, this time to LethalX, and another demo. This was supposed to be our swansong, so it's called The End Times (Ruins).

But then we realised that music is fun, so we continued, changing our name again (because if we kept the same name between releases then, like, the universe would collapse) to The End Times. We're now working on a full-length album heavily inspired by Devin Townsend. It should be out sometime this century. (I don't want to say decade; that's a bit optimistic.)

I've also been working on solo projects for years. Various names (Litany, Liquidark, Draconia) and various influences (Paradise Lost, Anathema); but it wasn't until I reached iCompositions that I finally produced some output. My first album, Shadows, is now complete -- see the various songs tagged [Shadows] and the relevant blog post -- and I'm not done yet. Not by a long way...

That said, don't expect art.

Speaking of art, my nickname is nothing to do with Cristian Stan's "Eidolonia" works (http://www.cristianstan.com/works-eidolonia.html), but I wish it were.

I do, however, use the most excellent art of Carol Watson (http://www.lostcanuck.com/). Investigate her site immediately!

-Eido

Blog rss

Effective criticism August 5, 2008
Or, how to leave comments which benefit everyone.
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Clipping: why your master track hates you June 21, 2008
A closer look at those clicks, pops and crackles which plague digital recording.
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Mixing in 3D June 17, 2008
A technique for visualising music, and its application to mixing. Warning: contains tortured analogies, and excessive EQ love.
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Money January 20, 2008
More and more people on iCompositions are starting to try to sell their music. If you're one of them, here's some food for thought before you jump in both feet first.
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Shadows is done... December 16, 2007
After a little more than a year, my album is done... and you can have it for nothing.
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Music rss

Title Genre Released Plays
Diminished Returns Collab Metal Sep 7, 2008 319
12-String Jam Other Jun 29, 2008 173
[Cover] Shroud Of False Rock Jan 31, 2008 376
[Shadows] Escape Metal Dec 13, 2007 646
[Shadows] Struggle Without End Metal Nov 10, 2007 446
[Shadows] The Vision Ambient Sep 24, 2007 356
Dorian Jam Other Sep 7, 2007 290
[Shadows] The Descent Other Aug 30, 2007 318
[Shadows] Eternal Metal Aug 17, 2007 470
[Shadows] Interlude Ambient Jul 25, 2007 296
Romance jam Collab Rock Jul 23, 2007 327
[Shadows] Ascendant Metal Jul 5, 2007 536
[Shadows] Romance Classical Jun 24, 2007 346
[Shadows] Presence Metal Jun 18, 2007 420
[Shadows] The Child, redux Classical Apr 22, 2007 429
Wistful again [needs collab] Collab Rock Apr 22, 2007 377
Wistful Ambient Feb 25, 2007 354
[Shadows] Hope Metal Jan 20, 2007 434
Doodle Metal Jan 16, 2007 390
[Shadows] Mechanical Metal Jan 6, 2007 374
My Life In Ruins (melodic vocal mix) Metal Jan 6, 2007 367
My Life In Ruins (death metal mix) Metal Jan 6, 2007 457
[Shadows] The Child Classical Dec 10, 2006 408
[Shadows] Winter's Night... Black Light Metal Dec 9, 2006 412
[Shadows] Winter's Night... Classical Dec 5, 2006 315
[Shadows] Shadows Classical Nov 28, 2006 499
My Life In Ruins (Frankenmix) Metal Nov 25, 2006 452
City Streets Electronica Sep 17, 2006 398
Lost (no vocals) Rock Sep 15, 2006 661
Summer Days Folk Sep 14, 2006 360
Firefly (slower) Folk Sep 12, 2006 428
Flux Electronica Sep 10, 2006 375
Firefly Folk Sep 10, 2006 419
Loopy Alternative Sep 9, 2006 348
[EndTimes] The End Times (Ruins) Metal Sep 8, 2006 521
[EndTimes] Terrormech Metal Sep 8, 2006 314
[EndTimes] Opprobrium Metal Sep 8, 2006 317
[EndTimes] Guttersnipe Metal Sep 8, 2006 361
[EndTimes] Phoenix Rising Metal Sep 8, 2006 374

Collaborations

Title Genre Released Plays
So Contagious Metal Jul 25, 2008 779
Fit to Be Tied Metal May 28, 2008 538
After You Are Gone Metal Mar 25, 2008 886
My Final Hours Alternative Feb 5, 2008 944
The Loves We Lost Rock Oct 13, 2007 794
DJP Concept Concert 1#:8/21/07 (CV1/CV2/TAA) Dance Aug 21, 2007 391
The Darkness Before Dawn (an Eidolonia song ft Balok) Metal Aug 15, 2007 691
City Streets (DJP's Relaxation Mix) Electronica Aug 12, 2007 568
Comfortably Numb (cover) Rock May 3, 2007 811
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