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 588
12-String Jam Other Jun 29, 2008 209
[Cover] Shroud Of False Rock Jan 31, 2008 414
[Shadows] Escape Metal Dec 13, 2007 717
[Shadows] Struggle Without End Metal Nov 10, 2007 485
[Shadows] The Vision Ambient Sep 24, 2007 389
Dorian Jam Other Sep 7, 2007 324
[Shadows] The Descent Other Aug 30, 2007 350
[Shadows] Eternal Metal Aug 17, 2007 495
[Shadows] Interlude Ambient Jul 25, 2007 326
Romance jam Collab Rock Jul 23, 2007 360
[Shadows] Ascendant Metal Jul 5, 2007 571
[Shadows] Romance Classical Jun 24, 2007 375
[Shadows] Presence Metal Jun 18, 2007 448
[Shadows] The Child, redux Classical Apr 22, 2007 458
Wistful again [needs collab] Collab Rock Apr 22, 2007 408
Wistful Ambient Feb 25, 2007 387
[Shadows] Hope Metal Jan 20, 2007 465
Doodle Metal Jan 16, 2007 422
[Shadows] Mechanical Metal Jan 6, 2007 409
My Life In Ruins (melodic vocal mix) Metal Jan 6, 2007 400
My Life In Ruins (death metal mix) Metal Jan 6, 2007 488
[Shadows] The Child Classical Dec 10, 2006 433
[Shadows] Winter's Night... Black Light Metal Dec 9, 2006 438
[Shadows] Winter's Night... Classical Dec 5, 2006 343
[Shadows] Shadows Classical Nov 28, 2006 527
My Life In Ruins (Frankenmix) Metal Nov 25, 2006 488
City Streets Electronica Sep 17, 2006 425
Lost (no vocals) Rock Sep 15, 2006 691
Summer Days Folk Sep 14, 2006 391
Firefly (slower) Folk Sep 12, 2006 466
Flux Electronica Sep 10, 2006 402
Firefly Folk Sep 10, 2006 442
Loopy Alternative Sep 9, 2006 379
[EndTimes] The End Times (Ruins) Metal Sep 8, 2006 561
[EndTimes] Terrormech Metal Sep 8, 2006 344
[EndTimes] Opprobrium Metal Sep 8, 2006 353
[EndTimes] Guttersnipe Metal Sep 8, 2006 390
[EndTimes] Phoenix Rising Metal Sep 8, 2006 401

Collaborations

Title Genre Released Plays
So Contagious Metal Jul 25, 2008 911
Fit to Be Tied Metal May 28, 2008 649
After You Are Gone Metal Mar 25, 2008 936
My Final Hours Alternative Feb 5, 2008 1072
The Loves We Lost Rock Oct 13, 2007 873
DJP Concept Concert 1#:8/21/07 (CV1/CV2/TAA) Dance Aug 21, 2007 441
The Darkness Before Dawn (an Eidolonia song ft Balok) Metal Aug 15, 2007 753
City Streets (DJP's Relaxation Mix) Electronica Aug 12, 2007 648
Comfortably Numb (cover) Rock May 3, 2007 862
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