Ezekiel Honig, a New York City

New York City

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 native, is a musician and label manager for Microcosm Music and Anticipate Recordings

Anticipate Recordings

Anticipate Recordings is an independent record label based in Manhattan founded by electronic music producer/performer Ezekiel Honig. Anticipate combines elements of electro-acoustics, ambient, slow motion techno and found house with traces of filtered influences ranging from jazz, post rock,...

. He is a well known figure in the electronic music

Electronic music

Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...

 community.

Ezekiel Honig usually follows a strict production code on all of his songs. He uses 'found-sound' and warm melodies.

Having put out two successful albums in the past, Technology Is Lonely and People, Places & Things, Ezekiel collaborated with fellow friend and musician, Morgan Packard, on Early Morning Migration

Early Morning Migration

Early Morning Migration is a minimal electronic album created by Anticipate and Microcosm label-head Ezekiel Honig with Morgan Packard. The album is Honig's third release.-Track listing:#"Tropical Ridges" – 4:16...

. Early Morning Migration received positive praise from critics and was a highly successful album within the subgenre. His fourth album, Scattered Practices

Scattered Practices

Scattered Practices is Ezekiel Honig's fourth album, released October 2006 by Microcosm Music.-Track listing:#"Going Sailing Refrain 1" – 1:40#"Concrete and Plastic" – 3.33#"Books on Tape" – 4:58#"Going Sailing Refrain 2" – 1:49...

, was a departure from his earlier work. It was less techno, and more ambient. Ezekiel's most recent album, Surfaces of a Broken Marching Band

Surfaces of a Broken Marching Band

Surfaces of a Broken Marching Band is Ezekiel Honig's fifth album, released October 27, 2008 by Anticipate Recordings.-Reception:Critical reception of the album was very positive. Resident Advisor—an online magazine with a focus on electronic music—named Surfaces of a Broken Marching Band as the...

, was released by Anticipate on October 27, 2008.

Ezekiel has appeared on many websites. Some are textura.org, 3hive.com, xlr8r, and others.

Discography

Studio Albums

• (2003) Technology is Lonely (Microcosm)
• (2004) People Places & Things (Microcosm)
• (2005) Early Morning Migration
  Early Morning Migration
  Early Morning Migration is a minimal electronic album created by Anticipate and Microcosm label-head Ezekiel Honig with Morgan Packard. The album is Honig's third release.-Track listing:#"Tropical Ridges" – 4:16...
  
  with Morgan Packard (Microcosm)
• (2006) Scattered Practices
  Scattered Practices
  Scattered Practices is Ezekiel Honig's fourth album, released October 2006 by Microcosm Music.-Track listing:#"Going Sailing Refrain 1" – 1:40#"Concrete and Plastic" – 3.33#"Books on Tape" – 4:58#"Going Sailing Refrain 2" – 1:49...
  
  (Microcosm)
• (2008) Surfaces of a Broken Marching Band
  Surfaces of a Broken Marching Band
  Surfaces of a Broken Marching Band is Ezekiel Honig's fifth album, released October 27, 2008 by Anticipate Recordings.-Reception:Critical reception of the album was very positive. Resident Advisor—an online magazine with a focus on electronic music—named Surfaces of a Broken Marching Band as the...
  
  (Anticipate)

EP/Singles

• (2004) Colorfield EP (Red Antenna)
• (2004) People Places & Things Sampler with John Tejada remix (Microcosm)
• (2005) It's Getting Cold Outside EP with Someone Else remix (Unfoundsound)
• (2006) Live in Minneapolis (Microcosm)
• (2008) Porchside Past Tense limited edition 7" vinyl (Anticipate)
• (2009) Prologuing the Inevitable with David Last remix (Konque)

Splits/Collaborations

• (2004) Love Session / 1000 Remix EP with Graphic (Microcosm)
• (2005) More Human Than Human Remixes with Soultek, isan, Ezekiel & Friends (Microcosm)
• (2005) Macrofun Volume 3 with Someone Else (Microcosm)
• (2006) Macrofun Volume 4 (as saidsound) with Krill.Minima (Microcosm)
• (2006) Early Morning Migration Remix EP with Morgan Packard, Socks and Sandals (Microcosm)
• (2006) The Road to Victory EP with Nicholas Sauser (Microcosm)
• (2008) Open the Door Seaside Pastures part 1 with Dapayk and Midnight (Fenou)

External links

• [ Ezekiel Honig at Allmusic]
• Biography at Microcosm
• Interview @ Textura