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1.	Do You Not Wish? 02:12	buy track
2.	Gospel Dynamics 04:02	buy track
3.	Drink From His Mouth 03:12	buy track
4.	Rudy Finds The Prism 01:54	buy track
5.	Born From A Voice 04:49	buy track
6.	Keep Still 02:40	buy track
7.	Vapor King 02:45	buy track
8.	Amazing Vocals On Earth 05:36	buy track
9.	Athos AM 04:29	buy track
10.	Follow The Flame 02:24	buy track
11.	Green Mass 04:00	buy track
12.	One World Or None 01:55	buy track

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Using a MIDI controller he found in an East Van dumpster, Vancouverite Jonathan Orr makes luminous lo-fi jams reminiscent of early Tobacco and Boards of Canada; every track a smeared mash-up of detuned VST synths and recycled beats from the cheesiest of 90s sample packs.

Taking his theoretical cues from early 80s industrial cassette culture (the primitive missives of Zoviet France and Internal Fusion) and his practical inspiration from more recent Dungeon Synth projects like Silent Cabin and Fogweaver (where unadorned MIDI plug-ins and one-fingered melodies rule) Orr has crafted a deeply infectious album of ambient electro music using nothing but scavenged gear. The Hex Sun vibe of Do you Not Wish kicks things off in proper woozy fashion, before giving way to the rubbery bounce of Gospel Dynamics and the pummeling drive of Rudy Finds the Prism. Side Two’s Vapor King and Amazing Vocals On Earth sound like lost outtakes from A Few Old Tunes Vol 1 - all overdriven drums and interlocking synth loops, while album closer One World Or None gently returns listeners to the hazy rural dusk of the album’s opening.

Behind the tongue-in-cheek nature of Orr’s project name (the artist originally imagined the MIDI Janitor as an aging maintenance man creating beats in the privacy of his supply closet) lies a surprisingly sophisticated musical palette and a refreshing inclusivity of spirit.

If the MIDI Janitor can do it, the album seems to ask, why can’t you? The means of digital music production are all around us; free for the taking. Why spend your time collecting thousands of dollars worth of vintage synths when you could be making meaning with the tools you have?

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released January 5, 2023

J.Orr

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MIDI Janitor Vancouver, British Columbia

Welcome to the supply closet.

Making music with a MIDI controller I found in the garbage.

Part of the Hotham Sound roster

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Jan 2023
CAMP PEACE

Oct 2021
Petroglyph Park

Mar 2023
Casio Repair Shop

Mar 2022
Yeswhere

Nov 2021

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