My Music Store on Discogs
I’m downsizing my music collection by selling about a thousand CD’s, records, and tapes on Discogs (in progress). … Continue reading…My Music Store on Discogs
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Flashback: “Evolve” by The Adaptive
“Evolve” was the debut full-length from The Adaptive, an experimental blending of live acoustic instruments, electric guitars, and electronic bass music. … Continue reading…Flashback: “Evolve” by The Adaptive
Updates: music.theadaptive.net, a new Roland Gaia SH-01, Omnisphere 2, and Labored Breath…
music.theadaptive.net I moved my Bandcamp page to music.theadaptive.net, instead of theadaptive.bandcamp.com. The old address still works, so this is more of an alias than a move. I plan to continue
“What Software Do You Use to Make Music?”
The one question I’ve probably been asked more than any other, in recent years, is “what software do you use?” I remember asking that question. It’s really important when you’re starting out. “Why is this other guy making more music than I am? Hey, what software do you use?” … Continue reading…“What Software Do You Use to Make Music?”
From Robert Rich to SCÁTH NA DÉITHE: My Conflicted and Magical Bandcamp Collection
It’s no secret to those who know me, that I love weird underground music (evil black metal, Swedish dark ambient, Canadian tech-death, classical, and even some new age and *gasp*
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The Adaptive ft. Kevin Tool: New Music Video and Live Concert
Watch the video here: The Adaptive and Kevin Tool will perform “Duality” live for the first time this weekend: Artist Showcase: The Adaptive featuring Kevin Tool and Special Guests (Facebook
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The Adaptive – Low Sun (Live in Santa Fe) Out Now on Bandcamp
This brings back fond memories of the beauty and delicious food of New Mexico. On that note, Fans Of Film near the Albequerque airport is not to be missed! Best
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“The Long Way Home” part of beautiful new Suduaya Ambient Mix
For those unfamiliar, Suduaya is a producer and DJ known for elaborately beautiful DJ mixes and albums. The Adaptive’s collaboration with Metamorphosis, a song called “The Long Way Home”, has
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The Adaptive vs. In The Branches – Junglespace (Live) [Free Song Download]
In my library of recent recordings, I have 700 different files. From these, I’ve released 13 In The Branches albums and a few live tracks, like this live version of
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Pi Wrecks and The Adaptive release “Ability” Single
Free Download (Name Your Price) on Bandcamp “Ability” is the first official collaboration between east-coast producer Pi Wrecks (Jeffrey Edinger) and west-coast guitarist/producer The Adaptive (Shane Cotee). This unique new
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Metamorphosis & The Adaptive – “The Long Way Home”
“The Long Way Home” is a downtempo/ambient music collaboration between Metamorphosis (Alon Chen) and The Adaptive (Shane Cotee). It was released on a charity compilation from E-Mantra called “Ascension“, and
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The Adaptive (Full Band) Live In Portland, January 2017!
The Adaptive at PSU Live at Lunch (Event Page on Facebook) All 2017 Shows The Adaptive will perform live at PSU, January 19, 2017, as a five-piece band! Shane Cotee
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The Adaptive and Metamorphosis Contribute New Song to Fundraiser Album
Track 8 of this beautiful new compilation is a song I recently made with the legendary European ambient/chillout artist known as Metamorphosis as part of a benefit album for Romanian
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Five new songs released on “Ancestors EP”
I recently published my new five-song EP on Bandcamp. Next up, it will be on its way to iTunes, Spotify, and nearly everywhere else you can get new music. Each
The latest song from The Adaptive: “Electromagnetic”
Ambient guitar loops, atmospheric samples, dueling Spanish guitar, and a lot of energy. That’s how I’d describe this new song: Stay tuned for news on the EP that this will
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Hear my hard ethnic trance song “Duality” Live at Munduzer 2016!
Munduzer is a new festival based near Phoenix, Arizona. I was thrilled to headline a new music & arts festival like this one, in my original home state. We had
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Exclusive Remix: Katatonia – The Racing Heart (The Adaptive’s Fire Soul Remix)
I’ve been a huge fan of Katatonia since they released “Brave Murder Day” back in 1996. Road tripping around the USA has given me lots of time to listen to
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The Adaptive at Arizona’s Munduzer Festival Apr 8-10!
I’m honored to say that Desert Canvas made The Adaptive the headlining performer on Saturday, April 9 for this brand new Arizona festival. Three days of music, yoga, camping, hiking,
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Ott and I at Gem & Jam (Kinda)
Gem & Jam Festival just posted this video on Instagram. Cody Sparks informed me that the guitar “sounds like me” (jokingly) because this clip features my part on Ott’s album,
Cosmic Convergence Festival Video
Some friends have started sharing their videos from Cosmic Convergence Festival (Lake Atitlan, Guatemala), so I’ll post those here as they show up! The first video is from our New