Caural

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Caural is Zachary Mastoon, a multi-instrumentalist and producer originally from Chicago. Musically “born” in the basement at age 6 with his best friend and neighbor Stuart Bogie (currently a saxophonist for the Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra), he’s written and performed music throughout his life in both Transmission (now based in San Francisco), and the group who became the backing band for fellow Chocolate Industries’ emcee Diverse.

After studying jazz guitar and improvisation with Anthony Braxton at Wesleyan University, Indonesian Gamelan and Southeast Asian music aboard the Semester At Sea program and experimental electronic music at NYU, Caural briefly returned to Chicago in 2000. His debut CD, “Initial Experiments In 3-D” was released on NY’s boutique label Toshoklabs (now available on iTunes), and was followed by two EPs and a critically-acclaimed full-length for Chocolate Industries, “Stars On My Ceiling.”

Once back in NY, Caural finished remixes for artists on Plug Research, Sound In Color, Buttermilk, Delic (Japan), Consumers Research & Development, Level Plane, Audraglint, Subtractive, Organik Rekordings, Lens Records and Chocolate Industries. He has been lucky to DJ or perform live with such contemporaries as James Lavelle, Prefuse 73, King Britt, Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra, Dntel, Edition Terranova, Daedelus & John Tejada.

Remembering Today
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Stars on My Ceiling
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Urban Renewal Program
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Mirrors For Eyes
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Top Tracks

1	They'll Make A Video Game Out Of Killing People Like You full track	63
2	Interlude	62
3	Our Solstice Walk	60
4	In Tandem full track	58
5	I Won't Race You full track	57
6	Summer On Cassette full track	54
7	Re-Experience Any Moment You Choose full track	50
8	Dead Armies full track	42
9	Suicide full track	40
9	Entre Chien Et Loup full track	40
11	Crush	30
12	Camphor	28
13	Red Sunshine	27
14	I'm Way Too High full track	26
15	Retrospect	24

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soulkrates wrote:
August 2008

sounds like "Dimlite" sometimes......very healthy *****

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listentojustin wrote:
August 2008

our solstice walk is very nice

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VenusTreat wrote:
August 2008

http://www.last.fm/group/The+Group+That+Carries+Music+Everywhere+They+Go%2C+Even+To+Places+They%27re+Not+Supposed+To

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xoron wrote:
July 2008

Awsome... lovely beats!

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betrazivis wrote:
July 2008

Very nice!

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TheDanHoller wrote:
July 2008

tight niiiiig

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InKursion wrote:
June 2008

Mirrors For Eyes is rather good.

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delphia wrote:
May 2008

Remembering Today is lovely. I usually try to listen to this kind of music while I'm studying, but Caural is too involving, which is a good thing. I get all happy and my brain starts to dance.

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GnarlosFFT wrote:
April 2008

the best!

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safe-as-milk wrote:
March 2008

he studied under anthony braxton?? music trivia jackpot!!! what do people think about remembering today?? only just got it and on my first digest

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B_Murdoch wrote:
March 2008

'Cold Hands' and 'Only time will know' on Mirrors for eyes are unbelievably sick tracks.....Realtalk

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Otaika wrote:
February 2008

cheers!you might like this http://www.last.fm/music/Mr.Smiff

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[deleted-user] wrote:
February 2008

vote for the new photo, guyz.
afu-sake wrote:
January 2008

Stars on my... is one of best albums. Caural is very, very creative. 1500 stars

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l0v3parade wrote:
December 2007

years of listening to Caural and only 9,000 listeners. you people are missing out :( really suprised

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[deleted-user] wrote:
December 2007

dope shit
suek wrote:
November 2007

stars on my ceiling is awsome, very recommneded.

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obon wrote:
November 2007

Haven't heard Stars on My Ceiling or Initial Experiments, any good?

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l0v3parade wrote:
August 2007

me loved him long time.

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toastbread wrote:
May 2007

Bleached Platinum is lovely

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