I am pleased to announce a new single release. This is the first composition I’ve released under my own name.

It is available to listen/purchase on https://joshualopatin.bandcamp.com or your favorite streaming service.

Like all my personal releases, all sales/streaming proceeds will go to Humane Indiana, supporting animal rescue.

I played synths, electric sitar, and guitars on this track. I also handled all engineering/mixing/mastering tasks.

Enjoy!

ABSTRXN is pleased to announce our new album- Near Future Apocalypse

Released NOW on our Bandcamp site, and all streaming sites.

This album was created for the 2025 RPM Challenge.

The album price is set at $7 on bandcamp, but you are free to spend as much as you’d like on the record. Please remember that 100% of sales/streaming/merch proceeds go to Humane Indiana, Northwest Indiana’s premiere animal rescue.

Share and enjoy!

We lost our beloved little Ichabod tonight. He may have been small, but he had the biggest personality in our pack.

This is what he looked like the day he came home. He was all head.

Ichabod and Howie hit it off right away. Howie was a grumpy old man, but Ichabod gave him back some of his youthful spark.

He loved his brother Johnny Winter too. They had so much fun playing and wrestling.

Ichabod was a dog with many nicknames. We often called him Doodle. Aim always called him her street thug polar bear. Other people called him I CHA bod or Ichabob. He was my Little Man.

Ichabod loved being around music. If I was working in the studio, he had to be in the room with me. Some of his most peaceful moments were helping me create. Writing music will be a lot harder without him.

Look at those eyes. He could speak volumes with them.

His side eye glances were on point.

Rest well Little Man. Our hearts are broken without you.

update: I released some music to memorialize the little man. It can be found HERE or on your preferred streaming service.

Go check out the new release by Frequilibrium, Leech… It’s available NOW on your favorite streaming service.

This record was beautifully mixed by Charlie Piper. and was mastered by me. These are some really good tunes! Enjoy.

ABSTRXN is pleased to announce our new album- Accidental Hypervelocity: Volume I

Released NOW on our Bandcamp site, and March 8 on all streaming sites.

This album was created for the 2024 RPM Challenge. It is a journey through the deepest black of space, created primarily via modular synthesis and guitar work.

This album is dedicated to The Starchild, and all our lost loved ones.

MOST IMPORTANTLY:

ALL PROCEEDS from the sales and streaming of this record will be donated to Brave Space Alliance, a black-led, trans-led LGBTQ+ center on the south side of Chicago: https://bravespacealliance.org/

The album price is set at $5 on bandcamp, but you are free to spend as much as you’d like on the record. Please remember that all proceeds will go to Brave Space Alliance.

Thanks for listening and supporting ABSTRXN! Watch out for Accidental Hypervelocity: Volume II to release in a few weeks!

We said goodbye to The Starchild this evening. She was a force of nature.  This is one of my favorite pictures of her. I always joked it was her happy face.

We adopted Star in February, 2023. She came to us full of health issues, and a lot of attitude. Unfortunately love can’t fix everything. Her name became The Starchild, since she was clearly wearing KISS makeup.

And we did give her all the love she ever wanted. Her first 15 years were not lived under the best circumstances, but when we decided she needed to come live with us, unconditional love was given on both sides.

She didn’t always get along with her brothers, but she loved them too. She always wanted to play with them, but the size difference, and her tornado like persona complicated things. Joey was very patient with her, Ichabod loved to sneak in and snuggle next to her, but only when he thought she was fast asleep. Johnny and Star had quite a sibling rivalry. They’re all going to feel her loss.

She  was quite the character. She loved squeaking toys and even though walking was difficult for her, she would race around the house like a bunny, squeezing her favorites. Her face had a perpetual sad look, but her bright eyes told a different story.

She loved Aim and I equally, but at some point decided that I was “her human”. She needed to be in the same room with me, or at least know where I was at all times. She was always content to snuggle up next to me while I played video games, or sit by my chair watching me work.

We’ve been down this road before, but with The Starchild, we experienced some challenges that we never expected. Her medical issues made life very complicated for all of us. No regrets. She was a very special girl and I’ll always be thankful she chose to share her last year loving us.

Star, we love you. Feel no more pain, and rest easy sweet princess.

Go check out the new release by Frequilibrium, Cryptid… It’s available NOW on your favorite streaming service.

This record was beautifully mixed by Charlie Piper. and was mastered by me.

It’s a really fun EP, and I’m very proud of what these guys accomplished. They’ve come so far since the first time I recorded with them!

ABSTRXN is pleased to announce our new album- Strata

Released NOW on our Bandcamp site, and March 6 on all streaming sites.

This album was created for the 2023 RPM Challenge. It’s almost entirely modular synth with plentiful generative elements. This music was composed as layers of ambient atmospheres, and plays best as a background during meditation, or other activities.

This album is dedicated to Donna D.

MOST IMPORTANTLY:

ALL PROCEEDS from the sales and streaming of this record will be donated to Humane Indiana, Northwest Indiana’s premier animal shelter. Both members of ABSTRXN have rescued beloved pets from this shelter, and hope you can help us give back. In fact, we rescued another beautiful pup this weekend!

The album price is set at $7 on bandcamp, but you are free to spend as much as you’d like on the record. Please remember that all proceeds will go to the shelter, helping dogs and cats in need. Thanks for listening and supporting ABSTRXN!

ABSTRXN has released a new record!

We’ve always wanted to release some remixes of our tunes… So here they are! 7 great remixes, plus 3 early demo versions, and a fun new song featuring Dagan Thogerson (Go To Space Die, Murder By Death)

Released NOW on our Bandcamp site, and December 2 on all streaming sites.

Special thanks to our friends/remixers/contributors:

SISIG-0  sisig0.bandcamp.com

Coyote Senate soundcloud.com/coyotesenate

Toncy

Dagan Thogerson daganthogerson.bandcamp.com

The incredible Angry Narwhal cover art was created by Corey Gagne. Look for T-shirts with the Narwhal and our new chopped logo (designed by Phil Semenik )  in the ABSTRXN merch shop!

This album is dedicated to Ann Marie Timko.

MOST IMPORTANTLY:

ALL PROCEEDS from the sales and streaming of this record will be donated to Humane Indiana, Northwest Indiana’s premier animal shelter. Both members of ABSTRXN have rescued beloved pets from this shelter, and hope you can help us give back.

The album price is set at $10, but you are free to spend as much as you’d like on the record. Please remember that all proceeds will go to the shelter, helping dogs and cats in need. Thanks for listening and supporting ABSTRXN!