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\"Writ<\/div>\n
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\nWrit on Water is a droning ambient band that throws some college rock into the mix. They have been described as having a tone that is “serious and unsettling” at the same time that is “worshipful and reflective.”<\/p>\n

After Blonde Vinyl folded, Writ on Water went through some changes and attempted to continue on. Eventually, they did release new music around 1999-2000. They went silent again for a long time and then in 2008 resurfaced with a full length and two eps. They still have plans to release music, with a proper recording of The Greyest Day<\/i> being a possibility.<\/p>\n

Jeff MacKey also has a side band called either\/orwell that has released one self-titled album of experimental ambient music.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\"Writ<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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Pre-Blonde Vinyl Career<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\nThe song “Stockbridge” was recorded in summer 1991. It was released through mp3.com in 2000.<\/p>\n
\n\n\n
\"album<\/td>\n <\/td>\n\n\n\n
\nSylph demo<\/b><\/span>
\nIndependent (1992)
\nProduced by Writ on Water<\/b><\/p>\n

Jeff MacKey<\/b> – vocals, guitars, piano, keyboards, drum programming, bass
\nDaniel Johnson<\/b> – bass, guitars, vocal, tape manipulation, bottle smashing
\nJoel Hughes<\/b> – drums, guitars
\nMiles Williams<\/b> – guitars<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
01) <\/td>\n Conception \t\t\t<\/td>\n 2:39 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
02) <\/td>\n Precious, Like A Child \t<\/td>\n 4:40 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
03) <\/td>\n Silence Broken \t\t<\/td>\n 7:26 <\/td>\n Johnson \/ MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
04) <\/td>\n The Distance Returns \t<\/td>\n 4:40 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
05) <\/td>\n I Imagine Harriet \t\t<\/td>\n 2:59 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
06) <\/td>\n Burning Heart \t\t\t<\/td>\n 3:31 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
07) <\/td>\n Golden And Light \t\t<\/td>\n 3:55 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
08) <\/td>\n Offering\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n 1:50 <\/td>\n Johnson <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
09) <\/td>\n Raining Inside \t\t<\/td>\n 3:52 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10) <\/td>\n Flight \t\t\t\t<\/td>\n 4:48 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11) <\/td>\n Colder \t\t\t\t<\/td>\n 9:41 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

<\/p>\n\n\n
Other Information:<\/b>
\nThis is the four track demo that was recorded before Writ on Water signed with Blonde Vinyl. The only difference is track 8. Except for track 8, the track times listed above are based on official release of Sylph<\/i>.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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Blonde Vinyl Releases<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\n\n\n
\"album<\/td>\n <\/td>\n\n\n\n
\nSylph<\/b><\/span>
\nBVCD3552 (1992)
\nProduced by Christopher Colbert<\/b> and Writ on Water<\/b><\/p>\n

Jeff MacKey<\/b> – vocals, guitars, piano, keyboards, drum programming, bass
\nDaniel Johnson<\/b> – bass, guitars, vocal, tape manipulation, bottle smashing
\nJoel Hughes<\/b> – drums, guitars
\nMiles Williams<\/b> – guitars<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
01) <\/td>\n Conception \t\t\t<\/td>\n 2:39 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
02) <\/td>\n Precious, Like A Child \t<\/td>\n 4:40 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
03) <\/td>\n Silence Broken \t\t<\/td>\n 7:26 <\/td>\n Johnson \/ MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
04) <\/td>\n The Distance Returns \t<\/td>\n 4:40 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
05) <\/td>\n I Imagine Harriet \t\t<\/td>\n 2:59 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
06) <\/td>\n Burning Heart \t\t\t<\/td>\n 3:31 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
07) <\/td>\n Golden And Light \t\t<\/td>\n 3:55 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
08) <\/td>\n Repose \t\t\t\t<\/td>\n 1:31 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
09) <\/td>\n Raining Inside \t\t<\/td>\n 3:52 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10) <\/td>\n Flight \t\t\t\t<\/td>\n 4:48 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11) <\/td>\n Colder \t\t\t\t<\/td>\n 9:41 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Post-Blonde Vinyl Career<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\n\n\n
\"album<\/td>\n <\/td>\n\n\n\n
\nThe Greyest Day Sessions 1992-1994<\/b><\/span>
\nmp3.com (1999)
\nProduced by Writ on Water<\/b><\/p>\n

Jeff MacKey<\/b> – all instruments
\nDaniel Johnson<\/b> – all instruments<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
01) <\/td>\n Wicker \t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n 4:15 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
02) <\/td>\n To A Castle Is Fallen \t\t<\/td>\n 2:11 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
03) <\/td>\n Careful \t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n 5:04 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
04) <\/td>\n Withdrawn \t\t\t\t<\/td>\n 3:25 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
05) <\/td>\n Piano \t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n 5:02 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
06) <\/td>\n Held Close Beneath The Surface \t<\/td>\n 7:35 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
07) <\/td>\n Cape Cod \t\t\t\t<\/td>\n 3:48 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
08) <\/td>\n If Your Eyes Were Clouded \t\t<\/td>\n 4:01 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
09) <\/td>\n Windsor \t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n 4:45 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10) <\/td>\n Degeneration \t\t\t\t<\/td>\n 4:43 <\/td>\n Johnson \/ MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11) <\/td>\n Precarious \t\t\t\t<\/td>\n 4:33 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12) <\/td>\n Dying (When Time Begins) \t\t<\/td>\n 3:51 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13) <\/td>\n Misgiving \t\t\t\t<\/td>\n 4:46 <\/td>\n Johnson \/ Williams \/ MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

\n\n\n
\"album<\/td>\n <\/td>\n\n\n\n
\nPelléas EP<\/b><\/span>
\nmp3.com (2000)
\nProduced by Writ on Water<\/b><\/p>\n

Jeff MacKey<\/b> – vocals, guitars, bass
\nDaniel Johnson<\/b> – bass, drum programming, flute, voice<\/p>\n

David Blaney<\/b> – flugelhorn<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
01) <\/td>\n All My Memories Blur <\/td>\n 1:57 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
02) <\/td>\n Forever only Visited <\/td>\n 5.57 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
03) <\/td>\n Swim \t\t\t<\/td>\n 1:36 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
04) <\/td>\n If Anyone Ever Knew <\/td>\n 4:04 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
05) <\/td>\n I Should Be Thankful <\/td>\n 6:07 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
06) <\/td>\n Greyest \t\t\t<\/td>\n 3:46 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

\n\n\n
\"album<\/td>\n <\/td>\n\n\n\n
\nA Wingless King<\/b><\/span>
\nIndependent (2008)
\nProduced by Writ on Water<\/b><\/p>\n

Jeff MacKey<\/b> – vocals, guitars, bass, drum programming, piano
\nDaniel Johnson<\/b> – bass, flute, voice, valve trombone, drum programming, symphonic manipulation, toy keyboard, bells and whistles<\/p>\n

Jared MacKey<\/b> – drums
\nJon Sonnenberg<\/b> – piano<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
01) <\/td>\n Angie Swirls in Pastel Summer \t<\/td>\n 3:08 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
02) <\/td>\n A Midsummer Wish \t\t\t<\/td>\n 2:53 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
03) <\/td>\n Ancestor \t\t\t\t<\/td>\n 5:23 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
04) <\/td>\n The Laughter Ceases \t\t\t<\/td>\n 5:35 <\/td>\n Johnson \/ lyrical fragement by MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
05) <\/td>\n Wondertime \t\t\t\t<\/td>\n 3:54 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
06) <\/td>\n The Last Night of Her Sleep \t<\/td>\n 3:07 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
07) <\/td>\n Trappease \t\t\t\t<\/td>\n 3:55 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
08) <\/td>\n Dead Give Away \t\t\t<\/td>\n 3:49 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
09) <\/td>\n Rain Over Unmapped Sea \t\t<\/td>\n 5:30 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10) <\/td>\n Bittersuite \t\t\t\t<\/td>\n 10:47 <\/td>\n Johnson \/ MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11) <\/td>\n Things Only Heaven Knows \t\t<\/td>\n 4:25 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

\n\n\n
\"album
\"album<\/td>\n		 <\/td>\n\n\n\n
\nAncestral Echo\/Wunderzeit!<\/b><\/span>
\nIndependent (2008)
\nProduced by Writ on Water<\/b><\/p>\n

Jeff MacKey<\/b> – vocals, guitars, bass, drum and electronic woodwind programming
\nDaniel Johnson<\/b> – bass, drum programming, guitar, voice<\/p>\n

Archie Jackson<\/b> – drums\/percussion on tracks 2, 4, 5, and 7
\nSam Jackson<\/b> – drums on tracks 1 and 10
\nJon Sonnenberg<\/b> – synthesizers and drum programming on tracks 7 and 13<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
01) <\/td>\n This Kingdom of Tin \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n 5:14 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
02) <\/td>\n Liquid \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n 4:45 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
03) <\/td>\n Fragment 55 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n 1:35 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
04) <\/td>\n Uncasting Spells \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n 4:43 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
05) <\/td>\n Reflection \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n 5:39 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
06) <\/td>\n (intermission) \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n 0:12 <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
07) <\/td>\n Wondertime (travelogue remix) \t\t\t\t<\/td>\n 4:34 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
08) <\/td>\n Twilight \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n 2:32 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
09) <\/td>\n Should Have Known What to Expect \t\t\t<\/td>\n 4:29 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10) <\/td>\n Everything’s Too Close \t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n 3:53 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11) <\/td>\n Santa Cruz \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n 1:24 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12) <\/td>\n Wondertime (original acoustic demo) \t\t\t<\/td>\n 2:43 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13) <\/td>\n Angie Swirls in Pastel Summer (travelogue remix) \t<\/td>\n 3:34 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

\n\n\n
\"album<\/td>\n <\/td>\n\n\n\n
\nThe Greyest Day<\/b><\/span>
\nIndependent (2014)
\nProduced by Writ on Water<\/b><\/p>\n

Jeff MacKey<\/b> – vocals, guitars, bass, piano, programming
\nDaniel Johnson<\/b> – bass, guitars, piano, vocal atmospheres
\nMatt Akery<\/b> – drums
\nPhilip Keller<\/b> – euphonium
\nGraham Dickey<\/b> – trombone, trumpet
\nNikki Johnson<\/b> – vocals<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
01) <\/td>\n Cape Cod\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n 4:04 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
02) <\/td>\n To a Castle is Fallen\t\t<\/td>\n 2:43 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
03) <\/td>\n Careful\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n 5:14 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
04) <\/td>\n Withdrawn\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n 3:24 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
05) <\/td>\n Piano\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n 4:50 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
06) <\/td>\n Held Close, Beneath the Surface\t<\/td>\n 10:00 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
07) <\/td>\n Wicker\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n 5:12 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
08) <\/td>\n If Your Eyes Were Clouded\t\t<\/td>\n 5:32 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
09) <\/td>\n Points on a Line\t\t\t<\/td>\n 5:10 <\/td>\n MacKey \/ Johnson \/ Williams \/ Hughes <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10) <\/td>\n Degeneration\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n 4:58 <\/td>\n Johnson \/ MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11) <\/td>\n Precarious\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n 5:41 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12) <\/td>\n Dying (When Time Begins)\t\t<\/td>\n 3:02 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13) <\/td>\n This Ragged Soul\t\t\t<\/td>\n 5:02 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14) <\/td>\n Misgiving\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n 5:10 <\/td>\n MacKey \/ Johnson \/ Williams \/ Hughes <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

\n\n\n
\"album<\/td>\n <\/td>\n\n\n\n
\nA Charcoal Night<\/b><\/span>
\nIndependent (2017)
\nProduced by Writ on Water<\/b><\/p>\n

Jeff MacKey<\/b> – vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, drum programming
\nDaniel Johnson<\/b> – bass, guitars, voice
\nMatt Akery<\/b> – drums<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
01) <\/td>\n Wicker <\/td>\n 4:18 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
02) <\/td>\n Twenty-Three <\/td>\n 3:20 <\/td>\n Johnson <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
03) <\/td>\n Carriage and Horse <\/td>\n 3:12 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
04) <\/td>\n All I Ever Wanted Is This <\/td>\n 3:30 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
05) <\/td>\n Windsor <\/td>\n 5:00 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
06) <\/td>\n The Darkness All Around <\/td>\n 5:51 <\/td>\n MacKey <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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Writ on Water Links<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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