Patrick Higgins

Patrick Higgins is a fresh York City-based experimental music composer and multi-instrumentalist. Motivated similarly by downtown N.Con.C. minimalism aswell simply because the cassette underground, his single guitar functions make extended usage of repetition, phasing, and various other experimental methods. He in addition has composed numerous functions for string quartets and chamber ensembles. Higgins initial became referred to as the guitarist for mathematics rock group Pet, who shaped in 2004 and released a full-length entitled LP on Unfun Information in 2006. In 2007, Higgins constructed the score to get a video game known as Monkey Mountain, that was afterwards released on ELE Information. As Pet was winding down in 2011, Higgins started playing single concerts in Brooklyn, including shows of Bachanalia, his electronic-enhanced electric guitar interpretations of Bach compositions. Higgins premiered his String Quartet No. 2, performed by Mivos Quartet, in early 2012. He became a member of acclaimed avant-rock group Zs in 2012, along with drummer Greg Fox and tenor saxophone participant Sam Hillmer. In November of 2012, Higgins released Stereo system, a dual cassette designed to end up being played simultaneously to be able to make a quadraphonic knowledge, on the Phrases+Dreams label. Higgins spent a lot of 2012 and 2013 touring with Zs furthermore to delivering concerts of his single guitar function and string quartet compositions. String Quartet No. 2 + Glacia premiered by Former mate Cathedra Information/Phrases+Dreams in 2013. Higgins co-wrote and performed electric guitar on Zs’ 2013 record Grain, aswell as their record Xe, which made an appearance in early 2015 (both on North Spy). Vermont-based label NNA Tapes released Public Loss of life Mixtape, a cassette of Higgins’ chamber functions, in August of 2015. Later on in the entire year, Telegraph Harp released a documenting of Higgins’ Bachanalia.