Geologist's 'The Sirens' Recorded Using Moonlight
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- Geologist (Brian Weitz of Animal Collective) will release 'The Sirens' on October 16 through Outside Time, his third album of 2026.
- Kyle Simon's Farrington Observatory in Joshua Tree hosted the 2024 recording session, where a telescope fitted with optical sensors and photodiodes collected light from stars, the moon, and planets and converted it into control voltage for Geologist's modular synthesizer rig.
- 'The Sirens' originated as a single composition, with preview track 'The Opening' now available.
- Geologist's previous 2026 releases were January's solo album 'Can I Get a Pack of Camel Lights?' and May's Avey Tare collab 'Croz Boyce.'
- Avey Tare and Geologist will launch a tour next month, beginning with a September 8 show in Asheville, North Carolina.
Why it matters: Geologist is releasing his third album in a single calendar year, an unusually prolific pace that also marks a creative pivot — using astronomical light as a control voltage source rather than traditional instrumentation. For fans, the project signals that his solo work is now branching into generative, environment-driven composition rather than straightforward studio recording.
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