Negative Concord first met at one of Patrick McCulley's solo shows-playing music that would make up his sophomore release"Kingdom of Rain". There, we were introduced by a mutual friend & quickly started making a plan to try out composing with ondes Martenot and saxophones. What had begun as an ambient, jazz bent experiment soon took root as our band.
As composers, we like to write from an improvisational perspective, often bringing to rehearsals just a melodic seed, or a two/three note series with a 'vibe-idea.' For instance, the opening of our debut album, "Stalker" started as the ever-present arpeggio loop, then bloomed into a complete arragement after I was deeply impressed upon by "Roadside Picnic" (by Arkady & Boris Strugatsky) and Patrick uncovered his mournful, yearning melody on the alto. "Stalker" plus the rest of the songs that became our first album"Negative Concord"were solidified over two or so years of live shows, and buffered by a techno-y re-imagining of Radiohead's "Hunting Bears" (not available on Bandcamp). We managed to produce the record almost fully in house, with some additional production by dear friendJoanna Penaand mastering by fellow ondist & friendJosh Semans.

At present we are writing & recording our second record "Nokturno", releasing independently November 13 2026. "Nokturno" invokes a fasicnation with liminal spaces & the night; a treatise on the creatures & emotions therein of mythos, Weird fiction, altered-mind states, & the uncanny. We are inspired by: Floating Points & Pharoah Sanders "Promises," Perdido Street Station by China Miéville, the opening scene to Blade (1998), & whatever is behind the moon. This record combines the ambient drones & evocative saxophone solos from Patrick McCulley of our first album with urgent minimal techno percussion & soundscapes from Richard Sabon.

We developed this music alongside our friend Katy Gilmore, live video art projectionist & wizard, who has been performing wonderful accompaniment to nearly all of our shows for this album.

--Richard Sabon 11.28.25