Geologist Reveals New Album The Sirens
The LP, made with visual artist Kyle Simon, consists of a single composition manipulated by the “light of the full moon”
In 2024, Geologist, whose real name is Brian Weitz, traveled to American visual artist Kyle Simon's Farrington Observatory in Joshua Tree. There, they managed to record music using the moon's power, resulting in a single composition now available as an album titled The Sirens. The album is set to release on October 16 via Outside Time.
To explain the recording process to the public, Kyle Simon shared how they utilized a full moon and a telescope for songwriting in the album's liner notes. The telescope was equipped with optical sensors and light-sensitive detectors called photodiodes. As the telescope was rotated toward various objects in the night sky, it gathered light from stars, the moon, and planets.
This raw light was then converted into electrical signals through an analog amplifier and transmitted to Geologist's modular synthesizer rig. These signals could control pitch, filter, rhythm, and other sonic elements in real-time. The Sirens marks Geologist's third album in 2026, following previous releases in January and May.
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