Foal

/::BIOGRAPHY::/

Chad Munson (aka foal) has been composing and performing music since 1996.
Playing in noise rock bands as a teenager Chad’s interest in electronic music grew greatly due to the influence from friend and collaborator Jake Hardy (Holzkopf).
After many four track experiments Chad enlisted his first computer in 1997. In 1998 after being frustrated with venues and the local music scene the December 5th music cooperative was formed. This co-op formed by Chad Munson, Jake Hardy, Max Haiven and Brennan Hart was created to promote experimental electronic music in Saskatoon. With an overwhelming response to the music Dec5 promoted, 2 cdr
compilations were issued in runs of 100 each and featured the first electronic pieces written by Chad.

After a year long break from producing electronic music to focus more attention on his band Blood Music, Chad retuned to electronic music in 2000 under the new name Foal. Foal was created as a vehicle to push the usage of guitar in
electronic music. foal's album "re:construction" was released by online label Nishi early 2003. The concept of Re:construction was to make accessible minimal techno and microsound from very limited resources, every sound on the entire 45
minute album was created from a 10 second sample of his acoustic guitar, no more, no less. Re:construction can be downloaded free from (www.notype.com/nishi).
Foal’s debut CD “foliage” is due out on Andrew Duke’s Cognition Audioworks label mid 2004.