
Mike Shiflet (Official Site | Acid Marshmallow Video) is a sound artist from in Columbus, Ohio. His composition and performance techniques involve a combination of guitar, analog noise generators and Macintosh computer. The end result is a mix of rich drones, fluttering noises and underlying hints of melody. His self-released 2010 recording, Llanos, received national and international acclaim from outlets such as NPR, The Wire, and Pitchfork. His forthcoming full-lengths will be released by the highly esteemed Type Records. In addition to recording as a solo artist, he has been involved in a variety of groups ranging from the violin-led improv group Burning Star Core and the laptop duo Scenic Railroads to performance troupe Noumena and cathartic sludge/noise band Sword Heaven. He ran GMBY Records (known as Gameboy before legal threats from Nintendo) from 1998 until 2008 and released exactly 100 albums by experimental sound and noise artists from across the globe.