Viands began as a spontaneous day- time music series collaboration between Joel Peterson and Dave Shettler at Trinosophes. Originally billing themselves as Furniture Music, their sound evolved from the hard-core ambient, minimalist music the original name referenced, to the fuller, more abstract sound of Viands. Currently performing mostly on modular synth and antique synths and keyboards, Viands is evocative of classic eclectronic records without being imitative of them. 

Viands
Seven Thousand Year Plan
Released June 8, 2018
Two Rooms Records, Detroit
Available as Vinyl LP

This continuous performance was recorded on a hand-held device while rehearsing for Wolf Eyes' Trip Metal Fest in May 2016.

tracks

1.	The Gifting Of VA/243

2.	Set Adrift/Celestial Companions

credits
David Shettler (Roland Piano Plus 11 and Moog Sub Phatty)
Joel Peterson (Rhodes Suitcase 73, Arturia Minibrute and Wurlitzer MLM101)

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Viands
Temporal Relics
Released October 30, 2015
Midwich Records, Chicago
Available as Vinyl LP

All live, all completely improvised, Temporal Relic #1 & #2 are carved out of the same continuous 40-minute session that marked the first time the pair sat down together and "just hit record."

tracks
Side A: Temporal Relic #1
Side B: Temporal Relic #2

Rated #3 in Top 10 Records of 2015 That Dave Segal Dares You to Check Out If You Think You Can Even Handle It —The Stranger