Coming soon from Broken Notes
January 08 , 2011 - Posted by: Jason Gervais
Come join us in the discussions over at our official Facebook page, click here. It's the next best thing to the ancient forum this website used to have and one of the ways to get in touch with some of the musicians here at Broken Notes. While you're at it, feel free to also check out our official YouTube channel here. We've recently upgraded the latest videos to 720p HD resolution for a higher listening experience closer to the original quality.
Could 2012 be another exciting year for Broken Notes? We have a big upcoming release of the unedited tracks from Broken Notes Extremitas along with an amazing amount of unreleased music. There is other things happening but we can't tell you about those just yet...
Happy Holidays from Broken Notes
December 25 , 2011 - Posted by: Jason Gervais
Broken Notes wishes you a merry christmas and happy new year! Early 2012 will see the release of all the unedited versions of the tracks from Broken Notes Extremitas, along with unreleased bonus tracks not included in the final release to go along with it. Stay tuned!
Broken Notes Extremitas launch
October 31 , 2011 - Posted by: Jason Gervais
Broken Notes is proud to present Broken Notes Extremitas, the fourth Silent Hill inspired album! It features the return of Sam Dean, Samuel Drower, John Anthony Mathewson, Christopher So, Christophe Frutuoso and Jason Gervais. The album also features one guest artist, Diego Reynoso from Alquimia Sound Studio. You can check out his website here. Head on over to our Albums page (or click the image above) to access the choice of an MP3 or WAV download. It is recommended to download the WAV version as it will present Broken Notes Extremitas as it's meant to be heard in the highest possible quality. WinRAR is required to download all files.
It's been more than five years since our last album and we hope it's been worth the wait for all of you. It's been a long process to get this all together and the honest truth is that we all lead very busy lives. We opted to make this album only one disc as we wanted to bring our fans back to the beginnings of the Broken Notes project which started with a single disc to bring things to a full circle. Broken Notes Extremitas features a cover of Silent Hill 2's Theme of Laura, rearrangements of original music from the first Broken Notes, the Silent Hill Fan Soundtrack, Broken Notes Sanatorium and as well as all-new material. You can also expect some other surprises in the future...
It's been an interesting last few years with Broken Notes featured in popular films such as Silent Hill: No Escape, Broken Notes: The Movie, and most recently in Fungo's Silent Hill 2 film. You can also hear us in the recent mod game White Night for the popular title Amnesia: The Dark Descent. We've been featured in PSM3 (UK) in an article about Silent Hill: No Escape and Game.Exe (Russia) as a DVD insert. If you've been a hardcore follower of the online community of Silent Hill since the release of Silent Hill 2 you've likely already heard about us through the massive word-of-mouth our project has generated throughout the years. We've even inspired some people to create their own Silent Hill themed albums (such as the beginnings of Liminal Records). Even Akira Yamaoka himself has praised this project for honoring the music of Silent Hill. Learn more about us here. Thanks for listening and stay tuned...
The Wait is Over ~ Broken Notes Extremitas release date
October 02 , 2011 - Posted by: Jason Gervais
The release date for our next album is October 31, 2011. We'll see you on that date... "in our special place".
Akira Yamaoka thanks Broken Notes
August 25 , 2011 - Posted by: Jason Gervais
Our friend Kevin recently met up with Akira at the Konami booth for E3 2011 and had the chance to record a video with him. They've met in the past and it was through him we became aware that Akira is in the know about us as well. Anyway, Akira basically wished us hello and thanked us for honoring the music of Silent Hill. You can see the video by checking our About section under the press section. We'd also be interested in a word-for-word translation of everything he said and if you'd like to help us out please contact me here.
Game.EXE Magazine blurb found
August 06 , 2011 - Posted by: Jason Gervais
Old news and old magazine! 2004 to be exact. They for sure must have included, without our permission I might add, music of the first Broken Notes album (seeing as our friend Kevin, the first albums artwork designer, is credited in it.) and packaged it as a CD inserted bonus along with the magazine. This information has been updated in the About page under the press section.
Sneak peak at Broken Notes Extremitas
June 04 , 2011 - Posted by: Jason Gervais
We're finally offering a look at some of the new songs from Broken Notes Extremitas! Listen to short samples of new music by Jason Gervais, Christopher So, Christophe Frutuoso, Samuel Drower and guest artist Dusty Kelly (aka. Fungo). Available only on our official YouTube channel. Click here. Our YouTube channel has alot to offer where you can sample our current library of music and also hear some exclusive content only available there.
There was also a blurb about Broken Notes on the popular Playstation Universe gaming website! Check it out here.
Official Facebook page and other news
February 15 , 2011 - Posted by: Jason Gervais
Broken Notes now has an official Facebook page! Special thanks to group administrator Gabriel for its creation. Please join us by visiting here.
There has been some fixes and a minor change of look to our website. As a reminder, it is recommended to view this site in a 1280x800 screen resolution. If you have any issues with our website please feel free to contact the webmaster here.
Music library updated
October 09 , 2010 - Posted by: Jason Gervais
It's been a long time since our music archives have been upgraded for consistency. Every album, except Broken Notes Sanatorium, has been updated with minor changes. The most notable changes include a properly tagged copy of Broken Notes Melancholy. Also re-added to the library are the unedited versions of the tracks from the first Broken Notes album. If there is any further issues with our library please feel free to let me know.
New YouTube videos
September 05 , 2010 - Posted by: Jason Gervais
Check out some of our new videos posted on YouTube located here, featuring more of the best of our albums. Among the new videos features unreleased music from Shoxware Games's cancelled independent videogame "Mindbreaker: Echo Park" designed a few years ago. The game would have featured new original music by Jason Gervais along with previously released tracks from some of the artists at Broken Notes from our album library.
Broken Notes featured in Silent Hill 2 - The Movie
September 04 , 2010 - Posted by: Jason Gervais
Alot of our library of music was featured in Fungo's compilation movie of Silent Hill 2. Check it out on YouTube (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) or get it direct from Silent Hill Media. If you've come here in search of the music featured in the movie please check the Albums page for our library.
Official YouTube channel
July 24, 2010 - Posted by: Jason Gervais
If you've some time to spare feel free to check out our official YouTube channel located here. It features some of the best of Broken Notes as selected by our artists. You can also hear two new tracks designed for Broken Notes Extremitas, the proposed future album.
Welcome back to Broken Notes
July 23, 2010 - Posted by: Jason Gervais
Hello everyone, we'd like to welcome you back to our website. The website has been redesigned to make it clear we're still alive and about. I was well aware the previous version of the website featured many broken links and it's the fact it hasn't been updated or maintained in ages. The reason being was I stepped down as webmaster to focus on other things and pretty much everything got disorganized from then on. I've decided to return as webmaster for the sake of keeping the site organized and to make this the hub once again for all things Broken Notes.
First time here? Don't have any idea who we are? Check out our About page to find out more. We've been around for many years, ever since around the release of Silent Hill 2, and I think alot of the older Silent Hill community would be aware of us than the new. Old or new you're very welcome to check out our Albums and relive the memories or if you're new to our work enjoy them for the very first time.
I hope you enjoy the new look and you're welcome to send any suggestions, criticism, or feedback to me.