A different approach to the iconic instrument

Nate Hofer is a solo artist from the Kansas City area known for his ambient and experimental music on the pedal steel guitar. His music, a unique blend of improvisation and “accidental” composition, is strongly informed by both Brian Eno and Buddy Emmons.

Although Hofer has been an active participant in Kansas City’s music scene since the late 1990s, performing, recording, and touring with country and indie bands such as Rex Hobart and the Misery Boys, The New Amsterdams, Phantoms of the Opry, and Starhaven Rounders, his forthcoming album Decommissioned marks his first solo release, showcasing his experimental approach to ambient solo pedal steel guitar.

Decommissioned delves into the depths of experimental pedal steel guitar, recorded inside a decommissioned Atlas F missile silo site near Wilson, Kansas.

Hotel-10 Walker is the debut single from this upcoming EP release.

Hammerpress will be releasing a collectors-edition of the vinyl EP Decommissioned. Currently, 250 10-inch vinyl records are being made. Each edition will include six photographs from Hofer’s award-winning One and a Half Acres photo series of decommissioned Minuteman ICBM sites/ These images will be letterpress printed in four-color process. Learn more about this joint effort and fundraiser from Nate Hofer and Hammerpress below in the fundraiser video.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/nate-hofer-vinyl-release

Hear the debut single Hotel-10 Walker from Decommissioned. Now streaming on all music platforms.

You can also listen to or purchase the song from Bandcamp.