Broken Symmetry

Broken Symmetry is a duo of founding members Thompson / Hughes who have been working on new sounds for future performance material since their last show at City Skies in May 2009. “We have obtained new gear in recent months, which we are excited about and are in the process of tweaking patches and composing new material” said Doug.

Background on Broken Symmetry: Doug Hughes partnered with Mitchell Foy in Tenth To The Moon from 10/2001-02/2009 playing synths and occasionally percussion.

Prior to that Doug played drums for Keith Lee’s Liar’s Club, which led to a one time reunion of the great King Kill 33′ at The EARL -03/2001. Doug made his stage debut at the Destroy All Music Festival in 1988 playing guitar with the band Album 88, and the following year in Fluid Transmission, both featuring an assortment of WREK hangers-ons and DJs.

Doug was a founding member of My Evil Twin, which recorded for the Perimeter Christmas compilations in the late 80’s through 1993. Doug began in the late 80’s by recording/mixing tapes of found sounds, mixed with crude digital samples and loops of guitar effects.

Guitar gradually became the primary focus, he also plays drums, bass and synthesizers. His Solar Wind studio became the recording arm for the independent label Perimeter Records, assembling the Annual Perimeter Christmas compilation, a free promotional cassette, released between 1987-1993.

This tradition was continued by Hughes in ’96-’97 under the Outer Loop tag. He recorded Pineal Ventana jam sessions for inclusion on their CD releases, as well as hosting the sessions for their 1st demo in 1993.