Spacefuzz is the solo recording name of Charles Morogiello — guitarist, composer, and vocalist/songwriter for Kiss the Frog. His work spans dub, progressive rock, musique concrète, and free improvisation, released through StupideIntelligente Phonographes. He studied composition at CalArts under Morton Subotnick, Mel Powell, and Terry Riley. His latest album, Crush Depth (2025), is dedicated to Brian Wilson.
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The Latest
The latest release is Crush Depth (2025) — a dub-sonic submarine symphony dedicated to Brian Wilson, with liner notes by Jesse Jarnow. It’s part of a discography spanning Increvable!, Live at the Electric Eel, COQ, and Drop The Needle. Full discography →
Kiss the Frog
Kiss the Frog – a Los Angeles based psychedelic thrash-bop trio featuring bassist/looper/composer Barry Newton and drummer/recording engineer Peter Hillman is one of Charles other main projects. More info here: ktf3.com · Bandcamp · Spotify · Apple Music
The Blog
Charles keeps an active blog, tracking his listening notes, deep dives on records worth knowing, and whatever else is worth writing down. Read the blog →
Some History
Charles studied composition at CalArts under Morton Subotnick, Mel Powell, and Terry Riley, alongside Lou Harrison, James Tenney, and Wadada Leo Smith. In his own words, on Powell’s lasting advice:
“Mel taught me ‘good composers borrow, great composers steal.’ I must be a great composer now, because I stole a ton of Mel, Terry and Mort riffs on Crush Depth.”
Years of studying and teaching counterpoint left him devoted to what he calls the four B’s — Bach, Brahms, Bartók, and the Beach Boys.
Read more in two interviews: a conversation with James Scarborough (originally published on his blog What the Butler Saw, recreated here after the platform shut down), and an interview with Klemen Breznikar for It’s Psychedelic Baby Magazine.
Contact
Charles eagerly awaits your cards and letters a the following internet mail drop: spacefuzz /a/ gmail. Merci!
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