Although formally trained on cello and piano, Dwight Ashley is known primarily for his contributions to the world of electronic music. Ashley spent the late '70s and '80s in musical obscurity building an unpublished catalog of recording. In the '90s, he began making his work public, releasing two projects with collaborator Tim Story (A Desperate Serenity, and Drop). In 2004, he released his debut solo recording Discrete Carbon, followed by two more solo projects and a retrospective release in 2008.
In addition to Tim Story, Ashley has also collaborated with K. Leimer, Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Dieter Moebius. His work can also be heard on various 60 x 60 projects, NPR, Hearts of Space, and compilations such as Hypnos Records, Sounds of A Universe Overheard and WWUH’s Euphony series.
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