erasing clouds  100 Musicians Answer the Same 10 Questions  Part
Seventy-Five: Nathan Amundson of Rivulets  instigated by dave
heaton  As Rivulets, singer/songwriter Nathan Amundson creates
dark, fragile, minimalist music that sounds like no other. Sad,
haunting, unmistakable. His two albums on Chairkickers
(Debridement and Rivulets), and multiple EPs, are about to be
followed up with a brand-new third album. You Are My Home comes
out on November 28, on Important Records. For more information,
check out the Rivulets website and MySpace.   What aspect of
making music excites you the most right now?  Trying to write
songs in a classic pop structure that still push the envelope
somehow.  What aspect of making music gets you the most
discouraged?  Making music isn't the problem. That's always fun.
It's what happens after it's on tape. Labels can hold you
hostage for years, or totally save you. But after that, kids
don't value it. They don't think it's worth paying for. It's
also frustrating to see dance and theat