About Pastora We are pleased to announce the release of Pastora's new E.P. "Music Minus Film". Written, produced and performed by Derek Buckner, this new collection of songs comes after a long hiatus from his solo career during which he was playing with the successful Alt-Country group Sugarpine. Until now, these songs have not been released in any formal capacity and for the past year have been in the process of being formed and reformed and manipulated in his studio in Brooklyn NY. Working with a combination of electronic and soft-synth based instruments as well as analog instruments and live recordings Derek Buckner has taken on a new musical path involving both highly manipulated sounds and well crafted melodies. His music was recently featured on NPR's "All Songs Considered.". Derek who was the guitarist and singer for the Alt- Country band Sugarpine has collaborated with many musicians including Jim Bracken, Brad Penuel, Dan Fleigal (of the Eternals, Tom Ze, Tortoise) Francis Metcalf (of Fat Sac and the Embassy Suites) Rob Datum of the Nerves( Thrill Jockey) Josh Maddel of Antietam, Robert Rolston of Mr. Quintron and Math, Jim Becker of Califone as well as many others. In 1997 Derek released his first solo album "Symptoms" in 2003 he released his second solo album as Aquaboy titled "The World Still turns Without You" Derek has worked on many projects including: Bradford Reed's score and sound design for Comedy Central’s animated web series Golden Age. Derek's music is currently part of Pump Audio catalog for television and film licensing.