An Index Of Possibilities

More of the ‘Improvising Sampler’ sessions…

Laminar Duos Player

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Polyrhythm drum tracking experiments result in something between Tom Waits junkyard slo mo and ‘Motorik’ pulsations.

Sounddrops Player

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Phonography played (cooly). Laminar recordings of my own improv were then ‘played’ through a virtual radio tuner and finally combined with ‘dusty’ ambiance’s.

Dust Ist Kreig Player

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Sebaceous balloons making improv sebum aural cheese.

The Smegma Balloon Variations

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The ‘Improvising Sampler’ continued…

The Distant Middle Player

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The plotting of ‘Crop Circles’ to drum loops via ‘csound’ graphical map coding to granular/fft  audio space…abstract beat science communications with…THEM???

Crop Circle Drums Player

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“the paradoxical state of the spectre, which is neither being nor non-being”

The idea suggests that the present exists only with respect to the past, and that society after the end of history will begin to orient itself towards ideas and aesthetics that are thought of as rustic, bizarre or “old-timey”; that is, towards the “ghost” of the past.

The Haunted Closet Player

dedicated (once again) to grey calx and his blog ‘A Closet Of Curiosities’

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The Future Sound Of Valyermo? Player

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The virtual ‘unboxing’ of Audio Damage’s new piece of kit, ‘Axon’, turns into a mini-set of Paul Shutze-inspired jams. Kore bus FX include Deep Transformations/Reconstructions/Frequencies, and synths by Alchemy and Absynth.

Deep Axon Alchemy Player

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Back when I got my first ‘high end’ sampler (the Casio FZ-1 16 bit stereo sampler for $2400 in 1989, a definite upgrade from my previous Casio SK-1 ), the very first thing I did was remix some ‘free jazz’ vinyl records I had been digging. In memorial, I here then present a re-visit to that ‘vibe’, albeit this time via a ‘virtual’ sampler approach.

Jazz Free Jazz Player

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An abstract radio wave /transmissions set, based on photographic/pictorial art objects transformed into sound AND modulated drum/percussion abstracted per AM/FM/UHF waveform genetics/envelopes, as arrived via live granular and spectral engine live looping processes (Metasynth 5 + Galbanum’s ‘Architectural Waveforms 2010′).

A tip and a nod to ‘Moebius/Roedelius’, Krautrock, Rastor Noton artists in general, and the Japanese electronic experimentalists.

Elektro-Acoustik Architektures Player

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(mixed and produced in a pair of Bose Quiet Comfort 15 headphones and a 2006 PPC powerbook).

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Fireworks Skateboards Dry Ice Player

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Or more appropriately, a ‘pair of’ Peter Dine’s ‘Paramdrum’ Reaktor ensembles, here as loop players (as opposed to the intended single hit probability drum machine). Special thanks Peter Dines for the inspirational programming and support

A decidedly ‘wonky’ take on 50′s electronics, lo-fi, lo-brow circuit bending, avant garde turntablism collage, and IDM beatologies.

ParaDines Player

(A ‘cornucopia’ of vintage electronic recordings and vintage impulse ‘re-amping’ simulation/combinations were also accessed and applied in this essentially ‘live duo’ configuration via Audio Ease’s ‘Speaker Phone 2′).

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The Light From A Properly Twisted Lime Here Produced Player

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Birth, breath, breathe…spectral excertions of quiet intensity counting away. Impetus meets inertia via live looping cross synthesis technique. Admit or emit. Dedicated to my father (and his lungs)

Laminal Looping Spectralisms Player

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A return to an inherent obtrusiveness of mine via ‘free splice’ improv compositions. Made of unfolding folders and purposefully misfiled/misplayed audio files, broken mobius looping harmonies attempt to obscure meters in favor of micro tempo/temper changes.

Lateral reference to Frank Zappa’s Synclavier System work applied/combined with impressions of the producer known as ‘Hefner’, in a ‘wonky’ and eventually aggressive manner of some modern ‘glitch-funk’ aesthetic? Or maybe just ‘note-sterbations’ here in the desert  ;-)

…in four parts.

Shut Up, He Explained

Shut Up, He Explained Some More

Son Of  Shut Up, He Explained

The Return Of Shut Up, He Explained

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Oval Process Misc Player

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The concepts of compositional ‘arc’, ‘Laminal Improv’, and event ordering ala ‘palindromes’. Event Improv Concrete?

071110 Laminal Palindromes Vol. 1 Player

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For Paul Klee. Taking a line for a walk, part 2.

Skia Plus Oura Player

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The confrontation between reality and the symbolic aural uncertainty.

Hyper Broke Player

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Bodily corrosion’s holy fire as industrial prankster, biological stray dogs on crack breaking rules.

Horton Hears A Tumor Player

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Fragmented and schizophrenic de-centering and dispersions.

Num Me Too Player

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Laptop duos live set 051410, with Andrew Roth (Jesus Wore Dickies Vocalist/Writer) part 1.

Loopy C vs. Andy Who 051410

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The next set .

Ambient Dubplates Vol 3  Player

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Some most curiously angular and ‘closety’ looping vinyl abstractions…

042310 New Closets Player

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Recently unearthed, the first run of the short-lived Ford Drum Machine (proceeding the Model TR by precisely 808 seconds) is resurrected in this private museum performance.

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Dancing as if I were origami, celebrating the top 50 original source materials of hip hop’s roots via a ‘one leg shorter than the other’ Captain Beefheart vibe.

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Musings for that ‘OxyContin’ kind of day.

Slo Rolls Player

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Ambient Quartets (Primes Studies In Five Parts)

Sketching ‘Lucas Primes’ (integer sequences) into synthesized ambient soundscapes (synth quartet form).

Ambient Quartets 1 Player

Ambient Quartets 2 Player

Ambient Quartets 3 Player

Ambient Quartets 4 Player

Ambient Quartets 5 Player

Ambient Quartets 6 Player

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Initial sonar pings of  modeled strings…free-weaves and loose-knots, towards the within of the inner ear.

Omni Glitterous Unhappy Jugglers Player

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Cubist’s mirror (Oval-inspired) turned upon my own already angular faux-guitar renderings via Spectrasonic’s ‘Omnisphere’ Synth engine.

Glitch Omni-Guitar Improvs Player

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The third and final? sequel to this electronica meets otherworld lunation theme (Harmonic Choir Black Mass Jungle? Skittering Samhain Slinky Wonk??

Witches Dirt Vol 3 Player

see also:

Witches Dirt Vol 1

Witches Dirt Vol 2

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Warning, this track is LOUD so turn down speakers at first! A medley of wild glitch drum mayhem in tribute to early Aphex Twin and Squarepusher cuts.

Endowed Wicker Cube Uscher Player

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Virtual break and crack rhythms in the fashion of an induced-into-malfunctioning compact disc media/player combo.

Prepared CD (Jazz Skippers) Player

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Second in the series of personal ambients for further dub/play/jams. A deep breakfast of burnt sound flaps.

Ambient Dubplates Vol 2 Player

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The playing of several thousand potential ‘drummers’ (drum sound oscillators) derived from an RGB image. Each track is one single  drum loop, composed through triggering by a graphic score in 2048 pixel space. Conceptual/title reference to a somewhat obscure Dr. Seuss movie.

5000 Fingers Of Dr. C Player

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Painting (literally) with loops. For each track, a graphic ‘score’ was ‘painted/drawn’ on the computer  screen and interpreted by the re-synthesis (via several thousand! dedicated oscillators) of a single loop in RGB/pixel space.

Laminal Looping Player

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Further underscore impressions for the theme ‘Witches Dirt’, this time in a minimalistic duo form. 

Witches Dirt Vol 2 Player

Also Related:

Witches Dirt Vol 1

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Prototype drum and bass synth improv variations. A nod and wink to the Kieran Hebden/Steve Reid improvisation recordings. Artificial ‘lo-fi’ treatment on purpose but mixed in earbuds! so I may have to update these mixes.

Reid Prototype Sessions Player

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Drawing lines to and from rhythmic sound art (such as Max Eastley’s ‘Kinetic Drawings’) and the intimate impressionistic percussion of laminal improv to create a singular  ’hyperplayer’, performing and being recorded inside various cans and other micro-intimate simulated spaces.

Canned Drums Player

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Abstract movements rendered in pointillist shades of classic drum machines and science fiction sound effects. A ‘Sound Modernist’ palette (sonic Cubism/Futurism) with a decidely Derek Bailey attitude and featuring the ‘iTunes Drum Machine’. Klaatu Bailey nikto!

TDTNDSSS Player

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3-layer mash-up ‘rehearsals’ for laptop live sets. A theme is sought by ‘crate’ organization and then these ‘rehearsal mixes’ are later referenced for live dubs with second player (not included here). Currently  three tracks of five (coming later).

Avant Garde Mash Up Player

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I Ching influenced varying ensembles of prepared piano, things bowed, and water percussion (‘Drums n Water’?)

Chances Are? Player

Musical probabilities realized with the twistedtools.com Reaktor ensemble ‘Chance’.

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First in a new proposed series in a ever-growing catalog of personal dubplates, this time of ambient textures approached from a mathematical context (conceptually).

“In mathematics, especially in geometry and topology, an ambient space is the space surrounding a mathematical object. For example, a line may be studied in isolation, or it may be studied as an object in two-dimensional space — in which case the ambient space is the plane, or as an object in three-dimensional space — in which case the ambient space is three-dimensional. To see why this makes a difference, consider the statement “Lines that never meet are necessarily parallel.” This is true if the ambient space is two-dimensional, but false if the ambient space is three-dimensional, because in the latter case the lines could be skew lines, rather than parallel.”

Ambient Dubplate 1 Player

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Mostly short out-takes in a pseudo indie film underscore style. Late night western desert reminiscing in a minimal duo form (guitar and found sound rhythmics). 

Guitar Underscore Outtakes Player

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Jazz voicings in alternate tunings are explored by a modernist jazz salon virtual ensemble playing at ‘silent speed’. Beginning prototype form of a new personal  ’dubplate’ series.

NuJazz Dubplate Prototype Player

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Rhythms derived from the integer sequence ‘wobbly’. From Jason Freeman’s description (as included in his ‘Metamix’ software):

“This sequence is based on a sequence first described by B. Reznick. It seems to wander around a bit unpredictably, beginning like this: 0, 1, 1, 0, 1, -1, 0, 1, 1, -2, -1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1, -3, -2, 1, -1, 2, 1…

This sequence is self-similar; it contains infinitely many copies of itself and is invariant under scale. If you create a new integer sequence by using every other term of this one, you end up with exactly the same sequence!”

The recursive formula for this sequence varies depending on whether each term is even or odd, causing the somewhat unpredictable behavior of the terms.”

Wobbly Player

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Crackles, pops, pocks, combustions, gurgles, buzzes, amplitude tautening, powerspikes, voltage differentials, colliding pressure fronts, patterings, jump-splices, fax connections, silent interjections, hums, murmurs, switchbacks, clunks, granulations, fragmentations, splinterings, roars and rushes…these a just a few of this 21st century schizoid man’s favorite things.

21st Century Schizoid Loops Player

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Continuing studies of  singularly unique ambient hits in duet with the constantly mutating rhythms of electronic glitchy percussion.

New Maps Of Purple Player

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Avant garde turntablist vs. a close mic’d  ’Twister’ (a maker of balloon animals).  ’Chopped and screwed’ meets ‘weaving and stuffing’. Dedicated to j.fox.

Records and Balloons Player

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An electronic avant garde trio gig while experiencing delirium tremens (colloquially, the DTs, “the shakes”, “the horrors”, “the heebie geebies”,”the fear”, “the abdabs”, “the staggers and jags”, “the jimjams”, “jazz hands”, “the shakes and the heaves”). Dedicated to Deiter Zobel (musical sperm bank deposits).

Club DTs Player

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‘Wheels Within Wheels Drumming’ meets ‘Chaotic Oscillator Integer Sequences’, creating a B-movie horror underscore.

True ChaOsc Strikes Player

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‘No, I am not from outer space…I only work there’. Ambient stingers duet with cracked and broken microbeats.

Captain Kirk Saves Whales and Hunts Ghosts Player

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Left behind on the forbidden planet, one last call to home from the the sole remaining Krell communicator…which strangely resembles the chance meeting of a Gameboy and a Toyota accelerator pedal on a McDonald’s grill during the breakfast rush. Concept reference was the electronic tonalities of Louis and Bebe Barron meets The Future Sound Of London (ala ‘Lifeforms’ period).

Proof Of Life Player

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Prepared ‘skitter’ drums + ‘unprepared guitar’ + your basic Steven Stapleton ‘sewing machine meets an umbrella on a dissection table’ mix. A special thanks to Chet Singer for his ‘Prepared Guitar’ Reaktor ensemble, and Igor Shilov for the specially commissioned Reaktor ‘loopscanner’, used here for drum ‘skittering’.

Unprepared Guitar + 2 Player

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