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drone for zumpano

my good friend jason asked me to make a drone for him out of some cello recordings he had done.  this is what came out the other side.  droneforjz

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my main max patch for @earsmack

@earsmack – at your request here is a screenshot of my main max patch.  i have been using and building on this since submers (2002) though in recent years it hasn’t seen a lot of love and although Endless Falls was composed with this patch I have recently bought Live and Max for Live with [...]

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music revenue recycling

I’ve decided to “recycle” all the funds I collect from the Versions EP into buying new music from other artists.  The first two discs have arrived via mail order: Taylor Deupree’s Shoals and William Basinski’s Vivian & Ondine.  On order is Blank Grey Canvas Sky by Peter Broderick & Machinefabriek.  Really looking forward to a [...]

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contact mic on trampoline

while the kids were jumping on the neighbour’s trampoline i attached my cold gold contact mic’s on the springs and got this: trampo

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..another pseudo-generative experiment

Just a quick and dirty sketch using some more super simple generative ideas.  this one is for string trio – cello has a 3 note pattern, viola 4 and violin 5.  The patterns are cyclical but randomly change in direction. string_pattern

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[versions] loscil EP on bandcamp

I’ve decided to release a few versions of tracks on bandcamp.  The EP is aptly titled [versions] and features reworked versions of Emma from First Narrows, Estuarine and The Making of Grief Point from Endless Falls.  Emma and Estuarine both feature Dan Bejar on guitar and Josh Lindstrom on Vibes and were first performed as [...]

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generative 6 patch screenshot

here is the patch in all its (ugly) glory.  this is basically a modified “crossfader” patch that I’ve used for years.  the crossfader just makes a seamless loop out of whatever sound you load into it and allows pitching, eq and a single vst plug.  I then appended a metro attached to a random selection [...]

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“generative” 6

a simple “generative” music piece I’m working on for a local installation project – 2 layers of randomly triggered notes… generative6

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Exclusive Interview with Photographer Sadie Marshall

The elusive photgrapher Sadie Fern Morgan Marshall who took the cover photos for my forthcoming album Endless Falls graciously granted me the priveledge of an interview with her about the photo and her career in photography. interview

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another max for live sketch

created a stripped down sine wave bass instrument and tweaked the sample player and xfader drone thingee then threw this together: max4live_sketch2.mp3

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