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
Browsing the archives for the music tag
15 Jul 10
28 Jun 10
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 [...]
13 Jan 10
created a stripped down sine wave bass instrument and tweaked the sample player and xfader drone thingee then threw this together: max4live_sketch2.mp3
6 Jan 10
sample output form a couple of my first max for live instruments mixed together. the first is simply an adaptation of a max patch i’ve used for years called the “crossfader” which simply creates tuneable crossfading drones. in this case volumes are controlled by max midi control values. the second is a really simple sample-based [...]
24 Dec 09
these three are direct from a batch process of the entire Christmas album of Sinatra’s called “Jolly Christmas“… silent upon midnight little town
11 Dec 09
Tomorrow, I head off to Vancouver Island to attend my Papa’s funeral. My Dad asked me if I had any stories to share for his eulogy and I was reminded of a trip we all took together to a place called Blakeburn, BC. What’s interesting about Blakeburn is it doesn’t exist anymore. It was a [...]
5 Dec 09
I suppose this is a collection of memories but because I can’t remember the exact order of these events I’m going t bundle them up into one post. My “second band” called Mending Wall (I know, horrible name) was formed when I was around 16. It consisted of my good friend Rob on guitar, Siobhan [...]
17 Sep 09
I came to be a drummer rather accidentally. I was never put through classes, didn’t even own a drum set until I was in my early 20′s but I started drumming at around age 13. Most of my friends were into extra-curricular music stuff in junior high. Indeed, I played baritone sax in the swing [...]
25 Aug 09
I was about 13 years old when a friend (Pat) in Courtenay Junior suggested we start a band. He was really struck by the INXS hit of the day “What You Need” and this inspired him to start a band. I played guitar… and so he asked me to join. We used to “practice” in [...]
21 Aug 09
…a version of Estuarine from our rehearsal last night with Josh Lindstrom playing the vibes. estuarine.mp3
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