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music tagged with: abstract

Kid Data – The Oddity of Existence

Kid Data – The Oddity of Existence
[AR_103]

Kid Data

“The Oddity of Existence”

Usually you can’t put ƘÏÐ ƉΔŦΛ in a specific genre as he is producing several styles of music. But in this case he is showing us his signature sound he developed over the last 15 years. You could describe his music as electro-acoustic compositions as there is no good name for his kind of music. With a combination of acoustic Instruments, electronic beats and soundscapes his signature sound is melancholically melodic but yet unusualy rhythmic. Growing up with IDM, Brokenbeats and Folk Music this EP stirs it all up and combines it to something new.
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posted 23 September 2021

Laurent Fairon – Redivivus

Laurent Fairon – Redivivus

Laurent Fairon

“Redivivus”

Musique concrète suite for bullroarer, church organ, cimbalom, vocoder, boat horns, Romanian Catholic choir, Indian ashram temple bell, Radio Afghanistan station ID, and other aural ablutions. Researching melodic patterns in musique concrète.

Recorded in July–August, 2021 in Paris and Poitiers, France.
L.F.: found sounds, samples, loops, sound collage, virtual synth, artwork.

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posted 08 September 2021

rADio eNd – Salvator Salvandus

rADio eNd – Salvator Salvandus

rADio eNd

“Salvator Salvandus”

Ed End:
Album concept, song titles, and original source music.

Charles Rice Goff III:
Additional sounds, mixes, final edits, and cover art.

Technology:

Ed End:

Novation Bass Station analog synthesizer in rack with Yamaha DX21 keyboard.
Rhythms generated by a Digitech Trio Pedal in various FX circuits, coupled with a pink Mini Kaossilator Korg, an electric frequencies generator, and various FX pedals.
Samples are done with an old turntable with an elastic band and some other stuff under the records to make irregular playing surfaces.
Etheric Body incorporates a computer overlayer mix.

C. Goff III:

Voice, Korg R3 Vocoder/Synthesizer, Korg Z1 Synthesizer, Micro Moog Analog Synthesizer, Hello Kitty Stratocaster Electronic Guitar, Aklot Electro-Acoustic Soprano Ukulele, Various Plectra, Boss RC 20X Loop Station Loop Duplicator, Ibanez DM 1000 Digital Delay, Yamaha FX 500 Effects Unit, Various Analog Foot Pedal Sound Effects, Tascam 424MKIII 4-Track Cassette Recorder, K-Mart Portable Phonograph, Modified Vinyl and Flexidisk Records, Cool Edit Pro II, Audacity, Midisoft MIDI Scorewriter, Windows Media Player, Roxio 2011 Sound Recorder, Several Plug-In Audio Sound Effects, Amazing MIDI Wave-To-MIDI, Polysoft MIDI to Mp3 Converter, Natural Reader Voice Emulator

Editing Process:

To produce this collection, Goff blended many of his own original recordings with Ed’s source materials. Goff also modified Ed’s source materials in many ways. Simple digital effects altered source track sounds and/or speeds. Some source tracks were played on a keyboard directly through the inputs of a Korg Vocoder. On one piece, a single rhythmic source phrase was modified in a number of ways, then the various modified phrases were linked together into a chain. Some source tracks were converted to MIDI files, then the resulting tracks were altered to showcase a variety of MIDI sounds. Some edits were recorded onto a 4 track cassette tape and remixed manually into digital files.

Below the surface :
We talked a lot about the symbolic elements before Goff upgrade it.
About Salvador Salvandus concept you will discover yourself an answer if you translate the fifth track title.
It seems one big problem in this world is about on one side the self proclamated saviors, kind of people often thinking that there is only one solution : their solution… and on the other side the savior worshipers, kind of people often thinking it’s more safe to be save by someone else than to do it themselves…
For me both are wrong. Of course, people with a little psychological skills know that the “hand seeking help”, is more trying to drag down someone else to feel less low. Sameway that the “helping hand” is more trying to steal the benefit of the salvation. Obviously the savior can’t save and the savior seeker can’t be save.
Both being blinded because too much self centered. In this problem there is not only two subjects but three and this third one is the world itself, and the world, this wide network of living beings brings a real solution if you are able to listen it. You get the process and knows how to act toward to solve it till you are able to feel these connections and understand how to set your mind.
Hard to explain fully in few words roughly translate that’s why I prefer let the music talk.

Above the surface :
It took me several listening before to get it, Salvador Salvandus is the kind of album you can often go back to and slowly become a familliar presence as well as that shadow behind you can be. For me it’s an important step in rADio eNd study of how a kind of soul can be reveal thru the transformation of the sound material. That’s why I’m so happy Goff share his editing process. And I hope you will be as joyfull than me that he brings this music to life.

This album is also available here:
archive.org/details/rADio_eNd_Salvator_Salvandus

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posted 03 September 2021

evoked response & CLOrk – untitled​/​revisited (Live at Concordia University)

evoked response & CLOrk – untitled​/​revisited (Live at Concordia University)
[ACP 1323]

evoked response & CLOrk

“untitled​/​revisited (Live at Concordia University)”

evoked response: Eric Boivin & Albérick

CLOrk : Mo Abbas, Marcus Aterman, Didier Bergeron, Nicholas Brown-Hernandez, Aidan Charlton, Arthur Yi Duo Chen, Thomas Christie, Kevin Cogen, Bennett Dobni, William Graham-Simpkins, Jared Jukes, Simon Lacelle, Tyler Lewis, Dario Lozano-Thornton, Timothy MacKenzie, David Macri, Ryan Jeffrey Ockenden, Andres Andy Poblete, Adrian Roy Taylor, David Philip R. Russell, Thomas Speakman, Vanessa Zaurrini.
Eldad Tsabary, dir.

Recorded live at Concordia University, Room 8.245, January 29th 2015.
Recorded & mixed by Eldad Tsabary.

photos by Dan Penschuck (feindesign.de)
design by EMERGE

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posted 16 August 2021

.cut – vidanges blanches

.cut – vidanges blanches
[ACP 1320]

.cut

“vidanges blanches”

1.white trash (XIMER by Flesh:On:Steel) 09:58
2.vidange blanche (The Band Of Peace remix) 07:38
3.white trash (Bag remix by UbiniqU) 03:58
4.white trash (SEPL remix) 06:10
5.white trash (EMERGE remix) 03:44

Black lives matter.

Original version of white trash appeared on homework – year 4 (taâlem, 2019).
Thank you Jean-Marc, Eric, Max, Neb, Thierry, Sascha.

photo by Wilfried Hanrath
design by EMERGE

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posted 17 July 2021

Charles Rice Goff III & Michael LaGrega – Thermoplastic Fibers

Charles Rice Goff III & Michael LaGrega – Thermoplastic Fibers

Charles Rice Goff III & Michael LaGrega

“Thermoplastic Fibers”

Thermoplastic Fibers

by Charles Rice Goff III and Michael LaGrega

1) Vinyon
2) Dacron
3) Teflon
4) Orlon
5) Nylon
6) Zylon
7) Rayon

1) Vinyon (Polyvinyl Chloride, invented 1939)
Resists chemicals, bacteria, insects. Crease resistant and elastic.
Used in blankets, draperies, children’s clothes, carpeting.

2) Dacron (Polyethylene Terephthalate/PET Plastic, patented 1941)
Barrier to gases, liquids, alcohol, solvents. Lightweight and semi-rigid. Recycles well.
Used in food containers, clothing.

3) Teflon (Polytetrafluoroethylene, discovered 1938)
Resists wetness. Low friction. Degradation is toxic to humans and birds.
Used as non-stick coating for cookware, lubricant for medical and military equipment.

4) Orlon (Acrylic, invented 1941)
Resists heat and acids, color-fast, machine washable. Soft, warm, mimics wool and cotton.
Used for clothing, insulated clothing, furnishings, carpeting.

5) Nylon (Synthetic Polymer, invented 1927)
Resists moisture, chemicals, molds, insects. Melts but does not burn.
Used in stockings, carpeting, various military equipment.

6) Zylon (Thermoset Liquid-Crystalline Polyoxazole, invented 1980s)
Stiffer than steel, thermally stable. Degradation begins within a few years.
Used in sporting, military, and medical equipment.

7) Rayon (Regenerated Cellulose, patented 1892)
Lightweight, mimics silk, velvet. More biodegradable than cotton.
Used in clothing, cellophane, sausage casings.

“Thermoplastic Fibers” was inspired by a 51-page research report that Goff put together for Mrs. Adams’ 5th Grade Science class in Fremont, California, 1969. This collection of recordings in no way recommends the production nor the usage of thermoplastic fibers for any purpose.

The Manufacturing Tools:

Goff:
Korg R3 Vocoder/Synthesizer, Korg Z1 Synthesizer, Micro Moog Analog Synthesizer, Ibanez DM 1000 Digital Delay, Hello Kitty Stratocaster Electronic Guitar, Aklot Electro-Acoustic Soprano Ukulele, Various Plectra, Slides, Beaver Jaw, Pete Davidson Vibrator, Yamaha FX 500 Effects Unit, Various Analog Foot Pedal Sound Effects, Billiard The Theremin, Five Below Modified Sound Generator, Boss RC 20X Loop Station Loop Duplicator, Voice, Cool Edit Pro II, Audacity, Several Plug-In Audio Sound Effects

LaGrega:
Korg 01R/W, Oberheim Xpander, Moog Matriarch, Alesis Andromeda, Kawai K5000W, Roland JD-800, Yamaha SY77, Omnisphere VST, Korg Trident VST (the ‘Tricent’), E-MU PX-7 Command Station, Boss DR-880 Drum Machine, Epiphone Les Paul copy (of a copy)

Produced March-June, 2021

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posted 24 June 2021

Luis Marte – Dúo

Luis Marte – Dúo
[PT120]

Luis Marte

“Dúo”

… en los recorridos de la vida uno se encuentra con amigos del camino… Duo no es mas que la expresión de eso. Esta compuesto para dejar lugar a los amigos a intervenir el track, resultante de eso son piezas distintas pero con una base en el trabajo primigenio.
Aquí los artistas Petrini y Mutandia (Lucila Gomez y Daniel Gimenez) expresan libremente los sentimientos de creación que las piezas le sugirieron….
Gracias a Petrini y Mutandia por ser parte de este disco, como siempre a Plus timbre por hacerse eco de mi trabajo y publicarlo, a Chris Silver T por prestar siempre un oído….
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posted 24 June 2021

Kirill Shirokov feat. Tonino Guerra and Laura Guerra – …and the days when it snowed

Kirill Shirokov feat. Tonino Guerra and Laura Guerra – …and the days when it snowed
[ACP 1319]

Kirill Shirokov feat. Tonino Guerra and Laura Guerra

“…and the days when it snowed”

Calendar, 12-part suite
…and the days when it snowed, music for speaking voices, music boxes, children’s glockenspiel, keyboards, objects and electronics

…and the days when it snowed is a 4 channel sound installation for the exhibition which took place in Lenfilm foyer (St.Petersburg). Here is a 2 channel version of the piece.

The exhibition art made by Polina Zaslavskaia, curated by Xeniya Zernina, timed to the Tonino Guerra’s 100th anniversary.

Texts by Tonino Guerra;
Voices by Laura Guerra and Tonino Guerra;
Music composed, performed (music boxes, children’s glockenspiel, keyboards, objects, electronics) and recorded by Kirill Shirokov.

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posted 22 June 2021

Smiltzo – Back To Life

Smiltzo – Back To Life
[IYE40]

Smiltzo

“Back To Life”

A special release to celebrate the forty number of publications In Your Ears, the new effort by Smiltzo who had already published here the beautiful A Lifelong Quarantine.

Back To Life is a special vision of music and our existence, Indian titles that refer to an ancient wisdom to research in the contemporary and in the new forms of life we are experiencing. Smiltzo’s musical trajectory goes far beyond genres, we must look at the whole it generates, the strong emotions it causes, the illumination that creeps into our doubts.

Electronics of great quality and at the service of a very precise design, for an extraordinary musician.

Rarefied atmospheres or large visions of the whole, megalopolies of the future or small meadows behind our house, Smiltzo is everywhere.

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posted 27 April 2021

Elite Border – Jornada Laboral N°1

Elite Border – Jornada Laboral N°1
[pn182]

Elite Border

“Jornada Laboral N°1”

Elite Border decided not making it easy for the ones approaching this behemoth opus. A hypothetical eight-hour-working shift turned into a Julio Cortázar like sonic coven. Almost 500 minutes, to be approached in any order, from a series of listening instructions. The album (?) refers to intermingled references. There are glimpses of 1980s indie cassette underground, industrial experiences, but also from concrète and electroacoustic, “serious” music (so to speak); monologues, certain melodic atmospheres diluted to sheer abstraction: noise as raw material and aesthetic discipline (once again).

More than experimenting, there is a leaning towards discipline in our environments’ habitable chaos. A continuum marked by timelessness and an all-encompassing sonic feeling anywhere. Everywhere. Sections filled with rock vigor or oozing city folklore, replacing rural charm with factory rattling and urban atmosphere. Sheer electricity outbursts mingled with brittle notes, while strings introducing glossy melancholy shades. Since this is a proposal based on a dual concept, provided by Pedro Pablo Pedroso (Baltazár) and Pablo Enelotromundo García, it is extended by several guests, weaving an almost unrecognizable skein of instrumental voices. A passage towards ubiquity, the nerve of a present time in crisis.

Where Throbbing Gristle, Stockhausen, Ron Geesin, Merzbow, Kagel, Alain Neffe, Ground Zero current heirs, and any barrier-free sound sniper from last century onwards meet, Elite Border has found a realm between listening inevitability and the dense architecture of dreams. It takes time to face their “Jornada Laboral N°1”, but the imagery comes out startlingly alive from the experience.

Humberto Manduley López
Escritor y crítico musical cubano / Cuban writer and music critic.
(México. Febrero / February 2021)

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posted 01 March 2021