excerpt from Suite 6 (Live): [29 MB .mp4]
My first and only public appearance to date performing my own tunes, at artMovingProjects on May 19, 2006. It was billed as a lecture/performance because I expounded on the gear between songs. Thanks to Aron Namenwirth for the videography and Justin Strawhand for digitizing the video. Neither of them is to blame for the compression artifacts from shrinking the files for the Web--that was my doing.
"Unfriendly Satellites (Bass Remix)" [mp3 removed]
Revisited a song from two years ago. It was one of those ones where I smacked my forehead and said "Oh, I forgot the bass line!" Fooled around with it some in the interim, started the bass, and then forgot about it till tonight.
"Bassboggle" [mp3 removed]
Caution: saxophones, turntablism.
The word bassboggle is a googlewhack--I checked.
"Mini-Terror" [mp3 removed]
"Mini-Terror (Rhythm)" [mp3 removed]
While I have limited software on my computer to test it (I may have found the problem--possibly a fried out firewire card--knock plastic), I did this with one softsynth and a virtual rhythm box (plus multitracking). I also present the rhythm track without the softsynth parts--you can hear things otherwise hidden in the mix. The rhythms are a mix of live analog-modeling synthesis and sampling, but since the sampling is all of live analog synthesis (a TR 808) treated with the same kinds of digital effects it's a minor distinction.
Update: The sudden, involuntary reboots I am experiencing on the Sony VAIO are not the fault of the firewire card. I thought it was only happening when I was playing/composing media but last night after watching a video it shut down while I was websurfing. It's not a virus unless it's one that survived wiping the C drive. I've never really liked this VAIO and am thinking about using it for parts.
Update 2: This restarting problem began shortly after I added a new external hard drive. I'm going to try working with it turned off. I know this is fascinating. Also, I made a couple of minor changes to "Mini-Terror" and re-uploaded it. I'm really happy with it now--there's kind of a simulated scratching thing in the middle using some backwards snares that I'd like to explore more.
Scratch Ambulance, the CD I collaborated on with earcon (aka John Parker), is now up on CD Baby [dead link -- try this]. The page includes ordering info and a couple of minutes from each track in streaming form. Turn up the volume -- we opted for more dynamics over the usual ear-assault of current CDs.
