transmissionIntervention.one: FLIGHT
Posted on | November 13, 2011
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transmissionIntervention.one: FLIGHT was an improvisational radio intervention performed and broadcast live in the moment. It appeared on 101.5 MHz (FM) on the evening of November 12, 2011 around 11:17pm. This document of the performance was recorded directly from the radio in order to best capture the spirit and sonic anomalies inherent in analog broadcast technology. FLIGHT is the first in a series of new live radio works scheduled to take place around the country beginning this summer and into the fall of 2012.
review of (s)END
Posted on | November 13, 2011
The folks over at Hypnagogue have written a wonderful review of my newest album (s)END. Head over and check it out. READ REVIEW
(s)END: new studio album out today.
Posted on | September 9, 2011
My 14th solo record (s)END sees its digital release today. The album runs around 56 minutes and features six new tracks recorded this past Fall through late Spring. (s)END was created mainly with a Korg MS20, Roland Gaia and Yamaha DX7 which helps give it a dense, & layered analog sound. CD copies of (s)END will be available on Slo.Bor Media Friday September 30, 2011. Digital downloads are available now via iTunes, eMusic, Amazon etc. I’ll also be playing a few one off gigs in support of the album. Check the “Live Events” section for details.
Track listing:
warmAndfading.light – 13’03″
withNo_return – 8′ 14″
piercedAether – 1′ 03″
asFragile.as – 5′ 39″
(s)END – 8′ 35″
(a)SEND – 16′ 16″
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Previews
- warmAndfading.light [2 minute excerpt]
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- (s)END [full track]
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Live on Sadayatana
Posted on | August 9, 2011
On Friday August 5, 2011, from 11pm-12am EST, I performed live on the Sadayatana program for StillStream radio. The audio was simulcast live on 93.5MHz in the Baltimore metro listening area and consisted of three all new electronic ambient compositions created for this broadcast. If you missed the show you can now stream it through the player below. I’ve also made available a free download encoded with ID3 tags and ripped at 320kbps with index markers for easier navigation.
Set list:
- Blue Star – 19’38″
- ElevenEleven – 24’07″
- The Fifth World – 15’19″
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Signal To Noise: A series of new sound sculptures and installations.
Posted on | July 19, 2011
I first became interested in minimalism as an undergraduate while studying painting. I recall reading Sol LeWitt’s “Sentences on Conceptual Art” and being taken by his statement: “Successful art changes our understanding of the conventions by altering our perceptions.” This radically changed how I viewed many minimalist works moving forward. Monochromatic pieces like Rauschenberg’s white canvases, which influenced John Cage’s 4’33″, took on a whole new meaning for me. It became apparent that environment, lighting, sound and smell, etc. could alter the viewers perception of an artwork. Over the years, the essence of these ideas have always resonated with me. Whether in my performance work, videos, net.works, sound or music, the idea of challenging perception has always been key.
Recently, I’ve been thinking a lot about the general understanding of noise. Most people would consider it a distrubance to an otherwise desired experience. Static during a weak radio or television transmission or a child crying during a church sermon could be seen as anomalies that “ruin” the expected outcome of an otherwise desired event. Over the years we’ve attempted to purify these experiences with technologies that attempt to filter the noise from our lives. Dolby Laboratories, during the heyday of cassettes tapes, developed a noise reduction system that was built into most stereo compontents. This filter emphasized the audible frequency range and diminished tape hiss, an artifact of the recording process similar to white noise. Wet cleaning vinyl records became a popular method for audiophiles to reduce the crackle and pops from LP playback. And more recently, digital or internet radio has all but eliminated weak signal noise or static common with old antenna tuners.
In a system similar to composting, the works in the Signal To Noise series recycle a particular medium’s inherent, undesirable sonic traits (cassettes hiss, radio static, digital music compression etc.) and presents them for consideration as the final work of art.
Update 8/4/11:
Here’s a recent review about the Signal To Noise series at Disquiet
Below is a clip extracted from the first work in the series. More documentation will be posted soon.
pictured above:
Signal To Noise: IEC Type II.
C-90 Type II. cassette tape
45 minutes of equalized tape hiss per side
edition of 9 cassettes
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12 questions interview
Posted on | July 15, 2011
Recently I was asked to participate in the questionnaire-based interview blogazine 12 Questions from Laughing Mouse Press. I decided to have fun with it and answer as many questions as I could with sound. Below is a link to the site.
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Unreleased Early Recordings
Posted on | June 14, 2011
Over the past few years I’ve been asked with some frequency about reissuing some of my out of print back catalogue. While I understand those early recordings are a part of my history, I usually just like to move forward. Also, like most artists, I’m extremely critical of my older work.
Irony caught up with me early this spring. I happened across a couple drawers in my basement/archive filled with close to 100+ hours of old 4-track cassettes, all well over a decade old. Curiosity got the better of me and I unearthed my old Yamaha MT400 that was used to create these recordings. As I began to listen, for the first time in over 10 years, I was transported back in time by what I heard. My studio during that period was about the size of a small, narrow walk-in-closet with accommodations for barely two people. There were no windows and only a single door (I remember it would get pretty hot in there during the summer months.) These 4 track recordings were all created in that wonderfully claustrophobic space circa 1997-1999. Some were sketches for later compositions. Others were soundtracks for the performance works, videos and installations I was creating at that time. Most of this music fits in nicely with my early experimental ambient albums Shoreline Of An End, Space Between Beginnings and Still.
After much deliberation, I’ve decided to compile what I feel are the best of these recordings for a multi-volume series of archive collections. If all goes as planned, look for a late summer early fall release through Slo Bor Media’s upcoming archive series.
Below is 5 minute excerpt from one of the first cassettes I listened to. Around the time of the recording [1997-98] I was heavily into deep electronic drone music and was listening to a lot of La Monte Young and Terry Riley. According to the notes I made on the cassette inlay card, I was experimenting with an Ebow for one of the first times. This tool went on to become a staple item in my studio and during live performances. The full composition runs around 48 minutes and will be released in it’s entirety with the upcoming archive collection.
Asleep in the Ocean and Breathing the Sky
[5:14 edit] [recorded on 4-track cassette circa 1997-98]
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