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Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2011 8:41 am Post subject:
What's All This Then Subject description: Stuff that didn't go onto an album
My serial numbering system for compositions started at number 1 and passed 200 last year. Some years were prolific, others very dry (I went for 5 or 6 years at one point with nothing new). Fortunately for the world, a lot of my compositions are not on surviving recordings.
There are some which are a interesting but never really fit onto an album. Here are a few as they all have interesting stories behind them. _________________ Garret: It's so retro.
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Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2011 9:03 am Post subject:
Bill Thompson is a soundscape artist who is originally from the US but has spent a lot of time doing his doctorate in Aberdeen, Scotland. One of his most memorable recordings is of wind blowing on scaffolding (the recording is called McAlpine) and when he put it out of the SoundAsArt list (I still subscribe) I started thinking about doing something like that in Max/MSP.
Ultimately I did two different approaches. Here they are.
drones.mp3
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Drones (2006) (c) Paul Harriman licensed CC SA/BY/NC
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drones2.mp3
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Drones 2 (2007) (c) Paul Harriman licensed CC SA/BY/NC
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_________________ Garret: It's so retro.
EGM: What does retro mean to you?
Parker: Like, old and outdated. Home,My Studio,and another view
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Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2011 9:34 am Post subject:
The, I think, was the first piece I posted a reference to at least on electro-music.com. This was with my then brand-new Wretch Machine. I think it uses the Wretch, SE-1X, Voyager, and the Procussion.
152-Wretchmix-1.mp3
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152-Wretchmix (2007) (c) Paul Harriman CC SA/BY/NC
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_________________ Garret: It's so retro.
EGM: What does retro mean to you?
Parker: Like, old and outdated. Home,My Studio,and another view
Joined: Mar 07, 2007 Posts: 4579 Location: London, UK
Audio files: 172
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 1:08 pm Post subject:
This is an exercise with the Eigenharp Alpha (that thing in my avatar, with the lights). It is done entirely with the Alpha and its EigenD control environment.
Interesting things in it are the oboe which is from a soundfont which is being controlled by the breath controller, the first main lead is Aalto, second lead is TAL Noisemaker. There is an accompaniment from Omnisphere and the stuff at the end is all done on Omnisphere too. The loops are various things I have been porting into my EigenD environment (astute listeners might recognise some). The drum loops are all ported in from Garageband mostly, converted to things the Eigenharp can play in its Drummer. There are some sequences programmed into the Arranger as well as can be heard.
209-Eigenharp-Feb4-2012.mp3
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209-Eigenharp-Feb4-2012 (c)Paul Harriman Licensed CC SA/BY/NC Listen Freely
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_________________ Garret: It's so retro.
EGM: What does retro mean to you?
Parker: Like, old and outdated. Home,My Studio,and another view
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Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 3:10 pm Post subject:
This is another Eigenharp study. It is a transcription of one of my Ephemera themes (from spring equinox 2011) but entirely on the Eigenharp Alpha and within the EigenD environment. It's a bit long but I was practicing with it.
EigenEphemera120225.mp3
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EdisonRex Eigenharp Spring Solstice Ephemera Transcription - (c)2012 Paul Harriman - CC BY/SA/NC
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_________________ Garret: It's so retro.
EGM: What does retro mean to you?
Parker: Like, old and outdated. Home,My Studio,and another view
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Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 10:34 am Post subject:
This is the same thing 24 hours later. Now named, and now shorter, and now with EWI for the melodic part. This is the first production of the Ephemera Volume 1.
SpringEquinox.mp3
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Spring Equinox - Paul Harriman (c)2012 Licensed CC SA/BY/NC
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_________________ Garret: It's so retro.
EGM: What does retro mean to you?
Parker: Like, old and outdated. Home,My Studio,and another view
This is an exercise with the Eigenharp Alpha (that thing in my avatar, with the lights).
Very nice eastern feeling it starts with ... had peeked a bit into its future as well already, so even with 12 minutes to go on it .. I already know it is a really nice short ephemera thing .. listening more now
Them other two are nice too, but I like the first one best .. the 2nd is a bit long indeed as you said .. ended up skipping things there .. now listening to 3rd one a 2nd time.
Joined: Mar 07, 2007 Posts: 4579 Location: London, UK
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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 9:40 am Post subject:
Thanks Jan! I've been working on another but haven't actually got a successful recording yet. _________________ Garret: It's so retro.
EGM: What does retro mean to you?
Parker: Like, old and outdated. Home,My Studio,and another view
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