Archive for February 2010

Status update

In General, Music on 28 February 2010

I’ve been working more with polyrhythms and patterns of different length multiples, e.g. a bass pattern that’s nine beats long, a synth line five beats long and a drum beat three beats long. This leads to some interesting tensions and recombinations, which can be heard on recent tracks such as Theoretician v.01, Dark Lord [...]

Papa Ghede v.02

In Music on 28 February 2010 tagged ambient, breaks, D&B, dark, dub, electronic, fluid, generative, glitch, techno

I’m releasing Papa Ghede v.02 (9:36 min, 18.2 MB MP3), a recent generative composition as a free bonus track in anticipation of my upcoming album release. In terms of style and tone, this one has a lot in common with my recent single Antipode v.02.

Dark Lord v.01

In Music on 22 February 2010 tagged ambient, chill-out, dub, electronic, fluid, generative, glitch, meditative, soundscape, spacious

I’m releasing Dark Lord v.01 (8:42 min, 16.5 MB MP3), a recent generative composition as a free bonus track in anticipation of my upcoming album release.

Theoretician v.01

In Music on 15 February 2010 tagged ambient, chill-out, dub, electronic, fluid, generative, glitch, meditative, soundscape, spacious

I’m releasing Theoretician v.01 (13:36 min, 22.3 MB MP3), a recent generative composition made using Nodal and Ableton Suite with Max for Live, as a free bonus track in anticipation of my upcoming album release.

New album preview

In General, Music on 9 February 2010 tagged abstract, ambient, chill-out, dub, electronic, laid-back, lounge, space

I have posted a full preview of the new nofi album, Elsewhere, which will be released on March 4, 2010. It is a return to a more abstract, ambient, chilled-out, laid-back, space lounge sound and features six extended pieces—most of which have been posted as works-in-progress here. Check it out; more details [...]

artimageobject

In Art, General, Links on 5 February 2010 tagged Art, clippings, image, inspiration, interestingness, object, print, video

I have started a repository for clippings that I find interesting, inspiring or whatever. Check it out.

New single released: Antipode v.02

In Music on 4 February 2010 tagged ambient, bass, dub, electronic, minimal, Music, single, techno

New single released: Antipode v.02 (16:38)
Thick, deep bass (x2!), crisp rhythms and swirling, saturated space. A new and improved version of Antipode v.01 (free download). Check it out.

Thoughts on mobile musicmaking

In General, Music on 3 February 2010 tagged ambient, app, generative, mobile, multi-touch, musicmaking, software

Since posting my first impressions of the Apple iPad, I’ve been thinking a lot about its possibilities. Given the din of naysayers and doubters (which does seem like Future Shock), I wanted to post some thoughts on mobile musicmaking:
This DIY interface (YouTube) is impressive, but it just seems like buttons and sliders [...]