Nofi podcasts

From-the-vaults-podcast: Arrivals mix

Jeffrey Melton — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:00:08 +0000

My next from-the-vaults podcast is a mix of seven tracks from Arrivals (38min, 59.3 MB MP3), a previously unreleased follow-up to 2009′s Departure Lounge. Many of these tracks had appeared in various podcast mixes and live sets and were remastered with the intent of releasing a second EP in 2009. Instead, I decided to shelve them and go in a new direction, which lead to the material for Elsewhere and Vernal. So, here they are in a spankin’ new mix.

Tracklist:

Chthonic(min) v.01, from 2008 Spring mix
Circular Object (Sunset Island dub), from 2008 Summer mix
8-bitch v.02, from Free Flow Set
La Palama (1984 CIA Factbook mix), from 2008 Summer mix
Snwd_Ndr v.01, from 2007 Winter mix
Untitled (2007-11-25), from 2008 Winter mix
Aguadulce v.01, from 2008 Summer mix

As an added bonus, the complete album Arrivals is now available for purchase on Bandcamp: Immediate download of 7-track album in your choice of 320k mp3, FLAC, or just about any other format you could possibly desire.

NOTES: All tracks were created with Ableton Live Suite and Reaktor 4 and mastered using Sound Studio 3 and Ozone 4.

From-the-vault podcast mix: Live practice set, 1997-04-03 (2010 Remaster)

Jeffrey Melton — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 01:40:59 +0000

My next from-the-vault podcast is a live practice set from April, 1997 (53min:36sec, 97.4 MB MP3). I don’t recall what event this was in preparation for or have a tracklist, so I’ll just offer it without specifics.

NOTES: My gear for the set consisted of an Akai MPC-2000 sampler/sequencer, Alesis SR-16 drum machine, Novation BassStation analog monosynth, Korg Prophecy digital monosynth, Yamaha TG-33 digital synth, Tascam Porta 07 4-track/mixer, Alesis Microverb III multi-effects, Digitech RDS-4000 flanger/chorus/delay, DOD distortion and flanger pedals. I added EQ, multiband dynamics, stereo widening and loudness maximizing to clean up the mix and remaster for 2010.

From-the-vault podcast mix: Live at Reunion, 2002-10-13 (2010 Remaster)

Jeffrey Melton — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 13:22:13 +0000

My next from-the-vault podcast is a live set at a show called Reunion, from October, 2002 (46min:13sec, 83.2 MB MP3). It is similar in style to my recent podcast of Live bedroom session, 2003-04-06 (2010 Remaster). IIRC, I hadn’t had a live show for some time before this one, so it was a chance for me to pull-out all the stops. I had developed a semi-modular performance approach at the time, mixing between sequences on both the MPC and Nord Micro Modular while tweaking EQ, filters and envelopes on-the-fly.

NOTES: My gear for this session consisted of an Akai MPC-2000 sampler/sequencer, Nord Lead 2 digital synth, Nord Micro Modular synth, Mackie 1604-VLZ mixer, Digitech Studio 400 multi-effects, Alesis Microverb III multi-effects, Digitech RDS-4000, Presonus stereo compressor. I added EQ, multiband dynamics, stereo widening and loudness maximizing to clean up the mix and remaster for 2010.

From-the-vault podcast mix: Soundtrack (2010 Remaster) mix

Jeffrey Melton — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 11:00:21 +0000

My next from-the-vault podcast is a mix of six tracks from Soundtrack (37min:28sec, 56.3 MB MP3). Released in 2000 (and still available in its original form as a free download), Soundtrack was my sixth full-length release on CD-R and combined elements of acid, ambient, chill-out, downtempo, IDM, techno and trance styles. In addition to remastering these tracks for 2010, I added some 909 beats to move the mix along.

Track list:

Dreamy
Jetset Sunrise
Twilight
Suspended
Remembering
Seven Taos

As an added bonus, the complete album Soundtrack (2010 Remaster) is now available for purchase on Bandcamp. Immediate download of 9-track album in your choice of 320k mp3, FLAC, or just about any other format you could possibly desire. Album download includes a hi-res JPEG digital collage from the original artwork. One track from the original release, Patience, has been lost from its original recording and is not included. Remembered, a remix of Remembering, is included as a bonus.

NOTES: My gear for these tracks consisted of an Akai MPC-2000 sampler/sequencer, Novation BassStation analog synth, Korg Prophecy digital synth, Nord Lead 2 digital synth, Mackie 1604-VLZ mixer, Digitech Studio 400 multi-effects, Alesis Microverb III multi-effects, Digitech RDS-4000, Presonus stereo compressor. I added EQ, multiband dynamics, stereo widening and loudness maximizing to clean up each track and remaster for 2010.

Dirty Math v.02

Jeffrey Melton — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 14:00:33 +0000

I’m posting Dirty Math v.02 (13:48 min, 27.1 MB MP3), a recent generative composition that utilizes polyrhythms and patterns of different length multiples, as a free bonus track to my recent new release, Vernal. In terms of style, it’s a good companion to recent compositions Papa Ghede v.02, Dark Lord v.01, and Theoretician v.01

From-the-vault podcast mix: Devices (2010 Remaster) mix

Jeffrey Melton — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 12:35:39 +0000

My next from-the-vault podcast is a mix of eight tracks from Devices (43min:04sec, 67.8 MB MP3). Released in 1999 (and still available in its original form as a free download), Devices was my fourth full-length release on CD-R and combined elements of ambient, chill-out, IDM, and techno styles. In addition to completely remastering these tracks for 2010, I added some minimal techno beats to move the mix along.

Track list:

Invocation (vocoder)
Spirus Falls
Wonders of Nando
Stance
Home Capsules
Beq Ultra Fat
Netro
Stolen

As an added bonus, the complete album Devices (2010 Remaster) is now available for purchase on Bandcamp. Immediate download of 12-track album in your choice of 320k mp3, FLAC, or just about any other format you could possibly desire. Also included are two bonus tracks of spoken word/vocoder material, a PDF of original booklet artwork and a JPEG digital collage.

From-the-vault podcast mix: Live bedroom session, 2003-04-06 (2010 Remaster)

Jeffrey Melton — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:40:48 +0000

My next from-the-vault podcast is a live bedroom session from April, 2003 (41min:54sec, 68.2 MB MP3). This is a rare recording of a wandering jam session from seven years ago, made during an otherwise inactive musical period for me. It starts with an extended section of repetitive, gate-y trance elements, then evolves into rising, acid lines and hard electro beats before finding its groove towards the end with some groovy micro house and glitch-y, chill-out lounge.

From-the-vault podcast mix: Live at Boogie Man, 1997-10-25 (2010 Remaster)

Jeffrey Melton — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:27:35 +0000

Since the new album dropped, I’ve been busy recording a large section of my early catalog (1996–2002) from the original minidiscs. My intention is to remaster the lot and begin a regular schedule of from-the-vault podcast mixes and selected re-releases.

First up is a live set recorded at Boogie Man in October, 1997 (1hr:01min, 116 MB MP3). IIRC, the event took place in a former slaughterhouse in New Haven, IN, surrounded by disused warehouses and busy railroad tracks. Musically, it sounds like I was trying to combine hard, abstract techno polyrhythms with hooky electro melodies and funky dub basslines. Parts sound a bit rigid and muddy now, but it was 13 years ago and I’ve come a long way, baby.

Tracklist (made from notes at the time; most titles likely would have changed since then):

3MB
Beeg
Beg2
Untitled (1997-09-21)
Homeward, Spirus (1997-09-22)
Orgy
Beq 01
Dexu 01

NOTES: My gear for the show consisted of an Akai MPC-2000 sampler/sequencer, Alesis SR-16 drum machine, Novation BassStation analog monosynth, Korg Prophecy digital monosynth, Yamaha TG-33 digital synth, Fostex line mixer (it doesn’t sound like I had my Mackie yet), Alesis Microverb III multi-effects, Digitech RDS-4000 flanger/chorus/delay, DOD distortion and flanger pedals. The overdrive on the SR-16 drums is intentional, and the occasional ducking comes from the automatic limiter on the minidisc recorder. I added EQ, multiband dynamics, stereo widening and loudness maximizing to clean up the mix and remaster for 2010.

Papa Ghede v.02

Jeffrey Melton — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:37:34 +0000

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

Jeffrey Melton — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:30:37 +0000

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

Jeffrey Melton — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:48:37 +0000

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.

Bonus podcast mix: Max for Live/Monome experiments

Jeffrey Melton — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 19:38:33 +0000

I’ve been exploring Max for Live and my new monome grayscale 64 using Stretta’s MFL Monome Suite and thought I would share some of the results. Max For Live/Monome experiments (31:00min, 51 MB MP3) is an aimless mix of four different pieces I’ve been working on:

Slim demo, slightly eerie and broken
Silver Keys demo, distorted and glitchy
Monome jam session, starts overly busy but finds its groove halfway through before finding maximum chill
Spectral Drone demo, a cinematic space drone

Winter podcast mix: In a Liminal Place

Jeffrey Melton — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 22:10:28 +0000

At long last, a brand new seasonal mix—this time in honor of the approaching winter. In a Liminal Place (50:08min, 70.5 MB MP3) features recent ambient and minimal electronic tracks, including several alternate versions and a previously unreleased track:

Tracing Home v.02 (alternate version)
Further v.01
Tracers v.01
Horizontal v.01 (unreleased track)
Meditation v.01 (early version)
Intention v.01
Sunday Evening v.01 (early version)

Tracers v.01

Jeffrey Melton — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:56:41 +0000

Tracers v.01 (9:44min, 13.5 MB MP3) is a recent downtempo/chill-out track, posted for your consideration.

Intention v.01

Jeffrey Melton — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:51:58 +0000

Intention v.01 (10:24min, 14.6 MB MP3) is a recent generative track that utilizes multiple methods of spontaneous variation. It also marks my first post after moving to a new web host, which went fairly smoothly, IMHO.

Winter podcast mix: In a Liminal Place

New release: 2008 Winter mix

Jeffrey Melton — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 00:57:39 +0000

I have uploaded a mix of recent original music (65 minutes, 107.93 Mb MP3) for your consideration. Lots of ambient, granular, drone and chill this time around.

Track order:

Dub V-Dub
Slow Dance
Fineness
Untitled (2007-11-25)
Deep Time (parts 1–3)

New Release: 2006 Fall Megamix

New Release: 2006 Fall Megamix

Jeffrey Melton — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 13:58:33 +0000

I have uploaded a mix of recent and unreleased music (43 minutes, 62.23 MB MP3) for your enjoyment.

Track order:

Scribnus, Fumbling
Code Book
FCPH
“Alright, let’s…”
Uke and Jack*
The Nibbler
Untitled (2006-07-17)*
Micro Micro
Highballer*
Dark Magus*
Untitled (2006-06-26)*
Baby Steps*
Untitled (2006-07-04)*
While We Sleep*

*=unreleased

New release: 2008 Winter mix