The first piece from a granular mass will be released on 15 January 2012. Followers on Twitter, Facebook and Google+ still have access to the series preview until then. More details can be found on the release page.
Tag Archives: Pulsaret
melton.granular.mix, 2011-06-22
melton.granular.mix-2011.06.22 by nofi
A mix of various tones and soundscapes from my melton.granular.01 and .02 releases, plus several current works-in-progress; FREE to download or stream.
el libro principal mix
el libro principal mix by nofi
A mix of five freeform pieces from my conceptual side-project, el libro principal by the silent stars, originally released 04 March 2011. Track list:
- cadenas v.01
- el enlace v.01
- grana fina v.02
- piscinas v.01
- s’arpa v.01
El libro principal by The Silent Stars
I have released an album of experimental ambient, freeform and microsound compositions:
The Silent Stars is my “side-project” for exploring (slightly) different directions in music. El libro principal is a “concept album” featuring granular synthesis, microsound tone colors and freeform arrangements. These pieces are my take on post-ambient space music using modern digital methods; an homage to the early electronic music pioneers, post-prog-rock instrumentalists, early New Wave synthesists and proto-New Age experimentalists of my youth.
Production Notes
Granular synthesis and microsound techniques were used for sound generation. Sources include: flute, harp; strings; toy instruments; vinyl records; elementary sound waveforms and more.
Density GS and Pulsaret instruments were the primary instruments. Arrangement, mixing and mastering was done with Ableton Suite. Processing effects were limited to resonant filters, grain delay, reverb and EQ.
Track listing
- cadenas v.01 – 06m56s
- el enlace v.01 – 08m53s
- grana fina v.02 – 09m21s
- piscinas v.01 – 09m40s
- s’arpa v.01 – 07m02s
- masa brillante v.02 – 20m57s
melton.granular.01 and melton.granular.02
I have released two collections of ambient, freeform and microsound compositions:
melton.granular.01 and melton.granular.02 collect my recent work in microsound-scapes, featuring granular and pulsar synthesis, freeform rhythms and tone colors. Tracks can also be streamed on my Soundcloud page.
Production Notes
All sounds were created with Density GS and Pulsaret instruments (both the standalone apps and Max for Live versions). Arrangement, mixing and mastering was done with Ableton Suite. Processing effects were limited to resonant filters, grain delay, reverb and EQ.
Concepts & Aesthetics
Taking John Cage’s statement “There is no noise, only sound” as a starting point, these compositions explore the hinterlands of microsound particles and drones, non-sequenced rhythms and the diversity of organic and synthetic timbres. Rather than be static, each piece evolves with components that swell and recede, resonate, percolate, pulsate, shimmer, flutter, meander and migrate. Sample sources include: strings; flute; toy piano, bells and cymbals; vinyl records; elementary sound waveforms.
Track listings
- Angularity v.01 – 04m00s
- The Chymist v.01 – 23m31s
- Coronal Mass v.01 – 09m14s
- Dressmaker v.01 – 03m44s
- Tetrad v.01, pt.2 – 09m16s
- A Froward Mass v.01 – 24m26s
- Penumbra v.01 – 06m07s
- Promises v.02 – 12m38s