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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.

New Release: Vernal

Jeffrey Melton — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 19:41:27 +0000

Buy my new EP: $3 for 4 tracks/44 minutes of abstract, ambient, chilled-out, laid-back, minimal techno, space lounge greatness:

Vernal (44min total time) — available for purchase on Bandcamp, featuring a remix of Horizontal, two new tracks, and Sunsets, a mashup of ambient pieces from Elsewhere.

For a limited time, purchase Elsewhere and receive a code via email for a free download of Vernal.

Immediate download of 4-track album in your choice of 320k mp3, FLAC, or just about any other format you could possibly desire.

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.

New Release: Elsewhere

Jeffrey Melton — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:49:33 +0000

Buy my new album: $5 for 1.2 hours of abstract, ambient, chilled-out, laid-back, space lounge greatness:

Elsewhere (1:16:39 total time) — available for purchase on Bandcamp.

Immediate download of 6-track album in your choice of 320k mp3, FLAC, or just about any other format you could possibly desire.

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.

New single released: Antipode v.02

Jeffrey Melton — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:29:12 +0000

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.

Recent music roundup

Jeffrey Melton — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:24:55 +0000

Since the release of the Departure Lounge EP, I’ve been active with a number of live performances with familiar tracks and the occasional new sketch. Earlier this year, I made a conscious decision to be more deliberate in composing new material. This has meant: Spending more time to develop tracks and take them further into the realm of interesting-ness; diving deeper into the features of Live, Reaktor and various plugin effects and virtual instruments; and paying more attention to mastering the final mix. In addition, I wanted to be more transparent in the creative process by posting previews of works-in-progress. Below is a roundup of tracks posted since August, 2009:

In total, that’s 10 tracks / 1hr:10min / 110.4 MB of material (stream or download each track individually, or download them all in one zip archive). These tracks venture into the abstract, ambient, glitch, IDM and minimal techno realm. In the coming months, I expect to develop some of these into a proper follow-up EP. Stay tuned,

Tantrum v.01

Jeffrey Melton — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 15:05:02 +0000

I have uploaded the first draft of a recent track, Tantrum (v.01) (8:53min, 13.91 Mb MP3) for a peek at a work-in-progress. This sketch features a lot of different-length modulation loops with interesting results.

Strange Haus v.01

Jeffrey Melton — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 00:04:10 +0000

I have uploaded the first draft of a recent track, Strange Haus (v.01) (5:28min, 10.95 Mb MP3) for a peek at a work-in-progress.

Datapunk v.01

Jeffrey Melton — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 23:57:29 +0000

I have uploaded the first draft of a recent track, Datapunk (v.01) (3:52min, 5.44 Mb MP3) for a peek at a work-in-progress.

Antipode v.01

Jeffrey Melton — Wed, 06 May 2009 13:00:59 +0000

I have uploaded the first draft of a recent track I’ve been kicking around,Â Antipode (v.01) (10:55min, 22.2Mb MP3) for your consideration. At the moment, I’m digging some of the spacious things happening in the background. I’m not so happy with some of the more rigid rhythmic elements, but I thought I’d offer a peek at a work-in-progress.

2009-03-18 Chill-out set

Jeffrey Melton — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:59:00 +0000

I have uploaded a recording of my recent live performance (49:03min, 91.66Mb MP3) for your consideration. It includes reworkings of While We Sleep, Departure Lounge and Shakedown from Departure Lounge.

2009-01-29 Live set

Jeffrey Melton — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 18:23:05 +0000

I have uploaded a recording of my recent live performance (1hr:03min, 117.7Mb MP3) for your consideration.

Postcards

Jeffrey Melton — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:20:37 +0000

In recent weeks, I’ve been rediscovering the state of minimal techno and micro house music. (Aside from playing in the background while I work, I don’t actively listen to much dance music these days.) Doing so makes me want to strip down my device chains in Live to focus more on each individual part. Looking back, I had a tendency with my early music to mask my inexperience by over complicating the mix. This led to a sculptural, effects heavy, wall-of-sound approach (which I still like). But, simplicity â€”i.e. making things simple(r)â€”has been my mantra in recent years. I expect more reflections of this trend in my audio and visual work.

Recommended: recent acquisitions

Jeffrey Melton — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 19:21:15 +0000

Amina – AnimaminA EP (iTunes, Amazon) and Kurr (iTunes, Amazon)
Dubmood – Atari-Ska L-Attack (Internet Archive)
His Name is Alive – Detrola (iTunes, Amazon) and Xmmer (iTunes, Amazon)
Ida – Lovers Prayers (iTunes, Amazon)
Keren Ann – Keren Ann (iTunes, Amazon)
Miles Davis – The Peacocks (Amazon)
Miss Kittin – Batbox (iTunes, Amazon)
Pole – Steingarten Remixes (iTunes, Amazon)
Ras Amerlock – Farther East (Internet Archive)
Samantha James – Rise (iTunes, Amazon)
Sia – Some People Have Real Problems (iTunes, Amazon)
Various – The Dub Club Night (Amazon)
Various – New (dub) Excursion (iTunes)
Various – Resume (iTunes, Amazon)
Vector Lovers – A Field EP (iTunes) and Piano Dust (iTunes)

Recommended: recent acquisitions

Jeffrey Melton — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 20:54:09 +0000

Bat for Lashes – Fur and Gold (Amazon, iTunes)
Belbury Poly – Farmer’s Angle (iTunes)
Boxcutter – Glyphic (Amazon, iTunes)
Burial – Untrue (Amazon, iTunes)
Digitalism – Idealism (Amazon, iTunes)
Flunk – Democracy (iTunes)
Geiom – Island Noise (Boomkat)
Kiln – Dusker (Amazon, iTunes)
Klimek – Dedications (Amazon)
Robert Rich – Illumination (iTunes)
Robert Rich – Music from Atlas Dei (iTunes)
Various Artists (Hot Flush Records) – Space & Time (Google Search)

New Release: 2007 Fall mix

Jeffrey Melton — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 21:41:46 +0000

I have uploaded a mix of recent original music (70 minutes, 117.96 MB MP3) for your consideration.

Track order:

Deterritories
nwRdrSbcltr (this.slowWater remix)
DBA (version)
Clockwork children (slowSun mix)
Blue Ocean Labs
Math art