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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

Recommended: recent acquisitions

Jeffrey Melton — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 19:36:56 +0000

Blue States – First Steps Intoâ€¦ (Amazon, iTunes), Disrupt – Foundation Bit (Amazon, Boomkat), Faithless – Forever Faithless: The Greatest Hits (Amazon, iTunes), Faithless – To All New Arrivals (Amazon, iTunes), The Future Sound of London – From the Archives Vol. 1 (Amazon, Boomkat), Iron & Wine – The Shepherd’s Dog (Amazon, iTunes), Lusine Icl – Language Barrier (Amazon, iTunes), Mum – Go Go Smear the Poison Ivy (Amazon, iTunes), Radiohead – In Rainbows (homepage), Regina Spektor – Begin to Hope (Amazon, iTunes).

New Release: nwRdrSbcltr (this.slowWater remix)

Jeffrey Melton — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 02:09:01 +0000

When I was in high school, I listened to a lot of early New Order (and by extension Joy Division). The albums Unknown Pleasures, Closer, Still, Movement, Power, Corruption and Lies, Low Life and Brotherhood made up a large portion of the soundtrack of my teenage life.

At that time, finding their records (CDs had yet to become ubiquitous) and much information about them was difficult. Their cover artwork was cryptic and intriguing, and the air of mystery around them and their work gave me the sense of inclusion in some subversive, secret society. Being a fan meant playing part collector and part detective.

Recently, I watched New Order Story (their bio vid from 1993, produced in connection with Republic) to get some insight on their emergence. It’s worth watching to get the inside story but also feels dated, suffering from overproduction and hubris (possibly from their new record label).

To this day, the sinister edge of their post-punk, proto-electronic early work still takes me back to that bygone era. With that, I have uploaded my own version of one of their seminal tracks for your consideration: nwRdrSbcltr (this.slowWater remix) (11:28 minutes, 22.1 MB MP3).

New Release: 2007 Spring mix

Jeffrey Melton — Sat, 19 May 2007 16:11:50 +0000

I have uploaded a mix of recent unreleased music (38 minutes, 63.4 MB MP3) for your consideration. It begins with a building wall of sound and pattern before winding down to a sparse reverie. Enjoy,

Track order:

Wavebots Converge (alt.version)
Last Stretch to Gateway Two
Labwork I : Division
Chymical Comfort Farm
Labwork II : Learning Modules
Granular Winds
Labwork III : Clear and Exit

New Release: Sprt.Wys (Spirus Unites All Worlds Apart in Dub)

Jeffrey Melton — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 13:21:44 +0000

I have uploaded Sprt.Wys (Spirus Unites All Worlds Apart in Dub) (10:14 minutes, 19 MB MP3) for your consideration.

New Release: Jfl_Grrl (Chill Kids Rework)

Jeffrey Melton — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 14:44:34 +0000

Back in 1997, I played around with reworking the song Joyful Girl by Ani DiFranco. I thought her sedate vocals combined with the simple acoustic guitar for a nice listenâ€”and sample-worthy material. I also liked the ironic, trip-hop-ish version featured in this video (YouTube). I never got very far with that remix, but I’ve kept a few loops in my sample library ever since.

While testing some Audio Unit plug-ins I made with SonicBirth (it’s free and open source now, BTW), I dug out those loops from ten years ago. The result is a relaxed, ambient travelogue (slightly reminiscent of Aphex Twin’s extended remix of Journey by The Gentle People, a favorite from my ‘chill out room raver’ days).

I have uploaded Jfl_Grrl (Chill Kids Rework) (18:12 minutes, 34.5 MB MP3) for your consideration.

New Release: 2007 Wintermix

Jeffrey Melton — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 15:09:21 +0000

I have uploaded a mix of recent unreleased music (50 minutes, 87.37 MB MP3) for your enjoyment.

Track order:

Nerd Rock, excerpt
Laxometric
Snwd_Ndr
Little Book of Germs vol. III
Ocean Strategy, Blue
Slow Ghosts Rise
The Thaumaturgeon
Sector Boundary

New Release: Short Fictions

Jeffrey Melton — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 17:52:29 +0000

I have uploaded a batch of short songs I recorded over the past few months. They were meant as interstitial music, but they’ve taken on a life of their own. I intended them to be exercises in brevityâ€”hence: Nofiâ€”Short Fictions (34.8 MB archive):

Delivering Parenth (3:25, 6.28 MB MP3)
Eternus Unveiled (0:40, 1.43 MB MP3)
Forgotten Fields (1:22, 2.49 MB MP3)
Sizenuss Chimes In (1:06, 2.09 MB MP3)
Somber Fungi (2:32, 4.76 MB MP3)
Spellbindery (1:31, 2.89 MB MP3)
The Epic Doctrine (0:54, 1.86 MB MP3)
Things Stolen and Returned (5:00, 8.52 MB MP3)
Thus Smote Magbraâ€¦ (2:08, 4.41 MB MP3)

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’sâ€¦”
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