Thomas Brett
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On Another Kind Of Wonder (part III)
My recent recording Another Kind Of Wonder is now available on Spotify. Go here to listen. Continue reading
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On Lessons From A Recent Musical Project
The trick is to work swiftly and then stop just before you completely figure out what it is that you’re doing. Continue reading
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On Influence And Voice
This is a post about influence and voice. It’s about how each of us is influenced by one another–by other writers, musicians, teachers. By voice I don’t mean our actual speaking voices (though those can have their influence too). I mean that something in the character and essence and presence of each of us that… Continue reading
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Insect Thrumming As Deep Music: On David Rothenberg’s “Bug Music”
“One sound can be enough if it repeats enough enough enough times so the meaning becomes subservient to the sound”–David Rothenberg, Bug Music (114) There is a powerful idea behind David Rothenberg’s spirited recent book, Bug Music: How Insects Gave Us Rhythm And Noise, which is this: listening to the rhythmic and buzzing sounds of… Continue reading
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On Musical Systems And Four Tet’s Good Musical Sense
“I don’t want to sound like anybody else.” – Kieran Hebden I have written previously on this blog about the music of Kieran Hebden (aka Four Tet). Hebden not only has good musical taste but also a thoughtful and unique approach to using technology to create his work. In this video from Red Bull Music… Continue reading
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From Faucet-Playing To Prepared Drumsets: On The Musicking Of Glenn Kotche
I recently watched an entertaining commercial for, of all things, Delta Faucet, that features percussionist Glenn Kotche playing faucets in a musical way. As he turns on the taps one by one, water streams out of them and strikes inverted pots, pans, and colanders to produce sustained pitches. With the help of a few overdubs,… Continue reading
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On Another Kind Of Wonder (part II)
Here is an excerpt from “Beama”, Track 2 from my recent recording Another Kind Of Wonder: You can purchase the full 2-hour recording here. Continue reading
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Notes On Magnus Nilsson’s “Faviken”
In Bill Buford’s insightful essay that introduces Magnus Nilsson’s Faviken cookbook (Phaidon), Nilsson speaks of feeling, touch, and vibration when explaining the transcendent quality of French chef Michel Bras‘ cooking: “I don’t think I can describe it. Or not in technical terms, because it has nothing to do with technique (…) It’s in an extra… Continue reading
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On Music For Ringtones
Here are three brief audio files I made for use as ringtones. They are 100 percent organic and locally sourced. Enjoy! Continue reading
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