Electronic music
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On Small Joys Of Making Electronic Music
One small joy for me with electronic music is the sounds. Oh the crazy interesting sounds! It’s easy to find sounds that excite me in ways that acoustic sounds don’t always do. Electronic sounds seem infinitely open and malleable, responsive to my limitations and even my (brief) moments of control. Electronic sounds are also mysterious Continue reading
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On Small Frustrations With Making Electronic Music
One stumbling block for me with electronic music is the sounds. It’s hard to find sounds that excite me the way certain acoustic sounds do. Acoustic sounds seem infinitely open and malleable, responsive to my limitations and even my (brief) moments of control. Acoustic sounds are also mysterious and always slightly beyond my comprehension. (Think 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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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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On Musical Invention, Sound And Process: “Bladelores” From Autechre’s Exai
No one is quite sure how the UK duo Autechre make their electronic music. Sure, they use software and computers, they program, they use hardware synths and drum machines and samplers, they improvise, they code, they make beats, they tweak, but we really don’t know how they work. Not only is the group’s musical sum Continue reading
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On Another Kind Of Wonder
My new recording, Another Kind Of Wonder, is available now. Here is the first track, “Splash”: The recording is available at cdbaby. Continue reading
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On Pantha Du Prince And Bell Laboratory’s Elements Of Light
“I think techno music at the moment is just an infrastructure. Basically, it’s not a musical term anymore. It used to be more like straight, technical funk. Nowadays, it is more of an infrastructure where you have certain beat patterns that you can call techno music. But in the end, it’s a social and economic infrastructure. The name Continue reading
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On Rhythmic Instabilities And Brand New Feelings: DJ Rashad’s “Feelin””
“The technology’s so on point now: we can sample almost anything now.” – DJ Spinn One of the talked about music releases of 2012 is DJ Rashad’s Teklife Vol.1: Welcome to the Chi. Rashad is a Chicago musician who makes music to accompany a dance style known as footwork. Footwork is characterized by its hyper Continue reading
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On Flavors, Tastes, Sound And Perception: Thinking Through Ruhlman’s Twenty
“Clear your way. Always be thinking.” – Michael Ruhlman, Ruhlman’s Twenty First, let me say the obvious: if you like to cook and want to know more about the science and craft of cooking, you’ll probably enjoy Michael Ruhlman’s Ruhlman’s Twenty. The book provides much to think about by explaining fundamental techniques and ingredients in a sensible Continue reading
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From The Archives: “Roadscape”
A few days ago a friend texts me an urgent musical request: “Send me roadscape” So I send it. *** About ten years ago I first tried my hand at sequencing and recording music on a computer. Back then, my Apple desktop machine was a blue- and silver-colored beast running Logic software. I also had Continue reading
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