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  • November 4, 2020

    Brett’s Sound Picks: Autechre’s “X4” (2020)

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    Brett’s Sound Picks
  • November 2, 2020

    C10 10.1

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    sketch
  • October 29, 2020

    Fractal Studies 3: Autumn Divided

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    fractal studies
  • October 28, 2020

    Brett’s Sound Picks: Rob Clouth’s “Casimir” (2020)

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    Brett’s Sound Picks, Uncategorized
  • October 27, 2020

    Resonant Thoughts: Daphne Oram’s “An Individual Note” (1972)

    “The resulting flow is a complex pattern of tensions and relaxations which evolve as the musical material is worked out. The words ‘controlled’ and ‘worked out’ do not really convey what I mean. There seem to be no suitable English words. I am hunting for some word which brings a hint of the skillful yachtsman… Continue reading

    music theory, Resonant Thoughts
  • October 26, 2020

    H3 10.29

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    rhythm, sketch
  • October 22, 2020

    No. 95

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    sketch, sketch method, slownesss, Small Thoughts
  • October 19, 2020

    Gongologies

    Available on Spotify and Apple Music. Continue reading

    gong music
  • October 16, 2020

    Drone & Bell

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  • October 15, 2020

    Resonant Thoughts: Autechre On Building Things

    “I quite like to build things and then forget how it works and then use it later on, and not really be able to remember what I was thinking about when I built it. It’s a little bit like working with yourself in a way, but from a time when you’re not aware of what… Continue reading

    Resonant Thoughts, Uncategorized
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Thomas Brett is a musician and writer who holds a PhD in ethnomusicology from New York University. He is the author of Principles of Electronic Music Production and The Creative Electronic Music Producer, a book described by Sound On Sound magazine as “a deep philosophical analysis of the various creative inspirations, ideas and processes involved in producing electronic music.” His essays have appeared in the journals Popular Music and Popular Music and Society, as well as edited collections by Routledge, Oxford, and Cambridge University presses. Thomas has played percussion on Broadway since 1997 and writes about music at brettworks.com.

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