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  • April 13, 2020

    (Untitled)

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    (parenthetical posts), improvisation, Uncategorized
  • April 10, 2020

    A Flag Blowing Three Ways

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    piano music, Uncategorized
  • April 9, 2020

    Resonant Thoughts: Daniel Lanois On Sampling (2016)

    “I developed this system of taking samples of already existing components and extracting them from—putting them out of sync with the track and then doctoring them externally through other boxes, maybe changing them to slow them down, and if I hit on something special then I go back in and find a spot for that… Continue reading

    sampling, Uncategorized
  • April 8, 2020

    Lucas van Leyden’s “The Musicians” (1524)

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    art about music
  • April 6, 2020

    When One Music Recalls Another

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    musical genealogies, Uncategorized
  • April 3, 2020

    Aphorism Triptych

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    aphorism triptych, Uncategorized
  • April 2, 2020

    Resonant Thoughts: Brian Eno On Sequencing (1995)

    “When I make loops on a sequencer, I always try to play them all the way through, so I play the whole part, then I listen to it, and quite often I find a long section that I like. Loop that, cut it up so that the loop doesn’t recur regularly. The idea of always… Continue reading

    loops, sequencing, Uncategorized, unlocked music
  • April 1, 2020

    Art About Music: Nainsukh of Guler’s “Trumpeters” (1735-1740)

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    art about music, Uncategorized
  • March 31, 2020

    Brett’s Sound Picks: Arovane’s “Endolp” (2020)

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    Brett’s Sound Picks
  • March 30, 2020

    Ear Reset

    A few weeks into the quarantine, with barely a car on the road or people on the sidewalks, I’m hearing my neighborhood’s soundscape more acutely. Where I used to spend a lot of time blocking out the city’s sounds (with earplugs, music, or avoidance), now its decibels have fallen back down to nature’s mix level. … Continue reading

    listening, listening acuity, 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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