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synthesizers.com Q106A: LED behavior mod

noreply@blogger.com (ty hodson) — Thu, 17 Dec 2020 06:03:00 +0000

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Armchair Migraine Journey - Dying Time Machine

noreply@blogger.com (ty hodson) — Mon, 24 Aug 2020 21:15:00 +0000

Available at long last: Dying Time Machine, featuring collaborations with Randall Frazier (Orbit Service), Scot Solida (Christus & The Cosmonaughts), Prajna, and Edward Ka-Spel (The Legendary Pink Dots).

DTM is an inspired and deeply personal album started nearly 5 years ago, set aside for a year and completed in 2017, and then set aside for another 3 years. We're proud to finally bring this one into the light.

1. Rapture of Rupture:

AMJ - pulses, drones, modular, ipad

Randall Frazier - vocals, synths, loops

Ty Hodson - guitar, bass, drums

Edward Ka-Spel - lyrics, inspiration

Mixed by Ty Hodson

2. Rupture of Rapture:

AMJ - bass, drones, modular, voice

Scot Solida - guitar, rhythms, hammond

Ty Hodson - drums, synths, bell

Prajna - vocals

Mixed by Scot Solida

https://armchairmigrainejourney.bandcamp.com/album/dying-time-machine

New blog: Serge Modular Synthesizer Info

noreply@blogger.com (ty hodson) — Tue, 02 Oct 2018 23:40:00 +0000

I've started up a new blog focused on the Serge Modular Music Systems. A labor of love, really, for information on the Serge has lately been scattered hither and yon. Some of the best info was in the SMOG and Quadslope forums, which evaporated years ago (there's still an active 4U Format Modules + EMS subforum at Modwiggler). Happily, the Serge itself didn't go anywhere and has even cropped up in new and unforeseen places, including a vibrant DIY community.

Serge Tcherepnine's circuits are pretty legendary, and while some designs have changed over the last 40 years, much of the core stuff that makes the Serge system so great has remain unchanged — so much so that even most of the oldest catalog descriptions are still relevant.

And that's where my labor of love began: collecting those various catalog details into a single place, which ended up being a monstrous spreadsheet. I finally decided to migrate that info to a blog format, and then that awoke my hunger to have fresher, deeper information on the Serge. And here we are.

I've only begun writing up detailed walkthroughs of the Serge, with pretty oscilloscope images, patch tips with diagrams, and explanatory video demos. I also recently reconnected with cebec from those halcyon SMOG and Quadslope days, and he has graciously offered up his archive of patch suggestions & explanations from those groups for me to cull for future blogfodder.

Check it out here: https://sergemodularinfo.blogspot.com/

New gradenko album: NOVI NORI

noreply@blogger.com (ty hodson) — Fri, 01 Dec 2017 20:00:00 +0000

I'm excited to announce the first gradenko album, available now at bandcamp. NOVI NORI, a love note to Krautrock, was recorded last winter and seems fitting to see release now with winter fast approaching.

Mastered by Randall Frazier (Helmet Room Recordings, Orbit Service), with artwork support provided by Chris McBeth (Beta-lactam Ring Records, Armchair Migraine Journey).

All songs written and performed by gradenko
Recorded Feb/Jun 2015 & Nov 2016-Feb 2017 at sublevel9 studios
Mixed and Produced by Ty Hodson
Mastered by Randall Frazier at Helmet Room

Ty: photography, design, layout
Chris: photo treatment

gradenko.bandcamp.com/album/novi-nori

Don't give up on those old drum machines

noreply@blogger.com (ty hodson) — Sun, 03 Sep 2017 19:28:00 +0000

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square_wave / Prajna - Inside Suns, Perfect Gaze

noreply@blogger.com (ty hodson) — Fri, 09 Sep 2016 00:06:00 +0000

BlRR Recommended. Edition of 250 copies with the first 100 numbered.

Available Sep 15. Split release by square_wave / Prajna. Two long lovely, floating tracks.

1. square_wave - Lovers Slumber (21:59)

Ty Hodson - monome, estate sale records, synths, percussion, vocals, mix

Prajna - supine presence, rummaging

Drifting through mists hanging heavily on forests coming to life under sun-kissed clouds, playful Oni lure lost children.

2. Prajna - Want to Need (20:34)

Prajna - bowed and tapped violin, gas tank bells, vocals, processing, mix

Ty Hodson - field recording, processing, mix

Slipping like ghosts through thousand-year-old monastery walls, crossing hidden courtyards where Buddhist monks make their cell phone calls.

Ty Hodson has released music under the square_wave moniker since 2007, having released four albums on his sublevel9 studios imprint. On the side, he writes and records under the name gradenko, with a post-rock/prog album slated for future release on Beta-lactam Ring Records. Ty also represents one half of Armchair Migraine Journey.

Prajna has appeared previously on Armchair Migraine Journey’s ‘Blood Coupling Magnet’ on vocals alongside Soriah. "Want to Need" is her first published solo work.

Mastered by Randall Frazier at Helmet Room

Chris: artwork, design, layout

Edward Ka-Spel / Armchair Migraine Journey - Transmit Acoustique Abstraction Three

noreply@blogger.com (ty hodson) — Thu, 08 Sep 2016 23:56:00 +0000

Issued Sept 15th to coincide with the N. American tour of The Legendary Pink Dots and Orbit Service. An edition of 111 copies available on the tour with 39 copies available via the label mail-order (first edition of 150). Packaged in a French Black six panel CD case. Two years in the works and finally seeing the light of day.

“Infernal Machine” a collaboration with Edward Ka-Spel and Armchair Migraine Journey delves deep into a psychedelic swirl of sounds.

“Strands That Bind”, a new track by AMJ dives slowly into a sea of ambient drones and passages and develops along its 24-minute journey into an almost metal machine music dirge.

1. Edward Ka-Spel / Infernal Machine:

Edward Ka-Spel - vocals, synth noodling

AMJ - drones, synths, processing

Ty Hodson - drums, vocoder, processing

Mixed by AMJ and Ty Hodson

2. Armchair Migraine Journey / Strands That Bind:

Ty Hodson - guitar, drums, synths, processing

AMJ - synths, drones, theremin

Randall Frazier - The Voice of …?

Mixed by AMJ and Ty Hodson

Includes deconstructed elements of ‘Magnetic Blood Drowning’ with Peat Bog (Earthmonkey) and Randall Frazier (Orbit Service)

'Infernal Machine' by Edward Ka-Spel, AMJ, Ty Hodson

'Strands That Bind' by Ty Hodson, AMJ

Mastered by Randall Frazier at Helmet Room

AMJ to open for select LPD shows Sep/Oct

noreply@blogger.com (ty hodson) — Thu, 08 Sep 2016 20:57:00 +0000

The Legendary Pink Dots are about to begin their Tour Aquarius 2016 with Orbit Service. Armchair Migraine Journey will also open for select shows, beginning with the first two shows of the tour: Portland (Sep 15) and Seattle (Sep 16). Other dates to be announced. The full Tour Aquarius schedule can be found at legendarypinkdots.org.

Armchair Migraine Journey - Blood Coupling Magnet

noreply@blogger.com (ty hodson) — Tue, 29 Sep 2015 06:43:00 +0000

New album! Spacerock guitars, juicy dark drones, psych drums, dense otherworldly atmospheres, Tuvan throat singing, evocative Eastern drones, a lilting mantra for rebirth... A sonicosmic journey of endings and beginnings... Two epic tracks featuring guests Peat Bog (Earthmonkey) and Randall Frazier (Orbit Service) on one, and the vocal talents of Soriah and Prajna on the other. Edition of 450 numbered copies packaged in a custom gatefold book bound sleeve. Also, an edition of 50 numbered and signed copies with a bonus CD-Record of exclusive music (CD playable with an included adapter on a turntable) plus an original art print by AMJ. Available to order at Beta-lactam Ring Records.

"The emphasis is definitely on the “Journey” as mysterious drone-meets-psychedelia act Armchair Migraine Journey embarks on this new trip. Beginning with a medley of dark ambient drones, buzzes, fades and washes, MAGNETIC BLOOD DROWNING, the initial offering on the two-track Blood Coupling Magnet, lays on thick atmosphere before coalescing into a dark psych-rock jam backed by distortion-drenched drums. In the fashion of the best and most “out there” prog, it effortlessly skirts the line between noise and melody; just when you think things are turning into a morass of self-indulgent feedback, the guitar pulls back just enough to get your head nodding again to the moody Krautrock-inspired rhythm. The second composition, REBIRTH BLOOD ΩM, shifts even more drastically, traveling further out into the sonic and philosophical void. Industrial rock drums and heavy overdriven guitar chords straight out of some early Pigface demo open things before suddenly giving way to the gentlest ambient, delicately drawn out chiming tones over a quiet heartbeat punctuated by heavy breaths. Soon, the otherworldly growling trance-drone of Tuvan throat-singing—courtesy of Soriah's Enrique Ugalde—brings the ethereal down to earth. A Buddhist mantra, sung by Prajna, forms the backbone to the song's latter half, as the throat-singing takes turns with a fuzzed out, effects-drenched tanpura to follow the melody of the chant, drifting in and out of harmony with Prajna's voice. Cosmic, earthy, ominous, uplifting and even spiritual, Blood Coupling Magnet is sonically fascinating, but more than that, it's emotionally affecting. Plenty of experimental music can manage to do interesting things with your head (especially if you're that breed of music nerd that likes to spend time thinking about experimental music) but Blood Coupling Magnet works its way into your gut, too.” --Matthew Johnson

AMJ: sounds electronic, sounds imaginary, sounds found

Ty Hodson: rock and roll music, electronics, analogue processing

Peat Bog (Earthmonkey): guitar, atmospherics on MBD

Randall Frazier (Orbit Service): atmospherics on MBD

Soriah: vocals on RBΩ

Prajna: vocals on RBΩ

All songs by Ty Hodson/AMJ

Mastered by Randall Frazier at helmet room

AMJ: Artwork, design, layout

Un Festín Sagital - Moesta et Errabunda

noreply@blogger.com (ty hodson) — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 07:44:00 +0000

Happy to contribute drums via Armchair Migraine Journey on the latest EP by Un Festín Sagital, with arresting artwork by Jesse Peper. Available on UFS's bandcamp page and in physical form on Beta-lactam Ring Records.

Game release: Thief of Baghdad [square_wave soundtrack]

noreply@blogger.com (ty hodson) — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 07:29:00 +0000

I contributed music from the earliest square_wave archives for this beautifully rendered and wickedly difficult game called Thief of Baghdad.

From the game creator, Michał Rostocki:

TOBAFCASS is a side shooter with unique visual style and characteristic electronic music. For both the story and visual style I took inspiration from "The Thief of Bagdad" a 1924 classic silent adventure movie with Douglas Fairbanks. Game mechanics are of classic ultra-hard side shooter. In particular I was inspired by "Agony" a beautiful yet unforgiving Amiga game from the 90s. Finally most of the enemies come from "Kunstformen der natur" a book by Ernst Hackel full of litoghraphic illustrations of bizzare creatures perfectly organized with Prussian precision and devotion to symmetry.

Downloadable for free here. UPDATE: I received a newer link here.

Armchair Migraine Journey - Magnet Coupling Blood

noreply@blogger.com (ty hodson) — Wed, 14 Jan 2015 00:27:00 +0000

Issued as a numbered edition of 100 copies in a custom made gatefold sleeve, insert and CD-Record. 20 minutes of CD audio and 3 minutes of audio playable on your turntable.

Guest Peat Bog of Earthmonkey: guitar, synths, masterful mix
Ty Hodson: melted rhythms
AMJ: devastated drones
Artwork by Jesse Peper
Design and layout by amj
Mastered by Randall Frazier at helmet room

Available for order from Beta-lactam Ring Records.

Morton Feldman

noreply@blogger.com (ty hodson) — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 04:48:00 +0000

I sent this to a friend of mine recently. It's an interesting topic, so I'm posting it here:

I'm listening to "Coptic Light" now, and wanted to pass along my impressions, since you pointed to this piece as being influential on you.

I'll be honest: I don't hate it. :)

I'm generally not a fan of atonal music. I get that, like any music, there is probably good and bad atonal music. Or respected composers. Or influential pieces. But to me, since there is (by definition) no tonality, all you have left is texture. Unfortunately for me, most atonal composers (or at least most of the atonal pieces I've heard) use instruments and/or textures that I find brash or uninteresting. Especially if it involves piano. I -hate- atonal piano pieces.

My bad attitude is exacerbated by the context in which I became aware of atonal music: school. There are a number of "avant garde" composers who are darlings of academia (Stockhausen, Cage, Varèse, Xenakis, Reich, etc etc). Later, many years later, I became aware of composers who were pushing the boundaries of music in ways just as important or interesting as these cats: Morton Subotnik, Raymond Scott, Henry Jacobs... to name just a few. Why didn't I learn about them too? Because they weren't in the "club" recognized by academia, or something...

While I didn't know about some of these other composers, I was -very- aware that much of the boundary-pushing music to which I was listening at the time wasn't even on the radar of academia. And I -knew- some of "my" music was more interesting (and better, damnit!) than these dinosaurs of "avant garde". (I keep putting "avant garde" in quotes because I disdain the term. For me this label came to represent only what academia considered worthy. Such was the way my attitude was cultivated and soured toward what They thought).

I got to play some of the more "important" pieces too as a percussion performance major. And as a music major, we (briefly) studied some "avant garde" pieces in Music Theory II class, to see how they broke all the rules we were learning, I think. In other words, I really got to get inside some of these pieces. This wasn't just a matter of not being a fan of it. I kinda lived and breathed it for a while.

In any case, in almost all of these composers' cases, their compositions are... interesting, and important for breaking the shackles of music and rules, but not necessarily good (and IMO, rarely so). John Cage's 4'33" is kind of an extreme example, but it illustrates my point. As a performance art piece, it was brilliant. I'm glad Cage did it. I'm glad that it stirred up controversy about "what is music?" But the fact that it still shows up on "avant garde" music concert programs is redundant and stupid. It was an important piece, folks! I get it. Can we move on and make more interesting music now that our minds have been expanded??

OK, so a number of Cage's contemporaries probably would have agreed with my sentiment. Not everyone was on board with the "everything is music" idea. But they probably enjoyed more success on some level because Cage (and others) shook some trees. Still, a division exists in my mind: Is it good? Or just important? I think I found through my experience in school that (for me) I like to maintain an appreciation for music that's "important". But I'd rather spend my time with music that's actually good.

So... where does "Coptic Light" fall for me...?

What I like most about it is that it sorta shimmers in a quiet sort of way. It's not atonal in an attention-grabbing way. It's more textural orchestral ambient music that happens to be atonal. But that's about as much as I can say about it. 30 minutes of it (and this is how I feel about most atonal music) is like eating too much candy: I don't enjoy it after a while, and it leaves me feeling a little empty. Like I need a big juicy steak.

I -do- appreciate atonality most when it's used as flavoring: a place you visit for tension, a diversion, or whatever. It's like dissonance or distortion: you appreciate it because you know what it's modifying. But a 30 minute piece that doesn't deviate from its atonality... it lacks interest for me. Charles Baudelaire said it perfectly: "That which is not slightly distorted lacks sensible appeal; from which it follows that irregularity – that is to say, the unexpected, surprise and astonishment, are an essential part and characteristic of beauty."

I enjoy tonality. There. I said it. :)

Armchair Migraine Journey - Rorschach Color Abstraction (blue)

noreply@blogger.com (ty hodson) — Sat, 09 Aug 2014 10:09:00 +0000

Available as an art edition of 125 numbered and signed copies each with an original Rorschach ink painting. Packaged in a full color custom bookbound gatefold sleeve and insert. This album is a collection of new and older works inspired by INA GRM related artists recorded between 2000 to 2013. File under musique-concrete, electroacoustic. LP edition of 100 copies forthcoming.

Performing with Soriah!

noreply@blogger.com (ty hodson) — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 01:26:00 +0000

I'm deeply honored to be joining Soriah onstage for his farewell-to-Portland benefit show this Sunday Jan 19. Show starts at 8 pm at the Star Theater. I'll be playing bowed cymbals. Full details here:
Enrique's Farewell Benefit

AMJ Live @ Crocodile Cafe, Seattle (Oct 16 2013)

noreply@blogger.com (ty hodson) — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 01:16:00 +0000

Belated posting of this great audience video from our Oct 16 2013 performance opening for The Legendary Pink Dots at the Crocodile Cafe in Seattle.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23c2ALlqH10

Joining AMJ for upcoming Legendary Pink Dots shows

noreply@blogger.com (ty hodson) — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 22:08:00 +0000

Good news: I'll be performing with the enigmatic Armchair Migraine Journey on Sun Oct 13 (San Francisco - DNA Lounge) and Wed Oct 16 (Seattle - Crocodile Cafe) -- opening for The Legendary Pink Dots to close out their Year 33 anniversary tour!

Armchair Migraine Journey: Transmit Mutation Drone

noreply@blogger.com (ty hodson) — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 20:24:00 +0000

I'm excited to have collaborated once again with Armchair Migraine Journey for their new album 'Transmit Mutation Drone', this time with fellow contributor Pascal Sauvaget (La STPO). My contribution on Part One includes several layered tracks of bowed cymbals (violin bow applied to cymbals to create haunting drones) and a pounding drum track reminding me of the militancy of Laibach. Released November 2012 by Beta-lactam Ring Records in cassette format and February 2013 in CD format (with an LP format to follow).

From Beta-lactam Ring Records: 'Transmit. Mutation. Drone. One: Transmigration: done. Your call could not be completed. We will attempt reconnection. Transmutation of genetic code will soon be online again. Our agents are working to fulfill your orders. You may continue transmitting, though be warned: your signal may be transformed beyond recognition. You may experience dizziness and disorientation as you acclimate to the new medium. Armchair Migraine Journey can not be held responsible for lost luggage, missed connections or broken synapses. Hurry up now! The signal flows at a breakneck pace. Chop chop! Splice Splice! Don't be afraid of the space between the genomes. The eyes in the back of our heads will illuminate the passage. Nuclei erupted and chromosomes corrupted, it's a buzzsawed jigsaw of something nature never intended! It isn't pretty, but a re-scripted biological imperative screams: Get the message across before it's too late! Stop wallowing in primordial soup! Transmit! Mutation! Drone! Transmit. Mutation. Drone. Two: The new limbs have been difficult to integrate and the birth canal has proven far too delicate for this new form. Additionally, the maternal host has displayed an unexpected reaction to sudden interference in telepathic signals. We must insure survival. Transmission must be completed, despite increased risk to the carrier. Initiate somatic response. Anesthetize the host and commence processing the signal. Engage dream sequence 11-B. Ensure the host's comfort. Complete phase cancellation will remove outward stimuli. Soothing images may distract the patient from any aural discomfort. Neurosurgical team on standby. The engineers have been briefed. Wait… wait… We have contact! The signal has awakened! Hurry! Complete the circuit! Transmit! Mutation! Drone!' Scot Solida

Cassette Edition of 50 numbered and signed copies. TMD (one) is an exclusive tape mix and is different than the forthcoming CD and LP editions. Available late November 2012. CD Edition of 200 numbered copies in a handmade CD case. Part one features Ty Hodson on drums and bowed cymbals and Pascal Sauvaget on vocals/lyrics. Available mid Feb. 2013.

Armchair Migraine Journey: Cosmic Space Drone

noreply@blogger.com (ty hodson) — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 20:27:00 +0000

I was super honored to be invited by Armchair Migraine Journey to contribute to the dronetastic album 'Cosmic Space Drone' with fellow contributors Edward Ka-Spel and Scot Solida. I provided the stereogasmic krautrock-inspired drums on "Part One". Released January 2012 by Beta-lactam Ring Records in multiple formats, including special artbox edition, CD and cassette.

From Beta-lactam Ring Records: 'Cosmic Space Drone' lives up to its name, travelling into the deepest void, its gaping maw swallowing up meteoric dust and wayward celestial souls alike to fuel its endless journey into the infinite. Your journey will follow two long tracks, the first a fuzzy, electronic spacerock whiplash effect that surges and shudders, wrenching you away from the scorched earth and all that you know. Once escape velocity is achieved, you will find yourself drifting ever further from home, your only company the thrum and hum of the engines - a soundtrack for a doomed crew. Is it grim, even frightening? Yes, at times. But it’s your only hope for survival -and you’ll thank us when your friends are nothing but smoldering cinders on a world gone mad. So don’t delay! Buy your brain a ticket to ride on these tracks of tachyons, but be warned: this is a one way trip into uncharted territories where ancient machines hum and throb to the forgotten rhythms of distant long-dead pulsars. Once the polychrome porter punches your ticket, there is no hope of return - your consciousness will slowly cook in a churning, burning dark matter stew simmering slowly in a cosmic cauldron. Please, sir, may I have some more?

AMJ: bass, sounds, keyboards, voices, HP audio oscillator, effect pedals, field recordings, Caustic Minisynth, DX-7, things that make noise and annoy neighbors and all mix. Scot Solida: big-ass modular synth, VCS3, and Symbolic Sound Kyma System on P. One. Edward Ka-Spel: vocals, effects on P. One. Ty Hodson: drums on P. One. Artwork and design by AMJ. Mastered by Randall Frazier at Helmet Room. Part Two dedicated to Jesse Peper and the Shadow Folk.

Cassette edition of 50 numbered and signed copies with different artwork than the CD and forthcoming LP editions. CD edition of 300 numbered copies with different artwork than the forthcoming LP and available tape editions. Limited CD art box edition of 50 copies (sold out) with hand-numbered and signed insert.

How low (or infrequent) can you go...?

noreply@blogger.com (ty hodson) — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 22:48:00 +0000

Time to record this blasted patch so that I can use my studio again!! It was a fun one to construct, however, so I'll share a bit about it with you.

The E-mu drum machine pictured spits out 24 ppq (pulses-per-quarter note) for syncing with other devices that speak that language. I wanted to see whether I could make use of those pulses in other ways... 24 ppq is a real barrage, let me tell you -- that's 96th notes, for the rhythmically inclined among you.

So I ran the pulse output to a 3-stage sequential switch, and took just one of the three stages for my output. 24 neatly divides by 3 to yield a more useful 8 ppq (32nd notes) which I then ran to an 8-stage trigger sequencer, allowing for further subdivisions.

The trigger sequencer has four separate rows, with each row sporting a toggle switch per stage, or step. By specifically setting the switches for each row, I now had at my disposal four useful subdivisions: 32nd notes, 16th notes (which I used for one aspect of the melody), 8th notes, and quarter notes.

Using other sequencers in my arsenal, I was able to achieve further subdivisions, including half-notes, whole notes (which I used for another aspect of the melody), 1 pulse every four bars (which I used for my bassline), and even 1 pulse every eight bars.

Really geeky, and really fun to figure out!

Something about time...

noreply@blogger.com (ty hodson) — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 16:26:00 +0000

It's unbelievable to me that I announced the release of 'The Mesmer Eye' a year ago today! New and (I hope!) interesting things will be taking place here at sublevel9 studios this year. Please stay tuned!

New square_wave album: The Mesmer Eye

noreply@blogger.com (ty hodson) — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 19:28:00 +0000

At last, I’m proud to announce a new square_wave album, 'The Mesmer Eye'. Three years in the making, this album returns to the short-form presentation begun with 'Aerodrome'. This album also marks the first time outside participation has crept in. One track includes sonic elements that resulted from a bad rip of a CD by Phil Western (aka Philth) (Download, platEAU, Beehatch) who was kind enough to sign off on my experiment. And a true highlight for me is the artwork provided by Chris McBeth (Beta-lactam Ring Records) whose gorgeous works grace the covers of many BLRR releases.

While working on this album I found myself thinking about stasis, detachment, and decay – that is, a sense of collective isolation that has receded to the background and become a deep-seated fabric upon which we continue to pile Meaningless upon Meaningless. I was also taken with the story of Henry Cavendish, an 18th century experimental scientist who discovered several laws and principles before anyone else – yet he didn’t publish any of them. The most significant was his discovery of Ohm’s Law before Ohm. He conducted his experiments, made important discoveries and took notes, but remained detached from the scientific community. Perhaps because of my fixation on Cavendish, I frequently found myself juxtaposing mental images of the promise of 18th and 19th century science against a future lost in material gain and the perpetuated despoiling of our world. "I'm really not at liberty to discuss this..."

Available now at CD Baby, iTunes, and Amazon.

Mach Ångström (excerpt)...

noreply@blogger.com (ty hodson) — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:20:00 +0000

For those who require more than a 30 second preview of a 30+ minute long track:

Mach Ångström (excerpt) by square_wave

New square_wave album: Mach Ångström

noreply@blogger.com (ty hodson) — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:41:00 +0000

Things don't always happen in the order they're supposed to, and that's alright. So the second of two new albums is ready first. It's available now at CD Baby and will soon be available at the usual digital sites. I'm excited about this one, as Mach Ångström is my first full-on drone release, and contrasts nicely with the other album-to-be.

This thirty-plus minute piece is comprised of Serge analog modular synthesizer drones coaxed into sumptuous other-worldliness by spectral layers of ensemble generators, cured in spring reverb baths, and aged inappropriately by delays of the bucket-brigade and magnetic tape categories; augmented by dusty, ethereal guitar motifs. Recorded over two late nights in December 2008.

bananaSLOTH ate my serge...

noreply@blogger.com (ty hodson) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:51:00 +0000

bananaSLOTH ate my serge by square_wave