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THE3RD2ND_016 - YATE - ARP Session (audio) (2009)

renick — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:24:30 -0700

THE3RD2ND_016 - YATE - Arp Session (audio) (2009)

YATE has provided the3rd2nd.com with this improvisation, which is divided into five tracks.

Jason Landers says: “We were playing a mix of instruments through the arp and using the arp switches etc too. This was then tracked using a multi-track mixer and software.”

Can you tell me more about this session?

Rob: We both learned the fundamentals of electronic synthesis using an ARP2600 under the direction of Steven Paxton. His instruction has been very influential in how we think about and create music. ARPsession is dedicated to Dr. Paxton and is reminiscent of the sound sculptures we created in his lab many years ago.

Jason: I have always been fascinated with the arp, dating back to the first introduction to it in Paxton's Electro/Experimental studio 10 years prior. It was the first instrument of its type I ever used. Tapping into those old memories and combining new knowledge and instruments this session came to be. I think the coolest part of this instrument and this session is the ability to really feel like a mad scientist and create an experimental sound Frankenstein. So much is unplanned and very textural in both sound and the way of operating the ARP. It puts the experiment into experimental music.

- When did you record it?

Early 2006.

- Where did you record it?

In a bedroom studio in central Phoenix.

- How long did it take? And What was the process?

Rob: We recorded two multitrack sessions over the course of a couple of weeks or so. The initial session was recorded live. Then in the second session we refiltered parts of the first and overdubbed some tracks. The tracks were further refined in postproduction over a month long period.

Jason: After the live sessions, the tracks were mixed down and segmented into parts. The final mixing process took 4-5 sections of varying length and they were sequenced and overlayed together. No other effects or manipulation was added at this step.

- Where did the arp come from?

Rob: I got the arp from another local musician…He found it under a pile of used gear in the upstairs store room of a strange old music store in the middle of the desert.

Jason side note: The guy used to be in Machines of Loving Grace.

- Which other instruments were you playing into the arp?

Rob: Korg Electribe Drum machine, Maico hearing tester, guitars, Echoplex, various synths.

Jason: These all ran into the ARP from a mixer, then manipulated with the arp and the arp osc creating sound too. Then one arp out ran into a headrush multi out effect (tape delay emulator) and the other out direct unprocessed. Recorded stereo mix to computer using cubase.

- What were you guys thinking about when you made it?

Jason: The main experiment we were thinking about came about from remembering the audio input of the arp. We had also been thinking about experiments daisy chaining lots of instruments together in some way for a while. Both of these factors came together along with wanting to really make the focus the ARP. I believe another thought revolved around trying to make cold digital instruments have the sound of analog warmth.

- What goal did you have?

Rob: We set out to create a piece that would be an aesthetic sampling of the filtering and processing capabilities of the Arp 2600.

Jason: I would add the goal of making several forms (or instruments in this case) into one and then splitting that single form into various versions of itself.

Download the whole release as a zip archive:

http://the3rd2nd.com/releases/THE3RD2ND_016.zip

Tracklisting:

1. ARPsession 01 (2:58)

2. ARPsession 02 (6:58)

3. ARPsession 03 (4:59)

4. ARPsession 04 (7:39)

5. ARPsession 05 (0:28)

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renick — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:54:31 -0700

Welcome to the3rd2nd.com! Download mp3s of experimental music, both electronic and improvised.

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Our latest release: THE3RD2ND_016 - YATE - Arp Session (audio) (2009)

YATE presents a short improvised session on Arp and other instruments.

Vintagesynth.com tells us of the Arp:

“The ARP 2600 is without a doubt one of the finest analog synthesizers ever. It is very popular and has been used by artists for over 20 years in all forms of music, especially today's electronic music. The 2600 is a professional, semi-modular, monophonic, patch-cable synthesizer that competed directly against the first professional Modular Moog synths during the early 1970's. Unlike other modular systems of the time which required you to pick and choose modules that you (or the manufacturer) then had to mount inside a case and wire together, the 2600 is semi-modular with a fixed selection of basic synth modules internally pre-wired and ready to go! Most of these connections can be “re-wired” with patch-cords and clearly labeled patch-points. This made the 2600 more user-friendly, portable and easier to create sounds with!”

http://www.vintagesynth.com/arp/arp.php

Download the mp3s here:

http://the3rd2nd.com/wiki/doku.php?id=the3rd2nd_016_-_yate_-_arp_session

Recent release: THE3RD2ND_015 - Yuji Takeda - 15 Days (audio) (2009)

Yuji Takeda manipulates his custom Max/MSP patch in this set of improvisations recorded over 15 days. Usually noisy, sometimes strangely comforting, the original audio being processed sometimes peeks through.

The set explores about 45 minutes of sound. Listen to it! The mp3s and more info can be found here:

http://the3rd2nd.com/wiki/doku.php?id=the3rd2nd_015_-_yuji_takeda_-_15_days

Recent release: THE3RD2ND_014 - Muchos Pantaloons - Spring 2008 (audio) (2009)

Multi-instrumentalist improvisor and composer Masaaki Tsuji recorded these multi-track instrumentals outdoors. Sounds include kalimba, pianica, and fretless bass.

Jazzy and possibly even cute, these tracks might remind you simultaneously of Ornette Coleman and Zappa. As a bonus, there's a field-recording aspect to them. Download the files and get more info from this page:

http://the3rd2nd.com/wiki/doku.php?id=the3rd2nd_014_-_muchos_pantaloons_-_spring_2008

release list

renick — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:45:56 -0700

release list

THE3RD2ND_001 - The Third Second - Dynamic Adrenal Challenge (audio) (1999, 2002)

THE3RD2ND_005 - YATE - Phases Of Phantoms (audio) (2004)

THE3RD2ND_013 - Junichi Uesugi and Renick Bell - Signal Farming (audio) (2008)

THE3RD2ND_005 - YATE - Phases Of Phantoms (audio) (2004)

renick — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:42:49 -0700

THE3RD2ND_005 - YATE - Phases Of Phantoms (audio) (2004)

This session of 21st century free-jazz by YATE explores the intersection of modal sax riffs and gritty electronic textures.The four tracks alternately drone, slither, and roar through electro-acoustic and even blues territory.

These tracks were recorded live without overdubs in Phoenix, Arizona.

Learn more about this release and download below…

The personnel on this recording are:

Rob Kilman: keyboards, processors

Tim Severson: guitars, processors

Jason Landers: keyboards, drum machine, processors

Jamie Failla: sax, processors

THE3RD2ND_005 - YATE - Phases Of Phantoms (audio) (2004)

YATE - Phases of Phantoms

1. Phase I (10:34) http://the3rd2nd.com/phases/01_Phase_I.mp3

2. Phase II (4:53) http://the3rd2nd.com/phases/02_Phase_II.mp3

3. Phase III (7:08) http://the3rd2nd.com/phases/03_Phase_III.mp3

4. Phase IV (8:21) http://the3rd2nd.com/phases/04_Phase_IV.mp3

THE3RD2ND_015 - Yuji Takeda - 15 Days (audio) (2009)

renick — Sun, 03 May 2009 10:03:05 -0700

THE3RD2ND_015 - Yuji Takeda - 15 Days (audio) (2009)

It has been said of this release by someone on prescription medication recovering from an illness “this is not music for someone suffering from side effects.”

Each of the works in this collection is an excerpt of improvisations with Takeda's personal Max/MSP patch recorded live in the spring of 2008. Over 15 days, improvisations were done using the patch to manipulate music previously recorded by Takeda.

The resulting sound was frequently very noisy but sometimes minimal. Occasionally the structure of the underlying music shines through. At other times, Takeda's performance on the patch creates some sense out of the noise.

Taken together, the sounds make for a challenging and stimulating listen spanning the range of warm ambience to digital chaos.

Download the whole release as a zip archive:

http://the3rd2nd.com/releases/THE3RD2ND_015.zip

01 - introduction (4:12)

02 - day 1 (6:45)

03 - day 2 (2:33)

04 - day 3 (3:01)

05 - day 4 (2:22)

06 - day 5 (4:44)

07 - day 6 (2:56)

08 - day 7 (2:55)

09 - day 8 (1:59)

10 - day 9 (1:53)

11 - day 10 (2:58)

12 - day 11 (0:54)

13 - day 12 (5:55)

14 - day 13 (0:50)

15 - day 14 (4:18)

16 - day 15 (0:39)

17 - conclusion (1:54)