May 2010
12 posts
Time out
For thinking and discovery. See you soon.
“I’m trying to get close to the language of thought. It’s hard to put into words...”
– — Robert Horvitz.
An excellent expression of the relationship between music and thought, reminding me of the work of many of my favorites who somehow capture the mind at work (viz Richard Skelton).
Via Brainpicker (via But Does it Float, via Modcult).
Mark McGuire, “Second Thoughts,” Solo...
Sounds of Liberation, “We’ll Tell You...
Emeralds interviewed by Mapsadaisical's Scott...
Jump to FACT magazine to read Scott McMillan’s excellent interview with Emeralds, one of the finest bands at work today.
And always go to Mapsadaisical directly.
“Our entire language is made up of short little dreams; and the delightful thing...”
– Paul Valéry, “On Myths and Mythology”
agreed,absolutely.
thank you invisiblestories
(via billyjane) (via ajourneyroundmyskull)
Generative Music →
Another terrific discovery within the informative Twitter feed of poet and sound artist Christian Bok. Developed by Barry Van, this is a very basic Oulipian concept, using a generative device to create a work of art. Through the device, also called a constraint (as in a constraining generative principle), a work of art is systematically built. Think of any formal constraint— the sonnet form...
Meg Baird, “Moving Up a Ways,” We are...
Abdul-Wahad Ahmad – Qoyrat (Beshiri) « Excavated... →
If you aren’t familiar with Excavated Shellac yet, you should be. Its mission is amazing: “A blog dedicated to 78rpm recordings of folkloric and vernacular music from around the world.” First, go have a listen to this superb and superbly rare track from Iraq and then start to dig through the massive digital crate there.
Bill Orcutt Live at 21 Grand
Bill Orcutt at 21 Grand, March 26, 2010
As discussed before, we love Orcutt here.
Fractals and Musical Composition
Dmitry’s Research
I’ve been investigating mathematical means of music production for years and here Dmitry Kormann offers another application. Compositional “machines,” those that form a system of composition out of a set of requirements or constraints, have been adapted from the Oulipo and others. This, when then combined with the open-endedness of free improvisation, can result in some...