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electroacoustic improvisation

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about my electroacoustic work

These pieces use the language of electro-acoustic music. Various methods of sound synthesis, extensive processing of recorded sound (soundscapes, objects, instruments, etc) and micro-montage techniques have been used to encompass a huge range of sound objects into the music, which … Continue reading

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relationships

The variety of stimuli and information on offer in today’s world is immense. Ideas are being generated at high speed and circulate dynamically. We experience intense conflicts, contradictions and paradoxes. Expression of the individual is greatly facilitated and encouraged, while … Continue reading

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my favourite music technology

Trevor Wishart writes at the beginning of Audible Design: a) any sound can be the starting material for a musical composition; b) the ways in which this sound may be transformed is limited only by the imagination of the composer; … Continue reading

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general concepts

 General Concepts ‘‘…we may explore the multidimensional space of sound itself, which may be molded like a sculptural medium in any way we wish…sound composition has become a plastic art like sculpture.’’ Trevor Wishart (1994), Audible Design   In very … Continue reading

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suvenires

Suvenires Stereo               4:08 The Money Project for ICMC2002 called for pieces to be based on a short recording of people advertising souvenirs at an outdoor market in Havana, Cuba.[1] The voices, tired from repetition and the daily tourist circus, had … Continue reading

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the door study

The Door Study Stereo               3:59 This piece was part of The Door Project.[1] The sound of doors is being used a lot in acousmatic music for the strong literal and metaphoric significance it has for most people and for its … Continue reading

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rainwater

Rainwater Two stereo versions      12:27,    5:58 …A meditative piece for autumn bridging the distance between summer and winter, as well as between remote places of the globe that I find myself at depending on the season… The sound of rain … Continue reading

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chaotic Lucidity

Chaotic Lucidity Stereo               14:58 …Sand, the waves of the sea, a crowd talking, drumming on a beach, an explosion, life, molecules, free jazz. Elementary building parts of larger structures might behave chaotically and at the same time follow general principles … Continue reading

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rites of passage, 24 hours in passage international

Rites of Passage, 24 Hours in Passage International   Composition for a place of passage: Material/Function – Live space Eight channel & stereo versions             24:00 …In two intersecting alleys under glass small shops are selling books, comics, perfumes, jewellery, records, … Continue reading

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the maze

The Maze           12:06 Exploring architectural space …cold wind, echoing noise. A door leading out of a strange room with very high ceiling. I had no idea how I’d got there, my brain flooded with alien memories. Behind the walls all … Continue reading

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materialisation

Materialisation                       10:13                                2011 The idea behind the work is the process of coming into being. In an abstract sonic world, made with additive synthesis and frequency manipulation techniques, sonic entities acquire various degrees of tangibility while their apparent causal connection … Continue reading

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relationships: fusion and dialectic

submitted 2004, as part of my PhD requirements  at the University of Wales Bangor.  General Concepts ‘‘…we may explore the multidimensional space of sound itself, which may be moulded like a sculptural medium in any way we wish…sound composition has … Continue reading

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