Name: Blade by Ahornberg in Ambient Online #OSD34
Duration: 8 min 8 s
Description: this is my entry for the OSD 34 http://www.ambientonline.org/forum/showthread.php?3892-One-Sample-Dare-34

Leaving the sample very recognizable, but still adding plenty of twists and turns... great ending.

voting here: http://www.ambientonline.org/forum/showthread.php?3945-One-Sample-Dare-34-Voting



Ambient Online #OSD34

Free Improvisation Session in Vienna / 29-07-2024
Elisabeth Kelvin - soprano sax
Isolde Werner - vocals (except track 1/3)
Stefan Strasser - electronics

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Stefan Strasser
Cover photo: Detail of a painting by Elisabeth Kelvin

Vienna Session

Bezirk 17.1

It is a huge honour to publish Peter Brotzmann’s final concerts on OTOROKU. When we invited Peter to do a residency at Cafe OTO back in February 2023 we had no idea these would be his last ever shows and he played with such power it would have been hard for anyone present to believe he would never play publicly again.

Recorded over two nights this grouping of Jason Adasiewicz on vibraphone, John Edwards on bass and Steve Noble on drums feels especially resonant and personal to Cafe OTO. The first time Peter performed at the venue back in 2010 it was in a trio with John and Steve, (released as The Worse The Better kick starting our in-house record label) so it feels fitting that the last shows he ever played here should also have that trio at its core.

The quartet last played together at OTO back in 2013, (released as Mental Shake on OTOROKU), and Brotzmann humbly opened the return of the group saying, "it's a pleasure to be back” before launching straight into a long blast on the alto sax, swiftly met by the relentless energy and engagement of Adasiewicz, Edwards and Noble.

There are moments of tenderness to Brotzmann’s playing that feels specific to this small group - one that cuts across three generations - and in a space that’s come to feel like home. Of course, there is dizzying, forceful, singleminded playing, but even amongst a relentless chorus of cymbal splashes and busy vibraphone clusters the lyrical, spacious moments are savoured and held onto. As he remarked after at the end of the group's first visit to OTO, “the Quartet is, for us, a great adventure.”

Peter clearly wanted to play to the end. Did he know these might be his last shows? We will never know. What is clear is he wanted to go out in style and on his terms. For anyone in the room at the time or listening to these recordings it’s clear he achieved that.

It was Peter’s wish that these recordings should be made public and he was due to finalise the cover design on the week he passed away. We would like to thank Peter’s family for working with us to fulfil Peter’s wishes to release this material but more than anything we would like to thank Peter for all the extraordinary memories, his generosity and all he has given the music. On a personal level for us, like so many, he meant a huge amount and we miss him deeply.

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Peter Brotzmann / reeds 
John Edwards / double bass 
Steve Noble / drums 
Jason Adasiewicz / vibraphone 

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ROKU033 - Peter Brotzmann / Jason Adasiewicz / Steve Noble / John Edwards - The Quartet [sample]

ROSAS

the last word - rien ne va plus / ulrich langenbach/marc schaffroth

This was my contribution for Disquiet Junto Project 0679: Ice Age. The Assignment: Record the sound of ice in a glass and make something with it.

Here’s a copy of my post on the Disquiet Junto 0679 discussion thread on Lines:

At first I wasn’t sure if I had time but am glad I’m able to participate in the first Disquiet Junto for the new year. Created this dark noisy soundscape using field recordings of ice rattling in two different drinking vessels. Then copied these sounds into a 64hp rack that included Morphagene, Function, Ikarie and Nautilus. Combined everything in Ableton Live and added a couple random field recordings, samples and an additional track using Slate+Ash Primaries Strings. This turned out more chaotic and dense than I would have liked but enjoyed the creative process of putting this together. 

More on the 679th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Ice Age — The Assignment: Record the sound of ice in a glass and make something with it — at https://disquiet.com/0679/

Icehouse [disquiet0679]

10Jan25
My naviarhaiku575 track
https://naviarlab.tumblr.com/post/772112932239704064/naviarhaiku575-even-though-afar
:D

a feeling of coolness comes [naviarhaiku575]

picked up an ableton live session from last year, with a recording from my modular system - notes at the time mention using a matrix mixer for effects sends with feedback, one send to delay and another to beads, with a chord voice going in - revisiting this recording, i ended up layering two slower copies pitched down -1 and -2 octaves and working in some field recordings.

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More on the 680th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Reverse Resolution — The Assignment: Finish something (musical) you started last year — at https://disquiet.com/0680/

disquiet0680 - bilinear form

The hallway was endless in both directions. No amount of walking would see the end. At one end of the hallway, it was forever dawn. The archways filed neatly toward an ever rising sun. If one turned around, the moon would be at the other end, forever waning and waxing.

Krynth (Demo)

Inspired by Naviar Haiku 575:
https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku575-even-though-afar/

Thanks to Marco Alessi from Naviar Records for the weekly challenge!

Photo by zenbytes (Colorado, USA , 2024)

even though afar - Naviarhaiku575

The rhythm track is created from the sounds of a lighter, striking a match and a crackling fire ...

More on the 692nd weekly Disquiet Junto project, Combust a Move — The Assignment: Make music using fire for the rhythm track — at https://disquiet.com/0692/

more halF unusuaL

halF alighT [disquiet0692]

this is my entry for the OSD 34 http://www.ambientonline.org/forum/showthread.php?3892-One-Sample-Dare-34

Blade

*Edit: The file has been replaced, description still valid though!*
An entry for Ambient Online's One Sample Dare 34, this has as its sole basis http://soundcloud.com/ao_onesampledare/one-sample-dare-34-sample-file , recorded by AO member Codehead. Many manipulations and iterations occurred; cutting, pasting, stretching, delays, reverbs, taking the rendered output and subjecting it to further mutation... in any case, this is decidedly meant to cause the listener's attention to drift, and prompt the imagination to go whither it may- perhaps assisting to remember last night's forgotten dream; this track has been engineered to have very slow and subtle changes beyond the obvious fluctuations. Let the volume remain low and don't try to focus intensely on what's happening in your ears, and what's between them will benefit ;)

Pluripotency Condensate Recovery

My entry for Ambient Online - One Sample Dare 34

www.ambientonline.org/forum/showthread.php?3892-One-Sample-Dare-34

Peyote (AO OSD #34)

My piece for the ambientonline.org One Sample Dare #34. The entire piece is made from a single sample.
The link to the sample, all entries and more submissions at:
http://www.ambientonline.org/forum/showthread.php?3892-One-Sample-Dare-34


Clouds (AO-OSD34)

This track was created from single sound sample.
Submission to AmbientOnline.org One Sample Dare 34.
The goal of challenge is to create the whole ambient track from single sound sample - no other samples or synthesizers can be used.
Check initial sample and other submissions on AmbientOnline forum:
http://tinyurl.com/aoosd34

Minhaykanaone

All my stuff is now free on bandcamp! https://ahornberg.bandcamp.com/

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