A compilation of aiffhead material (2003 - 2013)

Dronecode

[#capillary bonus track] These bonus tracks are selected from a number of compositions and experiments that became stems for the #capillary soundscape or were created during the writing and production phase of the work.

A recording of the responsive audio soundscape #capillary can be streamed and downloaded from http://aiffhead.bandcamp.com/

#capillary is a recording of a sonified environment prepared for the participatory data visualisation #capillary by artist Brad Miller, producer and sound artist Ian McArthur (aiffhead) and programmer Adam Hinshaw exhibited in Sydney June 7 - July 20 2013.

#capillary is a responsive space featuring crowdsourced visual data (images) and a sonified audio field created from sixteen unique compositions created while travelling on public transport around Sydney. The compositions are constructed from fragments of digital noise, field recordings and audio compositions and additionally processed by a sound patch (granular synthesis) that segments and reassembles them into new configurations, and responsive juxtapositions. 

Credits
released 10 July 2013
Concept, coding, synths, field recordings, production: aiffhead (Ian McArthur)
Photography: Ian McArthur

The PureData patch originally created by Derek Holzer macumbista.net was subsequently further developed by artist Ian Andrews.

aiffhead - Ecology

Recorded circa 2003 soon after returning from living in China, this composition harks back to really early material I created with tape machines, short wave radio and other found sources.

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aiffhead - Tao

In three short movements, this composition is an attaK of static, noise, riffage and noises from the deep with some wise words thrown in for good measure. Recorded in Shanghai sometime in 2001.

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Galvanised

Quirky minimalist experimentation circa 2005.
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aiffhead - R u uptight?

Another really old aiffhead track. Recorded in China (2002), this always reminded me of really bad techno :) with a [kind of] back to the early 80's San Fran/Ralf vibe...think Tuxedomoon vs. Yello

"be curious" 
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Residential

Generated from Supercollider. Code and sample aiffhead 2013

Created for the 4'33" Musique Concrète IFAR compilation series: https://www.facebook.com/events/158937714244620/

The track is on Musique Concrète (volume 16) general resources, which is available on Bandcamp at: http://ifarmusiqueconcretecompilation.bandcamp.com/album/ifar-musique-concr-te-general-resources-compilation

Cortex

Created completely from code and effects salvaged from around the web. In that sense one might say this composition is a remix but the sum of its parts add up to be something completely new. Something a bit deep and dark.

Bad Pattern

I've recently made an effort to try and develop more understanding about complex systems and emergence and have been practicing developing some (ironically) rudimentary computational models using java. This recording alludes to thinking about how that might apply to code and music.

Hive

Although this recording was originally generated completely from within SuperCollider, those of you who know will realise there's been a fair bit of production as well. Mainly to decide which glitches to leave in - or take out, to moderate/modulate some pretty crazy divergences in amplitude, and of course to bring out some of that lovely bass. Other than that I'm pretty speechless. What is this? 

Microzone

A collection of Insect-like code remixed. Is it possible to DJ code then? I say yes!

Bugs

Sometimes zombie synths get trapped in the operating system, processing in the background, inaudible to human ears at least - causing software problems and tricky to find if you don't know where to look...What do they sound like?


Image credit: Annie Morrad (2002)

aiffhead - Zombie Synth

Extended ambient drone edit of Zombie Synth.

Dronecode

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