Cold Chillin' in '68

Nodular Fronts

A straight forward piece using a series of synth patches named after these bands: Hordes of Vultures, Occasional Neo-soul Tantrick Giratorrr, 10 Reams of Poe-Shurez, Curatorial Insemination.

Deaf Whistle

Protracted Search

Limitless Index

Rhizome

manipulated sample based granular synthesis and polyrhythmic variations of drum triggering articulation

SEEING THREE

I performed a live sound piece using 100 vinyl records from the CCP Library and Archives and from my personal collection -- an assortment of titles and genres from Asian ethnomusicology, field recordings, early new music composers to experimental music from the past. The performance focused on sound manipulation using modified parts of 6 turntables, 2 independent custom-built tone arms, and actual phonograph players. Instead of extracting the sound from the source to a recorder, as is common practice in sound production, some vinyl records were cut by hand and tape affixed in patterns across its surfaces. Other devices were used to interfere with the sound to either prolong or truncate certain phrases or notes of the recorded sound in the phonograph emitting sound pulses, mangled chants and broken rhythms all interweaving in a whirling sound pool of improvised contradictions. The sound archive becomes a creative medium rather than a static imprint of the past which is in keeping with my 20+ year affinity to the vinyl record format.

Performance at the CCP (Live recording)

Regions Of The Mind (Undrum Edit)

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Thin Veneer Wearing Off

RUN AMOK

Fortify Yourself

A work for the upcoming Jose Maceda exhibition at the Vargas Museum. I sampled elements from Jose Maceda's compositions and field recordings where I used analog reel to digital archives and recorded material on vinyl, courtesy of the UP Ethnomusicology Department.

76 Steps

Albatross comes from the South of the Philippine Islands. He plays the xylophone and drums for the band Bent Lynchpin.
He has been exploring the occult and has been documenting and archiving primitive forms of aural and visual creations from the past.
Currently, he is in transit; prowling for vinyl and the best grilled cheese sandwich in the world.
Loveski comes from Warsaw, Poland. 
He illegally entered the Philippines in 1964, he now works as a molecular biologist for the Bureau of Fisheries in Manila. He dabbles with sound manipulation and typography for streamers and banners in Anonas, Quezon City.

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